Peace of Mind for Parents
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Erin McInnis and Dr. Laura Brown, staff and volunteers from Hospice Wellington discuss grief and palliative support. Whether we like it or not, sooner or later, death happens to us all. If it hasn’t happened already, someday we will lose someone we love. On Family Matters Radio, we talk about the importance of grief and [...] Read more...
Just about every parent can attest to the challenge of being triggered by what our kids say and do. If being triggered by your kids is a struggle for you, you are not alone. Every parent I speak to has a story to share about this. On Family Matters Radio, Kim, a single, working mom [...] Read more...
Ceska Brennan and Bonnie Mullen published writers, trained celebrants and experienced speakers, licensed by the Province of Ontario to perform weddings, join Family Matters Radio to talk about family rituals, ceremonies, and milestones. Historically, priests, ministers, rabbis or imams in traditional religions helped families celebrate weddings, funerals, naming ceremonies, and other rites of passage. Today, [...] Read more...
Wendy McDonnell helps parents create trusting, open relationships with their kids and their partners through her weekly radio show Family Matters, workshops, and coaching. She homeschools with her four spirited children (ages 5-12 years) and her husband. Wendy participates in and assists Family Camps and Leadership Programs to understand, live, and share parenting practices that encourage families to live with compassion, connection and peace. You can also find her spinning tricks with her hula hoop, walking in the woods, and curled up reading a good book alone or with her family. Read more »
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