<p>Craig Knippenberg, LCSW, M.Div. , author of <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Wired-Connected-Brain-Based-Solution-Emotional/dp/1949021505/ref=sr_1_1?crid=123YS2HQQAKPP&amp;keywords=wired+and+connected&amp;qid=1646237699&amp;sprefix=wired+and+connected%2Caps%2C126&amp;sr=8-1'>Wired and Connected</a>, and Denver based mental health therapist with four decades of experience working with children and families, offers strategies to help in addressing the current war in  Ukraine and the threat of nuclear war.  </p><ul><li>Age appropriate conversations for kids of all ages. </li><li>How to validate their emotions surrounding the news</li><li>How to answer questions and respond to rumors</li><li>Taking action and helping your child focus on hope. </li><li>Discussing existential threats and the fear of nuclear war</li><li>How to use storytelling to validate current events</li><li>Coping with fears and taking care of your mental health</li><li>Developing awareness around personal emotional triggers.  </li></ul><p>For more information please visit: <a href='http://www.craigknippenberg.com'>www.craigknippenberg.com</a> </p>

Legit Parenting: How cultural influences can have a positive impact on our kids.

Craig Knippenberg, expert, and best-selling author, shares strategies for actual (imperfect) parents to build resilient kids and families with good-enough parenting so that you can have less stress and find joy in your kids and family.  Discover how your child’s brain works, their social and emotional needs and learn to implement the right parenting techniques that work for you and your family, and finally ditch the parenting guilt and stress.  For 35 years, Craig has been supporting parents, kids, and families as a mental health professional and raising his own resilient family. He shares his years of experience with listeners.  You’ll learn how to identify a child’s strengths and build confidence and overcome challenges that today’s families experience. Craig’s approach to parenting is clear, concise, and actionable. You’ll learn how to set limits on technology without a fight, how to talk to your child so they listen, how to solve parenting differences with your partner, how to handle teen rebellion and keep your sanity, so that  you can build a lasting and meaningful relationship with your child.  This podcast is a mix of interviews, special co-hosts offering unique perspectives mixed with the latest research on parenting issues that matter.  Hit subscribe and get ready to discover stress-free parenting.