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Do you tend to think along the lines of "I don't need to worry about teaching… that will be taken care of when my child starts school"? I want to push back on that idea today. Because the opposite side of this coin is "I am not a teacher and what I do here at home does not matter." What we do at home really and truly matters. And today, we're talking about 3 ways you can take advantage of this. In...

Clarity; balance; peace… Sometimes it can be hard to feel that we have any of these in our frantic homes and lives. Today's guest, Meagan Wilson, specializes in helping families reconnect with those positive feelings, and best of all helps us bring those positive feelings to our children. In our conversation we talk about: – The best kind of learning for little kids – How to get more of that into...

One of the most concerning things for us parents is that our kids will not have any friends. Maybe because we all remember that feeling of being lonely, or singled out. We can feel kind of helpless at the same time. You may be feeling like either the process is so intuitive that you can't teach it, or you may even be thinking "I don't have that many friends, who am I to be trying to teach my child...

As life partners, we all have some disagreements. But what if you feel like your disagreements are interfering in family life? That's what this episode is all about, so if you're worrying about any of this you're in the right place! I've got 3 ways to get your spouse on the same page as you are. Plus: in Parenting News, we consider coding as one of the academic 3Rs. Join us! Go to weturnedoutokay....

A conversation with Audrey Monke is always welcome, even more so when she's written a book that can fix so many of the worries we confront on a daily basis. Which this one totally is! If you're worried about:  – How to keep your kids close while giving them their independence  – If they'll ever make friends, and what might happen to them if they don't  – How in heck they will develop the skills ne...

If you've ever struggled with less-than-quality childcare, whether in daycare or in a school setting, today's episode is for you! Because you are not alone. I've been working closely with people whose childcare providers do inscrutable things – one mom tells of an "aggression journal" her 3-year-old son's childcare teachers are keeping about him! – and another who found her most recent parent-teac...

What's your go-to approach for getting work done? Do you view something difficult as an exciting challenge, or a way to prove to yourself and others – once again – how crummy you are at difficult stuff? Today, we look at how our own mindset impacts our children's eventual success. Take a listen! Go to weturnedoutokay.com/271 for: A cheat sheet on getting your best mindset for your child's success...

You may have heard that creativity is important to our children's developing minds. But have you ever thought about how important creativity is for yourself? Today's guest, Dan Blank, not only helps us understand how important it is… He helps us figure out ways to incorporate creativity into our busy parenting lives. I hope you enjoy today's conversation, whether you heard it when it was originall...

Last summer, the two-year-old son of a Ninja Parenting Community member was in a car accident. Thankfully no one was injured. But the car was totaled. And this little boy kept asking the same question, over and over: "Why did Daddy crash Daddy's car?" The accident was not Daddy's fault. But you couldn't convince the boy of that! Everyone just wanted to move on. But this little boy struggled to do...

If you've been listening to our Successful, Fulfilled Kids series (of which this is part 7), I know you're implementing some great tactics, like making sure your child does chores , and doing something besides "parenting." But today's episode gets into a concept that is really key. It's a mindset shift that parents need to make, if only to show our kids what is possible. Yup: we've finally come to...

Wondering what to do when: – Your child fills the pull up or leaks through, every single night, despite being potty trained during the day? – You are stuck – at least for a little while – with subpar childcare? – Your child is being picked on due to intolerance? We answer these questions and more, in today's episode! I'm so excited to bring you another round of Ask the Experts with Tricia Tomaso!...

What's your biggest parenting challenge? I really want to help you with it! (For context, listen to this recent quickie bonus episode : ) Click weturnedoutokay.com/contact to go to my contact page and share what's toughest for you as a parent. Thank you sooooo much! How do you react when your child makes a mistake, does something wrong, mouths off? If you respond to bad behavior with lesson-teachi...

I am struggling with something, and it would mean so much to me to hear from you about it… I hope you'll answer me just one question, which I ask in this episode. You can answer my question in 2 ways: Click weturnedoutokay.com/contact and respond right on my contact page; or Email me directly– I share my email address in this episode Thank you SO much! This is a public episode. If you'd like to di...

What difference, you might be wondering, can it possibly make to my kids if I have good relationships with other grown-ups? Actually, it matters quite a bit. In this installment of the Raising Successful Kids series we talk about the impact of our relationships, including with our spouses and life-partners, on the eventual fulfillment and happiness of our children. Join us! Go to weturnedoutokay.c...

I know it's difficult to imagine your child as a teen or young adult.  But it will happen, and sooner than you think. If you just can't imagine it – if it even makes you a little frightened to think of – today's guest will inspire hope and excitement in you (he did for me : ) Today I'm excited to share a conversation with a guy who works with teenagers to help them achieve their goals, Blake Boles...

Welcome to another episode on how to make it so our kids grow up into successful, fulfilled, happy adults! In today's installment, we consider whether it's important that we parents work outside the home. And we end up considering an even bigger, more mind-blowing question: how do we even define success and fulfillment? Go to weturnedoutokay.com/262 for: A cheat sheet on the 3 practicalities of ra...

How can I stop my child from being so impulsive? How can I stop her from hurting others with her bad behavior? How can I stop him from alienating people because he's hitting, or spitting, or worse? Sometimes it is scary how much anger and frustration our little kids have inside. And when it erupts, we can feel so powerless. This week's We Turned Out Okay podcast episode guest, Maureen Healy, has w...

So, I never actually use the word toxic in the whole episode… instead of that, I talk about balloon-poppers. A much more fun name, I'm sure you'll agree! In this episode I share four ways that you can protect yourself against toxic people, a.k.a. balloon-poppers. Which is really important, not just for your health, but for your child's as well. In this early part of the year, where we have more of...

This episode starts off as a review of my 2018 goals, and how I did with them. But then it takes a dramatic turn: I actually had to record the second half of the show more than once. Why? Because when I recorded the first time, I didn't have clarity. So I renamed the episode, and re-recorded the second half, and now I hope it is much more helpful than the first version would've been! Go to weturne...

Happy new year!! As you climb out from underneath tinsel, and excess, and cranky kiddos, I wanted to share some success stories. I hope to inspire you, right at the beginning of the year, by giving you some stories where things, well, turned out okay, to use the pun that I always swore I would never use (and have indeed not used until this very moment : ) So, today's is a re-broadcasted conversati...

Let's just say it: at this time of year, we don't always get the best behavior from our kids. They're overstimulated. They're out of routine. In many end-of-year traditions they are being showered with gifts. This can make them forget that life is about so much more than receiving presents from everybody who walks through the door (or whose door they walk through.) So, today I wanted to help you d...

  When a coaching client of mine recently posted an article by today's guest in our Ninja Parenting Community forums, I was introduced to one of the great positive parenting forces of our time: Dr. Laura Markham. As soon as I visited her Aha Parenting website, and read some of the advice Dr. Laura shares, I knew you needed to be introduced to her too! Today our conversation gets into vulnerability...

I feel your pain about getting kids to do chores. They whine, and complain, and with enough of that, we begin to ask ourselves "is this really necessary? I could have already had this done myself, and saved us all this trouble." But if kids don't do chores, what happens? Are they any more or less likely to have a successful, fulfilled, happy life? Today we dive into this topic. We explore the righ...

HEADS UP: At the top of the show, we say we're going to tell you if we go into PG-13 territory. In the second half of this episode, I share about being sexually abused at age 7. You may want to listen away from your littles, or with headphones. "Is it shyness or bad manners?" When a member of our private coaching community asked this question during a live members-only call recently, I knew I need...

Today I share how the stress I was under 7 1/2 years ago resulted in a lifelong tendon disorder. I was so busy running our household and putting everyone else first, I did not pay attention to my health. I really want you to learn from my mistake. Today's show focuses on how our stress isn't just bad for us. It's bad for our kids, too. We also dig into the stresses of "intensive" parenting (a.k.a....