Protect Our Kids With Kristi Bush

About Protect Our Kids With Kristi Bush

This podcast aims to bring together experts and resources that can help us navigate the challenges of parenting in today’s world. Together we will explore topics such as cyberbullying, online safety, AI, physical safety and mental health. Over 20 years working with families, the last 12 dedicated to educating over 200,000 parents students and professionals... your host, Kristi Bush, will share some of her learned experiences and insights along the way. So settle in, grab a cup of coffee and let’s talk about how to protect our most precious assets...our kids.

Publisher

Kristi Bush

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Apr 2020

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

83 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   They Forgot Who Is On The Internet

   I want to start this episode a little differently, because I am angry. Not loud-and-reckless angry. Specific angry. There is a date on the calendar. December 3. The government has said it plans to stream a military execution live, for the whole internet to watch. I am not here to debate whether that should happen. Other people can fight about that. I am here because I have read everything I can find, and I have not seen one word about our children from the people organizing this. Not a plan. Not a warning. Not one sentence that says, “kids are online, and we thought about that.” Think about what a livestream becomes. Think about where your kids are. Somebody made a huge decision and forgot who is on the internet. Our kids are on the internet. So this episode is my warning, since nobody else seems to be giving one. We have almost two months.

2. 

   14 Sept 2026

   Curation as Control: Teaching Kids to See What Social Media Is Really Selling

   What happens when an influencer stops simply sharing their life and starts shaping what we believe is normal? In this episode of Protect Our Kids, Kristi Bush explores the increasingly blurry line between curation, influence, and manipulation online and why understanding that distinction is especially important for children and teenagers whose ideas about identity, relationships, success, beauty, and “normal life” are still developing. This isn't about teaching kids that everyone online is fake. It's about teaching them how to think about what they're consuming. Kristi shares three practical tools...the Friction Test, Emotional Demand Check, and Consistency Test...that parents can use with their children to begin recognizing curated and manipulative content without lectures, fear, or banning social media. The goal isn't cynicism. It's discernment. And ultimately, it's helping our kids learn to trust their own judgment instead of handing it over to whoever is best at capturing their attention

3. 

   10 Aug 2026

   You Can Not Parent a Nervous System That is On Fire

   Last episode we discussed how hard it is to teach a nervous system that is on fire. This episode we discuss how hard it is to parent a nervous system that is on fire. Parenting is hard. Challenging. Beautiful. And exhausting. Trying to parent a kid that has not had any rest, is constantly allowing noise from devices into their head space all while navigating hormones can feel impossible. We talk about why...and what we can do to support ourselves as parents and our kids. Just as important the conversation paves the way for better connections with out kids.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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