Colleen Souza

Living by the Mantras: Parenting Wisdom with Phrases Kids Remember

No. of episodes

33

Latest episode

2026-10-23

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Living by the Mantras: Parenting Wisdom with Phrases Kids Remember.

Practical, common sense parenting for real families, one mantra at a time.

Colleen Souza brings over 20 years in the classroom, over 30 years as a parent and a master's degree in educational psychology to every episode. Now a parenting coach, podcaster, author and speaker, she shares one simple mantra per episode, plus funny family stories and real ideas for raising kids from toddlers to teens. Each episode helps you teach respect, hard work and self control, raise resilient, independent kids and spend less time yelling.

Parenting mantras you will hear:
"Keep your pants on!"
"We're about solutions, not problems."
"I can't yet."
"Win or learn."
"If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it."

The show is based on her book, Living by the Mantras: Common Sense Wisdom for an Extraordinary Life. Get 5 Free Mantras at www.livingbythemantras.com/blog

Parenting, one mantra at a time.