The Parenting Podcast
By Cheryl Lange, Host
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Episodes: 213
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Parenting IS hard - oh, but there's hope! This is why The Parenting Podcast is here for you. Wherever you are in your parenting journey, we at TPP want to come alongside addressing your questions and concerns with helpful insight to lighten your load. Our goal is to encourage you by providing real-life, relevant information to equip you. TPP wants to help you and your family flourish together and as individuals. Join us as we share, answering your questions and bringing your heart hope.
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The Hard Moments Aren’t the Whole Story | Ep. 211
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May 14, 2026 |
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What the Little-Kid Years Actually Feel Like | Ep. 210
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May 07, 2026 |
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How to Feed a Family in Real Life | Ep. 209
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Everyone Has an Opinion About Food—Now What? | Ep. 208
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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When You Roll Your Eyes, They Stop Opening Up (Culture and Connection) | Ep. 207
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Who’s Talking to Your Kids | Ep. 206
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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More Than Memories: The Quiet Power of Family Traditions | Ep. 205
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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It Isn’t About Your Kids | Ep. 204
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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When Expectations Get Louder Than People | Ep. 203
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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When You’re in the Wrong Lane With Your Kids | Ep. 202
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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The Hidden Lanes of Relationship | Ep. 201
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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When There’s No Margin Left | Ep. 200
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Working Motherhood: Beyond Balance | Ep. 199
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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The Lived Reality of Working Motherhood | Ep. 198
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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When the Fruit Is Slow | Ep. 197
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Time Isn’t Timeless: Parenting in Real Time | Ep. 196
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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When a New Year Isn’t a Reset | Ep. 195
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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The Glue You Don’t See Working | Ep. 194
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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The Noise of Opinions vs. What Really Matters | Ep. 193
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Parenting in the Age of Too Many Voices | Ep. 192
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Christie’s Story: The Real Work Begins When They Grow Up | Ep. 191
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Christie’s Story: When Parenting Stops Being a Plan | Ep. 190
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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The lie we all believe | Ep. 189
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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When Music Lives in Their Earbuds: Parenting in the 2020s | Ep. 188
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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More Than Music: What’s Being Formed Beneath the Sound | Ep. 187
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Parenting Through the Pushback | Ep. 186
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Beyond Rules: The Heart Work of Boundaries | Ep. 185
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Start Parenting the Outcome, Not the Outburst (Boundaries 3) | Ep. 184
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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From Toddlers to Teens: How Boundaries Shape Families | Ep. 183
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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The Parenting Tool You Can’t Ignore: Boundaries | Ep. 182
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Parenting on Empty; More Than Just Tired | Ep. 181
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Apologies, Blue Crayons, and Building Bridges | Epi 180
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Stop Rescuing; Start Releasing | Ep. 179
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Launching, Not Raising: The Shift That Changes Parenting | Ep. 178
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Epi 177 More Than Words: Growing Readers for Life
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Not Just Letters: The Real Power of Reading | Ep. 176
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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School Choice: What Matters More than the Method | Epi 175
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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More Than a Lesson Plan: Parenting While Homeschooling (Encore) | Ep. 174
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Real Parenting in a Private School World (Encore) | Ep. 173
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Encore Episode: Parenting in Public School – Letting Go, Leaning In | Ep. 172
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Epi 171 Training: The Overlooked Superpower of Parenting
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Holding the Line Without Holding Them Back | Ep. 170
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Parenting on a Full Plate: Small Shifts, Lasting Impact | Ep. 169
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Screens, Culture, and the Quiet Revolution at Home | Ep. 168
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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The Follow-Up: Family Life in the Age of Devices | Ep. 167
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Parenting in a Digital World pt. 3 | Ep. 166
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May 29, 2025 |
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Parenting in a Digital World pt. 2 | Ep. 165
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May 22, 2025 |
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Epi 164 Parenting in a Digital World pt 1
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May 16, 2025 |
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When Birthdays Mean More than Age | Ep. 163
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May 01, 2025 |
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The Family Bridge: Where Parenting and Grandparenting Meet | Ep. 162
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Chat with Cheryl: Bridge Work, Part 2 — Boundaries, Consequences, and Connection | Ep. 161
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Chat with Cheryl: Bridge Work: Keeping the Way Open Between Us | Ep. 160
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Chat with Cheryl: Craving Connection, Battling Loneliness | Ep. 159
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Chat with Cheryl: Birth Order - Does it matter? | Ep. 158
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Chats with Cheryl: What about when we blow it? | Ep. 157
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Chats with Cheryl: Saying No is Easy—Preparing Them is Harder | Ep. 156
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Chat with Cheryl: What If the Mess Means You’re Doing It Right? | Ep. 155
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Chats with Cheryl: What Kids Don’t Know They Don’t Know—And How We Can Help | Ep. 154
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Chats with Cheryl: When Enough Never Feels Like Enough – Tackling Entitlement | Ep. 153
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Chats with Cheryl: Apple Nailing & The Parenting Trap We All Fall For | Ep. 152
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Chat with Cheryl: Why Fixing Isn’t Always the Answer | Ep. 151
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Chat with Cheryl: Closing the Gap with Adult Kids | Ep. 150
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Beyond the Mom or Dad Badge: Reclaiming Yourself | Ep. 149
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Parenting Without Losing Yourself | Ep. 148
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Stop Being the Bad Guy: Let Consequences Do the Heavy Lifting | Ep. 147
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Parenting Hack: Why Experience Beats a Lecture Every Time | Ep. 146
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Helping Kids Find Their Voice—Without Losing Their Heart | Ep. 145
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Strong Beliefs, Kind Words: Raising Kids Who Do Both | Ep. 144
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Sibling Drama Unpacked: Building Bridges Instead of Walls | Ep. 143
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Parenting on the Sidelines: The Power of Stepping Back | Ep. 142
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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The First Steps and Beyond: Growing as a Parent, One Day at a Time | Ep. 141
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Beyond the Baby Books: What No One Tells You About Early Parenthood | Ep. 140
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Through the Challenges: Hope and Resilience for Single Parents | Ep. 139
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Shared Struggles: Understanding the Single Parent Journey | Ep. 138
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Parenting in the Trenches: Finding Light in the Everyday Struggles | Ep. 137
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Parenting on the Homeschooling Path: An Insider’s Look | Ep. 136
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Parenting on the Private School Path: An Insider’s Look | Ep. 135
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Parenting on the Public School Path: An Insider’s Look | Ep. 134
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Soft skills: the secret ingredient to successful adulthood | Ep. 133
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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The DIY Parenting Playbook: Teach Life Skills That Stick (pt. 1) | Epi. 132
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Letters from the Trenches: Consequences and Compassion | Ep. 131
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Inside Out Parenting: Understanding the Real Reasons Behind Behavior | Ep. 130
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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True Confessions – Communication is Hard and Messy | Ep. 129
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Navigating Pushback: Why It’s Good for Your Child’s Growth | Ep. 128
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Parenting Hacks: Beat Summer Boredom | Ep. 127
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Parenting Realities: Tales from the Mailbag | Ep. 126
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Ask Us Anything: Parenting Styles in Action | Ep. 125
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Epi 124 Style Swap: Parenting Perspectives Role Play
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May 30, 2024 |
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The Strength of Adaptability: Exploring Authoritative Parenting | Ep. 123
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May 17, 2024 |
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The Strength of Autonomy: Permissive parenting | Ep. 122
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May 09, 2024 |
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The Strength of Response: Exploring Attachment Parenting | Ep. 121
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May 02, 2024 |
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The Strength in Structure: Exploring Healthy Authoritarian Parenting | Ep. 120
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Discovering Your Parenting Style: The Journey Begins | Ep. 119
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Glad you asked - Q&A - From Toddlers to Young Adults | Ep. 118
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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What Your Teen Really Needs From You | Ep. 117
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Encore Presentation: Superpowers of the Introverted Parent | Ep. 116
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Glad you asked - Q&A | Ep. 115
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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What's wrong with my kid? Is this normal? (pt. 2) | Ep. 114
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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What's wrong with my kid? Is this normal? (pt. 1) | Ep. 113
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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The Parenthood Prescription: Prioritizing Your Well-Being | Ep. 112
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Parenting Perspectives: Unpacking the Importance of Self-Care | Ep. 111
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Beyond Chores: Building Grit in Your Child's DNA | Ep. 110
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Love, Grit, and Growth: A Parenting Secret for Every Age | Ep. 109
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Behind the Scenes of Parenthood: Unmasking the Phantom of Perfectionism | Ep. 108
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Yay Duck and Yuck Duck Parenting: Embracing Emotional Wisdom | Ep. 107
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Uncovering the Hidden Triggers of Parental Burnout | Ep. 106
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Unmasking the Hidden Faces of Parental Burnout | Ep. 105
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Joy Amidst Change: Coping with Holiday Family Dynamics | Ep. 104
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Unwrapping Yuletide Realities: Navigating Family Holiday Stress | Ep. 103
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Mistletoe Realities: Navigating Family Traditions | Ep. 102
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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The Transformative Power of Play - For Everyone | Ep. 101
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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100 Episodes Later: Our Parenting Odysseys and What We've Learned | Ep. 100
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Birth Order Matters: Unraveling Your Family Dynamics | Ep. 99
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Family Media Plan: A Blueprint in the Digital Age | Ep. 98
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Navigating Screens Together: Crafting Your Family's Media Plan | Ep. 97
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Parenting Unplugged: Taking Charge as a Media Mentor | Ep. 96
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Screenwise Parenting: Mentoring Your Kids in the Digital World | Ep. 95
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Parenting Hacks: Cracking the Baby Sleep Code | Ep. 94
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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The Path to Confidence: Parenting Strategies for Kids | Ep. 93
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Growing Up Confident: Fostering Independence in Young Children | Ep. 92
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Beyond Hovering: from Helicopter to Helpful | Ep. 91
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Navigating the Helicopter-Parenting Tightrope | Ep. 90
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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From Nest to Next: Parenting through The College or Career Launch | Ep. 89
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Back to School for Everybody - Kids AND Parents | Ep. 88
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Whole Brain Child #6 PFC Power ups - Guiding Kids to Upstairs Growth | Ep. 87
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Whole Brain Child #5 Upstairs/Downstairs Tantrums – Which is it and what to do? | Ep. 86
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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When Others Criticize Your Parenting and Social Media & Kids (archived from Ep. 28) | Ep. 85
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Whole Brain Child #4 Going Upstairs and Downstairs | Ep. 84
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Whole Brain Child #3 Name It to Tame It | Ep. 83
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Whole Brain Child #2 Connect and Redirect | Ep. 82
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Whole Brain Child #1 Intro | Ep. 81
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Our Strong Personality Kids and How to Love Them | Ep. 80
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Road Trip - The Final Launch (Pt. 2) | Ep. 79
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Road Trip - The Final Launch (Pt. 1) | Ep. 78
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Q&A: Nagging! They won't take no for an answer | Ep. 77
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Q&A : What About When They Lie? | Ep. 76
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Doing our Family Road Trip - Season 3 Teens (Pt. 2) | Ep. 75
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May 25, 2023 |
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Doing our Family Road Trip - Season 3 Teens (Pt. 1) | Ep. 74
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May 18, 2023 |
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Doing our Family Road Trip – Season 2 The Middle Years | Ep. 73
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May 11, 2023 |
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Q&A: Sibling Rivalry | Ep. 72
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May 04, 2023 |
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Doing our Family Road Trip - Season 1 (Pt. 2) | Ep. 71
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Doing our Family Road Trip - Season 1 (Pt. 1) | Ep. 70
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Doing Our Family Road Trip Intro (Pt. 2) | Ep. 69
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Doing Our Family Road Trip Intro (Pt. 1) | Ep. 68
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Table Guest: Dr Kelly Stevens - The Gift of Failure (Pt. 2) | Ep. 67
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Table Guest: Dr Kelly Stevens - The Gift of Failure (Pt. 1) | Ep. 66
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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What to Do When They Rebel and are Still at Home (Pt. 2) | Ep. 65
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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What to Do When They Rebel and are Still at Home (Pt. 1) | Ep. 64
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Second Helping: Adolescence - Being Blind-Sided and Pushing the Alarms (orig. posting 9/22/22) | Ep. 63
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Super Powers of the Extroverted Parent | Ep. 62
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Superpowers of the Introverted Parent | Ep. 61
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Table Guests: Dr. Kelly Stephens – Our Friend in Low Places - Expectations | Ep. 60
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Nurturing the Introverted Child: Our Very Special Ducks | Ep. 59
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Nurturing our Extroverts - Those Energizer Bunnies | Ep. 58
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Extroverts & Introverts - We Make Colorful Families | Ep. 57
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Home and the Holidays (Pt. 2) | Ep. 56
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Home and the Holidays (Pt. 1) | Ep. 55
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Money Money Money Teaching Our Kids About Finances | Ep. 54
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Table Guests Extra! Dr. Kelly Stephens and Friends: Becoming a Responsive NOT Reactive Parent | Ep. 53
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Announcement of TPP Fall Break
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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How Parenting Changed ME! | Ep. 52
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Dealing with Anger - Theirs and Mine | Ep. 51
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Connecting with our Older Teens and Young Adults | Ep. 50
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Adolescence - Being Blind-Sided and Pushing the Alarms | Ep. 49
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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The Very Special Middle Ages: Siblings, Bikes, and Do-overs | Ep. 48
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Table Guests: Dr. Kelly Stephens Adolescence Pt. 1 | Ep. 47
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Lies We Believed and Truths that Set Us Free | Ep. 46
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Parents Ask – What would you do differently? More on bedtimes. | Ep. 45
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Our kids have been robbed! A case for Boredom. | Ep. 44
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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When they walk away from your values | Ep. 43
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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So how do we DO our Family Reality? | Ep. 42
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Table Guests: Dr. Kelly Stephens - Create your own Family Reality... but don't say "we" | Ep. 41
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Dads, welcome to TPP! We hear you. | Ep. 40
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Mailbag: Ages, Stages, Birthday Boxes and Cake | Ep. 39
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Fighting fair - How we can parent better in conflicts | Ep. 38
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Response to Birthday boxes - Should you, could you, and why? | Ep. 37
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Table Guests: Introducing Dr. Kelly Stephens – Birthday Boxes | Ep. 36
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Potty Training, Peer Pressure, and Pollinators | Ep. 35
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Mom Guilt - It's real - but is it good or bad? | Ep. 34
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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When the mic keeps running - unplanned chat on stress, moms, and life | Ep. 33
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Dealing with Meltdowns - Teens to Toddlers | Ep. 32
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May 12, 2022 |
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Talking More on the Good Parts of Parenting | Ep. 31
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May 05, 2022 |
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Better Health for Moms; Clean Rooms for Teens | Ep. 30
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Not Raising Your Voice but Connecting Your Hearts | Ep. 29
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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When Others are Critical of Your Parenting | Ep. 28
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Time, Margin, and Real Mom Life | Ep. 27
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Moms Ask: Interrupting kids? Am I selfish or self-caring? | Ep. 26
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Tattling - is it such a Big deal? | Ep. 25
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Friends and Friendships (Pt. 2) | Ep. 24
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Friends and Friendships (Pt. 1) | Ep. 23
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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"Will I Ever Sleep Again?" (Pt. 2) | Ep. 22
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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"Will I Ever Sleep Again?" (Pt. 1) | Ep. 21
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Q&A - Answering Your Questions (Pt. 2) | Ep. 20
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Q&A - Answering Your Questions (Pt. 1) | Ep. 19
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Parenting Season #4 - Older Teen/Young Adult (Pt. 4) | Ep. 18
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Encouragement IN your Reality | Ep. 17
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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New Year. New Changes. New Ideas. | Ep. 16
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Parenting Season #4 - Older Teen/Young Adult (Pt. 3) | Ep. 15
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Parenting Season #4 - Older Teen/Young Adult (Pt. 2) | Ep. 14
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Parenting Season #4 - Older Teen/Young Adult (Pt. 1) | Ep. 13
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Parenting Season #3 - Teens (Pt. 3) | Ep. 12
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Holidays (Pt. 2) | Ep. 11
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Holidays (Pt. 1) | Ep. 10
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Parenting Season #3 - Teens (Pt. 2) | Ep. 09
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Parenting Season #3 - Teens (Pt. 1) | Ep. 08
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Keeping it Real - Moms Discuss Parenting Season #2 (The Master Chef) | Ep. 07
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Parenting Season #2 - The Master Chef | Ep. 06
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Keeping it Real - Moms Discuss Parenting Season #1 (The Hiking Guide) | Ep. 05
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Parenting Season #1 - The Hiking Guide | Ep. 04
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Keeping it Real - Moms Discuss Chores | Ep. 03
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Do chores have to be a chore? (Pt. 2) | Ep. 02
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Do chores have to be a chore? (Pt. 1) | Ep. 01
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Welcome to The Parenting Podcast! | Ep. 00
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Sep 09, 2021 |