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Parenting Matters

Rebecca Walsh and Belann Giarretto

Parenting Matters is a brand-new podcast from Early Childhood Matters, hosted by parenting educators Rebecca Walsh and Belann Giarretto. Each episode tackles real questions from real parents—covering everything from toddler tantrums to teen boundaries with warmth, insight, and zero judgment.Whether you’re in the thick of sleepless nights or navigating screen time battles, Parenting Matters is here to support you with practical advice and honest conversation.Listen, share, and join the community - because your parenting matters.

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19 episodes

  1. Episode 18: Helping Little Hearts Tame Their Biggest Fears 36:18
  2. Episode 17: Teaching Consent to Our Youngest Children in Light of the Cornell 7 with guest host Konika Wong 47:40
  3. Episode 16: The Anger Reset: Teaching Emotional Regulation by Modeling It First 32:25
  4. Episode 15: Overcoming Perfectionism: How to Encourage Risk Taking and Growth in Kids 31:05
  5. Episode 14: Why You Should Never Ignore Behavior That You Don’t Like 39:41
  6. Episode 13: Not listening, not getting dressed and tantrums, oh my! - Our most common parenting questions answered 33:40
  7. Episode 12: And Mom and Dad Can Hardly Wait for School to Start Again 37:40
  8. Episode 11: The Gift of Enough: What Children Teach Us About the Magic of the Holiday Season 29:20
  9. Episode 10: Sibling Rivalry 29:05
  10. Episode 9: Baby Makes 4 - Navigating the Transition to a New Sibling 36:21
  11. Episode 8: From Sandcastles to Circle Time: The Summer-to-School Shift 45:31
  12. Episode 7: Too Young for Sex Ed? Think again - How to start "The Talk" in Preschool with Konika Wong of Girl Power Science 44:21
  13. Episode 6: Everyone in 7th Grade Was Invited to the Birthday Party Except Me! 51:42
  14. Episode 5: The Kids are Ready for Summer - Are You? Middle School/HS Edition 28:56
  15. Episode 4: The Kids are Ready for Summer - Are You? - For parents of young children (preschoolers + grades K-5) 33:16
  16. Episode 3: You Can't Come to my Birthday Party! 38:06
  17. Episode 2: Fostering Independence in the Pre-Teen and Teen Years 33:28
  18. Parenting Matters - Episode 1: Increasing Independent Play in Toddlers 35:08
  19. Parenting Matters: Why This Podcast? 19:50