Positive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. Dad

Chantel Olson, author of Homefront Warriors. @chantellouise16

Topic: Not every warrior wears a uniform.

Issues: The many lessons learned from military spouses during their spouse’s deployment; how military spouses can get support during deployment; special concerns of children with a deployed parent; why it’s important to honor homefront warriors for their service.

KJ Del’Antonia, author of How to Be a Happier Parent. @KJDellAntonia

Topic: Raising a family, having a life, and loving almost every minute.

Issues: Why you child should do chores; siblings—bringing fun and taking it away; sports and activities—fun except when they’re not; homework; screens are fun but limiting them isn’t; discipline and why it sometimes hurts parents more than the kids; finding time for food, fun, and family time.

Eldon Mullis, retired Colonel, Deputy Director, and Chief Operating Officer of Army Emergency Relief. @aerhq ‏

Topic: The Army’s own emergency financial assistance organization, which is dedicated to “Helping the Army Take Care of its Own.”

Issues: Loans, grants, scholarships, and other types of aid available to active duty, Reserve, Guard, and retired soldiers (and their families).

Bill Zamagni, Chief Financial Officer, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, and Tammy Ackiss, Director of Nursing for the NMCRS Visiting Nurse Program.

Topic: The Navy’s emergency assistance organization, which provides financial, educational, and other assistance to Navy and Marine Corps service members, eligible family members, and survivors in need.

Issues: Loans, grants, scholarships, and other resources available to the Navy community.

Sharon Saline, author of What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew. @DrSharonSaline

Topic: Working together to empower kids for success in school and life.

Issues: The words and inner struggles of children and teens living with ADHD; how to work together with your child to achieve success; setting mutual goals that foster cooperation; easing academic struggles; tackling everyday challenges, from tantrums to backtalk to staying organized, building friendships, and more; practical strategies that really work.

John Pray, President and CEO of Operation Homefront. @Op_Homefront – IG: operationhomefront

Topic: Building strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive—not simply struggle to get by—in the communities they have worked so hard to protect.

Issues: This non-profit has served more than 40,000 military families and provided nearly $25 million in relief (for basic necessities, rent/mortgage); programs include housing, educational scholarships, parent support, school supplies, and more.

Heather Miller, author of Prime Time Parenting. @PrimeTimeBook – Instagram: primetimeparenting

Topic: The two-hour-a-day secret to raising great kids.

Issues: The importance of reducing screen time—for kids and adults; setting up your two hours of focused parenting; homework, dinner, more homework, and off to bed; how prime time parenting will give you more “me” time; other benefits (physical, mental, and emotional).

Linda Egentowich, retired Colonel and Chief Operating Officer, of Air Force Aid Society. @afashq

Topic: The official charity of the Air Force, which has been meeting the unique needs of active duty, Reserve, and retired Air Force members (and their families), since 1942.

Issues: Emergency assistance (loans and grants for housing, major expenses, etc); education support (loans and scholarships for Airmen and their dependents; community programs (childcare assistance, spouse employment, and more).

Cari Thomas, retired Rear Admiral and Executive Director of Coast Guard Mutual Assistance. @CGMutualAssist – Facebook: CGMutualAssist

Topic: Financial and other resources available to active duty, Reserve, and retired members of the Coast Guard (and their families).

Issues: Assisting clients and their family during their time of need; loans, grants, counseling, housing, medical, referrals, education, and more.

Carole Brody Fleet, author of Loss is a Four-Letter Word. @CaroleBFleet – Instagram: carolefleet

Topic: Bereavement for the widowed.

Issues: Understand what grief and loss are and how they’re different for each person; finding your own path through loss; coping with grief-shaming and other insensitivities from others; much more.

Brett Simon, Founder and President of K9s For Warriors. @k9sforwarriors

Topic: The benefits of service dogs for veterans and other servicemembers

Issues: The benefits of having a service dog; difference between service dogs and therapy dogs; they type of training dogs for servicemembers receive; conditions that service dogs can help with (PTSD, anxiety issues, sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury); how you can help: https://www.k9sforwarriors.org

Jamie Koufman, co-author of Acid Reflux in Children. @DrJamieKoufman – Instagram: drjamiekoufman

Topic: A parent’s guide to reflux in infants, children, and teens.

Issues: Understanding the symptoms of acid reflux and why they overlap with many common conditions, such as asthma, allergies, obesity, nasal congestion, cough, and croup; how to tell whether your child has reflux; important dietary changes that can fix those problems; the importance of drinking water instead of most other drinks; reducing processed meats and other common trigger foods.

Deborah Reber, author of Differently Wired. @TiltParenting

Topic: Raising an exceptional child in a conventional world.

Issues: Letting go of your impossible expectations for who you “should” be as a parent; seeking out like-minded parents; becoming fluent in your child’s language; creating a world where your child can be secure; parenting from a place of possibility instead of fear; letting your children be on their own time line.

Jena Pincott, author of Wits, Guts, Grit. @jenapincott

Topic: All-natural biohacks for raising smart, resilient kids.

Issues: What if we could identify microbes in our gut that correlate with stress resilience? What if memory and learning and overall wellbeing could improve after eating more of certain foods or minerals? What if merely smelling sweat before completing an anxiety-inducing task could improve your performance? Meet a woman who tested these and other hypotheses on her own children.

Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO, Blue Star Families. @BlueStarFamily – Instagram: bluestarfamilies

Topic: Strengthening military families by connecting them with their neighbors–individuals and organizations–to create vibrant communities of mutual support.

Issues: Raising awareness of the unique challenges of military family life; overcoming the isolation and alienation of frequent moves, deployments, and reduced support from the government; solving specific challenges for military families, including fighting economic insecurity with resources that foster spouse career development, creating family strength with rich family programming, and providing critical peer support for caregivers.

Dan Nevins, spokesman for the Wounded Warrior Project. @wwp – ‏Instagram: wwp

Topic: Helping veterans and servicemembers who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001.

Issues: Connecting with other wounded warriors; mental health and wellness; physical health; navigating the VA system; career assistance; personal independence; resources for family members of wounded veterans.

Janet Golden, author of Babies Made Us Modern.

Topic: How infants brought America into the 20th century.

Issues: Economics, social welfare, and progressives; the US Children’s Bureau and how it improved infant health; traditional healers, patented medicines, and local cultures; the inner lives of babies; how American parents are different from parents in other countries.

Peter Lovenheim, author of The Attachment Effect.

Topic: Exploring the powerful ways our earliest bond shapes our relationships and lives.

Issues: The psychology of attachment; different types of attachment and how each one creates a blueprint for our personal and professional relationships; why attachment isn’t set in stone and what you can do to overcome its influence.

Warren Farrell, co-author of The Boy Crisis. @drwarrenfarrell

Topic: Why our boys are struggling and what we can do about it.

Issues: Is there really a boy crisis? (hint: yes, there is) What are the elements of the boy crisis; why the boy crisis isn’t your fault; raising balanced sons in an out-of-balance world; dad-deprived boys vs. dad-enriched boys; why dads are so important; what dads do differently; four must-dos in case of divorce; ADHD and other physical- and mental-health issues.

Pia Martin, author of Building Healthy Humans. @DrPia – Instagram doctorpiamartin

Topic: A guide to a balanced pregnancy for a happy, healthy baby.

Issues: Epigenetics—what it is and how you can use it to create a healthier baby; how what a woman eats and does before and during pregnancy affect her children; how dads affect their children’s genetic outcomes; the importance of healthy gut and good digestion; types of diets; much more.

Jeanette Mack, Assistant Vice President of Corporate Communications at Navy Federal Credit Union. @NavyFederal ‏

Topic: Financial issues for military families and veterans.

Issues: Ways to start saving small now for your kids’ futures, small behavior changes that can make a big difference in your finances; financial literacy tools for families; tips to building/maintaining your credit; car buying tips; budgeting tips for parents and kids; how military families can make the most of their paycheck. https://www.navyfederal.org/

Wayne Jonas, author of How Healing Works. @DrWayneJonas

Topic: Using your hidden power to heal to get well and stay well.

Issues: Rethinking healing; how science misses healing; integrative health; the importance of lifestyle changes; the importance of finding meaning in life; the importance of social connections—especially as we get older; integrative and alternative medicine.

Rachel Simmons, author of Enough as She Is. @RachelJSimmons ‏- Instagram: racheljsimmons

Topic: Helping girls move beyond impossible standards to live healthy, happy, fulfilling lives.

Issues: Stop overthinking, which is linked to depression, motivation loss, and binge eating; practice three steps of self-compassion; navigate new rules of stress culture—and self-care; stop catastrophizing (“my life is over if I fail this test”); what parents need to do to manage their own anxiety