Impactful Parenting

Kristina Campos is a parenting coach, former teacher (she taught every grade from Pre-K through high school), and mother of four. Her podcast focuses squarely on school-aged kids and teenagers, which fills a gap since so many parenting shows cluster around the baby and toddler years. Episodes are short and practical -- most run under 20 minutes -- and each one tackles a specific topic with clear takeaways. Recent episodes have covered talking to teenagers about body image and weight, managing ADHD at home, setting phone rules by age, and handling sibling rivalry during the summer months. Kristina draws on her classroom experience as much as her parenting, which gives her a different angle than hosts who come from psychology or therapy backgrounds. She is not theorizing about child development; she is talking about what she has seen work with hundreds of kids across different ages. The show updates weekly and has built a steady audience since launching in 2020, now sitting at over 100 episodes. Her website (theimpactfulparent.com) extends the content with downloadable resources and coaching programs. For parents of kids roughly ages 5 through 18 who want focused, actionable advice without a lot of preamble, this is a solid weekly listen.