Family Confidential: Secrets of Successful Parenting with Annie Fox, M.Ed.

Family Confidential: Secrets of Successful Parenting with Annie Fox, M.Ed.

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  • FC 013: Queen Bees Go Hi-Tech - Guest: Rosalind Wiseman (December 7, 2009)
    The recent rise in the use of social digital media has brought a new wrinkle to the way tween and teens girls deal with friendship conflicts and it's not pretty. In this podcast I talk with Rosalind Wiseman, author of "Queen Bees and Wannabes" (Three Rivers Press, 2009). Rosalind brings her considerable knowledge of Girl World to this spirited discussion of the way things are for girls in the Age of Technology and how parents can help them survive and thrive.
    About Rosalind Wiseman
    Rosalind Wiseman, author of "Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World" which has just been re-released in a new edition covering the impact of technology on Girl World. Twice a New York Times bestseller, "Queen Bees and Wannabes" was the basis for the 2004 movie "Mean Girls". Rosalind's follow up book, "Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads: Dealing with the Difficult Parents in Your Child's Life", was released in 2006.
    More info at: http://rosalindwiseman.com
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    55 min
  • FC 012: Did I Bite Off More Than I Can Chew? - Guest: Izzy Rose (November 23, 2009)
    Life is full of surprises. But when you marry a man with children and become a stepmom, you may find that the ride you signed on for is the Turn My Life Upside Down variety. In this podcast I talk with Izzy Rose, author of "The Package Deal: My (not-so) Glamorous Transition from Single Gal to Instant Mom" (Three Rivers Press 2009). Izzy chronicles the first tumultuous year of her marriage which involved quitting her career, moving from San Francisco to Texas, and becoming a full time mom to her two step sons.
    About Izzy Rose
    Izzy Rose is an Emmy award-winning television producer from the San Francisco Bay Area. She's the creator of Stepmother's Milk, a blog and resource site for the modern-day stepmom with national and international readership. She's appeared countless times on television and radio programs in San Francisco, Austin and Memphis and is a regular contributor to Stepmom Magazine. http://www.stepmommag.com
    More info at: http://stepmothersmilk.com and http://izzy-rose.com
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    42 min
  • FC 011: Good Girl vs. Real Girl - Guest: Rachel Simmons (November 9, 2009)
    By idealizing and rewarding the Good Girl, we teach girls to become people-pleasing shadows of themselves, thus limiting their power and potential. In this podcast I talk with Rachel Simmons, author of "The Curse of The Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence" (The Penguin Press, 2009), about the long-lasting negative impact of a culture that prizes nice over real and how parents, teachers and coaches can help girls push back.
    About Rachel Simmons
    Rachel Simmons is the author of the New York Times bestseller "Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls" (Harcourt, 2002), the first book to explore the phenomenon of bullying among girls. Rachel works internationally with girls, parents, and teachers to develop strategies to address bullying and to empower girls. A Rhodes scholar, Rachel Simmons is the founding director of the Girls' Leadership Institute in Santa Cruz, CA
    More info at: www.rachelsimmons.com and www.girlsleadership.org
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    40 min
  • FC 010: I Don't Wanna Go to School! Overcoming School Anxiety - Guest: Diane Peters Mayer (October 26, 2009)
    Kids aren't necessarily supposed to love school. But when a child is either terrified to go to school because of something going on there or something that might happen to the family when they're not home that kid is suffering. This all too `common disorder is called School Refusal Behavior. In this podcast I talk with Diane Peters Mayer, licensed social worker and author of "Overcoming School Anxiety – How to Help Your Child Deal With Separation, Tests, Homework, Bullies, Math Phobia, and other Worries (AMACOM 2008). In her private practice for the past 18 years and now in her book, Diane, helps parents understand school anxiety and offers many practical tips for helping anxious kids, tweens and teens.
    About Diane Peters Mayer, M.S.W., L.S.W
    Diane Peters Mayer, a licensed social worker, graduated with a B.A. in psychology and a master's degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania, and has been in private practice in Doylestown, PA since 1990. After graduating from Penn, Diane trained in New York City for many years with Ben Rappoport, Ph.D a master therapist and scholar in existential/humanistic psychotherapy.
    Diane's own struggle with anxiety and how she overcame it is the basis for her specialization in anxiety, anxiety disorders, school anxiety, and performance anxiety. Diane's therapeutic work is to empower people to take control of their anxiety and difficult life situations so they can live full, rich, and rewarding lives. www.dianepetersmayer.com
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    55 min
  • FC 009: Am I Really a Bad Mother or is the Bar Unrealistically High? - Guest: Ayelet Waldman (October 5, 2009)
    When the headlines scream about a bad mother, famous or not, we can't seem to get enough. Those most intent on sucking the marrow out of these kinds of stories are mothers. In this podcast I talk with Ayelet Waldman, author of The New York Times bestseller "Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities and Occasional Moments of Grace" (Doubleday 2009). From her perspective as a mother of four, a wife, a writer, and an ardent feminist, Ayelet talks with passion and fearlessness about being a mom in the 21st century.
    About Ayelet Waldman
    Ayelet Waldman is writer whose books include The New York Times bestseller "Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities and Occasional Moments of Grace." Her other books include: "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits", "Daughter's Keeper" and the Mommy-Track Mysteries. Her personal essays have been published in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines including the NY Times, Vogue and Parenting. Her radio commentaries have appeared on NPR's "All Things Considered."
    The film version of "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits", with Natalie Portman in the lead role, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2009.
    More info at: AyeletWaldman.com
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    Copyright © 2009-2018 Annie Fox and Electric Eggplant. All Rights Reserved.
    40 min
  • FC 008: What's Up with Stepmothers? - Guest: Wednesday Martin, Ph.D. (September 7, 2009)
    For as long as there have been fairy tales there have been evil stepmothers. Fairy tale nightmares aside, what's it really like to marry a man with children? And why do stepmoms often have such a hard time finding a comfortable and respected place in their families? In this podcast I talk with Wednesday Martin, author of "Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Stepmothers Think, Feel and Act The Way We Do" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009).
    About Wednesday Martin, Ph.D.
    Wednesday Martin holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from Yale. She was a regular contributor to the New York Post's parenting page for several years, and her work has appeared in a number of national magazines. Martin, a stepmother for ten years, lives with her husband and their two sons.
    More info at: www.wednesdaymartin.com
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    Copyright © 2009-2018 Annie Fox and Electric Eggplant. All Rights Reserved.
    45 min
  • FC 007: Advocating for your Special Needs Child - Guest: Robert Rummel-Hudson (August 16, 2009)
    All kids need parents to advocate for them. Special needs kids need especially loud and pushy parents to go to bat for them at school and help them get what they require to succeed.
    In this podcast I talk with Robert Rummel-Hudson, author of "Schuyler's Monster - A Father's Journey with his wordless Daughter. (St. Martin's Griffin 2009). In this totally engaging memoir, Rob tells the story of a family struggling to find the answers to a child's dilemma, while chronicling of their unique relationships, formed without traditional language against the expectations of a doubting world.
    About Robert Rummel-Hudson
    Robert has been writing online since 1995. During that time, his work has been recognized by the Diarist Awards and has been featured in articles in the Austin Chronicle, the Irish Times, the New Haven Register, the Dallas Morning News, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He has been featured on American Public Radio's Weekend America, WFAA's Good Morning Texas and KERA's Think with Krys Boyd. The Rummel-Hudson family was the subject of a feature story by Fox 26 Houston's Greg Groogan. Robert was the featured keynote speaker at the 2009 Texas Speech Language Hearing Association Convention in Austin. You can reach Rob at [email protected]
    More info at: schuylersmonster.com
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    Copyright © 2009-2018 Annie Fox and Electric Eggplant. All Rights Reserved.
    52 min
  • FC 006: My Life Sucks and It's Because I'm too Fat! - Guests: Carol Normandi and Laurelee Roark (July 13, 2009)
    We live in a thin-obsessed culture and it's making us eternally unhappy with our bodies and ourselves. As parents we are as affected as our kids by the daily barrage of images and media messages that sell us an unrealistic ideal of female (and male) beauty. As a result millions of Americans deal with body image issues. In this podcast I talk with Carol Normandi and Laurelee Roark, co-authors of "Over It: A Teen's Guide to Getting Beyond Obsessions with Food and Weight" (New World Library 2001). Carol and Laurelee talk from their own experience recovering from eating disorders and about what parents can do to offset the negative influence of media on their kids' self-esteem.
    About Carol Normandi and Laurelee Roark
    Carol Normandi, M.S., MFT and Laurelee Roark, MA, CCHT are co-founders of Beyond Hunger, a nonprofit organization in San Rafael, CA that provides support groups, workshops and education for individuals with eating disorders and body image disturbances. They are the authors of "It's Not About Food: End Your Obsession with Food and Weight", a book for adult women with eating disorders, and "Over It: A Teen's Guide to Getting Beyond Obsessions with Food and Weight".
    More info at: beyondhunger.org
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    45 min
  • FC 005: When Parents Need Parenting - Guest: B. Lynn Goodwin (June 14, 2009)
    Parents give and children take. That's the natural order of things. But sometimes it all gets flipped on its head when aging parents become unable to care for themselves and adult children become caregivers. In this podcast I talk with B. Lynn Goodwin, author of "You Want Me To Do What? – Journaling for Caregivers" (Tate Publishing 2008). Lynn takes her experience as an English teacher, writer and former caregiver and provides the safe space, the compassion, and the inspiration for caregivers to process their stress and celebrate what is right.
    About B. Lynn Goodwin
    B. Lynn Goodwin is a teacher, editor, freelance writer, former caregiver, and the author of "You Want Me To Do What? – Journaling for Caregivers" (Tate Publishing). She is published in Voices of Caregivers; Hip Mama; the Oakland Tribune; the Contra Costa Times; the Danville Weekly; Staying Sane When You're Dieting; Small Press Review; Dramatics Magazine; Career, Caregiving, and Self-Care NCDA Monograph (forthcoming); 24/7—a caregiving anthology (forthcoming); and numerous e-zines. She facilitates journaling workshops for caregivers and publishes Writer Advice, www.writeradvice.com You can reach Lynn at [email protected]
    More info at: writeradvice.com
    Opening Music: Ignorant Meadow by Curt Siffert - www.curtsiffert.com
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    Copyright © 2009-2018 Annie Fox and Electric Eggplant. All Rights Reserved.
    47 min
  • FC 004: Want to be Yourself? Go For It! - Guest: Mike Robbins (May 25, 2009)
    At one time or another most parents have told their kids: "Don't just go along with the crowd. Think for yourself." We value knowing what's right for ourselves regardless of what other's may think. Yet, where do these lessons of being your own person come from? They're certainly not being learned in most classrooms or lunchrooms? Are we teaching them at home by modeling authenticity in our own lives so that our kids get the message? In this podcast I talk with Mike Robbins, author of "Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken – Transform your Life with the Power of Authenticity" (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2009). Mike's book is an honest look at the profound changes you can initiate in your life and in your relationships (family and otherwise) when you give yourself permission to be who you are.
    About Mike Robbins
    Mike Robbins is an expert in teamwork, communication, and the power of appreciation and authenticity. He delivers keynote addresses, leads customized seminars, and works one-on-one in a way that empowers people and organizations to work together effectively and be more successful. In addition to "Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken", Mike is the author of "Focus on the Good Stuff: The Power of Appreciation" http://focusonthegoodstuff.com. Prior to his speaking, writing, and coaching career, Mike played professional baseball for three seasons with the Kansas City Royals. He is also on the board of Challenge Day http://challengeday.org, a powerful youth organization that focuses on peace, healing, and personal development for teens.
    More info at: http://Mike-Robbins.com
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    Copyright © 2009-2018 Annie Fox and Electric Eggplant. All Rights Reserved.
    58 min

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Family Confidential: Secrets of Successful Parenting is a biweekly podcast that focuses on 21st century parenting challenges and solutions. Hosted by Annie Fox and produced by Electric Eggplant,…