Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. Kathy

Rethinking Homework: The Impact of Well-Designed Assignments on Student Success

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy explores the impact of well-designed homework on student learning. She discusses recent research that shows that

Understanding Obedience: The Importance of Connection in Parenting

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy explores the dynamics of obedience and behavior in children and teenagers. Drawing on recent research from U.S. a

Different Does Not Mean Deficient: Your Child Is More Than a Label

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how diagnoses such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other learning differences can h

Discomfort Is Survivable: Helping Kids Build Resilience

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore the difference between compassionately supporting an anxious child and unintention

Helping Teens Build an Identity Beyond the Invisible Audience

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore what can happen when teenagers step away from phones and the constant pressure of

From Patience To Impatience: How A.I. Is Reshaping Young Minds And What To Do About It

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy discusses the generational differences in patience and the impact of artificial intelligence on adolescent brain

Social Media Manipulation: Building Resilient Identities to Help Kids Thrive in a Digital World

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy delves into the concerning impact of TikTok and other social media platforms on young users' mental health. Drawi

School Anxiety: Understanding Our Kids' Fears and Guiding Them to Courage in Christ

In this episode, Dr. Kathy Koch discusses the importance of recognizing and nurturing the different types of intelligences in children, particularly focusing on "word sma

Get On The Floor: What Kids Learn When Parents Really Play

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why fully present play can have such a powerful impact on both kids and parents. T

Seen, Not Just Diagnosed: What Kids Need Beyond Mental Health Content

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore the growing influence of mental health content on social media and the important d

Quiet Kids, Fawning, and Awakening Courage to Speak Up

In today's episode Dr. Kathy explores the idea of Fawning, when a child seems agreeable but is actually suppressing opinions, ideas, and insight because he or she doesn't

Don't Tell Them to Calm Down: Help Them Feel Safe Enough to Let Go

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why telling an anxious child to "just relax" often does not work and what parents

Start Small: Helping Your Family Get Healthy Together

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how sleep, nutrition, physical activity, and screen habits work together to shape

A Valuable Lesson From Dolly Parton: Pouring Yourself Out Without Losing Yourself

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore the often hidden cost of caregiving and what happens when loving someone else caus

The Chatbot Is Not the Parent: What Teens Still Need From Us

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore new teen focused safeguards in ChatGPT and what they can, and cannot, do for young

Teach Them to Wonder: Helping Kids Imagine a Future With God

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore new neuroscience showing that the brain is built not only to remember the past, bu

Beyond Grades: Beyond Raising High Achievers to Foster Joyous Learners

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy explores the pressures parents face as their children return to school, particularly the urge to ensure high achi

Purpose Starts Early: Why Kids Need More Than School Readiness

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why more young people are disengaging from education and work and why the answer m

Stress That Builds and Stress That Breaks: What Kids Need From Us

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore new research showing how severe early childhood stress can leave lasting biologica

The Cost of Looking Down: What Parents Miss When We Miss Our Kids

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore new research showing how warm, responsive caregiving can shape a child's developin