In today’s hyper-digital world, children are growing up immersed in screens and families are feeling the impact.

In this powerful episode, Dr. Taniesha Burke sits down with clinical psychologist and author Catherine Steiner-Adair to discuss how technology, smartphones, gaming, and social media are reshaping childhood and what parents can do to reconnect with their children.

Based on her bestselling book, The Big Disconnect, Catherine shares research-backed insights on screen addiction, emotional dysregulation, family values, AI companions, and how parents can protect their child’s mental health in the digital age.

If you've ever wondered:

This episode is for you.

Children don’t need parents to be perfect; they need parents to be present.

Strong family connection, consistent boundaries, and clearly defined family values are protective factors against digital addiction, online exploitation, anxiety, and emotional isolation.

 Parenting in the digital age requires courage, intentionality, and leadership.

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Your family connection is worth protecting.

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After children, many couples quietly shift from lovers to logistical partners. The romance fades, exhaustion sets in, and intimacy feels like another task on the to-do list.

In this powerful episode, Dr. Taniesha Burke sits down with certified sex therapist Dr. Rebecca Howard Eudy, author of Parents in Love: A Guide to Great Sex After Kids, to explore how couples can reconnect emotionally and sexually without grand gestures or pressure.

We unpack why feeling like “roommates with children” is a normal and predictable phase of parenting, and how small, intentional daily choices can rebuild connection, safety, and desire over time.

Dr. Rebecca shares practical tools for rebuilding intimacy in marriage, including:

✔ Expanding your definition of sex

✔ Communicating with vulnerability using “I feel” statements

✔ Creating intentional transition time from parent mode to partner mode

✔ Prioritizing micro-moments of connection (hello kisses, deep hugs, intentional eye contact)

If you’ve ever wondered how to reignite romance after kids, restore emotional connection, or strengthen your marriage while parenting, this episode is for you.

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In a world where manners are fading, social skills are declining, and family connections feel harder than ever, could etiquette be the missing link to raising confident, respectful children?

In this powerful episode of the Family Dialogues Podcast, Dr. Taniesha Burke sits down with renowned etiquette expert Jackie Vernon Thompson to explore how manners, respect, and social protocols shape children’s confidence, communication skills, and long-term success.

Together, they discuss why etiquette is not about class, wealth, or being “old-fashioned,” but about self-worth, emotional intelligence, leadership, and strong family values. Jackie shares real-life insights from her global work with children, families, and professionals and explains how simple daily habits at home can transform sibling relationships, parent-child connection, and children’s readiness for the real world.

This episode covers:

If you’re a parent, educator, or caregiver who wants to raise respectful, emotionally healthy, and socially confident children, this conversation is essential listening.

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What really happens to a marriage after kids arrive?

In this episode of Family Dialogues, Dr. Taniesha Burke sits down with New York Times bestselling author and journalist Jancee Dunn to talk candidly about resentment, emotional labor, and rebuilding a partnership after children. Drawing from her book, How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids, Jancee shares deeply relatable stories, research-backed insights, and practical tools to help couples move from simmering frustration back to teamwork, respect, and connection.

Together, they explore how unequal mental load, maternal gatekeeping, poor communication, and unspoken expectations quietly erode relationships and what actually helps couples repair after the early parenting years. From FBI conflict-resolution techniques to chore redistribution systems, this conversation offers realistic strategies for overwhelmed parents who still want their relationship to thrive.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

This episode is a must-listen for parents navigating marriage after kids, co-parenting stress, emotional burnout, and relationship repair.

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What does it really take to raise teenagers who still talk to us, trust us, and stay connected even as they push for independence?

In this episode of the Family Dialogues Podcast, parenting expert Alyson Schafer joins the conversation to unpack one of the most challenging transitions for families: moving from parental control to parental influence during the teen years.

Alyson explains why adolescence begins much earlier than many parents expect, how brain development and neuroplasticity shape teenage behavior, and why conflict often increases just as teens are doing exactly what development requires of them. Drawing from Adlerian psychology and decades of counseling experience, she reframes teenage resistance not as defiance, but as preparation for adulthood.

You’ll hear practical guidance on:

This conversation is essential listening for parents of preteens and teenagers, caregivers navigating power struggles, and anyone who wants to raise emotionally resilient teens without losing the relationship that matters most.

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In this episode of The Family Dialogues Podcast, Dr. Burke sits down with Dr. Willard F. “Bill” Harley Jr., clinical psychologist, marriage counselor, and bestselling author of His Needs, Her Needs, to explore a question many parents wrestle with but rarely say out loud: Should marriage come before children and why does it matter so much?

Dr. Harley draws on over six decades of marriage research and counseling to explain how prioritizing romantic love between spouses creates emotional safety for children, strengthens family stability, and protects marriages from drifting into resentment, distance, or a “roommate” dynamic. He shares why neglecting a spouse’s emotional needs especially after children arrive is one of the biggest threats to long-term marital health.

This conversation dives deeply into Dr. Harley’s emotional needs framework, including why men and women often prioritize different needs, how affection creates the environment for intimacy, and why intimate conversation, recreational companionship, and consistent connection are essential to keeping love alive. Dr. Harley also addresses common parenting challenges, including newborns, toddlers, exhaustion, lack of childcare, and limited time and explains why 15 hours of undivided couple time per week can transform a marriage, even in the busiest seasons of parenting.

 Parents will walk away with practical tools, mindset shifts, and reassurance that loving your spouse well is not selfish, but one of the greatest gifts you can give your children.

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In today's episode of The Family Dialogues Podcast, we explore what it really means to be a "good mother" in a culture that glorifies perfection and the idea of the supermom. Host Dr. Burke sits down with Kate Kripke, LCSW, perinatal mental health therapist and author of Reinventing Supermom, to unpack why high-achieving women are especially vulnerable to anxiety, overwhelm, and burnout in motherhood. 

This powerful conversation explores the emotional transition from maiden to motherhood, the hidden costs of achievement-driven parenting, and how a parent's nervous system shapes a child's sense of safety and attachment. Kate explains why children "borrow" our nervous systems, how secure attachment is built, and why placing our emotional well-being on our child's behavior can be harmful—though often unintentional.

You'll learn practical, neuroscience-backed tools for emotional regulation, including Kate's 3 Cs framework (Curiosity, Compassion, Choice), which helps parents stay grounded during tantrums, emotional outbursts, and moments of overwhelm from toddlerhood through the teenage years. This episode also addresses cultural and generational beliefs about emotions, why feelings are not the problem, and how repairing ruptures in the parent-child relationship actually strengthens connection.

Whether you're a new mom, a high-achieving parent, or navigating emotional challenges with older children, this episode offers compassionate insight, actionable strategies, and reassurance that you don't have to lose yourself to be a loving, secure parent.

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Family life can feel overwhelming, meltdowns, tension in your relationship, emotional distance, and the constant question, “Am I failing at this?” But thriving homes are possible, even when things feel hard.

Hosted by Dr. Taniesha Burke, research psychologist, parenting coach, and mother of three boys, Family Dialogues Podcast tackles the real, unspoken challenges of parenting, marriage, intimacy after kids, shared responsibility, and raising confident, capable children.

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Because happy, connected families don’t happen by accident. They happen through understanding, teamwork, and intentional dialogue.

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