The Calm Empowered Parent

There are so many resources out there for teachers and students, but what about parents? I'm here to set you up with the toolbox you need to become a calm, empowered parent.I'm Vanessa Callaghan, a proven educator and educational consultant with 15 years of classroom experience, focusing primarily on coaching and empowering parents. I've been in the trenches with parents in my yearlong Family Foundations Immersion program, and now I'm here to bring those lessons to you.In each episode, we will jump into important parenting topics with parents and experts to share powerful and effective tools in real-life situations. We're here to help you navigate tantrums, motivate your children with fewer rewards and punishments, promote childhood independence, discover your authentic parenting style, and more!

The Calm Empowered Parent is a kids podcast hosted by Vanessa Callaghan, with 20 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Vanessa Callaghan hosts The Calm Empowered Parent, a kids show with 20 episodes published.

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  Episode #20

  Ep 20: Inside a Parent Coaching Session: Tackling Defiance, Peer Pressure, and Neurodivergence

  Dec 8, 202458 minS2

  <p>We’re wrapping up season two of The Calm Empowered Parent podcast with an exclusive look inside a real-life parent coaching session with Vanessa and Coach Kathryn from the Family Foundation Immersion Program. This episode offers a behind-the-scenes peek at “Side Door Coaching,” where parents address real-life challenges like managing defiant 5-year-olds, navigating peer pressure, and supporting families with multiple neurodivergent diagnoses. These relatable, heartfelt moments might just resonate with what’s happening in your own family.</p> <p>In this episode, parenting experts Vanessa and Kathryn share actionable strategies to help you handle everyday parenting struggles. Discover tips for enco...

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  Episode #19

  Ep 19: Dad Panel Part 2: Breakthroughs from the Power of Positive Parenting​

  Dec 1, 202447 minS2

  <p>The dads are back! It’s Part 2 of our amazing dad panel, and our six dads have so many more fun anecdotes and inspiring insights for you! We don’t go into sports, jobs, or hobbies without training and learning, so our dads ask “Why would we do that with parenting?” They’re here to acknowledge how the power of positive parenting has impacted their lives, and how it takes commitment, continual learning, and new skills to be an empowering force in their children’s lives. Breakthrough after breakthrough have come as a result of their efforts for their families in Va...

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  Episode #18

  Ep 18: Dad Panel Part 1: Finding Personal Growth and Development Through Parenting

  Nov 17, 202447 minS2

  <p>Parenting spaces are not just for mothers, so it’s time for the fathers to shine! In this panel of six incredible dads, they provide a powerful example of parents who have experienced tremendous growth after embracing mentorship for their parenting. Each of these dads has been a part of Vanessa’s Family Foundations Immersion program and share the most important things they’ve learned from the program, the personal growth and development they’ve experienced, and insights from the ups and downs of their unique parenting journeys.</p> <p >In part one, the dads discuss the importance of emotiona...

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  Episode #17

  Ep 17: Navigating Grief and Loss: How to Help Your Kids Cope with Jenn Cormier and Barb Matias Haynes

  Nov 10, 20241h 20mS2

  <p >How do we help children in navigating grief​, loss, and overwhelm, when we ourselves are struggling through it? Whether you’re facing the grief of a death, the loss of a relationship or job, a major move, or any other major life transition, Grief Guide Reverend Jenn Cormier and Transition Coach Barb Matias Haynes are here to help. Both leapt feet first into the world of guiding others through grief and healing after the loss of their fathers and now help their coaching clients meet their grief with grace and authenticity.</p> <p >In this episode, Vanessa Callaghan, MED  inter...

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  Episode #16

  Ep 16: Embracing Parenting Leadership to Create the Life We Want with Rachelle Archer

  Nov 3, 202454 minS2

  <p >We all have dreams about the kind of family we want to create, but can hit some major roadblocks. How do we show up and keep going as family leaders for ourselves, our children, and for our work when personal challenges tempt us to give up? This is a question many of us find ourselves asking, and one that Leadership Coach Rachelle Archer has faced head-on multiple times. In this episode, Vanessa Callaghan, MED. interviews our very own Coach Rachelle, who shares the crossroads that she faced when her marriage ended when she was 5 months pregnant. Instead of giving...

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