The Parent Tap

By Ryan McDonough

The threats are real. The playbook is yours.

Tactical conversations with ex-FBI agents, clinicians, and operators on raising kids through addiction, predators, screens, AI deepfake

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How many episodes does The Parent Tap have?

The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.

The Parent Tap episodes:

April 03, 2026Your Child's Emotional Baseline Is Broken
If your kid's default state is dysregulated, no parenting tactic sticks. You have to fix the baseline first.
How to recognize a broken emotional baseline and the system that resets it before you layer anything else on.
In this episode:
What a "broken baseline" looks like
Why tactics fail without it
The reset system, step by step
🎧 Full playbook on YouTube → The Parent Tap. More at theparenttappod.com.
CONNECT WITH DR. GLORIA VANDERHORST:
Website: https://drvanderhorst.com
Book: Read, Reflect, Respond: The 3 R's of Growth and Change https://amzn.to/4sNuqqn
Send us Fan Mail
Support the show
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
Stop surviving the chaos and start managing the system.
Official Website & Blueprints: ParentTap.io Contact us: [email protected]
THE PARENT TAP PRODUCTION GEAR 🎙️ Mic: Shure MV7+ amzn.to/4cdrGf8 Focusrite Scarlett Solo https://amzn.to/3S9xH66
💡 Lighting: Elgato Key Light Neo amzn.to/4sg904m
📷 Webcam: Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra amzn.to/48eNaqI
🎧 Headphones: Dyson OnTrac amzn.to/4tVGNAU
📹 Camera: Sony ZV-E10 amzn.to/4cExz5e
🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co
The Parent Tap Reading List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/19F2YVH0CLDH9?ref_=wl_share
📺 Watch the Podcast on YouTube: @TheParentTap
📸 Follow on Instagram: @TheParentTapPod
🧸 Family Fun & Vlogs: Catch our family adventures on YouTube at @R-mak (Tiny Baker & Toy Fun!)
Listen & Subscribe: If you found today’s SOP helpful, please subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It’s the #1 way to help us get these tactical blueprints to other working parents who need them.
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27min
April 03, 2026Stop Losing Your Temper & Drop the Guilt
You snap, then you spiral in guilt, then you do it again. Here's how to break the loop.
The operational system for managing your own temper and processing parent guilt — because you can't run the house from a shame spiral.
In this episode:
The yell-then-guilt loop, explained
Regulating yourself before your kid
A guilt-processing system that works
🎧 Full episode on YouTube → The Parent Tap. More at theparenttappod.com.
CONNECT WITH PHILIPP KOBALD:
The Book: Spiritual Parenting - https://amzn.to/4m2l5Zp
Website: HolisticCircle.org
YouTube: @HolisticCircle
Send us Fan Mail
Support the show
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
Stop surviving the chaos and start managing the system.
Official Website & Blueprints: ParentTap.io Contact us: [email protected]
THE PARENT TAP PRODUCTION GEAR 🎙️ Mic: Shure MV7+ amzn.to/4cdrGf8 Focusrite Scarlett Solo https://amzn.to/3S9xH66
💡 Lighting: Elgato Key Light Neo amzn.to/4sg904m
📷 Webcam: Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra amzn.to/48eNaqI
🎧 Headphones: Dyson OnTrac amzn.to/4tVGNAU
📹 Camera: Sony ZV-E10 amzn.to/4cExz5e
🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co
The Parent Tap Reading List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/19F2YVH0CLDH9?ref_=wl_share
📺 Watch the Podcast on YouTube: @TheParentTap
📸 Follow on Instagram: @TheParentTapPod
🧸 Family Fun & Vlogs: Catch our family adventures on YouTube at @R-mak (Tiny Baker & Toy Fun!)
Listen & Subscribe: If you found today’s SOP helpful, please subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It’s the #1 way to help us get these tactical blueprints to other working parents who need them.
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48min

FAQs about The Parent Tap:

How many episodes does The Parent Tap have?

The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.