When your child loses control, it can feel like they’ve pulled the whole house into their storm.
If you’ve ever thought, “I know yelling doesn’t help… but I just don’t know what else to do,” this podcast is for you.
Welcome to Raise Strong — the show that helps you turn parenting stress into strength and power struggles into moments of connection. Hosted by Alex Anderson-Kahl, a school psychologist and parent coach, each episode blends child psychology, empathy, and real-life strategies to help you stay calm, confident, and connected — even on the hardest days.
You’ll learn:
💙 How to stay calm when your child isn’t
💙 What to say instead of “You’re fine”
💙 How to set boundaries without shame
💙 How to raise resilient, emotionally intelligent kids
Because strong kids start with supported parents.
Take a deep breath — you’re doing better than you think.
🎧 Follow Raise Strong wherever you listen to podcasts and join us each week for calm, connection, and growth.
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- The Meltdown Map: 5 Steps to Handle your Child's Big Emotions - AlexAndersonKahl.com/meltdown-map
Transcript
It starts small. A slammed door, a shouted no. A wave of frustration that hits you before you can catch your breath.
And in those moments, it feels like the whole house is holding its breath with you. Have you ever found yourself saying, I know yelling doesn't help, but sometimes I just don't know what else to do.
Or maybe you've whispered, I just want to stick home when my child melts down. But it's so hard in the moment. You're not alone, and you don't have to do it perfectly to do it powerfully.
I'm Alex Anderson-Kahl, a school psychologist and parent coach who spent over a decade helping families move from daily battles to deeper connection. I've walked into classrooms mid meltdown, chairs overturned, tears everywhere, and within minutes watched a child go from chaos to calm.
Not because I had the perfect words, but because I'd learned how to bring the calm they needed. That's why I created Raise Strong, the podcast that helps you turn parenting stress into strength, and power struggles into moments of connection.
Because every meltdown is really a message. And when you know how to listen, everything changes. Because parenting isn't about perfection.
It's about progress, presence, and connection, modeling strength in the most human way possible.
Each week we'll tackle real life parenting challenges, the kind that happen in kitchens, car rides, and bedtime routines, like staying calm when your child isn't what to say instead of you're fine. Setting boundaries without shame. Raising resilient, emotionally intelligent kids.
You'll learn the science behind behavior, simple tools that actually work in the moment, and mind shifts that help you feel calm, confident, and connected, even on the hardest days. Because the truth is, strong kids start with supportive parents. So take a deep breath. You're doing better than you think.
Follow Raise Strong and join thousands of parents rewriting what it means to raise emotionally strong kids one calm, connected moment at a time. This is Raise Strong.