The Impactful Parenting Podcast helps parents turn their chaos into connection with their children. Through meaningful stories, the podcast provides parenting tips for making family life easier! Why? Because school-aged children bring different challenges to parenting that younger kids don’t! The Impactful Parenting Podcast provides help for raising your adolescent child. So if you’re asking yourself questions like: • ”Is this normal?” • ”Why is my teenager doing this?” • ”How do I get my child to stop?” • ”I am so frustrated. What do I do?” • ”Is anyone else experiencing this? I can’t be the only one.” • ”I am worried. What can I do?” Then YOU HAVE FOUND THE RIGHT PLACE! Hi! I am Kristina Campos. I am the founder of the Impactful Parent and my passion is creating better relationships between parents and their children. I am a parenting coach, a teacher who has taught every grade level from Pre-K through high school, and most importantly, I am a mom of 4 kids! (Yep, those are my kiddos in the podcast photo). The teen years don’t need to be difficult. Teenagers CAN have a special bond with their parents! Listen and discover the tools and techniques you need to create connections, build trust, and have a stress-free household. This is only the beginning! Let’s get started, together! -Kristina Campos Founder of The Impactful Parent
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Teaching Children Boundaries: Mistakes Parents Unintentionally Do
Spoiler Alert!⚠️ Children learn boundaries by watching their parents make boundaries and uphold their own. 😲 That means, everyday interactions with our children is very important!
🎯Discover the mistakes that most parents make when teaching boundaries to their children.
🎯Learn tips and tricks for teaching children how to make and keep boundaries
🎯And find out how 2 parent coaches teach boundaries to their own children!
Watch this new Episode of The Impactful Parent Today!
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Thursday Oct 24, 2024
287: Teaching Teenagers How To Drive
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Teaching Teenagers How To Drive
Teaching your teen how to drive doesn't have to be stressful! In this episode of the Impactful Parent, Nigel Tunnacliffe, the founder of Coastline Academy Driving School, gives parents tips, hacks, and important information that every parent needs to know to get their teen driving safely on the road. Discover how teaching your child to drive can be a bonding experience that both of you will remember for a lifetime!
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Thursday Oct 17, 2024
286: Family Trauma and the Effects It Leaves Behind
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Family Trauma and the Effects It Leaves Behind
We all have some level of family trauma as we mature but effects of that trauma can last through adulthood.
Discover how family trauma effects children. Learn how you can prevent some family trauma as a parent. And familiarize yourself with some of the most common forms of family trauma. This episode is eye opening and impactful!
Don't miss Rodrigo and Kristina speaking about their own family trauma experiences and how it effects them still today!
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Thursday Oct 10, 2024
285: Parenting A Disabled Child. (Let's not be awkward.)
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Parenting A Disabled Child. (Let's not be awkward.)
The challenges of parenting a disabled child are unique to each family, but these families are not alone! The Impactful Parent wants to help!
Introducing Kelley Coleman! Kelley is a mom of 2 boys, one of which with both physical and mental disabilities. Kelley is welcomed onto the Impactful Parent stage to share her story, her struggles, her insights, and her knowledge about raising a child with disabilitie.
In this episode, learn about Kelley's unique story,🎯 discover how parents without kid's with disabilities can avoid awkward moments, and get Everything No One Tells You About Raising A Disabled Child! I expect Kelley to be a reoccurring guest so download the FREE Impactful Parent app so you won't miss an episode!
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Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Negative Gatekeeping: How your EX could be sabotaging your relationship with your kids.
Negative Gatekeeping is a term to describe a very PASSIVE AGRESSIVE side of manipulation. Many parents do it. Some parents do it intentionally and other do it without even knowing it. Either way, negative gatekeeping leaves detrimental effects on the children. Discover what negative gatekeeping is, how you can recognize it, how you can prevent it, and what you can do if you are on the receiving end of a manipulative ex.
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Thursday Sep 26, 2024
283: Chemicals in Everyday Life Are Hurting Your Daughter
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Chemicals in Everyday Life Are Hurting Your Daughter
The age of puberty is getting younger and younger! The research is undeniable that the chemicals in our everyday lives is effecting our kids.
What about makeup, lotions and soaps? Kimberly Grustas, founder of Just For You Girls, knows first hand how the chemicals in many skin care brands are not disclosing all the harmful chemicals that are contained inside their products! So Grustas set out to make a skincare line that moms and daughters can TRUST.
Discover how chemicals in products today are affecting our children, what we need to look-out for as parents, and how we can better safe guard our daughters from harmful chemicals.
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0:00 Introduction to Chemicals in Everyday Life are Hurting Your Daughter 1:30 Why staying away from chemicals is important 8:32 How do we spot the toxic stuff? 14:08 Are their regulations around this with manufacturers? 16:56 What skin conditions can be exacerbated due to chemical? 21:11 What age should we talk about this with kids? 25:00 Good For You Girls products 28:29 What to look out for on Amazon and TikTok 29:54 Freebie 34:16 Starting early is key
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
282: Isolated Teenagers. Crazy, Scary, or Dangerous?
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Isolated Teenagers. Crazy, Scary, or Dangerous?
Teens today socialize differently. Many teens find comfort in isolation. But what are the repercussions of teen isolation? In this episode of the Impactful Parent, we discuss how society has shaped the "new" teen experience and how parents can help their isolated teenagers.
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Thursday Sep 12, 2024
281: Fear Based Parenting. You are doing it and don't even know it!
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Fear Based Parenting. You are doing it and don't even know it!
Many moms and dad parent from fear and you are likely parenting from fear too and don't even know it! Parenting is just scary in general. Especially the teen years can be very fearful. But parenting from fear can cause your child to rebel.
Discover what fear based parenting looks like and how you can stop parenting from fear and start parenting more from love.
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Thursday Sep 05, 2024
280: Feeling Emotionally Disconnected From Your Partner
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Feeling Emotionally Disconnected From Your Partner?
Parenthood changes you. But what happens when the responsibilities of parenthood pulls you away from your partner and you begin to grow apart?
This happens often and no one is talking about it.
Why do parents begin to grow apart from each other once the baby arrives?
How can we stop this? In this episode, Rodrigo and Kristina discuss their personal experiences with losing the connection they had with their partner while in the hustle and bustle of parenthood. Discover ways to maintain connection with your spouse.
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Thursday Aug 29, 2024
279: Not Everyone Is Going To Like You. Parenting strategies to help kids cope.
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Not Everyone Is Going To Like You. Parenting strategies to help kids cope.
🎯Discover strategies that parents can use to help their children cope with the frustration, anxiety, sadness and anger that comes with this type of rejection.
😥Help your child learn to cope with these big feelings and focus on the kids that will lift them up instead.
💥 Learn 5 parenting strategies that can help your child today!
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Episode Transcript:
How Can I Teach My Child That Not Everyone Is Going To Like Them?
Welcome impactful parents! Today we have a great question submitted by a follower and parent like you that reads, “my child gets really upset when they think someone doesn’t like them at school. It causes so much drama in our house. How do I teach my child that not everyone will like them no matter what they do?”
This is a great question and not an easy situation. I am really glad this parent DMed me and if you have a question that you’d like some help with- you can DM me too. All submission are kept anonymous.
It is important to support our children in learning the “Not everyone will like you” lesson as early as possible. They need to develop the coping skills they need to continue feeling good about THEMSELVES and not rely so much on external validation. If they continue to wallow in the sadness of “that person doesn’t like me,” then it could affect their mental health, and your child can start to develop a habit of thinking like a victim. We don’t want them. We want our kids to be confident and empowered.
So what should parents do to help turn this victim mentality into empowerment? Today I am going to give you 5 suggestions. Let’s get started.
First, you want to validate your child’s feelings. I know you might want to say, “Don’t worry about it. That person isn’t worth your time, and who cares if they like you!” But that does NOTHING for your child. Instead, let your child be heard. Tell them that it’s ok to feel sad that they think someone doesn’t like them. Validate that it doesn’t feel good. And then LISTEN. Don’t try and fix anything. Just listen. Don’t give advice. Just listen. Giving your child the stage to talk and let out their feelings BEFORE you start making suggestions is a priority.
Step 2 is talking about the reasons WHY someone might not like them. Remind your child that it may not even be their fault or anything that they can control. There are infinite reasons why someone might not like you, but here are a few of the most common reasons.
- You remind the person of something they are lacking. Is your child better at a sport, gets better grades, is more attractive or likable? Your child might make others jealous of their successes and talents. Of course, this has nothing to do with your child. Instead, this is a reflection of the insecurities and jealousy of the other child. The jealous child likely feels bad about themselves because your child reminds them of their failures and imperfections.
- Your child might remind them of something bad. For example, if your child looks like a bully from the other child’s past, then your child won’t be liked. Again, not your child’s fault. But the trauma of one person’s past can cause them not to like you because you remind them of things they want to forget.
- Your child feels like a threat. Sometimes a person will dislike someone who threatens their position. For example, does the other child think your child will steal their friends, take away from their attention, or steal their status?
- Perhaps the other child is projecting their own fears on your child. Some kids will gossip about others to empower themselves. This is the classic case of someone bullying or putting someone down to build themselves up and regain some power. Ultimately, the other child feels powerless.
Go through this list with your child and examine with them, Could This Be Why?
Step 3 is to start asking questions about how YOUR CHILD's behaviors might have made the other person feel. As much as we would like to believe that our kids are angels, there are circumstances when our children provoke the situation. Start a conversation about how their behaviors might have a domino effect on others. Were they bragging too much? Were they leaving someone out on accident? Were they talking about things that made others uncomfortable?
The main point here is that your child needs to realize that their actions have reactions. Talk about how they might have contributed to the situation.
Step 4 is to encourage your child to have a self-positive talk in their head. Even if they don’t believe themselves at first, encourage your child to give themselves a pep talk throughout the day. For example, have them think, “I am ok. I don’t need everyone to like me.” “I can’t please everybody, and that’s ok. I can only be my best self.”
And lastly, encourage your child to spend time with people who do like them. Extra time with friends that will lift your child’s spirits and make them gain confidence is easy for parents to allow and encourage.