Tired of repeating yourself to get kids to listen?
13 Parenting Experts teach us how to get kids to listen!
The live event just ended, but you can still get access to the video recordings, transcripts, audio downloads, and bonuses!
The Listen Up Summit is for YOU if you want to learn how to...
- Get kids to listen without nagging
- Quell your parenting triggers
- Reduce yelling in your home or classroom
- Shift from punitive to gentle parenting
- Get parenting partners on the same page
- Up communication in your home or school
- Up empathy in your home or school
- Up connection in your home or school
Meet your experts!
Day 1 Experts
Siggie Cohen, PhD @dr.siggie
Holding Boundaries with Compassion
In this interview, Dr. Siggie helps us:
- Understand the problem with mixing parenting styles
- Know what it really means to be a “kind” parent
- Recognize how parents turn into “sales people” to their kids
- Give directions that kids actually listen to
Dr. Siggie Cohen is a Child Development Specialist with over 35 years of experience working with children and families of all kinds. She’s also a mother of 3 boys… well, now men. 🙂
Helping children and families is her absolute passion and life’s work. Her mission is to provide others with practical, easy-to-follow tools and solutions to make parenting life simpler, more rewarding, and, most importantly, to increase the connection between parents and children.
Tosha Schore @toshaschore
Listening to Behavior
In this interview, Tosha teaches us:
- Why it’s rarely about KIDS listening to US
- What it means to go “all-in” on setting limits
- When being “wishy-washy” can sometimes be effective
- How to react in the face of kids’ aggression
- How to rediscover the joy of parenthood when you’re burnt out
- The value of an adult listening partnership, and rules for building one
Tosha Schore is a parent coach, an author, a mom of three (big) sweet boys, and creator of all things Parenting Boys Peacefully. Looking for the how of peaceful parenting? She’ll get you caring for yourself, connecting with your boy deeply, setting limits lovingly, and playing wildly! All with the goal of lifting your confidence and helping your sweet boy, and your entire family, thrive.
Ann-Louise Lockhart, PsyD @dr.annlouise.lockhart
Shattering Cycles of Poor Communication
In this conversation, Ann-Louise teaches us:
- How kids AND parents unknowingly train each other to yell
- How to unpack our own needs and unmask our own triggers
- The true cost of too much focus on “tasks”
- The two biggest requirements for connection with kids
- An actionable plan for helping kids transition between tasks
- Tools for holding boundaries
Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart is the President and Owner of A New Day Pediatric Psychology, PLLC. She’s been married for 24 years and has two kids (ages 10 and 12). She received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2006 and is passionate about serving and helping people.
Dr. Lockhart believes in an easy-going, but direct style. She loves helping parents better understand and connect with their children in order to transform the parent-child relationship.
Rachael Rogers @theconsideratemomma
Disciplining without Disconnection
During this conversation, Rachael tells us:
- What it looks like to be neither permissive, nor punitive as a parent
- The 5 steps of a communication flow
- How “power with parenting” is a game changer
- Why our goal should be to become a forever-trying parent
- What it means to focus your heart’s eye
Rachael Rogers is a Momma Mentor and Parenting Coach who turned her passion into purpose by helping fellow moms proclaim new life over motherhood.
She specializes in teaching Parenting With Understanding™ and equipping parents across the globe with uniquely powerful tools to break their cycle of permissive or punitive parenting so they can parent with more confidence and gain a deeper connection with their children.
Her ebook, The Considerate Conversation Formula, has helped thousands of parents defuse tantrums faster with a proven, five-step communication flow that moves children from chaos to calm.
Jon Fogel @wholeparent
A Parenting Paradigm Shift
In this interview, Jon breaks down:
- Why “being good” should have nothing to do with behavior
- Whether kids not listening means disrespect, or something else
- Bridging the gap between our parenting instincts and our actions
- The #1 thing you can do to get kids to listen
- How to teach kids without using sticks OR carrots
- How parents unknowingly teach kids to NOT listen
Jon Fogel is a husband, pastor, and dad of three boys (one of whom is highly anxious). After feeling stressed about parenting for years and feeling bombarded with false promises, quick fixes, and the latest parenting trend, Jon found himself trying to survive and simply make it through the day.
Everything began to shift when he began to research childhood psychology and neuroscience. He began to understand his son, rather than just trying to control him. Using the knowledge from his graduate-level counseling degree, Jon went from working against his brain to working with his brain.
Tania Johnson @instituteofchildpsych
Swimming Beneath the Iceberg
Tania changes our perspectives by explaining:
- What repairing after yelling DOESN’T look like
- Measures for progress with family communication
- What it means to look under a child’s iceberg
- How to harness the power of strong-willed children
- What parents who are struggling, tired, and overwhelmed need to know
Tania Johnson completed her undergraduate studies in South Africa before engaging in a one-year, full-time internship in Chicago at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. In 2012, she received her Master’s of Counselling from City University of Seattle. She worked both on the front lines and as a counselor with foster and adoptive families who faced a range of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive challenges.
Since completing her degree, she has worked in a private practice setting with children, teens, adults, and families. She works primarily from an attachment-based perspective to help clients explore how early relationships affect how we come to understand ourselves, other people, and the world.
Day 2 Experts
Avital Schreiber Levy @hifamlife
S.T.O.L.E.N. Uncovered
In this interview, Avital teaches us:
- The lifelong value of play
- How to end the “scream” family dynamic
- What we can learn from lions and their cubs
- To identify and accept the right level of risk in kids’ play
- How changes in schools are also changing childhood
- Why more toys don’t always equal more play
Avital is a mother of five who has taught parents from over 100 countries and from all walks of life how to create a family life they love. Combatting today's culture of anxiety, screen addiction and hypersensitivity - Avital offers a roadmap to guide parents who want to raise anti-fragile children.
Avital has led international retreats, spoken on stages around the world, hosts a show with nearly 6 million views, and is frequently featured as an expert on such platforms as Huff Post, Mindvalley, and The New York Times.
Chazz Lewis @mrchazz
Guiding Kids into Assertiveness
In this interview, Chazz discusses:
- The latest studies on the impact of physical discipline
- What we’re really looking for when we want “respect”
- The critical difference between being aggressive and being assertive
- The most effective skills and practices for changing behavior
- Visuals, and other tools to use in place of aggression
Chazz Lewis’s mission in life is to enjoy the process of becoming the best version of himself and help others do the same. He goes by “Mr.Chazz” to his massive online following, and to his many students and fellow teachers, leaders, and human beings.
Chazz completed a master’s degree in executive leadership at American University and spent years using his own classrooms as living laboratories, developing a more conscious, informed, joyful and dignity-driven and inspired approach to learning, leading, and elevating others. He shares his ideas in a fun, playful, and accessible way, training thousands of teachers, and with his giant following on Tiktok @mrchazzmrchazz and Instagram @mrchazz.
Shelly Robinson @raising_yourself
Communication Partnerships
In this conversation, Shelly teaches us:
- How to close the gap between the parents we are and the parents we want to be
- The value of cultivating a relationship with our inner child
- How to create a communication “partnership” with our child
- Practical steps to take when kids don’t respond to our boundaries
- How to stay calm when our kids don’t
- What to do when our partners aren’t on board with parenting change
Shelly Robinson is a mom of two, founder of Raising Yourself, certified family wellness coach, author of the Rebirth Journal, and creator behind the Connected Collection, a powerful bundle of transformational parenting tools.
The beginning of her parental unraveling began over a decade ago after she left a restaurant with a screaming, trashing 2-year-old. Since then, Shelly has taken her lived and professional experiences as a coach and mother and made it her mission to educate and equip parents with the knowledge, tools, and support they deserve to reparent themselves, break cycles, and better understand the relationship between their childhoods and the way they parent.
Bryana Kappadakunnel @consciousmommy
Spinning Connection into Collaboration
Watch as Bryana breaks down:
- How to connect with kids using curiosity as a tool
- The biggest myth about conscious parenting
- The source of the parenting exhaustion epidemic
- The #1 most important thing for struggling parents to embody
- Real in-the-moment strategies for helping kids “listen”
Bryana Kappadakunnel is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, an Infant-Family Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist, a Perinatal Mental Health Specialist-Certified, and a mother to 2 children.
Since 2011, Bryana has worked exclusively with families with very young children to navigate challenges related to child development, ADHD, behavioral & emotional issues, attachment problems, family dysfunction, poor boundaries, discipline challenges, and trauma.
Guided by attachment theory and the neurorelational framework, her approach is unique in that she works primarily with parents by helping them discover their child’s nervous system and developmental needs.
Michelle Manning-Osborn @conscious.hippie.mama
Making the Move to Conscious Parenting
In this interview, Michelle teaches us:
- How “conscious parenting” is different from “traditional parenting”
- Tips for overcoming parenting burnout
- Different expectations for children based on age
- A simple answer to the question, “what if my kids don’t listen?”
- Steps for transporting your kids to a calm, rational state
Michelle started blogging on Instagram in 2018 shortly after becoming a mother. The isolation of motherhood encouraged her to share her struggles and successes with friends she made on social media who were going through similar things. Fast forward to 2021, and now a mother to two under three she realized she did not like being a parent and how she parented. Michelle began researching gentle parenting and implementing it slowly while sharing her journey on Instagram. She realized then that she wanted to begin work on herself and started "Conscious Parenting."
For the last year and a half, Michelle has relentlessly studied conscious and gentle parenting. Along with her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Michelle uses her knowledge to help other parents navigate parenthood and how to parent as their best selves.
Maggie Nick, LCSW, MSW @maggiewithperspectacles
Parenting Alongside Your Inner Child
In this interview, Maggie explains:
- The difference between kids who “won’t” and kids who “can’t”
- The deep influence of shame on both parents and kids
- Three steps to make a positive shift in your parenting
- The most important thing that needs to happen before kids will listen
- How to establish connections in both the short term and long term
- The pervasive problem of people pleasing in parenting
Maggie Nick is a recovering people-pleasing perfectionist turned Trauma Therapist. She’s also the Founder of Parenting with Persepctacles, a framework to support parents in the thick of parenting while healing their own inner child.
9 years ago, a mom-to-be, Maggie was terrified of screwing up her kid and went to therapy to try to heal herself. Once her daughter was born, she found Gentle Parenting and it resonated deeply. As a clinical social work grad student, she learned everything from the scientific literature about how to raise kids who did not struggle with all the things she had struggled with her whole life.
Maggie helps parents of toddlers to teens in 66 countries (and counting) find their way through the hardest, most impossible moments of parenting by providing them with the tools to help both their child AND their inner child feel seen and loved.
Teva Johnstone @rebel.parents
When Kids Are Wired Differently
During this conversation, we hear from Teva how to:
- See the strengths in neurodivergence
- Create a safe environment for release
- Manage our own parental sensory overwhelm
- Measure whether we’re making progress with our child
- Set realistic expectations for success as parents, and for our kids behavior
Teva Johnstone is a former child therapist who provides autism parent training, group education, and support to parents of differently-wired youth. She’s also the Author and Host of the podcast, Rebel Parents.
Teva is a liberty-leaning mother who wants to see kids and parents thrive. Her work is grounded in a relationship-based, developmental approach with an emphasis on the prevention of childhood mental health issues.
She focuses on respectful parenting & autism, navigating the 'culture war' while raising children, and homeschooling/unschooling differently-wired kids.
Get triggered when your kids don't listen after you've repeated something over and over?
You're not alone, and there is hope...
It can be incredibly triggering for many parents when kids don't listen. But is listening really about listening?
If you told your kids you were all going out for their favorite dessert, chances are, no matter what they were doing, they would "listen." 🙂 When talking about our kids not listening, we're really referring to our kids not cooperating with us when we need them to.
When our kids don't cooperate, especially after we've discussed the issue with them and have repeated ourselves multiple times, it's only natural we get triggered! So, how do we get our kids to cooperate? How do we get them to switch tasks? How do we get them to prioritize responsibilities? AND how do we self-regulate so we can guide them?
Join us at The Listen Up Summit where 13 experts from around the world tackle these questions and much more.
Here's what people are saying about our summits:
All these talks have been amazing! From eating to sleep, this is all the stuff we parents with anxious kids struggle with so I am very truly grateful. Thank you for providing this summit!
Alicia
All of the speakers were super helpful. We have already used many of the tools that were suggested. Thanks so much for this summit!
Lori
Absolutely got so much from all that I watched… each of the interviews gave me so much insight and help. Thank you Renee and everybody.
Marylyn
I’ve learned so much. I liked how every professional opened up about their own personal experience with anxiety. They looked so human and let participants feel there is a way out of anxiety. Thanks for the all the knowledge you've given me.
Shatsei
It was great to have such a wide variety of experts. With such a choice you can pick and choose which pieces of info are relevant to your situation. As a mum from the UK who has suffered herself in the past and is currently reaching out to find help for my teen, it was amazing to have such insight into all these different topics.
Susan
Meet your host: Renee Jain, MAPP
Hi, I’m Renee Jain. I’m the founder of GoZen! where our mission is to arm as many kids, teens, and grown-ups with skills of well-being. I’m also a mom of two beautiful, wildly curious kids who constantly challenge me to see things from a fresh new perspective.
One of the ways we teach at GoZen! is to pick the brains of experts from around the world! I hope you'll join us at the Listen Up Summit, bringing together world-renowned experts in the field of psychology and parenting to help us up communication, conflict-resolution, and connection in our families and beyond!
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