The Resilient Parenting Podcast

Ken Bass and Michelle Bass, LCSW
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Sponsored by The Idaho Children's Trust Fund The Resilient Parenting Podcast tackles challenges facing ANYONE in a parenting role.  Every family is different. The Resilient Parenting Podcast explores the unique strengths of every child, family and community. Join Ken Bass, long-time radio personality and Michelle Bass, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) as they interview professionals in the field, and folks with lived experience. Building parental resiliency and hope by creating a supportive, healing, and learning community. Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theresilientparentingpodcast 

  1. The Nurturing Father's Program with Mike "Woody" Wood

    2D AGO

    The Nurturing Father's Program with Mike "Woody" Wood

    Send us a text  Ken and Michelle are back on the road  heading to Coeur d Alene to visit with Mike "Woody" Wood, Nurturing Father's Program Trainer.   What is the Nurturing Fathers  Program? "The Nurturing Father’s Program is an evidence-based, 13-week training course designed to teach parenting and nurturing skills to men. Each 2 ½ hour class provides proven, effective skills for healthy family relationships and child development. NFP has been successfully implemented in Schools, Head Start, Churches, State DSS, Prisons, Halfway Houses, Prevent Child Abuse, Parenting and Counseling Centers, Military, Community Action Agencies, and many others. Available in Spanish. Current research shows that participants in the Nurturing Father's Program improved in their understanding of the developmental capabilities of children, improved in ability to demonstrate empathy toward the needs of children, improved in the reported use of alternate strategies to corporal punishment, increased understanding and acceptance of the needs of self and children, and increased in the value placed on children feeling empowered. Additionally, the results suggested overall improvement in parental attitudes and behaviors that were known to contribute to child abuse and neglect."  "For fathers, being involved with their children is an "opportunity to develop the sensitive, caring parts of themselves". (Coltrane, 1996, p.117) RESOURCES: Nurturing Fathers Program: https://nurturingfathers.com/  Links to other resources: https://nurturingfathers.com/resource-links/ Strengthening Families North Idaho: https://www.strengtheningfamiliesni.com/ Parenting Classes and Support: https://nifamily.com/parenting-classes-and-support-from-icare/ Sponsored by the Idaho Children's Trust Fund https://idahochildrenstrustfund.org/ Join The Resilient Parenting Podcast Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theresilientparentingpodcast

    21 min
  2. Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Teens -Salvation Army's Booth Program and Cardinal Academy

    NOV 4

    Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Teens -Salvation Army's Booth Program and Cardinal Academy

    Send us a text Parenting a pregnant or parenting teen? Join Ken and Michelle as they meet with Jamie Garn, Executive Director of Cardinal Academy and Kim Kelzer,LCSW Director of the Salvation Army's Booth Program.  The Salvation Army’s Booth Program for Young Parents supports you with:  Childcare On Site – New Horizons Academy Personalized resources & support Free breakfast & lunch Food pantry Counseling Life Skills, Pre-Natal & Parenting classes Incentive store Cardinal Academy: – Get to and from school – Recover credits – Finish high school – Plan for career or college – Develop life skills to navigate your new adult responsibilities From the Cardinal Academy Website: Parenting or becoming a parent is hard, and can be overwhelming. But finishing high school will help you be the best parent you can in the long run. If you don’t know where to start, you came to the right place. Let’s make a plan together. We are located at The Salvation Army’s Booth Campus 9492 W. Emerald St., Boise ID | 208-495-6866 RESOURCES: Cardinal Academy Website: https://cardinalacademycharter.org/ Booth website: https://boothcampus.salvationarmy.org/ Registration Information: https://boothcampus.salvationarmy.org/booth_campus/registration-information MEET THE NEED: https://give-usw.salvationarmy.org/campaign/701882/donate?c_src=Website_USW_local&c_src2=gtb_cs_booth Sponsored by the Idaho Children's Trust Fund https://idahochildrenstrustfund.org/ Join The Resilient Parenting Podcast Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theresilientparentingpodcast

    22 min
  3. Comprehensive Sex Education with Kayla Jones, LPC and CST

    OCT 28

    Comprehensive Sex Education with Kayla Jones, LPC and CST

    Send us a text Ken and Michelle take a virtual trip to Oklahoma City to visit with LPC and Certified Sex Therapist, Kayla Jones to chat about comprehensive sex education and sexual shame.  How does our sexual shame show up in our parenting? What is comprehensive sex education and at what age should we start?  In this episode we cover: Sexual Shame Comprehensive Sex Education  The importance of 100 1-minute-conversations WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Text us your questions and they might be featured in a future episode with Kayla Jones! RESOURCES: Jones Counseling: http://www.jones-counseling.com/  Shameless Parenting Website: https://www.tinaschermersellers.com/shamelessparentingresources Shameless Parenting Book: https://www.tinaschermersellers.com/books Sponsored by the Idaho Children's Trust Fund https://idahochildrenstrustfund.org/ Join The Resilient Parenting Podcast Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theresilientparentingpodcast

    31 min
  4. READ-TALK-PLAY Every Day with Randy Jensen, American Falls School Superintendent

    OCT 21

    READ-TALK-PLAY Every Day with Randy Jensen, American Falls School Superintendent

    Send us a text Join Ken and Michelle as they chat with American Falls School Superintendent, Randy Jensen as he shares two exciting initiatives happening in their community: Universal Preschool and Read-Talk-Play Every Day. Learn how they did it and how you can too. Read Talk Play Every Day is a research-based, community supported initiative to champion early childhood literacy. Through volunteer, business and family partnerships, parents and relatives are being encouraged to read, talk and play with their children from birth.  “With the help of parents and in partnership with our community our goal is to have every student ready to start kindergarten,” Superintendent Randy Jensen said. “We want every student reading on grade level by the end of third grade and on the path to a happy and successful life.” Thirty-five percent of students come from poverty households in the American Falls district. Almost 70 percent of elementary students are on free lunch. Research shows students from poverty enter kindergarten, on average, two years behind peers who are not from poverty, due limited exposure to vocabulary.  “Less than 20 percent of our kindergarten students come prepared for kindergarten,” Jensen said.  The district is aggressively tackling this challenge through a multifaceted approach involving teacher-designed strategies to address needs in prekindergarten through third grade. During the 2019-2020 school year the school district will be moving to a full day everyday kindergarten program.  “There are many benefits to reading, talking and playing with children,” Jensen wrote in a press release. “Children who have been read to are confident communicators, understand emotions better and form stronger relationships. They have a large and diverse vocabulary: a crucial building block to reading. Children who have been read to have stronger relationships with their parents and feel more connected to their family.  Playing with your children fosters imagination and lays a foundation to discovery and a large, descriptive vocabulary. Playing helps your children develop motor skills which improves brain processing skills needed to do math, science and reading. Playing with your children pushes them to invent story lines, characters and places all fundamentals of reading and writing." -From the American Falls School Website RESOURCES: American Falls School District: https://www.sd381.k12.id.us/live-feed#10246902 READ-TALK-PLAY https://www.sd381.k12.id.us/page/af-read-talk-play https://unitedwaysei.org/home/our-work/read-talk-play/  ARTICLES: https://www.newsnationnow.com/top-headlines/ap-top-headlines/ap-idaho-left-early-education-up-to-families-one-town-set-out-to-get-universal-preschool-anyway/ https://idahocoalitionforcommunityschools.org/551-2/ https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/read-talk-play-american-falls-getting-national-attention-for-its-early-childhood-education-success-story/article_36f359b0-7732-11ee-b6c4-eb85ef2bc35d.html Sponsored by the Idaho Children's Trust Fund https://idahochildrenstrustfund.org/ Join The Resilient Parenting Podcast Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theresilientparentingpodcast

    21 min
  5. 4 The Love Of Kinship with Interim Executive Director Charlye Hahn

    OCT 14

    4 The Love Of Kinship with Interim Executive Director Charlye Hahn

    Send us a text The Resilient Parenting Podcast welcomes back Charlye Hahn, Interim Executive Director of the NEW nonprofit 4 The Love Of Kinship: Providing support for families raising family. Join Ken and Michelle as they learn all about this new resource for Kinship providers.  Do you or your Organization want to help? Learn how to get involved. 4 the Love of Kinship Mission: At 4 The Love Of Kinship, our mission is to support and empower kinship caregivers in every form. Whether through informal care, guardianship, foster placement, or adoption, we strive to ensure the children they raise are safe, healthy, nurtured, and deeply loved. We build a strong, inclusive community through advocacy, peer support, and meaningful connections, honoring the vital role kinship families play in a child’s life.  RESOURCES: 4 the Love of Kinship website: https://4theloveofkinship.org/  Southwest Idaho Area Agency Kinship Support: https://www.gksnetwork.org/resources/southwest-idaho-area-agency-on-agings-kinship-program/ The Wardrobe: https://www.wardrobetreasurevalley.org/  Loving Local: https://www.lovinglocal208.org/sponsor/kinshipfamilies Foster and Heart: https://fosterandheart.org/essentials/ Idaho Health & Welfare Kinship: https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/services-programs/kinship-and-caregiving Grand families & Kinship Support Network: https://www.youtube.com/@grandfamilieskinshipsupport Sponsored by the Idaho Children's Trust Fund https://idahochildrenstrustfund.org/ Join The Resilient Parenting Podcast Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theresilientparentingpodcast

    28 min
  6. Resilient Parenting 101: A Brief Introduction to the 3 Main Principles of TBRI®

    OCT 7

    Resilient Parenting 101: A Brief Introduction to the 3 Main Principles of TBRI®

    Send us a text Join Ken and Michelle as they discuss the three main principles of Trust-based Relational Intervention  (TBRI)® : Empowering, Connecting and Correcting. TBRI®  was developed in 1999 by Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. David Cross. In 2018, Michelle was trained as a TBRI® Practitioner at The Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development in Fort Worth, Texas.   From the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development website:  "TBRI® is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. TBRI® uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors. While the intervention is based on years of attachment, sensory processing, and neuroscience research, the heartbeat of TBRI® is connection".  “When you connect to the heart of a child, everything is possible.” – Dr. Karyn Purvis  RESOURCES: TBRI® Website: https://child.tcu.edu/about-us/tbri/#sthash.PFd3D9hW.dpbs Video on TBRI®: https://youtu.be/FWScSJKjn1A?si=ODaxJW1IrEnLxYrK Putting the Pieces Together: TBRI® Overview https://youtu.be/T43zJDgTNPA?si=2LifCJDRd0VgM70_ TBRI® Articles: https://child.tcu.edu/resources/articles/#sthash.mdq0bUEN.dpbs The TBRI® Podcast: https://child.tcu.edu/podcast/#sthash.M9fp67Bw.dpbs The Connected Child Book: (Michelle also recommends The Connected Parent and The Connected Therapist) https://www.amazon.com/Connected-Child-healing-adoptive-family/dp/0071475001/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1489416417&sr=1-1 Find a TBRI® Practitioner in your area: https://myols.net/kpicd/user-directory/practitioner Sponsored by the Idaho Children's Trust Fund https://idahochildrenstrustfund.org/ Join The Resilient Parenting Podcast Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theresilientparentingpodcast

    22 min
  7. Creating Safety with Empathy: Dr. Kim Crawford, Wellness Innovations

    SEP 23

    Creating Safety with Empathy: Dr. Kim Crawford, Wellness Innovations

    Send us a text The world can sometimes feel scary, unpredictable and overwhelming for families leading to increased stress and anxiety for children and adults alike. Join Ken and Michelle as they explore this topic with Dr. Kim Crawford, CEO of Wellness Innovations.  Dr. Kimberly Crawford is a former professor in the Social Work Department at Northwest Nazarene University. During that time, she served as the Director of the Social Work Department and the head of the Mental Health and Additions track. Dr. Crawford has been a mental health therapist for over 30 years and specialist in trauma resolution from a neurobiological perspective. She is the founder of Wellness Innovations, LLC, a consulting and training institute that focuses on trauma resolution and resilience development (Wellness Innovations Website) RESOURCES: Wellness Innovations: https://wellnessinnovations.net/ Sponsored by the Idaho Children's Trust Fund https://idahochildrenstrustfund.org/ Join The Resilient Parenting Podcast Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theresilientparentingpodcast

    31 min
  8. Parent Cafés: A Parent-to-Parent Approach

    SEP 16

    Parent Cafés: A Parent-to-Parent Approach

    Send us a text Join Ken and Michelle as they learn all about Parent Cafés with three amazing guests: Tiffany Murphy, Be Strong Families, Training manager, Ty Anderson, Be Strong Families, Senior Training and Technical assistance Provider, and Adrian Amo, director of Family and Community Engagement with the Idaho AEYC.  Idaho AEYC is bringing Parent Cafés to the State of Idaho in a BIG WAY!  From the Be Strong Families Website:  "In Cafés every voice is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to both learn and lead. First developed in 2007 by parent leaders from Strengthening Families Illinois, the Parent Café process remains a parent-to-parent way to build the Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors within families. Cafés are physically and emotionally safe spaces where people talk and listen to each other on topics that matter to them, such as the challenges and victories of raising a family, navigating landscapes of inequality, enhancing well-being, or being involved in the recovery process of someone they love. Through individual deep self-reflection and peer-to-peer learning, participants explore their strengths, learn about the Protective Factors, and create strategies from their own wisdom and experiences to strengthen their families. Participants leave Cafés feeling inspired, energized, and excited to put into practice what they’ve learned. Cafés are highly sustainable with training reinforcement, institutional support, and a commitment to an approach that engages and affirms parents as leaders. They were developed as an in-person experience and have now been adapted, with fidelity, to be hosted online." RESOURCES: Idaho AEYC: https://www.idahoaeyc.org/family-resources Be Strong Families: https://www.bestrongfamilies.org/cafes-overview  A Taste of Cafes: Our Taste of Café series gives you a preview of Cafés—Be Strong Families’ internationally known, structured, small group conversations! Join us Fridays and Wednesdays for a free session where you can take part in peer-to-peer conversations that facilitate transformation, healing, and strength within families. https://www.bestrongfamilies.org/events Sponsored by the Idaho Children's Trust Fund https://idahochildrenstrustfund.org/ Join The Resilient Parenting Podcast Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theresilientparentingpodcast

    23 min
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Sponsored by The Idaho Children's Trust Fund The Resilient Parenting Podcast tackles challenges facing ANYONE in a parenting role.  Every family is different. The Resilient Parenting Podcast explores the unique strengths of every child, family and community. Join Ken Bass, long-time radio personality and Michelle Bass, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) as they interview professionals in the field, and folks with lived experience. Building parental resiliency and hope by creating a supportive, healing, and learning community. Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theresilientparentingpodcast 

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  • Creator
    Ken Bass and Michelle Bass, LCSW
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    62
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