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Be Solid Learning
by Bridget Barrus, LMSW
You love your kids. You want to raise good humans. And some days, you still find yourself standing in the kitchen wondering, “What in the world am I supposed to do with THIS?” The Be Solid Learning Podcast is practical help for parents raising kids ages 4–18: real conversations about building capable kids, stronger relationships, and families that grow through the everyday stuff. Hosted by Bridget Barrus, LMSW, a school counselor, social worker, longtime family advocate, and mom of a big family, the show brings together child development, professional experience, and a whole lot of real life. Because understanding what kids need is one thing. Figuring out what that looks like when someone is melting down, shutting down, talking back, giving up, blaming everyone else, or missing a shoe when you needed to leave five minutes ago? That’s where things get interesting. This isn’t about perfect parenting. And it isn’t about memorizing the “right” thing to say in every sit
Episodes
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Be Solid in 10: Are You Solving Problems Your Child Needs to Solve?
What if helping your child too much is actually making you more necessary? As parents, we're good at solving problems. We remember, remind, organize, fix, step in, and smooth things over—usually because we love our kids and genuinely want to help. But there's a catch: We want capable kids, and...
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Be Solid in 10: Good, Hard, Need — Three Questions for Better Family Conversations
What if five minutes and three simple questions could help you know a little more about what's actually happening in your child's world? In our first Be Solid in 10, Bridget shares a simple family check-in you can try tonight: What was good? What was hard? What do you need tomorrow? Good. Hard....
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Why Families Need More Than Good Intentions
We all want to raise kids who are kind, capable, responsible, resilient, and able to handle real life. But here's the question: How exactly do kids develop those things? In the first episode of the Be Solid Learning Podcast, Bridget Barrus explores the gap between the things we hope our children...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
You love your kids. You want to raise good humans. And some days, you still find yourself standing in the kitchen wondering, “What in the world am I supposed to do with THIS?”
The Be Solid Learning Podcast is practical help for parents raising kids ages 4–18: real conversations about building capable kids, stronger relationships, and families that grow through the everyday stuff.
Hosted by Bridget Barrus, LMSW, a school counselor, social worker, longtime family advocate, and mom of a big family, the show brings together child development, professional experience, and a whole lot of real life. Because understanding what kids need is one thing. Figuring out what that looks like when someone is melting down, shutting down, talking back, giving up, blaming everyone else, or missing a shoe when you needed to leave five minutes ago? That’s where things get interesting.
This isn’t about perfect parenting. And it isn’t about memorizing the “right” thing to say in every sit
HOSTED BY
Bridget Barrus, LMSW
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