Craig Knippenberg, LCSW, M.Div.

Legit Parenting

Kids EN ↓ 106 episodes

Craig Knippenberg, expert, and best-selling author, shares strategies for actual (imperfect) parents to build resilient kids and families with good-enough parenting so that you can have less stress and find joy in your kids and family. Discover how your child’s brain works, their social and emotional needs and learn to implement the right parenting techniques that work for you and your family, and finally ditch the parenting guilt and stress. For 35 years, Craig has been supporting parents, kids, and families as a mental health professional and raising his own resilient family. He shares his y...

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Craig Knippenberg, LCSW, M.Div.

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Social Media and your child's brain. 18.05.2021 57:18

Send us Fan Mail Craig Knippenberg, LCSW, M.Div explores social media from a brain-based view. During this episode Craig gives listeners practical tools to help families find balance and regain control over media influences. Craig shares his own experiences coupled with current brain-based research as he explores the impact that social media has on your childs development.

Electronics and your child's brain. 11.05.2021 46:47

Send us Fan Mail Craig Knippenberg explores your child's brain under the influence of electronics. In this brain-based episode he takes you on a tour of your child's brain and looks at how electronics influence development and behaviors. He gives you practical steps to help your child create a healthy relationship with gaming and devices.

The power of routine and structure. 04.05.2021 41:39

Send us Fan Mail Craig Knippenberg, LCSW, M.Div discusses routines and structure in families. Using various methods he shows you why having consistency in routine is important from a brain-based perspective.

Preserving Your Resources During Times of Stress. 26.04.2021 32:50

Send us Fan Mail During times of stress, how do you preserve your resources? Craig helps parents understand why making priorities is essential during uncertain times and why this is crucial from a brain-based perspective.

It's okay to lose it, but not too often. 20.04.2021 33:44

Send us Fan Mail Based on the lecture series during the pandemic, Craig discusses parenting and the stress of raising kids during times of stress. Craig gives listeners practical ways to handle stress and tips for when you feel like you will lose it!

How to drop the perfect parent syndrome and find the joy of your kids and parenting. 10.03.2021 32:13

Send us Fan Mail 001: We are hitting the ground running with the first ever Legit Parenting podcast episode. This introduction explores the parenting myth of perfect parents and kids, and gives you permission for good-enough parenting. Craig's strategies are based on the latest science and research and show you why stressed out parenting isn't effective and won't lead to resilie...