The Simplicity Parenting Podcast with Kim John Payne

By Kim John Payne/Center for Social Sustainability

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Weekly insights on children and parenting from Simplicity Parenting author Kim John Payne.

Episode Date
#244: Simple Holidays: A Survival Guide No.4
Dec 18, 2024
#243: Simple Holidays: A Survival Guide No.3
Dec 11, 2024
#242: SImple Holidays: A Survival Guide No.2
Dec 04, 2024
#241: SImple Holidays: A Survival Guide No.1
Nov 27, 2024
#240: Play That Prepares Kids for the World That's Coming
Nov 06, 2024
#239: Trying to Get it Right VS Getting it Right
Oct 30, 2024
#238: Being a Calm Presence When Our Kids Are In Good Shape
Oct 23, 2024
#237: Why Overtalking to Kids Makes Them Feel Unsafe
Oct 16, 2024
#236: Times of Developmental Change - The Maturity Immaturity Flip Flop
Oct 09, 2024
#235: Five Way To Help Children Do Chores & Home Care
Oct 02, 2024
#234: Helping a Child When They Are Deliberately Provocative
Sep 25, 2024
#233: Helping Children Tune Into Their Inner Messages - Letting Them Be a Little Thirsty or Hungry
Sep 18, 2024
#232: Why? Why? Why? Persistent Questions and What They Really Mean
Sep 11, 2024
#231: Boundaries - Upset Kids Are Emotionally Vulnerable Kids
Sep 04, 2024
#230: Boundaries - Clarify Family Values & Signal to a Child They Are Safe
Aug 28, 2024
#229: Focusing on the Abundance or a LowNo Screen Life Rather Than the Deficit of Not Having Unlimited Screen
Aug 21, 2024
#228: Keeping Stories Special and How to Use Online Story Apps
Aug 14, 2024
#227: The More You Cooperate the More Freedom You Get - The Brain Science and Talking to Tweens & Teens
Aug 07, 2024
#226: Emotional Self Regulation Series - Part Three - Being on the Balcony While Being on the Dance Floor
Jul 24, 2024
#225: Emotional Self Regulation Series - Part Two - The Blacksmiths Forge of Parenting
Jul 17, 2024
#224: Emotional Self Regulation Series - Part One - Open Up Space
Jul 10, 2024
#223: [ special ] Interview with Melanie Hempe
Jul 04, 2024
#222: Separating Being Work Up From the Right Time to Working it Out
Jun 26, 2024
#221: Raising Value Based Kids So They Know When They Cross the Line
Jun 20, 2024
#220: Denying Lying Blaming is Often a Signal That a Child is Overwhelmed - And What We Can Do To Help
May 29, 2024
#219: Kids Not Listening to Instructions - Say Backs & Do Backs
May 22, 2024
#218: Play Difficulties & Arguments - Dialing Back Through the Play Stages
May 15, 2024
#217: Sleep Difficulties - Wake Ups & Nightmares
May 08, 2024
#216: Reading Three from The Soul of Discipline
May 01, 2024
#215: Reading Two from The Soul of Discipline
Apr 24, 2024
#214: Reading One from The Soul of Discipline
Apr 18, 2024
#213: The Hands of the Heart - Our Eyes - How We Can Scare or Soothe
Apr 10, 2024
#212: A Gentle Massage to Calm & Orient a Child [ Part 2 ]
Apr 03, 2024
#211: A Gentle Massage to Calm & Orient a Child [ Part 1 ]
Mar 27, 2024
#210: Big Imagination - Big Problems - How To Move With A Child Through The Day
Mar 20, 2024
#209: Stretching the Time - Healthy Movement and Leadership When Refusals Arise
Mar 13, 2024
#208: [ special ] Interview with Emily Cherkin
Mar 06, 2024
#207: Micro Abandonments - Phones & What We Can Do About It
Feb 28, 2024
#206: Building a Child's Feeling of Competence & Confidence
Feb 21, 2024
#205: Nagging - The Stop Gather Down Solution
Feb 14, 2024
#204: Creating Spacious and Calm after School
Feb 07, 2024
#203: Be With Us - Helping Kids Overcome Transition Refusal
Jan 31, 2024
#202: The 4 Steps to Helping With Sibling Arguments
Jan 24, 2024
#201: Watch Me Dependency - Internal Experience vs Outer Judgements
Jan 17, 2024
#200: No You Do It - When Kids Feign Helplessness
Jan 10, 2024
#199: Connect Before We Collect Together For a Meal
Jan 03, 2024
#198: Drawing Close When Someone is Vulnerable
Dec 27, 2023
#197: The Real Gifting - Modeling Authenticity
Dec 20, 2023
#196: Creating a Conscious Village -The Attachment Bridge
Nov 22, 2023
#195: It's Okay To See Things Differently
Nov 15, 2023
#194: Kids Taking Control... In the Right Way
Nov 08, 2023
#193: When a Parent is Struggling With Addiction
Nov 01, 2023
#192: [ Special ] Part Four of Sophie's Story
Oct 25, 2023
#191: [ Special ] Part Three of Sophie's Story
Oct 25, 2023
#190: [ Special ] Part Two of Sophie's Story
Oct 18, 2023
#189: [ Special ] Part One of Sophie's Story
Oct 11, 2023
#188: [ Special ] An Introduction to Sophie's Story
Oct 04, 2023
#187: [ Special ] Kim reads from Emotionally Resilient Tweens and Teens
Sep 30, 2023
#186: Helping A Child Sleep Again After a Night Time Wake Up
Sep 20, 2023
#185: Why Do Kids React So Strongly When We Shut Down Their Screens
Sep 13, 2023
#184: Are Babies Being Over Stimulated
Sep 06, 2023
#183: How To Apologize To Children
Aug 30, 2023
#182: Levity and Lightness - Gravity and Groundedness
Aug 23, 2023
#181: Dads and Daughters
Aug 15, 2023
#180: Loving Limits Define Our Family - Part Two
Aug 09, 2023
#179: Loving Limits Define Our Family - Part One
Aug 02, 2023
#178: Moving Closer When Life Is Too Much
Jul 26, 2023
#177: Money & Allowances for Kids
Jul 22, 2023
#176: Growing Up Transition Wobbles & How We Can Support Them
Jun 28, 2023
#175: Attachment Crisis & Phones
Jun 21, 2023
#174: Mimicking, How to Understand It & What To Do About It
Jun 14, 2023
#173: Vacations, Family Trips and Keeping Kids Calmer
Jun 07, 2023
#172: Sibling Tensions & the Need For Differentiation
Jun 01, 2023
#171: Meltdowns - Imagination Gone Wrong
May 17, 2023
#170: Meeting Meltdowns and Moving Them On
May 10, 2023
#169: But I Love It! Balancing Afterschool Activities
May 03, 2023
#168: Easing Sibling Put Downs
Apr 19, 2023
#167: Family Night vs Family Movie Night
Apr 12, 2023
#166: The Two Doorways of Sleep - All is well
Apr 05, 2023
#165: What We Are Doing Tomorrow - Getting Kids Involved
Mar 29, 2023
#164: Saving Our Family While Saving the Planet
Mar 22, 2023
#163: Shifting the Cycle of Dark Humor & Put Downs - Crossing the Line
Mar 15, 2023
#162: 2 by 2 by 1 - Giving Directions That Work
Mar 08, 2023
#161: Working Through Resistance to Decluttering and Organizing
Mar 01, 2023
#160: Deep Connection Through The Simple Ordinary
Feb 15, 2023
#159: It's Still A Beautiful World & Children Need To Know It
Feb 10, 2023
#158: Raising Kids Simply and Also Having Friends
Feb 01, 2023
#157: The Parent Athlete - Picture Past the Refusal
Jan 25, 2023
#156: What to do When Kids Witness Parent Disagreements
Jan 18, 2023
#155: The "I want it now" Demand and How to Respond
Jan 10, 2023
#154: Keeping It Moving When Things Have Gone Wrong
Jan 05, 2023
#153: The Story of Tomorrow
Dec 28, 2022
#152: Middle Childhood and the Wise Parent Gardener
Dec 21, 2022
#151: Three Steps to Independent Play
Dec 14, 2022
#150: The Deep Connecting Power of Family Stories
Dec 07, 2022
#149: Staying Connected to Siblings When a New Baby Arrives
Nov 29, 2022
#148: Easing Tantrums & Meltdowns With the Power of Rhythm
Oct 15, 2022
#147: Interrupting is a Need To Connect
Oct 07, 2022
#146: Sharing Turn Taking and the Just Mine Basket
Sep 12, 2022
#145: Kids Behavior When the Family is Away From Home
Sep 10, 2022
#144: Simplicity Diary - Questions & Answers | Special Edition | Emotionally Resilient Tweens & Teens
Sep 02, 2022
#143: Simplicity Diary - Working With Kids Who Exclude | Special Edition | Emotionally Resilient Tweens & Teens
Aug 24, 2022
#142: Emotionally Resilient Tweens & Teens
Aug 12, 2022
#141: Good Boundaries Make Secure Families
Jul 29, 2022
#140: Transitions - From Yucky to Yummy
Jul 29, 2022
#139: Rhythm and Creative Family Flow
Apr 24, 2022
#138: Thank you – I’ll take it from here
Apr 13, 2022
#137: Connect-Correct-Direct
Mar 25, 2022
#136: The Elegant Exit
Mar 18, 2022
#135: Looking for the Good
Mar 11, 2022
#134: Allowances Money & Kids
Feb 24, 2022
#133: Rushy-Rushy
Feb 09, 2022
#132: Trust Love
Jan 15, 2022
#131: A Fraction Slower and a Whole Different Energy
Dec 07, 2021
#130: Simplicity Diary – First This and Then That
Nov 22, 2021
#129: Preparing the Night Before
Oct 23, 2021
#128: Where Do I Take a Child When They Need to Calm Down
Aug 20, 2021
#127: May I Get Down
Aug 05, 2021
#126: Is This a Good Time
Jul 29, 2021
#125: When Does Taking Photos and Videos of Your Kids Go Too Far
Jun 22, 2021
#124: Making Decluttering Normal
May 25, 2021
#123: Choices For Young Children. You may… I know…
May 19, 2021
#123: Choices For Young Children. You may… I know…
May 17, 2021
#122: Be More Do Less
Apr 28, 2021
#121: I thought of you when… Letting a Child Know They Are Loved – Even if They Are Not With You
Apr 07, 2021
#120: Growing UP – Growing DOWN – Growing IN – The Magic of Childrens Spatial Development
Mar 23, 2021
#119: Small is Beautiful – The Tiny Rituals That Build Big Rhythms
Mar 09, 2021
#118: The Soothing Power of Deep Creative Play
Mar 02, 2021
#117: A Fun Tool to Make Transitions Easier
Feb 17, 2021
#116: To Apologize or Not To Apologize To a Child
Feb 07, 2021
#115: To Ignore or Not To Ignore Difficult Behavior
Feb 01, 2021
#114: How to Help Parents Navigate a World That Pathologizes Their Children – Part Two
Jan 20, 2021
#113: How to Help Parents Navigate a World That Pathologizes Their Children – Part One
Jan 04, 2021
#112: Recovering and Repairing After You Lose It
Dec 08, 2020
#111: Screen Time Creep
Dec 02, 2020
#110: Keeping Play Healthy and Fun When Kids Come Over
Nov 25, 2020
#109: Speaking to Children About Christmas/Holiday Season Gifts
Nov 17, 2020
#108: Your World, My World, Our World
Oct 28, 2020
#107: Time Baskets & the Development of Empathy and Impulse Control
Oct 14, 2020
#106: An Inspiring Nap Time Transition
Oct 06, 2020
#105: A Better Way To Ease Toy Pack Up Transitions
Sep 22, 2020
#104: The Healing Power of Wondering When Kids Are Angry
Sep 10, 2020
#103: Play Presence vs Play Partner
Aug 18, 2020
#102: The Highly Effective Parent and the Sphere of Concern vs Sphere of Influence
Aug 12, 2020
#101: Over Scheduling = Children in Charge
Aug 04, 2020
#100: Boys Need Time and Form to Sort Out a Problem
Jul 29, 2020
#99: Holiday Rhythm Time VS Rhythm Zone
Jul 21, 2020
#98: The Googlifying of Childhood
Jun 30, 2020
#97: Parenting in a Time of Health and Social Crisis
Jun 23, 2020
#96: Social Obesity (updated)
Jun 16, 2020
#95: Loving Limits and Discipline During the Intensity of Family Life
Jun 02, 2020
#94: How To Model Empathy & Compassion Without It Becoming Inauthentic
May 26, 2020
#93: How Much Should I Play With My Child
May 19, 2020
#92: Four Ways to Channel Children’s Anger
May 13, 2020
#91: The Healing Power of Rhythm & Predictability
May 05, 2020
#90: We Are Humans & We Were Made For This
Apr 28, 2020
#89: Aloneness vs Loneliness – To Zoom Or Not To Zoom
Apr 21, 2020
#88: Special “Compassionate Response Practice” – Pt. 3 The Practice
Mar 27, 2020
#87: Special “Compassionate Response Practice” – Pt. 2 Instructions
Mar 27, 2020
#86: Special “Compassionate Response Practice” – Pt. 1 Introduction
Mar 27, 2020
#85: Troubling Times – Pt. 5 Filtering Adult Information is More Important Now Than Before
Mar 14, 2020
#84: Troubling Times – Pt. 4 Dialing Back Schedules in Preparation and Decisions Afterwards
Mar 14, 2020
#83: Troubling Times – Pt. 3 Wrapping Warm Rhythm Around Our Children
Mar 14, 2020
#82: Troubling Times – Pt. 2 Signaling Security via Decluttering
Mar 14, 2020
#81: Troubling Times – Pt. 1 Preparing
Mar 14, 2020
#80: How To Have a Difficult Conversation With a Teacher That Works – Pt 2 In The Meeting
Mar 10, 2020
#79: How To Have a Difficult Conversation With a Teacher That Works – Pt 1 Preparing
Mar 04, 2020
#78: Easing Sibling Tensions Pt 5 – Intervening in Sibling Disputes
Feb 25, 2020
#77: Easing Sibling Tensions Pt 4 – When A New Baby Comes Into The Family
Feb 18, 2020
#76: Easing Sibling Tensions Pt 3 – Working Together
Feb 11, 2020
#75: Easing Sibling Tensions Pt 2 – Allowing Differing Perspective
Feb 04, 2020
#74: Easing Sibling Tensions Pt 1 – Knowing Who Is In Charge
Jan 28, 2020
#73: Helping a Partner When They Need Help With The Kids
Jan 07, 2020
#72: Protecting Kids From Stress in Adult Relationships – Pt 2. Caring for a Child in This Situation
Jan 02, 2020
#71: Protecting Kids From Stress in Adult Relationships – Pt 1. Self Care
Dec 17, 2019
#70: Giving Directions That Kids Listen To
Dec 10, 2019
#69: Whats the Problem With Parenting Programs and Books
Nov 26, 2019
#68: Low Parental Input Screen Alternatives
Nov 19, 2019
#67: Sleep Series – Pt 5 Other Common Issues
Nov 12, 2019
#66: Sleep Series – Pt 4 Quietening the Information
Nov 05, 2019
#65: A Simple Halloween
Oct 29, 2019
#64: Sleep Series – Pt 3 Decompression
Oct 22, 2019
#63: Sleep Series – Pt 2 Rhythms & Night Time Rituals
Oct 15, 2019
#62: Sleep Series – Pt 1 Preparing the Physical Environment
Oct 08, 2019
#61: Gun Play & Boys – Pt 4 Power and Contol in an Overwhelming World
Oct 01, 2019
#60: Gun Play & Boys – Pt 3 Desperately Seeking Connection
Sep 24, 2019
#59: Gun Play & Boys – Pt 2 Super Charging Play Because of Too Little Time
Sep 17, 2019
#58: Gun Play & Boys – Pt 1 Hard and Fast
Sep 10, 2019
#57: Don’t Pull on a Knot – Being At Your Best Book Release Celebration
Sep 06, 2019
#56: Good Manners Eases Anxiety
Aug 21, 2019
#55: After School Rituals and Calm
Aug 13, 2019
#54: Just Let Them Be Okay
Aug 06, 2019
#53: Holidays – Going Away Can Be Like Coming Home
Jul 30, 2019
#52: Avoiding Taking Sides in Sibling Disputes
Jul 23, 2019
#51: Understanding Shouting At Kids and Something We Can Do About It
Jul 16, 2019
#50: After School to Home Transitions
Jul 11, 2019
#49: The Power of Preview
Jul 03, 2019
#48: De-escalating Through Humor
Jun 25, 2019
#47: The Art of Family Change, Advice Overload
Jun 18, 2019
#46: Calmly Responding to Now! Demands
Jun 11, 2019
#45: Avoiding Play Date Leaving Drama
Jun 04, 2019
#44: Harmony Addiction
May 28, 2019
#43: The Art of Family Change, Grandmothers Advice
May 21, 2019
#42: Intervening in Sibling Conflict
May 08, 2019
#41: How To Re-enter Family Life After A Day At Work
Apr 30, 2019
#40: A Simple Way To Choose Programs – The Four Second Rule
Apr 23, 2019
#39: A Child Who Lacks Confidence and What To Do About It
Apr 16, 2019
#38: Cultivating Emapthy Via Simplicity
Apr 09, 2019
#37: Pt 3 Clutter Free Parenting – Preventing Clutter – Cutter Free Sleep – Inner Space
Apr 02, 2019
#36: Pt. 2 Clutter Free Parenting – How to Clear Clutter – Caring for the Things You Keep
Mar 26, 2019
#35: Pt. 1 Clutter Free Parenting -Why Create a Clutter Free Home – What Is Clutter
Mar 19, 2019
#34: From Little Things, Big Thing Grow (Simplicity Diary Encore Episode)
Mar 13, 2019
#33: Living Like Royalty (Simplicity Diary Encore Episode)
Mar 05, 2019
#32: The Four Loves, Forth and Lastly is Agape and Unconditional Love (Simplicity Diary Encore Episode)
Feb 26, 2019
#31: The Four Loves, Thirdly is Charitas and Giving (Simplicity Diary Encore Episode)
Feb 19, 2019
#30: The Four Loves, Second is Philia or Friendship (Simplicity Diary Encore Episode)
Feb 12, 2019
#30: Dating & Introducing Your New Friend to Your Children (Simplicity Diary)
Feb 05, 2019
#29: Clarifying Co Parenting Assumptions (Simplicity Diary)
Jan 29, 2019
#28: The Four Loves, Firstly Eros and Attraction (Simplicity Diary Encore Episode)
Jan 22, 2019
#27: It Is Worse For Them (Simplicity Diary Encore Episode)
Jan 15, 2019
#26: Empty Calories (Simplicity Diary)
Jan 08, 2019
#25: Sibling Fairness Starts Young (Simplicity Diary)
Jan 01, 2019
#24: A Holiday Special – Avoiding Getting Sick in the Holidays (Simplicity Diary)
Dec 20, 2018
#23: Children Come With a Mission (Simplicity Diary)
Dec 18, 2018
#22: Consequences VS Cooperation – Solving the fine “whatever!” reaction – Part Two (Simplicity Diary)
Dec 04, 2018
#21: Consequences VS Cooperation – Solving the fine “whatever!” reaction – Part One (Simplicity Diary)
Nov 29, 2018
#20: Should I Arrange This Playdate? (Simplicity Diary)
Nov 20, 2018
#19: Children in Sports – Friends & Fun (Simplicity Diary)
Nov 13, 2018
#18: Trumps Tower & Wall and a Child’s Blocks (Simplicity Diary)
Oct 16, 2018
#17: Working With a Child’s Quirks (Simplicity Diary)
Oct 09, 2018
#16: The Magic of Decluttering (Simplicity Diary)
Oct 02, 2018
#15: What Family Culture Heals (Simplicity Diary)
Sep 18, 2018
#14: Art of Moving Boys Into Their Feelings Boys and Girls Into Action (Simplicity Diary)
Sep 11, 2018
#13: You Always Never, The Three Stooges of Talking to a Child (Simplicity Diary)
Sep 04, 2018
#12: Can Behavior Modification be Humanized (Simplicity Diary)
Aug 28, 2018
#11: Low Key Holidays (Simplicity Diary)
Aug 14, 2018
#10: The five steps of coming alongside (Simplicity Diary)
Jul 25, 2018
#9: I see you-I am here (Simplicity Diary)
Jul 19, 2018
#8: Mopping up the spill or turning down the tap (encore Simplicity Diary)
Jul 11, 2018
#7: The Magic of Preview (encore Simplicity Diary)
Jul 11, 2018
#6: The science of raising a gritty kid (encore Simplicity Diary)
Jul 11, 2018
#5: Exposing children to the reality of injustice in the world (encore Simplicity Diary)
Jul 11, 2018
#4: Why kids play better with fewer toys (encore Simplicity Diary)
Jul 11, 2018
#3: Rhythm and Discipline (encore Simplicity Diary)
Jul 11, 2018
#2: Your world, my world, our world (encore Simplicity Diary)
Jul 11, 2018
#1: Welcome to the Simplicity Parenting Podcast! The Four Pillars
Jul 11, 2018
Welcome to The Simplicity Parenting Podcast!
Jul 03, 2018