Legit Parenting

Send us Fan Mail Join Craig Knippenberg as he shares some final thoughts on the second season of Legit Parenting.  

Send us Fan Mail Craig Knippenberg, LCSW, M.Div draws on his own personal experience of divorce as well as helping countless families navigate this emotional time. Craig shares tips for protecting your mental health as a parent and helping your child through the process.  

Send us Fan Mail Craig shares his thoughts from news stories focused on competitive youth sports and the risk of emotionally or sexual abuse to our kids.  

Send us Fan Mail Join Craig as he gives you the scoop on the parenting and relationships in the news that you need to know about.  

Send us Fan Mail About Dr. Hellerstein A pioneer in vision therapy and developmental optometry, for more than 30 years Dr. Hellerstein, has helped thousands of children and adults improve their vision and transform their lives — at home, in the classroom, and most recently on the playing field. Her breakthrough methods unlock barriers to learning and “rewire” around brain injuries, and vision perc...

Send us Fan Mail Join Craig for this in depth conversation about how parents and adults can best handle their own big emotions.  Craig takes a deep dive in to strategies that can be applied in simple and effective ways.  

Send us Fan Mail Get the latest on parenting topics as seen in the news. Relevant topics to our viewers. 

Send us Fan Mail Tips and strategies for parents who are either experiencing ADHD or partner to someone who experiences ADHD.  

Send us Fan Mail Craig Knippenberg delivers important parenting topics in the news from late summer 2022.  Topics include: Empathy, Social Media, Back to school, and early childhood development.  

Send us Fan Mail Join Craig Knippenberg, LCSW, M.Div, and Tiffany Feingold, co-founder of Guiding Bright Minds , an online community with the purpose of joining families, organizations and support services for neurodiverse children.   Tiffany shares her own experience as she navigated her own challenges and found refuge in this community.  

Send us Fan Mail Join Craig Knippenberg, LCSW, M.Div and Michelle DeNoy, LCSW who  discusses what self-care is and isn't and how to know what your body, specifically nervous system,  is telling you.  Michelle gives her own examples and challenges as a mom to two young kids, in her own exploration of self-care.  

Send us Fan Mail Crying.  Are there benefits? How does crying effect us from a biological level.  And does culture play a part?  Craig Knippenberg, LCSW, M.Div looks a a recent article posted in the Wall Street Journal that examines crying.  Craig take a deep dive and looks at how biology and culture influence our response to crying and we discover why we shouldn't overlook the benefits of a...

Send us Fan Mail Craig Knippenberg gives listeners a run down of important parenting topics that are making the news.  Listen as Craig addresses faith as trust, not beliefs  and how this relates to parenting.   The story of a mom who sued Facebook over her daughters social media use.  And six tips, from 70 parents who raised highly successful kids!  

Send us Fan Mail Craig Knippenberg is joined by a special guest, Mary Walker.  Mary Walker, founder of A Little Love and Smiles, which targets tweens and teens which helps recognize warning signs of mental distress before a mental health crisis and how to take care of ones mental health.  Mary shares her exerperience as high schooler during COVID and how it effected her mental health.  She also sh...

Send us Fan Mail What's the recipe for summer fun with kids and also preserving your sanity?  Craig share his best tips for creating a memorable summer by instilling structure, free-play and adventures!

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Send us Fan Mail Join Craig Knippenberg, LCSW, M.Div and Dr. Kathleen Robinson, Psy. D in this informative discussion about self-harm, cutting.  Dr. Robinson is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in treating adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, trauma, self-injury, panic and identity development issues. She also has long-term experience in the ar...

Send us Fan Mail Join Craig as he explores TikTok!  In this experiment, Craig lets TikTok be the guide during this journey into the TikTok Algorithm!  

Send us Fan Mail In this "don't miss" episode Craig updates listeners on news parents can use as it pertains to kids and parenting! 

Send us Fan Mail During this special episode Craig share some special thoughts and prayers on the shooting in Buffalo New York. 

Send us Fan Mail Do you huddle or helicopter when it comes to managing devices and social media for your kids?  Our special guest, Laura Tierney,  founder of The Social Institute shares why and how we must empower our children to navigate a digital social world! Laura Tierney, founder of The Social Institute, a social media expert who previously manage social media for ESPN, Nike, Disney, P &...

Send us Fan Mail Craig continues the discussion on eating disorders and looks at the dark side of social influence on our kids and how this directly relates to disordered eating.  Craig shares shocking statistics which reveal why social influences can have such a dramatic impact on our youth.  He also has a very special guest join his show for Things Of Beauty Make Me Cry.  This is one you won&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Eating Disorders have dangerous and lasting effects on not only the physical body but our mental health.  Craig explores how pop culture can have devastating results when it comes to our children and the influences of pop culture.   In today's episode Craig gives a general understanding of eating disorders, the teen brain and how eating disorders can impact their brain.  He a...

Send us Fan Mail Craig turns his attention to the ways in which culture can have a positive impact on our children and teens.  Our attention is turned towards the 2022 Winter Olympics and how athletes can inspire our youth, but also create opportunities to create connection in our families.   Craig addresses how high profile  sports allows us to see, in real life, how mental health can impact perf...

Send us Fan Mail Craig Knippenberg, LCSW, M.Div. , author of Wired and Connected , and Denver based mental health therapist with four decades of experience working with children and families, offers strategies to help in addressing the current war in  Ukraine and the threat of nuclear war.   Age appropriate conversations for kids of all ages.  How to validate their emotions surrounding the news Ho...