Parenting With Vanessa Kahlon: Recent Episodes
Vanessa Kahlon
Parenting With Vanessa Kahlon is a podcast with concrete strategies where the parent isn’t feeling defeated while parenting their strong willed child. Vanessa founded KFS School (501c3), as the Executive Director, since December 2016. KFS School helps children with learning differences along with providing a safe learning environment. In addition, she developed YEAS Yoga (Yoga Education for Autism Spectrum), which is a 10 hour yoga teacher training certification, which specializes in teaching children body awareness, self regulation, and with social skills. Vanessa is the author of “Shut Up & Parent” where she gives parents ways to connect their child while creating boundaries.
Here are some tips for you and your family when you a lot of down time. This can be from a 3 day weekend or just 2 days or long week off. You will learn how to do a schedule for each part of the day along with activities. This podcast will help make the day go easier and keep you sane!
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For Thanksgiving week, it is time to give tips and tricks for parents when it comes to those hard parenting moments. We all know the Holiday Season can cause anxiety for some children so what parent doesn’t want simple one liners to go to instead of saying something you regret. Tune in and hear from one of my mentors on what she taught me and I use daily with all children.
For Janina,
I will always cherish the time spent and I wish we had more time.! Thank you for all you have taught me!
Love, Me
Listen to my conversation with Desmond Fambrini. Learn how he works with his students and his viewpoint on some social issues when it comes to teaching ALL students.
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Learn about non-verbal learning disorders and how they show up inchildren. It is the subtle cues that will give you insight that your child is struggling in everyday life. Listen here!
Tune in and listen to Jane The Message on her journey through school and adulthood with her autism. Autism looks differently with each person and with the high number of women who have it they learn to over compensate by masking. Learn more about her story and the tools she uses in her daily life to decrease her anxiety and on of them is through her music in hip hop and song writing.
For the one year anniversary of October 7th where 1200 men, women, and children, including 46 Americans and citizens of more than 30 countries were slaughtered by Hamas. With 250 hostages taken into Gaza and to this day one year later there are 100 hostages including women and children. On this day I wanted to share my Fathers story of how he and his family fled to Israel for safety and along the way some didn't make it!
Tune in with parent, Windus Fernandez Brinkkord, on her journey to get the right diagnosis with her child. Through multiple Dr. visits and finally getting placed in a study they were able to get the correct diagnosis and support years later.
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Listen to my interview with Dr. Marina Vaserman about her 10 year journey with Open Mind School. She talks about inclusivity, her path the last ten years as they have grown and about to do their first Gala 10.10.24.
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Are you finding yourself not taking care of your own mental health? Are you doing everything for your child? Does your child have a diagnosis where you feel you need to do it all? This is a podcast for you!
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Is your child refusing to go to school? Is your teacher telling you that your child is struggling in the classroom? Here is one parents journey to finding the right placement for her child’s learning needs which lead her to KFS School, SF!
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Find yourself feeling like you are always yelling? Your child tunes you out?
Does rewards and punishment not working with your child?
Listen here and learn about The 3R Method: Redo, Rewind, & Repair that builds internal reinforcement for the child through relantionship building. This is where you will find yourself yelling less and your child listening more by learning these simple steps and language to use.
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This is a very uncomfortable conversation and no none wants to have it when it comes to talking to children about death & dying. Here is a podcast where you will get the tools you need to support your family during this hard time. With this interview with Regina Siez, Licensed Clinical Social Worker you will get tips on language and how to talk to your child or friend around death.
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Karla Cianci, Site Director at the Helen Diller Family Preschool speaks with Vanessa Kahlon on ways to get your child ready to go back to school. We all know that transition can be hard!
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Learn from Dr. Stacy Mentz from Starfish Therapies on what she does!
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At KFS School the reading curriculum is Orton Gillingham (OG), which is a multi-sensory approach for children who have dyslexia. This approach helps all children with or without dyslexia. Learn how amazing this approach can be and why KFS School uses it!
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History has a way of repeating itself if we don’t hear and actually listen to what others went through. I’ve had the honor of interviewing my Dad as he talks about his story has as a young boy and what he went through to go to Israel, home! #Israel #jew #trauma
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Interviewing Lindy Joffe, Occupational Therapist around what is happening with the children in the classroom when they are over-stimulated or under-stimulated. Great insight into the body!
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From Miss America first runner-up to Silicon Valley entrepreneur and former NBA host of the Warriors. Crystal shares her journey of joys and challenges of parenting.
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From hospitals, skills nursing and to children, Julie’s expertise in speech pathology and cognitive therapy is unmatched. You will learn about Gestalt Language, meaningful language, social skills, and pragmatic language. #gestalt #language
Disclaimer: Language
Listen to my discussion with JoPaul when discussing the truth about Israel and all the misinformation!
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Interviewing Dr. Mathew Andrews for this eye opening podcast on individual learning. We don’t need to keep what we are doing in education for all children. Some children need a tailored approach and works for them.
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Excited to have Jeff Klubeck, author of “The Integrity Game” and founder of the Klu Method. Tune in as we delve into his insights on achieving success with integrity. Don’t miss out on this empowering discussion!
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Laura Hart gives insight with working with children through her company Robofun. Learn more here!
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Language tips with your child to get them to listen!
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Interviewing Carrie Johnson, MFT Around Teens Mental Health. Tips and things to look for if you are concerned about your teen along with who to ask for help if needed for your family.
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Interviewing Carrie Johnson, MFT and Ilana around her experience being a first generation in the United States where she has a brother who has autism. Learn about the challenges and what she wished her family would of done differently. It’s hard for every parent and when you add a child with special needs sometimes all the attention goes to one child.
Learning about what masking is through the eyes of a child during her school day and just life!
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Interviewing Dr. Sarah Crouch, Clinical Psychologist around self-care for parents.
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Learn more about Dr. Bridget Obstrem as a professional and a parent! Great discussion and learn more about her journey with preschools and what she has learned with KFS School.
January 13, 2024 on 95.7 The Game 7:30 AM
Learn about the founder, Vanessa Kahlon, and her approach with KFS School, SF with her social emotional learning
January 6, 2024
Learn about Dr. Lily Tan, Obstetrician-gynecologist at Kaiser, how she balances her career with having 5 children where 2 have special needs.
Do you ever wonder why some reward systems don’t work well with children? Or when you try to take something away from a child and their response is “Go for it, I don’t care?”. If so, this is a podcast for you!
This is the time to fact check your news source on social media along with main street media. The wrong information can cause more pain and suffering including deaths. We have already seen this happening in America.
Is a child avoiding certain subjects? Are you including your child in their own learning accommodations? Is it working? What is happening for the child in the classroom? Here are some tips!
Here is how I made it to Vietnam and what I found myself feeling and missing. As a child I have traveled to many different places and observed how others lived their lives as a family. The one common thread with these countries is the sense of community that I do feel is missing where I live and how it feeds the soul. Is this the reason so many children are suffering and depression and anxiety are up? Something to think about as so many people are feeling alone. I’m not saying this is the reason but food for thought!
Warning: This is raw and real! If you are someone who is struggling with their monthly periods with being fatigued and other issues this is for you. There are people that hear you! Thank You Dr. Lily Tan for years of support and hearing me!
As the school year is starting are you seeing children struggling? How can you help the child in the classroom? Here are some tips and tricks to help in the classroom!
Being a teacher isn’t an easy job with all of the roles they need to play. As the end of year is approaching have an open heart, it’s been a long year! A teacher works with their heart towards your child, be kind!
When things in life go in a different direction than expected so many silver linings take place. It’s also when you see how children are resilient and meet you half way, you have to trust the process and have open communication. It comes down to the adults in the child’s life that think at times that they can’t handle things, which then increases their anxiety. Learn signs of a child feeling anxious and language used to meet the child on their level!
Learn about what makes KFS School so unique with their specialized social emotional learning program, The 3R’s, Redo, Rewind, Repair strategies. In addition, learn about a free virtual summit, Best Mom Ever, for ways to communicate and rebuild your relationship with your daughter, Register on this link
Working through my own wiring of the brain when it comes to my success. Parenting included!
For the child on the plane and Dr. Sandra Rodriguez who showed me how to be vulnerable in a teaching environment!
How to support children with basic play skills with Karla Cianci, Site Director at the Helen Diller Family Preschool , speaking with Vanessa Kahlon, MA of KFS School. With the pandemic we have been seeing gaps in play skills that are hurting children’s self-esteem and ability to interact with one another. Tips to help your child bridge that gap!
A reminder when you are too close to something how hard it is to see what is really happening!
Are you concerned your child is feeling overwhelmed at school? Finding them going into tight corners or under a table? Running away from the group? Here are tips that can be used at home and school.
Is your child nervous with school starting? Here are some tips to start the school year right!
Walking On Eggshells At Home With Your Child? Here are tips to help make your home life easier with your child no matter the age. Happy Listening
If you feel something is off with your child and everyone is telling you that they will outgrow it. This podcast is for you!
Karla Cianci, Site Director at the Helen Diller Family Preschool speaks with Vanessa Kahlon founder of KFS School on “How to talk to children about Ukraine”. Tune in as they discuss how to help children unpack feelings about such a heavy topic while providing a safe space for them to ask questions and explore their emotions.
Trigger warning!
Does you child tell you “They don’t feel they belong?” or “I want to kill myself? when upset? Here are some signs and tips to help support your child when you start hearing these statements. Also, remember you are not alone and there are professionals out there to help support your family.
Karla Cianci, Site Director at the Helen Diller Family Preschool speaks with Vanessa Kahlon founder of KFS School on the impact of Covid-19 on children’s social and emotional development. Tune in as they discuss the path forward for families and the benefits of an additional year in preschool or Transitional Kindergarten.
Interview with Malik Adunni about his book that was co-authored alongside of his mother in remembrance of his father. The book Malik’s Magic African Alphabet Hat takes the reader all over the continent of Africa. Such a beautiful story as you listen to Malik in this interview you feel the warmth, love, and compassion that went into making this book about his father. Happy Listening!f
Trigger Warning: There are sensitive topics of sexual abuse.
Signs of sexual abuse in children!
Does your child like to tell you what you should be doing with them such as who is going to put them to bed? Where you will sit at the dinner table? When you give them two options they want a third that wasn’t an option? Here are some tips to help your family!
Trigger Warning - When you think you would know when someone is struggling with mental health who is having thoughts of self harm!
Do you find yourself always telling your child “No” and they don’t listen? Here are some tips!
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Does your child lose it when they don’t win at a game? Here are some simple tips to help build your child’s frustration tolerance when they don't win. Keep it simple!
Tips and simple lines when your child is having a meltdown from the book “Shut Up & Parent”.
Tips for parents and teacher on how to help support the child the first week back to school. The parents can help by starting the routine before school starts and the teachers and can support the child by giving as much information for the parents to prime the child before the first day on expectations.. Remember some children haven’t been in school so breaking down some of the classroom rules can be helpful. Here are some tips for your students and child!
When you have a mentor who takes you under their wings as their own child, this is what happens! Let go of the ego and only think of the child, a school is born, KFS School. This podcast is for a special woman, Janina Nadaner MFT, who stayed true to her beliefs and kept going even when when things felt beyond difficult.
How you can teach life skills with tie-dye projects! This tie-dye art project I did with my students at KFS School supported the child working on their fine motor skills, turn taking, social skills, and life skills at home. The tie- dye party kit you can find at JOANN Fabrics (Tulip Tie-Dye Party Kit) and the Gildan t-shirts. So much FUN!
Are you tired of hearing your child had another incident with a friend or a teacher? Sometimes, it is the environment and NOT the child. Learn more here on this podcast “It's NOT Always The Child”
When stealing happens with your child this is one way to help them take responsibility. Thank You Party City!
Learn about the experience KFS School kids had at Brady Therapeutic Riding doing equine therapy. This was a wonderful opportunity for the kids to learn social skills, build confidence, and learn social emotional learning all in a couple hours! A must listen!
Do you have a child who you are always telling them to stop doing something when they are with their friends such as taking things from them? Or do you get stressed going to the park due to behaviors? This podcast is for you! Learn about the “Rewind” method!
Navigating the Kindergarten Experience with Karla Cianci, Site Director at the Helen Diller Family Preschool of the JCCSF. Find ways to support your child as you are looking for the perfect fit for kindergarten and beyond!
Understanding what the child is feeling by putting yourself in a situation where you would feel that way. For me it was zip lining with my fear of heights and needing to ask for help!
Learn how to make a social story when teaching children a certain skill set such as expectations in the classroom, taking a break, and/or self helps skills!
Is your child feeling anxious to go back to school? Find ways to support your child for the first day of school after they have been home for over a year with the pandemic. The more support you give the child the more secure they will be and successful!
"Wait Until So & So Comes Home" - Empty Threats
What happens when you are sending empty threats along with having your partner doing all the discipline.
Every child is different and with that each child needs a different behavior plan if they struggling at home or in school. Does your child need an internal or an external reinforcement plan? Somethings to think about that as a parent!
When a child doesn't feel good about themselves compliments can backfire. Here are tips to build a child's self esteem that are not by compliments.
Does you feel your child tune you out? Here are some simple tips to get your child to listen to you.