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In this episode of Untold Santa Cruz: Shelter In Peace Erika Leonard and I talk about:
- 2:45 Meeting and knowing your “actual" child.
- 7:55 The Liberation of giving up cherished beliefs.
- 10:10 Homeschooling vs “doing school” at home.
- 10:40 As many ways to homeschool as there are homeschool families.
- 11:20 The power of agency and choice.
- 12:20 The power and liberation of low standards.
- 17:15 Having personal rules can guide us through tough times.
- 18:20 Facing challenges head-on.
- 20:30 How to progress when there is no map for what you are doing.
- 21:55 Expectations get in the way of reality.
- 23:55 It's easier to keep authenticity alive than to rebuild it once it is lost.
- 24:55 Praise, gender dynamics, and other things that can stifle authenticity.
- 27:40 When mental health and the ability to read by the age of 18 became the gold standard
- 31:00 “The world" found her child “difficult”.
- 32:50 Be present with what is so, the actual world, what is actually happening.
- 35:20 Nobody ever called me fun.
- 36:55 The space to explore one's values.
- 40:00 The history of human experience has been hard.
- 40:10 Isolation vs. ISOLATION: Anne Frank a perspective.
- 41:10 The freedom of no cohort.
- 43:10 Always the mother's fault.
- 43:40 I did everything right and my life still fell apart.
- 47:40 Behind in school does not have to mean behind in learning.
- 48:10 Does this disruption stimulate growth?
- 48:55 Kids are learning about this and us. What are we teaching them with who we are being in this crisis?
- 51:00 What does this crisis say about how we are treating animals
- 52:10 I'm accountable to my child as a 35-year-old adult.
- 55:55 Am I qualified?
- 57:20 A rubric for decision making.
- 58:55 I'm not my child's friend or playmate, I'm a mom.
- 60:00Social media is just another “place”.In every place there exists both good, and bad intent.
- 64:10 A conversation about social media and teens.
- 65:00 What is the pathway to yes? It's not an age, or a date.
- 65:15 Find the expert on the place, ask them to tell you all the ways people mess with each other there.
- 65:40 “Common Sense” newsletter as a resource.
- 69:40 The power of having a conversation versus “spying”.
- 82:40 The perspective of a digital footprint.
- 74:40 Being interested in your children's stuff doesn't mean you like it.
- 75:40 Tell kids the truth, it does not have to be in the whole truth.
- “I'm so glad... “ a simple script to set boundaries powerfully yet gently while fostering connection.
- 76:40 Talking about sex, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- 78:25 Team parenting
- 79:40 Kidpower resources for talking to children about current events.
- 80:55 How to talk to children about scary things they have already heard.
- 84:10 Gratitude + Perspective + Joy = Presence
Erika Leonard has worked with KIDPOWER since 1985, first as a volunteer/advisor, then as an instructor, a program coordinator, and now as the Assistant Director of Community Education. She has recently taken on the role of expanding the social media presence of the non-profit organization.
Her skills, talents, and responsibilities include:
* Leading success-based People Safety skills workshops tailored to the specific needs of people of all ages and abilities.
* Presenting to small groups as well as to very large groups in business, academic, and conference environments.
* Communicating program skills and concepts via articles, large and small group presentations, and podcasts
* Fundraising/resource development
* Training and supervision of new instructors
Specialties: * Adaptation of People Safety skills training for children, teens, and adults
* Adaptation to address special needs including developmental disability, visual impairment, hearing impairment, autism/Asperger's, and special needs affecting mobility
* Adaptation for professionals in workplace settings, providing tailored practice of People Safety skills relevant to specific work environments.
* Public speaking, presenting compelling presentations for audiences of any size
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- Erika Leonard at Kidpower
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