Parenting with a Story Podcast | Real-life lessons in character for parents and children to share

Follow Parenting with a Story Podcast | Real-life lessons in character for parents and children to share
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

Tell a young person what to do - play fair, be yourself, stick to the task at hand - and most will tune you out. But show them how choices and consequences play out in the real world, with real people, and the impact will be far more effective and long lasting. Based on interviews with over 100 peop…

Paul Smith: bestselling author, trainer, and keynote speaker on leadership, storytelling, parenting, and character development.


    • Apr 15, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


    Search for episodes from Parenting with a Story Podcast | Real-life lessons in character for parents and children to share with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from Parenting with a Story Podcast | Real-life lessons in character for parents and children to share

    Father Behind “Jordan’s Law” Speaks Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 28:34


    Imagine having your child filmed getting sucker punched into unconsciousness just to generate a few likes on social media. Here's how you can help stop this gruesome practice. The post Father Behind “Jordan’s Law” Speaks Out appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    The Spare Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 26:07


    "Where are you going to sleep tonight?" Those words began Emily Chang's 25-year journey of generosity, offering a spare room to people when they needed it the most. The post The Spare Room appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    THE App to Help Your Kids Manage a Budget, Track Chores, Earn Their Allowance, and Learn Financial Responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 29:16


    Benny Nachman, CEO of Jassby, joins me to explain how a new APP can both make your home life easier, while teaching your kids about smart money management. The post THE App to Help Your Kids Manage a Budget, Track Chores, Earn Their Allowance, and Learn Financial Responsibility appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    How NOT to Treat Your Mother-in-Law this Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 5:51


    This might be the strangest Thanksgiving most of us ever have, due to the Coronavirus. So, to help you make it a good one, here’s a Thanksgiving lesson in humility that will help you make sure your interactions with family this year are ones you’ll be proud of. . . The post How NOT to Treat Your Mother-in-Law this Thanksgiving appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    What an 8-Year-Old Learned About Life Working in a Hardware Store During Hurricane Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 4:25


    Finding out a hurricane is about to bear down on your hometown isn’t the kind of thing most people get excited about, especially when they’re eight years old. But then, most people aren’t like Jayson Zoller. The post What an 8-Year-Old Learned About Life Working in a Hardware Store During Hurricane Season appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    SOCIAL Disobedience: It’s like civil disobedience with your friends and neighbors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 5:46


    The past three weeks have been an almost non-stop parade of protests, all centered around the most recent tragic deaths that didn’t have to happen. “Yes, that’s terrible. But what can I do?” you might ask. After all, you already changed your Facebook profile for BlackOut Day. And you even attended a Black Lives Matter … The post SOCIAL Disobedience: It’s like civil disobedience with your friends and neighbors appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    Meeting Kenny Tedford

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 7:21


    I've been wanting to write this post for six years. Seriously. This is the day that I get to start telling the world The post Meeting Kenny Tedford appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    Meeting Kenny Tedford

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 7:21


    I've been wanting to write this post for six years. Seriously. This is the day that I get to start telling the world The post Meeting Kenny Tedford appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    An Angry Therapist’s Guide to a Meaningful Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 19:49


    My guest this week is John Kim. He's a licensed marriage and family therapist and one of the the pioneers of the online life coaching movement. The post An Angry Therapist’s Guide to a Meaningful Life appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    An Angry Therapist’s Guide to a Meaningful Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 19:49


    My guest this week is John Kim. He's a licensed marriage and family therapist and one of the the pioneers of the online life coaching movement. The post An Angry Therapist’s Guide to a Meaningful Life appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    What to Know Before They Go (to College)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 25:21


    My guest today is Dr. Pamela Ellis. She conducts research into the areas of high school of college transition The post What to Know Before They Go (to College) appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    What to Know Before They Go (to College)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 25:21


    My guest today is Dr. Pamela Ellis. She conducts research into the areas of high school of college transition The post What to Know Before They Go (to College) appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    Kids, Sex, and Screens: Upping Your Parenting Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 36:54


    If you're curious whether you should stalk your kids online (spoiler: you should, at least for a while), this is the woman to ask. The post Kids, Sex, and Screens: Upping Your Parenting Game appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    Kids, Sex, and Screens: Upping Your Parenting Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 36:54


    If you're curious whether you should stalk your kids online (spoiler: you should, at least for a while), this is the woman to ask. The post Kids, Sex, and Screens: Upping Your Parenting Game appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    Montessori Parenting Without a Montessori School

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 31:48


    You've no doubt heard that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were educated at Montessori schools and attribute much of their success to that upbringing. The post Montessori Parenting Without a Montessori School appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    Montessori Parenting Without a Montessori School

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 31:48


    You've no doubt heard that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were educated at Montessori schools and attribute much of their success to that upbringing. The post Montessori Parenting Without a Montessori School appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    Teaching Your Kids to Think Critically and Detect C.R.A.P. Online

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 18:30


    This week I got a chance to chat with digital literacy educator Diana Graber. Diana is the author of RAISING HUMANS IN A DIGITAL WORLD: Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology The post Teaching Your Kids to Think Critically and Detect C.R.A.P. Online appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    Teaching Your Kids to Think Critically and Detect C.R.A.P. Online

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 18:30


    This week I got a chance to chat with digital literacy educator Diana Graber. Diana is the author of RAISING HUMANS IN A DIGITAL WORLD: Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology The post Teaching Your Kids to Think Critically and Detect C.R.A.P. Online appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    Curiosity, and the Invention that Almost Never Happened

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 3:25


    One day, nine-year-old James was in the kitchen with his mom's sister. Well, while Auntie was sitting at the table having a cup of tea The post Curiosity, and the Invention that Almost Never Happened appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    “Is that really what I need to be happy?”: How one Summer in Bombay Changed Me Forever

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 6:12


    Ami Desai Mathur was born in New York, a first-generation natural-born American citizen. Her parents were born in India and immigrated to the United States after getting married. The post “Is that really what I need to be happy?”: How one Summer in Bombay Changed Me Forever appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    The Shared Blanket: Life’s Most Important Lesson in a Single Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018 3:49


    Imagine you had to pick a single sentence to encapsulate all of the world’s knowledge about how we humans should behave. What would it be? What one statement could capture several millennia of history’s best thinkers, philosophers, and prophets on the topic of ethics and morality? I think you’d be hard pressed to do better … The post The Shared Blanket: Life’s Most Important Lesson in a Single Story appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    Why I Wish I’d Never Bought That Fancy Red Sport Car

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 5:35


    Jun-seo’s father loved fine automobiles. He always drove nice cars himself, and went to all the high-performance car shows — a real car aficionado. So Jun-seo grew up with a taste for fine cars himself. Having his own fancy sports car someday was a goal he set for himself at a young age. But buying … The post Why I Wish I’d Never Bought That Fancy Red Sport Car appeared first on Paul Smith | Business Storytelling Coach.

    Claim Parenting with a Story Podcast | Real-life lessons in character for parents and children to share

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel