Barbara Mullen is a force of nature. At 90 years old she still mentors and supervises a gaggle of Hawai'i-based mental health professionals, sees clients in her private practice, follows her favorite NFL teams religiously, and knows everything about every current socio-political trend.

In this episode of A Really Good Enough Parent, Barbara shares details about her life growing up as the only child of a martini-drinking single mom; her classic VW bus trip as a single mom across the country with four children to her new life as a full time hippy in Humbolt County, CA; and her reasons for becoming a therapist.

Barbara's perspectives on raising children are straight forward, rooted in personal experience, academic awareness, and good old trial and error.

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Medium is the Massage

By: Marshall Macluhan, Quentin Fiore

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/25955

https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/marshall-mcluhan/203190/

Birth Without Violence

by Frédérick Leboyer

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1132105

Songs: I Did it My Way - Frank Sinatra

ARGEP standard plug:

Seek out those who are trying to make the world a better place.

The good folks at Thrift Books (www.thriftbooks.com) sell decommissioned library and other used books at reasonable prices with fast shipping.

Independent Book Sellers make the world a better place.

In Honolulu try Da Spot in Kaimuki

https://dashophnl.com/

or in Ellensburg, WA, go visit Pearl Street Books and Gifts.

https://www.pearlstreetbookstore.com/

Scott Rogers shares tips and thoughts on how he and his wife, fellow actor/director Jeanne Rogers, parented their two creative children with a focus on love and imagination. In this episode of A Really Good Enough Parent, you will learn how to raise a child with minimal screen time; the benefits of trusting your child; and why boredom can be a great thing.

Scott continues to teach live acting classes weekly in Honolulu as well as Portland.

To learn more about Scott, please visit his website https://scottrogersstudios.com/

Jeanne Rogers, Scott's wife, is an actor and can be found on IMDB at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0221973/

Scott's brother, Steven Rogers is a screen writer who wrote I, Tonya, and other films. https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/i-tonya-steven-rogers-screenwriter-hope-floats-stepmom-1201904563/

Look for the upcoming film based on the three Rogers' boys childhood, coming later this year.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0737216/

Scott's daughter, Kanani Rogers

https://www.naniroseportraits.com/

Scott's son, Blade Rogers https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1833436/

Deb Margolin is an actor, writer, artist, and mother who loves her two children so much it is palpable through her words. In this episode, you'll hear Deb talk about the joys and challenges of being a full time parent and creative person. Deb shares insights into her method of getting to know the incredible humans she was lucky enough to birth and raise.

Deb currently teaches in the English and Theatre Departments at Yale University, while continually working on new plays, essays, and collaborative endeavors.

https://www.debmargolin.com/

https://theaterstudies.yale.edu/people/deborah-margolin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYh4wg79NWc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEl4hyU9OYU

https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/deb-margolin-wins-kesselring-26376/

Deb's daughter, Molly:

Molly Kirschner YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-bjo2-Ml2sQYEcq1kcU91Q

Deb's son, Bennett:

Bennett Kirschner

https://www.instagram.com/bennett_here/?hl=en

https://bennettkirschner.net/

New York City-based actor, husband, father, Timur Kocak shares his thoughts on raising happy children without heavy-handed discipline and the importance of making your own bread.

Timur's acting career on IMDb

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0462233/

Reminder: No paraffin candles!

Eat real food (if you can).

Podcasts referenced in this episode:

Podcast for kids:

Grim, Grimmer, Grimmest

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grimm-grimmer-grimmest/id1436651521

Podcast Timur and his wife love:

If Books Could Kill -

Michael Hobbes and Peter Shamshiri

https://open.spotify.com/show/2khJBoF73ujIATWUFtSxLD

Book series for young adults (came out before the HBO series):

His Dark Materials - by Philip Pullman

https://www.goodreads.com/series/44427-his-dark-materials

In this special Mother's Day edition of ARGEP, Kristine interviews her mother, Frances Altwies. Frances is an artist, and a long time Waldorf School teacher.

Author Anthony Mara

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/books/anthony-marra-on-a-constellation-of-vital-phenomena.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Marra

If you are going to buy a book, I recommend Thrift Books for on-line sales, or any local independent bookseller, such as Pearl Street Book Store in Ellensburg, WA

www.pearlstreetbookstore.com

In the inaugural episode of A Really Good Enough Parent podcast, host Kristine Altwies talks with her father, lifelong Waldorf teacher, Gerald Altwies. Enjoy stories of a simple childhood and how lessons from that period of his life, influenced Mr. Altwies on his journey to become a teacher and parent.

Fore more information on the Detroit Waldorf School please visit:

https://www.detroitwaldorf.org/

or about Waldorf in general:

https://youtu.be/wfec6eF4I_4

https://www.waldorfeducation.org/waldorf-education

And if you wish to visit Detroit, we highly encourage that!

https://dia.org/ - Our favorite Detroit Institution - the Detroit Institute of Arts

Jo Seager is a licensed Montessori teacher, born and raised in England. Ms. Seager raised her two children in Germany, England and France and supported them in pursuing higher education in Holland. Ms. Seager's upbeat, optimistic attitude about raising children grew somewhat out of response to her own strict upbringing in a British boarding school.

In this episode Ms. Seager shares insights about what makes children "misbehave" and how to walk the line between being your child's friend and parent.

Psychologist and mother, Dr. Laura Anderson, shares insights into her own journey as a mother, her ideas on why it's important to be aware of a child's ability to repair, be resilient and to regulate as needed.

More information about Dr. Laura Anderson and her work with gender expansiveness, race and culture in the lives of children can be found at:

https://www.drlauraanderson.com/

Svenja Buentjen was born and raised in Germany, the daughter of a hippy father and a more conservative mother. She received her Waldorf training in England and taught in Waldorf schools in Germany, the United States, England. She has conducted child out reach and support programs in under served communities in India, Congo, Nicaragua, Spain, Panama, and Costa Rico. She is the founder of the Katu Waldorf School in San Jose, Costa Rica. She is the proud mother of two wonderful young adults who currently live in Berlin and Barcelona.

https://katuwaldorf.com/