Legit Parenting

About Legit Parenting

Craig Knippenberg, expert, and best-selling author, shares strategies for actual (imperfect) parents to build resilient kids and families with good-enough parenting so that you can have less stress and find joy in your kids and family. Discover how your child’s brain works, their social and emotional needs and learn to implement the right parenting techniques that work for you and your family, and finally ditch the parenting guilt and stress. For 35 years, Craig has been supporting parents, kids, and families as a mental health professional and raising his own resilient family. He shares his years of experience with listeners. You’ll learn how to identify a child’s strengths and build confidence and overcome challenges that today’s families experience. Craig’s approach to parenting is clear, concise, and actionable. You’ll learn how to set limits on technology without a fight, how to talk to your child so they listen, how to solve parenting differences with your partner, how to handle teen rebellion and keep your sanity, so that you can build a lasting and meaningful relationship with your child. This podcast is a mix of interviews, special co-hosts offering unique perspectives mixed with the latest research on parenting issues that matter. Hit subscribe and get ready to discover stress-free parenting.

Publisher

Craig Knippenberg, LCSW, M.Div.

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Mar 2021

Latest episode

16 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 104 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   16 Jul 2026

   Live from the Guiding Bright Minds Resource Fair

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name, Credential] about essential community support for neurodivergent families, emphasizing "good enough" consistency and trauma-informed care.

2. 

   14 May 2026

   Is my child well when the culture Is loud-Part 3 of the Series

   Host Craig addresses how today's digital culture shapes child behavior and brain development, offering insights into modern parenting challenges.

3. 

   7 May 2026

   How To Use Stories To Build Closer Families

   Host [Host Name] interviews professional storyteller and Moth host Corey Rosen about using family stories to build connection, empathy, and resilience in children.

Inside a recent episode

Things of Beauty Olympic Edition 2026

Published 6 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And then some of the backstories. So one was Brock Nelson, who plays for the Colorado Advent, will have a lunch. His grandfather was on the 1960 gold medal team. His uncle was on the 1980 team. So his family lineage, they had two of those two gold medals were in his family and he got the third one. So now they have three family members that have won those three gold medals, which is incredible. And another thing that really just made me so pleased was when my grandson was over, I showed him the highlights with the game and it ended early in the morning. We were watching and the player interviews and one of the players talked about how he was playing for our country. […]

Who has been a guest on Legit Parenting

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Corey Rosen
• Ziggy Gutensberger
• Megan Gutensberger
• Jeff Crocker
• Andy Crocker

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

257,593

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

70

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

85

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Books guests

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