Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan
421 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 260 ratingsFor anyone who has been parented, is a parent or dreams of being a parent, Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan teaches us all how to make the world a more loving, accepting and compassionate place -- one parent, one person and one child at a time. Every episode features a “Sitting Down with Dr. Dan” segment to help listeners discover ways to be the best version of themselves. With more than 25 years of experience as a psychologist, author and father, Dr. Dan Peters understands the key to raising happy and aware kids is for parents to seek the same joy and mindfulness in their own lives. Through diverse and timely discussions, every episode of Parent Footprint explores and explains how (and why) the way we were parented impacts the way we parent. Aimed at any parental figure in a child's life, Dr. Dan helps any caregiver lead with purpose.
With over 200 episodes, Dr. Dan has hosted adolescent and child development experts, mental health professionals and of course, parents. Plus, he takes listener questions! Submit yours to [email protected] and you may get an answer on a future episode.
Parent Footprint With Dr. Dan is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including true crime, comedic interviews, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, I Said No Gifts! and more.
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My Legs Are Crying: What A Pediatrician Learned About Emotionally-Based Illness with Dr. Maggie Kozel
July 06, 2023 07:01 - 53 minutesToday Dr. Dan interviews pediatrician and author Dr. Maggie Kozel about children and emotionally-based illnesses. In this unprecedented time of pediatric (and adult) mental health crisis, this episode is essential listening for all families, caregivers, and medical professionals. Shortly after Dr. Kozel accepted a position as Medical Director of the Inpatient MedPsych unit at Hasbro Children’s Hospital (Providence, RI), she realized she had been treating emotionally-based illnesses in her pre...
The Brooker Family Popcast: parenting, entertainment, and pop culture with Heather and Chris
June 29, 2023 07:01 - 57 minutesIt’s Family Time on Parent Footprint! Dr. Dan welcomes The Brooker Family — their POPcast recently launched Season 2! Hosted by 2-time Emmy Award-winning and Webby Award-winning journalist, actor and comedian Heather Brooker, her husband Chris and their 10-year-old daughter, Channing, their show is the first ever video podcast to bring parents and kids together to talk about entertainment, video games, music, pop culture and more. Dr. Dan interviews Heather and Chris about their family, thei...
BONUS EPISODE #24: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about social media, mom and son tension, financial challenges, a new diagnosis, and more
June 27, 2023 07:01 - 50 minutesOn the new June Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episode, host Dr. Dan and audio engineer Phil have a great conversation about your listener questions including: tension between a mom and son, financial challenges, a new autism diagnosis, and more. Each month Dr. Dan answers questions listeners submit about parenting (and sometimes adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episodes. Please email your parenting questions to us at [email protected] or DM us on social media. We...
A Very Particular Experience: Grief, Comedy, Inherited Trauma, and Stillbirth with Liz Glazer
June 22, 2023 07:01 - 58 minutesContent warning: parental loss Dr. Dan speaks to Liz Glazer, an award-winning standup comedian, actor, and writer. Dr. Dan and Liz discuss the one-year anniversary of Liz’s first daughter’s stillbirth and how her debut album, A Very Particular Experience, honors Liz and her wife’s first daughter Leo Pearl. A Very Particular Experience (out now) is a way to create something positive from this tragic experience and it will resonate with listeners. Recently Liz (first place winner in the Boston ...
Adulting with Jordan Carlos
June 16, 2023 00:10 - 1 hourWelcome to Exactly Right and Parent Footprint’s two year anniversary episode! Dr. Dan and Parent Footprint celebrate their second Exactly Right anniversary on this new episode with special guest Jordan Carlos, co-host of Exactly Right’s Adulting. Jordan (with co-host Michelle Buteau) gives real life advice with a heaping portion of hilarity – and a dollop of truth – on their popular podcast. Continuing Parent Footprint’s tradition of interviewing our Exactly Right fam (shout out to Georgia ...
The Leaving Season with Kelly McMasters
June 08, 2023 07:01 - 1 hourDr. Dan and author Kelly McMasters discuss The Leaving Season, her new memoir about divorce, creativity, the sacrifices of motherhood, and her decision to leave her marriage. This interview explores the many lessons about self, parenting, family, grief, and love Kelly learned while writing her book. Her wisdom will resonate with listeners. Kelly’s honest story about moving with her husband, a painter, from New York City to rural Pennsylvania, where their children roamed idyllic acres in rain ...
Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time with Sheila Liming
June 01, 2023 07:01 - 55 minutesDr. Dan interviews Sheila Liming, the author of “Hanging Out,” about why unstructured time is essential and why she urges us to say no to calendar invites and yes to “chilling.” Sheila explains to Dr. Dan how simple acts of casual connection are the glue that binds us together, and how community is the antidote to the disconnection and isolation that dominates contemporary life. With constant digital access and smartphones around 24/7, our lives still aren’t connected in a meaningful way. L...
BONUS EPISODE #23: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about summer, Father’s Day, and a new study about kids + smartphones.
May 30, 2023 11:52 - 48 minutesWelcome to the May episode of Sitting Down with Dr. Dan. Host Dr. Dan and Laura (our podcast producer and girl-boy twin Mom) answer your listener questions about summer and parent relaxation, bullying/body shaming/name calling, Father’s Day and more. PLUS Dr. Dan discusses a powerful new study (released May 14, 2023 from Sapien Labs) that’s everywhere on social media and relates to the finding that the earlier kids get smartphones the worse their mental health is as an adult (study linked her...
Genealogy of a Murder with Lisa Belkin
May 25, 2023 07:01 - 1 hourIn a nod to our favorite true-crime-comedy podcast My Favorite Murder (and podcast network), Dr. Dan interviews journalist Lisa Belkin about her brilliant true crime book Genealogy of a Murder. Lisa’s multigenerational tale of three families whose paths collide one summer night in 1960 with the murder of a police officer is at the core about a true crime in Lisa’s own family (does this qualify as a Hometown Murder Story Georgia? Karen?). Dr. Dan and Lisa discuss how these family histories aff...
Zig-Zag Boy: Mental Health and Motherhood with Tanya Frank
May 18, 2023 07:01 - 1 hourDr. Dan speaks to writer and mother Tanya Frank about her new book ZIG-ZAG BOY: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood. Tanya and Dr. Dan discuss Tanya’s compassionate, heartrending memoir about her quest to understand her son’s journey through psychosis. One night in 2009, Tanya Frank finds her nineteen-year-old son, Zach—gentle and full of promise—in the grips of what the psychiatrists would later label a psychotic break. Suddenly, Tanya is thrown into a parallel universe: Zach’s world, where...
SPECIAL EPISODE 15: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan Listener Questions about family time, TikTok challenges, and more
May 16, 2023 13:06 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBBONUS EPISODE Originally aired Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Welcome to another new “Sitting Down with Dr. Dan” episode exclusively for Wondery + subscribers. Dr. Dan and Parent Footprint producer and twin Mom Laura Rossi discuss family time, TikTok challenges, childless by choice, and more. Every month Dr. Dan answers your questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our “Sitting Down With Dr. Dan” bonus episodes. Email us at [email protected]. DM us on social media. We ...
Music and Children with Laurie Berkner
May 11, 2023 07:01 - 54 minutesDr. Dan interviews children’s entertainment and music superstar Laurie Berkner on today’s episode. Laurie is beloved by parents, children, and families worldwide. Kids and grownups love her music and they will surely adore her even more after listening to this personal interview. With more than 1 billion total streams, an average of more than 22 million monthly streams, and millions of CDs and DVDs sold, People magazine calls Laurie “the queen of kids’ music,” and the Los Angeles Times says, ...
SPECIAL EPISODE 16: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about Halloween costumes, Dad playgroups, remote work, and more
May 09, 2023 07:01 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBBONUS EPISODE Originally aired Tuesday, October 25, 2022 It’s Spooky Season! Welcome to October’s new “Sitting Down with Dr. Dan.” Dr. Dan and Phil Rossi (our audio engineer and GirlDad) answer your virtual mailbag listener questions about topics including Halloween and more. Every month Dr. Dan answers your questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our “Sitting Down With Dr. Dan” bonus episodes. Email us at [email protected]. DM us on social media. We will consider...
Screen Time and Mental Health with Debbie Steinberg Kuntz
May 04, 2023 07:01 - 59 minutesDr. Dan welcomes back parenting expert Debbie Steinberg Kuntz to discuss screen time, mental health, and the effects screens have on children and teens. A licensed family/marriage therapist, Debbie explains how we can help our kids reset their screen time to avoid negative health impacts like depression, craving, addiction, and loneliness. This is an important episode for May and Mental Health Awareness Month. Dr. Dan and Debbie talk passionately about how we are all living during a child a...
Navigating the Foster to Adoption Journey with Jenell Jones
April 27, 2023 07:01 - 52 minutesNational Foster Care Awareness Month is May and over the years Parent Footprint listeners have asked us for more shows about foster care, foster parenting, adoption, and foster-to-adoption. Today on the podcast, Dr. Dan interviews adoptive parent and advocate Jenell Jones about foster care, adoption, and the foster-to-adoption journey as well as her personal experiences chronicled in her book Shattered. Jenell Jones is an early education entrepreneur specializing in providing high quality lea...
BONUS EPISODE #22: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about April and Autism Acceptance Month, stress, and more.
April 25, 2023 07:01 - 51 minutesOn this Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episode, host Dr. Dan and Phil (our podcast audio engineer and Dad of two daughters) answer your listener questions about April and Autism Acceptance Month (April is also Stress Awareness Month), sensory disorders, a parent’s cancer diagnosis, and more. Each month Dr. Dan answers questions listeners submit about parenting (and sometimes adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episodes. Please email your parenting questions to us at podcas...
Pies, Books, Chronic Illness, Mental Wellness and more with Stephanie Hockersmith, Pie Lady Books
April 20, 2023 07:01 - 54 minutesDr. Dan interviews the beloved Instagram star Pie Lady Books Stephanie Hockersmith on today’s episode about her pie art, her inspiring journey to health, mental wellness, chronic illness, and finding joy. Listeners will instantly love our guest today Stephanie Hockersmith, a viral sensation beloved by thousands and known as Pie Lady Books on Instagram and other social media. Stephanie is a Mom, wife, and booklover and she was diagnosed over a decade ago with Celiac Disease, with neurological ...
It. Goes. So. Fast. with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly
April 13, 2023 07:01 - 1 hourDr. Dan interviews the one and only Mary Louise Kelly of NPR’s All Things Considered about her new memoir and parenting book It. Goes. So. Fast:: The Year of No Do-Overs. This unforgettable episode is an honest look at Mary Louise’s parenting journey as well as her famous career as a journalist. Listeners will connect deeply with Dr. Dan and Mary Louise’s conversation about the year before her oldest son goes to college – the year she calls her year of no do-overs and the inspiration for h...
Girls with Impact with Jennifer Openshaw
April 06, 2023 07:01 - 45 minutesDr. Dan interviews CEO/Founder of Girls with Impact Jennifer Openshaw about the organization’s work to provide leadership education for under-resourced young women. This interview is inspired by the recent celebrations for Women’s History month and International Women’s Day. Guest Jennifer Openshaw speaks to Dr. Dan about leadership and her organization’s mission to train the next generation of female leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators in order to drive equity, diversity, and economic gro...
BONUS EPISODE #21: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about lying, summer camp, piano lessons, tween fashion and more
March 28, 2023 07:01 - 53 minutesOn this new bonus episode, Dr. Dan and Laura (our podcast producer, twin mom, special needs parent) answer your listener questions about kids lying and telling tall tales; quitting piano lessons; the return of summer camp; balancing introverts and extroverts in your family; and whether you should police your tween’s fashion choices. Every month Dr. Dan answers your questions about parenting (and sometimes adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episodes. Please email your paren...
On Loving and Leaving Ballet with Alice Robb
March 23, 2023 07:01 - 58 minutesDr. Dan interviews former ballet dancer Alice Robb about ballet and her new book DON’T THINK, DEAR: On Loving and Leaving Ballet. Dr. Dan and Alice’s honest conversation about body image, perfectionism, diet culture, and more will resonate with all parents - not just dance parents. In 2023, ballet is one of the most popular extra-curricular activities for young girls, and for some, it will take root as a lifelong obsession. Few will ever dance professionally but they will be shaped by the lif...
Born Extraordinary: Empowering Children with Differences & Disabilities with Meg Zucker
March 16, 2023 07:01 - 59 minutesParent Footprint with Dr. Dan celebrates our 200th episode today! Parent Footprint is a family and so today Dr. Dan celebrates you – our podcast family! We thank every listener, every parent, every guest, and every individual on our podcast journey. We also want to say a very special thanks to our podcast parents - Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff, the founders of Exactly Right (and co-hosts of My Favorite Murder) for inviting us to be part of the Exactly Right podcast network. To cele...
SPECIAL EPISODE 17: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about the holidays, mass shootings, more
March 14, 2023 07:01 - 41 minutes - 38 MBOriginally aired on November 29, 2022. Welcome to the November Bonus Episode of Sitting Down With Dr. Dan exclusively for Wondery + subscribers. ***Trigger warning: this bonus episode discusses mass shootings including the November 2022 University of Virginia campus shooting and deaths. Dr. Dan and Laura Rossi (our producer and twin expert) answer your virtual mailbag listener questions about the holidays and also provide advice for parents about mass shootings. Every month Dr. D...
Mindful in Minutes with Kelly Smith
March 09, 2023 08:01 - 1 hourDr. Dan interviews Kelly Smith, host of the meditation podcast Mindful In Minutes, founder of Yoga For You, and mom. Kelly uses yoga and meditation to find calm, reduce anxiety, and mindfully parent. On today’s episode Dr. Dan talks to Kelly about using meditation and yoga to foster mindfulness. Kelly shares her personal story with Dr. Dan about how her mom’s cancer diagnosis first led her to yoga many years ago – that experience changed her life’s path. Now as a mom herself, Kelly shares wit...
Screaming on the Inside with Jessica Grose
March 02, 2023 08:01 - 58 minutesDr. Dan and Jessica Grose (opinion writer at The New York Times, author, founding editor of Lena Dunham’s Lenny Letter) discuss and examine the unrealistic expectations we place on mothers and her new book Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood. Dr. Dan and Jessica (mother of two daughters) discuss her parenting experiences, mom burnout, self-care, motherhood myths, double-standards, and more. This provocative episode pulls apart our ideas of American motherhood ...
BONUS EPISODE #20: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about violent videos, messy rooms, Dad’s mental health, and more
February 28, 2023 08:01 - 49 minutesOn this new episode, Dr. Dan and Phil Rossi (our podcast audio engineer, Dad of two daughters) answer your listener questions about peer pressure and disturbing videos; messy bedrooms; men and mental health (prompted by a Black History Month article about mental health/fathers); babies and earrings; and newborn names. Every month Dr. Dan answers your questions about parenting (and sometimes adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episodes. Our virtual mailbag is filled with you...
Audiobook Break with Winnie-the-Pooh and Barbara Rosenblat
February 23, 2023 08:01 - 59 minutesDr. Dan welcomes Barbara Rosenblat (Orange is the New Black’s Miss Rosa) (and Winnie-the-Pooh!) to the podcast today to discuss storytelling, creativity, audiobooks, acting, and of course life lessons and wisdom (think Zen and The Tao of Pooh) from Winnie-the-Pooh. Currently, Barbara is the narrator of Winnie-the-Pooh, a new podcast from AudioFile Magazine for kids and kids at heart. Barbara brings her passion and iconic voice to this episode to discuss how this classic story empowers childre...
The ABCs of Inclusion and Raising a Deaf Child with Beth Leipholtz
February 16, 2023 08:01 - 56 minutesDr. Dan is excited to welcome an inspiring parenting advocate, mom, and social media star to today’s episode: viral phenomena Beth Leipholtz joins Parent Footprint to talk about inclusion, raising a deaf son, and so much more. Dr. Dan also talks to Beth about her work as an accessibility advocate who believes in creating a more accepting world for our children. As the hearing mother of a deaf child, Beth is raising her son, Coop, bilingually in both hearing and Deaf cultures. She shares he...
SPECIAL EPISODE 18: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about self-advocacy, New Year’s Resolutions, and Gentle Parenting.
February 14, 2023 08:01 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBOriginally aired on December 27th, 2022. Welcome to the last Bonus Episode of 2022 of Sitting Down With Dr. Dan – exclusively for Wondery + subscribers. On this December episode, Dr. Dan and Phil Rossi (Dad and the podcast’s audio engineer) answer your listener questions about self-advocacy, New Year’s Resolutions for tweens, and Gentle Parenting. Dr. Dan also gives parents great advice for 2023. Every month Dr. Dan answers your questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on...
The New Dyslexic Advantage with Dr. Brock and Dr. Eide
February 09, 2023 08:01 - 1 hourDr. Dan returns to a very personal topic on today’s new episodes: dyslexia. Dyslexia has touched Dr. Dan and his family. Dr. Dan’s always speaks honestly and openly about this topic and today he brings back popular podcast guests Dr. Fernette Eide and her husband Dr. Brock Eide (founders of the nonprofit Dyslexic Advantage) to talk about the updated version of their paradigm shifting book The Dyslexic Advantage. Drs. Fernette Eide and Brock Eide discuss the dyslexic mind, their strength-based...
The Fun Habit with Mike Rucker
February 02, 2023 08:01 - 1 hourDr. Dan and guest Mike Rucker talk about fun today on the podcast - including a discussion about Mike’s book The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life. Mike offers the latest compelling scientific evidence about the concept of fun and teaches us all how to make having fun a habitual and authentic part of our daily life. This episode is for anyone seeking joy, happiness, and specific ways to build fun into an actionable and effortless habit. For parents, kids, and e...
BONUS EPISODE #19: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about jellyfish parenting, kids home alone, and more
January 31, 2023 08:01 - 50 minutesWelcome to 2023’s first Sitting Down With Dr. Dan Bonus Episode #19! On this new episode, Dr. Dan and Laura Rossi (our podcast producer, twin mom, and a special needs parent) answer your listener questions about jellyfish parenting, teens having s*x when parents are in the house(!), school refusals, and when it is ok to leave kids home alone. Every month Dr. Dan answers your questions about parenting (and sometimes adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episodes. Our virtual m...
When Worry Works with Dr. Dana Dorfman
January 26, 2023 08:01 - 1 hourOn this episode Dr. Dan and Dr. Dana Dorfman (parenting expert and author) discuss worry and anxiety as well as her new book WHEN WORRY WORKS: How To Harness Your Parenting Stress And Guide Your Teen To Success. This episode focuses on the growing national teen mental health crisis: achievement pressure. Dr. Dan and Dr. Dorfman also address how parents inadvertently and unknowingly exacerbate worry and anxiety by overlooking their own parental achievement anxiety and offer solutions and advic...
Parenthood 365 with Deborah Farmer Kris
January 19, 2023 08:01 - 58 minutesHow do we give our children our best effort 365 days a year? Today host Dr. Dan has a great conversation with guest Deborah Farmer Kris, PBS Parent's national columnist, child development specialist, education journalist, parent educator and the author of the “All the Time” picture book series. In this episode, Dr. Dan and Deborah focus specifically on awe and wonder. What exactly is awe? What do we know about the benefits of awe? Is feeling awe within our control — or does it just “happen” ...
Mother Brain with Chelsea Conaboy
January 12, 2023 08:01 - 57 minutesDr. Dan interviews health journalist, author, parent Chelsea Conaboy about her book Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood. This interview - like Chelsea’s book - explodes the concept of “maternal instinct” and tells listeners a new story about what it means to become a parent. Conaboy talks to Dr. Dan about the changing, parental brain – and offers revelations that will enlighten and educate. On today’s episode we learn that new parents undergo major structura...
Well-Child Syndrome with Laura Zigman, author of Small World
January 05, 2023 08:01 - 57 minutesDr. Dan welcomes back parent and author Laura Zigman to discuss parental grief, Well-Child Syndrome, sibling loss, and her book Small World. Laura Zigman grew up in the shadow of her parents’ grief after her oldest sister died. In her just released novel Small World, Laura fictionalizes and writes poignantly about her own childhood as a typical sibling of a disabled sister who died. Despite the fact that Laura Zigman (and her sister Linda Zigman barely knew Sheryl), Laura’s childhood and her...
Actions Speak Louder with Deanna Singh
December 29, 2022 08:01 - 1 hourDr. Dan interviews Deanna Singh, host of the Uplifting Impact podcast, Diversity Equity & Inclusion Expert, and champion for marginalized communities. Dr. Dan and Deanna discuss how and why we should approach the topic of diversity, equity and inclusion in a positive light with our kids. Deanna’s enthusiasm, curiosity, drive, and passion will energize listeners. Deanna is the author of American Girl's first-ever advice book on race and inclusion, A Smart Girl's Guide: Race and Inclusion: Sta...
BONUS EPISODE 18: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about self-advocacy, New Year’s Resolutions, and Gentle Parenting.
December 27, 2022 08:01 - 45 minutesOriginally aired on December 27th, 2022. Welcome to the last Bonus Episode of 2022 of Sitting Down With Dr. Dan – exclusively for Wondery + subscribers. On this December episode, Dr. Dan and Phil Rossi (Dad and the podcast’s audio engineer) answer your listener questions about self-advocacy, New Year’s Resolutions for tweens, and Gentle Parenting. Dr. Dan also gives parents great advice for 2023. Every month Dr. Dan answers your questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our “Sittin...
Wondery Presents: Melon's House Party
December 22, 2022 08:01 - 5 minutes - 4.84 MBWelcome to Melon’s House Party! Did you know that the objects in your house sing and speak all day long? They just do so in a key only dogs can hear. Enter, Melon, an eight pound dog with a thousand pound heart who is the key to a world that lives right under our noses! She lives in a world full of friends; an always singing record player, a soulless computer, her bookshelf therapist and many more. But her best friend in the world is Couch. No musical adventure is too big for Melon ...
History of a Suicide with Jill Bialosky
December 08, 2022 08:01 - 59 minutes*TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE AND RELATED TOPICS DISCUSSED* Today Dr. Dan is in conversation with Jill Bialosky to discuss suicide and the 10 year anniversary edition of her extraordinary memoir History of a Suicide: My Sister’s Unfinished Life. This episode offers an essential, sensitive, and very intimate discussion about suicide with a survivor. In 1990, Jill Bialosky’s 21-year-old sister committed suicide after fighting with her boyfriend. In this interview, Jill discusses her stunning book w...
The Sleep-Deprived Teen with Lisa L. Lewis
December 01, 2022 08:01 - 55 minutesToday Dr. Dan interviews journalist Lisa Lewis about her important book The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive. Dr. Dan and Lisa hope to provide listeners with the critical information they need right now about teens and sleep. This episode addresses crucial questions including: How much sleep do teens need? What happens when teens don't get enough sleep?How does social media and technology use sleep? and more. Today’s episo...
BONUS EPISODE 17: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about the holidays, mass shootings, more
November 29, 2022 08:01 - 43 minutesOriginally aired on November 29, 2022. Welcome to the November Bonus Episode of Sitting Down With Dr. Dan exclusively for Wondery + subscribers. ***Trigger warning: this bonus episode discusses mass shootings including the November 2022 University of Virginia campus shooting and deaths. Dr. Dan and Laura Rossi (our producer and twin expert) answer your virtual mailbag listener questions about the holidays and also provide advice for parents about mass shootings. Every month Dr. Dan answers yo...
Comedian Dad with Kurt Braunohler
November 24, 2022 08:01 - 56 minutesDr. Dan interviews Kurt Braunohler -- Dad, comedian, and co-host of Exactly Right’s Bananas podcast – about parenting, humor, and his just released streaming special PERFECTLY STUPID. Dr. Dan and Kurt’s conversation today is funny, sometimes bananas(!), and will make listeners laugh out loud. They discuss comedy, kids, Dad humor, parenting, Dad-ing, and how laughter really is the best medicine Kurt Braunohler has two children. Kurt can be seen in Judd Apatow’s feature “The Big Sick” and Lions...
My Everything: The Parent I Want to Be, The Children I Hope to Raise with Einat Nathan
November 10, 2022 08:01 - 1 hourDr. Dan talks to Einat Nathan (parenting expert, public speaker, bestselling author, parent) about her magical book My Everything: The Parent I Want to Be, The Children I Hope to Raise. The message of today’s episode is simple and powerful: “No parent is perfect and that is ok!” because parenting requires courage, energy, and love. Parenting is not about being perfect. Parenting is messy. Listeners will connect with Einat’s honesty and passion – and learn from her personal parenting journ...
Canaries Among Us: Bullying and a Mother’s Determination with Kayla Taylor
November 03, 2022 07:01 - 1 hourDr. Dan and parent, advocate, author Kayla Taylor speak about National Bullying Prevention Month (October) as well as the journey (now a book Canaries Among Us: A Mother’s Quest to Honor her Child’s Individuality in a Culture Determined to Negate It) of her own child who was bullied at an elite private school and officials turned a blind eye to the cruelty and tried to hide it. Today’s necessary discussion on the intersections of neurodivergence and bullying asks provocative and essential qu...
Why Am I So Anxious with Dr. Tracey Marks
October 27, 2022 07:01 - 1 hourDr. Dan interviews psychiatrist, expert, and author Dr. Tracey Marks about her therapy practice, popular YouTube channel, and her book Why Am I So Anxious?: Powerful Tools for Recognizing Anxiety and Restoring Your Peace. Anxiety seems to be everywhere in today's world. Dr. Dan and Dr. Marks answer these questions and more: How can we take control of our anxiety? How can we take control of our life? What can we do to fix anxiety issues for ourselves? How can we help our anxious kids? Renow...
BONUS EPISODE 16: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about Halloween costumes, Dad playgroups, remote work, and more
October 25, 2022 07:01 - 35 minutesBONUS EPISODE Originally aired Tuesday, October 25, 2022 It’s Spooky Season! Welcome to October’s new “Sitting Down with Dr. Dan.” Dr. Dan and Phil Rossi (our audio engineer and GirlDad) answer your virtual mailbag listener questions about topics including Halloween and more. Every month Dr. Dan answers your questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our “Sitting Down With Dr. Dan” bonus episodes. Email us at [email protected]. DM us on social media. We will consider your questio...
The G Word Documentary: Gifted/Talented/Neurodiverse Awareness Week with Marc Smolowitz
October 20, 2022 07:01 - 1 hourDr. Dan and award winning filmmaker Marc Smolowitz discuss Gifted/Talented/Neurodiverse Awareness Week (GTN Awareness Week 10/24/22 - 10/28/22) and the documentary The G Word, directed and produced by Marc. Their conversation reveals that bright, neurodiverse children are everywhere – Gifted/Talented/Neurodiverse learners exist in every zip code. Marc defies popular myths that assume most gifted people are wealthy, white, and will do fine on their own – and asks us to do the same. Dr. Dan and...
Kids, "Active Commuting" and Long-Term Fitness with Robin DeWeese, Ph.D
October 13, 2022 07:01 - 56 minutesDr. Dan talks to Robin DeWeese, Ph.D. of Arizona State University about her recently released, timely, and important study about kids, fitness, health, and “active commuting." The main finding: Kids who walk, skateboard or ride their bikes to school when they are young are more likely to keep it up as they get older, reaping the health benefits. In the study, the researchers found that kids are much more likely to continue "active commuting" (traveling by foot, bike or even skateboard) if t...
Family Values with Dr. Charles Sophy
October 06, 2022 07:01 - 53 minutesDr. Dan interviews Dr. Charles Sophy, psychiatrist and the former medical director for the County of Los Angeles Department of Children & Family Services. Dr. Sophy has been a regular on Dr. Phil for the last twenty years and now he brings his experience and expertise to his new book, Family Values, continuing his work on repairing parent-child relationships. Dr. Sophy has helped many families break harmful patterns, heal from trauma, and move from crisis to thriving. Based on his experience...