Enter the Chat: The Art of Parenting Strong Personalities with Mary Van Geffen
If your child is spirited, independent, and strong-willed, you might feel like you're at your wit's end with parenting. That's where Mary Van Geffen comes in as the go-to parenting coach for moms dealing with Spicy Ones™️. Parenting these kids can be isolating and tough, but Mary knows firsthand that having support and a community makes it easier to embrace and understand your lively and determined child. As the international parenting coach for moms of Spicy Ones™️, Mary specializes in helping capable individuals who feel overwhelmed by motherhood. She encourages them to stay calm, be kind, and stand firm in their parenting approach. Mary offers online parenting classes and her popular 8-week group program: Moms of Spicy Ones, is designed to empower moms with the confidence to adopt gentle and respectful parenting practices, even if it's different from how they were raised. Time codes: 3:00: How the Spicy One term came to be 10:30: Twenty percent of kids are difficult, strong-willed, and determined 16:00 Tantrums are part of human development and human development is messy 35:30 How to use “the do-over” in family situations 42:00 How to see the good in your child 44:00 How to participate in Mary’s courses Check out Mary Van Geffen’s website Sign up for Mom’s of Spicy Ones waitlist Use code: MOMFORCE for 20% off your first Chatbooks order! Follow Vanessa Follow Mary Van Geffen Follow Chatbooks The MomForce Podcast on TikTok Listen to more of The MomForce Podcast