Voices of Your Village

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Let's get real, this whole raising tiny humans thing is wild. That's why I created a place where parents, caregivers, teachers, and experts come together to create the modern parenting village. We can support one another on this crazy journey so it doesn't have to be this hard.

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Voices of Your Village

Episodes (377)

Thursday 375- Parenting a Spicy One: Raising Big Personalities with Compassion and Boundaries, with Mary Van Geffen
Thu Feb 5th 374- The Lifelong Impact of Having Been a “Good Kid”, with Maggie Nick, LCSW
Jan 29th 373- “But I’m Bored!”: Rethinking Independent Play with Lizzie Assa, M.Ed.

Voices of Your Village

Feb 12, 2026
2½ hours
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You’re listening to Voices of Your Village, and today we’re talking about those spicy ones. The kids who are big in personality, big in emotion, and big in challenging parents. Maybe you're raising one—or maybe you were one. I’m joined by parenting coach and author Mary Van Geffen, whose book Parenting a Spicy One is part memoir, part survival guide, and completely validating for the parents who feel like they’re doing everything “right” and still getting steamrolled by meltdowns, back talk, and constant negotiating. We talk about what it actually looks like to parent a st...

Voices of Your Village

375- Parenting a Spicy One: Raising Big Personalities with Compassion and Boundaries, with Mary Van Geffen

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