Core Essential Values

This month, we take a look at gratitude and how it impacts our parenting as well as our lives in general.

This month we talk about how raising kids with integrity means planting seeds and thinking about the long game - the REALLY long game!

Episode #066: Parenting with Friendship by Leslie Bolser

Listen in to this convo with Leslie and Dr. Beth from 2023 about creativity, comparison, and heading back to school.

This month we're reposting a "greatest hit" from 2022 about perseverance for you to learn from as you head toward the end of the school year!

This month we're reposting a "greatest hit" from 2022 about perseverance for you to learn from as you head toward the end of the school year!

It's a great month to honor someone, and this episode gives some great ideas for how to do that.

Have a piece of humble pie while you check out this episode about humility!

Listen in as Dr. Beth shares some of her (strong!) feelings about respect!

Start off the new year committed to your best parenting yet! Listen in this month as Dr. Beth shares more about how to bring up kids who can stay committed.

Listen in as Dr. Beth shares about how to find joy as a parent this holiday season, and what to do when you simply can't.

Join us this month as we chat about how trust impacts your parenting!

Check in with Leslie and Dr. Beth as they chat about being a lifelong learner as a child and as a parent, and how to be open to learning new things.

Learn more about parenting your kids to be brave - and helping yourself gather courage in the process!

Kick off the school year right

Heading into summer might seem like a strange time to focus on initiative, but seeing what needs to be done and doing it takes no breaks! Listen in as Dr. Beth and Leslie share about teaching initiative to kids.

TW: Discussion about hopelessness among teens, suicide. Join Dr. Beth and Leslie to hear about parenting with hope - from pre-k through high school.

Listen in to a "mini therapy session" and get some suggestions for parenting with cooperation. Hear how to encourage good teamwork with your kids of all ages.

Dr. Beth and Leslie celebrate the uniqueness of other people's kids - and give you tips for how you can, too! Comparison and jealousy be gone - this month is about learning more about others so you can know more about yourself.

Happy New Year! Beth and Leslie talk about what it takes to parent with resilience, and when we can (and can't) expect kids to bounce back.

Dr. Beth and Leslie chat about how living with the value of service can mesh with - but is different from - service projects. It's the perfect time of year to find out how we can help each other and lend a hand!

Join us to chat about Skittles, sharing, and giving and receiving generosity!

Ugh - no one loves talking about self-control, let alone practicing it! Listen in this month for some tips on how to make it a bit less painful, for you and your kids.

Join us this month as Leslie and Dr. Beth talk about noticing, empathy, and building skills for compassionate kids.

Welcome back! This month, Leslie and Dr. Beth talk about starting off the school year with wisdom, meeting new teachers, and making new friends.