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  • Episode 14: Let's Start at the Very Beginning

    Episode 14: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
    2025/02/17

    In this episode of the Live For Empowering Kids podcast, Kathryn Kraft discusses the importance of empowering parents and caregivers, particularly focusing on breastfeeding as a crucial motor milestone for infants. She shares her personal experiences in the NICU with her premature son, emphasizing the need for maternal instincts and asking questions of medical professionals. Kathryn highlights the mechanics of breastfeeding, the importance of collaboration among healthcare professionals, and the necessity of providing mothers with the right information and support to ensure a successful breastfeeding experience.
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    18 分
  • Episode 13: Pick Just One Thing

    Episode 13: Pick Just One Thing
    2025/02/10

    In this episode of the Live For Empowering Kids podcast, Kathryn Kraft discusses the importance of focusing on one thing in parenting, especially during challenging times such as school transitions and managing children's anxiety. She shares personal experiences and insights on how to navigate these challenges while emphasizing the need for support from a community or tribe. Kathryn highlights the significance of movement in children's lives and encourages parents to let go of perfectionism in their parenting journey.
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    21 分
  • Episode 12: Finding Your Tribe

    Episode 12: Finding Your Tribe
    2025/02/03

    In this episode, Kathryn Kraft discusses the importance of finding your tribe as a parent, emphasizing the need for community support throughout the parenting journey. She shares her personal experiences of preparing for motherhood, navigating different parenting styles, and the significance of building connections with other parents. Kathryn also highlights creative solutions for childcare, the importance of being present with your child, and the need to reclaim the joy in childhood education.
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    23 分
  • Episode 11: Get Kids Moving to Help Them Sit Still

    Episode 11: Get Kids Moving to Help Them Sit Still
    2025/01/27

    Do you ever wonder why your kids can sit still for hours in front of a screen or activity of choice, but they can't stop moving at the dinner table or at school?

    Join Kathryn Kraft, MPT as she discusses the challenges children face in sitting still and maintaining focus, particularly with what they consider, boring tasks. She emphasizes the importance of movement and physical development, particularly through development to the proprioceptive and vestibular systems, and the role of unstructured play in fostering healthy development.

    Kraft also highlights the significance of crawling in early childhood and how it impacts brain development, particularly in relation to attention and focus issues in children.

    Books Mentioned: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
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    28 分
  • Episode 10: Get Involved-How to Inspire Change in the World

    Episode 10: Get Involved-How to Inspire Change in the World
    2021/06/16
    Annie Heathcote is a voice all need to hear. As a young 22 year old just graduating from college, she has a vision for a more inclusive world. Don’t miss this episode where she shares how you can get involved in various ways and make a real impact in the lives of people with a disability. Find Annie on Instagram @annieheathcote and on her website annieheathcotedesigns.com If you’d like to check your website for accessibility, check out webaim.org Annie’s recommendations: Movies Featuring Disability To Watch: Soul Surfer 7 Yards Walk, Ride, Rodeo Crip Camp Breathe The Fundamentals of Caring Peanut Butter Falcon Clouds The Ultimate Gift Run The Race Christmas Ever After The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Disability Influencers To Follow: @shaneburcaw @megandejarnett @tess.daly @wheel.life.in.the.wheel.world @wecarrykevan @role.with.cole @misstalisha @presuttiadvocacy @alyssaksilva @letsdothisheather @rollin_with_tonye @ridingeverest @trickynikkidee @sav.huff @maythesunrise @amber.bosselman.coaching @lifebeyondmywheels @andrea.hanson.82 @walking.on.wheels
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    39 分
  • Episode 9: Get Involved-Why play is all your kids need this summer

    Episode 9: Get Involved-Why play is all your kids need this summer
    2021/06/11
    Join us as we talk to a school Occupational Therapist, Diana Amend, as she shares how play is the best thing you can do with your kids to get them ready for 4K and Kindergarten. Worried your 4 or 5 yo is not writing or getting dressed on their own? Is this normal? What can you do to help? Listen in and find out the best ways to help prepare your kids for school in the fall.
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    38 分
  • Episode 8: Inspiration through Embracing Who We Are

    Episode 8: Inspiration through Embracing Who We Are
    2021/05/28
    This month, we continue to spread stories of inspiration through connection with individuals who have overcome unexpected obstacles and challenges in their lives. Today, we are so lucky to have Megan Hufton join us and share her story. She is a single mom, parenting 2 boys, aged 9 and 10, with nonverbal autism and hypotonia. Megan is currently in grad school to receive her Autism Specialist Certification. She is an Advocacy Ambassador for the state of WI and Madison Walk Chair, both of which are with the Autism Organization. I have been so eager to talk with Megan and have her share her story because she truly is an advocate for her children in all areas of life. She demonstrates constant gratitude and chooses kindness even in the toughest of situations. Her ability to support her kids while pushing them to be the very best versions of themselves, and maintain her grace and kindness while doing it as as a working mom and student, makes her such an inspiring role model for so many, including myself.
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    45 分
  • Episode 7: Inspiration through Wheelchair Sports with John Boie

    Episode 7: Inspiration through Wheelchair Sports with John Boie
    2021/05/14
    John Boie is an athlete at the highest level. He is a member of the US Men's National Wheelchair Basketball team and has his eye set on the 2021 Paralympics in Tokyo this August. A native of WI, he grew up on a farm, but when he was involved in a tractor accident at the age of 2 resulting in an incomplete spinal cord injury, it didn’t mean his parents would go easy on him. Join us, as John talks about how he got to where he is today, the obstacles he continues to overcome, and how to not be afraid of failing.
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    31 分