How to Talk to Kids About Anything
277 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe How to Talk to Kids about Anything Parenting Podcast, hosted by Dr. Robyn Silverman (Child & Teen Development Specialist, parenting coach, author, speaker and mom of 2), provides hands-on tips, powerful scripts, inspiring stories and specific steps to make even the toughest conversations easier. Featuring revealing interviews with the top experts in their fields, How To Talk to Kids about Anything gives parents and educators the tools and take-aways they’ve been looking for but have yet to find. From bullying and the gift of failure to death, divorce, money, sex, anger, anxiety and more, listeners will discover what to do, what to say and how to say it in a non-judgmental, honest, accessible format. Consider Dr. Robyn’s How to Talk to Kid about Anything podcast, your one-stop-parenting-shop delivering exactly what you need, when you need it, from someone you trust.
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How to Show Up for Our Children with Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
February 04, 2020 04:00 - 47 minutes - 55.4 MBSpecial Guest: Tina Payne Bryson, PhD Parenting encapsulates so many different aspects of care when it comes to a child. We receive messages about paying attention to how children are doing in school, with friends, what they are eating, how much they are playing, how hard they are working, if they are reading enough, sleeping enough, getting outside enough and much, much more. And while all of this is important—what do you think is the most important thing that a parent can do to make the b...
How to Talk to Kids about Conflict, Dignity and Bullying with Rosalind Wiseman- ReRelease!
January 28, 2020 04:00 - 37 minutes - 43.4 MBSpecial Guest Expert: Rosalind Wiseman. Today we are discussing how to talk to kids about treating each other with dignity and respect. What are the cultural messages that our kids receive? Are their differences between how boys deal with their relationships and girls cope with their relationships? How do kids bond and what do betrayals look like? How do we talk to other parents when our child has been an instigator of aggressive or bullying behavior and their child is the target AND how do ...
How to Build Resilience in Teens with Dr. Ken Ginsburg
January 21, 2020 04:00 - 49 minutes - 57.8 MBSpecial Guest: Dr. Ken Ginsburg This podcast helps parents and educators discover how to build resilience in teens. As young people are working to gain more independence, they make more mistakes and must learn how to recover. Sometime they need to learn how to get back up after a big fall while other times they must learn how to move forward after small, everyday blunders. How can we help kids learn how to believe in themselves, their own skills, their own sense of control and adaptability ...
How to Talk to Kids about Solving Sibling Rivalry with Dr. Laura Markham – ReRelease
January 14, 2020 04:00 - 50 minutes - 69.2 MBSpecial Guest: Dr. Laura Markham Dr. Laura Markham trained as a Clinical Psychologist, earning her PhD from Columbia University. She is the mother of two, now ages 21 and 25. Dr. Laura is the author of the book Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting and Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings: How To Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends for Life. You can find her online at http://www.ahaparenting.com The post How to Talk to Kids about Solving Sibling Rivalry with Dr. ...
How to Talk to Kids about Depression, Substance Abuse and Suicide with Anne Moss Rogers
January 07, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutes - 52.5 MBSpecial Guest: Anne Moss Rogers This podcast will focus on how to talk to kids about depression, substance abuse and suicide from the perspective of a mother whose child died by suicide in 2015. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 10 and 24, only behind unintentional injury, in the United States. Much of suicide has a correlation with depression and substance abuse—and while there is an epidemic of teen depression and suicide, only 45% of teen ...
How to Get Children to Behave from the Inside Out with Dr. Charles Fay
December 31, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBSpecial Guest: Dr. Charles Fay As parents, we have heard that the days are long and the years are short. The days can be filled with mistakes, sibling rivalry, tantrums, boundary testing, bedtime battles and tough discussions—and even as they are interspersed with fun, excitement, pride, connection and love, as parents, it’s normal to feel frustrated at times and want tools to help make the days go a bit more smoothly. The truth is, we DO only have a relatively short time to help raise our ...
How to Listen and Effectively Communicate with Children with Bento Leal
December 17, 2019 04:00 - 42 minutes - 48.9 MBSpecial Guest: Bento Leal We all know that one of the most important parts of talking to kids—or really, talking to anyone you care about, is listening. Of course, with so many obligations, online notifications, overfilled schedules and to-dos, listening these days can sometimes be a challenge. Still, it’s listening, that builds trust, allows for mutual understanding, creates connection and helps us to avoid miscommunication. Most people will tell you that is no better conversation than one...
How to talk to Kids about Empathy and Entitlement with Dr. Michele Borba (Re-Release!)
December 10, 2019 04:01 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBSpecial Guest: Dr. Michele Borba What is needed to help kids succeed in today’s world? Goals? Commitment? Drive? Perhaps. But our next guest has an answer to that question that might surprise you: empathy. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. It allows our hearts to go out to others, helps us to care deeply, help, uplift, connect and love. In a world that often seems to shout, “go big or go home,” “take no prisoners,” and “let’s take a selfie!” empa...
How to Talk to Kids about Climate Change and the Environment with Mary DeMocker
December 03, 2019 04:00 - 46 minutes - 53.3 MBSpecial Guest Expert: Mary DeMocker I remember, as a child, learning that you turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth. You close the refrigerator quickly and turn off the lights when you leave the room—little things- and they needed to be taught because otherwise, I admit, I hadn’t thought much about leaving the tap on, standing in front of the open fridge for minutes figuring out what I wanted to eat or leaving on the lights in every conceivable room. I’ve needed to teach it to my kid...
How to Talk to Kids about Saying No and People Pleasing with Susan Newman, PhD
November 26, 2019 04:00 - 45 minutes - 52.2 MBSpecial Guest Expert: Susan Newman, PhD Do you or does your child have trouble saying “no?” Do you find yourself saying “yes” to your children when you really want to say “not today,” “I can’t swing it,” or just plain “no?” Does your child over-stretch or over-commit because s/he can’t seem to say no? Perhaps you or your child is what my next guest calls “a master of yes and a novice of no.” But is all this people-pleasing a problem? As you might have already guessed, of course it is. And- A...
How to Talk to Kids about Big Feelings & Calming Down Strategies Featuring Dr. Lynne Kenney Re-Release
November 12, 2019 15:30 - 39 minutes - 54.8 MBAs a parent or a teacher, you might have had moments where children experience overwhelming feelings such as anger, anxiety or agitation leading to fitful moments, tantrums and melt-downs. Who hasn’t? Statistics tell us that 20% of young children have tantrums daily—this is normal. And as children get older, some still have trouble dealing with over-the-top feelings. And let’s be honest- at times these feelings don’t only challenge children—but they challenge us, as adults, as well. Today we...
How to Help Kids Grieve When a Sibling Dies
November 05, 2019 04:00 - 44 minutes - 51.4 MBTypically, our experts are best-selling authors and top experts who have studied a topic for many years as a researcher, writer, professional and adult. But sometimes, our best experts are the children themselves who are going through a unique situation that make it so only a small portion of people like them would understand. Every once in a while, I will be putting in a special kid edition of How to Talk to Kids about Anything so that we get this “expert” “in-the-trenches” view of what it...
How to Talk to Kids about Depression, Conflict & Coping with Katie Hurley
October 29, 2019 04:01 - 44 minutes - 51.3 MBSpecial guest: Katie Hurley According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, approximately one out of five teens has a mental health disorder, diagnosable by clinical methods, and nearly one-third show symptoms of depression. Now you might be thinking- well, many teens seem depressed to me, their moods and their emotions are all over the place! Stress is overwhelming! Yes, that can be true- symptoms of depression in adolescents aren’t always easy to identify because they often ...
How to Help Kids Learn Friendship Skills and Avoid Social Isolation with Caroline Maguire
October 15, 2019 04:00 - 50 minutes - 57.8 MBSpecial guest: Caroline Maguire A child hangs back in gym class because he just knows he’ll be the last one picked. Another child monologues nonstop about dinosaurs on every playdate and still another talks nonstop throughout the movie even though everyone asks her to stop. They don’t get invited to birthday parties, are thought of too much or too little, & playdates often end poorly. Do you know any of these children? Every child struggles with something—and many have social challenges tha...
How to Talk to Kids about the Connection between Kindness and Wellness with Kelli Harding, MD
October 01, 2019 04:00 - 53 minutes - 61.2 MBSpecial guest: Kelli Harding, MD We all hear medical stories of triumph and frustration—there are so many mysteries when it comes to health- why some people, who are biologically healthy, but feel ill—and some patients who are biologically ill, but feel healthy. Doctors have racked their brains for years- looking for patterns, problems, links that somehow explain why certain people get better quickly and others get sick quickly and don’t recover. And perhaps it might surprise you, as you wi...
How to Talk to Kids When Something Bad Happens in the World with Dawn Huebner, PhD
September 17, 2019 04:02 - 41 minutes - 47.4 MBSpecial guest: Dawn Heubner, Ph.D We all want our children to feel safe, secure and engaged in their lives. But when big, bad things happen in the world- from mass shootings to natural disasters to other tragedies detailed on the news and filtered through the adults at the restaurant, the neighbors on the street, the kids on the bus and friends at school- the world can feel a little less safe and secure for many of our children. How can we reserve our kids feelings of optimism, safety, sec...
How to Talk to Kids About Popularity with Mitch Prinstein, Ph.D
September 03, 2019 04:19 - 29 minutes - 34.4 MBSpecial guest: Mitch Prinstein, Ph.D Any mention of the word “popular” and many of us are transported to a time when popularity really seemed to matter. Who was on top, who was on bottom and who floated somewhere in the middle of the social hierarchy at school and among peer groups? Who was well-liked by many, who was revered by the masses and who was feared by most- you know, the kids who were popular by default because nobody really wanted to attempt to take on the views and power of that...
How to Raise Curious, Responsible Toddlers the Montessori Way with Simone Davies
August 20, 2019 04:28 - 43 minutes - 49.9 MBSpecial guest: Simone Davies,Let’s face it. When people hear the word; “toddler” it often conjures up thoughts of “the terrible twos,” torrential tantrums and tirades that feature the word “NO!” in big capital letters. There are frustrations about toddlers not listening, not eating fruits and vegetables, not sleeping, not listening, not allowing parents to go to go out on a date or go to the bathroom without their company. But what if I told you that by looking at life through a toddler’s ey...
How to Talk to Middle Schoolers about What Matters Most with Phyllis Fagell, LCPC
August 06, 2019 04:08 - 57 minutes - 66.1 MBSpecial guest: Phyllis Fagell, LCPC Middle school is a time of seismic shifts—everything is changing from friendships and relationships to hormones, expectations and not to mention the physical, intellectual, moral, social and emotional growth your child is experiencing in just a short amount of time. Fundamental questions are floating around the heads of adolescents such as “who am I?” “Am I normal?” and “do I fit in?” Middle schoolers are thrust into a changing environment where adult inv...
How to Be a Present Parent with Catherine Weiss
July 23, 2019 04:01 - 53 minutes - 61.3 MBSpecial guest: Catherine Weiss As parents, it is normal to have some stressful thoughts. We might be in conflict with our child and think; “he’s not listening to me,” “she’s so spoiled” or “he’s sucking the life out of me.” But what if we turned these statements on their ear to evaluate their truth but also look inward to see what the actual truth might be? We have the greatest of intentions and love our children—but it is often that we live in the moment. The moment of running from here to...
How to Raise Teen Girls and Grow a Relationship with Your Teen Daughters with Kari Kampakis
July 09, 2019 04:00 - 53 minutes - 61.5 MBSpecial guest: Kari Kampakis It’s not easy to be a teenage girl. Dealing with cliques, bullying, rejection, and social media fiascos can be overwhelming and disheartening. So yes, being a parent or a key adult in the lives of teen girls can also be a challenge- how do we best advise the teen girls for whom we only want the best when we don’t always know which way is up! Our teen girls are going through so many important changes—physical, emotional, social, cognitive—they are learning what t...
How to Parent the Danish Way with Jessica Alexander
June 25, 2019 04:01 - 59 minutes - 68.8 MBSpecial guest: Jessica Alexander. Denmark has been voted as having the happiest people in the world by the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) almost every year since 1973. That’s more than 40 years of happiness! It begs the question—is it the parenting? I mean, is there a Danish Way of parenting? It turns out, there is, and while the Danish Way of parenting is not the only reason Danes are the happiest, it does play a very important role—and the success of it all se...
How to Look Beyond Behaviors to Solve Children’s Behavioral Challenges with Mona Delahooke, PhD
June 18, 2019 04:34 - 82.9 MBSpecial guest: Mona Delahooke, PhD. A kindergartener whose father pinches her on the arm at night- once for every time her teacher wrote the girl’s name on the behavior chart at school that day. A three year old in foster care who was found sitting in a car by the side of the road with his mother, who was passed out at the wheel. His daycare-center teacher sends him to a time out room for challenging behaviors. A ten year old is diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder. His teachers s...
How to Practice Unconditional Parenting Using Love and Reason with Alfie Kohn
June 11, 2019 13:04 - 32 minutes - 37.8 MBSpecial guest: Alfie Kohn. Many parenting books offer countless tips for dealing with kids when they misbehave in the eyes of their parents—refusing to go to bed, rejecting the vegetables they’ve been told to eat, talking back, yelling in the restaurant, badgering their sibling or resisting doing the tasks it takes to get to school on time. But the way parents cope with these challenging behaviors might be backfiring even if they work in the short term. My next guest asks many thought-prov...
How to Parent Kids with ADHD with Cindy Goldrich
June 04, 2019 04:00 - 52 minutes - 61 MBSpecial guest: Cindy Goldrich. Cindy Goldrich is a mental health counselor, certified ADHD Clinical Service Provider, and teacher trainer. As an ADHD Specialist, She supports parents, educators and other professionals to address the impact of ADHD & Executive Functioning on learning, motivation, and behavior. She is a recognized Keynote speaker and provides Professional Development for school districts and other professional organizations worldwide addressing how ADHD and executive functi...
How to Raise Boys to Become Good Men with Michael Reichert, Phd
May 28, 2019 16:22 - 58 minutes - 67.4 MBSpecial guest: Michael Reichert, PhD. We’ve talked quite a bit about girls on this show—and how many things are changing for girls due to the momentum of the women’s movement. But what about the boys? How do you raise boys to become great men? How do we raise boys to feel connected to himself and feel connected to others? For many of our sons, while the world of girls seems to be expanding, the world of boys seems often to be contracting—restricting who boys can be in society’s where masculi...
How to Help Kids Who Struggle with Executive Function Skills in School and in Life with Seth Perler
May 21, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBSpecial guest: Seth Perler. What is executive functioning and what does it have to do with our children’s success in school and life? My next guest explains that Executive Function is what it takes to get stuff done (such as homework, writing a paper or cleaning a room, etc.). In other words, it’s the ability to “execute” complex tasks and see that those tasks go all the way through to completion. Some kids have a knack for organizational tasks, scheduling and pacing themselves—while others...
How to Talk to Kids about Being Self-Driven, Self-Motivated & Self-Controlled with Dr. William Stixrud
May 14, 2019 14:33 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBSpecial guest: Dr. William Stixrud. Are we raising an anxious generation? Many would agree that we are. The causes of the uptick in anxiety among children has started to be discussed—even within our podcast- we have talked with Jessica Lahey and our obsession with grades and our focus on avoiding failure at all costs. We have talked with Julie Lythcott Haims about the bubble-wrapping of our children that leaves them unprepared for a life that we deliver them to at the age of 18—a life in whi...
How to Talk to Military Kids about Common Stressors and Concerns with Dr. Julie Kinn
May 07, 2019 04:01 - 53 minutes - 61.7 MBSpecial guest: Dr. Julie Kinn.Military families face many unique challenges- from long family separations and shifted responsibilities in the household to frequent moving, injuries and sadly, sometimes, grief and loss. That means that being a child in a military family means a great deal of adjustment to frequent change as well as a host of undulating emotions that come from deployment, reunions, the unknowns and the new normal. How do we talk to military kids about the unique challenges tha...
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen with Joanna Faber & Julie King
April 30, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBSpecial guests: Joanna Faber & Julie King. What do you do with a little kid who won’t brush his teeth? Screams in his car seat? Pinches the baby? Refuses to eat her vegetables? Throws books at the library and runs rampant in the restaurant? We’ve all been there. How many of us have seen the parent with the child at the supermarket who is throwing one big tantrum in the cereal aisle because s/he won’t buy the super sugar rainbowloops that he had to-- HAD TO-- have? How many of us have BEEN th...
How to Raise Humans in a Digital World with Diana Graber
April 23, 2019 04:15 - 47 minutes - 54.7 MBSpecial guest: Diana Graber. Snapchat, Instagram, Fortnite, cyberbullying, sexting, and technology addiction are some of the digital concerns that keep today’s parents up at night. Some of the statistics being quoted are scary: Common Sense Media reported that 50 percent of teens feel “addicted” to their phones. The Pew Research Center reported just last year that 59 percent of U.S teens have been bullied or harassed online. Guard Child reported that 39 percent of teens have sent or posted s...
How to Use Duct Tape Parenting to Raise Respectful, Responsible & Resilient Kids with Vicki Hoefle
April 16, 2019 11:38 - 54 minutes - 63 MBSpecial guest: Vicki Hoefle. Ask an audience of parents to shout out the most annoying behaviors their children exhibit that they desperately want to get rid of—there won’t be lack of answers. From fighting and hitting to getting up from the table, getting out of bed, making a mess, whining and talking back—parents have a bunch of challenges they are trying to solve to make their family homes more peaceful, their mornings or evening routines easier and their kids more cooperative or respons...
How to Talk to Kids about Suicide with Dr. Dan Reidenberg
April 09, 2019 04:00 - 59 minutes - 68.1 MBSpecial guest: Dr. Dan Reidenberg. Nearly 800,000 people die by suicide in the world each year, which is roughly one death every 40 seconds. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in the world for those aged 15-24 years. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for 15 to 24-year-old Americans, according to the CDC. These are the statistics—but when it comes to suicide and talking to kids, the statistics don’t give us the words, the feelings, the loss, the answers. In fact, Everytime the...
The Good News about Bad Behavior with Katherine Reynolds Lewis
April 02, 2019 04:32 - 51 minutes - 59.4 MBSpecial guest: Katherine Reynolds Lewis. There is a new and surprising problem that has quietly but perhaps not unnotably come to fruition during more recent years—our children are out of control in comparison to previous generations. It’s not your imagination. A recent study of first-graders found that they could sit still for no more than three minutes—which is actually only a quarter of the time that their peers could in 1948. Government statistics show that half of all children will dev...
How to Talk to Kids about Grit and Passion with Jodi Bondi Norgaard
March 26, 2019 11:55 - 56 minutes - 64.6 MBSpecial guest: Jodi Bondi Norgaard. How do we keep going, hammering away at our dreams, when we find ourselves faced with disappointment, frustration, failure and a big fat NO from those who can help make these dreams happen? It comes down to perseverance. Persistence. Determination and grit. We keep on going because there is a fire in us that tells us we must try yet another time. How does this play out in real life? Just recently, one of my very best friends posted a video of her daughter...
How to Use Positive Discipline to Stop Power Struggles and Raise Empowered Capable Kids with Jane Nelsen
March 19, 2019 04:04 - 56 minutes - 65.3 MBSpecial guest: Dr. Jane Nelsen. Children are always learning- and yes, they also make a lot of mistakes. Whether they are fighting with their siblings, tantruming about bedtime, missing the bus, forgetting their homework or talking back to you, it seems like there is a constant need for correction, apologies and do-overs. At the same time, there are all kinds of parents and teachers out there who witness such mistakes—from people who watch children act out or mess up and punish them or deli...
How to Talk to Kids about Being a Durable Human in a Digital World with Jenifer Joy Madden
March 12, 2019 04:21 - 39 minutes - 45.8 MBSpecial guest: Jenifer Joy Madden. According to Forbes magazine, the most sought-after attributes in an employee are not technical. All are human-centered, including the ability to work in a team, make decisions, and prioritize. But authors and experts have found a sad shift regardless- During a lecture at Rochester Institute for Technology, Allen Chochinov urged design students not to eliminate human input. He admitted: “Today, if you want to know what’s wrong with a car engine, you can’t ...
How to Talk to Kids about Traumatic Events and Natural Disasters with Karen Young
March 05, 2019 04:07 - 52 minutes - 60.3 MBSchool shootings, traumatic weather events, local fires and acts of terror-- When the world is struck with a catastrophic event, it is natural to want to shield our children from the effects of it. We want to keep their innocence in tact- allowing them to grow up carefree and unfettered—feeling safe and calm wherever they go. We might wonder, if we just don’t talk about it- could our children remain in their happy little bubble for the time being? The problem is—we live in a world where ch...
How to Talk to Kids about Sports, Athletics and the Love of the Game with John O’Sullivan
February 26, 2019 04:00 - 52 minutes - 60.3 MBWhy do children play sports? According to a study by researchers at Notre Dame’s Center for Ethical Education, it’s to (#1) have fun, then—do something that are good at, improve skills, get exercise, be part of a team and enjoy the excitement of competition. But looking out at many sports fields or at many athletic events- sometimes, if we are being truthful, it looks like we are missing the mark. There are coaches screaming and parents gritting their teeth, fans yelling at referees and team...
How to Talk to Kids about Smart Money Management with Rachel Cruze
February 19, 2019 04:00 - 34 minutes - 39.5 MBMany children grow up with no clue about how money works—what it means to save for something they want, how to spend wisely, how work can translate into money and why we must give to others in need as part of our life’s journey. Somehow, in our busy lives, discussions about money get pushed off until later. But of you think about it, when kids don’t know how money works when they are younger and under your roof, it can set them up for some big money mistakes when they are away at college or ...
How to Talk to Girls About Managing Stress and Anxiety with Dr. Lisa Damour
February 12, 2019 04:00 - 55 minutes - 63.1 MBWe have all seen the spikes in anxiety and stress in our young people these days. There is an unbelievable amount of pressure to succeed, to look perfect, to be liked and to do it all. There are pressures at home, in school, within relationships and it feels heavy and constant. Now, though anxiety has risen among young people overall, studies confirm that it has skyrocketed in girls. What in the world is going on here? And what can we do about it? For the answers to these questions, we are t...
How to Talk to Middle Schoolers about Resilience, Self Care & Problem-Solving with Michelle Icard
February 05, 2019 04:00 - 50 minutes - 57.6 MBAhhh, middle school. The crazy, time of ultimate change between elementary school and high school. Just thinking about it brings up so many memories— not all great, of course, as middle school changes can be confusing and strange as we try to figure out the social scene while trying to understand ourselves. Our brains are growing, our bodies are developing and we are trying to answer questions like “who am I?” What do I like? Is it ok for me to like this while my friends like that? “Do I fi...
How to Help Kids Succeed with Peers and Other People with Vanessa Van Edwards
January 29, 2019 04:00 - 40 minutes - 46.7 MBAre you a recovering awkward person? My next guest states she is—although you’d never know it given her amazing insights and understanding of what she has branded, The Science of People. As we know from being a child and certainly a preteen or teenager, we all feel awkward from time to time. Maybe some of us more than others. My own palms get sweaty just thinking about walking into school on the first day of school, after a fight with a friend- or worse, a break up. Blargh. And what about wh...
How to Talk to Kids About Drugs and Alcohol with Jeremy G. Schneider
January 15, 2019 04:14 - 53 minutes - 61.9 MBMany conversations we discuss on this show hold incredible importance and relevance to our lives—but talk of drugs and alcohol abuse—certainly when we hear stories of addiction and overdose often, can grip many parents and educators. Some have seen the fallout from drugs and alcohol abuse first hand—others see how it’s played out in the movies from Sandra Bullock in 28 Days to Meg Ryan in When a Man Loves a Women, Leonardo Decaprio in Basketball Diaries to the newly released Ben is Back with...
How Mindfulness Can Positively Impact the Way We Parent Our Children with Dr. Laura Markham
January 08, 2019 04:24 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBLife gets crazy and parenting can be stressful. Many parents anticipate the stress and experience stress throughout the day—whether it’s morning time and getting the kids off to school, or after-school time when homework must be completed—shuttling multiple children to practices and activities, getting a healthy dinner on the table while dealing with sibling arguments—or dealing with bedtime shenanigans. And let’s not forget friendship issues, electronics battles, getting your kids to clean ...
How to Talk about the 13 Things Mentally Strong Women and Girls Don’t Do with Amy Morin, LCSW
January 01, 2019 04:00 - 52 minutes - 60.8 MBIn the wake of the very public emergence of the #MeToo, #TimesUp and #girlstoo movements, the latter that we discussed with our Girls Inc Team, Lara Kaufmann and Dr. Christina Spears, a few weeks back-- women and girls have encouraged to find their voice, claim their power, come out of the shadows and not back down. But with a history of messages that tell women and girls that they need to be perfect, they shouldn’t break the rules, they should be quiet and look pretty, take a backseat and d...
How to Talk to Kids about the Gifts, Tools and Rituals of the ADHD Brain with Peter Shankman
December 11, 2018 04:00 - 25 minutes - 29.5 MBPeter Shankman is a spectacular example of what happens when you find the best traits of ADHD and work really hard to make them benefit you. Diagnosed at seven years old with “sit down, you’re disrupting the class” disease, Peter wasn’t formally diagnosed with ADHD until his mid-30s. By that time, however, he’d started and sold two companies, and realized that all the differences that formerly labeled him as a troublemaker were actually his greatest assets. After Peter sold his third company...
How to Raise a Confident, Capable, Resilient Adult with Julie Lythcott-Haims
December 04, 2018 04:00 - 59 minutes - 68.4 MBIn her 2016 Ted Talk, Julie Lythcott-Haims started off by saying, “there’s a certain style of parenting these days that is kind of messing up kids, impeding their chances to develop into themselves. There’s a certain style of parenting these days that’s getting in the way. I guess what I’m saying is, we spend a lot of time being very concerned about parents who aren’t involved enough in the lives of their kids and their education or their upbringing, and rightly so. But at the other end of t...
How to Talk to Kids about Dignity with Dr. Donna Hicks
November 27, 2018 04:00 - 52 minutes - 60.3 MBAs we discuss conversations on this podcast— key conversations we must have with our children about tough topics— sex, death, divorce, porn, failure, ADHD, bullying— discussions where emotions can run high, agendas can cloud openness and listening and true presence— fear can make us shy away from saying what truly needs to be said, or heard or understood. What if there was a step that we needed to take before we had these all important conversations— a step that acknowledged the importance o...
How to Help Kids with Autism, ADHD and Other Neurological Disorders Gain Better Brain Balance with Dr. Robert Melillo
November 13, 2018 04:00 - 47 minutes - 8.45 MBThere is no question- there has been a marked increase in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, dyslexia, Tourette Syndrome, and other neurological disorders. We have also heard of increases in food sensitivities, social problems, screen usage and medication use and a decrease in getting out into nature, going out for recess and unstructured play. Are these things connected? And if so, what can we do about it all? To answer these questions and more, we are turning to Dr. Ro...