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Raising Resilient Kids: For Parents, Teachers and All Who Work with Kids

Tom and Jeannie Klisiewicz

Looking for ideas and strategies to help kids and teens build their resilience and achieve their potential in a healthy, fulfilling way? Then this is the podcast for you! It takes a village to raise a healthy, resilient child and this podcast will give you, whether you"re a parent, teacher, coach, school social worker, administrator, or anyone who works with youth, the tools to do exactly this.

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00:28:48

How One Free Program Is Reaching 1 Million Kids...

Raising Resilient Kids: For Parents, Teachers and All... ·

2025/12/01

Over 1 million students worldwide are learning to recognize depression, find trusted adults, and ask for help - and every resource is completely free.In this episode, we sit down with Katie Conklin from Erika's Lighthouse to explore how their evidence-based mentalhealth education programs are reaching students across the globe - from California classrooms to schools in Madagascar - with tools that are proven to increase help-seeking behavior, knowledge, and coping strategies. Discover their

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00:27:15

Healing Through Connection: How Everyday Moments...

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2025/11/01

You have everything you need to be your child's primary healer—you just need the right tools.In this episode, mental health expert and tenured professor Karen Green shares how overwhelmed parents can build deep emotional connection with their kids in just 5 minutes a day—no therapy degree required. Karen reveals the research-backedstrategies behind her newly launched Conscious Care Cards, a screen-free toolkit that's helping families transform daily moments into rituals of resilience.What

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00:20:26

Why Top-Performing Schools Invest in Both Academics...

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2025/10/01

Discover why the highest-performing schools invest equally in academics AND social emotional learning.In this episode, Dr. Pete Sullivan—a nearly 40-year education veteran who's served as teacher, principal, and superintendent across multiple Illinois districts—reveals the research-backed strategies that make SEL programs successful. You'll learn how 500+ studies prove SEL actually enhances academic achievement, practical approaches for teacher-led implementation that respects classroom

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00:22:02

The Elementary School Where Kids Film Mental Health...

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2025/09/01

Discover why 1st & 2nd graders at one elementary school are teaching adults new breathing techniques and explaining brain science better than most grown-ups.In this eye-opening episode, 18-year school social workerveteran Meg Palka reveals the surprising truth about when children can start learning resilience skills (spoiler: it's much earlier than most parents think). You'll learn Meg's revolutionary "all feelings are okay" philosophy that eliminates shame around emotions, discover the

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00:25:28

Seamless SEL Toolkit: Integrating Social-Emotional...

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2025/05/01

In this episode, we tackle a common challenge from teachers: how to incorporate social-emotional learning into an already packed curriculum. Marie Goulet, LCSW, shares her "Yes, and" approach - acknowledging that while dedicated SEL sessions are valuable, teachers are already implementing these skills throughout their day. Marie offers practical, no-cost strategies that take just 1-2 minutes, including the "five, four, three, two, one" sensory grounding technique, proper

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00:21:50

Beyond Breathing: Creative Approaches to Mental...

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2025/04/01

In this enlightening episode, we're joined by award-winning educator Cassie Brooks, who shares practical strategies for teaching mental health skills to children. With 25 years of middle school health education experience, Cassie offers invaluable insights on how parents, teachers, and coaches can model and teach mental wellness techniques.Cassie discusses the importance of normalizing mental health conversations, comparing emotional pain to physical pain like headaches to reduce stigma. She shares

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00:21:00

Building Champion Mindsets: Mental Training Tips from...

Raising Resilient Kids: For Parents, Teachers and All... ·

2025/03/01

Join us as mental performance coach Allison Fink reveals powerful strategies to transform young athletes' confidence and performance on the court, field or course. From the "BRAVR" technique to visualization exercises used by elite players, Allison shares the exact methods she uses to help teenage athletes overcome mental blocks, bounce back from mistakes, and perform at their peak. Whether your young athlete struggles with confidence or you're looking to give them a competitive

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00:17:11

Top 10 Sleep Tips for Kids, Teens & Adults

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2025/02/01

Sleep is critical to strengthening the resilience of our kids as well as for their overall physical and mental health. This month we share 10 sleep tips for kids, teens and adults.Thank you for listening to the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast! We are a brother-sister team who are passionate about providing parents, teachers and coaches with ideas and strategies to help kids and teens build their resilience and achieve their potential in a healthy, fulfilling way. For more information on the

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00:14:00

Family Goal Setting Meditation for 2025 with Julie...

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2025/01/01

One of the lessons our guests have shared in just about every episode is the importance of modeling the behaviors as the best way to build resilience in kids and teens. So, with that in mind, this month we thought we would provide you with an exercise you and your child, students, or athletes can experience together. It is a great way to kick off 2025. We hope it sparks a conversation about all of the goals, hopes and dreams you and your kids have and how you might support each other in the

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00:20:50

Kids & the Impact of Nutrition on Resilience with...

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2024/12/01

Our guest on this month's podcast, Registered Dietitian Jessica Rusch, suggests we view our kids, and ourselves, as premium cars that need premium gasoline when it comes to thinking about nutrition. She shares some great tips to help us do this even with those picky eaters or kiddos with nervous stomachs. 'Jessica Rusch's love for food and nutrition developed at the ripe age of 14. At this time, she started to become aware of nutrition labels, read up on nutrition articles, and became involved in

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00:22:49

BodyFit by Amy YouTube Star Shares Simple Movement...

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2024/11/01

Movement is critical in building resilience and strengthening mental health in youth. This month we learn some easy ways for parents and teachers to incorporate more movement into the lives of our kids and teens from the creator of the YouTube Channel BodyFit by Amy. Amy Schemper is a certified personal trainer and fitness instructor with 15+ years of experience in the industry. She has a Masters of Science Degree in Exercise Science from Concordia University in Chicago, and two undergraduate

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00:21:27

How to Foster a Resilient Household with the entire...

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2024/10/01

Want some tips on how to foster a resilient household AND raise two teenage siblings who ACTUALLY like spending time together? Then we have just the family you will want to hear from in our very first multi-guest podcast episode!Thank you for listening to the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast! We are a brother-sister team who are passionate about providing parents, teachers and coaches with ideas and strategies to help kids and teens build their resilience and achieve their potential in a healthy,

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00:17:55

U.S. Military Master Resilience Trainer, Brian...

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2024/09/01

How can you get kids who think this resilience stuff is silly or they are too tough for it to take it seriously? To answer that question we kickoff Season 2 of the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast with Master Resilience Trainer and Performance Expert Brian Korniek who teaches this stuff to the toughest people around - our soldiers in the US Military!Thank you for listening to the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast where we provide parents, teachers and coaches with ideas and strategies to help kids and

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00:35:20

How Today’s Technology is Impacting Your Child’s...

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2024/05/01

We cover so many important topics that are top of mind for parents and educators these days including…At what age is it ok for my child to have a smartphone? How about access to social media? Is the structure we have placed in our kids’ lives impacting their creativity in a negative way? How far should I go in monitoring my kids' phones? How to help a shy child develop friendships. Dr. Valerie Hill is a Developmental Psychologist who enjoys teaching psychology courses and

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00:34:02

A Rubber Ducky & Cell Phone Alarm - Creative Ways to...

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2024/04/01

If you are searching for creative ways to introduce resilience strategies to your students, athletes, musicians and own kids and teens, you will find a multitude of practical advice in this month’s podcast from a former IL Secondary PE Teacher of the Year and creator of the Yoga for PE YouTube Channel, Victoria Otto.Victoria Otto was selected as both an IL Secondary PE Teacher of the Year as well as a Midwest District Secondary PE Teacher of the year. She teaches Physical Education and Health at

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00:27:00

Tips on Implementing Resiliency Strategies in the...

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2024/03/01

If you are a teacher looking for tips on how to incorporate resiliency strategies in your classroom. Or a parent with a child that rolls their eyes when you encourage them to practice techniques to strengthen their mental health - our guest today, 25-year teaching veteran Dawn Glassburn, has some great ideas for you!Thank you for listening to the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast where we provide parents, teachers and coaches with ideas and strategies to help kids and teens build their resilience and

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00:33:28

Got an Anxious Standardized Test Taker? Paul France...

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2024/02/01

If you have a child that battles with test anxiety or are searching for ideas on how to increase the independence and autonomy of the kids in your life, we have some great tips for you in this month’s podcast as we interview Paul France.Paul is a National Board Certified Teacher, Literacy Specialist, adjunct professor, keynote speaker, and the author over 40 publications, including Make Teaching Sustainable and Reclaiming Personalized Learning. For more information on Paul, check out the Making

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00:29:23

Juilliard Teacher on How Kids Can Nail Those...

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2024/01/02

If you are a music teacher, or have a child that plays an instrument, or participates in musicals or plays, you are not going to want to miss this episode as we interview Dr. Juna Bobby who teaches the Science of Resilience at Julliard and answer Riordan’s question about how to not let her nerves negatively impact her auditions. Connect with Juna: MindBodySpace Podcast: https://mindbodyspace.com/podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/junabobby/ Instagram:

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00:29:59

The Michael Jordan of Child Resilience, Dr. Aude Henin

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2023/12/01

We are THRILLED to welcome Dr. Henin to the podcast this month! You are not going to want to miss this one as she provides so many great ideas on how to build resilience in the kids in your life. Dr. Henin is co-founder and Co-Director of the Child Cognitive Behavior Program and Clinical Director of the Child Resiliency Program in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Henin specializes in the

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00:27:34

Resilience Tips from Psychiatric Nurse & Daughter,...

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2023/11/01

You definitely need a lot of resilience to be a psychiatric nurse and deal with mental health patients 12 hours a day! In this episode we interview psychiatric nurse, and daughter of Tom, Elizabeth to find out what strategies she has found most useful in a high stress occupation like this. Thank you for listening to the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast where we provide parents, teachers and coaches with ideas and strategies to help kids and teens build their resilience and achieve their potential in

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