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Steady Ground Parenting

Parents Speak Up for Kids

A podcast for parents raising children through hard seasons.

If you’re a parent raising a child through hard seasons, you’re in the right place. Steady Ground Parenting is Speak Up for Kids’ parenting podcast, equipping foster, adoptive, kinship, and trauma-aware parents with practical tools to help children impacted by foster care, childhood trauma, and family disruption heal, grow, and thrive.

Children who have lived through abuse, neglect, foster care, or family disruption often experience the world differently. Traditional parenting approaches don’t always meet their needs. Each episode offers practical strategies, expert insights, and honest conversations. Steady Ground Parenting helps you better understand behavior; strengthen connection; navigate attachment, emotional regulation, and challenging behaviors; and parent with greater confidence and compassion.

Whether you’re a foster parent, adoptive parent, kinship caregiver, or

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95 episodes

  1. Beyond the behavior | Antoinette Elliott 1:15:14
  2. Take a breath | Richmond Heath 41:42
  3. What your autistic child needs to thrive | Dr. Jonathan Chism 23:32
  4. How to support your autistic child, even when it’s tough | Dr. Jonathan Chism 24:51
  5. How to respond when your teenager says “I don’t care” | Groundwork 6:16
  6. Every child needs someone who won’t walk away | Trish Zenczak & Maddie Harris 38:55
  7. A podcast for parents raising children through hard seasons. 1:31
  8. How to stop reacting and start responding as a parent | Christina Brown 32:35
  9. Your teen needs this, not a perfect parent | Sophia Vale Galano 20:09
  10. How to talk to your teen about anxiety without pushing them away | Sophia Vale Galano 20:16
  11. Why teenagers push back, and how parents should respond | Will Dobud 22:46
  12. How to Reach a Struggling Teen When Nothing Is Working | Will Dobud 26:57
  13. Speak up for your kids! The power of advocacy through ACEs, trauma, and developmental challenges with Paula Yost 30:25
  14. How to build resilience and avoid burnout in sports: The Goal of the Game with Harvey Araton (Part 2) 18:43
  15. The benefits and unintended impacts of youth sports: The Goal of the Game with Harvey Araton (Part 1) 34:34
  16. From surviving to thriving: The power of expression for children healing from trauma with Tiffany Tyler 30:58
  17. Healing requires consistency, not perfection: Overcoming trauma in parenting with Marcia Earhart (Part 2) 24:36
  18. You’re not what happened to you: How to overcome trauma in parenting with Marcia Earhart (Part 1) 22:14
  19. How to create a safe and supportive home environment: Breaking the cycle of trauma with Eddie Acosta (Part 2) 26:50
  20. How to break the cycle of trauma: Eddie Acosta’s powerful story going from abused to advocate (Part 1) 32:04
  21. You’re on Fire, It’s Fine: the unknown keys to parenting teens with self-destructive behaviors with Katie K. May 19:58
  22. The missing piece — It’s crucial that we talk about trauma: Benjamin Perks Part 2 22:55
  23. You aren’t doing it wrong — The importance of connection in trauma-informed parenting with Benjamin Perks (Part 1) 23:17
  24. 7 College Planning Tips That Every Parent Should Know with Shellee Howard 29:02
  25. The 5 Key Things Kids Need from Their Parents During Emotional Breakdowns: Transformative Parenting with Todd Sarner, Part 2 18:00
  26. Parenting Isn’t About Perfection, It’s About Presence: Transformative Parenting with Todd Sarner, Part 1 26:53
  27. Second Chances, Healing from Trauma, and Family Support — Rebuilding After Incarceration with William Freeman 25:01
  28. Dr. Amanda Trovato, PsyD Part 2: Routines, Compassion, and Collaboration to Build Confidence 22:07
  29. Dr. Amanda Trovato, PsyD Part 1: Cultivating Growth and Supporting Mental Health in Children 20:39
  30. Josie Mae Wells Part 2: Being Who Kids Need, Building Support Systems, and Going One Step Back To Go Two Steps Forward 20:55
  31. Josie Mae Wells Part 1: Unexpected Support Through the Struggles of Raising Foster Children 21:07
  32. You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup — Mindset, Resilience, and Self-Care in Parenting with Debi Borger 23:27
  33. Good Lifestyle, Consistent Structure, and Positive Words: Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids with Randall Strain 19:35
  34. Balancing Parenting and Family Time with Career Growth with Evan Sophir 19:29
  35. Empowering the Lives of Youth Beyond the System with Michael Williams, SMART DREAMS CEO 24:12
  36. Heart To Heart: Work-Life Balance—Being Present For Your Children While Managing Your Evolving Career 9:33
  37. Mindfulness, Energy, and Healing Part 2: Emotional Growth From the Inside Out with Veronica Moya 18:48
  38. Mindfulness, Energy, and Healing Part 1: Emotional Growth From the Inside Out with Veronica Moya 16:23
  39. Justice For The Voiceless Part 2 – Legal Advocacy and Resilience with Paul McBride 17:07
  40. Justice For The Voiceless Part 1 – Legal Advocacy and Resilience with Paul McBride 16:33
  41. Heart to Heart: Addressing Risky Behaviors—A Must For Parenting Teens 6:16
  42. Healing Through Harmony Part 2— The Power of Trauma-Informed Music Therapy with Crystal Luk-Worall 14:16
  43. Healing Through Harmony Part 1 — The Power of Trauma-Informed Music Therapy with Crystal Luk-Worall 13:12
  44. Heart to Heart: The Pains of Bullying and the Beginning of Healing 8:56
  45. Understand Teen Depression Part 2 – How To Support and Help Your Children with Elliot Kallen 14:46
  46. Understand Teen Depression Part 1 – How To Support and Help Your Children with Elliot Kallen 15:46
  47. High Conflict At-Home Dynamic? Navigating Behavioral Challenges with Lisa Chan 28:57
  48. Having Difficulties Parenting Special Needs Children? How Best To Advocate For Them And Their Siblings 16:01
  49. Heart to Heart: Parenting Strategies for Children With Behavioral Challenges 9:17
  50. Beyond Picky Eating: Understanding Pediatric Feeding Disorder with Jaclyn Pederson 31:25