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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 this week's Parent News segment: We consider the Parent Police… anyone who disparages our personal and family choices. Join us! Go to weturnedoutokay.com/277 for: A cheat sheet on the 3 ways to utilize this idea, "learning begins in the home" The link to our We Turned Out Okay Facebook group, where I do a Facebook live each Monday morning and this week I'm sharing a useful way to view, or think about, our children The video of the week: "What's most important for my young child to learn" And thank you so much for listening! Temper Tantrums and Potty Training: Today I share about two helpful free guides I offer. While the podcast is long-form – your opportunity to look into the mind of a child development expert – the free guides are super quick. You can watch the video, read the checklist, and immediately handle the temper tantrums or get started with potty training (depending on which guide you choose : ) Click here for the FREE video and checklist to handle every temper tantrum Click here for the FREE video and checklist to successfully potty train your child Want to receive valuable ideas and tips on parenting, without either free guide above? Click here for my weekly parenting newsletter! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

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 our kiddos' lives – The importance of wonderful things like daily rhythms and self-directed play into our family lives I hope you, like me, come away with the feeling of hope. That is what today's guest brings to our conversation. In the Parenting News segment of the show: Anna Seewald of the Authentic Parenting podcast is hosting a live, one day conference in New Jersey on May 18, and Dr. Laura Markham is the keynote speaker! Anna is kindly offering a $50 discount per ticket to listeners of We Turned Out Okay, so keep an ear out for that! Hope you enjoy this episode! Go to weturnedoutokay.com/276 for: A cheat sheet of the big ideas that come up in today's conversation Links to interesting stuff from our chat The video of the week: Off this week, returning Thursday, May 9th And thank you so much for listening! Temper Tantrums and Potty Training: Today I share about two helpful free guides I offer. While the podcast is long-form – your opportunity to look into the mind of a child development expert – the free guides are super quick. You can watch the video, read the checklist, and immediately handle the temper tantrums or get started with potty training (depending on which guide you choose : ) Click here for the FREE video and checklist to handle every temper tantrum Click here for the FREE video and checklist to successfully potty train your child Want to receive valuable ideas and tips on parenting, without either free guide above? Click here for my weekly parenting newsletter! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

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 how to make friends?" In this episode I deconstruct this process. I offer 4 ways to help your child make friends. ALSO in Parenting News: a member of the We Turned Out Okay Facebook group makes the New York Times! For something really special! Take a listen! Go to weturnedoutokay.com/275 for: A cheat sheet of the 4 ways to help your child make friends Links to a whole bunch of good stuff including to some of the best conversations we've ever had on WTOO The video of the week: "4 Ways to help your young child make friends" And thank you so much for listening! Temper Tantrums and Potty Training: Today I share about two helpful free guides I offer. While the podcast is long-form – your opportunity to look into the mind of a child development expert – the free guides are super quick. You can watch the video, read the checklist, and immediately handle the temper tantrums or get started with potty training (depending on which guide you choose : ) Click here for the FREE video and checklist to handle every temper tantrum Click here for the FREE video and checklist to successfully potty train your child Want to receive valuable ideas and tips on parenting, without either free guide above? Click here for my weekly parenting newsletter! Live Q&A and Open House Tour Ever wished you could check out the private coaching community that I run for parents of young children? Do you have questions about if it could work for you, even in your busy, insane life and with whatever technical skills you possess (especially if you feel like they're not very good)? You're in luck! On THIS coming Thursday, April 25 at 1 PM EST, I am throwing open the doors to the Ninja Parenting Community! I'm taking you right inside, and showing you: – What our members love about it – How the community helps parents turn family time into "the best time of the day" – And I'm taking questions too! It's free… I'm so excited to bring you in and show you around! It's live… But even if you can't be there live, signing up gets you the replay so you can rewatch as many times as you like. It's where my heart and soul is… because I get to work closely with so many amazing parents. Don't miss out on discovering this secret to happy parenting… Click weturnedoutokay.com/tour to sign up! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

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.com/274 for: A cheat sheet of the 3 ways discussed today Links to a whole bunch of good stuff, including the key links talked about today and free potty training and temper tantrum free guides The video of the week: "My spouse isn't on board with how I'm raising our kids" And thank you so much for listening! Live Q&A and Open House Tour Ever wished you could check out the private coaching community that I run for parents of young children? Do you have questions about if it could work for you, even in your busy, insane life and with whatever technical skills you possess (especially if you feel like they're not very good)? You're in luck! On Thursday, April 25 at 1 PM EST I am throwing open the doors to the Ninja Parenting Community! I'm taking you right inside, and showing you: – What our members love about it – How the community helps parents turn family time into "the best time of the day" – And I'm taking questions too! It's free… I'm so excited to bring you in and show you around! It's live… But even if you can't be there live, signing up gets you the replay so you can rewatch as many times as you like. It's where my heart and soul is… because I get to work closely with so many amazing parents. Don't miss out on discovering this secret to happy parenting… Click weturnedoutokay.com/tour to sign up! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

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 necessary to make it in this world You are going to LOVE our conversation! Also: included in this episode is the first installment of Parenting News, a segment highlighting one news item that seems worthy of your attention. Today's is all about young boys and Fortnite, and if you should be concerned about video-game addiction. Got some news that you want me to bring up in a future Parenting News? Click here and let me know! Go to weturnedoutokay.com/273 for: A cheat sheet of ideas from our conversation Links, including a special one to Audrey's book, Happy Campers The video of the week: "How to help your child make a friend" And thank you so much for listening! Live Q&A and Open House Tour Ever wished you could check out the private coaching community that I run for parents of young children? Do you have questions about if it could work for you, even in your busy, insane life and with whatever technical skills you possess (especially if you feel like they're not very good)? You're in luck! On Thursday, April 25 I am throwing open the doors to the Ninja Parenting Community! I'm taking you right inside, and showing you: – What our members love about it – How the community helps parents turn family time into "the best time of the day" – And I'm taking questions too! It's free… I'm so excited to bring you in and show you around! It's live… But even if you can't be there live, signing up gets you the replay so you can rewatch as many times as you like. It's where my heart and soul is… because I get to work closely with so many amazing parents. Don't miss out on discovering this secret to happy parenting… Click weturnedoutokay.com/tour to sign up! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

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-teacher conference frightening and overwhelming. Which is why today I'm bringing you, in audio format, the class I taught just last week, all about "How to get quality childcare." During this master class I share: 1) The three most important keys to finding the best childcare 2) One crucial factor that can hold you back from getting quality childcare 3) The questions you should - and should not - ask potential and current childcare providers 4) An Open House Tour of the private coaching community where quality childcare has been our in-depth focus for the last 3 months 5) A Case Study of one class attendee, Amanda, and her 3-year-old son's struggles with nap time at daycare I hope it's super helpful as your child moves out into the wider world, in daycare, preschool, or school! Go to weturnedoutokay.com/272 for: A cheat sheet of ideas from this masterclass Links, including to the private coaching community I run (current members: click here for the audio, video, and expanded notes for this masterclass) The video of the week: "3 crucial factors for quality childcare" And thank you so much for listening! Temper Tantrums and Potty Training: Today I share about two helpful free guides I offer. While the podcast is long-form – your opportunity to look into the mind of a child development expert – the free guides are super quick. You can watch the video, read the checklist, and immediately handle the temper tantrums or get started with potty training (depending on which guide you choose : ) Click here for the FREE video and checklist to handle every temper tantrum Click here for the FREE video and checklist to successfully potty train your child Want to receive valuable ideas and tips on parenting, without either free guide above? Click here for my weekly parenting newsletter! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

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 Key links from today's episode The video of the week: "What is a good mindset for learning? How to get my child the best educational mindset" And thank you so much for listening! How to Get Quality Childcare: Free Online Class! Learn: – The keys to finding the best child care for your young child – To avoid one crucial factor that can derail your efforts to find good childcare – Which questions to ask – and which not too – to assure your child thrives in others' care We cover this and more in the FREE online class I'm teaching on Thursday, March 28! Sign up today – even if you can't be there live, the replay will be available for several days after. Get the best child care for your kiddos by taking this class, for free! Sign up here and I will see you on March 28: ) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

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 originally broadcast about 18 months ago, or if this is your first listen. Cheers! Go to weturnedoutokay.com/270 for: Favorite ideas from our conversation Dan's answer to a question that didn't make it into the interview The video of the week: Off this week, returning Thursday, March 28 And thank you so much for listening! How to Get Quality Childcare: Free Online Class! Learn: – The keys to finding the best child care for your young child – To avoid one crucial factor that can derail your efforts to find good childcare – Which questions to ask – and which not too – to assure your child thrives in others' care We cover this and more in the FREE online class I'm teaching on Thursday, March 28! Sign up today – even if you can't be there live, the replay will be available for several days after. Get the best child care for your kiddos by taking this class, for free! Sign up here and I will see you on March 28: ) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

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 that. Maybe your child hasn't recently been in a car accident, and so this isn't the question that keeps getting asked. But I bet, if you've got a toddler or preschooler, or even an elementary school kid, you know this phenomenon very well. Today: what to do about it, when your child asks the same question again and again! Go to weturnedoutokay.com/269 for: A cheat sheet on how to handle it when your child keeps asking the same question over and over, and it's driving you nuts Key links from today's episode The video of the week: Off this week, returning March 28 And thank you so much for listening! How to Get Quality Childcare: Free Online Class! Learn: – The keys to finding the best child care for your young child – To avoid one crucial factor that can derail your efforts to find good childcare – Which questions to ask – and which not too – to assure your child thrives in others' care We cover this and more in the FREE online class I'm teaching on Thursday, March 28! Sign up today – even if you can't be there live, the replay will be available for several days after. Get the best child care for your kiddos by taking this class, for free! Sign up here and I will see you on March 28: ) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

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 the topic of Grit. Listen in to find out why it's important and how you can make sure your children have it! Go to weturnedoutokay.com/268 for: A cheat sheet on Grit Key links from today's episode The video of the week: Off this week! Returning March 28 And thank you so much for listening! How to Get Quality Childcare: Free Online Class! Learn: – The keys to finding the best child care for your young child – To avoid one crucial factor that can derail your efforts to find good childcare – Which questions to ask – and which not too – to assure your child thrives in others' care We cover this and more in the FREE online class I'm teaching on Thursday, March 28! Sign up today – even if you can't be there live, the replay will be available for several days after. Get the best child care for your kiddos by taking this class, for free! Sign up here and I will see you on March 28: ) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe