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Art Creativity & Wellbeing — 549 episodes

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486: "What did worrying ever do for me?" Days of Creation 2026, Part 7/12

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485: "This is what it would look like if everybody just felt safe," with Kathryn Nicolai

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484: How Is This Thing That Sucks a Gift?

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483: "Pleasure is a birthright," with Violist and Pleasure Activist Meena Bhasin

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Greetings from 1987!

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482: Flushing the Cocaine Down the Sink, Days of Creation 2026, Part 5/12

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481: "Living meaningful lives" with the whole wonderful Rebels for Peace Leadership Team

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480: "We've all had to overcome something to be who we are," with Rebel for Peace Melina Navarrete

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Your Very Own Island - Monday's Workshop!

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479: "We need to stop separating ourselves from each other" with Rebel for Peace Devlin Chestang

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478: Love, Community, Trust. Days of Creation 2026, Part 4/12

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477: "Love yourself. That's how you create something magnificent," with Rebels for Peace Executive Director Prince Jimmar

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476: "Your reality is whatever YOU make it," with Rebel for Peace Logan Griggs-Mitchell

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475: Verbs to help us reclaim and reconnect with ourselves

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474: The Fluffy Seedheads of Potential, Days of Creation 2026, Part 3/12

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473: Aliveness, Part 4

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472: Aliveness, Part 3

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471.5: Maine Camp Retreat Announcement!

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471: Aliveness, Part 2

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470: What makes you feel alive?

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Choosing How I Show Up for My Body: Days of Creation 2026, Part 2/12

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468: "The world speaks to us. Are we open to being part of that conversation?" with Ancient Historian Alnoor Dhanani

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467: Our Brains and Us, with Life Coach Sarah Juniper

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466: Cultivating a Positive Money Mindset, Part 4

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465: "Leadership looks a lot like loving people" with Chief of Police Cara Rossi

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464.5: How did January turn out? Days of Creation 2026, Part 1/12

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464: Cultivating a Positive Money Mindset, Part 3

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463: Cultivating a Positive Money Mindset, Part 2

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462: Cultivating a Positive Money Mindset, Part 1

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461: Three Questions for a Great 2026

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460: A Playful Quickie Self-Care Practice and A Fun Way to Create 2026!

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459: What does it take for you to allow ease into your life?… Quickie Self-Care Practice #5

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438: Keep this in mind when you're bumping up against other humans: Quickie Self Care Practice #4

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437: What's the best thing that happened today? Quickie Self-Care Practice #3

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456: A Creative Win, Quickie Self Care Practice #2

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455: Notice One Need, Quickie Self Care Practice #1

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Taking you into the backstory of my art (and as it turns out, this last year of my life)

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454: Kay's Universal Laws of Human Dynamics, and where they might come in handy in your life

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453: Place the Big Rocks First, or, Prioritizing for a Happy Life

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452: A Mindset Tool that brings freedom through awareness

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451: A Mindset Tool that goes BIG!

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450: The Amplifier, a most helpful Mindset Tool that I still utilize lots today!

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449: Minding My Own Business (Our First "Lost" Tools Chat)

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448: Periods. Not commas. : )

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447: A Joyful Update! Also what's in store, and an exhilarating, vulnerable share from my heart (a.k.a. chapter of my forthcoming book)

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446: Negative Thoughts are Opportunites for Growth, a useful Mindset Tool

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445: Charting a Life Path with Jeff Lamb

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Breaking out of systems and daring to dream

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The Taste of Freedom

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444: Finances for Creative People with Profit First author Mike Michalowicz

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443: Trusting Evidence Over Thoughts, an enlightening Mindset Tool

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442: "Choice is where your power always lies."

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441.5: How to change a system you don't like

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The Midline: A mindset tool for challenging times

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S4E1: Important words that I wish to give you today

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440: Published Authors Roundtable with Janine Halloran and Gail Clanton!

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S3E10: My first 5-figure art commission! Taking you into how it came about

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S3E9: Aligning Creativity with Our Values

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S3E8: Creative Partners in Crime

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439: How it feels to be a millionaire

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438: A conversation about a helpful mindset tool

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437: On communication and growth with Speech & Language Pathologist Dr. Katrina Miller

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Happy April! What are you creating?

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Bonus: Who you'll be hearing from soon!

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Happy March!

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Happy February!

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436: Love at the heart of every relationship… Wrapping up our study of The Relationship Handbook

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Trusting Evidence Over Thoughts

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435: Intimacy and commitment and people, oh my!… Part 6 of our study of The Relationship Handbook

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The Law of the Universe

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434: Never too late… Part 5 of our study of The Relationship Handbook

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433: People and thought systems… Part 4 of our study of The Relationship Handbook

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We Are Not Our Thoughts

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432: The Nature of Change… Part 3 of our study of The Relationship Handbook!

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You can't make this stuff up.. Take 2!

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431: What we focus on grows… Part 2 of our study of The Relationship Handbook!

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430: What are feelings and what is their job? The first two chapters of our book read!

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Our autumn curriculum!

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429: "Being able to choose".. Speaking with Artist Priya Gore

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428: Feel Good First

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427: On on Skipper Mike and AQP Lottie!

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426: On on Mark!

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425: On on Ronaldo!

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424: On on Lisa and Andrew!

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423: On on Charlie and Joe!

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422: On on Brian and Kate!

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421: "Pursuing big dreams and goals"

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420: "Course-correcting toward a clear destination"

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419: "This is really a memoir about someone's transformation"

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418: "Someone who just doesn't let you stay in any story"

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417: What I learned about myself on my very first BOOK TOUR!!

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416: "Do you know right from wrong?" with Artist and Coach Tom Mattox

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415: It was fun while it lasted

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414: Being a lighthouse with Forest Therapy Coach and Author Monique Giroux

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413: The most important tool in my inner toolkit

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412: Enjoying the Adventure with Gary Marcus Judge

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411: The day I decided to live

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410: “Free and in flow” with Brian Bogert

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409: Let's create a great year!

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408: Sharing a special new show, Where in the World is Andrew Moss?

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407: Supporting Others by SEEING Them with Frederick Buskey

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406: Supporting Kids in Building Their Life How They Want It

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What we can do to help in times of challenge

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405: What happened when I got hacked this week!

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404: Feeling safe while exploring the world.. What I learned on my 3-week solo hike across England

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Are we having FUN yet? You're invited to our virtual retreat focused on this super interesting topic!

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403: Was I homesick? How was reentry? More GREAT questions I've been asked after my cross-UK trek!

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402: Some of the GREAT questions I have been asked about my cross-UK hike!

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401: The people who made my 3-week solo-hike across northern Englad super special!

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400: Taking you into my solo hike across northern England!

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399: Coming from a place of "total love and care for ourselves" with Coach Andrew Moss

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Live Event: What I learned about myself solo-crossing England on foot!

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398: Let's get neurospicy with Elaine Taylor-Klaus

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397: "A GPS Navigation system inside of us" - Talking with Coach Nicole Gallucci

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396: What makes a healthy community?

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395: Two ways to overcome obstacles

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394: "Letting go of the outcome" – Cohosts Reflecting on our Virtual Retreat

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393: Beautiful and Terrifying… The power of story with author and adventurer Nick Jubber

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392: The Rebranding of ADHD

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391: How to break free (of the trap that you originally set up around yourself for safety)

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390: "My body speaks to me and if I don't listen it screams" – Going deep with connection coach Elise Knox

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389: Doing “what gives you joy“ with solo trekker Katherine Leamy

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388: Building your life how YOU really want it

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387: Beyond bias with David Rue, creator of Biddy's Stories

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386: When bad things happen

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385: Creating, with muralist Micaela Levesque

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384: "Well, Kay, how do you want to feel in a year?"

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383: The tyranny of being loved

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382: My word of the year (finally : )

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381: A person's true worth, with Liz Powers

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380: Play equals Intuition equals Spirituality, with artist and mentor Peleg Top

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379: An Announcement

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378: "Selfish Generosity" with Garrison Cohen

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377: Beyond "being overworked and not knowing how to stop"

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376: How you are living your life, with author and teacher Shane Trotter

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375: “I need to have fun. Otherwise, what’s the frigging point?” with Zovig Garboushian

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374: "How do you want your kids to remember you?"

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373: Quotes and poetry from last week's guests!

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372: "How do we find our inner melody when we've got a garage band in our head all the time?"

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371.5: Feed drop from Janine Halloran‘s wonderful podcast!

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371: What do coaches do all day?

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370: All you need is…

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369: Not Play…

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368: Not exhilaration…

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367: Not creativity but…

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366: A world where you can be anything

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365: "What DOES matter to me?" Talking with Shari Medini of Adore Them Parenting today!

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364: "ADHD is kind of a superpower" with Janine Halloran, Mom, Best-selling Author, and LMHC

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363: “ I wasn’t bad inside. But bad kids rarely are." Talking with WAPO Parent Columnist Meghan Leahey

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362: What's next?

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361: "ADHD is not a result of parenting" – talking with pediatric occupational therapist Holly Peretz today!

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360.5: Pandemic survivor's guilt

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360: "This is all a massive unplanned adventure"… Handling life's challenges, with Julie Lythcott-Haims

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359: Setting kids up for an addiction-free life with NYT best-selling author and Mom Jessica Lahey

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358: Handling tantrums – especially when we parents say "no"

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357: What does your heart long for?

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356: The consequences of pushing ourselves too far - Talking with educator Sarah Scheldt M.Ed. today!

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355: Five ways to help you keep going right now

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354: Goals and Words and a "kind 2021"

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353.5: What your child needs from you today

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353: Challenges with reading, ADHD meds, kids trying their best, and more: Ask the child development expert

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352: The truth about parenting and special needs – talking with parenting author Sally Wagter and her husband, WTOO returning champion Erik Wagter

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351: "In 25 years, what will matter to me?" My conversation with Katherine Reynolds Lewis

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350.5 An Announcement (and FAQs about that Announcement)

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350: "Letting go of what others think" with Debbie Reber of TiLT Parenting

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349: Kindergarten Evals, Parent-Teacher-Conferences, and Lessons I learned from being hospitalized last week

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348: How to be the parent your kids need right now

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347 Part 2: A parent’s guide to the dangers of "using history to fit our narrative"

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347 Part 1: Five ways societies fail… or succeed

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346: A Key Mindset Tool for Crisis Parenting

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345.5: September School Successes!

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345: How to feel in control with Mom, Author, and School Counselor Phyllis Fagell, LCPC

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344: The Secret Fears of a Child Development Expert

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343: Basics Bootcamp Part 1, and State of the Podcast

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342: How to have "a daily practice of choice." Talking with Mariela Ortiz of the Mommy Matters Summit

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341: Three Keys to Success for parenting in the age of the pandemic

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340: Navigating "Modern manners for Moms and Dads" with Evie Granville and Sarah Davis

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Announcing the FREE Pandemic Back-To-School Challenge!

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339: How to keep going in this pandemic with Shannon Connery, PhD

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338: When they don't want to wear clothes; square one with sharing; talking about death with kids; when they push each other's buttons just for fun – it's a Q&A today!

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337: Addressing our own burnout, AND beloved parenting author Audrey Monke is my guest today!

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336: Listener Q&A – Sibling jealousy and Adoption

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335: Why bother

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334: How to raise anti-racist kids

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333.5: When you feel small, helpless, and afraid, listen to this.

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333: How are you holding up? 3 ways to keep going

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332: Helping your child through the pandemic, with special needs preschool teacher Tricia Tomaso

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331: How to handle your child's rage

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330: What should kids be learning during the pandemic?

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329.5: What is working right now in getting you through this pandemic

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329: "How do I say "no" to my child's physical aggression without losing my calm?"

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328: "What should I do with my stimulus check?" – Money Expert Raeshal Solomon joins me today!

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327: Can I train my child to play independently?

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326: Get good behavior from your child even during the coronavirus outbreak, with Dr. Heather Maguire

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325: Your most important asset in times of trouble

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324: Why your child's behavior may be worse now than usual, and what to do about it, with Janine Halloran, LMHC

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OkayCon 2020 FREE Virtual Summit starts tomorrow : )

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323: 32 Ways to occupy stuck-at-home kids (organized by amount of adult input!)

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322 Coronavirus anxiety, and How to regulate screen time (new ninja tactic!)

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321: What is actually helpful for little kids when it comes to learning and technology? – My conversation with parents, teachers and authors Matt Miles and Joe Clement

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320.5 Fourteen things you can do to address coronavirus with your family

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320: Kids and tech: what you need to know

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319.5: Why are kids so clingy? 5 case studies to help you handle your clingy child

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319: A parent manifesto, a WTOO-approved show for kids, and more in today's Parenting News Roundup!

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318: Parenting-Style Smackdown

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317: What kids need today with guests Dr. Rob Reiher and Wayne Yercha of the Live Above the Noise podcast

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316: Beliefs create reality. So, what do you believe?

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For All Moms, A New Podcast from Audioboom

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315: Drugging boys, and self-worth – first-ever Parenting News Roundup

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314: Boundaries with Grandparents

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313: The challenges of feeling worthy while raising little kids

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How to get what you want out of life | Podcast Episode 312

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Controlling behavior, consequences, and connection with your young child | Podcast Episode 311

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When your little asks HUGE questions | Podcast Episode 310

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Where life takes you, with Sunny Gault, mom and creator of the Parents On Demand podcast network | Podcast Episode 309

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"It's the middle of the night and my child is awake. What do I do?" | Podcast Episode 308

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How to stop school from screwing up your child, part 4 | Podcast Episode 307

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The right age for soccer | Three-year-old tantrums!! | Night Terrors | Disrespect | A Q&A for Episode 306!

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How to have best Thanksgiving Day ever | Bonus Podcast Episode

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Are academics good for young children? Podcast Episode 305

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How to stop school from screwing up your young child, Part 3 | Podcast Episode 304

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"What we resist persists": Talking with Mindful Mama, Hunter Clarke-Fields | Podcast Episode 303

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Why does my young child talk about killing and death? | Podcast Episode 302

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301: How to Not Let School Screw Up Your Child, Part 2 | Podcast Episode 301

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Episode 300 Extravaganza!

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Is it ADHD or normal behavior? Podcast Episode 299

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298: How to Stop School from Screwing Up Your Kid, Part 1 | Podcast Episode 298

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How to handle your child's tantrums and bad behavior: Bonus Podcast Episode

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Talking with Biz Ellis and Theresa Thorn of One Bad Mother! | Podcast Episode 297

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When your child embarrasses you in public | Podcast Episode 296

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10 Ways to alleviate anxiety | Podcast Episode 295

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What America's messed-up healthcare system means for your family, with An Arm and a Leg Podcast host Dan Weissmann | Podcast Episode 294

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4 Ways to start the school year off right | Podcast Episode 293

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How do young children learn? | Podcast Episode 292

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"Who we are as children never goes away;" speaking with Anna Seewald of Authentic Parenting | Podcast Episode 291

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5 Ways to help your child feel safe (amidst news reports on gun violence) Bonus Podcast Episode 290.5

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Let's wreck this podcast! Episode 290

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Your (supremely important) role in your child's (formal) education | Podcast Episode 289

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"I didn't feel like I had control over the direction our family was going." A conversation with Jen, Mom of 2 and Ninja Parenting Community member | Podcast Episode 288

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How to Help Kids Get Along: Masterclass | Podcast Episode 287

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A Roadmap to Responsibility and Independence: Podcast Bonus Episode!

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What does – and doesn't – matter in a child's learning | Podcast Episode 286

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Raising boys who are empowered, and not jerks: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Reichert | Podcast Episode 285

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True or False: There is no way to teach social skills | Podcast Episode 284

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Human development for grown-ups | Podcast Episode 283

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Get "comfortable being uncomfortable": Speaking with authors and world travelers Emily Orton and Erik Orton! Podcast Episode 282

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Use this untapped force for learning | Podcast Episode 281

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Where is my child, developmentally? | Podcast Episode 280

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"I'm the pickiest eater you ever met": Speaking with coach Jacky Lamenzo | Podcast Episode 279

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What to do when you've got a picky eater | Podcast Episode 278

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Where and when does a child's education begin? | Podcast Episode 277

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Exploring the natural rhythms of our daily lives with guest Meagan Wilson | Podcast Episode 276

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4 ways to help your child make friends | Podcast Episode 275

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When Your Spouse is Not On Board | Podcast Episode 274

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Actual, real happy families with returning champion Audrey Monke today, plus new "Parenting News" segment! Podcast episode 273

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How to get quality childcare: A masterclass | Podcast Episode 272

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3 Ways your mindset works either for – or against – your kids' success | Podcast Episode 271

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Creativity: crucial for all ages. My conversation with Dan Blank (rebroadcast) | Podcast Episode 270

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Why does my child ask the same questions over and over? | Podcast Episode 269

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Want successful kids? They'll need this. | Podcast Episode 268

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Your questions – about dealing with intolerance, surviving crummy daycare, shoe-throwing, and more – answered with veteran preschool teacher Tricia Tomaso | Episode 267

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4 Ways Kids Aren't Like Submarines – The problem with Zero Tolerance | Podcast Episode 266

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I need your help (quick question)

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How do my relationships with other grown-ups affect my kiddos? | Podcast Episode 265

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A glimpse into your child's future with guest Blake Boles of Unschool Adventures | Podcast Episode 264

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How our life choices affect our kids' success | Podcast Episode 262

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Emotional health for us and our kids: Author Maureen Healy joins us today! Podcast Episode 261

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4 ways to guard yourself and your kids from toxic people: Podcast Episode 260

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Why is clarity so important for parents? Podcast Episode 259

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Ringing in the new year with success stories! Podcast episode 258

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Three ways to deal with the gimmes | Podcast episode 257

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"When they misbehave the most, that's when they need us the most." Speaking with Dr. Laura Markham for podcast episode 255!

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Should I make my kids do chores? | Podcast episode 256

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"Is it shyness or bad manners?" 12 Ways to handle your child's stranger anxiety | Podcast Episode 254

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3 Ways for you to be less stressed | Podcast episode 253

276

Five Ways to Keep kids happy on Thanksgiving day | BONUS Episode 252.5

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In praise of positive discipline | What the American Academy of Pediatrics thinks about spanking | Podcast episode 252

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How to keep your child from running off at the playground | Podcast Episode 251

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Is my parenting style helping or hurting? | Podcast Episode 250

280

Combating Fear: A Conversation with Mom, Quilter, and Fighter for Justice Cathleen Dinsmore | Podcast Episode 249

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Ask the child development experts! Your questions answered on today's Your Child Explained Episode | Podcast Episode 248

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Raise successful, fulfilled kids by avoiding this big mistake | Podcast Episode 247

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What Gets Us Through Tough Times: Talking with Diane Hessan, Mom, Entrepreneur, and Columnist | Podcast Episode 246

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When to potty train, How to potty train? Podcast Episode 245

285

Corporal Punishment in Schools: Why is this still a thing? Podcast episode 244

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How to raise trustworthy kids – Talking with Dad and Author Jonathan Greene (Podcast Episode 243)

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3 Ways to help young children through trauma: Podcast Episode 242, a Your Child Explained episode

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Bonus: Why you should join the FREE 5-Day Streamline Your Mornings Challenge

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What part do goals and milestones play in your child's education? Podcast episode 241

290

A parent's role in education: 3 critical actions to take so your child can thrive (Podcast Episode 240)

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Handling school and childcare problems with 3 key steps (Podcast Episode 239)

292

"Is my child ready?" – 3 ways to know if your child is ready for back-to-school (Podcast Episode 238)

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How do we handle big parental pressures? Talking with KJ Dell'Antonia, author of the forthcoming book How to be a Happier Parent (podcast episode 237)

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What are your back-to-school challenges? (Bonus podcast episode)

295

Troubleshooting Family Weeknights: Part 5 of our series on how to have good weeknights (Podcast Episode 236)

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When you are fed up of weeknights with kids altogether: Part 4 of our series on making weeknights good (podcast episode 235)

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234: Start weeknights off right: Part 3 of the Tame the Weeknight Chaos series (Podcast Episode 234)

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"There's just not enough time to do everything" – Part 2 of the Taming Weeknight Chaos Series! (Podcast Episode 233)

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WHY are weeknights with kids so tough? Taming Weeknight Chaos Part 1 (Podcast Episode 232)

300

On Keeping Your Child Safe (Podcast Episode 231)

301

How we parents can stop feeling anxious, with author and dad Charlie Hoehn (Podcast Episode 230)

302

Are Timeouts Effective Discipline? A Your Child Explained Episode (Podcast Episode 229)

303

Four Books Every Parent Must Read (Podcast Episode 228)

304

A whole bunch of tools for parenting and happy family time: Bonus Podcast Episode

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227: Integrate Family and Work with Mom and Author Shannon Miles (Podcast Episode 227)

306

Can tablet use cause behavior problems? A Your Child Explained Episode (podcast episode 226)

307

Firmness or Flexibility: which is more important in parenting? (Podcast Episode 225)

308

Give Your Child the Magic of Summer: A Conversation with Summer Camp Director/Sunshine Parenting Podcast Host Audrey Monke (Podcast Episode 224)

309

Is Spanking Ever Okay? A Your Child Explained Episode (Podcast Episode 223)

310

Top 5 Things Every Parent Should Know about Money (Podcast Episode 222)

311

How to become financially free, with Dad and Certified Financial Planner Steven Taylor of coltfinancial.org (Podcast Episode 221)

312

To bribe… or not to bribe? A Your Child Explained Episode (Podcast Episode 220)

313

The 2 Most Dangerous Words in a Parent's Vocabulary (Podcast Episode 219)

314

Boring Books are Dangerous – A Conversation with Ashia Ray of booksforlittles.com (Podcast Episode 218)

315

Helping your child understand money – A Your Child Explained Episode (podcast episode 217)

316

What's it REALLY cost to raise a child today? – Podcast Episode 216

317

Teaching our kids how to stay out of debt – A Conversation with mylittlebanker.com's Raeshal Solomon (Podcast Episode 215)

318

A Counterintuitive Positive Discipline Ninja Tactic for Today's Your Child Explained Episode (Podcast Episode 214)

319

213: The 3 Secrets of Happy Parenting

320

212: What a kid's behavior tells us – A Conversation with Early Childhood Professors Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky (2017 Favorite)

321

Bonus: Why You Should Join the FREE Friendly Mirror 5-Day Challenge

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Episode 211: How to Beat the Winter Blahs – A Your Child Explained Episode

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210: For Us Parents, a Choice that Really Matters

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209: Surviving Your Child's Toddlerhood – A Conversation with Heather Spohr of the "The Spohrs are Multiplying" Blog

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208: Policy vs Reality – Handling Preschool Aggression - A Your Child Explained Episode

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207: Glass Balls and Rubber Balls: The Annual WTOO Goals Episode

327

206: Lessons from 2017 + WTOO Changes for 2018

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205: Listener (and Karen's) Favorite Episodes So Far

329

204: Burned out? So am I. Here's what to do. (A Your Child Explained Episode for Part 3 of the 2017 Holiday Survival Guide)

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203: How to "remember the good" at this time of year with Parenting Expert + Returning Champion KJ Dell'Antonia – Holiday Survival Guide Part 2

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Bonus: Why listeners are joining the FREE 5-Day Handle the Holidays Challenge (and a little story about Burnout)

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202: A Parent Ninja Tactic to Help You Enjoy The Holidays – Part 1 in this year's WTOO Annual Holiday Parenting Survival Guide

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201: Helping Kids Manage Even The Biggest Feelings – A Your Child Explained Conversation With Mental Health Counselor Janine Halloran

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200: Understanding Where We Come From and How We Got Here – A Conversation with Mom and Biographer Nicola Davison

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199: Three Reasons to Encourage Kids' Dreams

336

Bonus: Join the Streamline Your Whole Life 21-Day Challenge!

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198: Two Key Tactics for Handling Tough Times – a Your Child Explained Episode

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197: Making Parenting Problems Disappear with The Family Coach, Dr. Catherine Pearlman

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196: Four Steps to Make Your Children Resistant to Sexual Abuse

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195: What to do about endless whining and when they waste food – a Parent-Coaching Call for today's Your Child Explained Episode

341

194: "I didn't have a lot of empathy until I became a mom" – NYT Bestselling Author Joshilyn Jackson is my guest today!

342

Bonus: A New Way to Survive the Social Stuff

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193: How to handle stuff that makes us squirm

344

192: How to diminish your child's bad behavior – A Your Child Explained Episode

345

191: Helping your kids cope with their fears, and also fostering empathy with avocados – A Conversation with Current Teen & Former Child Jason Kolp

346

#MeToo – Surviving and/or helping your child survive sexual abuse and harassment

347

190: Guns and Your Young Child

348

189: Making the Impossible Possible – A Your Child Explained Episode

349

188: How to thrive in a time of challenges and joys – Dad and 21st Century Creative podcast host Mark McGuinness is my guest today!

350

187: Three Ways to Work with Your Child's Teachers (even in contentious situations)

351

186: When you are just. So. Worried. – A Your Child Explained Episode

352

185: "What is your own heart telling you" about your child's education? A conversation with Mom, Blogger, and Teacher Nicole Olson

353

Bonus: How Children Learn to Read

354

184: Three Steps to Handling Homework Woes – Part 2 of the Back-to-School Guide

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183: How Your Attitude about Youth Sports Affects Your Child (A Your Child Explained Episode)

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182: How to Advocate for Your Child Medically, Socially, and Educationally

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181: "I feel like I'm about to toss my daughter to the wolves

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180: The Dangers of Overscheduling – A Your Child Explained Episode

359

Why you need to join the Streamline Your Mornings Free 5-Day Challenge

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179: How to Be a Parent AND a Creative Person (and also help your child be creative)

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178: Three steps to more responsible kids

362

177: Ever Tempted to Spank Your Child? Here's Something that Works Better. (A Your Child Explained Episode)

363

Bonus: Building a World Without Racism or 4 Ways to Be Sure Your Children Aren't "Contributing to the Racism that is Hurting So Many"

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176: On Interracial Marriage and Parenting – A Conversation with Poets and Actors Ingrid Alli and Hamilton Graziano

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175: "How can I get my kids to listen to me the FIRST time I ask?"

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174: Feeling Responsible for Our Kids' Bad Behavior, The Dreaded "No!" and Other Tough Parenting Conundrums in this Your Child Explained Episode

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173: How to Create The Life You Want – A Conversation with Mom and Farmer PJ Jonas

368

172: Parent Success Stories!

369

171: When Your Kids Only Want Snacks – A Listener Q&A for this Your Child Explained episode

370

170: Kids and Food – A Conversation with Mom and Author Jeannie Marshall (Rebroadcast)

371

169: When Siblings Attack – Stopping The Rivalry (Rebroadcast)

372

168: Give Your Child the Keys to the Kingdom – A Your Child Explained Episode (Rebroadcast)

373

167: How to Have Happier and More Engaged Kids – An Interview With Nursery School Owner Tanya Trainor (Rebroadcast)

374

166: Tell Don't Ask – A Ninja Tactic That Really Works

375

165: When Kids Want the Same Stuff Again and Again (and Again…) – A Your Child Explained Episode

376

164: Turning Parenting Mistakes Into Successes – Karen is the guest in today's Guest Episode!

377

163: Change what your kiddos play with, get happier kids!

378

162: When Praise Is Harmful to Children – A Your Child Explained Episode

379

161: How Children Reach Their Potential – A Conversation with Educator Nicole Gardner

380

Podcast Episode 160: Kids and Conflicts; How to Help – Part 3 in the Open-Ended Play Series

381

Bonus: when kids want one spouse and not the other; and handling excessively dramatic children

382

Podcast Episode 159: A New Ninja Tactic for this Your Child Explained Episode

383

Podcast Episode 158: "Recess is a Right" – Speaking with Medical Ethicist Dr. Arthur Caplan about things that affect our children's lives

384

157: Three Steps to Well-Behaved Kids Out In The World

385

156: Letting Kids Experience "Natural Consequences" – A Parent-Coaching Call for Today's Your Child Explained Episode

386

155: Your Biggest Weapon in the War Against Parental Guilt – Speaking With Returning Champion Ashley Milne-Tyte of The Broad Experience Podcast

387

154: Less Strife at Home by Asking A Single Question – Part 1 in the Open-Ended Play Series

388

153: Handling Kids' Bad Language: A Your Child Explained Episode

389

152: What Happens When Kids Don't Get What They Need? Talking With Early Childhood Education Professors Miriam Beloglovsky and Lisa Daly

390

151: The Disrespectful Young Child – Part 4 in the Common Parenting Challenges Series

391

150: How We Shape Our Kids' Worldview: A Your Child Explained Episode

392

149: Work-Life Balance, Parenting "Weirdly," and Fostering Kids' Authenticity – Roundtable Part 2

393

148: Is It Possible to Teach Patience to Young Children? Common Parenting Challenges, Part 3

394

147: THE Key to Being Happier At Home: A Your Child Explained Episode

395

146: How the Wrong Kind of Pressure Damages Kids: Our First Roundtable!

396

145: When Kids Rebel Against Your Daily Schedule: Common Parenting Challenges Part 2

397

144: Homework Troubles – How to Help When Your Young Child Struggles With Homework, A Your Child Explained Episode

398

143: Online Safety for Families – Speaking with Dad and Web Design Company President Rich Stearman

399

142: What to do if you and your spouse are not on the same page – Part 1 in the Common Parenting Challenges Series

400

141: Use This Ninja Tactic to Cut Down on Your Child's Bad Behavior – A Your Child Explained Episode

401

140: How to Be Happier In Your Parenting: A Conversation with Mom, Author, Columnist and New York Times Contributing Editor KJ Dell' Antonia

402

139: 3 Ways to Help Your Anxious Child

403

138: A Method to Avoid While Potty Training – Answering A Listener Question in this Your Child Explained Episode

404

137: How to Help Your Child Curb Stress and Anxiety: A Conversation with Mom and Mental Health Counselor Janine Halloran

405

Special Announcement: Come Join The Free 10-Day Friendly Mirror Challenge!

406

136: How Making Friends With The Person In The Mirror Helps Your Kids

407

135: How and Why to "be a better example for" your kids: A Your Child Explained Episode

408

134: Screwing Up And Why It's Important – Talking With Mom and New York Times Best-selling Author Jessica Lahey (Rebroadcast)

409

133: Two Ways to Handle Your Child's Jedi Mind Tricks

410

132: How to Go to Bat for Your Child – a Your Child Explained Episode

411

131: Happiness in Family and Work – A True Balancing Act; Talking With Dad and Business Owner Steve Mirando (Rebroadcast)

412

130: How Goal-Setting Can Help You Have a Happier Parenting Life

413

129: What to do when your boy says "that's for girls" or vice versa – a Your Child Explained Episode

414

128: How to Help When Your Child Really Can't Handle Something Important

415

127: Ending the Year with A Great Story

416

126: What 1 Thing Do Our Kids Need from Us Most? – A Your Child Explained Episode

417

125: How to Feel Better Despite Life's Insanity – A Conversation With Dad, Author, and Host of The Good Life Project Podcast Jonathan Fields

418

Bonus: How to Handle Disagreements at This Year's Holiday Gatherings

419

124: How to Help Your Kids with Anxiety Over New Situations, Travel and Family Edition – Holiday Survival Guide, Part 2

420

123: Helping Sabrina Manage Overwhelm and Expectations: A Your Child Explained Episode

421

122: How to Raise Well-Adjusted Kids and Run a Successful Family Business: with Shane & Jocelyn Sams of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast

422

121: Stuff vs. Experiences: The Holiday Survival Guide, Part One

423

120: Helping Kids Be Givers: A Your Child Explained Episode

424

119: "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" Navigating Parenthood with Mom/Dad/Author Duo Annemarie Kelly-Harbaugh and Ken Harbaugh

425

118: How to Help Kids Cope With Anxiety Over New Situations – A Your Child Explained Episode

426

117: Three Ways to Talk to Your Kids About The Election

427

116: How to Navigate Your Child's Digital World with Mom and Kids-and-Media Expert Devorah Heitner

428

115: Knowledge is Power – Part 3 of The Modern Parent's Guide to Surviving This Election Cycle

429

114: How Your Family's Schedule Makes or Breaks Your Time Together – A Your Child Explained Episode

430

113: How to Talk to Kids About Current Events and This Election – A Conversation with Mom and Veteran Broadcast Journalist Cheryl Tan

431

BONUS: Parenting Your Young Child in this Mixed-Up, Crazy World – FREE Online Class I'm Teaching Tonight! Plus: My Winning "Fearless" Story

432

112: What's The Antidote to Anxiety? Part 2 of The Modern Parent's Guide to Surviving This Election Cycle

433

111: How to Keep Your Kids from Freaking Out: A Your Child Explained Episode

434

110: Why You Should Care about Homeland Security: A Conversation with Mom and Former Assistant of National Homeland Security Juliette Kayyem

435

109: Knock Down Your Worries With This One Thing – Part 1 of The Modern Parent's Guide to Living Through This Election

436

108: How Our Parenting Style Affects Our Kids: A Your Child Explained Episode

437

107: Toxic Stress, Child Development, and Your Questions – American Academy of Pediatrics President Dr. Benard Dreyer Joins Me Today

438

106: Join the Homework Revolt

439

105: When Screaming is Your Child's First Reaction – A Your Child Explained Episode

440

104: "Selective Mutism Is Not a Choice" - A Conversation with Mom and Globetrotter Sabrina Rizk

441

103: Alleviate Autumn Anxiety

442

102: Why Kids Need Music and Other Sensory Experiences Well Beyond Summer Camp

443

101: Science Comes Out Swinging in Our Final Podcast Field Trip of The Summer

444

100: Fishing With Kids – We Talk to 19-Time Husband-of-the-Year Award Winner, Our Producer Benjamin Kolp!

445

099: We Visit a Podcast… That Visits Other Podcasts!

446

098: How to Help Your Child Make Friends: Week 7 of Summer Camp!

447

097: Today's Podcast Field Trip Explores Creativity and Innovation

448

096: How Puppets Can Help You Learn About Your Child – And Have Fun Too! Week 6 of Summer Camp

449

095: Getting Our Freak On With Today's Podcast Field Trip!

450

094: One Way You've Probably Never Thought Of To Make Epic Sand Castles: Week 5 of Summer Camp at We Turned Out Okay

451

093: We Visit a Wonder-Filled Podcast on Today's Podcast Field Trip!

452

092: How NOT to Teach Your Young Child to Ride A Bike

453

091: We Consider Family-Life-Work Balance on Today's Podcast Field Trip

454

090: Two Key Steps to Helping Your Child Learn To Swim – Summer Camp Continues!

455

089: We Visit Possibly My All-Time Favorite Podcast Today!

456

088: An Unusual Arts & Crafts Summer Camp Project!

457

087: Our First Podcast Field Trip Takes Us To The Stars

458

086: How to Help Your Child Stop Being Afraid of Bugs: First Day of Summer Camp at We Turned Out Okay!

459

085: Baby Blues, Kid Style – A Your Child Explained Episode

460

084: How – and Why – to Put Your Oxygen Mask On First: A Conversation with the Mom Behind happyhealthycaregiver.com, Elizabeth Miller

461

BONUS: How to Foster Your Kids' Street Smarts – a Your Child Explained Q&A

462

083: Three Ways to Help Your Kids Understand Their Feelings (And Why It Matters)

463

082: Helping Marla Streamline Busy Mornings with Six-Year-Old Gracie: A Your Child Explained Episode

464

081: What I Learned In Helping My Parents While My Dad Had Emergency Brain Surgery Last Month (Yes, This Really Just Happened)

465

080: An Awesome Parent Ninja Tactic for When You Are At Your Wit's End

466

079: Why Teach Kids to Help Others? A Your Child Explained Episode

467

078: How to Advocate for Happiness – No Impact Man Colin Beavan Is My Guest Today!

468

077: Parenting Introverts, Parenting Extroverts – Part Two

469

076: How Our Expectations as Parents Shape Our Kids – a Your Child Explained Episode

470

075: Helping A Child With Autism Connect Meaningfully – A Conversation With Dad and Social Support Worker Erik Wagter

471

074: Parenting Introverts, Parenting Extroverts – Part One

472

073: How to Handle Sticky Social Situations with Returning Champion Miss Conduct

473

072: Manners and Etiquette from a Kid's Point of View – Your Child Explained

474

071: How to Raise A Responsible Child, Part Two

475

BONUS: My Story from Last Night's Live Storytelling Event and Positive Discipline Ninja Tactics: in Amazon and FREE for a short time!

476

070: Kids and Honesty: A Your Child Explained Episode

477

069: Raising Happy and Successful Daughters with Podcaster Ashley Milne-Tyte (Rebroadcast)

478

068: How to Raise A Responsible Child, Part One

479

067: Sibling Rivalry and Special Needs – Listener Q&A/Your Child Explained

480

066: The Tricky Business of Knowing Your Child: A Conversation with Mom and Facilitator Amy Anderson

481

News About Publication of Positive Discipline Ninja Tactics

482

065: How to Get Your Kids to Eat, Part Two of Two – Mindset

483

064: Feeding Kids Beyond Nuggets and Fries: A Your Child Explained Episode

484

063: How to Approach Feeding Our Kids – and Ourselves; A Conversation with Mom and Cookbook Author Rachel Roddy

485

BONUS: How to Get Past Picky Eating: A Your Child Explained Episode

486

062: How to Stop the Weeknight Chaos with Single Mom, Blogger, and Podcaster Brandie Weikle

487

061: Siblings and Fighting – A Your Child Explained Q&A

488

060: How Do We Know What To Feed Our Kids? A Conversation with Mom and Author Jeannie Marshall

489

059: How to Get Your Kids to Eat, Part One

490

058: How to Know If Something's Wrong: A Your Child Explained Episode

491

057: Facing Fears While Raising A Young Child – A Conversation with Dad and Teacher Bret Turner

492

056: How to Handle Every Temper Tantrum

493

055: How Kids Look at Challenges: A Your Child Explained Episode

494

054: Helping Our Kids Learn from Their Mistakes: A Conversation with Mom and New York Times Best-selling Author Jessica Lahey

495

053: Five Ways to Battle the Winter Blahs

496

052: "… then we are all in a bad mood because we had to yell.": A Your Child Explained Episode

497

051: Joel Boggess of The ReLaunch Show is All About Healing and Forgiveness

498

050: How to Make New Year's Resolutions that Work Both for You and Your Young Child

499

049: Parents ARE Leaders: A (Revisited) Conversation with Dr. Bob Nolley of The Labrador Leadership Podcast

500

048: How Do We Learn What We Need To Know? A (Revisited) Conversation with Dad and Author Daniel Wolff

501

047: Stop the Holiday Insanity, Part 3 – The 3 Best Gifts You Can Give Your Kids

502

046: How to Really Hear Your Child – A Your Child Explained Episode

503

045: Can't Do This Alone: Getting The Support You Need with Mom and Career Professional Carey Andersen

504

044: Stop the Holiday Insanity, Part 2 – The 3 Best Gifts You Can Give Your Kids

505

043: How to Know When Your Young Child Isn't Consenting: A Your Child Explained Episode

506

042: Miss Conduct – Boston Globe Magazine's Advice Columnist Robin Abrahams – Is My Guest Today!

507

041: Stop the Holiday Insanity, Part One – The 3 Most Important Gifts You Can Give Your Kids

508

040: What Happens When We Treat Our Kids Too Preciously – A Your Child Explained Episode

509

039: What. Have. We. Done? A Conversation with New Yorker Cartoonist and Author Emily Flake

510

038: Positive Discipline Ninja Tactics!

511

037: How To Give Your Kids The Keys to the Kingdom – A Your Child Explained Episode

512

Happier and More Engaged Kids – Just By Changing Their Playground! With Nursery School Director/Owner Tanya Trainor

513

The Power of Positive Discipline – Part One, The Mindset

514

034: Why Do Kids Need to Play? A Your Child Explained episode

515

033: Play Is The Key With Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Mom Janine Halloran

516

032: Four Ways to Stop Halloween from Scaring YOU

517

031: Making Space for Wonder in Busy Daily Life – Your Child Explained

518

030: Balancing Family and Work with Dad and Business Owner Steve Mirando

519

029: Grandparents Are People Too

520

028: YCE - Listener Q&A, and Your Child Explained, The Screen Time Edition

521

027: Mom and Journalist Heather Kempskie Returns for the RV Trip Postmortem!

522

026: 3 Ways to Make No Sound Like Yes

523

025: YCE – Understanding What's Going On In Your Kid's Head

524

024: What Kids Need to Thrive with Wes Chapman of A HUMAN Project

525

023: School Rules – 5 Ways to Make This a Great Year for Your Young Child

526

022: YCE – Your Child Explained – 3 Ways to Help Kids Declutter

527

021: How to Get Organized with Simplicity Expert Miriam Ortiz y Pino

528

020: Summer Family Time – RVing for Newbies with Mom and Journalist Heather Kempskie

529

019: Raising Successful, Happy Daughters with Ashley Milne-Tyte of The Broad Experience

530

018: How to Love the Outdoors with Jill Brown of mylandscapecoach.com

531

017: Our First Q&A, and 4 Ways to Help Your Child Cope with Challenging Situations

532

016: Overcoming Obstacles with Voiceover Artist Anna Vocino

533

015: Top 11 Ways to Tire Out Your Kids

534

014: How to Take Great IPhone Pictures with Andre Nguyen of iPhoneographyinsiders.com

535

013: Kicking Off Summer Camp with Awesome Books!

536

012: How to Handle Parenting Challenges with Early Childhood Educator Mariana Sanford Maynard

537

011: How to Help Your Young Kids Love Reading

538

Bonus Episode: My Father, My Hero

539

010: How to Choose a Dance Studio for Your Young Child with Suzanne Lock, Dance Instructor

540

009: 3 Lessons My Kids Have Taught Me

541

008: Parents ARE Leaders: Talking With Dr. Bob Nolley of The Labrador Leadership Podcast

542

007: When Siblings Attack: Stopping the Rivalry

543

006: How Do We Learn What We Need To Know?

544

005: Four Risks To Our Kids' Well-Being That We Take Far Too Often

545

004: Bonus Episode - My Mother, My Hero

546

003: Michael O'Neal of The Solopreneur Hour Talks About Confronting Fears and Goal-Setting

547

002: Foster True Grit

548

001: Michelle Sharpe on Starting Her Charity, diapercircle.org

549

000: Life Lessons From The Unplanned Adventures of Five Best Friends