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BOOK GIVEAWAY: today's guest, Raeshal Solomon of mylittlebanker.com , has graciously offered to give one lucky listener a set of her books that teach financial literacy to little kids! Listen to today's episode to find out how to enter the giveaway : ) Raeshal Solomon comes by her knowledge of how to get out of debt honestly – she's worked hard to rid herself of nearly all her $400,000 debt, while...

"I HATE to yell at you… But you make me do it. It's your fault." Recently, I spoke with a mom who said that she tells her kids this all the time. Do you ever feel like this, when your child is giving you crazy attitude ? Or when your child is whining, or picks a fight with a sibling over absolutely nothing at all? In short, do you ever feel like you cannot take your child's bad, embarrassing behav...

Are the frightening and persistent questions of life weighing on you right now? Today I share the story of my own frightening and persistent question, a real biggie which brought with it a lot of parental guilt – but yet this question simply wouldn't leave me alone… Today I share how I successfully addressed it, and I introduce a minicourse that can help you address it, too. This minicourse is all...

So, I got totally sick with bronchitis! I am thankfully on the mend, but I haven't had a voice suitable for radio at all… Which means I'm extra-happy to bring you this great conversation, a listener favorite from 2017. Early childhood education professors Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky are in the midst of writing a series of books called Loose Parts , extremely practical books about structuring...

"I am terrified to stop doing mostly everything and accept help for fear that if I do, my family will resent me." – 2017 Free Friendly Mirror Challenge Participant Hello my friend, how are you today? If you're feeling at all like this long-time listener, today's quickie bonus episode shares all about something that will help! It's my FREE, 5-Day Friendly Mirror Challenge, in which we are working t...

Today we've got help for you, if you're feeling extremely cooped up in these dark months of the year (for the northern hemisphere, anyway)! I went to the members of the Ninja Parenting Community and the We Turned Out Okay Facebook group to find out how they beat the winter blahs… This episode is a compendium of their best ideas! Thank you everyone who contributed, there were some new ones in here...

Do you sometimes feel that you will drown in a sea of bad news, bad weather, bad everything? I know I do… and right here at the beginning of the year I am sharing the ways that I have found to stay positive, even while floating on this sea. Listen to today's episode so that we can stay positive together! Key links – and there are a TON today – at weturnedoutokay.com/210 . Thank you for listening :...

Today's guest has a new book out, The Toddler Survival Guide, that I know you'll love because it is practical, funny, and endearing. And, as soon as I heard author Heather Spohr's voice on the day of our interview, I knew that it would also be those three things… But it turned out to be a lot more. We talk about Princess Leia, potty training – and grief. Heather and her husband Mike lost a child t...

In my recent conversation with Mental Health Counselor and Play Specialist Janine Halloran, we talked about the outrageously high rates of suspensions and expulsions in preschools nationwide. And one listener wrote soon after to share her child's experience in preschool: "Such an interesting podcast and alarming pre-K statistics. I can say we saw an opposite thing happening… Several kids were over...

Every January since We Turned Out Okay began, I've shared my goals for the coming year. Not resolutions… which feel to me a little more arbitrary and easier to pull out of… but Goals. And this year is no exception! Somehow the idea of glass balls and rubber balls (one of which breaks when dropped, and the other of which bounces) felt really important to share with you, probably because I'm returni...

Happy new year!! Next week we'll work on making 2018 be the best year yet – but part of that is looking back at 2017. Today I'm sharing the three most valuable lessons I learned from 2017, a year that many listeners characterized as pretty awful, but one that held many valuable lessons for me – and in many ways was a good and fun year too. I also share some changes I've made to the podcast schedul...

In which we discuss favorite episodes, Karen's, and Listeners'… The family dynamics of introverts versus extroverts; the joy and learning that comes with Loose Parts; falling down and getting back up again; a profound and hilarious potty training story. All links at weturnedoutokay.com/205 … Happy listening and Happy New Year!! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other sub...

On the day I recorded this episode, late last week in real time, I had a moment, at about 10 AM, where I realized I ought to be in about three different places… All at exactly 10 AM. That's when my heart started racing. Then, when I looked around my home and realized all that still wasn't quite done, or not even started yet… and then I realized I was still in my pajamas… The complete and total fut...

Today's guest, returning champion KJ Dell'Antonia of the #AmWriting with Jess and KJ Podcast, brings her best ideas for how you can really enjoy this time of year, no matter what craziness you've got going on in your life. The WTOO annual Parent Holiday Survival Guide goes Beyond Audio in 2017 Each year I bring you resources I know you'll love as you figure out how to enjoy the holidays. This year...

Are you, like lots of your fellow listeners, noticing a certain unhappiness creeping in to your daily life? A sense of insanity that you cannot escape from? Overwhelm at all the stuff you've got to do in pretty short amount of time, and getting shorter every day? Then you should join the free 5-Day Handle the Holidays Challenge. It starts tomorrow if you're listening in real time – Monday, Decembe...

In today's episode I tell a story about a woman who once sat at a table full of loved ones, watched some of these loved ones manipulate her child, and feel completely powerless to help.   Maybe you've found yourself in a similar situation:  – You understand that holiday gatherings include some degree of etiquette and civil niceties  – But sometimes these people – these dear relatives, friends, lov...

In today's episode with 3-time returning champion Janine Halloran, the conversation goes in all kinds of useful directions, many of which I did not see coming! Listen to learn more about: – Big Feelings, the ones Janine says "feel like you can't contain them in your body" – How to stop engaging in the all-too-common and dangerous parenting ploy, "positively invalidating" our kids' feelings – Wheth...

Ermagerrrd, Episode 200!! It is fitting that this particular episode is with a guest who specializes in helping families tell stories – really, in helping people preserve their family legacies. Nicola Davison, mom , biographer, and journalist, has hit upon an idea that really resonated with me, so I know it will resonate with you: engaging our parents and grandparents to tell their stories, and to...

I'm kicking off the holiday season insanity with an episode that is counter-intuitively meta-level… And I promise, there will be time for more practical ideas before the end of the year. But this one is special, something I've wanted to talk about on the show for a while now, regarding how easy it is for us to step all over our children's dreams, both their short-term, heart's-desire hopes, and th...

If you want to: – Handle afterschool activities, bedtime routines, and homework like a ninja parent – Work better with everyone who looks after your child – Deal with the time crunches and scheduling issues that come with the parenting job – Feel better within yourself I've got a 21-day challenge to help you! Streamline your whole life during these 21 days (which begin as soon as you join, no need...

Happy Thanksgiving! At first glance this may seem a peculiar episode for Thanksgiving Day… parenting through tough times? While for many people holidays are a wonderful time, for some they're difficult. Dealing with family members who disagree with your politics; protecting your kids from cheek-pinching, insult-comic-style aged relatives; feeling like you have to justify your life choices – these...

This is one conversation I have been SUPER excited to bring you for a really long time! During my talk with Ignore It! author Dr. Catherine Pearlman, a.k.a. The Family Coach, she answers listener questions, talks about what works to stop bullying, and most importantly comes up with tons of ways that you can curb your child's bad behavior and REALLY enjoy life with your kids to the fullest. Key lin...

A podcast listener wrote to me recently with a a really good and important question: "We see all kinds of ways for girls to deal with being assaulted, how to prevent it, how to heal, support groups and the like… How do we teach boys to keep their hands to themselves or what not to say?" She's got a two-year-old boy and she does not want him to grow up into harasser or an abuser. I based this episo...

Today is one of my very favorite kinds of shows, a Parent-Coaching Call with an NPC member! – – A HUGE tree fell in our yard during a buck wild nor'easter last week, and we lost power for days! ( Click here to check out the video I made of the tree! ) All back now and everything is okay… But I had to delay the start of our epic "How to Help Your Child Navigate the Choppy Social Waters of Life With...

– – A HUGE tree fell in our yard during a buck wild nor'easter last week, and we lost power for days! ( Click here to check out the video I made of the tree! ) All back now and everything is okay… But I had to delay the start of our epic "How to Help Your Child Navigate the Choppy Social Waters of Life Without Getting Pulled Under Yourself or Losing Your Mind" mastercourse. The first live module n...