by Kim | Jul 23, 2019 | Aggression, Common Challenges Podcasts, Common Problems, Empathy, Featured podcast single episode for page, Gentle Discipline, Podcast Episodes
In my last show on tantrums in older kids, I introduced the concept of the alpha complex, which I learned about in this class at the Neufeld Institute. In this show, I explore the alpha complex further, fleshing out the 5 primary ways an alpha complex might manifest...
by Kim | Jun 21, 2019 | Aggression, Common Challenges Podcasts, Common Problems, Gentle Discipline, Podcast Episodes
Back in episodes 4 and 5 (I said 3 and 4 on the show – oops!), I talked about tantrums in toddlers and preschoolers; I explained why they have tantrums and how you can respond to them effectively. What about our bigger kids? Yep, big kids have tantrums, too!...
by Kim | Jun 3, 2019 | Podcast Episodes
In my last podcast, I talked about helicopter parenting: what it is, why it might be bad for kids, and how it differs from the attachment-based parenting that I talk about on the show. This is a follow-up episode on helicopter parenting. In this episode, I consider...
by Kim | May 6, 2019 | Featured Podcasts, Podcast Episodes
Helicopter parenting! Over-involved, hovering parents are in the news again as the world learns about the way some Hollywood parents tried to game the college admissions system and bribe their child’s way into some elite schools, oftentimes even when the child...
by Kim | Apr 10, 2019 | Love, Nurturing Connection Podcasts, Podcast Episodes
“For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand. It is I who say to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.'” -Isaiah 41:13 “Before Jem looks at anyone else, he looks at me . . .” -Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, ch. 30...
by Kim | Mar 27, 2019 | Podcast Episodes, Radiant Faith
During the liturgical season of Lent, many Catholics go to Confession even if they haven’t gone regularly during the year. My parish recently had a Reconciliation Service for our youth ministry, and my 13 year old was very nervous about going. Maybe you have kids who...
