Raising Good Parents
211 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsRaising Good Parents is the place to hear the questions, struggles, and victories of real parents in the trenches. Dr Phil Boucher is a husband, father, and pediatrician in private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska. His practice is focused on empowering parents to be present, confident, and productive - to worry less and enjoy parenthood even more. If you're overtired, stressed out, guilt-ridden - this is the place to regain your sanity, get the reassurance you need, the sleep you need, and feel confident as a parent.
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10. Kids Can Fail and Work Through Adversity
May 01, 2019 07:00 - 21 minutes - 12.5 MBA couple weeks ago, I did a recording with a local radio station about allowing your child to fail. That’s what I want to play for you today. (Keep in mind that it was recorded during Holy Week, which will help make some of the banter make sense!) As parents, we often want to jump in and protect our children, smoothing their paths and ensuring their safety. We want to save them from their own mistakes. Trust me, as a dad myself, I’m very familiar with this! But sometimes we need to let our...
9. Parenthood isn't Easy, it's Messy, But There Can Be Joy and Blessings in the Mess; Lauren Eberspacher's Message
April 08, 2019 07:00 - 44 minutes - 26.1 MBAs parents, we spend a lot of time putting our kids to bed. This is a time when you can bond with your kids, but they’re at their most tired, so it’s often tough and stressful. I often hear from parents that they feel guilty or stressed about their kids’ bedtime routine. This is such an important topic that I decided to bring in a special guest to chat about it! Lauren Eberspacher of From Blacktop to Dirt Road is an amazing woman with a powerful message: parenthood is messy, and that’s oka...
8. Why I Take Cold Showers
April 03, 2019 07:00 - 20 minutes - 12.1 MBAs you may have heard in last week’s episode, I’ve been doing parenting polls on Instagram lately. It’s a fantastic way to find new things to incorporate into my parenting or share with other parents! Last week, my wife and I went out on our first date since our new baby, Gloria, was born a few weeks ago. That inspired me to put out a poll on Instagram, and I learned that a lot of you aren’t getting date nights on a regular basis. That’s not acceptable! Right now, get out your calendar. Fo...
7. How to Pray as a Family
March 27, 2019 14:49 - 18 minutes - 11.2 MBLately, I’ve been doing parenting polls in my Instagram stories, and learning more about what other parents are doing! I recently did a parenting poll asking whether people pray as a family, and among my followers, 86% of respondents answered “yes.” Among those, almost half of parents said that it’s stressful to pray with their young kids. (Believe it or not, I thought it would be a higher number!) That’s what I want to talk about today. Kelsey, today’s guest, has a question about pray...
6. How to Choose a Pediatrician
March 21, 2019 20:20 - 37 minutes - 22.1 MBMy wife and I just had our beautiful fifth baby, Gloria Benedicta Boucher, two weeks ago! You can see her on Instagram. I might be just a little bit biased, but I think she’s one of the greatest babies of all time. Overall, everything with our other kids have gone well, too! Our two next youngest kids have struggled a little with the transition, but it’s gone better than we expected. I was able to take two weeks off work, during which a real tragedy took place: our practice manager, and a ...
5. Husbands: How to Help Your Wives
March 06, 2019 08:00 - 21 minutes - 12.6 MBTony, today’s guest, is a little worried about his upcoming baby. He’s concerned that there won’t be much for him to do in the first months, since he can’t feed the baby, and doesn’t know how best to help his wife during this time. This is a really common question and source of concern for a lot of men. Dads, and men in general, tend to want to help, do things, and fix things. And, since we can’t nurse our babies, it ends up feeling like there’s nothing we can actively do to make thing...
4. Newborn Sleep Issues
February 28, 2019 04:30 - 21 minutes - 12.9 MBNatalie is expecting her first baby in about a month, and is concerned about the topic of sleep! She and her husband are both deep sleepers who value their rest, and they’ve heard and read a lot about the lack of sleep in the first year. People love to commiserate, especially on social media, so it’s no wonder that there’s so much talk about how hard it is to get sleep once baby arrives! This might leave you feeling like there’s nothing to do but wait until baby figures out sleep on their ...
3. Help Me with My Three-nager
February 20, 2019 08:00 - 19 minutes - 11.6 MBTina’s three-year-old daughter has become stubborn, showing tendencies of being what we call a three-nager. If you have a child around this age, you’re probably familiar with the struggles of this phase! Tina has three questions this day, the first of which revolves around sleep. By this age, it’s reasonable to think that a child should be able to sleep through the night. (You might be laughing, but it’s true!) With some strategies, you can make things better, even if your child is like Tina...
2. My Four Year Old is Too Rigid
February 13, 2019 08:00 - 16 minutes - 10.1 MBMary has a stubborn four-year-old who wants things to be incredibly specific, or else he freaks out. For example, he wants the exact same breakfast every single day, with everything in the same order. Does that sound familiar? Do you want to help guide your child into becoming more flexible and accepting of change and new things? If so, this episode is for you! It’s common for children to go through this phase. If you’re dealing with it, though, that might not be much consolation! This...
1. How Do I Start Solid Foods?
February 06, 2019 13:11 - 11 minutes - 7.15 MBReady for a little tour of how things will go on the show? In each episode, I’ll bring in a real-life parent with a real, relatable question about parenting. I’ll find out a little bit about their family and unique situation, and then provide an answer to the question. My hope is that this will provide you with valuable information that you can use in your own parenting journey, even if your circumstances are different from the parent who originally asks. Today’s multifaceted question come...
0. Introducing, Parenting Matters!
February 06, 2019 09:39 - 5 minutes - 3.8 MBWelcome to the introductory first episode of Parenting Matters! I’m your host, Dr. Phil Boucher. I’m a husband, father, and board-certified pediatrician. If you’re tired, stressed out, or full of guilt, I’m here for you! I’ll help you regain your sanity, worry less, and enjoy parenting more. Let me be part of your parenting journey, and I’ll do my best to ensure your path is as smooth as possible. I grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska, which isn’t exactly a small town but isn’t a big city either....