That's Good Parenting: Expert Tips to Reduce Parenting Stress
Parenting stress, child development, confident kids, and strong family relationships all start with effective parent-child communication, emotional support, and practical tools to treduce overwhelm, anxiety, and frustration.
“That’s Good Parenting” is your trusted family resource for simple, expert-backed strategies that help busy parents navigate the challenges of raising resilient, happy children while building deeper connection and harmony at home. Whether you’re dealing with exhaustion, guilt, or feeling stuck, you’ll find guidance from family experts, proven methods for fostering growth and resiliency, and actionable steps to create more “good parent” moments so you can confidently guide your kids and nurture a thriving family environment.
Join host Dori Durbin - children's book illustrator, book coach, ghostwriter, former high school teacher, and happily married Christian mom of two young adults- as she searches alongside you to find practical parenting tools and guidance that create confident and resilient kids without losing yourself in the process.
Through expert interviews with hundreds of family professionals, authors, and experienced parents, Dori delivers fast and effective parenting solutions tailored to your particular family challenges.
Every Tuesday, you'll discover simple steps, tools, and resources from trusted family experts who have your family's best interests at heart. Whether you're dealing with parenting stress, seeking better communication with your children, or wanting support for your child's growth and development, these interviews provide the practical help and guidance busy parents need.
We discuss tools and strategies to help with:
PARENTING STRESS & OVERWHELM
How can I reduce parenting stress and overwhelm while raising happy kids?
What parenting tools can help me manage frustration and anxiety?
What are simple steps to feel less exhausted and more confident as a parent?
PARENT-CHILD COMMUNICATION & CONNECTION
How can I improve parent-child communication at home?
How can I strengthen my family relationships and emotional connection?
RAISING CONFIDENT & RESILIENT KIDS
How do I help my children develop both confidence and resiliency?
How do I support my kids’ growth and well-being every day?
CHILD DEVELOPMENT & EXPERT PARENTING ADVISE
Is this normal for my child’s age? When should I get additional help?
What child development tips do family experts recommend for busy parents?
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That's Good Parenting: Expert Tips to Reduce Parenting Stress
How to Raise Confident Kids Who Communicate Well and Make Good Decisions with Gary Lundy, EP172
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Are you raising kids who can communicate confidently, make good decisions, and handle life's challenges without you stepping in?
In this episode of That's Good Parenting, Dori Durbin talks with Gary Lundy, automotive sales leader, father, and founder of Whose Will Wins, about teaching children the communication skills, independence, and decision-making abilities they'll need throughout their lives.
With nearly 30 years of experience working with people, Gary has seen firsthand how listening, asking questions, and taking responsibility influence success. As a father, he's also learning how difficult—and important—it can be to step back and let children figure things out for themselves.
Gary also shares how his personal journey through sobriety, faith, and recovery has shaped the lessons he hopes to pass along to his daughter.
Together, Dori and Gary explore:
- Teaching kids to listen, ask questions, and communicate confidently
- Helping children make independent decisions without taking over
- Recognizing when helicopter parenting may be holding kids back
- Building patience and responsibility in a world of instant gratification
- Developing the interpersonal skills employers look for in young adults
- Creating a relationship where kids feel safe discussing mistakes and asking for help
Raising independent kids doesn't mean leaving them to figure everything out alone. Sometimes the most important thing parents can do is listen, offer guidance, and give children room to practice making their own decisions.
About Gary Lundy
Gary Lundy is an automotive sales leader at Bell Ford Lincoln in Adrian, Michigan, a husband, father, and founder of Whose Will Wins, a faith-and-recovery platform.
Sober since August 7, 2011, Gary shares how his experiences with addiction, personal growth, faith, and accountability have changed the way he approaches relationships, fatherhood, and everyday decisions.
Through Whose Will Wins, Gary encourages others to examine their choices, embrace personal responsibility, and discover a better way forward.
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About Dori Durbin
Dori Durbin is a children's book illustrator, book coach, and host of the That's Good Parenting podcast.
She helps parenting experts and family-focused professionals kid-size their big concepts into children's books so families can continue learning important expert content long after a podcast episode, coaching session, or conversation ends.
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