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Parenting Tools
This is a podcast about raising kids, told from both sides of the table: a mom who's been through it all and her son sitting right across from her. No experts talking down to you, no perfect answers, just an honest, easygoing conversation between two people who actually lived it, together.
Parenting Tools
Latest Episodes
Parenting Tools EP 4 - Should AI Raise Your Kids?
We asked ChatGPT for the greatest parenting hits of 2026 — then put every one of them in front of Nicole, who raised six kids. Pro, no, or mid? Spoiler: the robot does better than you'd think. It just keeps leaving out the part that actually ma...
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Parenting Tools EP 3 - The Three Steps
Your kid does something you don't like. What you do in the next ten seconds decides whether it stops there or becomes the next five years. This week Nicole strips parenting back to the three steps that come before every tool and technique you'v...
Parenting Tools EP 2 - Using games instead of Timeouts
Every tantrum has a window before it becomes a tantrum. In this episode the guru breaks down how to spot that window, the arms crossing, the shift in mood, what she calls "the funk", and how to redirect it with a game instead of a consequence. ...
Parenting Tools EP 1 - One Person in charge
In this opening episode, we introduce what Parenting Tools is all about: real talk on the joys, the messes, and the little things nobody warns you about. Expect laughs, a few home truths, and the kind of parenting wisdom that only comes out whe...