A video of Wendy McDonnell at the Toastmasters Guelph Area International Speech Contest, Spring 2011. The following is a transcript of the speech, copyright 2011. Thanks goes out to Wendy’s son Malcolm who recorded the event when he was nine years old. Musician Pete Seeger once said, “Education is what you get when [...] Read more...
Show 89 – When Kids Swear
When children swear, it can knock even the most calm and patient parent off centre…or not…and our reaction may influence what our child does next. Today, on Family Matters we’ll explore what swearing possibly means for the child and our reactions to it. Unlike other Family Matters radio shows, this show comes with a [...] Read more...
Show 88 – From helicopter mom to trusting parent
Lisa Hein, speaker, author, and radio talk show host, says she never wanted to be a mother. She didn’t like kids. She thought they were slobbery and drooled. Now, she is the mother of an adult son and considers children a blessing. Her son is like an oxygen mask. He woke Lisa up to the [...] Read more...
Show 87 – Being the best part-time divorced dad you can be
Wes Harper is a part time father of two teenaged boys and friend to one step son. He’s trying his best to accept and be at peace with things he cannot change while making the most of the time he has to share with his family. What does it take to be the best part-time [...] Read more...
Show 86 – Getting married
Alexander and Ahesha Catalano share their story and their book “365 days until…the journey to our wedding” with Family Matters radio show host Wendy McDonnell. “365 days until…the journey to our wedding” is a day-by-day record of the year leading up to Alex’s and Ahesha’s wedding: all the foolishness, the planning, what they learned about [...] Read more...
Show 85 – Nonverbal communication, babies, tuning into each other’s needs
Christa Niravong, mom of 2 young children, walks us through her experiences of nonverbal communication, babies, and the importance of tuning into each other’s needs no matter how they are expressed. Family Matters Radio explores elimination communication, using Amercican Sign Language with babies, cues, crying, and body language. Listening for all the ways we communicate [...] Read more...
Show 84 – Everyone’s needs matter
Cathy Bucher and Wendy McDonnell discuss why our needs matter and moving toward win-win. What are needs? How are they different from wants and strategies? How can everyone’s needs matter? Aren’t some people’s needs more urgent or more important? Meeting everyone’s needs seems quite impossible to do all the time. Can we do that? From [...] Read more...
Show 83 – the life cycle of a woman
On November 20th, Lisa Kathleen of www.fullcircleparenting.com and Wendy McDonnell spoke about Playing with Power on Family Matters Radio: how children explore it, and how we can support them. Today we explore the life cycle of a woman. When a baby is born, the mother is also born. She is changed. Although the focus is [...] Read more...
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