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Raising the Child You Have

Episode #12 Talking with Children about Death

Talking to children about death is one of the hardest things a parent will ever need to do. This podcast conversation may help listeners begin to think about their thoughts  … Read more

Episode #11 From Guilt to Love – different children/different expectations

This topic started with a discussion of different expectations for each child and jumped into all the guilt of being fair and doing what’s right. Then, it wrapped it all  … Read more

Episode #10 New Year’s Resolutions for Parents? Not us!

Are you tempted to become a new and improved parent in 2016? Never yell? Infinite patience? Worry less? New Years resolutions get really complicated for parents – all those impossible  … Read more

Episode #9 Powerful Fearless Girls

Yes…girls are powerful fearless people! The girls in this episode are self-directed, embrace novelty and change, experience pure joy at mastery, are confident risk-takers and strongly internally motivated – and  … Read more

Episode #8 Part 1 The Big Unknown – growing & changing with each stage

Growing with your child takes parents into The Big Unknown. This episode is about all the things you can’t know living them for the first time. In your own time,  … Read more

Episode #8 Part 2 Mom Friends

This episode is about Mom Friends – finding them, knowing who’s really got your back, and your child’s, relying on them and more. Everyone needs to know there’s someone out  … Read more

Episode #7 Holiday Toys and Gifts

What will you buy? What will you avoid? What matters to you about gifts and gift giving? What matters to you about the stuff your child plays with? I’m asking  … Read more

Episode #6 Baby Blessings Wonders & Worries

Dads of newborns sharing their first-time experiences – wow…wish I bottle this! This episode will melt your heart and take you back to falling in love with your baby. It’s  … Read more

Episode #5 Testing and Button Pushing

As the onlooker and cheerleader for kid-power and for kids finding their own voice, I love it when children test, push buttons and catch you on the hook. It’s part  … Read more

Episode #4 Bribes, Negotiations & Other Desperate Measures

All parents do it…bribe, coax, plead, try anything to get kids to do what you want them to do. And it doesn’t work. Too often it just gives kids the  … Read more

Episode #3 My Way – Your Way- who’s writing this script?

This one was sooooooooooooo much fun…what happens when your kids have another “script” in mind? I adore all the deep thinking, three-steps-ahead-of-you kids and the parents raising them!!! At the  … Read more

Episode #2 How We Got The Name

Every action, every thought, every feeling is your child creating a self-portrait of who they are and what they need to grow. It’s up to us to see, hear and  … Read more

Episode #1 The Parenting Fishbowl: you got this!

The most watched, analyzed, scrutinized generation of parents ever…with more options, endless opinions judging every choice, and overwhelming emotions trying to get it right! No fear – you GOT this!  … Read more