Be a Problem Solver Podcast

Facts on Friday: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown, 2010. On this episode we talk about how Dr. Brown's work resonates with our mission to bring courage, compassion and connection to our parenting. Her work serves as a great resource for parents. 

We are so glad you're here! At Be a Problem Solver Services, our goal is to help parents raise decent humans in a digital world. Need more help addressing social media use, teenage transitions, or essential workplace skills with your child? Check out our online coaching services here:

www.beaproblemsolverservices.com/coaching

Be a Problem Solver Services are Kate (M.Ed., CCC-SLP) and Cory (Ph.D., LCMHC, NCC) - a wife speech pathologist and husband mental mental health counselor who focus on bringing you information about social skill development and character building. We both practice independently, and then come together to collaborate on important social skills issues that we hear from our clients over and over again!

This week we are introducing our group coaching program for parents of teens. We are starting out by interviewing our neighbors about their social media use. We love the great use of boundaries that they have cultivated around technology use and how it has influenced the relationship with mom and dad. 

To get on the waitlist for group coaching, head here:

https://beaproblemsolverservices.com/groupcoaching-2/ 

We are so glad you're here! At Be a Problem Solver Services, our goal is to help parents raise decent humans in a digital world. Need more help addressing social media use, teenage transitions, or essential workplace skills with your child? Check out our online coaching services here:

www.beaproblemsolverservices.com/services

Be a Problem Solver Services are Kate (M.Ed., CCC-SLP) and Cory (Ph.D., LCMHC, NCC) - a wife speech pathologist and husband mental mental health counselor who focus on bringing you information about social skill development and character building. We both practice independently, and then come together to collaborate on important social skills issues that we hear from our clients over and over again!

Facts on Friday: In an article by McGillan (2019) we share our takeways regarding installing spyware on your child's phone. Is it a good idea? Necessary? What are the alternatives?

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We are so glad you're here! At Be a Problem Solver Services, our goal is to help parents raise decent humans in a digital world. Need more help addressing social media use, teenage transitions, or essential workplace skills with your child? Check out our online coaching services here:

www.beaproblemsolverservices.com/coaching

Be a Problem Solver Services are Kate (M.Ed., CCC-SLP) and Cory (Ph.D., LCMHC, NCC) - a wife speech pathologist and husband mental mental health counselor who focus on bringing you information about social skill development and character building. We both practice independently, and then come together to collaborate on important social skills issues that we hear from our clients over and over again!

We are taking a different angle on playing video games. In this episode, we talk about how connecting with your child and teen through video games may be the key to getting your kiddo to open up.  

To see the free virtual mini-class about Family Mental Health Strategies we mentioned in the episode, head here:

https://www.thenurturednestnc.com/free-mini-classes/familystrat

We are so glad you're here! At Be a Problem Solver Services, our goal is to help parents raise decent humans in a digital world. Need more help addressing social media use, teenage transitions, or essential workplace skills with your child? Check out our online coaching services here:

www.beaproblemsolverservices.com/services

Be a Problem Solver Services are Kate (M.Ed., CCC-SLP) and Cory (Ph.D., LCMHC, NCC) - a wife speech pathologist and husband mental mental health counselor who focus on bringing you information about social skill development and character building. We both practice independently, and then come together to collaborate on important social skills issues that we hear from our clients over and over again!

Facts on Friday: In an article by Ng et al. (2006), we explore the SMART model for helping individuals affected by crisis of viral pandemic. The model includes aspects of mind, body, and spirit and has excellent tips for self-care. 

Find the article using this doi:10.1007/s10597-005-9002-y

We are so glad you're here! At Be a Problem Solver Services, our goal is to help parents raise decent humans in a digital world. Need more help addressing social media use, teenage transitions, or essential workplace skills with your child? Check out our online coaching services here:

www.beaproblemsolverservices.com/coaching

Be a Problem Solver Services are Kate (M.Ed., CCC-SLP) and Cory (Ph.D., LCMHC, NCC) - a wife speech pathologist and husband mental mental health counselor who focus on bringing you information about social skill development and character building. We both practice independently, and then come together to collaborate on important social skills issues that we hear from our clients over and over again!

This is a confusing time and we are here to help. We have been creating resources and doing our best to help our clients via coaching, counseling and therapy. We hope some of Cory's blunders told via story today will bring a little levity to the situation. 

To get the free tip sheet we mentioned in the episode, head here:

https://mailchi.mp/069400de4e98/schoolclosures

We are so glad you're here! At Be a Problem Solver Services, our goal is to help parents raise decent humans in a digital world. Need more help addressing social media use, teenage transitions, or essential workplace skills with your child? Check out our online coaching services here:

www.beaproblemsolverservices.com/coaching

Be a Problem Solver Services are Kate (M.Ed., CCC-SLP) and Cory (Ph.D., LCMHC, NCC) - a wife speech pathologist and husband mental mental health counselor who focus on bringing you information about social skill development and character building. We both practice independently, and then come together to collaborate on important social skills issues that we hear from our clients over and over again!

This is the first Facts on Friday episode of the podcast. We have added these episode to talk about a specific resource, like an article, book, chapter, podcast, website, etc. This week we are discussing an article from Dunbar, 2016 on the impact of social media on friend networks.  

The #mediamindfulnesschallenge is still underway! We encourage you to participate and grab the instructions on how to play with your teen. To get the game head to:

www.beaproblemsolverservices.com

Played the game and want to share your success? Tag us @beaproblemsolver on IG or Facebook and use the hashtag

#mediamindfulnesschallenge

We are so glad you're here! At Be a Problem Solver Services, our goal is to help parents raise decent humans in a digital world. Need more help addressing social media use, teenage transitions, or essential workplace skills with your child? Check out our online coaching services here:

www.beaproblemsolverservices.com/coaching

Be a Problem Solver Services are Kate (M.Ed., CCC-SLP) and Cory (Ph.D., LCMHC, NCC) - a wife speech pathologist and husband mental mental health counselor who focus on bringing you information about social skill development and character building. We both practice independently, and then come together to collaborate on important social skills issues that we hear from our clients over and over again!

Our teens and technology series continues with this episode about apps that your tweens and teens are using on social media. We discuss how these apps are impacting friendships and teen mental health.

The #mediamindfulnesschallenge is still underway! We encourage you to participate and grab the instructions on how to play with your teen. To get the game head to:

www.beaproblemsolverservices.com

Played the game and want to share your success? Tag us @beaproblemsolver on IG or Facebook and use the hashtag

#mediamindfulnesschallenge

We are so glad you're here! At Be a Problem Solver Services, our goal is to help parents raise decent humans in a digital world. Need more help addressing social media use, teenage transitions, or essential workplace skills with your child? Check out our online coaching services here:

www.beaproblemsolverservices.com/coaching

Be a Problem Solver Services are Kate (M.Ed., CCC-SLP) and Cory (Ph.D., LCMHC, NCC) - a wife speech pathologist and husband mental mental health counselor who focus on bringing you information about social skill development and character building. We both practice independently, and then come together to collaborate on important social skills issues that we hear from our clients over and over again!

This episode is the first in a series where we will be talking about social media use in teens. We have kicked off the #mediamindfulnesschallenge this week to help parents open up the door to talk to their teens about social media use. This is a game to provide a playful way for parents to start this talk. 

To get the game head to:

www.beaproblemsolverservices.com

Played the game and want to share your success? Tag us @beaproblemsolver on IG or Facebook and use the hashtag

#mediamindfulnesschallenge

We are so glad you're here! At Be a Problem Solver Services, our goal is to help parents raise decent humans in a digital world. Need more help addressing social media use, teenage transitions, or essential workplace skills with your child? Check out our online coaching services here:

www.beaproblemsolverservices.com/coaching

Be a Problem Solver Services are Kate (M.Ed., CCC-SLP) and Cory (Ph.D., LCMHC, NCC) - a wife speech pathologist and husband mental mental health counselor who focus on bringing you information about social skill development and character building. We both practice independently, and then come together to collaborate on important social skills issues that we hear from our clients over and over again!

When your child is growing, exploring and navigating the social world at school, but then comes home and has no idea how to translate these skills, it can be frustrating. In this episode, we have some tips for bridging that gap between social skill building at school or therapy, and at home. 

To get the parent homework mentioned in this podcast episode, click here: https://beaproblemsolverservices.com/product/parent-homework-strategies-for-social-skill-building/

We are so glad you're here! At Be a Problem Solver Services, our goal is to share with you the importance of social skill and character building, so that we can all raise good, kind humans. These podcast episodes accompany a free guide addressing the top 5 challenges that parents report to us about raising kind humans. 

To get the free tip sheet discussed in this episode, grab it here:

www.beaproblemsolverservices.com/slps

Need more help addressing this issue with your child? Check out our online coaching services here:

www.beaproblemsolverservices.com/coaching

Be a Problem Solver Services are Kate (M.Ed., CCC-SLP) and Cory (Ph.D., LPCA, NCC) - a wife speech pathologist and husband mental mental health counselor who focus on bringing you information about social skill development and character building. We both practice independently, and then come together to collaborate on important social skills issues that we hear from our clients over and over again!