The Simplicity Parenting Podcast with Kim John Payne
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The Simplicity Parenting Podcast with Kim John Payne
Weekly insights on children and parenting from Simplicity Parenting author Kim John Payne.
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#282: The Emotionally Resilient Kid: Part One - “Being There When Your Child Feels Left Out”
This episode is the first in a five-part series drawn from Kim John Payne’s book Emotionally Resilient Tweens and Teens, co-authored with Luis Fernand...
#281: Interview with Richard Freed - Part Three
In the final part of their conversation, Kim and Dr. Freed shift from exposing the harms of persuasive technology to offering practical solutions. Kim...
#280: Interview with Richard Freed - Part Two
In the second installment of their conversation, Kim and Dr. Freed take a deeper look at how powerful interests influence public understanding of scre...
#279: Interview with Richard Freed - Part One
In this first part of a three-part fire side style chat, Kim John Payne speaks with leading psychologist Dr. Richard Freed about the growing influence...
#278: Sensing the Neeed - Getting Out Ahead Of It
In this episode, Kim highlights the importance of previewing and “getting out ahead” of difficult moments before they escalate. Whether it’s a grumpy...
#277: Choosing Our Battles?
Kim addresses the common parenting dilemma of whether to correct a child’s behavior or let it go. He gently challenges the popular idea of “choosing y...
#276: When Kids Are Angry They Are Vulnerable - Emotional Self Regulation - Part Five
In the final part of this five-part series on emotional self-regulation, Kim John Payne explores the idea that when children are angry, they are also...
#275: Why Screen Time for Kids Makes It Hard For Us - Emotional Self-Regulation - Part Four
In this fourth part of this five-part series on emotional self-regulation, Kim John Payne reviews how screens can disrupt not only a child’s emotional...
#274: When It All Gets Too Much - Emotional Self Regulation - Part Three
In the third episode of this five-part series on Emotional Self-Regulation, Kim John Payne offers a practical, compassionate invitation to slow down....
#273: What Pushes Our Buttons - Emotional Self Regulation - Part Two
In the second of this five-part series on Emotional Self-Regulation, Kim John Payne explores one of the deepest challenges for parents: the feeling of...
#272: Self Care - Not Neglecting Our Own Needs - Emotional Self-Regulation - Part One
In the first of a five-part series on Emotional Self-Regulation, Kim John Payne reflects on the quiet power of micro self-care - small, intentional mo...
#271: If Not Now When - Responding To Requests & Building Up Impulse Control
In this episode, Kim John Payne explores the importance of helping children learn to delay their requests and respect the timing of others. Rather tha...
#270: Aggression Entrapment - How to Work Through Children's Meltdowns
In this episode, Kim John Payne explores a dynamic he calls “aggression entrapment,” where a child’s meltdown becomes a way to secure a parent’s full...
#269: The Art of De-escalation - Walking Away vs Stepping Back
In this episode, Kim John Payne explores how parents can navigate escalating situations without making a child feel abandoned. He draws a clear distin...
#268: Helping Older Siblings Feel Secure When a New Baby Arrives
In this episode, Kim shares thoughtful ways to support an older child when a newborn joins the family. He emphasizes the importance of maintaining clo...
#267: Why Teens Can Seem Distant and How to Stay Connected
Kim John Payne offers a view of adolescence by comparing teenage emotions to an artesian water flow. While younger children often express their feelin...
#266: Giving Children Time and Space to Wonder
Kim reflects on the beauty and importance of slow learning. He invites parents to protect and nurture a child’s natural tendency to wonder, observe, a...
#265: Children's Big Feelings
In this episode, Kim John Payne explores how young children experience emotions as full-body states, rather than isolated feelings they can easily ide...
#264: Another Way to Understand It
Kim offers a fresh perspective on childhood anger, inviting parents to view it as a natural attempt to restore emotional balance. Anger may surface wh...
#263: The Hidden Treasures of Previewing
In this episode, Kim expands on the idea of previewing as a key parenting tool that brings calm and predictability to family life. He describes two ty...
#262: The Four "Its" of Problem Solving
Kim shares a simple yet powerful approach for when things are heading in a difficult direction with children. The process includes four steps: calm it...
#261: No. You Do It!
In this episode we hear how to help a child who insists on being helped do things they are perfectly capable of doing themselves, and how to support t...
#260: Bed Time Hostage Taking
In this episode we explore why children cling on to a parent at bedtime and refuse to sleep unless they mom/dad/caregiver is laying next to them. As a...
#259: Plan B - Helping Tweens & Teens Adjust
In this episode we explore how to help tween and teens develop a plan for when things go wrong and how to adjust in order to keep moving towards their...
#258: Getting Our Timing Right
In this episode we explore how to sense when the moment is right to give a simple day-to-day instruction, or to have one of “those” talks that every p...
#257: Restraint Collapse After the School Day
In this episode we discuss the concept of restraint collapse and the need for decompression points to help children manage their stress. Kim also emph...
#256: Talking Through Things With Tween & Teens
When issues come up with tween and teens, how can we have conversations with them that help them feel safe to participate and work things through.
#255: Exaggerating-Amplifying-Conflating
In this episode we explore why children can enlarge their accounts of what happened when things went wrong. We break it down to three tendencies and w...
#254: Why Kids Whine & What We Can Do To Shift the Habit
Kids who relentlessly complain and whine can often get on a parents nerves no matter how well balanced we are. In this episode we explore why kids whi...
#253: Turn Hurting Into Helping & Healing Words & Action
In this episode we explore how to shift hurtful words and actions by calling up the helpful and healing moments that a child, tween or teen brought to...
#252: How To Avoid Pack up Disasters
In this episode we explore how to prevent over-helping a child clean up their toys and projects, and how this helps them develop agency and competence...
#251: Talking About Feelings for Children Tweens & Teens
In this episode we will explore how to talk to children, tweens and teens about their big feelings. We’ll see a simple model that shows you how to gui...
#250: Interview with Steve Biddulph Part Three
In the last of this three part series Steve walks us through the skill of conversing with this hidden part of yourself that can help with almost any d...
#249: Interview with Steve Biddulph Part Two
In this follow up episode of our special three part series Steve takes us further into how we can use the Wild Creature Mind to and overcome stress,...
#248: Interview with Steve Biddulph Part One
In this first episode of a special three-part series, Kim John Payne sits down with renowned author and parenting expert Steve Biddulph to talk about...
#247: We Can't Prevent the Darkness But We Can Grow Our Kids in the Light
In this episode, Kim explores the profound benefits of providing children and teens with a simple, balanced life - one that serves as a foundation the...
#246: What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do
In this episode, Kim explores what to do when you’re unsure how to respond to a child’s frustration. He also discusses how to help a child trust their...
#245: Why Little Kids Can Get Disruptive in Play & What You Can Do
In this episode, Kim explores the developmental stages of play and why children can become disruptive as they move into a new phase of their social pl...
#244: Simple Holidays: A Survival Guide No.4
In this episode of the Simplicity Parenting Podcast, Kim tackles two common holiday challenges. First, he offers insights into understanding and easin...
#243: Simple Holidays: A Survival Guide No.3
In this episode Kim dives into two essential themes to help you navigate the holiday season in our Simple Holidays: A Survival Guide.
First, Kim...