Jim Bitter is one of our most esteemed Adlerians.  Because I had so many families asking questions about siblings who don’t get along, I wanted Jim to help unpack this family dynamic more deeply. 

Jim’s website is www.jamesrobertbitter.com

Jim also wants listeners to know about The North American Society for Adlerian Psychology ( NASAP) of which Jim is a diplomate and post president:  www.alfredadler.org.

As well, Jim is a teacher for our international summer school called ICASSI.  This ICASSI is being held in the Netherlands.  Jim will be teaching, Alyson will be attending with friends and families from around the world.  This summer institute welcomes families and has a fantastic kids program.  Check it out here: 

Also, register for Alyson’s upcoming webinar on power struggles.  Details and registration can be found here.

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Q1. 7yr old boy goes from sweet to angry and explosive with pushover mom

Q2. Husband says our democratic approaches don’t work for teen who needs stricter rules re: eating

Q3. 11 yr boy constantly blurts and talks over or repeats what he sees in the movie we are watching

Q4. 4 year old lying by telling stories that are not true and sneaking candy to school.

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Q2.  4 year old has clothing sensitivities 

Q3. 18 yr old daughter uses my toiletries and refuses to wash her clothes.

Q4. 13yr son hates school and refuses to talk about with me. 

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In this episode, I speak with the most qualified person there is to answer parents tech questions:  Amber Mac, a mom and the nation’s leading tech expert.  We’ll talk about screen time, appropriate ages for apps, tracking and blocking apps, useful apps parents should know about, mental health impact from being online and more. 

You can follow Amber on social media at @ambermac everywhere. 

Check out her book Outsmarting Your Kids Online here

Subscribe to the Amber Mac Weekly newsletter:  www.ambermac.com/newsletter 

Check out #TheFeed podcast wherever you listen

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Register for my upcoming webinar “Parenting Strategies for Tweens or Teens” here

Q1. 15 yr old girl, A student, caught smoking e-cigs in the school bathroom

Q2. 3.5 yr old boy, talkative at home, but won’t say hello / good-bye to others

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Got stressed kids?  Check out my convo with child and adolescent psychotherapist Katie Hurley. She has 20+ years working with kids and used that experience to compiled her latest book called “The Stress Buster Workbook For Kids” to pull together all the tools, skills and techniques she has gathered for her clients over the years into one great book.  While it is written for children 4-11 it’s clearly helpful to EVERYONE of all ages, including parents, teachers, clinicians and more.  Take a listen! 

Here is Katie’s website: 

https://practicalkatie.com/about-me/

Her book is here: 

https://practicalkatie.com/the-stress-buster-workbook-for-kids/

You can follow her on social media too: 

IG @katiehurley

FB https://www.facebook.com/katiehurleylcsw

Twitter: https://twitter.com/katiefhurley

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Terry Kottman is the creator of Adlerian Play Therapy.  In this episode we discuss what play therapy is, why Adlerian play therapy is different from other modalities, what types of children benefit from our work, what a session might look like, how gaming is integral to the process and so much more. 

You can learn more about Terry here: 

www.adlerianplaytherapy.com

http://leapt.arlo.co/w/

Here books are here: 

Partners in Play

Co-operative games: 

Pandemic

Forbidden Desert 

Gnomes at night

Dinosaur Escape

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Q1. 4yr girl leaves tables and sneaks food from fridge – do I lock it?

Q2. 4.5yr boy can’t settle and wait in line at JK

Q3. 11yr son refused to leave car.  We sat for an hour.  Did he win the power struggle?

Q4. 15yr son is getting angry with my rule that his phone has to be in my room at night.

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Feeding the family can be a chore.  Planning, cooking, table manners and picky eaters all present challenges, so I invited Canada’s Master of Mealtime, Claire Tansey, onto the podcast to give parents tips and tricks to not only navigate these challenges, but also to see the importance of happy meal times and teaching your own children to be inspired in the kitchen.  Listen in! 

You can follow Claire here: 

Twitter @tanseyclaire

FB  facebook.com/clairetanseyskitchen

IG @tanseyclaire

YouTube Claire Tansey’s Kitchen

Claire’s book! Dinner, Uncomplicated is available everywhere books are sold or right here:

Claire’s classes:  Visit learn.clairetansey.com to see what’s coming next or to sign up for the 60-minute Picky Eaters masterclass.

Claire's private counselling! Visit clairetansey.com

Meal Planner Type Quiz:   https://quiz.clairetansey.com/sf/f4c2fbf5

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I am so excited to introduce you to Ned Johnson, co-author of  What Do You Say: How to talk with kids to build motivation, stress tolerance and a happy home. Written during COVID but useful anytime. I met Ned years ago when he attended a presentation of mine in MD for the Adlerian organization in the Washington DC area known as PEP ( Parent Encouragement Program). Ned and Bill Stixrud have written an amazing follow-on book to their first national bestselling book The Self-Driven Child. I am so happy to see so many references to Adlerian quotes, books, concepts being catapulted into the mainstream through this important book. Enjoy the interview! He’s a gem. 

You can find the books here: 

What Do You Say? 

The Self-Driven Child

And follow Ned here:

Linkedin

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

YouTube

TikTok

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