Positive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. Dad

David Lancy, author of Raising Children.

Topic: Surprising insights from other cultures.

Issues: Culture and infancy; questions about infant attachment; children playing and learning; protection vs. suppression; going to school; consequence of raising “unique individuals”; major differences between the US and other cultures.

Catherine Pearlman, author of Ignore It!

Topic: How selectively looking the other way can decrease behavior problems and increase parenting satisfaction.

Issues: What behaviors are appropriate to ignore and what to do when ignoring isn’t an option; use ignoring to eliminate problem behavior in just a few days; creating a reward system that actually works; use time-outs effectively so they don’t become a battle of wills; what to do when mom and dad aren’t on the same page.

Jan Eby, Laurie Mobilio, Lynn Noel, and Cindy Summers, coauthors of The Grammie Guide.

Topic: Activities and answers for grandparents today.

Issues: Indoor and outdoor activities; reminders on child-development ages and stages; safety guidelines; grandparenting at a distance; music, books, and art for young children; and more.

Barry M. Prizant, author of Uniquely Human.

Topic: A different way of seeing autism.

Issues: We usually see autism as a checklist of deficits. But in this groundbreaking book, one of the world’s leading experts in the field portrays autism not as a tragic disability but as a unique way of being human.

Justin Sonnenburg, co-authhor of The Good Gut.

Topic: Taking control of your weight, your mood, and your long-term health

Issues: The relationship between our bodies and the trillions of organsms that live in our gut; the ways those organisms (called “microbiota”) determine whether we’re sick or healthy, fit or obese, sunny or moody; why our microbiota is facing a “mass extinction event.”

Susan Greenhalgh, author of Fat-Talk Nation.

Topic: The human costs of America’s war on fat.

Issues: The politics and culture of fat in America; how the war on fat damages the physical and emotional health of our young people and disrupts families and intimate relationships; how to change the national conversation and reframe our relationship with our bodies and our health.

Jodee Blanco, editor of Bullied Kids Speak Out.

Topic: How bullied kids survive–and how you can too.

Issues: Different types of bullying, the problem with “zero tolerance” programs; how children should respond to bullies; the role of parents and teachers in stopping bullying; survival strategies for victims; how bullies can apologize.

Michael Mascolo, author of 8 Keys to Old-School Parenting.

Topic:Why the “old” ways of parenting might be better than the “new” ways.

Issues: The shift from adult-centered parenting to child-centered parenting and why it’s been a failure; when parental authority became a bad thing; how to value your authority as a parent; cultivating your child’s character; applying discipline instead of punishment; raising self-directed children who are active learners.

Amy McCready, author of The Me, Me, Me Epidemic.

Topic: A guide to raising capable, grateful kids in an over-entitled world

Issues: Signs that you may have an entitlement problem in your home; how to hand over age-appropriate decision making; how to cut back on giving in; offering real-life support to your kids; and much more.

Jeffrey Bernstein, author of 10 Days to a Less Defiant Child.

Topic: The breakthrough program for overcoming your child’s difficult behavior.

Issues: Grasping why your child acts defiantly; understanding your defiant child; avoiding the yelling trap; rising above power struggles; reinforcing positive Changes in your child; discipline without desperation; and much more.

Rita Eichenstein, author of Not What I Expected.

Topic: Help and hope for parents of atypical children.

Issues: Defining “atypical;” how the diagnosis of an atypical child affects the child and the parents; the emotional stages parents go through as they struggle to help their child; how to get help when you need it.

Paul Smith, author of Parenting with a Story.

Topic: Life lessons in character for parents and children to share.

Issues: Tell a young person what to do–play fair, be yourself, stick to the task at hand–and most will tune you out. But show them how choices and consequences play out in the real world, with real people, and the impact will be far more profound.

Robert Sears, coauthor of The Allergy Book.

Topic: Solving your child’s allergies, asthma, food sensitivities, and related problems.

Issues: Allergy testing; nasal allergies and the asthma connection; wheat and gluten sensitivity; the importance of probiotics in a healthy immune system; preventing allergies before they happen.

Lisa Sue Woititz, coauthor of Unwelcome Inheritance.

Topic: Break your family’s cycle of addictive behavior.

Issues: How alcoholism and addiction affect the whole person; characteristics of adult children of addicts; codependency and addictive thinking; learning from your family history; breaking the cycle of addiction; breaking the cycle of anger and resentment.

6/11/17

Erin Leyba, author of Joy Fixes for Weary Parents.

Topic: Quick, research-based ideas for overcoming stress and building a life you love.

Issues: Grieving your former life; rebel against the “should”; stop kicking your own ass; parent-kid date nights; parent-parent date nights; how to get your kids to cooperate; many, many more great ideas.

Beau Lotto, author of Deviate.

Topic: The science of seeing differently.

Issues: Why we don’t see reality (and why our brains didn’t evolve to perform that function); how realizing that we aren’t seeing reality can make us more creative and innovative at work, home, play, and love; why we need to embrace uncertainty; how changing our environment changes the brain.

Judith Orloff, author of The Empath’s Survival Guide.

Topic: Life strategies for sensitive people.

Issues: Are you an empath? How to stop absorbing other people’s distress; empaths and addiction; protecting yourself from narcissists and other energy vampires; empaths, parenting, and raising empath children; empaths and intuition; much more.

Mary Lamia, author of What Motivates Getting Things Done.

Topic: Procrastination, emotions, and success.

Issues: The differences between task-driven procrastinators and deadline-driven procrastinators; tools to turn agitation and annoyance into affirmation and acceptance; helping procrastinators jump-start their system and make the most out of their time; much more.

Timothy Dukes, author of The Present Parent.

Topic: Simple tools to discover exactly why you’re here.

Issues: Pay attention; learn to adapt; stay devoted; find fulfillment; mindful mirroring; gently coax; celebrate victory; and many more.

Digger O’Brien, author of Pointing is Rude.

Topic: One father’s story of autism, adoption, and acceptance.

Issues: Coping with an unexpected diagnosis; close encounters with medical quacks; juggling the needs of an autistic child and two non-autistic children; why adopting another child turned out to be the best thing they’d ever done.