Raun and Kristin: Bringing Hope into your Home

Have you ever found yourself talking to someone who vehemently opposes and criticizes the interventions that you are painstakingly implementing with your own child? You’re not alone. Raun and Kristin help you to walk the fine line between standing strong in what you know is working for your child and not needing to convince the other person to see it your way. (If you can master this, you’ll never again feel anxious about others challenging your decisions.) Your two hosts argue about whether lying is ever justified, and they celebrate our kids. Kristin provides some simple solutions to coughs, hot flashes, and gum inflammation, and Raun ends the show with a cringe-inducing rant on the subject of bad kissers.

So, you’re in the supermarket (or church, school, etc.), and your child is screaming, biting, and generally making a ruckus. And the people around you are glaring, commenting, judging, or doing something even more unhelpful. Raun and Kristin talk about how to handle these kinds of situations – without having a nervous breakdown. They argue – sort of – about whether large air passengers should be charged additional fees to fly. They also celebrate our kids, and Kristin doles out some smart and simple home solutions. Raun ends the show with a rant about people who complain about TSA agents.

Fear, worry, and anxiety are emotions that we all experience. For those of us with children on the spectrum, fear can really get in the way of not only our well-being, but also our ability to be most helpful to our children. Raun and Kristin spend the show giving very concrete practical tips on being fearless that may be very different than anything you’ve heard before. They also argue about the question: “If there are so many fish in the sea, why are there so many single people and so much divorce?” After celebrating our kids, Kristin throws out five additional ways to ward off worry, and Raun rants about the word “patriarchy.”

People talk about the importance of celebrating every step that your child takes, but they don’t often explain all of the how’s and why’s. Raun and Kristin take some time to really flesh this out, discussing all of the far- reaching implications of gratitude and celebration – including a critically overlooked issue: helping your child to be a “good tryer.” Your two hosts also argue about whether there is a correlation between a nation’s productivity and its coffee consumption, and they spend some time celebrating Kristin’s son. Kristin lays out five ways to outrun fear, and Raun ends the show with a rant about reality television.