parenting

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 126: How to Handle Your Kids Next Meltdown with Kim Hopkins, LICSW
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Podcast Episode 126: How to Handle Your Kids Next Meltdown with Kim Hopkins, LICSW

We often mislabel our kids’ motivations for bad behavior as something done for attention, when often, it’s a matter of our kids simply missing skills. Here we share how to handle your kids next meltdown and how to find the true cause of their concerns.

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

Podcast Episode 88: Second Child Thoughts: What Changes When 1 Becomes 2 with Lynn Berger
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Podcast Episode 88: Second Child Thoughts: What Changes When 1 Becomes 2 with Lynn Berger

So many moms worry about whether or not we are giving enough attention to our kids, especially when they outnumber you! We feel guilty for spending what may seem like a lot of time with one child and not enough with the other.
Are we really giving some of our kids (often the younger ones) the raw end of the deal? Nope, we’re doing our best.

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 #19: How to Raise an Empathetic Kid
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Podcast Episode #19: How to Raise an Empathetic Kid

2020 has been a never ending source of stress for many of us. And when we are stressed, empathy is difficult to muster. What does that mean for our kids? Dr. Michele Borba, an educational psychologist , author and parenting expert shares simple things we can do to raise an empathetic kid in an all-about-me world.