Welcome to our newsletter, a vibrant companion to our podcast that aims to empower and inspire grandparents and parents alike. Each edition offers a comprehensive overview of our latest episode, new developments and milestones within our community, along with reflections on recent interviews, summarizing valuable insights to help nurture and support you and your family. Thanks for being part of our community!

Podcast Spotlight Nicholeen Peck is a wife, mother of four, grandmother, and Utah State Representative.

🥇 'Best of 2025' Spotlight: The 4 Skills That Redefine Peaceful Parenting

Do you ever feel like you're constantly fighting behavioral fires? 🔥

What if you only needed four core skills to handle almost every challenging situation with your grandchildren?

In this special 'Best of 2025' episode, we revisit our powerhouse conversation with parenting expert Nicholeen Peck—one of our most popular episodes of the year with over 390 downloads!

Nicholeen shares her revolutionary yet simple system that corrects 99% of behaviors—without shouting, losing your temper, or resorting to punishment.

This is arguably the most actionable, game-changing episode we aired all year. If you want to replace exhaustion with calm, and chaos with consistency, you need these four fundamental skills.

Inside this must-listen episode, you will discover:

• The simple language shift that instantly gains cooperation.
• How to instill self-government in your grandchildren.
• Nicholeen's core strategy for handling defiance calmly and effectively.

Tune in this week for the one episode that will redefine your role as a peaceful, powerful guide! Episode 93- "Four Skills That Correct 99% of Behaviors with Nicholeen Peck".

Insights & Inspirations A list of this month's episodes.

• Tuesday, December 2- Episode 89- Plan Your Grandchild's Destiny: The Blueprint for Raising Kids Who Never Need Rescuing​
• Tuesday, December 9- Episode 90- Journal Entry: The Grandparent Paradox- Navigating Parental Re-Entry​
• Tuesday, December 16- Episode 91 - The Making of A Winged Hero and the Grandmother That Raised Him​
• Tuesday, December 23- Episode 92- "How Two Grandmothers Inspired a TEDx Speaker, Spiritual Leader & Financial Genius"​
• Tuesday, December 30- (Top Pick of 2025) Four Skills That Correct 99% of All Behaviors with Nicholeen Peck​

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Joyful Updates We’re going places! Our podcast has reached some milestones since we launched in June and more…

✨ Joyful Updates: Celebrating a Banner Year!

This week, we're celebrating our most popular episode of 2025! Thank you for making our conversation with parenting expert Nicholeen Peck the Number One Listened Podcast of the Year!

This month, the celebration continues as we feature the rest of our Top 5 Most Listened to Podcasts of 2025! If you missed them the first time, now is the perfect chance to catch the content that resonated most with our community.

We are so grateful for your support. Because of you, 2025 was a record-breaking year:

• We hit over 10,000 downloads! 🚀
• Our podcast reached over 3,000 listeners in 8 major countries, connecting grandparents across the globe.

We are already hard at work on our 2026 line-up, which promises to be even more engaging, connected, and packed with resources made especially for grandparents raising grandchildren! Get ready for a new year filled with support, strategies, and success stories.

Stay tuned—your best #1 resource for grandparents raising grandchildren on Apple and Spotify is just getting started!

Best,

Laura Brazan

CEO/Founder

​https://www.grandparents-raising-grandchildren.org/​