Laid Back by Muffet at Flickr
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Can a kiddo be taught to be laid back?
Can one unlearn a bunch of bad habits and not be laid back? Sure!
How the Casa DeGibson has been combating this, and how it’s working!
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Biohazard by Simon Strandgaard at Flickr
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The sweeping disease that is affecting so many of our families:affluenza.
How affluenza is spreading among our kiddos and what we can do about it.
How this parental perspective that allows entitlement, is often birthed from good intentions.
SHOW NOTES
5 Signs that Kids are Struggling with Entitlement – great article by Kristen over at www.wearethatfamily.com.
What Really Happens When We Give Kids Everything They Want – another great article by Kristen.
Refereeing Your Kids
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The art of letting kids work it out, and not needing to referee their fights.
How I think doing this is essential to kids and their future relationships.
Why we often don’t do this and how teaching kids to “work it out” helps them see people more like humans.
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A look at the 2013 year in review and what it meant for the Family Podcast Network.
Trey’s favorite shows.
Most downloaded by you guys.
Where is FPN going for the 2014 year.
Holiday Headquarters for 2013 at my family’s place.
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The gift of giving and how it doesn’t necessarily begin with kids buying presents for others.
The idea that learning giving doesn’t begin with teaching obedience, but by giving kids the full discretion to choose to do the wrong and selfish thing.
Some beautiful stories at the Casa de Gibson and how this mentality has been paying off in spades over the last 2 months.
Amy Ambrozich and Leslie Quickel from daretoparent.com
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Why school breaks are often a struggle for us and for our kids.
How do we work out our school-break differences?
How can we help our kids feel more comfortable interacting with extended family?
SHOW NOTES
Dare to Parent – Leslie and Amy’s website.
How to Communicate so Kids Will Listen – Leslie and Amy’s previous show.
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The recent article of the 6 year old suspended for kissing a girl at school. Is it right or wrong to touch without express permission?
So lets talk about inappropriate touching in general. When is it okay? Are you doing it as a parent and not even aware of it?
Are we raising a generation of kids that are wienies?
SHOW NOTES
Mother of Girl Kissed by 6 Year Old Speaks Out
Unwanted Touching: Unacceptable at Any Age
Are We Raising a Generation of Helpless Kids?
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Part 2 of a great top 25 things for dads raising daughters. Oh yes. In true RFGP style, there is no way this is a one-parter.
The popular gender stereotypes that Jeff and I completely disagree with.
The concept that girls can be strong, and feminine…all in the same breath plus how we can help them get there.
SHOW NOTES
25 Failsafe* Rules For Dads Raising Daughters
Jim Ochterski
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An interview with special guest Jim Ochterski on how to learn to be a step parent.
How do we adjust to this step-family role and hopefully blend with the existing parent-child relationship already in place.
How step-parenting is definitely…tricky…but how we can enjoy a beautiful relationship with our step-kiddos that is unique and wonderful…even if it is tricky.
SHOW NOTES
Jim Ochterski is a step-dad-in-training who lives in the Finger Lakes region of New York with his fiancee and two awesome, nearly-teen kiddos. He is working on a new resource called “Step Parent Ideas” to share practical how-to’s and resources that really work with other families. If you have suggestions or tips for Jim, or want to run some thoughts by him, he’d welcome a note or two at [email protected].
Episode 69 Listener Question: 7 Rules for a Solid Step Parent Relationship – the show that initially triggered Jim agreeing to come on the show.
You’re Not That Important
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A listener questions about an episode at Freakonomics.com on Parenting done by several economists.
The question is posed, do parents matter as much as we’d like to think?
Some fantastic lessons by the roundtable at Freakonomics.
What does the research suggest is the *most* important thing in parenting…and how it’s not us.
SHOW NOTES
The Economists Guide to Parenting – great podcast at www.freakonomics.com.
NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children
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