Parent Nation

Parent Nation

By Tara Kennedy Kline
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Parent Nation episodes

  • Summer Lovin' and Mind Strength
    Want to be mentally strong? DON'T do these things! We often want to know WHAT to do to stay mentally strong, but it's actually what you don't do. We also discuss family summer FUN on the cheap!
    58 min
  • Sleep Deprived Teens and Alleviating Family Stress
    Dr. John Schuen is our guest.Studies have shown that teens need 8-10 hours of sleep to function best, but sleep in adolescents has been in a steady decline. According to the National Sleep foundation 85% of teens get less than 8 hours of sleep per night. Dr. Mindy McNeal believes the only behavior that can't be changed is death, less is more, routine is like a playpen...it keeps the good in and the bad out, every person deserves quality health care and education, you can hate the behavior and still love the person.
    58 min
  • Astrology and Parenting
    Jeff Harman, the parent astrologer, is our guest today as he shares how we can connect and guide our kiddos through astrology all on Today's Parent Nation Radio Show!
    39 min
  • Effects on Children from Oversharing Parents
    Parents warn children “Behave.. what happens today will go viral tomorrow.” But what happens when parents overshare on social media? Are they putting their kids at risk? Many of today's "helicopter" parents are failing to observe a "no fly zone" around their own children. After warning children about the risks of over sharing online, parents are actually the worst offenders. Recent studies have shown that parental over sharing online and in social media, may present a long term health and safety risk for their children; information that stays with the child for life.
    58 min
  • Theater for Autism and Finding Our Manners
    The Creative Director of Pushcart Players shares with us ho their theater production company accommodates children on the spectrum so they are able to enjoy theater. Gail Reed joins us to teach us how to find our manners and the best way to teach children about manners.
    58 min
  • There Are a Millennial Ways to Parent
    Parenting is so different now than our Boomer parents and fatherhood has come a long way. Today's show share fun ways dads are different from moms and how Millennial parents are sill trying to be cool under a mound of dirty diapers and screaming kids.
    58 min

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Parent Nation, this ain't your mama's parenting show. But it can be a place to pull up a chair, shake up a cocktail, and kick up your heels while you tune in to the refreshingly real talk about what…