Ep. 58 RE-RELEASE: Parenting in a Pandemic: Cindy Robinson of The Kid Factory

Host Allison Hare talks to Cindy Robinson, founder of The Kid Factory, mindful curriculum coordinator at the children’s counseling center Peachtree Art Therapy and Counseling, and the host of the Go Get Mom Podcast. Cindy talks about how the high rates of teen suicide pushed her to start The Kid Factory, finding solutions to this […]

Host Allison Hare talks to Cindy Robinson, founder of The Kid Factory, mindful curriculum coordinator at the children’s counseling center Peachtree Art Therapy and Counseling, and the host of the Go Get Mom Podcast. Cindy talks about how the high rates of teen suicide pushed her to start The Kid Factory, finding solutions to this traumatic problem, and providing resources for parents for happier, healthier, and better equipped kids. 

Episode Highlights:

Cindy Robinson explains her background and creating The Kid Factory. How does mindfulness work apply to children? Cindy describes how The Kid Factory came together.  How do you facilitate open play for kids? What tips does Cindy have for putting an end to boredom? Where can parents find the balance between nature versus nurture? Parents should model what a good friend looks like for their kids. Give kids work to do.  CHORES! CHORES! CHORES!Cindy Robinson discusses what Go Get Mom Podcast is all about. What were some of her most interesting research findings? Does she have plans to scale The Kid Factory into other cities?  Go Get Mom Podcast launches August 15th.  Parents can’t do it all and it will be all right regardless. 

Key Points

Kids learn to be adults often from working through their problems amongst themselves.    Clear the path for kids to let children discover and be who they are. 

Tweetable Quotes:

“The number one cause of death for kids ages 9-19 is suicide, and that is a new statistic released from 2017.” –Cindy Robinson“Mindfulness for children means learning how to be in the moment, learning how to find contentment or get control over your emotions, whatever you are feeling too much of, too much anxiety, too much sadness, whatever it is.” –Cindy Robinson“Meditation is a form of mindfulness. But, they are not one in the same, and particularly children that have experienced trauma, meditation is dangerous for them. To sit quietly can really stir up and be really triggering for them.” –Cindy Robinson

Resources Mentioned:

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