http://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacoutureLaurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses attachment parenting, unschooling, natural family living, children's rights, alternative education and healing children's emotional, behavioral and learning challenges. enCopyright Laurie A. Couture (C/O Blogtalkradio)Fri, 14 Jun 2019 19:45:00 GMTSun, 25 Mar 2012 18:30:00 GMTParentsBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0https://dasg7xwmldix6.cloudfront.net/hostpics/ff68608f-38c7-4042-b732-b06d231a56e8_laurie_july_2010_crop.jpghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacoutureLaurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses attachment parenting, unschooling, natural family living, children's rights, alternative education and healing children's emotional, behavioral and learning challenges. feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.comparents,attachment parenting,unschooling,children,teens,homeschooling,parenting,adhd,child abuse,public schoolLaurie A CouturenoLaurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses attachment parenting, unschooling, natural family living, children's rights, alternaepisodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2012/03/25/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-11Parentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2012/03/25/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-11/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2012/03/25/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-11Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:30:00 GMTThe Free and Joyful Childhood #11Laurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses debunking "ADHD" and the use of psychotropic drugs with children on her appearance with her son, Brycen, on the Anderson daytime show on March 8, 2012. Laurie also announces her upcoming book, Nurturing and Empowering Our Sons and discusses how the oppression of boys is being ignored in our society. She challenges people to transcend "Left/Right" politics and embrace a philosophy of compassion for ALL humans. 00:16:00Laurie A CouturenoUnschooling,Attachment Parenting,ADHD,Anderson,BoysLaurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses debunking "ADHD" and the use of psychotropic drugs with children on her appearance whttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/08/16/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-10Parentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/08/16/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-10/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/08/16/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-10Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:00:00 GMTThe Free and Joyful Childhood #10Laurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing discusses issues of child abuse and neglect, recent media cases, the failure of child protective services, the importance of protecting children and how attachment parenting and homeschooling prevent child abuse. 00:16:00Laurie A CouturenoChildren,Child Abuse,Attachment Parenting,Unschooling,HomeschoolingLaurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing discusses issues of child abuse and neglect, recent media cases, the failure of child protectivhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/05/17/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-9Educationhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/05/17/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-9/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/05/17/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-9Tue, 17 May 2011 19:00:00 GMTThe Free and Joyful Childhood #9Laurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing interviews her 17 year old son, Brycen R. R. Couture, about being an unschooler. 00:15:00Laurie A CouturenoUnschooling,Attachment Parenting,Teens,Homeschooling,EducationLaurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing interviews her 17 year old son, Brycen R. R. Couture, about being an unschooler.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/03/06/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-8Parentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/03/06/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-8/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/03/06/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-8Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:30:00 GMTThe Free and Joyful Childhood #8Laurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses peaceful, respectful communication with our children and how power-over discipline and punitive, one-upping of children hurts the parent-child relationship.00:15:00Laurie A CouturenoAttachment Parenting,Positive Discipline,Teens,Children,DisciplineLaurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses peaceful, respectful communication with our children and how power-over discipline ahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/02/25/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-7Parentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/02/25/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-7/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/02/25/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-7Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:30:00 GMTThe Free and Joyful Childhood #7Laurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses that unschooling is the natural next step in Attachment Parenting in order to nurture joy, freedom and a secure parent-child attachment from ages 5 to 18 years.00:15:00Laurie A CouturenoUnschooling,Attachment Parenting,Parenting,Children,TeensLaurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses that unschooling is the natural next step in Attachment Parenting in order to nurturhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/02/22/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-6Parentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/02/22/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-6/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/02/22/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-6Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:00:00 GMTThe Free and Joyful Childhood #6Laurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses that Attachment Parenting must continue for a child's entire childhood, until young adulthood. Older children and teens wither without close parent-child connection and turn to negative peers and rebellion. Older children and teens thrive when parents are connected and affectionate to them and meet the their needs.00:14:00Laurie A CouturenoAttachment Parenting,Unschooling,Parenting,Children,TeensLaurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses that Attachment Parenting must continue for a child's entire childhood, until younghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/01/12/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-episode-5Parentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/01/12/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-episode-5/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2011/01/12/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-episode-5Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:00:00 GMTThe Free and Joyful Childhood #5Laurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses that human beings are wired to learn. Everything that children do, at all times, is learning. Children do not need to be held in a building five days a week in order to learn; they learn best when playing on their own. Children do not need to be taught "how to learn"; adults must be taught that it is impossible for children NOT to learn. As long as humans have the brain hardware, learning is a constant.00:15:00Laurie A CouturenoLearning,Unschooling,Homeschooling,Public schools,ChildrenLaurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses that human beings are wired to learn. Everything that children do, at all times, ishttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2010/12/27/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-episode-4Parentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2010/12/27/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-episode-4/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2010/12/27/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-episode-4Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:30:00 GMTThe Free and Joyful Childhood #4Laurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses why it is critical that parents stand up to public schools or better yet, remove their children from them and unschool.00:15:00Laurie A CouturenoPublic school,Unschooling,School reform,Children,Alternative educationLaurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses why it is critical that parents stand up to public schools or better yet, remove thehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2010/12/12/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-episode-3Parentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2010/12/12/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-episode-3/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2010/12/12/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-episode-3Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:00:00 GMTThe Free and Joyful Childhood #3Laurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses why spanking is traumatic to children. 00:16:00Laurie A CouturenoCorporal Punishment,Child Abuse,Spanking,Attachment Parenting,TraumaLaurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses why spanking is traumatic to children.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2010/12/05/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-episode-2Parentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2010/12/05/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-episode-2/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2010/12/05/the-free-and-joyful-childhood-episode-2Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:00:00 GMTThe Free and Joyful Childhood #2Laurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses attachment parenting and unschooling books that should be on every parent's shelf and why the mental health field is unable to help children and families heal emotional, behavioral and learning problems in a lasting holistic way.00:16:00Laurie A CouturenoUnschooling,Attachment Parenting,Children,Parenting,Mental healthLaurie A. Couture, author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing, discusses attachment parenting and unschooling books that should be on every parent's shelf anhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2010/12/05/the-free-and-joyful-childhoodEducationhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2010/12/05/the-free-and-joyful-childhood/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/laurieacouture/2010/12/05/the-free-and-joyful-childhoodSun, 05 Dec 2010 04:00:00 GMTThe Free and Joyful ChildhoodPilot episode of author Laurie A. Couture's new radio show, The Free and Joyful Childhood. We discuss how children forced to remain virtually motionless for six hours per day without recess or physical activity are suffering. Those who are unable to endure the unnatural conditions are referred for a diagnosis of "ADHD" and subsequent psychiatric drugs.00:16:00Laurie A CouturenoUnschooling,Public school,ADHD,Children,Attachment parentingPilot episode of author Laurie A. Couture's new radio show, The Free and Joyful Childhood. We discuss how children forced to remain virtually motionless for six