Being A Parent Is Hard!

Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! This episode, The Stressors of Being a Stay- at-Home Mom, focuses on the personal and parenting challenges that face stay-at-home moms. From the lack of adult contact and feelings of isolation to managing our kids emotional, educational and social lives, being a stay-at-home mom can be extremely stressful. Whether it's facilitating our kids crazy schedules, discipline issues, or struggling with our own feelings of satisfaction, feelings of understanding and support can be in short supply. Join us for personal stories, parenting strategies, and some woman-to-woman advice as we do a deep dive into the stressors of being a stay-at-home mom.

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Welcome to this week's episode, "The Stressors and Pressures of Being a Working Mom." Join us as we talk about the crazy expectations we place on ourselves as working mothers and how this really affects our kids and their emotional development. We share personal stories and moments from our work to take a deep dive into the unique stressors faced by working moms. We hope you can join us!

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Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! In this week's episode we take a deep dive into the anxiety-producing topic of mental health and emotional stressors facing new college students. Whether it's choosing a college, deciding on a major, finding a roommate,, or acclimating to dormitory living, the start of college can be a stressful time. And there's the transition to living away from home which includes self-care, setting appropriate limits for yourself, and managing social and academic pressures--all of which can be a source of stress for new college students. Add to that the ever present stressors connected to alcohol, sex and drugs, and it easy to understand why depression and anxiety are so widespread among our older teens. We hope you can join us as we discuss the pressures and struggles facing our college students and how we as parents can help.

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Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! This week’s episode focuses on teaching our kids how to make and fulfill meaningful New Year’s Resolutions. In other words, we examine how we can help our kids feel capable of making small changes in their lives that will give them self-confidence and a sense of personal agency. These practices enable our kids to learn determination, perseverance and the value of authenticity in goal-setting. Please join us for clinical insights, personal stories and a few heartfelt suggestions.

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Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard!  This week's episode, Handling Holiday Stress, focuses on how you and your kids can best manage the busy holiday season.  We explore the emotional, financial and time-related pressures that we all feel during the holidays, including feelings of loss and sadness related to life events such as divorce or death..  Join us as we talk about creating new family rituals, "don't go there" zones such as politics for family get-togethers, and unique ways that your kids can learn the value giving to others.  And we highlight the need for self-care such as exercise, sleep, eating well, and talking about how you are feeling, as more essential than ever during the often-stressful holiday season.  Please join us!

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Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! In this week's episode, Mom Myths and Stereotypes we talk about the common struggles and concerns that result in today's moms being referred to as "helicopter" or "snowplow" moms. We focus on the pros and cons of these types of parenting styles for our kids and offer practical suggestions. We also touch on the potential pitfalls of being a "stay at home mom" and being a "working mom"--all of which have to do with having a deeper understanding of ourselves, including our anxieties. Let's put away the judgements and take a close look at how we help (or hinder) our kids as they negotiate expectations, challenges and struggles in their own lives. Please join us!

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Welcome to the latest episode of Being a Parent is Hard! In “Cultivating Self-Esteem in Our Kids: Recipes to Combat Low Self-Esteem", we focus on why self-esteem is at the core of our emotional universe and some of the difficulties we see when kids struggle with low self-esteem.  We offer strategies and insights as to what truly cultivates self-esteem in children and teens and what simply allays a parent’s concern about enhancing their child’s self-image.  For example, focusing on attractiveness, thinness, and performance are rarely direct routes to helping a child build a stronger, more secure and positive sense of themselves.  Please join us for a deep dive into the topic of self-esteem and how we as parents, teachers, coaches, and members of a community can influence a child’s self-esteem.

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Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! This week's episode explores one of the most difficult aspects of parenting, discussing death and loss with our children and teenagers. We talk about how to tell our kids about a loss in the family or community and what to expect as they struggle to understand, never mind accept, the loss. Please join us for some insight, guidance, and personal memories as we talk about the challenge of discussing death with our kids.

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Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! This week's episode focuses on understanding autism and how we can best help children, adults, and parents who are touched by this very complicated disorder. We will talk about the different levels of impairment across the autism spectrum, ranging from issues with social awareness, rigid adherence to routines, and communication difficulties to intellectual impairment and chronic self-injurious behavior, Perhaps most importantly, we will look at the scientific information and the misinformation that is flooding our news feeds and help you tease out fact from fiction. Please join us!

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Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! This week's podcast, "What I Wish I Knew Then" focuses on personal and professional insights about the challenges of parenting that one only realizes in hindsight. Whether it's about the sleepless nights of our child's infancy, the stress of managing temper tantrums and busy schedules, or the pain of our adolescent's age-appropriate rejection of us-we eventually realize that none of this lasts forever and some of it, we might just miss. Please join us for the humor and guidance that we hope emerges, as we look back and think, "Wow! I wish I knew that then"

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