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Let's Talk Kids
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The Let's Talk Kids parenting podcast honors the expertise parents have about their own children and explores issues that are universal for families. From toilet training and sibling rivalry to establishing family values, Claudia Quigg provides thoughtful and accessible insights that are meaningful to families' needs.

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  • Parenting is a task focused on the future. The very nature of raising children is to launch their future lives. Parents want their babies to learn so they…
  • An old friend visited me recently. She’s raising a lovely 18-year-old son who I’ve known since he was an active toddler. During our conversation she…
  • One morning, four-year-old Devon watches as big brother Andrew prepares to leave for school. Andrew realizes his backpack isn’t where he left it and races…
  • He’s in the advertising business and she’s a nurse. But in truth, there is for both of them a different role that is never out of their focus, 24/7.They…
  • It was a truly lousy day at the Osman house. Every member of the family was at a different stage of whatever bug had infested itself in their respiratory…
  • While their exhausted parents could fall asleep standing on their heads, frustrated four-year-olds and sobbing seven-year-olds fight bedtime to the death.…
  • Nowadays, we expect everything to be fast. Technology has enable us to expect our every effort to be met with an immediate result. And then we become…
  • A family I know faces a significant health challenge with their daughter. This typically strong student is underperforming at school on account of her…
  • When we become parents, we bring all the experiences of our prior lives into our work with our children. These stories quietly influence our decisions and…
  • Most parents will tell you that each of their children has a special gift that contributes to the health and wealth of the family. One offspring is the…