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Legit Parenting

Legit Parenting

By: Craig Knippenberg LCSW M.Div.
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Craig Knippenberg, expert, and best-selling author, shares strategies for actual (imperfect) parents to build resilient kids and families with good-enough parenting so that you can have less stress and find joy in your kids and family. Discover how your child’s brain works, their social and emotional needs and learn to implement the right parenting techniques that work for you and your family, and finally ditch the parenting guilt and stress. For 35 years, Craig has been supporting parents, kids, and families as a mental health professional and raising his own resilient family. He shares his years of experience with listeners. You’ll learn how to identify a child’s strengths and build confidence and overcome challenges that today’s families experience. Craig’s approach to parenting is clear, concise, and actionable. You’ll learn how to set limits on technology without a fight, how to talk to your child so they listen, how to solve parenting differences with your partner, how to handle teen rebellion and keep your sanity, so that you can build a lasting and meaningful relationship with your child. This podcast is a mix of interviews, special co-hosts offering unique perspectives mixed with the latest research on parenting issues that matter. Hit subscribe and get ready to discover stress-free parenting.© 2026 Legit Parenting Parenting & Families Relationships
Episodes
  • Things of Beauty Olympic Edition 2026
    Mar 6 2026

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    What if the moments that make us cry at sports aren’t about the scoreboard at all, but about who we become when the clock is still running? We dive into a week of winter sports that felt like a lifetime: the stark courage of a legend risking one more run, a young skier laying down his poles to grieve, and a master technician turning anxiety into a gold-medal rhythm.

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    13 mins
  • From Olympic Awe To Everyday Parenting Lessons
    Mar 6 2026

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    We contrast the emotional highs of the Winter Olympics with the realities of youth sports in America and lay out a saner, joy-first path for families. From Norway’s fun-centered playbook to U.S. pressure, costs, and injuries, we share stories that restore perspective and practical steps that protect your kid’s love of sport.

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    31 mins
  • Reading The Signs: Is My Child Well? Part 2
    Dec 19 2025

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    Ever wish there were a clearer line between typical teen chaos and true cause for concern? We dive into the messy middle with a brain-based roadmap parents can actually use, breaking down how impulse control, temperament, and empathy shape risk long before a crisis knocks on the door.


    Online and offline risks collide in today’s world, so we take a hard look at obsessive content, self-harm communities, and extremist echo chambers that prey on isolation.

    You don’t need to be perfect to raise a resilient kid. Subscribe, leave a review, and tell us: what sign do you watch for first?

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    48 mins
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