Parenting Understood

We are thrilled today to discuss with Dr. Maria Gilmour a topic we often hear or read about but may not fully understand - Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Dr. Gilmour will explain what ABA is and how it is used in practice. She will also discuss with us the contrasting ways in which ABA has seen pushback and can also be viewed as accessible and flexible for parents. Finally, we hope to leave parents with key words and information to understand if you are interested in ABA.

Dr. Maria Gilmour has been professionally working with families for the past 20 years.  Dr. Gilmour is an educator, author of “Seven Superpowers” and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who has extensive experience consulting with parents and families, teachers, educational leaders, and school administrators in both public and non-public programs for educating children and adults with special needs. She is well known for her creative approach to cross-disciplinary collaboration.

You can learn more about Dr. Gilmour on sevensuperpowers.com or on Facebook @ sevensuperpowers

Today we are thrilled to be joined by Katie Lear who is a counselor, play therapist, and drama therapist who combines research-based coping skills with creative play to help tween girls live better lives with anxiety and OCD. Katie will speak with us how her practice during COVID and observing levels of depression due to children’s lack of schooling, social life, and extra curriculars led her to form a Dungeons and Dragons group with the intent of creating relationships. We will discuss how overall gaming can be used to create socialization fulfillment for children and how screen time can be used positively. Finally, we will discuss Katie’s new book A Parent's Guide to Managing Childhood which was published in July by Adams Media and Simon & Schuster, and was recently featured in the New York Times. 

Her writing and commentary on children's mental health has appeared in Parents Magazine, Business Insider, New York Times Kids, and National Geographic, as well as on websites like WebMD and Healthline. When she's not counseling, you can find her playing Dungeons & Dragons with middle schoolers through her sister business, Young Dragonslayers.

You can find more about Katie at katielear.com and about her Dungeons & Dragons projects at youndgragonslayers.com

In this episode, we are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Daniel Shaw to discuss his work focusing on developmental trajectories of externalizing behaviors from childhood through adulthood with an especial focus on lower income boys. We discuss how his research informed his development of and involvement with preventive interventions. We also talk about the important roles of child care, schools, and general resources, and the income disparities that exist among these factors. Further, we discuss Dr. Shaw’s most recent work involving a technique based on the motivational interview. We end with a short conversation on how work influences Dr. Shaw’s life as a parent and vice versa.

To find about more about Dr. Daniel Shaw and his work please visit:

Daniel Shaw, PhD | (pitt.edu)

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In today’s episode, we are thrilled to be joined by Professor Niobe Way. Dr. Way is a Professor of Developmental Psychology, and the founder of the Project for the Advancement of Our Common Humanity, at New York University. She is also the mother of two children. Professor Way discusses social connectedness, and how parents can support their younger children and teens in building relationships with themselves and others. We delve in depth into how supporting children’s connections, friendship, and relationship is a vital component of supporting their mental health and social-emotional needs. Further, we discuss Dr Way’s research on the specific ways that certain mindsets and cultures impact boys’ and girls’ development.

For more information on Dr. Niobe Way and her lab please visit:

https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/people/niobe-way

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-crisis-connection/201809/the-crisis-connection-roots-consequences-and-solutions

https://www.tedmed.com/speakers/show?id=729990

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-crisis-connection/201912/the-cultural-roots-loneliness-and-violence

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-crisis-connection/201809/the-crisis-connection-roots-consequences-and-solutions

https://www.tedmed.com/speakers/show?id=729990

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Cara Goodwin, founder of Parenting Translator. We discuss what research tells us about the influences of child care on child development, and potential variations in child outcomes based on the type of care children receive. More specifically, we discuss what research tells us about associations between group child care and/or a consistent babysitter and children’s parental attachment relationships. We delve into more depth about the potential role of child care quality on children’s development of attachments to caregivers, as well as parents, and the evidence regarding the role of having multiple attachment figures in young children’s lives. Further, we discuss research demonstrating how parental sensitivity and satisfaction with one’s work situation relates to the parent-child attachment relationship. 

For more information on Dr. Cara Goodwin and Parenting Translator please visit https://www.parentingtranslator.com/ and on instagram: @parentingtranslator 

For more information on Cooper please visit us on instagram @your_cooper and on-line at beta.yourcooper.com . If you are interested in joining a Cooper group please click join Cooper, where you'll fill out a brief onboarding to tell us more about yourself, your family and your parenting needs. Enter code 'ParentingUnderstood' at checkout to receive 20% off your Cooper Membership!'

Today on an episode for Pino and Parenting,  we interview Kaitlin Bishop about her children’s book, If You Ever. Kaitlin Bishop is a stay-at-home mom of two that moonlights as an author and illustrator. Her three-year-old son inspired her to write her first book If You Ever. It wasn’t until she realized how expensive hiring an illustrator was that she decided to utilize her newly found love of painting, and simply do it herself. After one year of painting, editing, and final touches, she finally completed what she set out to do: create a permanent place for the love letter to her son by self-publishing her book.  Kaitlin shares with us how her creative project helped her mental health. 

You can follow her on IG: @Katilinbishopillustrations 

You can find her book on Amazon

To find out more about Michelle's ABC's of Toddler Behavior, you can visit thrivingtoddler.com

This week we are thrilled to be joined by Janette Newman, Deputy Director of the Early Childhood Center at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House. Our focus is discussing what a high quality preschool experience looks like, especially at the start of the year. We pay especial attention to how classroom set-up and a play based curriculum supports children’s early self-regulation. By focusing on one example of a high quality experience, we delve into more details of how various activities in the preschool classroom support children’s concurrent and long-term development. 

To learn more about Janette and Lenox Hill Community House please visit:  https://www.lenoxhill.org

Punishment is a natural phenomenon that is poorly understood, frequently misapplied, and its applications controversial. In this week’s episode of Parenting Understood, Michelle Tangeman, LMFT, BCBA discusses the meaning of punishment and its impact on human behavior. She discusses examples of appropriate and inappropriate forms of punishment, the side effects and problems with punishment, and what factors parents need to consider before using appropriate forms of punishment.

To find out more information about Thriving Toddlers Back Pocket Essentials, visit

https://www.thrivingtoddler.com/backpocket-essentials. 

In this last episode of our back to school series, we speak about starting a new school from the perspectives of parent and child. We draw on our own personal experiences, as well as research in this conversation. We pay special attention to the role of social capital in the transition to a new school year. We also speak on best practices for speaking with our children about how their day went and what they have learned beyond just asking “How was school today?”. 

As students return to the classroom, this is our second episode in a month-long series focused on school. In this episode, we speak with Assistant Professor Lilly Padilla about multi-language learners, and the school environment. Lilly outlines research on early language development including research linking multi-language learning to development of executive function skills and early math skills. She also speaks to the limitations often seen around supporting multilingual children, especially neurodiverse children, with communication systems only in English. Further, Lilly provides information on her research examining the communication practices of nonspeaking bilingual children ages 3 to 8. We conclude our episode with a discussion on getting supports for multilingual children in schools. 

For additional information on Lilly and our discussion in this podcast please visit the links below:

Links:

https://www.lillypadia.com/

https://www.colorincolorado.org/families/special-education

https://growingupbilingual.com/bilingual-articles-and-resources-for-families-and-educators/