In episode four of Team Peace the Podcast, founder and executive director Kara Schmidt speaks directly to the parents, grandparents, and caregivers of the kids Team Peace serves. Kara explains in plain terms what Team Peace is and what it isn’t: not therapy, and not a replacement for mental health support, but foundational skills that every child can learn alongside reading and math. She shares why stress makes learning and reasoning harder, how kids who learn to notice what’s happening in their brains and bodies can find their way back to calm, and what that can look like in real classrooms. Kara also offers simple ways families can practice together at home, from naming your own feelings out loud to repairing after a hard moment, and reminds listeners that the goal isn’t perfect kids or perfect adults, but kids with tools and adults who practice right beside them.