258: YPM 2025 Year in Review + What’s Coming in 2026
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Welcome to 2026! In this episode, we're looking back at what we covered in 2025 and sharing what's coming in the year ahead. A Year of Growth
2025 was a year of evolution for the podcast. We covered topics you've been asking about - parenting triggers, rage, overwhelm, boundaries, and breaking family trauma cycles. We also did a deep dive across four episodes into Dr. Jonathan Haidt’s book The Anxious Generation (which likely overstates the harm of social media on kids). There’s also a summary episode that covers all the main ideas from the four deep dives in just 17 minutes.
Based on feedback from the Podcast Advisory Council, we shifted to shorter public episodes while full-length episodes moved to the Parenting Membership's private feed. Our goal is to get you to the insights that matter faster.
2026: The Year of Mental Health
This year, we're going deep on mental health. What even is it? How can we support it in ourselves and our children? And how does it intersect with neurodivergence? I've already recorded the first episodes and I have to tell you - my mind has been blown by what I'm learning.
Big Changes Coming
The Parenting Membership is now open year-round with a new onboarding process. The website is getting a complete redesign with filters so you can search by your specific challenge and child's age. Plus 10 new starter videos explaining core concepts.
Episodes Mentioned
232: 10 game-changing parenting hacks – straight from master dog trainers 233: Time-outs: Helpful or harmful? Here's what the research says 234: The problem wit time outs: Why they fail , and what to do instead 235: Chidren's Threats: What they mean and how to respond 238: Feeling exhausted and overwhelmed? Tools to help you cope 241: Validating children's feelings: Why it's important, and how to do it with Dr. Caroline Fleck The Anxious Generation 255: Why Do I Keep Snapping? Parenting Rage When Your Childhood 'Wasn't That Bad ES 04: Reparenting Yourself: Break Your Family's Trauma Cycle ES 05: How to Enforce Boundaries When Someone Doesn't Respect Them
Resources for You
We've created a bunch of new tools to support your parenting journey: Parent Anger Quiz- discover how your childhood (even if it seemed "normal") created the triggers you experience today Calm Parent Toolkit- ($7) get practical, printable resource that helps you understand your triggers, nervous system, and parenting patterns so you can respond to your child with more calm and confidence Why You're So Angry with Your Child's (Age 1-10) Age-Appropriate Behavior - And What to Do About It masterclass- ($27) learn the three real causes of triggered reactions and get tools to stay calm when your child's behavior usually sets you off Taming Your Triggers workshop-10-week, all online workshop for parents to help you feel triggered less often by your child's behavior Beyond the Behavior- free coaching calls (second Wednesday monthly, 9-10.30 am) Parenting Membership- complete parenting support with evidence-based strategies, coaching, and community Free parenting resources collection(coming soon)
Jump to highlights:
01:44 Introduction of today’s episode
02:46 A quick recap on one of January’s episodes, which is the 10 game-changing parenting hacks straight from master dog trainers
03:55 In February, research on timeouts helps parents to transition away from physical punishment, and how Taming Your Triggers participants benefit most from community support and coaching
05:55 Last summer, we talked about Dr. Jonathan Haidt’s book The Anxious Generation
09:05 Jen decided to shorten the episodes into 15-20-minute episodes instead of 60-minute exploration
12:56 Parenting Membership enrollment is available for year-round enrollment
15:10 The parent anger quiz helps you to understand the source of the rage that you experience as a parent, even if your childhood was “normal” and not traumatic
17:10 Another free resource is the Beyond the Behavior coaching calls
20:01 In a Your P
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