AuthentiKated Christian Parenting

We've all been there. Our kids are disrespectful to us and what do we do? We lose our patience, fly off the handle, make threats, you name it. We react, instead of responding. Well, friend, that changes today because today you're going to learn the two questions I ask myself when my kids get disrespectful that have helped me so much in learning: > how to respond to them so I can communicate with them in healthier ways and > maintain my connection with them. As a BONUS, if you want to learn the 3-step method I used (and still use) to discipline my students while I was a houseparent, grab it below! ⤵️ My 3 Secrets to Discipline Your Children Effectively and In Love https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vRs_OczjhQ3j8NSLBdfVUlRt-fKpc0MNY7vBDOVk9Zg/edit?usp=sharing

Let's keep it simple Apologizing sucks. But when it comes to our kids, it's one of the most important things we can do and in today's episode, I'm going to tell you why. If apologizing to your kids is something you've never thought of before or never thought you would do, I hope that listening to today's episode will change that for you. Let's change how we parent together. Have questions or need help? Reach out to me at authentikate22@gmail.com or DM me directly! I'd love to hear from you!

Yelling at our kids is out for 2025. But yelling at them should never have been in. However, it happens. We're human and we mess up. The goal, though, is to have it happen less often because we want to be better parents, have better relationships with our kids and build stronger families. So, whether you grew up with yelling in your family of origin, come from a culture where yelling is the norm, are having difficulty controlling your emotions, or feel very triggered by what your kids do, or don't do, know that you can change. And when you mess up, you can repair. So, if you're ready to make that change and do better for yourself and your kids in 2025 and beyond, take a listen to today's episode so you can have a strong, healthy relationship with your kids every single day.

Single motherhood isn't easy, friends, but my guest on the show today has found a secret to creating success in just that. Breanne is not just a Mama, she's a woman who knows exactly what she wants and is making steps every day toward achieving it. In this episode, Breanne and I discuss everything from holistic health and healing to taking accountability, self-awareness, mindset growth and positive role-modeling for, and healthy communication with, our children. If you're a note-taker, then today's your day. Grab that pad and pen and get ready to be inspired, encouraged and motivated to show up as the best parent - and person - you can be each and every day. You can find more of Breanne and her content on Instagram @breanneleininger.

What's your biggest parenting mistake? Is it yelling at your kids? Spanking them? Are you not even sure because you feel like you have so many? Well, I'm with you, friend, and this week I'm sharing my biggest parenting mistake with you. Why? Because I want you to learn from my mistake and give you a leg up so you can get ahead with your kids. So, if you've got 10 minutes, listen in and find out how we can both change how we parent together.

Ready for a refresh? We all need one sometimes, I think. The great thing about a refresh is that it doesn't have to be time-consuming, it doesn't have to be serious and it can be done whenever we feel we need one, especially in parenting. Another great thing about a refresh? Our kids can learn to do it, too. Tune in to this week's episode to find out exactly what I'm talking about and how you can refresh you parenting as easily as you can your home and let's change how we parent together.

It's so simple. So easy.   And yet so easy to forget.  But yes, as surprising as it may be, our kids will learn to respect us if we respect them.   Even when we're upset with them. Even when they've disappointed us. Even when they've disrespected us.  And yes, it's hard. Our natural tendency is to want to yell, punish, take control…all of the things…and I know you know exactly what I'm talking about.  So, let's get to it. If you're struggling with getting your children to respect you, this episode is for you. Take a listen and share it with a friend who could benefit! And, as always, please rate and review the show so I can get AuthentiKate into the ears of even more parents! If you're struggling in your parenting and want some insight and practical strategies that can help, schedule a FREE 30 Minute Clarity Call with me and get some of the answers you're looking for! Schedule your call here: https://calendly.com/authentikate22 If you’re struggling with disciplining your child and need some guidance, grab my FREE 3 Secrets to Disciplining Your Children Effectively and In Love. https://tr.ee/ZT9_bSQS_w Join my awesome community of moms and subscribe to my parenting newsletter. You'll not only get weekly parenting encouragement, tools and strategies, but you'll also get updated information on the latest episodes and whatever else is going on! https://view.flodesk.com/pages/629e41c75f17ef6c0a53602e

It's that time of the year when everything gets crazy no matter where we are on our parenting journeys, amiright? Whether you have littles, middles or bigs; whether you have one, five or ten, the end of the school year can get NUTS and it can feel like we're running in circles and can barely keep up or catch our breath. So, in response to the CRAZY, I'm giving you three parenting hacks that I think can not only help you now, but in ANY season or stage of your parenting. If you're looking for a way to streamline, simplify and slow down, today's episode is for you. Take a listen and share it with a friend who could benefit! And, as always, please rate and review the show! The more feedback I get, the more parents I'm able to reach and help. If you're struggling in your parenting and want some insight and practical strategies that can help, schedule a FREE 30 Minute Clarity Call with me and get some of the answers you're looking for! Schedule your call here: https://calendly.com/authentikate22 If you’re struggling with disciplining your child and need some guidance, grab my FREE 3 Secrets to Disciplining Your Children Effectively and In Love. https://tr.ee/ZT9_bSQS_w Join my awesome community of moms and subscribe to my parenting newsletter. You'll not only get weekly parenting encouragement, tools and strategies, but you'll also get updated information on the latest episodes and whatever else is going on! https://view.flodesk.com/pages/629e41c75f17ef6c0a53602e

Parenting is as simple as ABC, don't you think? I wish... But what I do know is that the ABCs I'm sharing with you today are simple and so applicable to everyday parenting, as well as cross over so easily into one another. And don't worry, I only go to letter E. :) Can you guess what they are? Even if you can, listen in and let me know what you think and share with another parent you think could benefit from them! If you're struggling in your parenting and want some insight and practical strategies that can help, schedule a FREE 30 Minute Clarity Call with me and get some of the answers you're looking for! Schedule your call here: https://calendly.com/authentikate22 If you’re struggling with disciplining your child and need some guidance, grab my FREE 3 Secrets to Disciplining Your Children Effectively and In Love. https://tr.ee/ZT9_bSQS_w Join my awesome community of moms and subscribe to my parenting newsletter. You'll not only get weekly parenting encouragement, tools and strategies, but you'll also get updated information on the latest episodes and whatever else is going on! https://view.flodesk.com/pages/629e41c75f17ef6c0a53602e

Today's episode is short, but it's so good and so, so practical and NEEDED. What am I talking about? Anger. It's not an emotion we love to experience as adults and it can be very confusing for our children to understand and manage, as well. Anger can be hard to overcome without the tools needed to effectively manage and address it, so if your child is struggling to manager their anger, start teaching them the 4 skills I share with you today and watch things start to change for the better. And who knows, these skills may even be helpful to you when anger rears its ugly head in you! Love this episode? Then please share with another parent you think may benefit from it and please rate and review! BONUS! ⬇️ My 3 Secrets to Disciplining Your Children Effectively and In Love https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62a2345878fb7e7c5a8ef4cf

Welcome back, friends! In today’s episode of AuthentiKate, I’m interviewing Maren Crowley, a former PGA pro-golfer and current golf coach, business woman, business coach, wife and mama. Maren is spinning all the plates and in today’s episode she’s telling you how she does it. We cover everything from how the way she was parented influences her parenting, her career as a pro-golfer and D1 coach, her life as a stay-at-home mother, how we can make multiple streams of income and make our money work for us, and what it looks like to juggle parenthood and a career while helping others to do the same. There are so many topics I wish we could have gone deeper on, but just didn’t have the time. But that’s okay, because I hope to have Maren back in the future to dive deeper on many more of these topics! I hope you enjoy listening to Maren as much as I did, find lots of takeaways and enjoy today’s episode! As always, I’d love if you left your feedback on this episode or the show in general as it helps me get heard by so many more parents out there. Enjoy!

What do we do in real time when our kids are having meltdowns, being disrespectful, having an attitude, taking a tone with us or being outright defiant? Well, that's exactly the question I'm going to answer today, because as we all know, THESE are NOT the fun parts of parenting, but they are a necessary part that we must go through (and probably put our parents through) in order to teach our kids better ways of processing, behaving and communicating and to grow ourselves, as parents. In today's episode, I'm sharing two real-life situations that happened to me with my girls and how I handled them in the hopes that it will be helpful for you and maybe give you some new skills you can implement with your own children. Let's do this. Liked this episode? I'd so appreciate if you'd rate and review the show! Reviews are the lifeblood for any podcaster and your ratings and reviews help me to be heard by even more parents around the world! Struggling in your parenting and want some insight and practical strategies to help? Then schedule a FREE 30 Minute Clarity Call with me and get some of the answers you're looking for!

Sick of yelling at your kids? Frustrated when they don't listen the 1st, 10th or 100th time? Tired of getting frustrated and overwhelmed by this? Me, too. However, in today's episode, I'm sharing 4 ways we can stop this madness and AVOID yelling at our kids. In this episode, I give you 4 easy, practical steps that you can follow each and every time your kids don't listen and you're about to lose it. It's all about choices and the simpler we can keep those choices, the more success we can have in parenting AND in life. Let's go. Liked this episode? I'd so appreciate if you'd rate and review the show! Reviews are the lifeblood for any podcaster and your ratings and reviews help me to be heard by even more parents around the world! Struggling in your parenting and want some insight and practical strategies to help? Then schedule a FREE 30 Minute Clarity Call with me and get some of the answers you're looking for! Schedule your call here: https://calendly.com/authentikate22 If you’re struggling with disciplining your child and need some guidance, grab my FREE 3 Secrets to Disciplining Your Children Effectively and In Love! https://tr.ee/ZT9_bSQS_w Join my community and subscribe to my parenting newsletter! You'll not only get weekly parenting tips, tools and insight, but you'll also get updated information on the latest episodes and whatever else is going on! https://view.flodesk.com/pages/629e41c75f17ef6c0a53602e

Choices. There are always so many to make about anything and everything, however the choices we make as parents are some of the most important choices we'll ever make. In today's episode, not only do I cover how we can make good choices as parents, but how we can avoid (most of) the overwhelm and frustration that comes with even some of the hardest choices. I provide you with questions to ask yourself as you make choices that benefit your children and the relationship you have with them, as well as how you can role-model good decision-making to your children so they can learn how to make healthy, wise choices for themselves now and in their futures. Feel free to reach out if making choices is something you struggle with or if there are any other parenting concerns you may have and would like some input on. I'm always here to help! Liked this episode? I'd so appreciate if you'd rate and review the show! Reviews are the lifeblood for any podcaster and your ratings and reviews help me to be heard by even more parents around the world! Struggling in your parenting and want some insight and practical strategies to help? Then schedule a FREE 30 Minute Clarity Call with me and get some of the answers you're looking for! Schedule your call here: https://calendly.com/authentikate22 If you’re struggling with disciplining your child and need some guidance, grab my FREE 3 Secrets to Disciplining Your Children Effectively and In Love! https://tr.ee/ZT9_bSQS_w Join my community and subscribe to my parenting newsletter! You'll not only get weekly parenting tips, tools and insight, but you'll also get updated information on the latest episodes and whatever else is going on! https://view.flodesk.com/pages/629e41c75f17ef6c0a53602e

What does it mean to be intentional in our parenting and how do we go about it? How can we be successful not only in becoming better parents, but also in teaching and guiding our children as they learn and grow? This is exactly the question that I'm going to answer in today's episode. Being intentional is HARD and it takes focus, commitment and work, even on the days and in the moments when we just want to quit. In this episode, I'm going to break down how exactly all of us can be successful not only in improving who we are as parents, but also how we can be successful in HOW we parent so we can do our best by our kids. I'd love if you would share with me what you plan to do to improve yourself or your parenting so I can cheer you on! Liked this episode? I'd so appreciate if you'd rate and review the show! Struggling in your parenting and want some insight and practical strategies to help? Then schedule a FREE 30 Minute Clarity Call with me and get some of the answers you're looking for! Schedule your call here: https://calendly.com/authentikate22 If you’re struggling with disciplining your child and need some guidance, grab my FREE 3 Secrets to Disciplining Your Children Effectively and In Love! https://tr.ee/ZT9_bSQS_w Join my community and sign up for my weekly Parenting Newsletter! You'll not only get weekly parenting tips, tools and strategies, but you'll also get updated information on the latest episodes and whatever else is going on! https://view.flodesk.com/pages/629e41c75f17ef6c0a53602e Join the private AuthentiKate Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1130336367771619

Happy November! This week I am discussing that what our kids don't know actually WILL hurt them. It's important that we, as parents, not only use wisdom and discernment in educating our children, but also that we don't live in a state of fear and hide things from them because we don't think they can handle it or we, ourselves, are uncomfortable talking about it. Cause let me tell ya, if YOU don't want to tell your kids about things, someone else WILL, and you don't know who that "someone else" might be and exactly what they will be informing your children of. So, listen in as I reassure you that we CAN actually talk to our kids about the hard and uncomfortable things and that they CAN actually hear and handle more than you think. Liked this episode? Please rate and review the show! Struggling in your parenting and want some insight and practical strategies to help? Then schedule a FREE 30 Minute Clarity Call with me and get some of the answers you're looking for! Schedule your call here: https://calendly.com/authentikate22 If you’re struggling with disciplining your child and need some guidance, grab my FREE 3 Secrets to Disciplining Your Children Effectively and In Love! https://tr.ee/ZT9_bSQS_w Join my community and sign up for my weekly Parenting Newsletter! You'll not only get weekly parenting tips, tools and strategies, but you'll also get updated information on the latest episodes and whatever else is going on! https://view.flodesk.com/pages/629e41c75f17ef6c0a53602e Join the private AuthentiKate Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1130336367771619

Welcome, back, friends! Today, I'm so pleased to introduce you to my friend, Christy Sauers. Christy shares her journey of being the mother of Reid, her youngest child who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome. Christy shares the struggles and joys of this journey, as well as her own emotions when she received the diagnosis. Christy also talk about the importance of early intervention, discusses the meaning that mom groups have in her life, as well as how her faith has played a role in, and shaped, how she not only views motherhood, but being the mother of a special-needs child. Christy is truly inspiring and you will walk away from this episode feeling a bit lighter and remembering that there is beauty and goodness in the world because of people like her. If you want to follow Christy, Reid and the rest of her family on Instagram, you can right here: https://www.instagram.com/christy.sauers/ Struggling in your parenting and want some insight and practical strategies to help? Then schedule a FREE 30 Minute Clarity Call with me and get some of the answers you're looking for! Schedule your call here: https://calendly.com/authentikate22 If you’re struggling with disciplining your child and need some guidance, grab my FREE 3 Secrets to Disciplining Your Children Effectively and In Love! https://tr.ee/ZT9_bSQS_w Join my community and sign up for my weekly Parenting Newsletter! You'll not only get weekly parenting tips, tools and strategies, but you'll also get updated information on the latest episodes and whatever else is going on! https://view.flodesk.com/pages/629e41c75f17ef6c0a53602e Join the private AuthentiKate Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1130336367771619

Are you loud about what matters to you? If not, that’s okay, but my guest today definitely is. Olivia Duffy joins me today in my very first interview for the second season of AuthentiKate. Olivia is a warrior mama who has educated herself on all things healing and holistic health. She’s passionate about what she has learned and believes in and shares a lot of what she has discovered with you on today’s podcast. I invite you to listen in on our conversation with an open mind, remembering that perspective and mindset are key not only in parenting, but in educating ourselves about the world around us and the messages we have been, and are being, taught. I hope you enjoy listening to Olivia as much as I did and grab some of her passion for parenting and life for yourself! You can follow her on Instagram here: Olivia (@healinginmotherhood) | Instagram and listen to her podcast, Be Loud About What Matters here: Be Loud About What Matters Podcast on Apple Podcasts Struggling in your parenting and want some practical tools and strategies to help? Then schedule a FREE 30 Minute Consult with me and get some of the answers you're looking for! https://calendly.com/authentikate22 FREE Self Care Guide https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62ab9acecb85fd599fd17efe Sign up for my Weekly Newsletter! https://view.flodesk.com/pages/629e41c75f17ef6c0a53602e Check out the AuthentiKate website https://www.authentikate22.com/ Join the private AuthentiKate Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1130336367771619

Do you struggle with validating your kids’ emotions? Do things they get upset about seem silly or stupid to you? Well, let me encourage you. Even if those things do seem silly or trite to you, they matter to your kids. In this mini-episode, I share why we should validate our children’s feelings (even with the “little” stuff) and how it can strengthen our bond with them that will last for years to come. Struggling in your parenting and want some practical tools and strategies to help? Then schedule a FREE 30 Minute Consult with me and get some of the answers you're looking for! https://calendly.com/authentikate22 Grab my FREE guide for my 3 Secrets To Discipline Your Children Effectively and In Love https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62a2345878fb7e7c5a8ef4cf 3 Parenting Hacks to Stay Calm and Keep Your Sanity https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62ab9acecb85fd599fd17efe Sign up for my Weekly Newsletter! https://view.flodesk.com/pages/629e41c75f17ef6c0a53602e Check out the AuthentiKate website https://www.authentikate22.com/ Join the private AuthentiKate Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1130336367771619

Do you struggle to communicate respectfully and effectively with your partner and/or your kids? If so, then this episode’s for you. I teach you three ways that you can master this life skill, while being more self-aware and receptive to your partner’s, or your kid’s, perspectives and opinions in the process. When we are able to disagree respectfully and effectively, we not only improve our communication with others, but we set a great example for our kids to do the same. Struggling in your parenting and want some practical tools and strategies to help? Then schedule a FREE 30 Minute Consult with me and get some of the answers you're looking for! https://calendly.com/authentikate22 Grab my FREE guide for my 3 Secrets To Discipline Your Children Effectively and In Love https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62a2345878fb7e7c5a8ef4cf 3 Parenting Hacks to Stay Calm and Keep Your Sanity https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62ab9acecb85fd599fd17efe Sign up for my Weekly Newsletter! https://view.flodesk.com/pages/629e41c75f17ef6c0a53602e Check out the AuthentiKate website https://www.authentikate22.com/ Join the private AuthentiKate Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1130336367771619