How to Talk to Your Kids About Death, Grief and Loss with Jessica Porte

July 6, 2023 Transforming the Toddler Years- Episode 52 How to Talk to Your Kids About Death, Grief and Loss with Jessica Porte In this episode, Cara welcomes Jessica Porté, a mom, wife, and the Founder and CEO of Wayfinder Family Co., a coaching and consulting agency supporting families and the organizations that support them navigate grief, loss, and change. She has over 12 years of experience in nonprofits working with family systems facing challenges related to grief, addiction, and other forms of loss. Jessica shares her personal story of loss related traumas and how she's learned how to speak to kids intentionally to support them to truly process their feelings. Jessica has experience in program development, management, group facilitation, professional training, bereavement camp leadership and development, and community and school programming. She is a member of the National Alliance for Children Grieving, International Coaching Federation, and a volunteer for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Struggling with transitions? Looking for calm, connected tear-free transitions? Download Cara's ⁠⁠Tips for Tantrum-Free Transitions Guide,⁠⁠ audio files included! About Your Host: Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is a Vermont-based Early Childhood Educator, Conscious Parenting Coach, and the founder of Core4Parenting. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting Methodology(™), a birth-to-five, soul and science-based framework that empowers parents to maximize their child’s early learning while raising fantastic human beings who succeed in school and life. While teaching preschool and Kindergarten, she noticed her students knew their ABC’s and 123’s, but struggled with their social, emotional, and interpersonal skills. At drop-off, parents would say, “We’re so glad that you are their first teacher”, but she knew she wasn’t -- their parents were! This realization led to her professional pivot as an online Early Childhood Parent Educator and Coach.  Cara has embraced her role as a thought leader and fierce advocate for Pandemic parents raising the COVID Generation (GEN-C). Through keynotes, teacher training, and her podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world. Cara holds degrees in American Sign Language (ASL) and Linguistics and a Master’s degree in Education. She lives in southern Vermont with her two nearly grown-and-flown daughters and a husband who is her biggest cheerleader. Ready to raise world-ready kids who change the world? Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.caratyrrell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to begin your Collaborative Parenting journey.