For the twelfth episode of the Girls That Create podcast, host Erin Prather Stafford and her guest sociologist Dr. Nicole Bedera discuss how sexual violence is much bigger than the people involved in a sexual assault and how to support survivors. Listen to the full interview on Word of Mom Radio. In this episode, they …
As parents, it’s no secret we want our kiddos to think outside the box and imagine new possibilities. While there are many ways to stimulate creativity, one powerful approach is travel and adventure. Routine often dampens creativity because kids, like adults, become accustomed to familiar surroundings and patterns. By breaking free from the ordinary, we …
For the tenth episode of the Girls That Create podcast, host Erin Prather Stafford and Dr. Catherine Pearlman discuss a question all parents and caregivers must face: When should I give my child their first phone? Dr. Pearlman is the author of First Phone: A Child’s Guide to Digital Responsibility, Safety, and Etiquette. Listen to …
We all have days when the harshest critic of our choices is ourselves. That’s why we need to model self-compassion for our girls as parents and caregivers. As life balance coach and speaker Renée Trudeau wisely points out in this article, instilling in your children the value of being kind to themselves can help them …
For the eighth episode of the Girls That Create podcast, host Erin Prather Stafford chats with Renée Trudeau about self-care and why you should ask yourself what you need every day. Trudeau is an internationally-recognized transformational coach/speaker/catalyst and the author of two award-winning books. Listen to the full interview on Word of Mom Radio. In …
For the seventh episode of the Girls That Create podcast, host Erin Prather Stafford chats with Erika Cartledge, Founder and CEO of Your Chic is Showing, about helping girls and women discover and embrace their personal styles. Listen to the full interview on Word of Mom Radio. In this episode, they discuss: Why giving kids …
For the fifth episode of the Girls That Create podcast, host Erin Prather Stafford chats with Kris Perry, Executive Director of Children and Screens, a non-profit working to understand tech’s impacts on child health and well-being. Listen to the full interview on Word of Mom Radio. In this episode, they discuss: Teaching kids to navigate …
TikTok’s new “bold glamour” filter “enhances” physical features in a way that makes it difficult to distinguish whether someone is using a filter or not, despite its airbrushing qualities. Unlike its predecessors, this filter allows movement through an AI feature with the filter remaining fixed on when, for example, a hand crosses the face, with …
For the third episode of the Girls That Create podcast, host Erin Prather Stafford welcomes author Jessica Lahey for a talk about her book “The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence” and how parents and caregivers can prevent substance abuse in children. Listen to the full interview with on Word of …
For the first episode of the Girls That Create podcast, host Erin Prather Stafford welcomes author and internationally renowned educational psychologist Michele Borba, Ed.D., to discuss raising girls who thrive. Dr. Borba is the author of “Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine.” Listen to the full interview on Word of …