About this episode
Mike discusses the importance of naming big feelings with Kendall Consini Moore to improve family communication.
Send us Fan Mail A lot of us know the feeling: you’re doing your best, your kid needs you, and inside your own head the weather turns. I sit down with Kendall Consini Moore, the writer behind Cloudy Day Chronicles and the author of Mom’s Cloud and the Beach Adventure, to talk about a simple idea that can change family communication: giving big feelings a name kids can actually use. We get specific about how her “cloud” metaphor was born from a bedtime story and a real parenting worry, and ho...
People in this episode
Host: Mike
Guest: Kendall Consini Moore
Topics covered
- parenting
- communication
- emotional intelligence
- family dynamics
- metaphors
Keywords
- kindness
- cloud metaphor
- family communication
- big feelings
- parenting advice
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Cloudy Day Chronicles, Mom’s Cloud, the Beach Adventure
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