Child Development & Social Skills

Podcast Episode 166: How School Start Times Could Be Hurting Your Teen’s Brain Development with Lisa Lewis
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Podcast Episode 166: How School Start Times Could Be Hurting Your Teen’s Brain Development with Lisa Lewis

Lack of sleep and school start times that are too early in the morning may be contributing to poor mental health and hurting our teen’s brain development. Learn more here.

Podcast Episode 161: The Power of Caring: Why Companies Should Value Caregivers More with Blessing Adesiyan
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Podcast Episode 161: The Power of Caring: Why Companies Should Value Caregivers More with Blessing Adesiyan

We discuss why the corporate world doesn’t understand how to effectively support employee caregivers, especially working moms, and what we can start doing now to make real change in the way society values care work.

Podcast Episode 158: 3 Types of Stories We Can Tell That Help Teach Our Kids with Sarah R. Moore
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Podcast Episode 158: 3 Types of Stories We Can Tell That Help Teach Our Kids with Sarah R. Moore

Using stories as a teaching tool is an effective way to help kids learn and remember information. Here are three different types of stories that can be helpful in your parenting arsenal.

Podcast Episode #155: How to NOT Raise an Asshole with Melinda Moyer
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Podcast Episode #155: How to NOT Raise an Asshole with Melinda Moyer

No matter where you live, or your religious or political views, the odds are good that most parents share one common goal…
we don’t want our kids to be A-holes.

We’ll share how contingent love can raise an a-hole and what you can do to raise your kids to be kind and compassionate.

Podcast Episode #149: How to Tackle Screen Time This School Year with Devorah Heitner
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Podcast Episode #149: How to Tackle Screen Time This School Year with Devorah Heitner

Feeling guilty about your kids screen time? We will erase the shame, teach you to focus on what matters most when it comes to limiting screen time, and how (and why!) to put your phone down!

Podcast Episode #142: Helping Our Kids Find the Positive and Be More Grateful
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Podcast Episode #142: Helping Our Kids Find the Positive and Be More Grateful

Finding the positive and being more grateful is a skill and it can take time to learn. Especially with our kids. But we can teach them how to find the positive and be more grateful. We have in this podcast episode, we have 4 easy things you can do to help your kids be more grateful.

Podcast Episode 137: What To Do When Your Kid Is Lying
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Podcast Episode 137: What To Do When Your Kid Is Lying

What should you do when your kid lies to you? Whenever your kid lies, you probably feel like you’re the only one. But kids tell lies for many reasons! We’ll share with you the most common reasons kids lie, what you can do to stop the lying, and to strengthen your relationship with your kid in the process.

Podcast Episode 135: How to Easily Teach Your Kids to Cook for the Entire Family with Katie Kimball
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Podcast Episode 135: How to Easily Teach Your Kids to Cook for the Entire Family with Katie Kimball

Wonder how to teach your kids to cook? We’ll tell you exactly when to start, how to best teach your kids to cook, and you’ll be surprised how quickly they will start to cook for the entire family!

Podcast Episode 132: Changing the Game in Education with Jerry Kolber
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Podcast Episode 132: Changing the Game in Education with Jerry Kolber

More than half of all students report they’re struggling to complete schoolwork. Why? For the most part, our educational system in the U.S. hasn’t changed over the past 200 years. One thing is for sure- one size doesn’t fit all for education!
Kids have different needs, both emotional and educational and that’s why we need to change the game in education.

How To Deal With Mean Friends At School
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How To Deal With Mean Friends At School

Mean kids. They’re everywhere.

Let’s face it. These kids who tease aren’t horrible human beings (although our mama bear senses want to say they are), they just lack social skills.

So if we want our kids to avoid these mean kids and seek out positive relationships, we as parents, need to teach them social skills.

Podcast Episode 053: How to Calm Down When You’re Stressed
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Podcast Episode 053: How to Calm Down When You’re Stressed

We all get into arguments with our kids that make us feel stressed and anxious. But how do we get out of that and move on to a solution with our kids? We give easy calm down strategies for your and your kids. You both will be able to cool down in no time flat!
These tips are perfect for parents and kids!

Podcast Episode 028: Why Don’t Our Kids Listen Anymore?
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Podcast Episode 028: Why Don’t Our Kids Listen Anymore?

Every day feels like a fight. Whether you ask your kids to pick up their shoes off the floor, to go get dressed for school, or simply to come join the family for dinner. It often feels like our kids simply don’t listen to us! But if we did just 3 simple things, we would see much different results.

Podcast Episode 61: How Logical Consequences are More Effective Than Punishments at Home
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Podcast Episode 61: How Logical Consequences are More Effective Than Punishments at Home

Too often, we fall into the trap of punishing our kids in the heat of the moment after something’s happened. But that hardly ever works. Here, we’ll discuss the difference between logical consequences and punishments, as well as how to make effective logical consequences that will have a positive impact on your discipline at home.

Podcast Episode 116: Six Coping Skills That Will Change Your Kids Lives
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Podcast Episode 116: Six Coping Skills That Will Change Your Kids Lives

Do you wonder how to teach good coping skills to your kids? We talk with Janine Halloran, LMHC, about everything parents should and shouldn’t do when learning and teaching good coping skills to kids.