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HERself

199. Katie Taylor on Having Hard Conversations with Our Kids

HERself

Abby and Amy

Grow, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health, Parenting, Kids & Family, Opportunity, Honest, Real, Vulnerable, Purpose, Best Self, Self-improvement, Future, Comparison

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

We are discussing a topic we’ve never really talked about before. And that is how to have the really hard conversations with our kids. In this episode we cover topics like death, funerals, losing a pet, and what to do when our child has completely lost it at an appointment.


Our guest, Katie Taylor, is a certified child life specialist with over 12 years of experience. She supports kids and their families as they navigate challenging life events. Today, Katie explains to us that having hard talks with our kiddos is a learned skill and why it is one that is so important to develop.


In this conversation Katie gives us her tips on whether or not we should tell our kids the truth about what to expect in an upcoming appointment. She also walks us through what age appropriate conversations around the death of a pet or a close family member sound like and gives suggestions on the appropriate language to use to help explain these events to our kids. We both took so much away from our chat with Katie and know you will too!


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Katie’s Podcast Episode on Funerals


Katie’s Mastering Immunizations Course


The Invisible String


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Transcript

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0:00.0

I always say messing up your words is way better and trying to have the conversation than avoiding it all together.

0:08.0

And I think a great starting point is saying,

0:11.0

I don't exactly know what's going to happen when we get here.

0:14.0

Here are the things I do know and what I know for sure is I'm going to find out alongside you.

0:19.0

I'm going to be with you the whole time as much as I can be and we'll figure this out together.

0:26.0

I'm Amy and I'm Abby and as women we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.

0:35.0

But your life isn't supposed to look like hers.

0:38.0

Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions and always being willing to grow with a purpose.

0:44.0

We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all face.

0:50.0

Every woman listening is an opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.

1:00.0

Today on the podcast we have Katie Taylor who is a certified child life specialist who supports kids and their families as they navigate challenging life events.

1:10.0

So just to let you guys know and give you a warning ahead of time,

1:13.0

we do discuss some serious events in this, like a pet passing, a parent passing, a grandparent passing,

1:22.0

just so you know before you listen.

1:25.0

She also talks about vaccinating her kids and just like every person that comes on,

1:29.0

we let them share their beliefs and what they do.

1:32.0

If that's not what you do, that's okay.

1:35.0

She's got over 12 years of clinical experience in the pediatric ICU, ER, adult, outpatient and inpatient services.

1:43.0

So she was a wealth of knowledge. Abby and I walked away from this conversation.

1:46.0

So glad that we had it.

1:49.0

Katie we're so excited to have you because this is a topic that we really haven't covered before.

1:54.0

I would love to hear as a child life specialist, how has that role changed for you when you've become a mom?

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