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What I Want My Kids to Know: Parenting Strategies to Raise Resilient, Real-World Ready Kids#9 Raising Resilient Kids: Helping Kids Cope with Failure and Build a Growth Mindset with Michelle BlaisFailure and disappointment are a part of life—but how we help our kids navigate those moments can shape their self-worth, motivation, and long-term success.
In this episode, I’m joined by Michelle Blais, a resilience and growth mindset coach, to talk about what it really means to raise kids who can bounce back after hard moments. We explore how parents can support kids through disappointment without rescuing them from it, how to talk about failure in a way that builds confidence, and why our kids don’t need perfection—they need perspective.
We also talk abo...2025-07-3034 minWhat I Want My Kids to Know: Parenting Strategies to Raise Resilient, Real-World Ready Kids#8 Time Management: Helping Kids Take Ownership of Their Time and PrioritiesTime management for kids is about more than checklists and chore charts—it’s about helping them align their time with what matters most to them. In this episode, we explore how to guide kids in building self-awareness, prioritizing their goals, and learning through natural consequences. Plus, I’m joined by two special guests—my brother Luke and our dad—for a powerful real-life story about time management, failure, and growth.
Whether your child is navigating wide-open summer days or juggling a full calendar of academics and activities, this episode will give you tools to support their independen...2025-07-2340 minWhat I Want My Kids to Know: Parenting Strategies to Raise Resilient, Real-World Ready Kids#7 Supporting Your Child’s Passions: How to Help Kids Grow Through Hobbies, Sports, and ActivitiesWhen our kids show up week after week for practice, lessons, rehearsals, or meetings—they’re doing more than building a skill. They’re building confidence, resilience, self-awareness, and identity.
In this episode, we’re talking about how to support your child through whatever they’re passionate about—without turning it into pressure. Whether your child is trying something new, losing interest in a long-time activity, or all-in on a big dream, we’ll explore how you can walk alongside them with perspective, encouragement, and balance.
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How to help your child reflect on...2025-07-1622 minWhat I Want My Kids to Know: Parenting Strategies to Raise Resilient, Real-World Ready Kids#6 What They Expect of Others: Helping Kids Set Boundaries and Cope with DisappointmentWe’ve spent the last two episodes talking about the expectations our kids face from the world around them—and the ones they place on themselves. But there’s one more piece of the puzzle: the expectations they have of other people.
In this episode, we’re digging into what it means to help our kids form realistic, healthy expectations in relationships—and how to support them when those expectations aren’t met.
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Help kids reflect on what they expect from friends, siblings, and adults in their lives
Teach...2025-07-0921 minWhat I Want My Kids to Know: Parenting Strategies to Raise Resilient, Real-World Ready Kids#5 What They Expect of Themselves: Helping Kids Build Healthy Self-Talk and Intrinsic MotivationYour child’s inner voice shapes the way they see themselves—and the way they respond to the world around them. So how do we help kids build a voice that’s kind, resilient, and reflective?
In this episode, we’re digging into how self-talk forms, why it matters more than we often realize, and how it ties into intrinsic motivation and self-accountability. You’ll hear real-life stories, practical ideas, and simple ways to support your child’s emotional growth—without trying to control their every move or thought.
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What self-talk sounds...2025-07-0219 minWhat I Want My Kids to Know: Parenting Strategies to Raise Resilient, Real-World Ready Kids#4 External Expectations and Pressure: What Kids Need Us to NoticeWe all want our kids to feel motivated, proud, and capable—but what happens when that motivation starts to feel more like pressure?
In this episode, we’re digging into external expectations—the ones placed on our kids by school, peers, sports, teachers, or even us as parents. We’ll talk about how kids absorb these expectations, when they start to feel like pressure, and how to help our children process them in healthy, productive ways.
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The difference between healthy motivation and harmful pressure
How to spot when external expectatio...2025-06-2531 minWhat I Want My Kids to Know: Parenting Strategies to Raise Resilient, Real-World Ready Kids#3 Tough Topics, Honest Talk: How to Have Hard Conversations With Your KidsWe all want to talk honestly with our kids—but when the moment comes, many of us freeze. We worry about saying the wrong thing, making a problem worse, or pushing our kids away. And sometimes, because of all that fear, we say nothing at all.
In this episode, we’re digging into what holds us back from hard conversations—and how to move forward with confidence, connection, and care.
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What’s really behind our hesitation to talk about tough topics
Three common mistakes parents make when they do try to talk—an...2025-06-1823 minWhat I Want My Kids to Know: Parenting Strategies to Raise Resilient, Real-World Ready Kids#2 Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids (Without Making It Weird)We’ve all been there—your child melts down over the wrong color cup, or slams their bedroom door over a coat. In those moments, you start second-guessing everything. Am I being too soft? Too strict? Too emotional? Too cold?
Here’s the good news: You don’t have to be a therapist to raise emotionally intelligent kids.
In this episode, we’re talking all about emotional intelligence—what it is, why it matters, and how to support your child’s emotional development in everyday moments, without making it awkward or overly scripted.
You’ll learn:2025-06-1825 minWhat I Want My Kids to Know: Parenting Strategies to Raise Resilient, Real-World Ready Kids#1 What I Want My Kids to Know (and Why This Podcast Exists)Welcome to the very first episode of What I Want My Kids to Know! I’m so glad you’re here.
In this intro episode, I’m sharing the heart behind this podcast—why I started it, what I believe about parenting, and what you can expect each week. You’ll also hear a bit about my background as a school psychologist, a parent of three girls, and someone who deeply believes in the power of intentional conversations.
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What it means to raise “real-world-ready” kids
Why everyday conversations matter more than we think2025-06-1819 minWhat I Want My Kids to Know: Parenting Strategies to Raise Resilient, Real-World Ready KidsTrailer: Welcome to What I Want My Kids to KnowWelcome to What I Want My Kids to Know, a podcast for parents, caregivers, and educators who want to raise thoughtful, emotionally aware kids. In this trailer, host Mykayla Sygulla shares the heart behind the show and what you can expect in future episodes—real conversations to help you connect, reflect, and grow together.
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