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The Empowered Parent Podcast is a practical, insight-driven resource for parents and caregivers who want to raise resilient kids and lead with confidence in the midst of real-world challenges. Hosted by Chris Turner, Ryan, and Kayla North, the podcast blends neuroscience, psychology, faith, and lived experience to translate complex research into clear, usable strategies for everyday family life. Each episode offers both encouragement and actionable tools. Trusted by listeners across the globe, The Empowered Parent Podcast equips adults to show up with clarity, compassion, and courage, even when parenting feels overwhelming.
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Apr 6, 2018
Apr 6, 2018
30 min
Chris, Ryan, and Kayla are joined by Allison Highton. Allison, along with her husband Russ, is an Empowered to Connect parent trainer in New Jersey. Allison works with Miriam's Heart, a non-profit adoption ministry that radically supports families who take action on behalf of adoptive and foster children.
The group discusses various schooling options for our kids from hard places, from public to private to homeschooling.
Is your adopted or foster child in public school? You should know what an IEP is, and be your kid's biggest advocate. They also talk about being flexible on the home front after kids get home from school.
Back to School: Teachers are Important
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Produced by Dallas Stacy
Mar 30, 2018
Mar 30, 2018
27 min
The team discusses how playing with our kids is a great way to connect with them. Play is fun and disarming and makes us enjoy our kids as much as it makes them enjoy us. Play is the language of children but is sadly something most of us are no longer fluent in.
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Produced by Dallas Stacy
Mar 13, 2018
Mar 13, 2018
26 min
Chris is joined once again by Kayla and Ryan North to talk about something that can be quite irritating to all parents: sassy talk. They discuss various ways to counteract it and get our kids to a place where they can talk respectfully not just to parents, but others as well.
Baby Owl Lost Her Whoo - Cindy Lee
The Frequency and Intensity of Behavior Dictates the Frequency and Intensity of Response - S3E2
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Produced by Dallas Stacy
Feb 24, 2018
Feb 24, 2018
29 min
Ryan and Kayla join Chris to talk about mealtime struggles. The team discusses the typical concerns parents of adopted and foster kids see at meals: food sensory issues; eating too much; before-meal snacking; not wanting to eat what is being served, and actually getting kids to the table! They talk about setting expectations and using transitions, as well as other things that have worked in their families.
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Produced by Dallas Stacy
Dec 29, 2017
Dec 29, 2017
25 min
Chris talks with Ryan and Kayla about how the brain processes trauma, and how this affects our kids' relationships with us and the world at large.
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Produced by Dallas Stacy
Dec 13, 2017
Dec 13, 2017
36 min
With all of the craziness that comes this time of year, Chris, Ryan, and Kayla talk about some ways families can simplify holiday time to reduce stress on moms, dads, and the kids. The team discusses everything from gifts to traditions, holiday travel, extended family, and more.
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Produced by Dallas Stacy
Dec 6, 2017
Dec 6, 2017
25 min
Chris, Ryan, and Kayla respond to a lister email asking about one-on-one/play time with their children. The team discusses things they have tried in the past and how creating an environment of felt safety changes the way their kids interact with them.
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Intro/Outro Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Engineered and Produced by Dallas Stacy
Nov 29, 2017
Nov 29, 2017
27 min
Listener Tracy writes in asking about an episode devoted to TBRI with kids under the age of 4. How do we use compromise and other tools seen in The Connected Child when our little ones don't always have the words or understanding to utilize them. Chris, Ryan, and Kayla talk about how these concepts can be put into practice for toddlers and preschoolers in our households.
I Love You Rituals - Becky Bailey
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Intro/Outro Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Engineered and Produced by Dallas Stacy
Nov 20, 2017
Nov 20, 2017
38 min
Ryan and Kayla North join Chris Turner and they discuss why the holiday season is so difficult for many of our kids. They share personal insights from their experiences, as well as ways that they have learned to help their children, and themselves, navigate the holidays successfully.
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Intro/Outro Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Engineered and Produced by Dallas Stacy
Nov 10, 2017
Nov 10, 2017
22 min
Chris, Ryan, and Kayla discuss a listener's question, "How important is maintaining biological family relationships for foster/adoptive children? Is this something that we should put a lot of effort into for long-term benefit? Will our children remember visits from when they are very young, and will those be something they look back on an appreciate?"
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One Big Happy Home | Ryan's Blog
Intro/Outro Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Engineered and Produced by Dallas Stacy