Podcast Episodes

#266: Giving Children Time and Space to Wonder

Kim reflects on the beauty and importance of slow learning. He invites parents to protect and nurture a child’s natural tendency to wonder, observe, and inquire. Instead of immediately reaching for q…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

#265: Children's Big Feelings

In this episode, Kim John Payne explores how young children experience emotions as full-body states, rather than isolated feelings they can easily identify and name. He expresses concern about the mo…

Published on 5 months ago

#264: Another Way to Understand It

Kim offers a fresh perspective on childhood anger, inviting parents to view it as a natural attempt to restore emotional balance. Anger may surface when a child feels powerless, ignored, or overwhelm…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

#263: The Hidden Treasures of Previewing

In this episode, Kim expands on the idea of previewing as a key parenting tool that brings calm and predictability to family life. He describes two types of previews: larger ones that look ahead to t…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

#262: The Four "Its" of Problem Solving

Kim shares a simple yet powerful approach for when things are heading in a difficult direction with children. The process includes four steps: calm it down, work it out, put it right, and move it on.…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

#261: No. You Do It!

In this episode we hear how to help a child who insists on being helped do things they are perfectly capable of doing themselves, and how to support them in finding ways to problem solve and build gr…

Published on 6 months ago

#260: Bed Time Hostage Taking

In this episode we explore why children cling on to a parent at bedtime and refuse to sleep unless they mom/dad/caregiver is laying next to them. As always we hear about ways to help this tendency th…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

#259: Plan B - Helping Tweens & Teens Adjust

In this episode we explore how to help tween and teens develop a plan for when things go wrong and how to adjust in order to keep moving towards their goal.

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Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

#258: Getting Our Timing Right

In this episode we explore how to sense when the moment is right to give a simple day-to-day instruction, or to have one of “those” talks that every parent need to do from time to time.

📓 Discipline …

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

#257: Restraint Collapse After the School Day

In this episode we discuss the concept of restraint collapse and the need for decompression points to help children manage their stress. Kim also emphasizes the importance of setting up a predictable…

Published on 7 months ago