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The Parenting Podcast
Parenting IS hard - oh, but there's hope! This is why The Parenting Podcast is here for you. Wherever you are in your parenting journey, we at TPP want to come alongside addressing your questions and concerns with helpful insight to lighten your load. Our goal is to encourage you by providing real-life, relevant information to equip you. TPP wants to help you and your family flourish together and as individuals. Join us as we share, answering your questions and bringing your heart hope.
Episodes
- The Parenting Podcast
Money Money Money Teaching Our Kids About Finances | Ep. 54
The economy is a bit crazy right now and that makes this a perfect time to intentionally begin teaching our children about money and how to control it instead…
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Table Guests Extra! Dr. Kelly Stephens and Friends: Becoming a Responsive NOT Reactive Parent | Ep. 53
Dr. Kelly Stephens and Cheryl are joined by the TPP Recording Team for this special episode. The Quintet discusses the struggle to become a responsive rather…
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Announcement of TPP Fall Break
Celebrating our first year at TPP, we're going to take a little fall break. We'll be back in a few weeks. Great time to binge on missed episodes. See you next…
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How Parenting Changed ME! | Ep. 52
The TPP Team Opens up and admits that we all originally thought WE were a gift to our children; yet on this episode, we share how parenting our children is a…
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Dealing with Anger - Theirs and Mine | Ep. 51
We all wish we could just have smooth easy responses in life and in our families but as the TPP Team shares, sometimes it is anger that blocks that dream…
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Connecting with our Older Teens and Young Adults | Ep. 50
How do I continue to connect and have a relationship with our older teens and grown children? The TPP Team, all experiencing this age themselves, discuss the…
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Adolescence - Being Blind-Sided and Pushing the Alarms | Ep. 49
Following up on Dr. Stephens' episode, the TPP Team jumps into adolescence. Listen in as they discuss the reality of parenting in this unique season of life –…
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The Very Special Middle Ages: Siblings, Bikes, and Do-overs | Ep. 48
Sometimes the Middle Ages of 4-8 might be a little overlooked, so listen in as the TPP Team addresses this important season of training and relationship. Don't…
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Table Guests: Dr. Kelly Stephens Adolescence Pt. 1 | Ep. 47
TPP friend and pediatrician Dr. Stephens joins Cheryl again at the microphone to talk about the often challenging years of adolescence. You aren’t going to…
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Lies We Believed and Truths that Set Us Free | Ep. 46
With a lot of transparent honesty, the Recording Team shares some of their individual struggles with lies in their parenting. You may be in a hard season…
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Parents Ask – What would you do differently? More on bedtimes. | Ep. 45
The Team addresses some of our listeners' questions. First, we're offering some practical ideas for how to handle evenings so that bedtimes are easier and flow…
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Our kids have been robbed! A case for Boredom. | Ep. 44
Boredom has gotten a bad rap. In fact, many parents and groups work overtime trying to erase that word from their kids' lives. However, science and the TPP…
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When they walk away from your values | Ep. 43
One of the biggest heartaches for parents may be when their children turn their back and reject our deeply held values. How do we deal with that? How can we…
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So how do we DO our Family Reality? | Ep. 42
Putting feet to what we want to do is often a bit challenging. Join the TPP Team as they hash out some practical applications to Dr. Stevens' “Family Reality”…
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Table Guests: Dr. Kelly Stephens - Create your own Family Reality... but don't say "we" | Ep. 41
Cheryl sits down with Dr. Stephens again and this time explores his idea of creating your own Family Reality. No, he doesn’t recommend thinking you are pink…
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Dads, welcome to TPP! We hear you. | Ep. 40
Some dads have asked us – “Why do you just say ‘Moms?’ We are parents too and enjoy TPP.” So starting today The Parenting Podcast will begin to do just that –…
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Mailbag: Ages, Stages, Birthday Boxes and Cake | Ep. 39
Listen in as the TPP Team reads some questions from our inbox. Moms write asking for more application and practical ideas of when to do certain things and the…
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Fighting fair - How we can parent better in conflicts | Ep. 38
How do you argue well? Conflict is all too easily a part of our relationships even when we love each other. In answer to a mom’s question, the TPP Team steps…
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Response to Birthday boxes - Should you, could you, and why? | Ep. 37
The TPP Team unwraps thoughts and responses related to Dr. Stephens’ ideas on Birthday Boxes. (Epi 36) So how does this actually fit into real life? Is my…
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Table Guests: Introducing Dr. Kelly Stephens – Birthday Boxes | Ep. 36
TPP is excited to begin a new feature – interviews with amazing people. In this inaugural episode of Table Guests, pediatrician Dr. Kelly Stephens joins Cheryl…
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Potty Training, Peer Pressure, and Pollinators | Ep. 35
Even if you don’t have a toddler, listen in to this conversation - the TPP team starts answering a mom’s question on potty-training and the conversation moves…
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Mom Guilt - It's real - but is it good or bad? | Ep. 34
Mom Guilt! It is all too often a shadow creeping around many of us. It robs us of our joy. It can derail our hearts in parenting. But, can it also motivate us…
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When the mic keeps running - unplanned chat on stress, moms, and life | Ep. 33
Pulling back the curtain a little – One of the best parts of making TPP episodes is our conversations and processing with each other as friends as we come…
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Dealing with Meltdowns - Teens to Toddlers | Ep. 32
Whether it’s the parent, a toddler or an older teen, at times we all struggle with our emotions. The TPP Team unpack some of the struggles of parenting when…
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Talking More on the Good Parts of Parenting | Ep. 31
In response to an article by a writer who was confused and fearful by all the negative she heard before her son was born, the TPP Team discusses the false…
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Better Health for Moms; Clean Rooms for Teens | Ep. 30
In this episode the TPP Team deals with a practical subject – teens and clean rooms - and some deeper more personal challenges – mental and emotional health…
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Not Raising Your Voice but Connecting Your Hearts | Ep. 29
How do I get my kids to listen without raising my VOICE? The Recording Team discusses this issue and how to train our kids - but again it looks like the big…
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When Others are Critical of Your Parenting | Ep. 28
It's so hard when people in our lives are critical of us as parents. It's easy to build walls, get angry, or take it personally. The TPP Team identifies with…
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Time, Margin, and Real Mom Life | Ep. 27
The clock is always ticking and it's hard to manage schedules and time constraints with your very real life and everything that can happen. So, take some time…
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Moms Ask: Interrupting kids? Am I selfish or self-caring? | Ep. 26
The TPP Team starts by discussing the parenting struggle of interrupting kids then dives in to a deeper conversation on valuing others. Is this healthy…
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Tattling - is it such a Big deal? | Ep. 25
Just seems like a part of regular life – tattling on siblings – but are there deeper issues underneath? – even in the mom’s heart? Listen as the TPP Team opens…
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Friends and Friendships (Pt. 2) | Ep. 24
The TPP team dives back in to discuss developing and maintaining friendships as moms. Keeping it relevant, they talk about the struggles and limitations of…
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Friends and Friendships (Pt. 1) | Ep. 23
From pre-school to adulthood friends and friendships are important but can also be a challenge. In this episode, the team discusses moms’ questions on cliques…
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"Will I Ever Sleep Again?" (Pt. 2) | Ep. 22
Sleep issues with our kids aren’t just about newborns. There can be challenges and bumps throughout our parenting years. The TPP Team chats over concerns such…
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"Will I Ever Sleep Again?" (Pt. 1) | Ep. 21
Everybody enjoys a good night's sleep, but that's just not always the reality for a mom. Listen in as the TPP team shares stories and talks about sleep issues…
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Q&A - Answering Your Questions (Pt. 2) | Ep. 20
Our TPP recording team again sits around the mics and discusses some questions that you moms have sent us. How to teach gratefulness? Feeling guilty as a mom…
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Q&A - Answering Your Questions (Pt. 1) | Ep. 19
TPP wants to be relevant to your life, mom. In this episode (we hope the first of many) our Recording Team discusses and shares questions you our listeners…
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Parenting Season #4 - Older Teen/Young Adult (Pt. 4) | Ep. 18
We often refer to the 4th season of parenting as The Graduate Years. But, we aren't talking about our kids doing the graduating! It's US the Moms! We have…
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Encouragement IN your Reality | Ep. 17
We hope to bring you a dose of encouragement with this episode – whatever your reality or situation is right now. Our team reflects and discusses what it…
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New Year. New Changes. New Ideas. | Ep. 16
The calendar page has turned all of us to a new year. The Team chats about changes and resolutions and plans for what lies ahead. Moms, we process together…
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Parenting Season #4 - Older Teen/Young Adult (Pt. 3) | Ep. 15
Our conversation continues about the Releasing Years of parenting. We left the mics running last time so we have some Bonus Material added in. The Team…
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Parenting Season #4 - Older Teen/Young Adult (Pt. 2) | Ep. 14
Join us as we continue the conversation about the 4th season of parenting, The Graduate Years! But we aren’t talking about our kids doing the graduating! It’s…
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Parenting Season #4 - Older Teen/Young Adult (Pt. 1) | Ep. 13
We often refer to the 4th season of parenting as The Graduate Years. But we aren’t talking about our kids doing the graduating! It’s US the Moms! We have…
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Parenting Season #3 - Teens (Pt. 3) | Ep. 12
This conversation about the teen season of parenting jumps right into the middle of the issues of releasing our teens to make more decisions and be responsible…
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Holidays (Pt. 2) | Ep. 11
The Podcast Team is back in front of the mics discussing Holidays with a fistful of moms’ questions. Regardless of your situation or plans for this year, join…
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Holidays (Pt. 1) | Ep. 10
Happy Holidays from the TPP team! In this first episode of our two-part holiday special, Cheryl and Ellen, along with some friends of TPP, answer your…
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Parenting Season #3 - Teens (Pt. 2) | Ep. 09
Do you remember how aggravating dropped calls were in the early years of cell phones? That old problem may help us understand some of the confusing and…
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Parenting Season #3 - Teens (Pt. 1) | Ep. 08
Although sometimes it gets some bad publicity, parenting our teens can be an exciting and interesting time but not without its challenges. Listen in as moms…
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Keeping it Real - Moms Discuss Parenting Season #2 (The Master Chef) | Ep. 07
We’ve got moms of middle-aged kids in the studio on this episode. We share stories of struggles and victories and discuss the day-to-day of this special time…
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Parenting Season #2 - The Master Chef | Ep. 06
Many moms feel the second season of parenting might be a little bit of a calm between stormier times. We are calling this your Master Chef season. These are…
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Keeping it Real - Moms Discuss Parenting Season #1 (The Hiking Guide) | Ep. 05
In this TPP episode, we are Keeping It Real ( KIR) by having moms in the studio who are in the middle of the amazing (but sometimes a little overwhelming)…
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Parenting Season #1 - The Hiking Guide | Ep. 04
If your parenting season is with these little ones (ages 0-4ish) then you won’t want to miss hearing the conversation about the Big Picture of being their…
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Keeping it Real - Moms Discuss Chores | Ep. 03
In this Chores KIR (Keeping It Real) episode, we have moms in the studio discussing their thoughts, questions, and struggles with chores in their real-time…
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Do chores have to be a chore? (Pt. 2) | Ep. 02
In a follow-up to Episode 1 where we discussed the deeper whys and benefits to family chores, Cheryl and Ellen get practical and talk about some of the what’s…
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Welcome to The Parenting Podcast! | Ep. 00
Welcome to The Parenting Podcast, moms. We thought we'd just take some time to introduce ourselves and TPP to you. We’re your hosts - Cheryl Lange and Ellen…