Latest Hydeschool Podcast Episodes

17: Rhonda Moskowitz: Parenting is Hard

Parenting Teens: The Biggest Job We’ll Ever Have Podcast - October 24, 2016 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★ - 42 ratings
No one knows this more than parenting coach Rhonda Moskowitz of Columbus, Ohio. She says, “We have to remember that it’s about us, the parents; if it were about the kids, it would be called kidding.” In this podcast interview, Rhonda tells us the four things about which parents most often se...

16: Jason Warnick: 3 Surprising Traits High School Graduates Need

Parenting Teens: The Biggest Job We’ll Ever Have Podcast - October 17, 2016 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★ - 42 ratings
Jason Warnick has spent 15 years interviewing kids and families interested in Hyde School. He has seen teens as they begin their freshman, sophomore, or junior year, and he has watched them as they have come to gain confidence in who they are and where they are going in their lives. He’s observe...

15: Donna Dubinsky: What Teens Don't Know About Technology

Parenting Teens: The Biggest Job We’ll Ever Have Podcast - October 10, 2016 04:00 - 19 minutes ★★★ - 42 ratings
Most parents think their teens know everything about technology, and in fact are ahead of us, the parents. But Donna Dubinsky, head of technology at Hyde School, shares some fascinating information about what teens don’t know in this area. What does a private account on face book really mean? ...

14: Cyber Wise: Raising Teens in the Digital Age

Parenting Teens: The Biggest Job We’ll Ever Have Podcast - October 03, 2016 04:00 - 28 minutes ★★★ - 42 ratings
Do you ever wonder if you'll ever be as savvy on those devices as your kids? And what about the amount of time they spend "plugged in?"  Do you worry about a proper balance in their lives? Diana Graber and Cynthia Liebermann, who run an organization called Cyber Wise: No Grownup Left Behind,...

13: Ben and Bonita Davis: Taking a Risk By Letting Go

Parenting Teens: The Biggest Job We’ll Ever Have Podcast - September 26, 2016 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★ - 42 ratings
If you've noticed a theme in some of our podcasts about letting go, that’s probably because most parents struggle with it – a lot! In this podcast, former and current parents - one son has graduated and a second son is going into his senior year - Ben and Bonita Davis, share candidly about how...

12: Barbara Leventhal: “What Your Child Needs to Be Happy”

Parenting Teens: The Biggest Job We’ll Ever Have Podcast - July 11, 2016 05:00 - 30 minutes ★★★ - 42 ratings
“Every parent has a dream for their child; what is your dream?”  This is the question educational consultant, Barbara Leventhal, asks parents the first time she meets with them. “The most universal answer,” she says, “is, ‘I just want my child to be happy.’”  “It’s usually in middle school w...

11: Holly White: “A Blended Family & Boarding School”

Parenting Teens: The Biggest Job We’ll Ever Have Podcast - July 04, 2016 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★ - 42 ratings
School is for kids but Hyde is for families. Holly White, former Hyde parent, has a blended family that all benefited from Hyde School, although only her youngest child attended the school.  She talks candidly about getting past the disappointment of not having your child at home with you fo...

10: Vicki Hoefle: “Duct Tape Parenting”

Parenting Teens: The Biggest Job We’ll Ever Have Podcast - June 27, 2016 05:00 - 30 minutes ★★★ - 42 ratings
“What would it be like if parenting was fun and exciting and life with your kids was full of peace, harmony, cooperation, and respect?” This is a question early in Vicki Hoefle’s book, Duct Tape Parenting.  Consistent with the Biggest Job philosophy, Vicki teaches parents that the true job o...

Paul Tough: "Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why"

Parenting Teens: The Biggest Job We’ll Ever Have Podcast - June 21, 2016 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★ - 42 ratings
Paul Tough’s book, his third, is great! Although focused on disadvantaged populations of kids and families, there are many ideas, interventions, and strategies that apply to all populations. These include: the idea (and proof) that external rewards for kids don’t work – as proven by research th...