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
Episodes
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Identifying Toxic Relationships For You and Your Child
A personal story about one of my toxic relationships. Talk about how important it is to have the RIGHT support and role model good relationships for your child!
FREE PDF 21 Warning Signs of A Toxic Relationship: https://theimpactfulparent.com/toxic
Drug Program: https://theimpactfulparent.com/drugs
Super Mom Support Squad: https://theimpactfulparent.com/supportsquad
**This episode was broadcasted live on YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Submissions for Q&A Thursday can be either emailed to The Impactful Parent directly or direct messaged through any of these social media platforms. Submissions can be anonymous and are never mentioned in the Live Recording to respect the privacy of The Impactful Parent audience. Email: theimpactfulparent@gmail.com
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Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
My Child Is Hanging Out With The Wrong Crowd
It is Question and Answer Thursday and today's question was: Help! My child is hanging out with the wrong crowd. What do I do?
FREE PDF 21 Warning Signs of A Toxic Relationship: https://theimpactfulparent.com/toxic
Drug Program: https://theimpactfulparent.com/drugs
Super Mom Support Squad: https://theimpactfulparent.com/supportsquad
**This episode was broadcasted live on YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Submissions for Q&A Thursday can be either emailed to The Impactful Parent directly or direct messaged through any of these social media platforms. Submissions can be anonymous and are never mentioned in the Live Recording to respect the privacy of The Impactful Parent audience. Email: theimpactfulparent@gmail.com
Make an authentic connection with your child. Try a FREE 30 Day Challenge. You’ll receive a new question to ask your child every day- for 30 days. Get away from the boring questions and start connecting with your child one question at a time! https://theimpactfulparent.com/connection
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Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
How To Motivate A Teenager
How To Motivate A Teenager. Tips for getting your teenager to get up and moving on something that is important and getting them to care.
It is Question and Answer Thursday and today's question was: How do I motivate my teenager to do things when they don't seem to care about anything?
**How To Motivate A Teenager episode was broadcasted live on YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Submissions for Q&A Thursday can be either emailed to The Impactful Parent directly or direct messaged through any of these social media platforms. Submissions can be anonymous and are never mentioned in the Live Recording to respect the privacy of The Impactful Parent audience. Email: theimpactfulparent@gmail.com
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Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
How am I going to trust my teen to take care of their car in college if they won't even remember to put in gas today? How can I trust my child to make good food choices if they won't eat anything the color green? How am I going to trust my child with money if all they do is spend without thought? Trusting our kids can be difficult if their behavior seems not to be trust-worthy. However, where does our lack of trust come from? For me, most of my trust issues come from a place of fear.
Listen as I explain that a lot of trust issues come from a place of love and fear.
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
SUPERMOM SUPPORT SQUAD mentioned in the podcast: https://theimpactfulparent.com/supportsquad
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Transcript:
Somewhere between when our children are toddlers and 18 years old, parents get lost. We lose sight of the real goals of parenting.
The purpose of parenting is not to have a kid that goes to college. The purpose of parenting is NOT to grow a star athlete. The purpose of parenting is not to raise an adult that will someday get married and have their own children. These are all aspirations we have for our children, but this is NOT the purpose of parenting. Goals like going to college or finding a spouse are important. Still, the mistake many parents make is making those goals too important. Let me explain.
The purpose of parenting is to grow a self-sufficient adult. To teach another human to be kind, honest, help others, and be responsible. The purpose of parenting is to teach children how to take care of their bodies, minds, and health. The purpose of parenting is to encourage our kids to contribute to society positively. You may have your own parenting objectives. Parenting with purpose reflects these objectives, but notice that these are all personality QUALITIES we want our children to have. They are NOT tangible achievements.
Goals are different. They are not our parenting objectives, like the things mentioned before. Goals are tangible. Goals have a beginning and an end. Goals are essential because often they are the vehicle in which we are trying to teach our kids lessons. Goals provide direction and a destination. For example, a car’s purpose is to take you from one place to another. Goals are the same. Their purpose is to take you from one place to another with a certain tangible objectives as the end point destination. The purpose of the car is NOT to teach you how to drive. Instead, the purpose of the car is to get you to your destination, and we hope that the journey to the destination teaches the person behind the wheel to be a good driver. That is what parenting goals do also. Goals provide a journey to learn. They are vehicles for learning.
The common mistake many parents make is forgetting the purpose of goals. We lose the meaning in the middle of the everyday muck and forget the big-picture objectives. Let me give you an example.
When my child was an infant, all I cared about was the goals and milestones. Could my child sit alone by the time they were 9 months? Could my child walk independently by 18 months? Could my child use 2-word phases by the time they were 24 months? Everything was a milestone, and I knew my child was developing appropriately if they hit those markers. These milestones are not absolutes. They are ways to help gauge development.
As children get older, there are more unspoken milestones, but now they come in personality development. How do I grow a child that values kindness, health, honesty, responsibility, and service to their community? What will be my vehicle to these life lessons? Well, to teach my children the value of health, I put my kids in sports. I want my children to learn how to cooperate with others toward a common goal and see the value of exercise along the way. These are good intentions, but I had to bite my tongue several times when my children wanted to quit a sport that they just were not interested anymore. For me, I was like, “What! I spent money on that sport, and you were doing great! Why?”
You see, sometimes I got so focused on the activity, and what I THOUGHT the activity was contributing to my child, that I lost sight of the real intent of the activity. In this case, I was trying to teach my child teamwork and the value of health. The minute the sport did not serve my child for the lesson I was trying to teach- was the same minute that activity needed to change. Forcing my child to continue past the end of the sports season just taught my child to resent the activity and taught them that MY word was more important than their lesson. That isn’t what I wanted. I needed to find another vehicle to teach the lesson if the sport wasn’t doing that anymore.
Tangible goals are essential because they give people something to work towards. It doesn’t matter if the tangible goal is to make the sports team, get an A on the exam, or receive the reward. Tangible goals act as those milestones we need to keep moving forward and progressing in the right direction. Tangible goals give us a gauge for our successes and failures. But remember, the concrete goals are NOT the goals of parenting. I know I will sound cliché here, but as parents, we really need to focus on the journey and not the destination.
Let’s take, for example, my oldest son. Again, I wanted to teach him the value of health and fitness, so I encouraged him to join a sports team at school, and he picked crossed country. My son is not a runner, but my goal for him was to finish the season and learn the value of exercise. Unfortunately, the track season was rough. My son lost many meets, and on one race he came in dead last. The poor kid crossed the finish line alone, embarrassed, and feeling defeated. I know this sounds crazy, but it was one of my proudest moments as a mother. Why? My son finished. He never gave up. He did not let the embarrassment stray him away from the goal- which that day was just to cross the finish line. Maybe my son did not cross the line first, but I guarantee you I acted like he did. I gave him a celebration as though he was the winner.
I could have gotten mad at the coach for setting him up for failure. I could have focused on the loss itself and pushed him to train more and be better, but both of those options didn’t feel right. The goal of putting him in the sport was NEVER for him to win or be the best.
Let me tell you the opposite story. I also have a daughter that is a great athlete. No matter what she tries, she wins, and she is good at it. At first, I was proud of my daughter’s winnings because it felt like she was hitting all her goals with ease, but I began to worry after a while. It dawned on me that my daughter didn’t know how to lose. Losing is tough and being gracious when you lose is even more difficult. So, although my daughter was crossing the finish line first and winning the prize, she wasn’t learning “the bigger lessons” from sports.
I have one child who gets the trophy and one child that comes in last. Although the trophy was rewarding, the trophy didn’t teach my daughter much. Sometimes it’s not about the end goal, but it is more about the journey. The goal gives us drive and destination, but it is more important to look at the journey along the way.
Understanding the role of goals and milestones in parenting is important. Goals are the fuel. Goals give us direction. Having a goal for your child to be an honor student is not bad, but don’t forget what the REAL objective is- to value education, work ethic, and learning.
Consider YOUR goals for your child. Are they surface level, tangible objectives? If so, what is the REAL objective behind those goals? What are the qualities you are trying to instill? Those personality qualities are the purpose of parenting.
If this blog resonated with you, read on! I have an amazing opportunity for you! I will help you become a Super Mom in my new program called The Super Mom Support Squad. We dive deeper into questions like the purpose of parenting mentioned today. Best of all, the Super Mom Support Squad is all about making new friends and getting support from other parents. Moms need other moms who understand what they are going through, and I want to provide a safe place to ask questions. Join us on this fantastic opportunity! 21 weeks of the best Mom’s group you have ever been in! All virtual. All worth it! Parent coaching is an investment and I hope you consider it! To find out more information, check out https://theimpactfulparent.com/supportsquad for more details! But hurry- registration ends soon, and the group begins, so check out this opportunity today!
You got this parents. I am just here to help.
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
How To Pick A Caregiver For Your Child
It is Question and Answer Thursday and today's question was: How Do I Pick A Caregiver For My Child?
**This episode was broadcasted live on YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Submissions for Q&A Thursday can be either emailed to The Impactful Parent directly or direct messaged through any of these social media platforms. Submissions can be anonymous and are never mentioned in the Live Recording to respect the privacy of The Impactful Parent audience. Email: theimpactfulparent@gmail.com
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Make an authentic connection with your child. Try a FREE 30 Day Challenge. You’ll receive a new question to ask your child every day- for 30 days. Get away from the boring questions and start connecting with your child one question at a time! https://theimpactfulparent.com/connection
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Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Life Beyond Children
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Life Beyond Children: Tips for helping you make yourself a priority without sacrificing your children. Creating balance with you and your family.
It is Question and Answer Thursday and today's question was: How do I keep my identity and not lose myself in parenthood?
**LIfe Beyond Children episode was broadcasted live on YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Submissions for Q&A Thursday can be either emailed to The Impactful Parent directly or direct messaged through any of these social media platforms. Submissions can be anonymous and are never mentioned in the Live Recording to respect the privacy of The Impactful Parent audience. Email: theimpactfulparent@gmail.com
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Make an authentic connection with your child. Try a FREE 30 Day Challenge. You’ll receive a new question to ask your child every day- for 30 days. Get away from the boring questions and start connecting with your child one question at a time! https://theimpactfulparent.com/connection
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Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Who Are You? This podcast talks about the importance of knowing your authentic self and that person you were BEFORE you had children. Keeping that person alive and feeding your soul is an important part of being a good parent! So who are you? Let's discover that person with this FREE PDF! https://theimpactfulparent.com/lifebeyondchildren
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Transcript:
Who are you? A parent? An accountant? A business owner? No, those are things that you do. Often, we get caught up in what we do, we forget who we are. I spent many years trying to be the best mom, wife, and teacher that I could be. I put all my energy into it because I enjoyed serving my family and my students. The problem was when my marriage ended, and my career became increasingly more difficult, I couldn’t recognize myself in the mirror. This made me realize that I had focused on everyone else for so long that I lost who I was. Stay-at-home parents fall into this same trap also because their world becomes their children. Every day, I see parents, entrepreneurs, and married couples forget the WHY of their routine. In my opinion, a mid-life crisis is sometimes a product of this phenomenon. One day we wake up and say, what? How did I get here?
We must continue to feed the person we are with things that we love and remember that person you were before kids and careers. Who are you? Who are you when the kids are grown and retirement sets in? Who are you when no one is looking? Who are you when you are alone for a day with no responsibilities?
To be a better parent, you must be your authentic self. Your children need to see the unique YOU. It is by feeding your unique YOU that will bring happiness into your life and allow you to be the best version of yourself and, therefore, a better parent. Isn’t that what you want for your kids? Don’t you want them to have a parent that is happy and fulfilled and not just worn down by their routine? Don’t you want your kids to be proud of their unique selves also? Role modeling teaches them to be proud of who they are and not embarrassed by it. Then, once we know that person we see in the mirror, and we are proud of the adult we have become, we can find more authentic use of our time. Because the things that we do should be a reflection of who we are.
So who are you?
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
How To Get My Family Moving with special gust Serio Viraray! Sergio gives tips for how to move together as a family, how to incorporate movement into your workday, and how to make exercise a priority! Check out this great interview that will get your whole family up and moving their body!
#familymovement #familyexercise
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Saturday Jan 02, 2021
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
Rooted in MY story: An interview with Rooted Parent Movement where I talk about how and why I started The Impactful Parent organization.
Parents Need Other Parents! It’s time to bring the girls together! The Impactful Parent will bring the discussion and the structure to your meetings, you just bring the drinks and snacks! Everything you need to start your own mommy group and grow as more impactful parents along the way! Check it out and find out more at https://theimpactfulparent.com/connectionandconversation
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