Sunshine Parenting

Sunshine Parenting


Latest Episodes

Ep. 148: Connecting with Nature & Each Other During COVID with Ariella Rogge
July 17, 2020

SHOW NOTES This week I’m bringing you my chat with long-time camp director Ariella Rogge of Sanborn Western Camps. Ariella has a TON of amazing ideas for activities we can do to encourage our kids to explore nature. She also shares connection tips f

Ep. 147: One Family’s Experience with COVID
July 10, 2020

SHOW NOTES This week I’m talking with my friend Jill Stribling. Jill’s family has first-hand experience with COVID-19. If you’re a longtime listener, you may remember my chat with Jill back in Ep. 35 about her decision to unplug her fami

Ep. 146: How are you doing? A Mid-year Check-in
July 03, 2020

Show Notes My family’s favorite word to use is ‘unprecedented,’ because everything is unprecedented this year. We try to use the word as much as possible. -Audrey Hi Friends, How are you doing? I mean, how are you really doing? Many of u

Ep. 145: Welcoming a Black Son in 2020
June 26, 2020

Show Notes This week I’m chatting with brand new parents Danny & Courtney Tobin about their thoughts and insights about being new parents in 2020 to their Black son. They share advice for white parents about how to raise anti-racist kids. Courtn

[ENCORE] Ep. 144: Raising Happy, Durable Kids in the Digital Age
June 19, 2020

Show Notes This week’s discussion is with Jenifer Joy Madden, author of How to be a Durable Human. We participated in a conversation for Digital Wellness Day, and this episode is a recording of our conversation from that webinar. We discussed concep

Ep. 143: Talking About Race with Alex Gamboa Grand
June 12, 2020

Show Notes Parenting in Place Masterclass Series This week on the podcast, I’m having a conversation with Alex Gamboa Grand about race. I’ve known Alex for twenty years. She came to Gold Arrow Camp as a camper at age 10 and continued on as a s

Special Message: Listening and Learning How to be Anti-Racist
June 05, 2020

Listening & Learning How to be Anti-Racist (Links) The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it. Albert Einstein Long after the topic is trending, white

Ep. 142: Using Gratitude, Attitude, and Courage to Cope with COVID
May 29, 2020

Show Notes Tap into the camp values of gratitude, attitude, and courage to help you and your family cope during COVID-19! This week on the podcast, I’m chatting with camp professional and podcaster Cole Kelly about summer camp and how his family is

Ep. 141: The “Ecohappiness” Challenge with the Happy Science Mom
May 22, 2020

In this episode, I’m chatting with “Happy Science Mom” Sandi Schwartz about how we can use nature to help us – and our kids – feel happier during COVID-19 and beyond. At the time of our recording, Sandi was on Day 66 of her &

Ep. 140: Good News About Our Kids’ Bad Behavior with Katherine Lewis
May 15, 2020

Link to show notes for this episode. Katherine Reynolds Lewis is an independent journalist, author and speaker based in the Washington D.C. area on topics including parenting, children, education, mental health, technology, work, entrepreneurship, caregiv