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#338: What To Do When Our Kid is Excluded
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In this episode, Kim John Payne addresses the painful situation of a...
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#335: Respecting Difference - From Toddlers to Teens
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In this episode, Kim John Payne explores how to help children not just...
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#334: Less Doing - More Being
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In this episode, Kim John Payne pushes back against the Western...
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#329: Tone and Timing Coaching: The 1, 2, 3 Approach
In this episode, Kim John Payne introduces “tone and timing coaching," a simple way to help children (and ourselves) get the tone right when what's said comes out rude, fresh, aggressive, or grumpy. He explains that...
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#325: Children & Mortality
In this episode, Kim John Payne addresses one of the more difficult themes parents face: a child's growing awareness of life and death. He explains that very young children experience only a little separation between...
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#324: The Three Steps To Small, Imaginative & Light Transitions
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In this episode, Kim John Payne...
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#320: The Space Between Us Is Alive... Trust It
In this episode, Kim John Payne reflects on something elusive but essential: the space between parent and child. He describes this space as being alive, not a void to be filled with words or busyness, but a conduit...
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#316: Easing Tension Around Homework & Music Practice
In this episode, Kim John Payne addresses the daily challenge of getting children to do difficult but regular tasks like music practice and homework. He introduces the "grit sandwich" principle: soft on both ends with...
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#312: Balancing a Child's Needs and the Family's Needs
In this episode, Kim John Payne addresses a common point of derailment in family life: when a child's impulses and desires collide with the needs of the larger family. He explains that children, especially young ones,...
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#311: Am I a Governer or an Adviser
In this episode, Kim John Payne offers a quick overview of the Soul of Discipline framework and then focuses on a common confusion in the early years: the difference between being a governor and being an advisor. He...
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#307: Interview with Laura Carlin: Part One - Decluttering with Love and Intention
In this episode, Kim John Payne welcomes longtime colleague and Simplicity Parenting coach Laura Carlin for the first of a four-part conversation on decluttering. Laura introduces what she calls "the decluttering...
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#303: Going on a News Cleanse
In this episode, Kim John Payne addresses how constant news exposure erodes our ability to be present with our children. He explains that modern news cycles, with autoplay, doom scrolling, and half-hourly updates,...
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