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Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. Kathy
Daily encouragement from a multitude of speakers, led by Dr. Kathy Koch. All topics covered are helpful not only to kids and their parents, but also to single adults, married couples, teachers, social workers, pastors, and many more. We hope you can be encouraged through these messages, send it to a friend so they can join you in joy and growth!
Episodes
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyReclaiming Our Kids' Purpose in a Digital World
When stress hits, kids retreat to what feels safe, often a screen. In this conversation, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender help parents understand what kids are…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyTeaching Our Kids the Power of Focus in a Distracted World
In a world full of noise, distractions, and dopamine triggering apps, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender talk about how parents can help kids rediscover the gift…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyThey Need to Be Seen Before They Need a Solution: How Your Presence Can Become a Lifeline
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore what struggling teenagers need when they finally reach out to an adult…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyCompetence Grows When Kids Are Actually Sent Out: Kids Need More Than Classrooms to Get Ready for Life
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore what teenagers actually need from education to prepare for life beyond…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyScrolling Minds, Still Hearts: Helping Kids Refocus in a Distracted World
New research shows that early social media use lowers kids' reading, memory, and vocabulary, but that's not the only loss. In this episode, Dr. Kathy Koch and…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyMath, Mastery, and God's Design: Helping Kids See Numbers as Worship
Is math just another school subject, or could it be a way to see God's order and beauty? In this episode, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender unpack the growing…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyProtecting Kids From Technology Without Isolating Them
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how parents can delay phone access without leaving kids unprepared for…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyLet Them Try Before You Decide Who They Are
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how parents can help kids discover their gifts without overengineering…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyYour Job Is Teaching Your Kids More Than You Think
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how a parent's work can shape a child's understanding of learning and…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyWho Is Forming Your Child? Raise Kids With an Identity Stronger Than the Crowd
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how social media and the desire to fit in can slowly shape a teenager's…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyWhat Kids Lose When Machines Become Easier Than People
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how artificial intelligence may be reshaping the way kids understand…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyWhen Sadness Lingers, Kids Need to Be Seen: It Is Okay for Kids to Feel Sad
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why sadness is a normal human emotion and how adults can respond when a…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyFake Friends & Real Faith: Helping Kids Choose True Connection Over AI Companions
As AI "friends" become more common, what are our kids really learning about friendship? In this episode, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender unpack Meta's new…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyCompassion or Condescension: Teaching Kids to See Others Like Jesus Does
When does helping someone cross the line from compassion into condescension? In this episode, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender unpack a viral Supreme Court…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyQ&A - Technology and Honoring Parents As An Adult Child
Dr. Kathy recently visited Princeton Minnesota and conducted a two day parent training at New Life Church. We brought some of the questions we fielded after…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyHelping Kids Process Violence, Fear, and Faith
How do we talk to our kids about the hard things they see in the news without overwhelming them? In this episode, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyThe Glow That Steals Peace: How Phones Keep Our Kids Awake and Anxious
Our kids are tired, but not just from sports or school. In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy and Wayne Stender unpack how smartphones are…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyBefore You Fix the Weight, Ask What's Underneath It
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore the growing use of weight loss medications in children and the deeper…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyHow Going Device Free Builds Real Resilience in Kids
When was the last time you looked around a room full of kids and saw every face lit—not by screens—but by conversation and curiosity? Across the country, more…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyThe Real Cost of Raising Kids (and Why It's Worth It)
In this episode of Facing the Dark, Wayne Stender and Dr. Kathy Koch tackle a question many parents quietly wrestle with: Can we really afford to raise kids in…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyCycle Breaking Parenting: Ending Unhealthy Patterns with Grace
In this episode of The Celebrate Kids Podcast, the daily episode Facing the Dark, Wayne Stender and Dr. Kathy Koch explore new research on parenting benchmarks…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyThe Nation's Report Card: Are Our Kids Really Learning?
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy delves into the recent National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) report, often referred to as…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyTeach for Competence, Not Just Completion: When Learning Finally Leaves the Workbook
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why knowing the right answer on a test is not the same as being ready…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyWhat Are Screens Replacing in Your Child's Life? Don't Let Easy Information Build Weaker Minds
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore concerns that young people may be losing some of the cognitive strength…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyFrom Information to Wisdom: What Kids Need From Education
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why so many Americans are dissatisfied with education while often…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyWould Your Child Tell You If Something Went Terribly Wrong?: The Conversation They May Be Afraid to Start
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender address the growing threat of sextortion and why kids who are exploited online…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyHumanizing Generations: Moving Beyond Labels in Parenting and Culture to Inspire Leadership, Courage, and Confidence
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, host Wayne Stender and Dr. Kathy emphasize the critical roles boys and young men need to embody as sages…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyBuilding Identity in Christ for Our Children That Overcomes Pressures For Perfection
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy delves into the challenges faced by today's youth, who often grapple with the pressures of…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyWhen AI Helps Kids Think, and When It Thinks for Them: Don't Outsource the Struggle That Builds Competence
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how artificial intelligence can support learning without replacing the…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyWhy the Screen Detox Feels So Hard: Helping Kids Relearn How to Want Ordinary Life
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why kids can become irritable, anxious, restless, and unfocused when…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyRethinking Homework: The Impact of Well-Designed Assignments on Student Success
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy explores the impact of well-designed homework on student learning. She discusses recent research that…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyUnderstanding Obedience: The Importance of Connection in Parenting
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy explores the dynamics of obedience and behavior in children and teenagers. Drawing on recent research…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyDifferent Does Not Mean Deficient: Your Child Is More Than a Label
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how diagnoses such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other learning…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyDiscomfort Is Survivable: Helping Kids Build Resilience
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore the difference between compassionately supporting an anxious child and…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyHelping Teens Build an Identity Beyond the Invisible Audience
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore what can happen when teenagers step away from phones and the constant…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyFrom Patience To Impatience: How A.I. Is Reshaping Young Minds And What To Do About It
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy discusses the generational differences in patience and the impact of artificial intelligence on…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathySocial Media Manipulation: Building Resilient Identities to Help Kids Thrive in a Digital World
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy delves into the concerning impact of TikTok and other social media platforms on young users' mental…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathySchool Anxiety: Understanding Our Kids' Fears and Guiding Them to Courage in Christ
In this episode, Dr. Kathy Koch discusses the importance of recognizing and nurturing the different types of intelligences in children, particularly focusing…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyGet On The Floor: What Kids Learn When Parents Really Play
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why fully present play can have such a powerful impact on both kids and…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathySeen, Not Just Diagnosed: What Kids Need Beyond Mental Health Content
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore the growing influence of mental health content on social media and the…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyQuiet Kids, Fawning, and Awakening Courage to Speak Up
In today's episode Dr. Kathy explores the idea of Fawning, when a child seems agreeable but is actually suppressing opinions, ideas, and insight because he or…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyDon't Tell Them to Calm Down: Help Them Feel Safe Enough to Let Go
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why telling an anxious child to "just relax" often does not work and…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyStart Small: Helping Your Family Get Healthy Together
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how sleep, nutrition, physical activity, and screen habits work…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyA Valuable Lesson From Dolly Parton: Pouring Yourself Out Without Losing Yourself
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore the often hidden cost of caregiving and what happens when loving…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyThe Chatbot Is Not the Parent: What Teens Still Need From Us
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore new teen focused safeguards in ChatGPT and what they can, and cannot…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyTeach Them to Wonder: Helping Kids Imagine a Future With God
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore new neuroscience showing that the brain is built not only to remember…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyBeyond Grades: Beyond Raising High Achievers to Foster Joyous Learners
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy explores the pressures parents face as their children return to school, particularly the urge to…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyPurpose Starts Early: Why Kids Need More Than School Readiness
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why more young people are disengaging from education and work and why…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyStress That Builds and Stress That Breaks: What Kids Need From Us
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore new research showing how severe early childhood stress can leave…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyThe Cost of Looking Down: What Parents Miss When We Miss Our Kids
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore new research showing how warm, responsive caregiving can shape a…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyScreens Are Not the Whole Story: What Else Is Shaping Your Child?
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore new research suggesting that the impact of screens may depend less on…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyThe Importance of Play: Resilience and Confidence Building for Kids
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy discusses the importance of play in childhood and how it shapes children's self worth and resilience…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyUnderstanding The Shift in Teen Perspectives on Technology: Building Identity Confidence in a Tech Driven Age
In this episode of Celebrate Kids, Wayne Stender shares exciting updates from their recent meeting with book publishers before Dr. Kathy explores new data that…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyThe Importance of Education: Preparing Kids for Life, Not Just School
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy shares her journey of personal growth and the importance of allowing young people the space to explore…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyEvery Child Belongs: Why Love Must Be Grounded in Truth And Not in Circumstances
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how parents can help children develop confidence in the way God created…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyDon't Fill Every Quiet Space: Why Kids Still Need Your Voice
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore what parents gain and risk losing when AI becomes part of family life…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyUnderstanding Loneliness: A Deep Dive into the Youth Experience
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, host Wayne Stender and Dr. Kathy discuss the critical issue of loneliness, particularly among young people. Dr…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyScreens Can Teach, but They Cannot Love: Protecting the Experiences Kids Need Most
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why screens may affect children differently at key stages of…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyBefore the Alarm Clock Rings: Resetting Sleep and School Year Rhythms
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why sleep is essential for kids as families transition back to school…
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. KathyBefore the First Bell: Helping Kids Find Belonging at School
In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why friendships matter so much as kids head back to school and how…