The Simplicity Parenting Podcast with Kim John Payne

#338: What To Do When Our Kid is Excluded

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#335: Respecting Difference - From Toddlers to Teens

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#334: Less Doing - More Being

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#329: Tone and Timing Coaching: The 1, 2, 3 Approach

In this episode, Kim John Payne introduces “tone and timing coaching," a simple way to help children (and ourselves) get the tone right when what's said comes out rude, f

#325: Children & Mortality

In this episode, Kim John Payne addresses one of the more difficult themes parents face: a child's growing awareness of life and death. He explains that very young childr

#324: The Three Steps To Small, Imaginative & Light Transitions

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#320: The Space Between Us Is Alive... Trust It

In this episode, Kim John Payne reflects on something elusive but essential: the space between parent and child. He describes this space as being alive, not a void to be

#316: Easing Tension Around Homework & Music Practice

In this episode, Kim John Payne addresses the daily challenge of getting children to do difficult but regular tasks like music practice and homework. He introduces the "g

#312: Balancing a Child's Needs and the Family's Needs

In this episode, Kim John Payne addresses a common point of derailment in family life: when a child's impulses and desires collide with the needs of the larger family. He

#311: Am I a Governer or an Adviser

In this episode, Kim John Payne offers a quick overview of the Soul of Discipline framework and then focuses on a common confusion in the early years: the difference betw

#307: Interview with Laura Carlin: Part One - Decluttering with Love and Intention

In this episode, Kim John Payne welcomes longtime colleague and Simplicity Parenting coach Laura Carlin for the first of a four-part conversation on decluttering. Laura i

#303: Going on a News Cleanse

In this episode, Kim John Payne addresses how constant news exposure erodes our ability to be present with our children. He explains that modern news cycles, with autopla

#299: If Rhythms Need To Change

In this episode, Kim John Payne explores how families can navigate changes in rhythms while still preserving the security that predictability provides. He explains that w

#295: Kindling a Child's Competency

In this episode, Kim John Payne explores how small, repeated household rituals build both motor skills and a sense of competency in children. He explains that micro rhyth

#291: Saying, Feeling & Doing Sorry

In this monthly episode of Simplicity Parenting, Kim John Payne explores the difference between asking children to say sorry and helping them genuinely make things right.

#287: Slow, Low and No Means No

In this episode, Kim John Payne explores how parents can set clear, loving boundaries in ways that truly reach their children. He explains that when we slow our speech an

#286: Emotionally Resilient Kids: Part Five - Anika Reclaims Her True Self

In this final part of the five-part Emotionally Resilient Tweens and Teens series, Kim John Payne concludes “Annika’s Story,” the true account of a middle school girl lea

#285: Emotionally Resilient Kids: Part Four - The Compromises Anika Makes

In this fourth part of the five-part Emotionally Resilient Tweens and Teens series, Kim John Payne continues reading from “Annika’s Story,” following the seventh grader a

#284: Emotionally Resilient Kids: Part Three - Anika struggles to fit in

In this third part of the five-part series on Emotionally Resilient Tweens and Teens, Kim John Payne reads aloud “Annika’s Story” from the book he co-authored with Luis F

#283: Emotionally Resilient Kids: Part Two - Helping Children Respond to Teasing Without Reacting

In this second part of the five-part series on Emotionally Resilient Tweens and Teens, Kim John Payne continues exploring how parents can guide children through difficult