{"podcast":{"title":"Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. Kathy","slug":"celebrate-kids-podcast-with-dr-kathy-253693","podcast_index_feed_id":253693,"rss_url":"https://celebratekids.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://celebratekids.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/f/e/e/bfee1897de4b7d42e55e3c100dce7605/CK_Podcast_Thumbnail.png","author":"Kathy Koch, PhD","episode_count":99,"summary":"Daily encouragement from a multitude of speakers, led by Dr. Kathy Koch. All topics covered are helpful not only to kids and their parents, but also to single adults, married couples, teachers, social workers, pastors, and many more. We hope you can be encouraged through these messages, send it to a friend so they can join you in joy and growth!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T10:17:52.201706+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/celebrate-kids-podcast-with-dr-kathy-253693"},"episode":{"title":"Don't Rescue Them From Boredom","slug":"don-t-rescue-them-from-boredom","published_at":"2026-07-13T10:38:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/celebrate-kids-podcast-with-dr-kathy-253693/don-t-rescue-them-from-boredom","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/celebrate-kids-podcast-with-dr-kathy-253693","url":"https://celebratekids.libsyn.com/dont-rescue-them-from-boredom","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/celebratekids/260713_-_Boredom_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=1509386","summary":"Summer brings something many parents dread: bored kids. The familiar cry of \"There's nothing to do!\" often sends adults scrambling for activities or handing over a screen. But what if boredom isn't a problem to solve? What if it's one of the greatest opportunities for growth? In this episode of Facing the Dark , Wayne and Dr. Kathy explore why unstructured time builds competence, creativity, resilience, and self discovery. Together, they unpack research showing that boredom becomes one of God's most powerful classrooms when parents resist the urge to entertain and instead help children learn to engage with the world around them.","meta_description":"Summer brings something many parents dread: bored kids. The familiar cry of \"There's nothing to do!\" often sends adults scrambling for activities or handi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1312,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/celebrate-kids-podcast-with-dr-kathy-253693/episodes/don-t-rescue-them-from-boredom/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/celebrate-kids-podcast-with-dr-kathy-253693/don-t-rescue-them-from-boredom.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}