Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. Kathy

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how a parent's work can shape a child's understanding of learning and the future. They discuss why kids need to know more than what their parents do for a living; they need to see how adults make decisions, solve problems, serve others, and connect work to calling. Parents will be encouraged to talk openly about vocation and see that a job is not their identity, but it can be an important way to provide and live out God given purpose.

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how social media and the desire to fit in can slowly shape a teenager's identity. They discuss why family values, honest conversations, service, and calling out a child's God given strengths can give kids something stronger than the approval of the crowd. Parents will be encouraged to help their children recognize who they are becoming and build an identity rooted in purpose and who God created them to be.

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore how artificial intelligence may be reshaping the way kids understand friendship and intimacy. They discuss the danger of relationships that offer companionship without friction or reciprocity, and why children need real people to discover who they are and how relationships work. Parents will be encouraged to create shared experiences, ask meaningful questions, spend unhurried time together, and help kids develop relational skills that can only grow through knowing and being known by others.

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why sadness is a normal human emotion and how adults can respond when a child seems persistently down or hopeless. They discuss noticing behavioral changes, helping kids build emotional vocabulary, resisting the urge to quickly fix or spiritualize their pain, and creating homes where children feel seen, wanted, and able to talk. Parents and caring adults will be encouraged to offer steady presence and attentive support that helps bruised kids begin to heal.

As AI "friends" become more common, what are our kids really learning about friendship? In this episode, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender unpack Meta's new chatbot update and explore how true friendships form character, resilience, and faith. Learn how to help your kids value real people over artificial connection—and why Jesus' definition of friendship changes everything.