School Struggles with Transitions, Impulse Control, Following Directions, Social Skills? #506

Calm Parenting Podcast

Kirk Martin

Education, Society & Culture, Relationships, Social Sciences, Science, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

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0:00.0	So I bet I have a way for even reluctant teens and tweens to spend time with you.
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0:23.7	love our bubble cuddle blanket because it's the perfect combination of style and comfort. Oh,
0:29.5	and your sensory kids, forget about it. They're going to try to steal the cozy earth bubble
0:33.7	cuddle blanket from your room. I'd have them do extra chores to buy their own, but then you
0:38.6	might not be able to get them out of bed. Look, your bed shouldn't just be a place to sleep. It should be
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1:01.2	Searching for a romantic summer getaway. Escape with Rich Girl Summer, the new audible original from Lily Chew.
1:07.8	The exquisitely talented Philippa Sue, returning to narrate her fifth Lily Chew title.
1:12.6	This time, Philippa is joined by her real-life husband, Stephen Pasquale, set in Toronto's
1:17.3	wealthy cottage country, aka the Hamptons of Canada. Rich Girl Summer follows the story of Valerie,
1:23.1	a down-on-her-luck event planner, posing as a socialite's long-lost daughter, while piecing together
1:27.8	the secrets surrounding a mysterious family, and falling deeper and deeper in love, with the
1:32.7	impossibly hard to read and infuriatingly handsome family assistant, Nico. Caught between pretending
1:38.7	to belong and unexpectedly finding where she truly fits in, Valerie learns her summer is about
1:43.9	to get far more complicated than she ever planned.
1:46.8	She's in over her head and head over heels.
1:49.5	Listen to Rich Girl Summer, now on Audible.
1:52.2	Go to audible.com slash rich girl summer.
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