Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker

By Dr. Meg Meeker

Kids & Family

What's Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker about?

Parents are trying to navigate children through a world they themselves don’t often understand. America’s Mom, Dr. Meg Meeker, the country's trusted authority on parenting, teens, & children's health, offers practical insights to help parents simplify. The pediatrician, mother, & best selling author engages with experts & parents to take on relevant issues, answer real questions, & provide simple hope & encouragement to every parent.

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#119: Helping Kids Navigate...

10.20.2020

As a parent, it’s easy to get distracted in the day-to-day and only half listen to what’s going on in your kids’ lives. It’s also easy to think that your job is to enforce, task master things, and correct at ...

Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker episodes:

10.20.2020 #119: Helping Kids Navigate Uncertainty (with guest Rachel Macy Stafford) As a parent, it’s easy to get distracted in the day-to-day and only half listen to what’s going on in your kids’ lives. It’s also easy to think that your job is to enforce, task master things, and correct at ...
10.06.2020 #118: The Connected Parent (with guest Lisa Qualls) When things are normal, parenting is difficult. When you add in children that come into your home from difficult backgrounds and bring their own unique set of needs, there are even more challenges on top of that. Connecting with adopted ...
09.22.2020 #117: Let's Talk: Conversation Starters for Dads and Daughters (with guest Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield) A frequent topic that Dr. Meeker talks about is the importance of a father in his children’s life. In this episode, she digs into how impactful a father’s conversations with his daughter can be. When life presents difficult choices about ...
09.08.2020 #116: Differently Wired (with guest Debbie Reber) Parenting great kids that are wired differently than their peers takes a lot of patience, kindness, and a support group to help you get through the tough times. Whether you are dealing with ADHD, ADD, Autism, or some other differently ...
08.25.2020 #115: Ask Dr. Meg One of Dr. Meg’s favorite things is to answer questions from you, the listener. This is a special episode of the “Parenting Great Kids” podcast as Dr. Meg devotes the entire episode to doing just that, helping you make sense ...
08.11.2020 #114: Building Healthy Stepfamilies - Part 2 (with guest Ron Deal) Being a stepparent is a wonderful blessing, but it comes with its fair share of challenges. Blending families, with or without children involved, is hard because you have to get to know a new normal, but you also don’t want ...
07.28.2020 #113: Building Healthy Stepfamilies - Part 1 (with guest Ron Deal) Being a stepparent is a wonderful blessing, but it comes with its fair share of challenges. Blending families, with or without children involved, is hard because you have to get to know a new normal, but you also don’t want ...
07.14.2020 #112: Talking To Your Kids About Sex (with guest Dr. Joe McIlhaney) Talking to your kids about sex seems to be one of the most difficult conversations you will have as a parent. You may be wondering when is the right time, what should you say, and how do you bring up ...
06.30.2020 #111: Healthy Me, Healthy Us (with guests Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott) Relationships are hard, but they are also a great source of personal happiness. Things get complicated dealing with differing expectations of the people involved in the relationships regardless of whether it’s a simple friendship or as close as marriage. The ...
06.16.2020 #110: Selfie Dad (with guest Michael Jr) With Father’s Day right around the corner, Dr. Meg thought it would be great to devote this entire episode to her conversation with gifted comedian, actor, The Tonight Show guest, children’s book author, and best of all a wonderful dad ...
06.02.2020 #109: Ask Dr. Meg One of Dr. Meg’s favorite things is to answer questions from you, the listener. This is a special episode of the “Parenting Great Kids” podcast as Dr. Meg devotes the entire episode to doing just that, helping you make sense ...
05.19.2020 #108: Taking Your Life Back (with guest Rebekah Gregory) When life just seems like it can’t get any worse, it’s almost instinct to just give up and let life happen to you. There’s a feeling of depression that can creep in, and a sense of helplessness can paralyze you ...
05.05.2020 #107: Pornography and Boys Part 2 (with guest Stephen Arterburn) With struggles coming at them from every angle, young boys need all the help from their parents that they can get to avoid temptations. One temptation that all boys face, but that can be extremely destructive, is pornography. That’s why ...
04.21.2020 #106: Pornography and Boys Part 1 (with guest Stephen Arterburn) With struggles coming at them from every angle, young boys need all the help from their parents that they can get to avoid temptations. One temptation that all boys face, but that can be extremely destructive, is pornography. That’s why ...
04.07.2020 #105: Midnight Mom Devotional (with guests Becky Thompson and Susan Pitts) Waking up in the middle of the night to take care of your kids is always stressful. Is it a dirty diaper? Is it a bad dream? Is it that baby is hungry? All these questions run through your head ...
03.24.2020 #104: Coronavirus - What To Do As A Parent As our country faces a crisis unlike anything we have faced, Dr. Meeker felt it was important to talk to you about Coronavirus. All of us are working diligently to keep our families protected and naturally there are concerns about ...
03.10.2020 #103: Save My Marriage (with guest Tracey Lynn Russell) When you get to the “storybook” wedding day, often you can’t imagine how your marriage could possibly end in divorce. The reality is, it happens, but that doesn’t make you a terrible person or a bad parent. Sometimes a redemption ...
03.02.2020 #102: Parenting A Child With A Birth Defect (with guest Stacey Mandel) With the month of March being National Birth Defect Prevention Month, what better interview to conduct than one from a mom that gave birth to a baby with a birth defect. Dr. Meg talks with Stacey Mandel about her daughter ...
02.25.2020 #101: Fathers In The Field (with guest John Smithbaker) Young boys are growing up every day and will learn what it is to be a man and father from somewhere. More often than it should, the teacher is television programming, music, or a bad example of a man in ...
02.11.2020 #100: Fearless Parenting (with teaching segments from Dr. Meeker) Whether you are a new parent, about to be a parent “again”, or you have been a parent for more than a decade, there are fears that each of you face as you raise your kids. There’s always a voice ...
01.28.2020 #99: Raising A Strong Daughter (with special guest Dr. Meg Meeker) With societal pressures about body image, sexual activity, and inclusion in the “it crowds”, daughters have an increasingly difficult time staying strong these days. Even something as simple as an off-handed comment about you needing to lose weight ca
01.14.2020 #98: Making A Difference In The World (with guests Dr. Jordan Kassalow and Rabbi Jen Krause) When you are presented with a situation, big or small, where you can make a difference, immediately self-doubt and excuses as to why you shouldn’t even try come to the front of your mind. In this episode, Dr. Meg has ...
12.31.2019 #97: Living a Fit and Healthy Lifestyle (with guest Heidi Powell) On the doorstep of New Years Day, resolutions, change, and fitness are always top of mind. As a parent, these things can easily go by the wayside as you just try and keep your head above water raising your kids. ...
12.17.2019 #96: Christmas Special with Dr. Meeker It’s the Christmas season, and in light of that, Dr. Meg wanted to do a special Christmas edition of the Parenting Great Kids podcast! If you can learn how to deal with the struggles, joys, and different aspects of Christmas ...
12.03.2019 #95: Bi-Racial Families (with guest Autumn Miles) Adopting children can be one of the greatest blessings that you experience. Some families choose to adopt to complete their family and some adopt to start theirs. In either case, adopting a child of a different race brings some baggage ...
11.19.2019 #94: Promoting Positive Parenting (with guest Dr. Carrie Quinn) When you first have kids, it seems like they will never grow to the next stage, and you continually ask when will my child learn how to do certain things. It feels like parents are always trying to quickly move ...
11.05.2019 #93: Unaccountable - What Hospitals Won't Tell You Part 2 (with guest Dr. Marty Makary) One of the biggest issues people in America face today is how the healthcare system hides pricing from its customers, the patients. In no other industry do you blindly hire someone for a service and agree to pay whatever price ...
10.22.2019 #92: Unaccountable - What Hospitals Won't Tell You Part 1 (with guest Dr. Marty Makary) One of the biggest issues people in America face today is how the healthcare system hides pricing from its customers, the patients. In no other industry do you blindly hire someone for a service and agree to pay whatever price ...
10.08.2019 #91: Brain Health 101 (with guest Dr. Daniel Amen) Keeping your brain sharp can seem like a tough task, and to add on top of it your kids’ brains sounds like an impossible task. Just trying to keep up with the day-to-day chaos is mentally challenging, is there a ...
09.24.2019 #90: Ask Dr. Meg - Back to School Edition The back to school season is always tough for kids as they get used to a different schedule when summer is over. It’s also tough on parents as they are transitioning into the new season and helping their kids deal ...
09.10.2019 #89: Helping Fathers Find Balance (with guest Benjamin Watson) Balancing a really busy work schedule with the right amount of family time can be a struggle, and fathers tend to struggle with this the most. Often, fathers feel that they have to be the primary provider in a family ...
08.27.2019 #88: Helping Kids Find Their Passion (with guest Ken Coleman) Even as an adult, finding what you are good at and what you are passionate about (and subsequently where those two things intersect) can be a seemingly unsurmountable task. It’s easy to lose confidence to help your kids find those ...
08.13.2019 #87: Living With Adult Children (with guest Dr. Jim Burns) As a parent, you goal is always to raise your kids and, eventually, become what is called empty nesters. That usually means that your kids can take care of themselves without you having to help all along the way. But ...
07.30.2019 #86: Dealing With Migraine Headaches (with guests Keith DiMarino and Dr. Donna Stephenson) Headaches are tough to deal with regardless of age, but the migraine headache is probably the most feared one of them all. As a parent, you want to prevent pain in your children as much as possible, but sometimes with ...
07.23.2019 #85: What The Old Testament Has To Teach Us (with guest Dennis Prager) There’s a lot of people that just don’t read the Bible because it’s hard to understand or they do not think it applies to their lives. In this episode, Dr. Meeker talks with Dennis Prager, best selling author, columnist, and ...
07.02.2019 #84: Living With A Child Fighting Cancer (with guests Bo and Nicole White) Dealing with a child that has cancer is an extremely difficult situation no matter what the circumstances are in your family. The difficulty is multiplied when one parent is a member of the military. Continuing the conversation from last episode, ...
06.18.2019 #83: The Life of a Military Couple (with guests Bo and Nicole White) Normal life for a military couple appears anything but ordinary. There’s long stretches of not hearing from your spouse, worries about their safety, and hopes that your family will be reunited after the tour of duty. How do you cope ...
06.04.2019 #82: Immunizations (with guest Dr. Candice Robinson) A hot button issue in the parenting arena is whether or not to get your kid vaccinated. There is a lot of information floating around on blogs, social media, and parenting groups, but how accurate is the latest rumor? This ...
05.21.2019 #81: Anxiety and Depression in Kids (with guest Erica Komisar) As a parent, anxiety, depression, and ADHD are all things with which you worry your kids are struggling. Since anxiety disorders affect one in eight children, it’s important to know what to look for and how to help. In this ...
05.07.2019 #80: Helping Kids Overcome Disabilities (with guest Dr. Tyler Sexton) When you first find out that you are going to become a parent, the dreams about who your child will become innately begin! Will he play sports? Will she be a softball player? Will she become a pianist like me? ...
04.23.2019 #79: Smart Parenting: Raising Teenagers (with guest Anthony ONeal) Learning how to relate to your kids and understand how they are wired often seems like a lofty goal. One kid needs to be at soccer practice, the other kid has gymnastics, both of them are arguing, and you’re stuck ...
04.09.2019 #78: Helping Kids Identify And Express Their Feelings (with guests Christi and Dr. Josh Straub) If you have young children, you know that roller coasters of emotion are just a part of the deal. There’s ups and downs, sometimes all within a five minute window. Knowing how to teach your kids what each emotion feels ...
03.26.2019 #77: Instilling A Strong Faith (with guest Father John Riccardo) Faith is an integral part of most of your lives, but a lot of times it’s the last thing on your mind as you raise your great kids! Are you pushing too hard? Are you pushing hard enough? These are ...
03.12.2019 #76: Setting Boundaries With Kids (with guest Dr. Henry Cloud) Setting boundaries is a difficult thing, especially when you have to do so with the ones you love. Setting boundaries with kids is even harder because when they are crossed, you are the one responsible for holding the kids accountable. ...
02.26.2019 #75: Marriage and Your Kids (with guest Dr. Les Parrott) Often times, as parents give everything they have to careers, shuttling kids around, and maintaining a social life. This usually leaves nothing in the tank to give your spouse. This is why Dr. Meg thought it was so important to ...
02.12.2019 #74: Kids and Screens: Help for Parents (with guest Dr. Tom Kersting) Everywhere you turn, screens are in the faces of you and your children. What effects do these screens have on you and your kids? How do you ensure your child is limited to a healthy amount of screen time each ...
01.29.2019 #73: Ask Dr. Meg One of Dr. Meg’s favorite things is to answer questions from you, the listener. This is a special episode of the “Parenting Great Kids” podcast as Dr. Meg devotes the entire episode to doing just that, helping you make sense ...
01.15.2019 #72: Stretched Too Thin (with guest Jessica Turner) When you’re a working mom, it always seems like there’s something you feel like you need to be doing. Whether it’s for your career, your kids, or for your social life, it’s easy to commit to too many things and ...
12.18.2018 #71: When Your Kids Hurt (with guest Dr. Kevin Leman) Helping your kids learn about how to deal with hurt and pain in their lives is difficult as a parent because we so often want to insulate kids from difficult things. In this episode, Dr. Meg talks with Dr. Kevin ...
12.04.2018 #70: Unshakeable Hope (with guest Max Lucado) Sometimes when parenting great kids, the stresses of everyday life can get to you. That’s where we tend to forget about all the promises God has given us that would help us in the crazy times. In this episode, Dr. ...

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