All episodes
"Is my child ready?" – 3 ways to know if your child is ready for back-to-school (Podcast Episode 238)
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)
What are your back-to-school challenges? (Bonus podcast episode)
Troubleshooting Family Weeknights: Part 5 of our series on how to have good weeknights (Podcast Episode 236)
When you are fed up of weeknights with kids altogether: Part 4 of our series on making weeknights good (podcast episode 235)
234: Start weeknights off right: Part 3 of the Tame the Weeknight Chaos series (Podcast Episode 234)
"There's just not enough time to do everything" – Part 2 of the Taming Weeknight Chaos Series! (Podcast Episode 233)
WHY are weeknights with kids so tough? Taming Weeknight Chaos Part 1 (Podcast Episode 232)
On Keeping Your Child Safe (Podcast Episode 231)
How we parents can stop feeling anxious, with author and dad Charlie Hoehn (Podcast Episode 230)
Are Timeouts Effective Discipline? A Your Child Explained Episode (Podcast Episode 229)
Four Books Every Parent Must Read (Podcast Episode 228)
A whole bunch of tools for parenting and happy family time: Bonus Podcast Episode
227: Integrate Family and Work with Mom and Author Shannon Miles (Podcast Episode 227)
Can tablet use cause behavior problems? A Your Child Explained Episode (podcast episode 226)
Firmness or Flexibility: which is more important in parenting? (Podcast Episode 225)
Give Your Child the Magic of Summer: A Conversation with Summer Camp Director/Sunshine Parenting Podcast Host Audrey Monke (Podcast Episode 224)
Is Spanking Ever Okay? A Your Child Explained Episode (Podcast Episode 223)
Top 5 Things Every Parent Should Know about Money (Podcast Episode 222)
How to become financially free, with Dad and Certified Financial Planner Steven Taylor of coltfinancial.org (Podcast Episode 221)
To bribe… or not to bribe? A Your Child Explained Episode (Podcast Episode 220)
The 2 Most Dangerous Words in a Parent's Vocabulary (Podcast Episode 219)
Boring Books are Dangerous – A Conversation with Ashia Ray of booksforlittles.com (Podcast Episode 218)
Helping your child understand money – A Your Child Explained Episode (podcast episode 217)
What's it REALLY cost to raise a child today? – Podcast Episode 216
Teaching our kids how to stay out of debt – A Conversation with mylittlebanker.com's Raeshal Solomon (Podcast Episode 215)
A Counterintuitive Positive Discipline Ninja Tactic for Today's Your Child Explained Episode (Podcast Episode 214)
213: The 3 Secrets of Happy Parenting
212: What a kid's behavior tells us – A Conversation with Early Childhood Professors Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky (2017 Favorite)
Bonus: Why You Should Join the FREE Friendly Mirror 5-Day Challenge
Episode 211: How to Beat the Winter Blahs – A Your Child Explained Episode
210: For Us Parents, a Choice that Really Matters
209: Surviving Your Child's Toddlerhood – A Conversation with Heather Spohr of the "The Spohrs are Multiplying" Blog
208: Policy vs Reality – Handling Preschool Aggression - A Your Child Explained Episode
207: Glass Balls and Rubber Balls: The Annual WTOO Goals Episode
206: Lessons from 2017 + WTOO Changes for 2018
205: Listener (and Karen's) Favorite Episodes So Far
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)
203: How to "remember the good" at this time of year with Parenting Expert + Returning Champion KJ Dell'Antonia – Holiday Survival Guide Part 2
Bonus: Why listeners are joining the FREE 5-Day Handle the Holidays Challenge (and a little story about Burnout)
202: A Parent Ninja Tactic to Help You Enjoy The Holidays – Part 1 in this year's WTOO Annual Holiday Parenting Survival Guide
201: Helping Kids Manage Even The Biggest Feelings – A Your Child Explained Conversation With Mental Health Counselor Janine Halloran
200: Understanding Where We Come From and How We Got Here – A Conversation with Mom and Biographer Nicola Davison
199: Three Reasons to Encourage Kids' Dreams
Bonus: Join the Streamline Your Whole Life 21-Day Challenge!
198: Two Key Tactics for Handling Tough Times – a Your Child Explained Episode
197: Making Parenting Problems Disappear with The Family Coach, Dr. Catherine Pearlman
196: Four Steps to Make Your Children Resistant to Sexual Abuse
195: What to do about endless whining and when they waste food – a Parent-Coaching Call for today's Your Child Explained Episode
194: "I didn't have a lot of empathy until I became a mom" – NYT Bestselling Author Joshilyn Jackson is my guest today!
Bonus: A New Way to Survive the Social Stuff
193: How to handle stuff that makes us squirm
192: How to diminish your child's bad behavior – A Your Child Explained Episode
191: Helping your kids cope with their fears, and also fostering empathy with avocados – A Conversation with Current Teen & Former Child Jason Kolp
#MeToo – Surviving and/or helping your child survive sexual abuse and harassment
190: Guns and Your Young Child
189: Making the Impossible Possible – A Your Child Explained Episode
188: How to thrive in a time of challenges and joys – Dad and 21st Century Creative podcast host Mark McGuinness is my guest today!
187: Three Ways to Work with Your Child's Teachers (even in contentious situations)
186: When you are just. So. Worried. – A Your Child Explained Episode
185: "What is your own heart telling you" about your child's education? A conversation with Mom, Blogger, and Teacher Nicole Olson
Bonus: How Children Learn to Read
184: Three Steps to Handling Homework Woes – Part 2 of the Back-to-School Guide
183: How Your Attitude about Youth Sports Affects Your Child (A Your Child Explained Episode)
182: How to Advocate for Your Child Medically, Socially, and Educationally
181: "I feel like I'm about to toss my daughter to the wolves
180: The Dangers of Overscheduling – A Your Child Explained Episode
Why you need to join the Streamline Your Mornings Free 5-Day Challenge
179: How to Be a Parent AND a Creative Person (and also help your child be creative)
178: Three steps to more responsible kids
177: Ever Tempted to Spank Your Child? Here's Something that Works Better. (A Your Child Explained Episode)
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"
176: On Interracial Marriage and Parenting – A Conversation with Poets and Actors Ingrid Alli and Hamilton Graziano
175: "How can I get my kids to listen to me the FIRST time I ask?"
174: Feeling Responsible for Our Kids' Bad Behavior, The Dreaded "No!" and Other Tough Parenting Conundrums in this Your Child Explained Episode
173: How to Create The Life You Want – A Conversation with Mom and Farmer PJ Jonas
172: Parent Success Stories!
171: When Your Kids Only Want Snacks – A Listener Q&A for this Your Child Explained episode
170: Kids and Food – A Conversation with Mom and Author Jeannie Marshall (Rebroadcast)
169: When Siblings Attack – Stopping The Rivalry (Rebroadcast)
168: Give Your Child the Keys to the Kingdom – A Your Child Explained Episode (Rebroadcast)
167: How to Have Happier and More Engaged Kids – An Interview With Nursery School Owner Tanya Trainor (Rebroadcast)
166: Tell Don't Ask – A Ninja Tactic That Really Works
165: When Kids Want the Same Stuff Again and Again (and Again…) – A Your Child Explained Episode
164: Turning Parenting Mistakes Into Successes – Karen is the guest in today's Guest Episode!
163: Change what your kiddos play with, get happier kids!
162: When Praise Is Harmful to Children – A Your Child Explained Episode
161: How Children Reach Their Potential – A Conversation with Educator Nicole Gardner
Podcast Episode 160: Kids and Conflicts; How to Help – Part 3 in the Open-Ended Play Series
Bonus: when kids want one spouse and not the other; and handling excessively dramatic children
Podcast Episode 159: A New Ninja Tactic for this Your Child Explained Episode
Podcast Episode 158: "Recess is a Right" – Speaking with Medical Ethicist Dr. Arthur Caplan about things that affect our children's lives
157: Three Steps to Well-Behaved Kids Out In The World
156: Letting Kids Experience "Natural Consequences" – A Parent-Coaching Call for Today's Your Child Explained Episode
155: Your Biggest Weapon in the War Against Parental Guilt – Speaking With Returning Champion Ashley Milne-Tyte of The Broad Experience Podcast
154: Less Strife at Home by Asking A Single Question – Part 1 in the Open-Ended Play Series
153: Handling Kids' Bad Language: A Your Child Explained Episode
152: What Happens When Kids Don't Get What They Need? Talking With Early Childhood Education Professors Miriam Beloglovsky and Lisa Daly
151: The Disrespectful Young Child – Part 4 in the Common Parenting Challenges Series
150: How We Shape Our Kids' Worldview: A Your Child Explained Episode