In this episode, your hosts Judy Jablon and Nichole Parks are joined by Jill Gunderman, mother, wife, community member, and Associate Director for Strategic Alliance, and Julia Connolly, daughter, sister, friend, and LFC’s Development and Communications Associate, for a conversation about what it can look and feel like to have and cultivate meaningful learning experiences, and how this helps to create thriving communities for children.

Show notes: LFC's book 11 Simple Rules to Create Thriving Communities for Children is available for purchase here.

A quote to take away: Julia shared, “When I think about the word meaningful, it feels like the why of living - the core of everything. It’s very physiological. You could feel vibrations in your body. You could feel warm and fuzzy. It could feel like a deep breath.”

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In this episode, hosts Judy Jablon and Nichole Parks welcome partners and co-parents, Beth Brett, an architect and project manager, and Meghan Kelley, a psychologist, for a conversation about what it can look and feel like to cultivate respectful emotional and physical environments, and how this helps create thriving communities for children.

Show notes: LFC's book 11 Simple Rules to Create Thriving Communities for Children is available for purchase here.

A quote to take away: Beth shared, “It has taken many years to change that messaging in myself [that asking questions is disrespecting authority]. And I think it was actually having a child and seeing his development and wanting and encouraging him to ask questions; having dialogue where I may not have the answer - but let's talk about it. I want to know what you're thinking.”

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In this episode, your hosts Judy Jablon and Nichole Parks are joined by fellow LFC Team Members Shannon Newman, also a mother, grandmother, and wife, and Serene Stevens, also a mother and wife, for a conversation about what it can look and feel like to cultivate organized emotional and physical environments, and how this helps create thriving communities for children.

Show notes: LFC's book 11 Simple Rules to Create Thriving Communities for Children is available for purchase here.

A quote to take away: Serene shared, “If we are becoming tripped up trying to keep a certain [organization system] going and finding that we are tense or having intense feelings, maybe it's time to look at that system. Maybe it's not serving, and we can let it go.”

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