012: How to Handle Parenting Challenges with Early Childhood Educator Mariana Sanford Maynard

Today's guest is an early intervention therapist by trade, and has such an interesting perspective on life that I just know you are going to love our conversation! Mariana Sanford Maynard has a background in equine massage, is bilingual, raised for part of her life in Brazil (even though she has no accent), and the divorced mom of two kids. Her gentle, loving demeanor permeates our whole conversation, and I felt like I had the knowledge to be a better parent after we were done talking.

Listen for:

• similarities between horses and children – you'll be surprised
• thinking about the system in which our kids live, and how understanding that system can help us be better parents for them
• how to keep the idea of "family" alive, even after a divorce

If you take just one thing away from our conversation today, I hope it is this: there is real value in apologizing to our kids when we mess up. It helps them know that we are human, we make mistakes, and when we do we atone for them.

I know you're going to get so much out of this episode, please drop me a line – [e-mail] – and let me know what really resonated with you!