In this podcast episode, Melody breaks down simple, but effective tips to consider when your child doesn’t want to attend class or practice. Let’s face it, children aren’t wired to be self-motivated, so we need all the strategies we can get! Th

014 Punishment vs. Discipline

Feb 10th, 2017 16m

In this podcast episode, Melody breaks down the real meaning of discipline vs. punishment, and provides step-by-step details on how to manage misbehavior in a more productive manner. This podcast is great for parents, teachers, coaches, and car

013 4 P's for Being a Productive Helicopter Parent

Jan 18th, 2017 19m 2s

In this podcast episode, Melody Shuman breaks down being a helicopter parent in a productive manner! She talks about the reasons why we as parent’s hover over our children, the consequences of over-doing it, and the ‘4 P’s to Being Productive’

012 Benefits of Making Choices

Dec 7th, 2016 11m 50s

In this podcast episode, Melody breaks the benefits of helping children make choices. She will share with you her strategies for engaging children in the decision making process, how to reflect on poor behavior choices, and ideas on how to repa

011 Bad Role-Model Manners

Oct 26th, 2016 11m 45s

In this podcast episode, Melody breaks down three habits we have as role models that are leading by bad example for children. She talks about the negative effect of gossiping, hypocritical tech time, and lack of proper attention. This podcast i

010 Edutainment

Oct 19th, 2016 17m 14s

In this podcast episode, Melody breaks down one of her signature teaching skills: Edutainment. She will show you how to make learning fun while also integrating some education and good habits. This podcast is great for parents, teachers, coache

009 Overly Sensitive Children

Oct 12th, 2016 9m 42s

In this podcast Melody Shuman breaks down the symptoms, benefits, and tips for working with children that are overly-sensitive. You’ll learn how to approach these children with a more positive and productive outlook. This is a great podcast for

008 CONNECTING With Children

Sep 28th, 2016 12m 15s

In this podcast episode, Melody Shuman breaks down a simple 3-step process for connecting with children. She explains the benefits to connecting with children first before teaching them a lesson, as well as the process for re-directing them af

007 Prompting Good Behavior

Sep 21st, 2016 16m 34s

In this episode, Melody breaks down her five favorite strategies for helping children make good behavior choices. Children don't have a manual on proper behavior choices, so these five strategies will become the road map they want and need. Thi

006 A Positive Spin on the Characteristics of Children with ADD / ADHD

Sep 14th, 2016 14m 13s

In this Podcast, Melody breaks down how to transform the expectations of children with ADD/ ADHD from a negative perspective to a positive perspective. If you are a parent, teacher, coach, or instructor that works with kids that have ADD/ ADHD,

005 What Children with ADD/ADHD Really Need.

Sep 14th, 2016 13m 52s

In this Podcast, Melody breaks down the needs of children with ADD/ ADHD. She shares with you a 4-step process to help fit the needs of these kids in a more positive and productive manner. If you are a parent, teacher, coach, or instructor that

004 The Stages of Development for 10 - 14 year olds

Sep 7th, 2016 16m 48s

In this episode, Melody Shuman shares with you her first-hand experience with children between the ages of 10 to 14-years old. This is a bitter-sweet age group because they have a lot of short-comings, but also a LOT of strengths, which leads t

003 The Stages of Development for 7 to 9 Year Olds

Aug 31st, 2016 10m 35s

In this episode, Melody Shuman shares with you her first-hand experience with children between the ages of 7 to 9-years old. This is such a wonderful age, but there are many adults that have misconceptions about what to expect from them. If you

002 The Stages of Development for 5 and 6 Year Olds

Aug 30th, 2016 19m 2s

This audio recording is great for parents, teachers, coaches, instructors, and everyone else that works with children, or at least likes to learn about children!