What if the very first Christmas didn’t look anything like the peaceful, picture-perfect scene we often imagine?

In this special Christmas episode, I reflect on the birth of Jesus through Mary’s eyes… a young mother whose journey into motherhood unfolded in ways she never could have planned or predicted.

If your holidays feel different than you imagined… quieter, heavier, more complicated… or shaped by the realities of parenting a uniquely wired child, this episode offers comfort, perspective, and hope.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• A fresh, reflective look at the Christmas story through Mary’s experience
• Encouragement for parents whose reality feels far from what they imagined
• Hope and meaning in seasons that feel messy or uncertain
• A reminder that God is present and working, even when the journey looks different

This episode is an invitation to pause, breathe, and remember that even in the unexpected, God’s plans are unfolding with purpose and grace.

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You’ll also find information in the show notes about our special holiday giveaway and an invitation to join the Calm Connection Parenting Facebook group where you can enter the free coaching package drawing and to find encouragement and connection during this season.

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*** This podcast and host will not offer medical advice, nor is it intended to take the place of counseling, medical intervention, or treatment. Jami Kirkbride is hereby operating as a parenting coach and will not diagnose or treat clients. Please consult a doctor, medical professional, or mental health provider to meet your immediate and ongoing needs.

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The holidays can bring extra pressure when you’re parenting a child with big emotions, intense reactions, or unique needs… especially when extended family doesn’t understand what your child is facing.

If you’ve ever walked into a family gathering feeling judged, misunderstood, or on edge about how things might unfold, this episode is for you.

In this conversation, I’ll share a simple idea to help you navigate family dynamics with more confidence, clarity, and calm… without feeling like you’re constantly defending your child or your parenting.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

• Navigate holiday gatherings when family expectations feel unrealistic
• Manage judgment, comments, and misunderstanding with greater confidence
• Advocate for your child without over-explaining or apologizing
• Use the FACE method (Feel, Accept, Clarify, Express) to guide tough conversations
• Set boundaries that protect your child and your peace

If the holidays have you bracing for family interactions instead of enjoying the moment, this episode offers reassurance, practical tools, and encouragement for the road ahead.

Be sure to enter the giveaway for the coaching package drawing later this week by joining the Calm Connection Parenting Facebook group and entering on the pinned post or message jami@parentingwithpersonality.com.

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• Visit CalmConnectionParenting.org to find podcast information (podcast tab) and free resources!
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• Book a call to find out more about Calm Connection Coaching Program.
• Join our online Facebook support group: Calm Connection Parenting With Personality Group
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*** This podcast and host will not offer medical advice, nor is it intended to take the place of counseling, medical intervention, or treatment. Jami Kirkbride is hereby operating as a parenting coach and will not diagnose or treat clients. Please consult a doctor, medical professional, or mental health provider to meet your immediate and ongoing needs.

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The holidays can feel especially heavy when you’re parenting a child with emotional dysregulation. Love runs deep, but so does exhaustion, anticipation, and the pressure to hold everything together.

In this episode, we gently discuss the emotions many parents carry quietly and create space to release what steals peace during the holiday season. This is not about fixing your child or forcing joy. It’s about understanding, compassion, and protecting your family’s well-being.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• Why the holidays amplify emotional dysregulation for both kids and parents
• The hidden emotional toll of constantly anticipating meltdowns and conflict
• Why loving your child and feeling worn down can both be true
• How to move through the season with more peace and less pressure

If the holidays feel harder than you expected, this episode offers understanding, encouragement, and a reminder that you’re not alone.

Enter the drawing for the free coaching package when you join the Calm Connection Facebook Group!

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• Visit CalmConnectionParenting.org to find podcast information (podcast tab) and free resources!
• Learn more about the Calm Connection Coaching Program at CalmConnectionParent.com
• Book a call to find out more about Calm Connection Coaching Program.
• Join our online Facebook support group: Calm Connection Parenting With Personality Group
• Find out more about the APP or Book: ParentingWithPersonality.com

*** This podcast and host will not offer medical advice, nor is it intended to take the place of counseling, medical intervention, or treatment. Jami Kirkbride is hereby operating as a parenting coach and will not diagnose or treat clients. Please consult a doctor, medical professional, or mental health provider to meet your immediate and ongoing needs.

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Parenting an emotionally dysregulated child during the holidays can feel overwhelming, exhausting, and anything but peaceful. In this episode, we’re unpacking simple, practical ways to reduce meltdowns, create calmer moments, and shape a Christmas that truly fits your child’s needs — and your family’s heart.

Whether your child gets overstimulated by lights and noise, struggles with routine changes, or melts down under holiday expectations, this episode will help you breathe easier and move through the season with intention and hope.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

• Simplify holiday demands so your child (and you) don’t hit emotional overload
• Identify what matters most for you and for your family this Christmas
• Build small routines that create calm and reduce dysregulation
• Shift from pressure and perfection to presence, peace, and connection

This is your gentle invitation to slow down, choose what serves your family best, and embrace a holiday season filled with more calm, more clarity, and more connection.

Visit the Calm Connection Facebook Group to enter the drawing for the free coaching program this coming year!

• Visit CalmConnectionParenting.org to find podcast information (podcast tab) and free resources!
• Learn more about the Calm Connection Coaching Program at CalmConnectionParent.com
• Book a call to find out more about Calm Connection Coaching Program.
• Join our online Facebook support group: Calm Connection Parenting With Personality Group
• Find out more about the APP or Book: ParentingWithPersonality.com

*** This podcast and host will not offer medical advice, nor is it intended to take the place of counseling, medical intervention, or treatment. Jami Kirkbride is hereby operating as a parenting coach and will not diagnose or treat clients. Please consult a doctor, medical professional, or mental health provider to meet your immediate and ongoing needs.

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Holiday events can bring excitement, but also overwhelm, refusal, and emotional dysregulation for many neurodivergent and emotionally intense children. In this episode, we answer a heartfelt listener question and unpack a simple, memorable framework to help you protect peace, support your child, and get the M-O-S-T out of the holiday season.

If your child struggles with sensory overload, big feelings, outfit battles, or saying “no” to every activity, you’re not alone.

In this episode you’ll learn how to:
• Notice early signs of overwhelm before refusal turns into a meltdown
• Use supportive strategies that help your child feel safe and understood
• Create holiday plans that lower stress and increase connection
• Work together as a family to make gatherings more peaceful and meaningful

This episode will help you shift from dreading the season to navigating it with confidence, compassion, and calm.

Get your copy of the Behind the Behaviors Guide to help you navigate holidays with extended family and friends. And be sure to take part in the special holiday giveaway! Enter the giveaway for your chance to receive the Calm Connection Coaching Program gift or nominate a family that might benefit from the support. Join the FB Group and enter today!

• Visit CalmConnectionParenting.org to find podcast information (podcast tab) and free resources!
• Learn more about the Calm Connection Coaching Program at CalmConnectionParent.com
• Book a call to find out more about Calm Connection Coaching Program.
• Join our online Facebook support group: Calm Connection Parenting With Personality Group
• Find out more about the APP or Book: ParentingWithPersonality.com

*** This podcast and host will not offer medical advice, nor is it intended to take the place of counseling, medical intervention, or treatment. Jami Kirkbride is hereby operating as a parenting coach and will not diagnose or treat clients. Please consult a doctor, medical professional, or mental health provider to meet your immediate and ongoing needs.

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Holidays can bring out both the magic and the meltdowns, especially when you’re raising an emotionally intense child. And while we often focus on surviving the big emotions, the siblings in the family feel these moments deeply too. Hurt feelings, frustration, confusion, and walking on eggshells can quietly shape their holiday experience.

In today’s episode, we’re talking about how to create real sibling peace during the holiday season… not by forcing picture-perfect moments, but by building small, meaningful opportunities for connection that fit your child’s wiring and your family’s reality.

Whether you’ve seen gift-opening go sideways, felt the tension rise during family gatherings, or watched siblings withdraw or struggle, this conversation will breathe fresh hope and some help into your home this season.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

· Prep each child for the holiday so everyone feels supported from the start.

· Build simple sibling traditions that work for emotionally intense kids.

· Stay flexible and calm when holiday moments don’t go as planned.

· Support siblings well without shaming the child who’s struggling.

If you're longing for more peace, connection, and understanding in your home this Christmas, you’re in the right place. Let’s make space for small moments that matter.

And don't forget about that Calm Parenting Black Friday Event! Be sure to get on the waitlist or check out the great deals when you visit CalmConnectionParenting.org or ParentingWithPersonality.com

• Visit CalmConnectionParenting.org to find podcast information (podcast tab) and free resources!
• Learn more about the Calm Connection Coaching Program at CalmConnectionParent.com
• Book a call to find out more about Calm Connection Coaching Program.
• Join our online Facebook support group: Calm Connection Parenting With Personality Group
• Find out more about the APP or Book: ParentingWithPersonality.com

*** This podcast and host will not offer medical advice, nor is it intended to take the place of counseling, medical intervention, or treatment. Jami Kirkbride is hereby operating as a parenting coach and will not diagnose or treat clients. Please consult a doctor, medical professional, or mental health provider to meet your immediate and ongoing needs.

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When you’re raising an emotionally intense or dysregulated child, gratitude can feel like the last thing on your mind. Between meltdowns, misunderstandings, and moments that leave you feeling worn thin (at best), it’s easy to lose sight of what’s good.

In this heartfelt and hope-filled episode, Jami shares what it looks like to find gratitude right in the middle of the chaos, even when life feels anything but peaceful. Through real stories, faith-based encouragement, and brain-science insights, you’ll discover how small shifts in mindset can calm your heart, strengthen your perspective, and bring peace back to your parenting journey.

Because gratitude doesn’t erase the struggle — it transforms how we move through it.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to shift from frustration to gratitude when parenting feels hard
• Why gratitude helps calm emotional chaos in both parent and child
• Simple ways to model and nurture thankfulness at home
• How faith and neuroscience work together to bring peace and perspective

Be sure to check out the Special Holiday sale at CalmConnectionParent.com/sale.

• Visit CalmConnectionParenting.org to find podcast information (podcast tab) and free resources!
• Learn more about the Calm Connection Coaching Program at CalmConnectionParent.com
• Book a call to find out more about Calm Connection Coaching Program.
• Join our online Facebook support group: Calm Connection Parenting With Personality Group
• Find out more about the APP or Book: ParentingWithPersonality.com

*** This podcast and host will not offer medical advice, nor is it intended to take the place of counseling, medical intervention, or treatment. Jami Kirkbride is hereby operating as a parenting coach and will not diagnose or treat clients. Please consult a doctor, medical professional, or mental health provider to meet your immediate and ongoing needs.

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The holidays can bring joy, laughter, and… total overwhelm, especially when you’re parenting a child who struggles with emotional dysregulation. If family gatherings, travel, or changes in routine often lead to meltdowns and stress, this episode is for you.

Join me as I share one of our hardest holiday moments and what it taught me about preparing differently. You’ll learn how to establish your Holiday P.A.C.E.- a simple, practical approach to protect routines, anticipate challenges, create calm spaces, and examine expectations.

Because when you prepare with intention, you protect your peace, and that’s what turns chaos into connection.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why holiday overwhelm often intensifies emotional dysregulation in kids
• How to prepare your child (and yourself) before the chaos begins
• Simple ways to build calm and connection into busy days
• What small mindset shifts can bring more peace to your whole family

Be sure to check out the Special Holiday sale at CalmConnectionParent.com/sale

• Visit CalmConnectionParenting.org to find podcast information (podcast tab) and free resources!
• Learn more about the Calm Connection Coaching Program at CalmConnectionParent.com
• Book a call to find out more about Calm Connection Coaching Program.
• Join our online Facebook support group: Calm Connection Parenting With Personality Group
• Find out more about the APP or Book: ParentingWithPersonality.com

*** This podcast and host will not offer medical advice, nor is it intended to take the place of counseling, medical intervention, or treatment. Jami Kirkbride is hereby operating as a parenting coach and will not diagnose or treat clients. Please consult a doctor, medical professional, or mental health provider to meet your immediate and ongoing needs.

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