Impactful Parent Episodes

What To Do When Your Child Says, "I DON'T CARE!" To watch the video, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQM_gNLOEuE To listen to the podcast, go there: https://theimpactfulparent.com/project/how-long-should-a-punishment-last/ LINKS MENTIONED IN RECORDING: https://theimpactfulparent.com Transcript: What to do when your child says, I DON’T CARE! There are 6 reasons why your child might be saying, “I don’t care.”  Today, I will give you those 6 reasons and what you can do to counteract the ‘I don’t care’ to be a more impactful parent! Let’s get started! “I don’t care” reason 1: The first reason your child might be saying that they don’t care is simply to push your buttons and start an argument. You got them mad, and now they want to get you mad too.  This typically comes...

My Child Was Molested By The Babysitter My Child Was Molested By The Babysitter is a personal interview with Alysia Lyons. Alysia tells us her story about her son being molested by a young female babysitter and Alysia gives parents advice for keeping their own children safe. Learn from Alysia and her experiences with this powerful interview. Transcript of video interview My Child Was Molested By The Babysitter: Kristina: Welcome to the Impactful Parent's, Inspire and Learn series, where real parents come on and tell their real stories of inspiration and learning because a wise man learns from his mistakes. Still, a wiser man learns from other people's mistakes. So let's learn today from our guest speaker, Alysia Lyons, and Alysia will talk to us today about her experience with her child...

5 Ways To Stop Your Child's Minecraft Addiction It is Question and Answer LIVE and today's question was:  My child is addicted to Minecraft.  How can I handle it? Today I am going to give you 5 Ways To Stop Your Child's Minecraft Addiction! First, I think it is important to understand WHY your child loves Minecraft. Every behavior your child does has a motive. What are they getting out of Minecraft or videogames in general?  By starting with this explanation, I believe you will have a much better knowledge base to make your parenting decisions surrounding video games in your household. You'll have a better idea of what time limits should be and how you can complement video games with other activities. Parents must understand that Minecraft is addictive because it allows players to set...

Improve Your Relationship With Your Child Through Gardening Video Transcript of Improve Your Relationship With Your Child Through Gardening: Kristina: Welcome impactful parent. Today we're going to talk about the positive impacts of gardening on your kids. Today I have a special guest, Laura Koval. Laura is a master gardener and owner of AbleVeg, a company that helps people create and maintain their backyard gardens. Not only that but, Laura is a mom of two boys, ages four and five. Laura: Thank you for having me, Kristina. This is really fun. Kristina: I'm excited to learn about gardening because I've always wanted to have a green thumb. Still, I'll tell you right now, I am horrible at it! I can't keep anything alive. Having said that, I really believe in growing your own food and the...

Preventing Eating Disorders Do you have a child that struggles with ANXIETY? I CAN HELP! The FREE webinar on my fully online course to help children with big emotions will give you the framework you need to see a change in your child's behaviors! Check it out at https://theimpactfulparent.com/anxiety-webinar Preventing Eating Disorders Video transcript: Kristina: Welcome Impactful Parents. Today we're going to talk about preventing eating disorders, and I have a very special guest. Her name is Roseann Capanna-Hodge, and she's a mental health trailblazer. She's the founder of The Global Institute of Children's Mental Health, and she has helped 1000s of people! Roseann is often featured on Fox, on CBS, on NBC, on Forbes, on Parents, in the New York Times, etc.! It is my privilege to have...

Math and Coding Apps Your Child Will Love Kristina: Today, we're going to talk about apps that your kids will actually love, and specifically, I'm looking for some good apps that are math and coding related for your children. Welcome special guest, Karolina Throssell. Karolina is the podcast host of a Kids Review Edtech, where kids review apps and do the reviews. Thanks for being here, Karolina. Karolina: No problem. Thanks for having me. Kristina: Tell me a little bit about this podcast. Karolina:  Kids Review Edtech was born as a result of the pandemic. I was flung into homeschooling, and I was trying to run a business. I was already searching and researching apps that would help enforce the homeschooling concepts I was trying to teach.  Then I thought, this could be a good podcast...

How to break bad news to your child? It is Question and Answer LIVE and today's question was: How to break bad news to your child? A step-by-step guide for breaking bad news to your child. Step 1: Try and find a good environment.   If possible, find a time that your child is not distracted. Find a private place. You’ll need to prepare yourself for spending some time with your child so try not to tell your child bad news when you don’t have the time to sit and process the information with them. Step 2:  Get your own feelings under control. You want to be your child’s anchor and support for the bad news.  If your own emotions are radical, then you won’t be much help to your child. This is not to say that you don’t show emotions.  It is good for your child to see your feelings, but you want...

What I Learned From Being Bullied What I Learned From Being Bullied. An interview with Chris Burcher talks about the lasting effects of bullying and how to overcome it. Transcript of interview What I Learned From Being Bullied:  Kristina: Welcome parents to The Impactful Parent's, Inspire and Learn series where real parents come on and tell their real stories of inspiration and learning because a wise man learns from his mistakes, but a wiser man learns from other people's mistakes. So today we're going to learn from our guest speaker, his name is Chris Bircher. Chris will tell us his personal story of being bullied and what he learned from the experience, plus he will give parents tips for supporting their own bullied children. Chris: Thank you for having me. It's my pleasure. Kristina:...

How to get your teen to LISTEN so you can stop nagging! How to get your teen to LISTEN so you can stop nagging! This week's question is:  How do I get my teenager to do the small stuff when they are doing all the big stuff right?  For example, my son gets good grades in school and is generally a good kid. Still, I am constantly nagging him to pick up his clothes (and picking up his dirty socks from all over the house is just the beginning.)  Please help. Isn't this a great question this week!  I know I have been there too.  I hate nagging my kids and feeling like I am on their butt all the time. I especially like this question because the parent acknowledges that her son is smart, capable, and generally a good kid; therefore, I sense some guilt in her nagging. She knows that her son...

How To Support Transgender Children How To Support Transgender Children with Jack Ori gives lots of tips for how to support your transgender child and what parents can do for themselves also.  This video provides resources, advice, and parent education for any family going through transition and awareness. This powerful video educates about the struggles of families with a transgender child.  Support is important for everyone in the family.  This video provides links for support, coaching, and parent education.  Topics include parent's most common fears, keys to supporting your child, common challenges for the parents of transgender children, common challenges for trans children, common triggers for trans kids, and MUCH MORE!  This is a must-watch for any family going through the...

Stop The Eye Rolls From Your Child 4 tips parents can use to stop the eye rolls and start connecting better with their child.  These 4 tips will have you talking to your child and connecting better during the rough pre-teen and teenage years. It is Question and Answer LIVE and today's question was:  My pre-teen and I are starting to butt heads.  It feels like they aren’t listening to me anymore, and my sweet daughter is becoming a diva.  What irritates me the most is how much she seems to ignore my requests.  How can I stop this now before it gets worse? FREE PDF Questions To Ask Your Child So They Will Learn From Their Mistakes:  https://theimpactfulparent.com/learningquestions Submissions for Q&A LIVE can be either emailed to The Impactful Parent directly or direct messaged through...

Parenting Through Divorce Parenting Through Divorce gives tips on: How to limit the negative impact on your kids Tips for making your communication effective How to talk to kids and what to say Things to talk about with your EX Things to talk about with your new love interest How to introduce a new love interest to your children and much more! Do you have a child that struggles with ANGER? I CAN HELP! The FREE webinar on my fully online course to help children with big emotions will give you the framework you need to see a change in your child's behaviors! Check it out at https://theimpactfulparent.com/anger-webinar Transcript for Parenting Through Divorce: Kristina:  Welcome to The Impactful Parent Inspire and Learn series. Real parents tell their real stories of inspiration and...

Child Safety: 8 Lessons You Need To Teach Your Child To Keep Them Safe 8 Lessons You Need To Teach Your Child To Keep Them Safe:  Child Safety Today we will talk about children’s physical safety.  Don’t miss this Q and A Live video.  I will be giving you 8 Must-Have-Lessons you need to do with your child today, whether you have an 8-year-old or an 18-year-old- it doesn’t matter. Hi, My name is Kristina, founder of The Impactful Parent, and I come here every Thursday to answer one of your questions LIVE.  If you have a question for me next week, you can directly message me on social media or email me at theimpactfulparent@gmail.com.  All submissions are kept anonymous. Okay, let’s talk about our question today: How Do I Keep My Teenage Girl Safe now that she is an independent young person...

Gadgets You Need To Be A Better Parent Gadgets You Need To Be A Better Parent Transcript: Kristina: Welcome impactful parents! Today we are going to talk about gadgets and technology that can help us be better parents and help our children learn and grow. I have a special guest Scott Tharler, who is a gadget expert.  Scott has over 20 years of technology, journalist experience where he has been publicized in several different tech magazines. He is a father of two girls and one boy who launched his new program called The Family CTO. The Family CTO is a new kind of gadget website that enhances your digital lifestyle with fun and practical things.  Thank you for being here, Scott! Scott: Kristina, thanks for having me. Kristina:  How can gadgets help parents and really make an impact on...

Surviving a Narcissistic Parent Surviving a Narcissistic Parent with special guest Charity Buhrow. Charity talks about growing up with a narcissistic mom and tips for help. Transcript: Kristina:  Welcome parents to The Impactful Parent's Inspire and Learn Series, where real parents come on and tell their stories of inspiration and learning. Because a wise man learns from his mistakes, but a wiser man learns from other people's mistakes. So let's learn today from our guest speaker Charity Buhrow. Charity is going to talk to us today about surviving a narcissistic parent. Charity: Thank you for having me. I'm really excited to be here. Kristina:  I'm sure there is a journey that has gotten you to this place, and I know it's probably a really long story for you, but I really would like to...

Stop The Power Struggles With Your Adolescent Power struggles as your child get older are developmentally appropriate.  When your child is young, they rely on you 100%, and as they age, their self-power increases little by little, but when kids are young, they take our opinions and words as gold.  Little children just accept the things we say as truth.  As kids get older and become more independent thinkers, that's when the questioning comes into play, and the power struggles begin. The most popular reason at the heart of the power struggle that I have seen is the parents not wanting to control.  When parents are in control, it feels safe and secure to us.  Losing control is scary, and we all know that kids make bad choices, so we don't like to trust our children.  This lack of trust to...

Foster Care and Adoption This is a can't miss interview!  Laura Hernandez, mom of 10 kids, tells the Impactful Parent community lessons from being a mom of 10!  Laura highlights some special topics such as foster-to-adopt, how to stay organized, what's it is like to have children with special needs, and so much more! Here are some questions that I ask Laura during our meeting: Do you have any tips for the foster-to-adopt process? What are your children's special needs, and how do you help them? What were your special needs expectations? Are you afraid the biological parents will come back? What is the best part of the foster-to-adopt experiences? How do you create quality time with 10 kids? Do you ever go out to eat? How do you drive 10 kids around? What are your tips for creating...

Cellphone Addiction In Adolescent Signs of a teenager's Cellphone Addiction.  What is too much screen time? How to manage it? Screen addiction is real. Today's Question and Answer Live is:  What are the signs of being addicted to the cell phone.  What is too much screen time. And how to manage screen time with a teenager. Before I begin, I want to preface a few things. First of all, today's answer will sound negative because the questions today revolve around the negative effects of phones' over-use.  That is our content's focus; however, I don't believe that all technology is bad.  Technology has some major benefits for our young people when used appropriately.  Besides, this is such an important topic because technology is not going away.   We have to teach our children how to manage...

Why Is My Child Stubborn? Today we’re going to talk about Why Is My Child Stubborn?  There could be several reasons, but I will give you a few reasons today, and let’s see if they resonate with you. Have you ever had your child scream something like, “I know they’re talking about me right now?” Or “They hate me.” Or, “I just always screw up, or I never get things right.” Well, if this sounds familiar, then this video is for you. Children get stuck in what is called Thinking Traps. What are Thinking Traps? They’re when our emotions get the best of us, and we start to interpret our situation unrealistically, unhelpful, and it triggers anxiety, stress, sadness, and even anger. It’s like our brain is stuck, and we become a broken record inside of our heads. These negative thoughts often get...

Drugs: Learning Before You Need It! Richard Capriola's Book:  https://www.helptheaddictedchild.com How To Find Drug Evidence In Your Home program by The Impactful Parent: https://theimpactfulparent.com/drugs Do you have a child that struggles with ANXIETY? I CAN HELP! The FREE webinar on my fully online course to help children with big emotions will give you the framework you need to see a change in your child's behaviors! Check it out at https://theimpactfulparent.com/anxiety-webinar Transcript for Drugs: Learning Before You Need It! Drugs With Richard Capriola Kristina: Welcome impactful parents. Today we're gonna talk about substance abuse in our young adult children, our teenagers, and our even our tweens. The impactful speaker we have today is Richard Capriola. Richard is a mental...