Your Toddler's Brain is a Parking Lot - Learn to Build Skills with Gretchen Camp
What if your child’s most powerful teacher has been you all along?In this eye-opening episode, I welcome back early childhood expert Gretchen Camp for a deep dive into one of the most fascinating — and misunderstood — topics in parenting: the toddler brain. We unpack how a child’s brain develops between ages 0–5, why those years matter more than any ABCs or 123s ever could, and how parents can become confident, connected guides in their child’s emotional world.Gretchen is a toddler behavior specialist, holds a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education and spent over 20 years as a public school educator. Today, she is the creator of the Park the Skill™ Method and The Thriving Toddler Blueprint, resources grounded in brain development and built from real classroom experience to help parents raise capable, emotionally strong children starting in toddlerhood.You are invited to access Gretchen's free workshop: "Your Toddler Sent Me: Why Nothing’s Working and What to Do Instead.” It’s packed with eye-opening insights to help parents understand toddler behavior through a whole new lens. Register here.Ready to Adopt the 4 C’s of Collaborative Discipline?Grab your free download and embrace connection before correction! Get it here.October 16, 2025Episode 284Your Toddler's Brain is a Parking Lot - Learn to Build Skills with Gretchen CampAbout Your Host: Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed. is a mom or three, early childhood author, parent educator, and founder of Core4Parenting. A former preschool and kindergarten teacher with degrees in ASL, Linguistics, and Education, she created the Collaborative Parenting Methodology™ to help parents, caregivers, and educators understand the power of intentional language in shaping a child’s identity, confidence, and future success.As host of the top-ranking podcast Transforming the Toddler Years, Cara blends science and soul to show adults how to “talk to kids before they can talk back,” turning tantrums into teachable moments and everyday challenges into opportunities for connection. She is also the author of the forthcoming book Talk to Them Early and Often, a guide for raising emotionally intelligent kids who thrive in school and life.Be the First to Know When Talk to Them Early and Often is Available For Preorder. Get on the list here! Interested in being a guest on the podcast? We'd love to hear from you! Complete the Guest Application form here.
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The First C of Collaborative Discipline - Connect Before You Expect
Want to know how to really connect with your child?In this episode, I talk about connection being the key first step in the collaborative discipline cycle. Spoiler alert: connection is not made with words!Ready to take the next step?Check out my short video training, where I guide you through the process of writing your personalized mission statement for raising and to teaching extraordinary human beings. Find all the details here.October 14, 2025Episode 283The First C of Collaborative Discipline - Connect Before You ExpectAbout Your Host: Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed. is a mom or three, early childhood author, parent educator, and founder of Core4Parenting. A former preschool and kindergarten teacher with degrees in ASL, Linguistics, and Education, she created the Collaborative Parenting Methodology™ to help parents, caregivers, and educators understand the power of intentional language in shaping a child’s identity, confidence, and future success.As host of the top-ranking podcast Transforming the Toddler Years, Cara blends science and soul to show adults how to “talk to kids before they can talk back,” turning tantrums into teachable moments and everyday challenges into opportunities for connection. She is also the author of the forthcoming book Talk to Them Early and Often, a guide for raising emotionally intelligent kids who thrive in school and life.Be the First to Know When Talk to Them Early and Often is Available For Preorder. Get on the list here! Interested in being a guest on the podcast? We'd love to hear from you! Complete the Guest Application form here.
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Why Parenting Culture is Missing the Mark with Gretchen Camp
Are modern parenting styles helping us—or holding us back?Gretchen Camp joins me in this episode to explore what it truly means to raise and teach toddlers in today’s parenting culture. We reflect on how teaching and parenting overlap, how intuition is being drowned out by parenting “labels,” and why connection—not curriculum—is the foundation of learning for young children.Gretchen is a toddler behavior specialist, holds a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education and spent over 20 years as a public school educator. Today, she is the creator of the Park the Skill™ Method and The Thriving Toddler Blueprint, resources grounded in brain development and built from real classroom experience to help parents raise capable, emotionally strong children starting in toddlerhood.You are invited to access Gretchen's free workshop: "Your Toddler Sent Me: Why Nothing’s Working and What to Do Instead.” It’s packed with eye-opening insights to help parents understand toddler behavior through a whole new lens. Register here.Ready to Adopt the 4 C’s of Collaborative Discipline?Grab your free download and embrace connection before correction! Get it here.October 9, 2025Episode 282Why Parenting Culture is Missing the Mark with Gretchen Camp About Your Host: Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed. is a mom or three, early childhood author, parent educator, and founder of Core4Parenting. A former preschool and kindergarten teacher with degrees in ASL, Linguistics, and Education, she created the Collaborative Parenting Methodology™ to help parents, caregivers, and educators understand the power of intentional language in shaping a child’s identity, confidence, and future success.As host of the top-ranking podcast Transforming the Toddler Years, Cara blends science and soul to show adults how to “talk to kids before they can talk back,” turning tantrums into teachable moments and everyday challenges into opportunities for connection. She is also the author of the forthcoming book Talk to Them Early and Often, a guide for raising emotionally intelligent kids who thrive in school and life.Be the First to Know When Talk to Them Early and Often is Available For Preorder. Get on the list here! Interested in being a guest on the podcast? We'd love to hear from you! Complete the Guest Application form here.
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The 4 C's of Collaborative Discipline
Join me as I discuss the four C's of collaborative discipline, starting with a positive definition of discipline. I then give an overview of the four intentional steps of collaborative discipline and share a story where I recently practiced this approach. Ready to Adopt the 4 C’s of Collaborative Discipline?Grab your free download and embrace connection before correction! Get it here.October 7, 2025Episode 281The 4 C's of Collaborative Discipline About Your Host: Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed. is a mom or three, early childhood author, parent educator, and founder of Core4Parenting. A former preschool and kindergarten teacher with degrees in ASL, Linguistics, and Education, she created the Collaborative Parenting Methodology™ to help parents, caregivers, and educators understand the power of intentional language in shaping a child’s identity, confidence, and future success.As host of the top-ranking podcast Transforming the Toddler Years, Cara blends science and soul to show adults how to “talk to kids before they can talk back,” turning tantrums into teachable moments and everyday challenges into opportunities for connection. She is also the author of the forthcoming book Talk to Them Early and Often, a guide for raising emotionally intelligent kids who thrive in school and life.Be the First to Know When Talk to Them Early and Often is Available For Preorder. Get on the list here! Interested in being a guest on the podcast? We'd love to hear from you! Complete the Guest Application form here.
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Balancing Maternal Hormones with Vanda Aubrey
Struggling with fatigue, mood swings, or feeling “off” after motherhood? In this episode, Vanda Aubrey joins me to discuss balancing maternal hormones and explore how functional medicine differs from traditional approaches. Learn practical ways to restore balance, reclaim your energy, and finally feel like yourself again.Vanda is a Functional Medicine Nurse and Board-Certified Nurse Coach specializing in hormone health for moms. Through her signature programs, she helps postpartum and toddler moms reclaim their energy, balance their hormones, and feel like themselves again. Be sure to check out her podcast Hormones 101 and all of her offerings here: https://www.wellnesswithvanda.com/Let's turn the daily tantrums into teachable moments that align with your core values as you raise whole kids in my Transforming the Toddler Years Course.The course is six modules and it dives deep. It gives you many resources to team up with your kids to get to the promised lands that you want to get to without all the typical parenting drama that is very popularized on the internet and social media. Check it out here. October 2, 2025Episode 280Balancing Maternal Hormones with Vanda AubreyAbout Your Host: Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed. is a mom or three, early childhood author, parent educator, and founder of Core4Parenting. A former preschool and kindergarten teacher with degrees in ASL, Linguistics, and Education, she created the Collaborative Parenting Methodology™ to help parents, caregivers, and educators understand the power of intentional language in shaping a child’s identity, confidence, and future success.As host of the top-ranking podcast Transforming the Toddler Years, Cara blends science and soul to show adults how to “talk to kids before they can talk back,” turning tantrums into teachable moments and everyday challenges into opportunities for connection. She is also the author of the forthcoming book Talk to Them Early and Often, a guide for raising emotionally intelligent kids who thrive in school and life.Be the First to Know When Talk to Them Early and Often is Available For Preorder. Get on the list here! Interested in being a guest on the podcast? We'd love to hear from you! Complete the Guest Application form here.
About Transforming The Toddler Years- Parents and Educators Raising Calm, Connected, Capable Kids
Transforming the Toddler Years is the go-to podcast for parents, caregivers, and educators who see tantrums as growth moments. Hosted by Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed.—author, parent educator, and founder of Core4Parenting—each episode blends science and soul to raise emotionally intelligent kids. Learn to use intentional language, calm chaos, and turn struggles into teachable moments. If you want to raise confident, connected kids, this podcast is for you.
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