Parenting the Mental Health Generation Podcast
Explore how constant grade checking affects parents and students and how families can step away from the addictive pull of online portals.
CATCH Original Videos, Clips, and Podcast Episodes
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A Lesson in Kicking the Habit of Checking Our Child’s Grades
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Avoiding the Overparenting Trap
Parenting the Mental Health Generation Podcast
Learn how to resist pressure to overmanage children’s lives and create more room for independence, resilience, and authentic growth.
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From Manager to Mentor Parenting Through the Long Game
Lunch and Learn
Learn practical, research-informed ways to raise resilient, capable children with compassion, perspective, and long-term growth in mind.
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From Manager to Mentor: Choose One Value and Practice it
CATCH Clip
Choose one core family value and use small, intentional daily actions to help children practice it and grow.
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From Manager to Mentor: Contribution Creates Confidence
CATCH Clip
Learn why meaningful contribution at home builds confidence, capability, responsibility, and a stronger sense of belonging.
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From Manager to Mentor: Discomfort Equals Growth
CATCH Clip
Explore why manageable discomfort is often essential for building resilience, confidence, and problem-solving skills in children.
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From Manager to Mentor: Do Less. Trust More.
CATCH Clip
Learn why doing less and trusting more gives children space to build capability, responsibility, and independence.
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From Manager to Mentor: Step Back So They Can Grow
CATCH Clip
Discover how stepping back during everyday challenges can help children become more independent, confident, and capable.
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Hands Off! Let Them Do It! – Playing IS Learning
Parenting the Mental Health Generation Podcast
Early childhood educator Sue Carr explains why independent play is essential learning and how parents can step back to help young children grow.
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Independence, Boundaries, and Letting Go
CATCH Clip
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Overparenting Unplugged
Lunch and Learn
Explore how overparenting, overscheduling, technology, and limited independence affect children, and learn strategies that foster resilience and free play.
CATCH Blog Posts, Resources, Guides and Event Summaries
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Am I Brave Enough?
In Real Life
A parent facing college decision season reflects on uncertainty, unexpected timelines, and what brave parenting looks like when the path ahead is unclear.
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Parenting in an Anxious World: Raising Independent, Capable Humans
In Real Life
Amy Oberholtzer reflects on parenting with less fear and creating more room for children to experience independence, failure, play, and growth.
CATCH Reviewed and Approved Resources
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3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms
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Ask Lisa with Dr. Lisa Damour and Reena Ninan
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Child Mind Institute Website
Child Mind Institute is a nonprofit focused on transforming children’s mental health through science, education, and care. The site offers trustworthy information for families on anxiety, ADHD, learning challenges, behavior, and many other child and teen mental health topics.
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Dr. Lisa Damour Website
Dr. Lisa Damour’s site offers research-backed guidance for parents and caregivers raising tweens and teens. You’ll find practical advice, articles, talks, and tools focused on adolescent development, anxiety, stress, friendships, and family relationships.
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Failure to Launch: Why Your Twentysomething Hasn’t Grown Up…and What to Do About It
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FAN Website
Family Action Network
FAN offers a wide range of free programs and speaker events that bring parents, educators, and community members together around timely topics. It’s a strong local resource for learning, reflection, and family support through thoughtful conversation.
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Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
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Free-Range Kids
How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow
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Good Inside Website and Instagram
Dr. Becky Kennedy
Good Inside gives parents practical, compassionate support for everyday challenges with kids from early childhood through the teen years. The site offers expert guidance, scripts, workshops, and tools that help parents set boundaries while staying deeply connected.
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Good Inside with Dr. Becky Podcast
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Healthy Children Website
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Parenting Site
HealthyChildren.org is the American Academy of Pediatrics’ parenting site, offering expert-reviewed advice for raising children from infancy through young adulthood. Families can find practical, science-based guidance on health, development, behavior, emotions, and everyday parenting concerns.
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How to Raise an Adult
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Hunt, Gather, Parent
What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
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Kristina Kuzmic Instagram
Kristina Kuzmic, mental health advocate and author, has been down a hard road, shares her story authentically, and says the hard things out loud.
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Peaceful Parent Happy Kids Website
Whether you’re wondering how to handle a specific challenge, just figuring out your child-raising approach, or ready to tear your hair out, Aha! Parenting is ready to help.
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Playful Heart Parenting Website
Mia Wisinski is a mom, stepmom, and theatre educator with a goal of helping parents enjoy play through easy, kid-friendly activities aimed at connection.
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Responsive Parenting Instagram
J. Milburn- Mom of 3 & Parenting Mentor shares powerful memes, blogs, workshops and activities for parents.
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The Blessing of a Skinned Knee
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The Coping Podcast with Dr. Leigh Weisz
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The Danish Way Instagram
You will learn to become more authentic and empathic and focus on the vital relationship between you and your child.
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The Opposite of Spoiled
Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money
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The Parallel Process
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The Price of Privilege
How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
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The Self-Driven Child
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The Self-Driven Child Podcast
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Untangled
Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
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Untethered
Creating Connected Families, Schools, and Communities to Raise a Resilient Generation
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What Makes You Stronger
How to Thrive in the Face of Change and Uncertainty Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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Whole Parent Instagram
Jon Fogel is a parenting educator and Chicago area pastor who posts about brain-based ways to take the stress out of parenting.
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You Only Know What You Know
A Mental Health Podcast for Parents (Compass Health)
