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Your Toddler Is Doing Better Than You Think
Episode 454
We've been handed a story about toddlers. They're testing you. They're manipulating you. They're trying to win. And if you comfort them too much, you…
3 hours ago
There's No Such Thing as a Perfect Parent
Episode 453
When you lie awake at night, what do you replay? Not the hundred things you got right that day. Not the lunches, the drop-offs, the bedtime story you…
1 week ago
Kind and Firm: Hold a Boundary Without Losing Connection
Episode 452
We were told boundaries and connection sit on opposite ends of a dial. Slide toward strict and you get control but lose warmth. Slide toward gentle, …
2 weeks ago
Case Study: What If You're Already Enough?
Episode 451
Most of us carry a quiet belief that we have to be everything for our kids. If the other parent isn't showing up the way we wish they would, we tell …
3 weeks ago
Your Kid Doesn't Need Two Houses That Agree, They Need One That's Safe
Episode 450
We've all been told the same thing. Kids need consistency above everything else. The same rules, the same bedtime, the same consequences in every hom…
4 weeks ago
Rewards Are Punishments in Disguise
Episode 449
For years, I thought I was doing everything right. I had left the yelling behind. I praised my girls constantly; I made star charts. I was a trained …
1 month ago
Play Instead of Punishment
Episode 448
When your child is being hard, what is the first tool you reach for? A countdown. A consequence. A lecture. A raised voice. Almost every one of those…
1 month, 1 week ago
Your Neurodivergent Child Doesn’t Need a Different Parent
Episode 447
When Cammie's son began struggling with school, anxiety, and sensory challenges, she heard the same message so many parents hear: maybe he needed a d…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Your Child is Not Disrespectful, They Are Dysregulated.
Episode 446
For years, I believed that when my daughters pushed back, they were being defiant. Then one afternoon at the American Girl store, my youngest daughte…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Breaking the Cycle: How to Parent Differently Than You Were Parented (with Coach Tim)
Episode 445
If you've ever caught yourself saying the very words you swore you'd never say to your child, you're not alone. I've been there too. In this episode,…
2 months ago