Parenting Decoded
Episodes
80 episodes
80 - How to Help Kids with Anxiety | Five At-Home Tools for Elementary School Worries
We break down how anxiety shows up in elementary age kids and why it often looks like stomach aches, avoidance, and anger instead of “I’m worried.” We share five practical tools we use at home to help kids face fears in small steps while we sta...
79 - Yelling at Kids: How to Stop By Using Energy Drains
Your kid keeps doing the same thing over and over and you can’t find a consequence that fits. There’s no natural fallout for whining, talking back, sibling fighting, ignoring screen time limits, or “forgetting” something that forces you into an...
78 - How To Stop Kids Whining - A Parent's Guide
In this episode, we cover:Why whining is a communication issue, not a behavior problemHow whining looks different in toddlers vs. older kidsCommon parenting responses that accidentally reinf...
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72 - Tips for Parents: How to Get Kids to Sleep
Parenting Decoded welcomes McCall Gordon to tackle one of parenting’s toughest questions: Why won’t my kid sleep? Her book is aimed at parents of "livewires" — kids who are more alert, intense, and emotionally reactive than av...
77 - Tame The Dinner Table Chaos
Getting Kids to Stay at the Table: Four Simple Rules That WorkTired of mealtimes feeling like a circus? Kids jumping up every two minutes, running after them with food, or resorting to screens just to keep them in their seats?...
76 - Gifting a Digital Device for the First Time: A Parent's Guide
Are you planning to give your child their first smartphone, tablet, gaming console, or smartwatch this holiday season? Before you wrap that gift, there's crucial work you need to do! In this week's episode of Parenting Decoded, I'm sharing esse...
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75 - How to Stop Nagging Your Kids (And Get Better Results)
How to Stop Nagging Your Kids (And Get Better Results)The Problem: You're repeating yourself constantly, and it's exhausting everyone. Nagging doesn't work, damages relationships, and prevents kids from developing independe...
74 – How I Stopped Being My Kids' Human ATM (And Started Teaching Money Skills)
Transform your back-to-school shopping from a budget-busting headache to an opportunity for teaching financial responsibility. I share how I went from spending $100 per child on school supplies to $50 while teaching my kids valuable money lesso...
73 - Navigating the Summer Screen Time Struggle
Summer break intensifies the screen time battle with teens and tweens, but shifting from screen time enforcer to screen time strategist can transform your approach and relationship with your kids.You should head over to the
71 - Chore Wars - Bedroom Edition: A Six-Step Strategy for a Tidy Room When Kids Resist
Tackling the age-old parenting challenge of getting kids to do their chores requires a systematic approach rather than nagging or giving up. We explore a six-step process focused on bedroom cleanup that can transform your family's approach to h...
70 - Empowering Parents: Preventing Childhood Sexual Abuse
In this episode, we tackle the important issue of childhood sexual abuse and how to help prevent it. By educating ourselves as parents, we can provide our children with the tools they need to protect themselves.• Discuss the prevalence ...
69 - Tips For Parents | How To Teach Your Kids To Be Responsible
Does your child have a problem with what's in their backpack? You know, those papers that are wrinkled at the bottom? Maybe a permission slip? Or possibly a banana? ...
68 - Halloween Candy: How to Set Limits and Give Good Choices
For some families having lots of Halloween candy floating around our homes causes stress and strain. In this podcast learn some tricks for treating your whole family to a more fun and happy experience as you learn to set limits and bounda...
67 - How to Create and Foster Secure Attachment With Your Kids
Hearing the phrase "secure attachment" makes us think of some academic thesis. BORING! Well, I want to help flip that idea in our minds to "CRUCIAL". Yes, having our kids see us as stable, reliable and empathetic b...
66 - Young Kids (Toddler to Preschool) and Chores, Life Skills and Teaching Independence
How much can a 2-, 3- or 4-year-old do? What can they do? They’re so little, right? A toddler? A preschooler? What’s reasonable? What’s not? Are you doing too much as a parent? ...
65 - How to Connect with Teens and Tweens and Stay Connected as a Parent
Getting teens and tweens to talk to parents is an age old battle the repeats itself over and over again with each new generation. Times change but our teens wanting independence from us doesn't. In this episode learn some ti...
64 - How to Connect With Young Kids and Stay Connected to Them
Kids of all ages need to feel connected and loved unconditionally. How can you set up a system in your family for creating and keeping those connections? In this podcast we go over connections for kids between 2 and 10. The ne...
63 - Grumpy Kids: 4 Steps to Dealing with Emotional Kids
Grumpy kids can really put your home into a foul mood. What can we do to help tame these dark clouds and bring some sunshine back into our lives?In this episode we'll cover these four steps:Step 1 – Keep Your Cool&nb...
62 - Rewards vs. Bribes: What Should Parents Use to Motivate Kids
Parents struggle with how to motivate their children toward certain behaviors. Typically rewards and bribes are used. In this episode learn about when bribes and rewards are most likely to motivate your child. There are pros...
61 - Bullying - How Parents Can Help Kids Who Are Being Bullied
Kids being bullied isn't new. What's new is the extent at which they are being bullied and, with the internet, in new and harmful ways. In this episode, we'll cover the different types of bullying:Verbal - teasing, name-...
60 - Anxious Kids and What Parents Can Do to Help: 4 Different Types of Anxiety
Do you have an anxious child? Does it worry you or drive you crazy? Either way you need to listen to this podcast!Learn about the 4 different types of anxiety, then the 4 parenting traps that we fall into when we attempt to...
59 - Body Image and How Parents Can Help Kids Who Don't Fit Into Stereotypes
Today with the launch of the Barbie movie and so much emphasis on selfies and having perfect bodies, it's worth considering how we help out the millions of kids who aren't "perfect". In this episode I interview Pam Luk, Founder of...
58 - Helping Neurodivergent Kids Socialize
What do you with kids who are wired differently? Who might be on the spectrum (ADHD, Asperger's, OCD, etc.)? Maybe they've had a diagnosis, maybe you just can see they are off the charts brilliant and some things but a total failur...
57- Kids Who Lose or Forget Stuff and How Parents Can Teach Responsibility in 2 Steps
Some kids seem to be born not caring where stuff is. They rely on us to find things and if we can't find them they blame US! Yikes! This episode gives you ideas about how to let go of the responsibility for items in our...
56 - Separation Anxiety in Kids: Why and What Parents Can Do
Most parents seem to get hit with this at some point in our parenting journey. It can start at around 6-7 months and usually goes away gradually throughout early childhood. But… sometimes we’re just put to the test with separation i...
