28: "Child Whisperer" Dr. Siggie Shares Solutions for Screentime, Communication, and Managing Emotions

The Primal Kitchen Podcast

Mark Sisson & Morgan Zanotti

Fitness, Entrepreneur, Sisson, Parenting, Health, Wellness, Weightloss, Primal, Paleo, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 717 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

This week, Morgan meets with the "Child Whisperer," Dr. Siggie Cohen. Growing up in Israel, Cohen's love of children and animals led her to be a natural caretaker from an early age. Her sensitivity to and awareness of complex emotions led her to study child development in the United States. Cohen now boasts over 30 years of experience as a counselor, helping countless grateful parents feel "more empowered and less guilty." Cohen deals with children of all ages, struggling with any number of issues, from sibling rivalry to setting boundaries, to struggling with the pressures of school. In this in-depth conversation, Dr Siggie talks on a myriad of tricky parenting subjects, from emotional regulation to parent dynamics, to problem-solving. No matter what the issue, Dr Siggie is here to help parents and children alike find solutions.

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0:00.0	My grandpa probably never asked my mom about emotions ever, not once.
0:04.4	So we're like, we need to ask all the time.
0:07.3	We need to know where they're at emotionally.
0:09.1	And these kids are like, it's too much.
0:13.5	Hey, everyone.
0:14.4	I'm Morgan, co-founder of Primal Kitchen and host to the Primal Kitchen podcast.
0:18.2	Today I'm super excited to be sitting down with Child Whisper, Dr. Sigi Cohen, who prefers to go by Sigi.
0:24.2	So I will give her the full doctor credit in the intro, and I'm going to call her SIGI for the rest of the episode.
0:29.6	For more than 35 years, she has worked extensively with thousands of children and families, known for her unparalleled depth of insight when it comes to working with children.
0:37.9	She has her own private practice and has developed an immense following on both Instagram and
0:42.2	TikTok with easy to follow videos filled with parenting tips and practical solutions to help both
0:47.4	parents and children live a primal life.
0:49.8	Today we'll be talking about balancing screen time, the overall positive parenting approach to help
0:54.6	raise a good human and not lose our minds as parents in the process.
0:58.7	Before we get into it, a brief reminder that any and all opinions and views shared by hosts
1:02.7	and guests on this podcast are the speaker zone and do not represent the view of Primal Kitchen
1:06.6	or its affiliates or parent company.
1:09.2	Hello, Siggy.
1:10.2	How are you?
1:11.4	I'm good.
1:12.1	Thank you, Morgan.
1:13.3	Good to be here.
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