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Do you sometimes feel like you are raising your family in mighty frightening times? So do I. That's why, when I learned about the thing of beauty this week's guest created to combat fear, I knew I had to bring her on the show! Mom, quilter, poet, and personal friend Cathleen Dinsmore recently created an amazing quilt-and-poem combination. The quilt is breathtaking – and, combined with the poem, fosters conversation around fear, and hope, and justice. At weturnedoutokay.com you can view Cathleen's amazing quilt, read the beautiful poem, and prepare to be inspired by the incredible impact one person can have on alleviating fear and inspiring hope. Go to weturnedoutokay.com/249 for: A look at Cathleen's racial justice quilt, her accompanying poem, and TONS of links that come up in today's conversation What's up in the We Turned Out Okay universe, including tons of free resources : ) The video of the week: "Helping when Halloween scares your young child" And thank you so much for listening! 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

I am SO excited to bring you today's show! I have good friend and colleague, Tricia Tomaso, a veteran preschool teacher and holder of a master's degree in special education. Recently, Tricia helped me figure out the right mindset and steps parents can take while potty training – her amazing ideas come up in my Successful Potty Training Under Pressure course, in fact – and she has graciously agreed to come on the show and answer YOUR questions. So! Today we take questions on: – What to do if your child hits you, especially repeatedly – How to handle it if you are a relatively low energy parent, and your child is a high-energy kid – If you're worried that you are overinvolved with your kids – And more! Buckle in, this is a really fun and useful ride today! Go to weturnedoutokay.com/248 for: A summary of each "ask the expert" question and answer What's up in the We Turned Out Okay universe, including tons of free resources : ) The video of the week: "I'm exhausted from doing too much for my kid" And thank you so much for listening! 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

Today's show dives into something difficult to imagine, when your kids are so young and your focus is on stuff like temper tantrums, sibling fights, and picky eaters. We can wonder, what miracle will occur, just in the next decade or so, to change my kid from being so young and helpless, to someone who can lead a successful, fulfilled, and happy life? Today, I'm beginning a deep dive into the idea of raising successful and fulfilled kids. The idea was born years ago, when friends would lament the idea of the lack of business and entrepreneurship education in K-12 school. Then several months ago it crystallized, when a friend, thinking he was motivating his child, changed his boy's internally-motivated entrepreneurial activity to one with strings attached (the boy wouldn't get his weekly allowance unless he worked on this previously for-fun, now parent mandated business activity.) Today I share how you can avoid making this mistake. Because it IS a huge mistake – and the repercussions can ripple out over your child's entire adult life. This is one we really need to get right, so listen in and find out how. Go to weturnedoutokay.com/247 for: A cheat sheet on the 4 steps outlined in his episode that you can take to avoid this mistake What's up in the We Turned Out Okay universe, including tons of free resources : ) The video of the week: "Introverted parent, extroverted child" And thank you so much for listening! 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

Diane Hessan always knew she wanted to work full-time, while raising her daughters. Today she shares what that was really like, and how her life's work prepared her to fulfill a super important role in today's frightening and demoralizing political climate. Nowadays, Diane speaks daily with 500 American voters. These are people from every area of the country, every walk of life, every creed, every color. And as she connects with them Diane is learning important lessons that she takes into her own life. Listen to our conversation today to discover what these lessons are, so you can enjoy your life, and be helpful to those around you at the same time! Go to weturnedoutokay.com/246 for: Links that come up in our conversation today What's up in the We Turned Out Okay universe, including tons of free resources : ) The 3 most important things to remember from today's conversation And thank you so much for listening! 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

When should you start potty training your child? [caption id="attachment_1787" align="alignleft" width="150"] Don't you wish your kid looked this happy sitting on a potty?[/caption] How should you potty train your child? I've done some research on these two questions, and let me tell you, they are asked really often in Google. Is this on your mind? Or, are you already trying to potty train, but hitting serious roadblocks? Then, today's episode is for you! In it I share 3 ways to know if your child is ready for potty training, and also 3 tips on how to actually accomplish this feat. Go to weturnedoutokay.com/245 for: A positive way forward in potty training your young child The intro video to this epic course I just created, Successful Potty Training Under Pressure. You can watch the intro and see if the course would be helpful for you! The 3 most important things to remember about potty training And thank you so much for listening! PS Today I share about a course I just finished that I'm really proud of! It's called Successful Potty Training Under Pressure, a comprehensive guide to potty training your young child in even the most difficult of circumstances, and you can check it out by clicking here. Or if you'd rather, get the first lesson FREE! Click here to have Lesson 1, "How to make this take the shortest amount of time possible," dropped right into your inbox! 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

Recently one of the moms in my parent coaching community wrote in to share that her 4-year-old sons were about to start school… in a preschool-through-12th-grade school where corporal punishment is used. "I can't imagine [my boys] doing anything that would warrant a paddling, but I could not make myself check that box saying it was okay," she wrote in our forums. She then shared that, if parents check the "no, don't spank my kid" box, children are exposed to other punishments such as a 3-day suspension and zeros on any assignments missed! I was shocked. In every state there are laws against striking people in prisons and in the military; in most every state it's illegal to strike an animal. But it turns out that in 19 states, it's okay to strike a child in school. Come down the rabbit hole with me, into the world of corporal punishment. It's a world that might be much closer to you than you ever imagined. Go to weturnedoutokay.com/244 for: Links to the articles I discuss today The video I made recently about what to do when your young child wants to do everything all by him or herself… but can't, and then has a fit Also to hear my story about being in a flash flood this week!! I talk about that during the break. It was scary, that's for sure! And thank you so much for listening! 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'll love today's conversation if you look at your little kids and can't imagine how they could possibly become functioning – never mind happy or successful – adults. Dad and author Jonathan Greene shares wisdom, and great stories, with us today! Our conversation is all about how Jonathan went from being a latchkey kid – who was routinely mugged, and didn't let it bother him – to a hovering father of young children. Today he's a dad of teens who's formed really great bonds with his son and daughter, and shares today about the choices he made that helped develop those bonds. Go to weturnedoutokay.com/243 for this week's YouTube video about what to do when your child is sneaking candy and treats that they know are off limits, for the podcast back catalog and all the great links that come up in today's episode. And thanks for listening! Shout out to all you We Turned Out Okay Patreon patrons! Patrons get exclusive content, EXTRA Magic Words for Parents videos, early access to my forthcoming book, Your Child Explained Vol 1, and lots more help and advice that regular listeners can only dream of. Click Patreon.com/weturnedoutokay to find out how you can get these benefits too! 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

"Today my 2.5-year-old and his Dad were in a car accident… This happened around 1 PM today and my son has been talking about it and asking questions all evening. I'm trying to answer in simple clear terms but I feel over my head. It feels like a punch in the gut every time it comes up again." So wrote one of our Ninja Parenting Community members over the summer. Scary stuff! Helping her process her young child's trauma, and helping her through her own, has been a real focus of mine ever since. So it seemed only right to share these lessons with you! That way you'll be prepared if something traumatic happens that involves your children. Tune in to find out 3 ways to help your young child process trauma - and read about these 3 ways, find the entire back catalog of the podcast, watch my recent YouTube video about how to make big parenting decisions, and check out lots more stuff at weturnedoutokay.com/242 ... And thanks for listening! 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

"[My husband and I, and our little daughter] are rushing out the door and late to work most mornings. I'm looking forward to participating in the challenge to figure out how to get to work on time!" "With kindergarten I feel like I'm about to toss [my daughter] to the wolves. I'm worried I will have to practically push her through the door. How can I help her overcome her fear and her habitual morning anxiety?" Do you, like these listeners, struggle with chaotic mornings? If so sign up here for the Streamline Your Mornings challenge, going on all next week September 10-14! Each day you will learn one new tactic to eliminate the stress and frustration that mornings can bring, so you can calmly and confidently enjoy your mornings with your kids. Stop the morning madness! Listen to this quickie episode to learn more about the Streamline Your Mornings challenge… And then: Click the link below to join this challenge: weturnedoutokay.com/streamline 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

To wrap up our Back-to-School Bootcamp series we take a look today at milestones, guidelines, and goals in our kids' education. How important is it to have a 20,000-foot view of a young child's life? What kind of goals should you set, and what kind of milestones should you look for? That's what today's episode is all about. Go to weturnedoutokay.com/241 for notes to this episode... Sign up for the upcoming Streamline Your Mornings challenge by clicking here: weturnedoutokay.com/streamline! And click here for an advanced chapter of my forthcoming book, Your Child Explained Volume 1…  And thank you so much for listening! 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