In this episode, renowned education critic Alfie Kohn urges parents to question the prevailing assumptions driving U.S. education policy including the value of standardized tests, the Common Core Standards, the meaning of international rankings, and the need to have a common national curriculum. He suggests an action plan to turn back the policies that he believes are wrong for our children. Mr. Kohn also gives us a preview of his upcoming book, "The Myth of the Unspoiled Child" that challenges the idea that overindulgence and overparenting are creating a generation of entitled children.

#6: Parenting and Education Myths with Guest: Alfie Kohn

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 Building Resilience in Children and Teens author and Center for Parent & Teen Communication director Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg joins with a set of virtual hugs to parents of tweens and teens as we discuss what our older kids need as we exit the pandemic. Dr. Ginsburg helps us think about what our kids have gained, lessons to take forward, and how to open the lines of communication.

#98: Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg on What Tweens and Teens Need Now

Barnard Center for Toddler Development Director and  How Toddlers Thrive author Dr. Tovah Klein joins with a set of virtual hugs to parents of young children as we discuss what our youngest kids need as we exit the pandemic. We talk about what our children have gained, how we can thoughtfully help our kids return to camp and school, and the gift that screen time has been for frantic parents.

#97: Dr. Tovah Klein on What Our Toddlers Need Now

Father, author and thinker Jordan Shapiro joins to talk about his new book, Father Figure, How To Be a Feminist Dad. We talk about a collective need to reassess what it means to be a “good dad” and Jordan’s call for dads to consider whether our actions are in line with our desire for a more equal and just world for our children.

#96: Jordan Shapiro on How To Be a Feminist Dad

City Dads blog contributor Vincent O’Keefe talks to fighter pilot and counterterrorism expert turned school leader and author Dr. Marisa Porges about her new book, What Girls Need: How to Raise Bold, Courageous, and Resilient Women.

#95: Dr. Marisa Porges on Raising Bold, Courageous, and Resilient Daughters

Cincinnati Dads Group Organizer and  The NOMADad Podcast host Brock Lusch talks dad to dad with #CityDads blog contributor and author Vernon Gibbs II about at-home fatherhood, parenting twins, and Vernon’s new children’s book,  When Good Fruit Goes Bad.

#6: Parenting and Education Myths with Guest: Alfie Kohn

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