Audrey Monke

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Salsa & Sunshine Walk & Talk #1

Put on your shoes, hop on your treadmill or go outside, and join Audrey “Sunshine” Monke & Sara “Salsa” Kuljis as they walk and talk, sharing updates, resources, ideas and encouragement with each other and with you! Visit Sunshine Parenting for more resources & episodes.

Ep. 166: The Parent Compass

Show notes & links. Check out Audrey’s book, HAPPY CAMPERS. Subscribe to Sunshine Parenting email updates for free resources and ideas for happier, more connected families. Register for the Parenting in Place Masterclass Series. Links The Parent Compass: Navigating Your Teen’s Wellness & Academic Journey in Today’s Competitive World. website | parentcompassbook.com instagram | @parentcompass facebook | TheParentCompass…

[Encore] Ep. 116: Why We Need to Unplug to Connect with our Families

Show Notes Subscribe for resources and ideas for happier, more connected families. This is an encore presentation of one of my favorite episodes. Enjoy! In this episode, I’m reading one of my most popular blog posts. It’s one that’s really applicable during these times that we often take to just spend some time reconnecting with…

[Encore] Ep. 68: 12 Parenting Tips for Happier, More Connected Families

Subscribe for resources and ideas for happier, more connected families. This is an encore presentation of one of my favorite episodes. Enjoy! Each month this year, I’ve shared a One Simple Thing tip for creating happier, more connected families. For this episode, I share all twelve tips! 12 Tips for Happier, More Connected Families January: Daily…

[Encore] Ep. 108: Simple Acts of Giving Back with Natalie Silverstein

Show Notes Subscribe for resources and ideas for happier, more connected families. In episode 108, I’m chatting with Natalie Silverstein about her new book, Simple Acts: The Busy Family’s Guide to Giving Back. We talk about the importance of instilling the value of service and acts of kindness. She shares how she created a resource…

[Encore] Ep. 104: Know and Love Yourself AND Your Kids (Talking about Enneagram numbers!)

Show Notes Subscribe for resources and ideas for happier, more connected families. This is an encore presentation of one of my favorite episodes. Enjoy! At its core, the Enneagram helps us to see ourselves at a deeper, more objective level and can be of invaluable assistance on our path to self-knowledge. – The Enneagram Institute…

[Encore] Ep. 61: National Adoption Awareness Month

Show Notes Join my PATREON squad for special perks, including bonus podcast episodes, exclusive posts, and resources. Subscribe for resources and ideas for happier, more connected families. This is an encore presentation of one of my favorite episodes. Enjoy! You don’t have to adopt or foster a kid to help kids in the system. There…

Kindness

Hi Patreon Squad! Did you catch last Friday’s episode about ideas for cultivating more kindness in ourselves and our kids? I’d love to hear from you about what acts of kindness others have done for you that were meaningful/memorable and/or what you’ve done in your family to cultivate kindness in your kids. As we get…

24/6: Giving up screens one day a week to get more time, creativity, and connection by Tiffany Shlain

24/6: Giving up screens one day a week to get more time, creativity, and connection by Tiffany Shlain My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Tech Shabbat allows you to take a break and remember an era when spending time on things that take time was part of the pleasure.” -Tiffany Shlain, 24/6 In 24/6, Tiffany…

Ep. 165: Cultivating Kindness

Subscribe for resources and ideas for happier, more connected families. Kindness is a character trait we value highly in our friends, family members, and co-workers, and yet our kids may not know how much we want them to be kind, considerate, contributing members of their community. For World Kindness Day (November 13 – the day…

Ep. 164: Growing Gratitude

Subscribe for resources and ideas for happier, more connected families. In Episode 164, I’m chatting with my friend Sara Kuljis of Yosemite Sierra Summer Camp and Emerald Cove Day Camp. We talk about family gratitude practices and lessons from camp for having more grateful families. At Thanksgiving, it’s easy to remember to be grateful, but the…

Learning to be

I just sat down and wrote six pages in my journal. It was a brain dump of thoughts that I didn’t plan out. I just let it flow. And I spent a lot of words on one topic – worth. Here are a few of the ideas I wrote about, which I may polish up…

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