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Parenting Smarts

Parenting Smarts! We need them, and sometimes we feel them. Our host, Dr. MaryRuth Hackett, is a mom of four with a doctorate in educational psychology, specializing in child development. Parenting Sm... Read more

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24: Discipline

24: Discipline

Discipline is hard! Is it best to call for a time out, implement rewards, take away privileges? What is going to work to... Read more

4 Dec 2019

46mins

Ranked #2

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13: Dealing With Feelings

13: Dealing With Feelings

How do we help our kids deal with feelings that we sometimes can't handle ourselves? Mareca Butler joins MaryRuth to sha... Read more

19 Mar 2019

30mins

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26: How to teach the Kerygma

26: How to teach the Kerygma

What's the Kerygma and how do we teach it to our kids? The best gift we can give our kids is faith, but it can be daunti... Read more

1 Jan 2020

31mins

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10: Motivation Theory

10: Motivation Theory

Chores, homework, hygiene and everything else you've been yelling about all week. Yes, they can hear you. Yes, they (kin... Read more

4 Feb 2019

39mins

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23: Attachment Parenting

23: Attachment Parenting

How can we create the strongest bond with our child? Is it best to keep our baby attached to us at all times or help the... Read more

20 Nov 2019

45mins

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11: Go to Sleep!

11: Go to Sleep!

Babies, toddlers, teens... they all have trouble sleeping sometimes. Let's look at what's going on in their brains and h... Read more

19 Feb 2019

36mins

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2: You Have To Eat Something

2: You Have To Eat Something

We all know healthy eating is important, but why is it such a challenge to convince our kids? Whether you're dealing wit... Read more

16 Oct 2018

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27: How Screens Affect the Brain

27: How Screens Affect the Brain

Is a learning game on a tablet a good idea? What about video games? How about watching TV? Kids use screens in so many w... Read more

15 Jan 2020

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4: Raising Thankful Kids

4: Raising Thankful Kids

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and we're wondering: how do you cultivate thankfulness in your kids? Kimberly T... Read more

12 Nov 2018

35mins

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14: Pornography

14: Pornography

It's awkward and uncomfortable to talk about, but we have to do it. In a world where the average age of exposure is nine... Read more

2 Apr 2019

26mins

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22: Lessons Learned

22: Lessons Learned

What have you done well? What would you do differently? MaryRuth invites seasoned mom, Trish Brandtfox to offer her wisd... Read more

6 Nov 2019

35mins

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20: Knowing Your Worth

20: Knowing Your Worth

We are unique, unrepeatable, beloved sons and daughters of God, created in love and for a purpose. Do we believe it? How... Read more

28 Jun 2019

37mins

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7: Sit Still!

7: Sit Still!

We know it's a challenge with children of all ages, but sometimes they just need to sit still! Get the why behind the di... Read more

25 Dec 2018

23mins

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18: Don't Be A Gossip

18: Don't Be A Gossip

This is not the standard scolding from a nun about the sin you've been committing since grade school. It is, however, pr... Read more

28 May 2019

41mins

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19: Make Good Choices

19: Make Good Choices

Our biggest goal as parents is to raise up children who know right from wrong and are able to make a choice for the righ... Read more

24 Jun 2019

43mins

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16: How to Handle a Diva

16: How to Handle a Diva

Is your daughter a diva? There is hope for your child and your sanity. Mary Crowell joins Mary Ruth for a conversation a... Read more

30 Apr 2019

36mins

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6: Questions Kids Ask

6: Questions Kids Ask

MaryRuth is joined by her daughter, Ella, for Questions Kids Ask. Answering these great questions is Fr. Paul Sullivan, ... Read more

10 Dec 2018

41mins

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28: How to Handle Procrastination

28: How to Handle Procrastination

Many of us do it. It makes some of us crazy. What is going on in the brain when your kids procrastinate? MaryRuth looks ... Read more

29 Jan 2020

34mins

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25: Learning Disabilities

25: Learning Disabilities

How can we make sure our children are getting what they need at school? What if they have learning disabilities or other... Read more

18 Dec 2019

37mins

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3: Help! My Kids Are Dating!

3: Help! My Kids Are Dating!

We couldn't think of a more terrifying topic for Halloween week. MaryRuth is joined by Sarah Erickson, a Notre Dame Prep... Read more

30 Oct 2018

28mins

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