Positive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. Dad

Warren Farrell, author, activist, thinker.

Topic: The career and passions of a pioneer in men’s issues, women’s issues, and men’s health.

Issues: How the women’s movement backtracked on its goal of gender equality; the differences between fathers and mothers–and the advantages to children of having both; the need for a commission on men and boys, the need for a federally funded (and supported) Office of Men’s Health. Click to sign the petition to create the Office of Men’s Health.

Sally Freyer Dietz, author of When Kids Fly!

Topic: Solutions for Children with Sensory Integration Challenges.

Issues: How to know when you should worry whether there’s something wrong with your child; making sense of your child’s senses–and what they have to do with his or her development; how to be your child’s advocate; treatments to improve your child’s sensory motor development and function; the journey ahead.

David Bianchi, author of Blue Chip Kids.

Topic: What every child and parent should know about money, investing, and the stock market.

Issues: What is money? different ways of paying for things; the difference between stock markets and stock exchanges; stock options; funds; analyzing companies; borrowing money; net worth; taxes, and much more.

R.J. Licata, author of 100 Lessons for Joey.

Topic: 100 things to teach your son (or daughter)

Issues: A collection of heartfelt advice on the importance of following one’s dreams and being a person of high character. This book is not only a loving tribute from a dad to his son, it is a thorough and timeless guide that will inspire a person of any age or walk of life to become the absolute best they can be. It serves as a reminder to us all that life is what we make it, and that there are no limits to our potential—except those we place on ourselves. Motivating and moving, “Lessons for Joey” will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and it will help you to realize that there is but one thing in this world more powerful than any other: love.

Robert Zeitlin, author of Laugh More, Yell Less.

Topic: A guide to raising kick-ass kids.

Issues:Dr. Robert Zeitlin has dedicated the last 20 years to raising his kids, helping the children under his care, and working with parents to raise the children that the future needs. With his wife Betsy, Robert has raised two amazing teens who are kicking ass and taking names. Working in schools, with parents in his community, and through his clinical practice, Robert has maximized his background in Clinical Psychology to create family and school cultures that produce courageous leaders and communicators.

Jenny Long, author of Expect a Miracle.

Topic: A mother’s tale of brotherly love, faith, and the race that changed a family’s life.

Issues: The incredible, moving, and inspiring story of brothers Conner and Cayden. Cayden has spastic cererbral palsy and can’t walk or talk. But Conner dreamed about playing sports with his little brother and entered a triathlon with him. Since 2011, they’ve competed in more than 20 traiathlons together.

Katie Hurley, author of The Happy Kid Handbook.

Topic: How to raise joyful children in a stressful world.

Issues: Understanding childre’s personalities and temperaments; teaching children how to regulate their emotions; helping children discover the importance of empathy; teaching assertiveness skills; reducing children’s stress and anxiety; helping kids cope with frustration.

Eileen Kennedy-Moore, co-author of Growing Friendships.

Topic: Understanding how children make and keep friends and what we can do to help.

Issues: The five keys to friendships: reaching out to make friends, stepping back to keep them, blending in to join, speaking up to share, and letting go to accept.

Karen Rayne, author of Girl.

Topic: Love, sex, romance, and being herself.

Issues: Biology, identity, and gender roles; attraction, dating, hooking up, starting and ending relationships; sex, STDs, pregnancy prevention.

Jess Shatkin, author of Born to Be Wild.

Topic: Why teens take risks and how we can help keep them safe.

Issues: What adolescents think about risk; what you need to know about the adolescent brain; why adolescence is crucial to evolution; the truth about peer pressure; what parents, schools, and society can do about risk taking.

Ira Chasnoff, author of The Mystery of Risk.

Topic: Drugs, alcohol, pregnancy, and the vulnerable child.

Issues: An overview of biological and environmental risks to newborns; risks to children exposed to marijuana, alcohol, and harder drugs in utero; behavior, memory, and other problems in drug-/alcohol-exposed children; diagnosing and treating drug-/alcohol-exposed children.

Cornelius N. Grove, author of The Drive to Learn.

Topic: What the East Asian experience tells us about raising students who excel.

Issues: Why are children in East Asia more receptive to learning than students in the U.S.? What enables them to be more attentive and engaged? How did they acquire the drive to learn? Can American parents benefit from knowing how parents in East Asia think about and practice childrearing?

Larry Cutler, Baobab Studios, the leading VR animation studio.

Topic: A discussion of AR, VR, animation, and a lot more, with one of the pioneers in the field.

Issues: The differences between AR and VR; creationg VR animation; the evolution of the technology behind VR; Baobab’s Emmy Award winning “Invasion,” from the director of “Madagascar” and narrated by Ethan Hawke. You can download the free app here.

Alissa Hamilton, author of Got Milked?

Topic: The great dairy deception and why you’ll thrive without milk.

Issues: The major players in promoting milk in the U.S.; how milk makes us sick and increase the risk of bone fractures; the need to balance calcium–which we get a lot of–and Vitamin D and magnesium (which we’re not getting enough of).

Jamie Glowacki, author of Oh Crap! Potty Training.

Topic: Everything modern parents need to know to do it once and do it right.

Issues: How do I know if my child is ready; why won’t my child poop in the potty; how do I avoid power struggles; How can I get their daycare provider on board? what about nighttime? why children regress.

Richard Rende, coauthor of Raising Can-Do Kids.

Topic: Giving children the tools to thrive in a fast-changing world.

Issues: The importance of allowing time for unstructured, pretend play; getting children involved in chores on a regular basis; letting kids be samplers instead of specialists; reframing failure; emphasizing learning over grades; and much more.

Brad M. Reedy, author of The Journey of the Heroic Parent.

Topic: Your child’s struggle with mental illness.

Issues: The need to understand yourself before you can help your child; breaking free from guilt and setting healthy boundaries; understanding the difference between control and influence; why being right won’t solve the problems at hand; learning to understand your child.

Dawn Dais, The Sh!t No One Tells You About Toddlers.

Topic: A guide to surviving the toddler years

Issues: Restaurants are battle zones: don’t even bother trying to feed a toddler; potty training; taking the fun out of vacations; when you’re not the favorite parent.

Ann Gadzikowski, author of Creating a Beautiful Mess.

Topic: Essential play experiences for a joyous childhood.

Issues: Playing with blocks; turn-taking games; pretend and make believe; the joys of messes; finding and collecting; and more.

Sarah Ockwell-Smith, author of Gentle Discipline.

Topic: Using emotional connection-not punishment—to raise confident, capable kids

Issues: Why children misbehave and how they learn; the problems with popular discipline methods; coping with unwanted opinions and advice; coping with common behavioral issues like ignoring and refusing to so something; dealing with your own anger triggers, guilt, and insecurity.

Alan Gelb, author of Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps.

Topic: Crafting a winning personal statement.

Issues: Understanding what an essay is and how important it is; finding the topic; what if you’re not extraordinary? getting it down; big picture editing; second (and third and fourth drafts); pulling it together; finishing it up.