Parenting Tips Podcast

Episode 87. Basic Rules for Co-Parenting. 9 min. 25 sec. As a wrap-up to this series, this episode borrows from the work of Bradley Craig, author of My Two Homes, to provide parents with clear and simple guidelines for moving forward in raising their children.

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Episode 86. Introducing a New Person to the Children. 18 min. 44 sec. It is fairly common for parents to move on with their lives after a relationship breakup. This episode describes what the scientific research tells us about the best way to introduce that new person to children to facilitate a positive experience.

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Episode 85. Parallel Parenting. 9 min. 52 sec. When effective Co-parenting is not possible, sharing the children with limited contact between parents may be the only option left. While not ideal for children, it may be the only option left. This episode sketches out what parallel parenting looks like.

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Episode 84. Why do Parents Put Their Kids at Risk? 20 min. 2 sec. “Why to parents do this to their children?” is a complex question with many different answers. While it is easy to label the other parent as a narcissist or vengeful, it may not help solve the problem children face. This episode explores some of the deeper injuries that may drive parents putting their children in the middle.

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Episode 83. When Kids are Caught in the Middle and How to Stop Putting Them There. 25 min. 7 sec. Many parents don’t realize how often they say or do things that put their children in the middle. This episode explores, in detail, examples of what parents say and do that causes distress in children and how to avoid doing this.

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Episode 82. High-Conflict Divorce. 25 min. 13 sec. Unfortunately, many parents struggle with their relationship ending. This episode lays out some of the challenges that are faced by parents and children in this situation.

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Episode 81. The Good Divorce. 24 min. 57 sec. Imagine a divorce where parents get along and talk with each other. Imagine children not feeling distressed or having to choose sides. This is common and achievable when parents put their children first.

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Episode 80. Telling the Children about Your Decision to Divorce. 24 min. 26 sec. This episode highlights some of the important Do’s and Don’ts when telling your children about your decision to divorce.

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Episode 79. The Effects of Divorce on Children. 20 min. 22 sec. The scientific research on the impact of divorce on children may surprise you. It is the quality of the co-parent relationship that appears to matter most. Whether parents stay together or are divorced.

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Episode 78. Introduction to the Children of Divorce Series. 13 min. 8 sec. The first episode in this Children of Divorce series provides valuable insights about how this series is laid out and the value each topic serves for parents who are separating or divorced.

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Episode 76. Tools and Strategies to Help Children Regulate Their Emotions. 18 min. 50 sec. This episode introduces a framework for how to respond to children who become dysregulated. We will discuss some easy go-to strategies to help you start to strengthen your child’s ability to regulate their emotions.

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Episode 75. When Children Become Dysregulated. 18 min. 26 sec. This episode explores What Dysregulation looks like and why children do it.  In this episode we will dig into how and why kids fall apart with their emotions.

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Episode 74. The Development of Emotions

10 min. 33 sec. This episode is an overview of the progression that children develop their ability to identify and regulate emotions. This is a fascinating walk through the emotional growth that children experience.

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Episode 73. Children and Emotional Regulation. 10 min. 18 sec. This episode is an overview of where emotions fit in a child’s social and emotional life as well tips you can start using today.

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Episode 72. How to build self-confidence in children. 15 min. 15 sec. This is the second part of a two-part series on helping build self confidence in children. Parents learn why self-confidence is important for a child’s development, a range of strategies to help build self-confidence, and a few things to avoid.

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71. When your child says “I can’t” or “I don’tknow how” 22 min. 18 sec. This is the first part of a two-part series that helps parents understand and respond to children when they struggle with learning something new. This episode covers why kids struggle and initial steps parents can take to help.

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Episode 58 - Encouraging Creativity.  13 min. 11. Sec. This episode explores ways to encourage your child’s creativity and why it matters for learning and problem solving!

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 57 - Encouraging Curiosity.  12 min. 19. sec. All children are born curious. In this episode we explore how to enjoy this innate quality and help children to maintain their curiosity.

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

56: Children Seeing Different Points of View.  15 min. 26. sec. Perspective taking is a skill that takes time to develop. Parents can help their children to learn how to see other points of view through games, conversations, and activities. Perspective taking is crucial in solving problems and building healthy relationships!

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

55: Problem Solving.  15 min. 48. sec. Solving problems is a task we all engage in every day of our lives. We can begin building a foundation for our children, learning how to solve problems beginning when they are toddlers!  This episode outlines keys strategies for parents to help their children solve problems.

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 54 – Flexible Thinking 12 min. 14. sec. Has your child ever been stuck and only able to see one way to do something? In this episode parents will learn tips and strategies for nudging their child to think about new ways to shift gears and figure things out.

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 53 – Empathy 11 min. 13. sec. Parents want children to recognize the emotions in others and respond with caring.  This is called empathy. This episode begins to explore ways to promote the development of empathy in young children through modeling, identifying emotions, and recognizing the feelings and experiences of others through story.

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 52 – Skills for Friendships 19 min. 25. sec. Friendships take time and skill to develop! As adults, we seek friends we can trust and enjoy being with. We look for people who will listen and care.  These skills begin to emerge in childhood as children learn to self regulate, share and take turns, and see other points of view.  These skills take practice!  This episode walk through some of the ways parents can help strengthen these childhood skills. To have good friends, children need to learn how to be a good friend.

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 51 – Stages of Friendship During Childhood

19 min. 41. sec. Adults and children both need friends! However, we go about developing those friendships in different ways because children have different abilites than adults do.  This episode lays out five stages that children go through, based on their ages and developmental abilities, that can help parents understand where their child is and what some of the struggles may be anticipated.

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 50. Why Friendships are Important in Childhood. 9 min. 29. sec. In this introductory episode to childhood friendships, the value and health benfits of having friends, in contrast to experiencing loneliness and isolation are briefly discussed. Parents are encouraged to broaden the language around friendship from having a “best” friend to developing good or close friendships across childhood.

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 49. Teaching Patience. 16 min. 24. sec. Waiting is a difficult task for most young children…and some adults!  This episode looks at some of the research and outcomes on the ability to wait – to have patience- and discusses how to help grow your child’s ability to wait.

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 48. Self-Regulation.

18 min. 21. sec. Self-regulation is the ability to engage in goal directed behaviors while managing frustration and other difficult emotions, solving problems, and learning from past experiences.  This episode describes strategies for parents to guide children on their journey to self-regulate.

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 47. Co-Regulation.

13 min. 59. sec. As children learn to self-regulate, adults in their lives model and guide children to manage difficult emotions. Co-regulation is the steppingstone that helps children learn to self-regulate. This episode provides strategies for parents to come alongside their child and be that bridge to self-regulation.

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 46. Creating a Language Rich Home.

17 min. 43. sec. A child’s ability to express emotions and solve problems is related to their understanding and use of words. Parents can help their children by limiting screen time and creating a home environment where more language is used when interacting with children.

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 45. Time In.

6 min. 14. sec. The Time In procedure is a relatively recent strategy that can be used with parenting young or pre-school age children who are still learning to self-regulate. The purpose and steps of the Time In procedure are discussed.

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 44. Time Out Part IV: After the Time Out.

9 min. 38. sec. How much conversation should you have about the Time Out? Apologies? How do you reconnect after the Time Out is over?  Are the Time Outs working? This episode will outline strategies for parents to follow as the Time Out procedure ends.

https://www.cdc.gov/parents/essentials/toddlersandpreschoolers/timeout/steps.html

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 43. Time Out Part III: During the Time Out.

26 min. 14. sec. After all the planning, your child acts up and you are faced with using a Time Out. This episode walks you through the steps of implementing a time out and managing some of the challenges you may face in following through with the Time Out procedure. The keys of success involve remaining calm and being consistent.

https://www.cdc.gov/parents/essentials/toddlersandpreschoolers/timeout/steps.html

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 42. Time Out Part II: Before the Time Out.

16 min. 36. sec. This is the second episode in a four-part series on the Time Out procedure. In the first episode we briefly reviewed the history and reasons for using a Time Out as a parenting tool to help children learn. If you missed that episode, please consider going back to catch it! It will give you a better foundation for what is to come!

https://www.cdc.gov/parents/essentials/toddlersandpreschoolers/timeout/steps.html

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 41. Time-Out Part I: Why Time Outs.

17 min. 40 sec. Time Outs have been around for around sixty years! Yet they remain poorly understood or used by parents. The episode Why Time Outs discusses the primary goals to help children regulate themselves and to change their behaviors.

https://www.cdc.gov/parents/essentials/toddlersandpreschoolers/timeout/steps.html

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 40. Punishment vs Discipline. 21 min. 24. sec. In this episode we will take a closer look at discipline and how it is sometimes framed as punishment. 

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 39. Delay of Privileges. 14 min. 11. Sec. In this episode we explore how to approach loss of privileges with your child or teenager.  The way that we have this conversation - the words we choose - can make all the difference in whether we are the ones who get blamed or our children begin to take ownership for their own actions.  Learn how the language of “taking something away” vs. “the child not having earned it” can sound very different.

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.

Episode 38. Logical Consequences. 14 min. 18 sec. In this episode we explore a flagship parenting intervention that helps guide our children in making better choices when their behavior becomes more challenging. The parenting tool of using logical consequences is one of the most versatile tools that a parent can have!

Jeff Reiland, child and family therapist at Gundersen Health System, discusses tips to build a healthy relationship with your child. Each podcast is filled with information about: -Why parenting well is so important for the physical and mental health of your child.​ -What tools you can use to create the best possible relationship with your child​. -What the science of child development and parent-child relationships tells us works …and what does not work​. -Suggestions for what you can do - starting today - to become a more effective parent and have happier and healthier children.​ No one tool can do everything.​ You need different tools to accomplish different things.​ Tools for toddlers, school age, middle school, and high school age​. Tools for at home, tools for the community. Tools for discipline, tools for listening, tools for guiding. Check back frequently for new episodes. All rights reserved – Gundersen Health System Patient Education This educational podcast is for informational purposes only. This podcast shall not be relied upon or serve as a substitute for specific, specialized medical or therapeutic care due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding every patient and case. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or therapeutic care concerns or questions.