Picking a New Year’s Resolution as a parent? You know how it goes: the calendar flips, you feel that pressure to reinvent yourself overnight: “I’ll work out five days a week.” “I’ll stay calm with my kids.” “I’ll get organized.” “I’ll manage my time better at work.”

And then real life hits — daycare drop-offs, work deadlines, emotional labor, overstimulation, and bedtime negotiations — and by the second week of January, you can’t even remember what your resolutions were, let alone stick to them.

We all secretly know that New Year’s resolutions don’t really work for us. And statistically… they rarely have. So this year, forget those resolutions. Instead, we’re doing something different—something that actually works for parents, kids, teens, and even toddlers:

We’re building your very own 2026 Bingo Board.

A playful, low-pressure, individualized activity the entire family can do at the same time, each creating their own “Year of Possibilities” board.

No perfection. No deadlines. No shame.
Just exploration, fun, and tiny wins. Listen for how to make your own and let the entire family join in!

Does your family run on flexible rhythms instead of strict bedtime schedules — especially during the holidays?
If so, this episode of The Long Game Parent is your guide to keeping kids calm, connected, and emotionally regulated even when routines are chaotic, events run late, and holiday overstimulation hits hard.

In this episode, Coach Lauryn Gregg breaks down the science of co-regulation, child nervous system development, and why kids don’t actually need perfect schedules — they need predictable caregiving. You’ll learn why emotional attunement matters more than exact nap times, how to prevent meltdowns in overstimulating environments, and how to build secure attachment even when your life doesn’t match traditional parenting advice.

Whether you’re a working parent navigating December deadlines, celebrating late nights with family, traveling, or managing multiple events in a single weekend, you’ll learn actionable strategies to support your child’s emotional capacity — without sacrificing your lifestyle or your child’s well-being.

This episode explores:

• How to regulate your child during the holidays without rigid routines
• Why flexible-schedule families thrive on rhythms, not clocks
• Co-regulation vs. control — and how parents become the anchor
• Scripts to prepare kids for late nights, travel, and disruptions
• How overstimulation impacts meltdowns (and how to prevent them)
• “Soft landings,” “micro-regulation,” and other fast reset tools
• What to say when your child starts to lose it
• What to say to yourself when the season feels overwhelming

If you're looking for holiday parenting strategies, tantrum prevention tools, bedtime flexibility tips, or science-backed co-regulation practices, this episode is packed with the calm, grounded guidance you need.

Perfect for working parents, neurodivergent families, gentle parents, and anyone who wants connection—not control—to lead the way.

Holiday Overload: How Working Parents Can Prevent Meltdowns (Theirs + Their Kids’)

The holiday season can feel magical… and completely overwhelming. In this episode of The Long Game Parent, we explore why working parents experience higher stress, burnout, and emotional overload during the holidays, and how that stress directly affects kids’ behavior, regulation, and ability to enjoy the season.

This episode blends science-backed research, gentle nervous-system tools, and real-life flexible-family strategies for parents who juggle full-time jobs, disrupted school schedules, late nights, overstimulation, travel, and big family expectations.

Listeners will learn:

• Why holiday stress spikes for working parents
• How overstimulation and routine shifts affect children’s nervous systems

• How parent burnout contributes to dysregulation in kids
• Flexible, realistic approaches that work for families without strict routines
• Micro-regulation tools that prevent holiday overwhelm
• How to reduce guilt, simplify expectations, and stay emotionally connected
• Exactly what to say and do before kids (or parents) hit emotional overload
• How to build a holiday season that protects your mental health and strengthens family connection

Perfect for parents searching for holiday stress support, gentle parenting tools, working parent tips, emotional regulation strategies, and realistic ways to prevent holiday meltdowns.

This episode helps you create a calmer, more connected holiday—without perfection, pressure, or rigid routines.