Parenting Decoded
By Mary Eschen
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Episodes: 80
Description
This podcast will help all parents with kids of all ages to learn how to decode the mysteries and challenges of being a parent in today's challenging times. We will concentrate on practical parenting approaches that you as a parent can use right away! There are tips and tricks as well as plenty of real life stories to help you see that you can make a difference in your family's life in simple yet noticeable ways. In order for your kids to change, you need to change first! The ripple effect is real and lasting. Enjoy the ride!
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80 - How to Help Kids with Anxiety | Five At-Home Tools for Elementary School Worries
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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79 - Yelling at Kids: How to Stop By Using Energy Drains
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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78 - How To Stop Kids Whining - A Parent's Guide
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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72 - Tips for Parents: How to Get Kids to Sleep
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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77 - Tame The Dinner Table Chaos
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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76 - Gifting a Digital Device for the First Time: A Parent's Guide
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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75 - How to Stop Nagging Your Kids (And Get Better Results)
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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74 – How I Stopped Being My Kids' Human ATM (And Started Teaching Money Skills)
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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73 - Navigating the Summer Screen Time Struggle
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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71 - Chore Wars - Bedroom Edition: A Six-Step Strategy for a Tidy Room When Kids Resist
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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70 - Empowering Parents: Preventing Childhood Sexual Abuse
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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69 - Tips For Parents | How To Teach Your Kids To Be Responsible
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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68 - Halloween Candy: How to Set Limits and Give Good Choices
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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67 - How to Create and Foster Secure Attachment With Your Kids
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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66 - Young Kids (Toddler to Preschool) and Chores, Life Skills and Teaching Independence
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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65 - How to Connect with Teens and Tweens and Stay Connected as a Parent
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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64 - How to Connect With Young Kids and Stay Connected to Them
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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63 - Grumpy Kids: 4 Steps to Dealing with Emotional Kids
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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62 - Rewards vs. Bribes: What Should Parents Use to Motivate Kids
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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61 - Bullying - How Parents Can Help Kids Who Are Being Bullied
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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60 - Anxious Kids and What Parents Can Do to Help: 4 Different Types of Anxiety
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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59 - Body Image and How Parents Can Help Kids Who Don't Fit Into Stereotypes
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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58 - Helping Neurodivergent Kids Socialize
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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57- Kids Who Lose or Forget Stuff and How Parents Can Teach Responsibility in 2 Steps
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May 02, 2023 |
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56 - Separation Anxiety in Kids: Why and What Parents Can Do
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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55 - Screentime Battles: Managing Screens as a Family Using Aro
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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54 - Overbearing and Over Gifting Grandparents and How Parents Can Manage Them
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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53 - Kids Who Don't Enjoy Reading or Has Other Learning Differences: What Parents Can Do
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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52 - Manners Lesson: Chewing Food and How Parents Can Get Kids to Chew Politely
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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51 - What Parents Can Do When Kids Misbehave and There Are No Natural Consequences and Energy is Drained
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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50 - Mary's Parenting Report Card By Her Sons
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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49 - Manners Lesson: "Thank You" and How Parents Can Get Kids to Give Thanks Regularly
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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48 - Cultivating Kindness in Kids
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May 02, 2022 |
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47 - Manners Lesson: How Parents Can Teach Kids to Say "Please"
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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46 - Unintended Consequences of Pushing for Good Grades
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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45 - Screen Addiction: Is My Child Addicted? What Parents Can Do to Help Identify and Deal With Addiction to Electronics
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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44 - Screen Time Struggles
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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43 - Siblings Who Hate Each Other: What Parents Can Do To Help Promote Sibling Harmony
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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42 - Challenges with Boundaries: How Parents Can Set True Limits and Stick to Them
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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41 - 8 Steps For Parents in Dealing with Disrespect From Kids
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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40 - Fairness: What Parents Can Do With Kids Who Don't Think Things are Fair and Just
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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39 - Bad Teachers and How to Deal With Them
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Aug 21, 2021 |
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38 - Parenting Pressure and Lazy Kids - What Healthy Pressure Looks Like
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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37 - Annoying Kids and How to Handle Them Calmly as a Parent
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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36 - Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and other Executive Function Issues
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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35 - 3 Steps for Parents To Teach Kids to Apologize With Grace and From the Heart
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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34 - How Parents Can Teach Life Skills for Teens To Promote Independence and Confidence
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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33 - Loving Your Family Using Love Languages
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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32 - Substance Use and Abuse: What to Know as a Parent
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May 21, 2021 |
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31 - Sibling Competition - How Everyone Can Win!
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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30 - Getting Kids to Listen SEMINAR
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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29 - Communicating with Teens SEMINAR
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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28 - Understanding Anxiety in Kids and What Parents Can Do
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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27 - Anger Management for Parents SEMINAR
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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26 - Lying, Cheating and Stealing: What Parents Should Do At Different Ages and Stages
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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25 - Solving Tantrums SEMINAR
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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24 - Educational Testing Ideas and Issues
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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23 - Gift Giving and Kids: How To Create Giving Hearts and Gratitude in Our Kids
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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22 - How to Teach Kids To Be Grateful and Cultivate an Attitude of Gratefulness and Avoid Entitlement
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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21 - Kids Who Want to Quit Sports Or Activities: What Does A Parent Do?
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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20 - Creating Calm with Boundaries and Limits
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Oct 03, 2020 |
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19 - Using Choices With Kids to Helps Parents Avoid Power Struggles
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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18 - Distanced Learning During COVID
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Aug 29, 2020 |
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17 - Calming the Chaos with Family Meetings
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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16 - Teaching Teens and How to Deal With Money and Avoid Entitlement
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Aug 01, 2020 |
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15 - How Parents Can Teach Younger Kids About Money and How To Set Up Allowance for Ages 2 to 12
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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14 - Chores - Why and How Kids Should Do Chores and If Parents Should Pay for Chores
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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13 - Anger Management for Parents: How To Control Your Emotions and Be Calm Dealing With Your Kids
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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12 - 5 Rules for Parents of Middle School Kids to Keep Screentime and Electroncs Under Control
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May 23, 2020 |
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11 - 8 Rules For Parents of Elementary Kids to Keep Screentime and Electronics Under Control
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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10 - Punishment vs. Consequences: What Parents Should Use for Discipline With Kids
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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9 - Sibling Rivalry: What Parents Can do When Kids Always Fight
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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8 - Nighttime Battles: Teens and Tweens
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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7 - Nighttime Battles: Toddler to Elementary Issues With Sleep Schedules and Struggles
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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6 - Handling Tantrums in Toddlers and Kids: What A Parent Can Do About Emotions and Getting Kids Calm
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Mar 21, 2020 |
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5 - Food Issues With Teens: What a Parent Should Do With Different Choices and Diets
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Mar 14, 2020 |
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4 - Food Battles With Toddlers and Elementary Kids - How Parents Can Navigate Getting Kids Fed
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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3 - Building Resilience: Teaching Kids Responsibility and Confidence Through Mistakes
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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2 - Teens: Respect, Emotions and Brains or What Parents Need to Know about Brain Science and Teens
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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1 - Helicopter Parenting - Why and What Impact Doing Too Much For Our Kids Has On Confidence and Independence
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Feb 25, 2020 |