Parenting Decoded

About Parenting Decoded

This podcast will help all parents with kids of all ages to learn how to decode the mysteries and challenges of being a parent in today's challenging times. We will concentrate on practical parenting approaches that you as a parent can use right away! There are tips and tricks as well as plenty of real life stories to help you see that you can make a difference in your family's life in simple yet noticeable ways. In order for your kids to change, you need to change first! The ripple effect is real and lasting. Enjoy the ride!

Publisher

Mary Eschen

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Feb 2020

Latest episode

27 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 126 episodes have a transcript.

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   27 Apr 2026

   80 - How to Help Kids with Anxiety | Five At-Home Tools for Elementary School Worries

   Host [Host Name] shares five practical tools to help elementary school children manage anxiety, offering parents strategies to address worries that manifest as physical complaints or avoidance.

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   26 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   79 - Yelling at Kids: How to Stop By Using Energy Drains

   Your kid keeps doing the same thing over and over and you can’t find a consequence that fits. There’s no natural fallout for whining, talking back, sibling fighting, ignoring screen time limits, or “forgetting” something that forces you into an extra trip across town, so you end up stuck between yelling, taking away the iPad, or giving in just to make it stop. Learn about a technique called energy drain. We talk through the core idea that parents have a limited bucket of energy and certain b...

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   17 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   78 - How To Stop Kids Whining - A Parent's Guide

   In this episode, we cover: Why whining is a communication issue, not a behavior problemHow whining looks different in toddlers vs. older kidsCommon parenting responses that accidentally reinforce whiningSimple, effective strategies like:Naming the whining and teaching an “asking voice”Knowing when to wait it out (without engaging)Addressing hunger, fatigue, and overwhelm before whining startsWhat to expect when whining gets worse before it gets better—and how to stay consistentIf you’re paren...

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79 - Yelling at Kids: How to Stop By Using Energy Drains

Published 26 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Whining, talking back, sibling fighting, ignoring screen time limits, forgetting things at school that require us to make a special trip, not doing chores or homework. You know the list. The problem with most of these is that there's no natural consequence. When a kid whines or talks back, what happens? Usually we react. We tend to yell. We get frustrated. We raise our voices. We threaten. And secretly, that's the reaction that they want. They're hoping for. They'd rather have us dragged down and frustrated than have us hold firm. And when we finally give in... It's just to make them stop and they wound up learning that persistence works. […]

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YouTube views

21,774

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

47 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

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Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

85

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