The Family Podcast Network

Join us as we discuss: A look at passive aggressiveness with our spouses, and how it affects kids. How fighting in front of our kids can actually be helpful. SHOW NOTES How Passive Aggression Hurts Children   Subscribe to The Family Podcast Network:

Join us as we discuss: How to help your kid not become helpless in this teacup kid generation. Avoiding the mentality of "I can't do it" and substituting it for "I'll figure this out."     SHOW NOTES Helping Kids Kick the "Helpless" Habit - great article by Amy McCready over at Positive Parenting Solutions Subscribe...

Join us as we discuss: *Some potty training horror stories...because...thank God we're not the only ones. *Potty training tools you can pull from to work with your kiddo. *Setbacks in potty training from our favorite author: Dr. Laura Markham.   SHOW NOTES Top Potty Training Horror Stories Potty Training Tips 4 Year Old Potty Training...

Join us as we discuss: A culture of girls that are very aggressive and what we can teach our sons. Some potential theories to why we are noticing this upsurge of aggressive girls stories. What we can do for both our sons and daughters to prepare them for it. SHOW NOTES Protecting Your Son From...

Join us as we discuss: How teaching emotional intelligence is just as important as learning how to change a tire. Mmm hmm. I said it. Plus, the differences between sympathy and empathy and how they matter a lot.     SHOW NOTES Empathy vs. Sympathy The Single Most Important Skill to Teach Your Child Subscribe...

Episode 180 Positive Parenting: It's Not Just About Saying Good Job

Episode 179: Birds and the Bees - Sex Talk with Kids

RFGP: Discipline, Correction, and Punishment. Not The Same Thing.

Episode 178 Trey's Number 1 Secret Power of Parenting

Join me as we discuss:*How research for a light-hearted topic, led to an aha discovery of parenting slaves.How many parents approach to parenting is awfully close to both slavery and bullying...mine too....Sound bites on how kids feel about this.Beliefs on how all men (including kids) are created equal to choose and be led, rather than decided for and commanded.   SHOW NOTESWhat started out as some research for a light-hearted episode on kids saying the darndest things, led to an interesting and insightful video of kids describing slavery, what it looks like, and why it's "bad".  This quickly got me to thinking how modern parenting techniques actually fit the definitions the kids and dictionaries were giving of slavery.By definition, slavery is a system under which people are treated as property and forced to work.  Slaves can be held agains their will from the time of birth and deprived the rights to leave, to refuse to work, or demand compensation.   As I listened to these kiddos describing literal slavery and I coupled that to the authentic definition, I couldn't help but think that we treat our kids like slaves in many cases.   Okay, no money transfer is present (in most cases...heh) but the similarities were striking.  Are we slaving out kids?Subscribe to The Family Podcast Network:

Join me as we discuss:How blended family parenting is different, but not THAT different from intact family parenting.Thehopethat blended families can be something totally unique, that intact families cannot experience.  How cool!Suggestions for blended families and smoothing out wrinkles.  SHOW NOTESI think that blended families get a bad rap.  Often they are seen as lesser than families or as broken relationships that are destined to be dysfunctional.  But lets be real honest, there are plenty of intact families that meet this criteria.Today Jeff and I discuss how blended family parenting is in fact different, but AWESOME!  It comes with it's unique challenges, but also holds within its power to be awesome, and in some ways, more cool and stronger than your intact fams. Jeff and I address the worries, concerns, and give suggestions on how to make your blended family into a fruit smoothie.  See what I did there.....Subscribe to The Family Podcast Network:

Join me as we discuss:How we typically expect our kids to not lie to us, but then find ourselves lying to kids.Why then do we lie?What things do parents justify lying to their kids about.Trey's take on whether or not Santa Clause is lying to kids. SHOW NOTES As a disclaimer, this episode will have some things that many may be offended with.   If you do not handle a challenge to the status quo, I do not recommend this episode.  SImply defined, a lie is a an intentionally false statement.  Most parents seem to have a very high level of expectation for our kids regarding lying.  We often say "just don't lie to me."  With that stated, I'm surprised at how many lies we  (yes, myself included) tell to our kids "for their good."We will typically justify it with statements like "I'm trying to protect them."  But the question remains, is lying ever okay?  Would we accept our kids lying to us to protect us? And just to mix things up, is Santa lying to a kid based off of our initial definition of a lie?Subscribe to The Family Podcast Network:

Join me as we discuss:How we have demonized smartphones and kids combination.  Right or wrong?Article called If I Were Queen, Kids and ScreensHow the phone is not the problem, but we typically are. SHOW NOTESThere have been astounding amounts of articles, news, and research that has made the words kids and cellphones the same as saying Bonnie and Clyde.  With pictures and videos of people walking into pools and traffic while texting, or two people instant messaging each other from the same room the newer smartphones seem to be receiving their Nobel Satan Prize.But is all this attention and demonization necessary?  Today we cover an article by Kimberly Brooks where she incriminates the smartphone in the hands of kiddos.  I vehemently disagree. Though cellphones can absolutely be a problem to kids, I see it as no different from an addiction to baseball card collecting.  The issue lies in one simple word: relationship.  I think this trend we are seeing is more closely linked to poor relationship.  Parents have opted to ask the question "how do I get my kid to stop using technology" rather than asking "how can I teach my kid to make healthy decisions about responsible technology use."If I Were Queen, Kids and Screens - article referenced in show.Subscribe to The Family Podcast Network:

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