What to do when your kid gives up before they even TRY? #49
In this episode, Jon answers three real parent questions about kids who shut down, melt down, or avoid trying altogether — the moments when, as one child put it, “I’d rather not try than be bad at it....
8 Dec 202547min
Gift Overload, Meltdowns, And Real Gratitude #48
Episode Summary Jon unpacks why kids often look “ungrateful” or overwhelmed during gift-heavy holidays—and why it has nothing to do with entitlement and everything to do with biology, routine disrupt...
5 Dec 202549min
Parenting Brilliant, Awesome, Neurodivergent, Kids #47
To support the podcast, head over to Substack and become a monthly or annual paid subscriber. It's the only way Jon gets paid for this. In this episode, Jon answers a parent’s question about neurodiv...
4 Dec 202553min
How To Stay Regulated While Your Kids Battle Over A Lego #46
Subscribe on Substack to support the show! Buy Punishment-Free Parenting (Jon's book) now In today’s episode, Jon returns to the show’s original format—raw, unscripted, brain-based parenting questions...
2 Dec 202552min
How to Make the Morning Madness Suck Less #45
If your mornings feel like a daily emotional avalanche, lost shoes, floppy limbs, scratchy socks, MELTDOWNS, you’re not alone. In this episode, Jon goes back to the original Whole Parent format and an...
25 Nov 202543min
When Approval Becomes Addition: The Cost Of Praise #44
It all started with a gold star. A single shining sticker on a kindergarten chart that—without me realizing it—began rewiring my understanding of love, worth, and motivation. In this episode of The Wh...
4 Nov 202517min
Breaking The Cycle Of Love And Control (Premium Episode) #43
A grainy home video from 1993 opens a door many parents avoid: the thin line where love and control blur. From that single forced smile, we follow the thread into cognitive dissonance, exploring why w...
21 Okt 202526min
What to do about hitting? (Mini Episode) #42
This is one of my shorter mini-episodes where I read this weeks Substack article. We answer here the simple and yet extremely common question "What are we supposed to do when our kid hits us or someo...
16 Okt 202510min
