
Day 4: Parenting with Purpose
Sheryl Gould - Connection Over Control: How to
Stay Connected With Your Teen
Sheryl Gould is a Parenting Educator and Coach, and the author of the newly released SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens: Get the Answers You Need, Keep Them Safe, and Enjoy Your Kids Again, with a second book on the way. She is the founder of Moms of Tweens and Teens, an international organization dedicated to helping moms grow in self-awareness, become more effective and confident parents, and build stronger, more connected relationships with their tweens and teens. Sheryl connects with moms through weekly coaching, online and local support groups, blogging, public speaking, and leading interactive parenting workshops. Her passion is empowering moms with the tools and encouragement they need to navigate the messy, meaningful middle years of parenting. Her mission is simple but powerful: To create a compassionate, non-judgmental space for moms everywhere to feel seen, supported, and reminded that they are not alone on this parenting path.
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Dayna Abraham - 4 Parenting Styles to Raise Thriving Kids
If you’re watching this interview from a phone, remember to rotate it for full-screen view.
Dayna Abraham, bestselling author of Calm the Chaos: A Fail-Proof Roadmap for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids. As a National Board Certified educator, parent of three neurodivergent children, and an ADHD adult herself, Dayna brings a unique and out-of-the-box perspective to parents raising kids in the modern world. Through her compassionate framework, Calm the Chaos, she has helped millions of desperate parents around the world, find peace and meet their children where they're at when conventional parenting tools have failed them.
Sara Rose Whaley - How To Parent the Strongest Willed Children
Sara is a Parent Coach for parents of two to five-year-olds and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with 18 years of experience. Through her company Joyful Toddler Parenting, she helps parents of young children with challenging behaviors—often due to neurodivergence—find strategies that work for their child. Sara’s coaching focuses on understanding the root causes of behavior, providing proactive strategies, and offering in-the-moment support so parents can confidently handle difficult situations.
Website: www.joyfultoddlerparenting.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/joyfultoddlerparenting
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Sarah R Moore - Raising Secure Children in an Insecure World
Sarah R. Moore is the author of the best-selling book, Peaceful Discipline, and founder of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting. As a certified and accredited Master Trainer in conscious parenting and Board President for the American Society for the Positive Care of Children, she’s also a public speaker, parent coach, armchair neuroscientist, and most importantly, a Mama. She offers an accredited, evidence-based, and heart-centered parent mentoring & certification program. Her work has been featured on NBC, CBS, and SiriusXM, and in countless international parenting magazines. With training in child development, trauma recovery, interpersonal neurobiology, improv comedy and play, her work supports parents and caregivers around the globe.
Christine Krogue - How Play Fosters Family Connection
Christine Krogue is the founder of Mama Moon Boutique, the parent company of the brands Smart Sheep and Inspiration Play. Mama Moon Boutique does 6 M in sales a year, and sells on shopify, amazon, Faire, and Etsy. Christine started selling on Amazon in 2011, when she was a stay-at-home-mom and was looking for a way to bring in extra income. As her sales grew, Christine added more and more products to her brands, and started to work full-time from home in 2014. Smart Sheep sells eco-friendly laundry products such as wool dryer balls and detergent strips. Inspiration Play sells unique toys and games, each created by Christine herself, after being inspired by her six children. Inspiration Play's most popular product, the Fill N' Splash Submarine, is an award-winning bath toy which is both utility and design patented, and has been featured in several viral videos. Christine holds a BA in Marketing Communications from Brigham Young University and likes to ski, cook, and play board games.
Lauren O'Carroll - Bust ADHD Myths and Thrive as a Parent
Lauren O’Carroll is a certified peaceful parenting coach, social entrepreneur and soon-to-be author on a mission to support families navigating the beautiful chaos of ADHD. Drawing from her own lived experience as an ADHD mum of two, alongside 20+ years in mental health and learning disability leadership roles, she brings empathy, humour, and science-backed strategies to overwhelmed parents who are doing their best in a world that doesn’t always understand. Through her organisation Positively Parenting, Lauren runs online coaching programmes, in-person workshops, and a growing community for parents with ADHD and those raising neurodivergent kids. She’s passionate about making support accessible, breaking cycles of shame, and helping families reconnect with compassion. Even on the hard days.
Website: www.positivelyparenting.co.uk
IG: @positivelyparentingtogether/
Tiktok: @positivelyparentingloz
Amy Nesbitt - How to Raise Heart Smart Kids
Amy Nesbitt is a full-time working mama of two, blending corporate life with a passion for wellness, travel, books, and everyday joy. On her blog and socials as WholeWellnessMamas, she empowers moms to thrive through simple, intentional living. She also shares her love for Japanese culture, food, and travel on This Japanese American Life and dives into all things books on AmyNsReads. From summits to YouTube, Amy helps women find joy in the chaos and savor the everyday.
Link of all links: https://linktr.ee/wholewellnessmamas
Website/Blog: www.wholewellnessmamas.com
This Japanese American Life YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisjalife
Book YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@amynsreads