Child Development & Social Skills

Podcast Episode 101: How to Talk with Your Kids to Build Motivation

Struggling to motivate your kids? In this episode, we’re joined by William R. Stixrud, Ph.D. & Ned Johnson – the dynamic duo behind The Self-Driven Child and What Do You Say?: Talking with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home – to discuss how to talk with our kids to build motivation.

Podcast Episode 100: It’s Our 100th Episode!

It’s our 100th episode and we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than with YOU! Several of our listeners join us live for No Guilt Mom trivia, discuss our favorite episodes and hear some stories from behind-the-scenes.

Podcast Episode 98: Talking about the Birds and the Bees with Brittany McBride

Why do so many of us feel a little squeamish when we even think about talking with our kids about sex? But it doesn’t need to and we have the answers.

Child Development & Social Skills | Family Dynamics & Relationships | No Guilt Mom Podcast | Parenting | Positive Discipline

Podcast Episode 97: 7 Ways to get RESPECT in your home

Do you feel like your kids don’t respect you? They talk back, won’t listen when you ask them to do chores, the list goes on. As kids, many of us were taught a generation ago to simply listen to and follow adults. We give you 7 simple ways to get RESPECT in your home!

Child Development & Social Skills | No Guilt Mom Podcast | Parenting | Self-Care & Mental Health

Podcast Episode 96: Using Humor (& your Embarrassing stories) to make friends with Joanne Jarrett

How do you make friends as an adult? It’s so scary to walk into a room where you know practically no one. We share how you can use humor to make friends.

Child Development & Social Skills | No Guilt Mom Podcast | Parenting

Podcast Episode 95: Listener Questions: How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex

How do you talk to kids about sex? Where do babies come from? When should you talk to your kids about sex? We share the best way to talk to your kids about sex & answer these questions with your kids.

Child Development & Social Skills | Family Dynamics & Relationships | No Guilt Mom Podcast | Parenting | Parenting

Podcast Episode 92: How to Parent for the Long Haul with Julie Lythcott-Haims

When we focus on making things easier in the short term, we deprive our kids of the skills they need for the long haul. Julie Lythcott-Haims shares with us how we can support our kids to become self-sufficient adults.

Child Development & Social Skills | Family Dynamics & Relationships | No Guilt Mom Podcast | Parenting | Parenting

Podcast Episode 87: Listener Questions: Bedtime Routines and Sibling Fights

Having trouble with bedtime routines and sibling fights? In this episode we talk about the difficulties of getting 3 kids (all under 6 years old!) in bed at night and how to not get caught in the middle of every fight- especially ones that involve the TV remote!

Child Development & Social Skills | Kid Behavior | No Guilt Mom Podcast | Parenting | Parenting

Podcast Episode 83: Helping Kids Make and Keep Friends

Kids often don’t understand all the ins and outs of social relationships and friendships. And if your kids are quiet, shy, or have difficulties understanding social norms, friendships can be a HUGE challenge for them. The book Me & My Friendships was written specifically for kids ages 6-10 years old and is as easy and fun read! Kids will learn everything they need to know to make and keep friends, which is essential for social emotional development!

Child Development & Social Skills | Family Dynamics & Relationships | No Guilt Mom Podcast | Parenting | Parenting

Podcast Episode 82: Do Your Kids Have the Life Skills They Need?

As parents, we can get so caught up in school/grades, sports, and so on, that we forget to teach our kids the basics. The life skills they need before launching into the world!

When Kids Are Mean

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

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!

Child Development & Social Skills | Family Dynamics & Relationships | No Guilt Mom Podcast | Parenting | Parenting

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 176: How to Stop the Yelling

Want to stop yelling at home? You’re not alone. Some of us grew up in ultra loud households where raised voices were just the normal…

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

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.