Parenting

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 140: 3 Ways to Declutter This Summer (from a mom of 9) with Jennifer Roskamp
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Podcast Episode 140: 3 Ways to Declutter This Summer (from a mom of 9) with Jennifer Roskamp

Do you need to declutter, but have no idea how to declutter your home? If your home is overrun with stuff your family has accumulated, it’s time to take action and start decluttering. We have 3 easy ways you can declutter your home in less than 30 minutes.

Podcast Episode 139: Our Big Secret to Getting Your Family to do Chores Without Nagging
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Podcast Episode 139: Our Big Secret to Getting Your Family to do Chores Without Nagging

Do you feel like you can’t your family to do chores? Let alone get your kids to do chores? We all struggle with it. How do you get your kids (or anyone in your family) to do chores? We share our 4 surefire ways to get your family to do chores- without the hassle!

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.

Podcast Episode 130: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Self-Regulation with Dr. Mona Delahooke
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Podcast Episode 130: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Self-Regulation with Dr. Mona Delahooke

As parents, we’re taught to teach our kids how to self-regulate on their own. But did you know that often our kids need our help to calm down and that co-regulation can be far more effective in helping them do that? Let us tell you what we can we do as parents to nurture and build our kids’ ability to self-regulate.

Podcast Episode 129: 3 Easy Ways to Help Our Kids Calm Down When They’re Upset
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Podcast Episode 129: 3 Easy Ways to Help Our Kids Calm Down When They’re Upset

When kids have tantrums and meltdowns, it’s hard. We share 3 easy ways you can help your kids calm down when they’re upset. And as a bonus, these 3 strategies will work on kids of any age!

What To Say To Your Child When Friends Are Mean
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What To Say To Your Child When Friends 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
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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 86: Parenting on the Same Page with Amy McCready
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Podcast Episode 86: Parenting on the Same Page with Amy McCready

It’s hard enough when you are trying to pick a place to go out to eat and no one is on the same page, but when you and your partner or co-parent aren’t on the same page…it can be downright agonizing! We discuss with Amy how parents can identify what the real issue is causing their parenting struggles and how to best get on the same page and become a united front.

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 112: What is Social Justice Parenting?
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Podcast Episode 112: What is Social Justice Parenting?

When it comes to parenting, so many of us want to raise “good kids”. Kids who will be kind to others, who can problem solve, kids who truly understand and act out of compassion, and who understand inclusivity, justice, and equality. But there is often a space between raising “good kids” and raising pro-justice kids. That’s where the concept of Social Justice Parenting comes in.

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 #146: How to Parent Like a Spy with Christina Hillsberg
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Podcast Episode #146: How to Parent Like a Spy with Christina Hillsberg

Have you ever thought that being a parent should carry some training? How about spy training? I mean, who doesn’t want to learn how to parent like a spy? Meet Christina Hillsberg, former CIA agent and author who shares how her training as a spy has influenced her parenting with her 5 kids.

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.