Famly Nuggets
By Melodee Barnes
Famly Nuggets are nuggets of information that I've gleaned from over twenty years as a teacher that I want to share with you! Teachers are good advice givers, but do you have a teacher that’s right in your pocket? Now you do!
You are not in this alone! Stop struggling and get teacher-proven and effective tips that will help you and your child!
SEASON FOUR IS COMING WINTER 2021!
Famly NuggetsMay 20, 2023
Abbott Elementary Season 2 Episode 20
So, welcome teachers and educators. Join me as I share my thoughts on how to navigate Family Conferences in an elementary classroom similar to the one on
Episode Season 2 Episode 20 of Abbott Elementary.
Enjoy!
Season 4: The Big Emotions
Welcome to The Big Emotions Episode!
Join Melodee, Marlene and Rachel in an important discussion about big emotions and how to deal with them. Plot twist: It often starts with us, the caregivers. Through the lens of our experiences and and different teaching styles, we help you navigate big emotions in yourself and in your child.
We love sharing tips here on the Famly Nuggets Podcast! For more information about further support, please check out our individual coaching sites.
Melodee Barnes: famlynuggets.com.
Marlene Spence: marlenespence.com.
Rachel Rouse: emergefamilycoaching.com
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Associations Between Vocal Emotional Recognition and Social Emotional Regulation in Children, 2021
Thank you for listening! Please share and rate this podcast!
Season 4: The Navigators
Welcome to the Navigators Episode!
*Sound fixed.- Enjoy!*
Meet Melodee, Marlene and Rachel. Three qualified navigators to help you on your parenting journey, each with a different style. We call those styles, routes. And just like the navigation system in a vehicle, you can choose the navigation system for you!
Negative behaviors can be challenging, but help has arrived!
We love sharing tips here on the Famly Nuggets Podcast! For more information about further support, please check out our individual coaching sites.
Melodee Barnes: famlynuggets.com.
Marlene Spence: marlenespence.com.
Rachel Rouse: emergefamilycoaching.com
Thank you for listening! Please share and rate this podcast!
Season 3 Recap and Season 4 Teaser
Summer Series: Should I Homeschool?
As Season Three wraps up, Join me and my guest Samantha Douse as we glean from her expertise as a former educator and current homeschooler of three! She brings a wealth of knowledge to this conversation and if you want to learn more about homeschooling (and have a little fun) you are in the right place.
Originally recorded July 2020. Thank you for being a loyal listener.
Summer Series: Rest in the Age of COVID
Summer Series: Loving Your Hair Starts Early
Join my guest Darlyshia Menzie and I as we talk about how loving our hair has to start early. What can we do as adults to nurture self-love in our young girls, so as adults they do not struggle with who they are.
Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in the Summer of 2020 and released in the Fall of 2021. Thank you for being a loyal listener!
Follow Darlyshia at https://www.darlyshiamenzie.com/
Summer Series: Queen, It's Okay to Wear Your Crown
How do you love yourself when you don't know what its like to love your own hair? Join me as I talk to one of my favorite hair stylists about loving your hair!
Purchase the Children's Book Dear Curly Hair at famlynuggets.com/dearcurlyhair
Special Thanks to: Viola Tucker, Oasis Hair Salon, Park Forest, Illinois
Summer Series: Shaping Behavior in My Older Child...Is It Too Late?
This has to be one of my favorite conversations with one of my favorite people. Its an hour worth of goodness that will help you navigate negative behaviors in your older, elementary-age children. Honest, real, and funny. Nothing was edited out. This is a real conversation. It only gets better the more you listen. Enjoy!
Summer Series: How to Protect Your Child's Innocence While Still Giving a Dose of Reality
Summer Season: New Famly Nuggets Theme Song
Famly Nuggets Podcast kicks off its latest season with a brand new theme song! Enjoy and share it with your friends and famly!
Season Two: What Happens When you Don’t Like Your Child?
Parents and teachers alike are held to a very high standard. Love your kids, treat them right and make sure all of their needs are met. Some of us are doing that and doing a darn good job at it! But, what happens when you find yourself not liking your child? Are you supposed to think those thoughts? Have those feelings? Are we even allowed to say it? These two teachers and parents jump right in on this episode with a real conversation that is sure to get you thinking and having a conversation with yourself. and of course, we leave you with some good nuggets!
*Originally Published March 15, 2019. Thank you for being a loyal listener!
Season Two: Thank You, Device! You Took the Pressure off of Me!
Are we giving too much power to a device to teach our kids? Does tech really take the pressure off us as parents? What if we really need the device for a much needed break? Listen in on our discussion. We keep it real, light-hearted and of course we drop some nuggets! For more information, visit famlynuggets.com.
*Originally Published February 23, 2019. Thank you for being a loyal listener!
Season Two: That Darn Technology!
I love tech, you love tech (probably), we all love tech!! But what does it do to our kid's social-emotional health? How much is too much? There are so many questions and we are just getting started with this topic. In fact we're sure that we're just getting started! Let's talk! Welcome and listen in!
Learn more at famlynuggets.com
*Originally Published January 31, 2019. Thank you for being a loyal listener!
Season Two: Introducing Melodee and Christi!
Hey person who loves your kids! It's not always easy to get answers from a teacher about things you might worry about. It might be embarrassing or just simply inconvenient.
This season, Join Christi and I as we attempt to attempt to answer some pressing questions we have heard as teachers from other families.
Got a question! We'd love to try and problem-solve to help. Just go to bit.ly/ask2teachers and ask away!
*Originally Published January 21, 2019. Thank you for being a loyal listener!
Episode 12: The Overly Patient Parent
Are you an overly patient parent?
In this episode I give you three signs to recognize if you are the overly patient parent and three things you can do empower yourself and your kids.
Episode 11: I Love You, But Why Am I So Angry
Episode 10: Why I Needed (and still need) a Mommy Experience
You are in for a treat! Come to the Mommy Experience!
Hear from a dynamic speaker, who will speak life, give you a fresh perspective
hear from a doctor who will remind us all of good health practices,
hear from a teacher who will give great advice on best practices in the classroom and how they translate to the home and
get refreshments that will leave you refreshed and ready to keep going in this journey called motherhood.
This is not a place to be preached to, or be told what you should be doing or not doing.
Role Play
Play with other moms roll play with a trained parent educator.
Mommy Meet-Ups
There is a space to meet other moms, to have those ah-ha moments.
Hear what things you would want to try - things that will work for you and things that won’t
Parent-Teacher Conferences
One-on-one
Panel-style
Small Plates and Yummy Non-Alcoholic Drink
Hor-dorves, treats and non-alcoholic drinks
This is a safe space.
This is a place of no judgement or sass.
This is motherhood, sisterhood
#mother.mommy.me.sister
Episode 9: Repeat 'YoSelf!
Episode 8: Be Uncomfortable. Be Consistent.
Episode 7: 10 Reasons Your Child Listens to the Teacher More than They Listen at Home
Episode 6: The Sadness Factor
Disclaimer: This episode does not address depression or anxiety.
Episode 5: Disagreements in Parenting
Episode 4: It's OK to Cry
Episode 3: The Embarrassing Truth: Crying
Crying happens in public. What will you do?
Episode 2: Talk It Up
