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Your Parenting Long Game

This podcast is for parents who not only want to short-term tips for handling current kids" behaviors and moods, but who are exhausted from addressing the same situation over and over and want to find solutions that last much longer into the future. Because you will receive plans and step-by-step tools, it"s also for parents who crave feeling in control -- and who do much better with structure than the chaos traditionally associated with parenting.

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16:40

Episode 308: How to Stop Using Willpower to Try to...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2024/04/11

We know it’s better to stay calm when our children have big feelings, but it seems like some days, we can only hold on for so long when they are complaining, crying, or melting down. How can we help our kids handle their discomfort when their behavior triggers our own Yuck? In this episode, you’ll learn: Why we need to set realistic expectations for our children What it looks like when we’re using willpower to stay calm (and why willpower never seems to last long enough) How to shift from

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Episode 307: Why You’re Not A Failure (What’s Really...

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2024/04/04

Most of us have an idea of how we'd like to interact with our kids. But often when we're tired or frustrated, we don't react in a way that feels good. And when situations with our kids frequently spiral out of control, it’s natural to feel like we are failing at parenting! In this episode, you’ll learn: Tips that will help any time you feel like a failure One mindset shift that can reduce guilt immediately How simple steps we take can positively impact our kids --- Notes from this

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13:41

Episode 306: When Your Child Gets Upset When Others...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2024/03/28

We talk a lot about BIG reactions when our kids have big feelings, but what about quiet, sensitive children who struggle when other people around them are upset? Often these children will do anything they can in order to make others feel better. To keep the peace, they will also disregard their own needs – even when we encourage them to stand up for themselves! In this episode, you’ll learn: Why many parenting strategies don’t work with our sensitive children (and may even make things worse)

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13:34

Episode 305: You'll Lose Your Cool Less Often When...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2024/03/21

When we’re raising kids with big feelings, it can be hard to stay emotionally regulated all of the time. How can we be the parent we want to be when it’s hard not to lose our cool? How can we teach our kids how to stay calm when we’re struggling with staying calm ourselves? In this episode, you’ll learn: Why we get stuck in a “cycle of Yuck” (and feel guilty and ashamed) How your ability to regulate yourself impacts your influence with your child A simple tool you can use in the moment to get

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Episode 304: When Family Members Get Caught In...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2024/03/07

We want our days to be filled with peace and connection, but those of us raising kids with big emotions know that’s not always the reality. Even when we try hard to fix the arguing, complaining, and general resistance to our requests, it can feel like nothing reduces the drama long-term -- and sometimes, it seems like our efforts are actually making things worse. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why some of your current parenting strategies may not be working, despite your best efforts The real

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Episode 303: A Strategy to Decode Children’s...

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2024/02/29

It can be overwhelming navigating the constantly-changing emotions and reactions of children who feel things strongly. One minute they’re happy and the next, they are melting down about something that’s not even a big deal! We want to reduce the drama and be a powerful positive influence with our kids, but how do we do that when we don’t really understand what’s driving their reactions? In this episode, you’ll learn: What to check first when kids have unpredictable behavior How to “see” inside

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12:06

Episode 217: When You Can't Convince Your Spouse to...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2022/05/12

It’s very common for parents not to be on the same page when it comes to parenting. After all, parents come from different backgrounds and often have different perspectives about what will “work.” Often when this happens, each parent will spend a lot of energy trying to convince the other that they need to change -- a strategy that is rarely effective. In this episode, you’ll learn why it’s important to stop trying to convince your spouse or co-parent to change, and what you can do instead if you

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Episode 216: When Your Child Struggles With Parties...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2022/05/05

Now that birthday parties and bigger gatherings are happening again, there’s a lot of excitement. But with children with big emotions, there can be struggle as well. Often big-feeling children are hesitant to join big events, and when they do, they often come to us, full of frustration, upset, or other Yuck. In this episode, you’ll learn what children actually need in these situations in order to be more resilient so they (and we) can enjoy these gatherings more.

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15:09

Episode 215: When You're Looking for the Right Thing...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2022/04/21

We all want to know what to say to put an end to a situation that is going downhill. When our children have big reactions, or when they’re being disrespectful because they’re upset… we want to know how to make them stop. The problem is, most of what we try makes the situation worse, not better. In this episode, we’ll talk about why trying to find the “right thing” to say can backfire and what action to take instead to improve a situation more quickly.

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12:09

Episode 214: Managing Difficult After-School Hours...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2022/04/14

Many parents say that one of the worst parts of the day happens right after school. Often when they get home from school, children are often disrespectful (to you and to their siblings), demanding, or just plain irritable! In this episode, you’ll learn why the after-school hours are particularly difficult for children with big emotions and what you can do to make this time of day less miserable for everyone.

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Episode 213: When Your Child Keeps Saying "It's Not...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2022/04/07

We are all very familiar with the whines and complaints of “it’s not fair!” And some of our kids may be melting down or getting incredibly angry when they perceive an injustice. But when we try to explain to our children why things really ARE fair (or why they have to accept that things aren’t fair!), the situation gets worse. In this episode, you’ll learn what’s really causing the “it’s not fair!” lament and what children really need in those moments in order to feel and act better.

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Episode 212: When Big Emotions Aren’t Loud (And Look...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2022/03/31

Often when we think of “big emotions” we think of tantrums, meltdowns, and big reactions. But many big-feeling kids don’t express their emotions loudly. Instead, they may worry, or get sad, or shut down. And of course it’s just as important to be able to support children whose big emotions are quieter. In this podcast, you’ll learn to understand what’s going on in the world of a child whose big emotions are a little softer… and what we can do to empower them and foster long-lasting resilience.

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15:56

Episode 211: How to Make Sure YOU Are In Charge, NOT...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2022/03/24

If we’re being honest, how often do we change our plans or our boundaries because we’re trying to avoid our children’s big emotions and reactions? We may clean up after them instead of asking them to do it… or give them extra time on screens or with a friend instead of enforcing a clear end time… because we want to avoid the inevitable big reaction when we do set that firm boundary. Unfortunately, letting our children’s emotions lead our home isn’t healthy for us or for them. In this episode, learn

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Episode 210: When Your Big-Emotion Child Is...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2022/03/17

Often children with big emotions can be disrespectful -- calling you names, refusing to do what you ask, wanting to be first and best all the time, being rude to siblings and friends. We try to tell them that disrespect isn’t acceptable, and we may even punish them for it, but that doesn’t seem to reduce the disrespect. In this episode, you’ll learn why trying to make disrespect go away is ineffective… and what you can do instead to help your child want to act more respectful on their own.

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Episode 209: Why Children With Big Emotions Are At...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2022/03/03

We know how important it is for children to feel good about themselves. Unfortunately, we may recognize that our big-feeling children often don’t seem to have a lot of confidence… and no matter how we try to improve how they view themselves, it doesn’t seem to help. In this episode, we’ll talk about why children with big emotions are at higher risk for low self esteem and which simple actions you can take to help improve how your child views and trusts themselves.

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Episode 208: How Our Past May Fuel Disagreements With...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2022/02/24

Many couples who are raising children with big emotions disagree about how to handle children’s behaviors, moods, and attitudes. Often it’s very hard for either parent to consider the other’s point of view because each is so convinced that their own is correct. Interestingly, this “stubbornness” may be related to what both parents learned from their own personal experiences. In this episode, we’ll discuss how our past can impact our relationship with our spouse or co-parent and how we can see things

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14:46

Episode 207: Why Your Child Really Doesn’t Want to...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2022/02/17

Many of our kids seem like they wish they were in charge. They tell us (and others) what to do, they try to get us to bend our rules, and they say mean things that seem meant to hurt us. While their behavior certainly appears controlling, in reality, children don’t want to control us or others. In this episode, you’ll learn what is really underneath controlling behavior, why seeing their behavior as controlling makes situations worse, and what you can do instead to handle this type of behavior.

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Episode 206: When Your Child's Behavior Seems Illogical

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2022/02/10

Sometimes when kids get upset, we understand why -- someone was mean to them, they didn’t get their way, they had to stop doing something they were enjoying. But other times, their behavior or feelings seem completely illogical. Sometimes it seems like they get upset for no reason, or sometimes we do what they ask and they still get upset! In this episode, we’ll talk about why children’s behavior may be completely illogical and how you can respond in those situations (when nothing seems to work)

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Episode 205: How To Make It Less Exhausting To Deal...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2022/02/03

Even when you use strategies to help reduce drama in your home, difficult situations are still going to happen from time to time. The good news is that these situations do not have to exhaust you! In this episode, we’ll talk about why we are so exhausted by our kids’ drama (it’s not the situation itself!) and what you can do so that these situations don’t take so much energy to manage.

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Episode 204: When You Stay Calm and Situations Don’t...

Your Parenting Long Game ·

2022/01/27

You’ve learned how important it is to stay calm when a child is melting down or acting out. That in itself can be difficult, but what should you do if you are able to stay calm and it doesn’t seem to help… or even if your calm upsets your child more? In this episode, we’ll discuss why staying calm may backfire and what truly helps to diffuse dramatic situations.

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