Positive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. Dad

Mike Berland, author of Become a Fat-Burning Machine.

Topic: Overcoming metabolic syndrome.

Issues: How to lose the belly fat, end sugar cravings, and gain energy; identifying foods that store fat vs. those that burn it; a new workout strategy that burns fat more effectively than whatever you’re doing right now; diet and fitness myths that are sabotaging your success; implementing these fat burning and fitness strategies with your family.

Mary Reckmeyer, author of Strengths Based Parenting.

Topic: Developing your children’s innate talents.

Issues: Setting kids up for success; finding out what your parenting strengths are; understanding your children’s strengths; creating a parent-child partnership based on your and your children’s strengths.

Leonard Sax, author of The Collapse of Parenting.

Topic: How we hurt our kids when we treat them like grownups.

Issues: Why are so many kids on medication? Why children need to value their parents’ opinions above their peers’—and how to make that happen; why children need to learn humility and that they aren’t as awesome as people tell them they are; how to make your kids more creative, less stressed out, healthier, and more fulfilled.

Andrew Hacker, author of The Math Myth.

Topic: Delusions and false promises of STEM.

Issues: Debunking the ideas that everyone needs to study math; most kids who don’t finish high school or college have had problems in math classes; how mandating math for everyone actually becomes a barrier to graduation and careers; the problem with common core; the importance of teaching numeracy (practical application of basic math concepts such as statistics).

Barb DePree, author of Yes You Can.

Topic: A recipe for lifelong intimacy.

Issues: How sex life changes over time; myths and realities about sex after menopause; components of great sex; how men and women can talk to each other about their changing libido and performance issues; and more.

Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, author of In Her Own Sweet Time.

Topic: Egg freezing and the new frontiers of family.

Issues: The media circus that surrounds the hook-up culture; what the data says about shifting family structures and how they affect the children born into them; pros and cons of post-35 pregnancy and motherhood; important facts about fertility, egg freezing, and other modern reproductive technologies.

Kelly Bulkeley, co-author of Children’s Dreams

Topic: Understanding the dreams and nightmares of childhood

Issues: The science of dreams and imagination; the purpose of dreams; dreams of early childhood; dreams of middle and late childhood; interpreting dreams; dreams as play

Christopher Johnson, author of How to talk to Your Child’s Doctor.

Topic: Partnering with your doctor to effectively care for your child.

Issues: The importance of the medical history; how and why the doctor examines your child; how to handle a difficult doctor; solving problems the way your doctor does.

Khan-Van Le-Bucklin, author of Twins 101.

Topic: Must-have tips for pregnancy through early childhood

Issues: Twin shock—what happens to parents when they get the news they’re expecting multiples; getting twins on the same schedule; telling identical twins apart; critical survival skills for parents of twins.

James Casale, author of Wise Up and Be the Solution.

Topic: Creating a culture of learning at home that will make your child a success at school.

Issues: How the modern education system doesn’t cater to the needs of individual children; how to be proactive and have more control over your children’s education; how to get children’s attention and limit distractions; how to understand and be prepared for parent-teacher conferences.

Erika Christakis, author of The Importance of Being Little.

Topic: What preschoolers really need from grownups.

Issues: The importance of creating an atmosphere of free expression; bolstering children’s resilience; what parents should look for in a preschool; the paradox of early learning (kids are hard-wired to learn but there’s an epidemic of preschool expulsions, medication, and anxiety); why all those craft projects are more for the parents than for the kids.

Dr. Rebecca Carl, sports medicine specialist at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

Topic: Myths and facts about head injuries and concussions.

Issues: Why the benefits of playing sports often outweigh the risk of concussion; why girls are more likely to get concussions than boys; myths and realities about concussions.

Adam Breiner, ND, medical director of The NeuroEdge Brain Performance Center, in Fairfield, CT.

Topic: Head injuries, concussions, and brain injury.

Issues: Symptoms, signs, myths, and fact about head injuries and concussions; hyperbaric oxygen therapy, diet moditication, and other unusual–and very successful–treatment options.

Donna Eden, coauthor of The Energies of Love.

Topic: Invisible keys to a fulfilling partnership.

Issues: Four energy types (visual, kinesthetic, digital, and tonal) and the way each makes sense of the world; how your energy tope determines the way you communicate, fight, love, and want to be loved.

Robert Lustig, author of Fat Chance.

Topic: Beating the odds against sugar, processed food, obesity, and disease.

Issues: The science and politics that have led to the current pandemic of obesity of chronic disease (think diabetes, heart disease, and more); strategies to help us lose weight and recover our health; what happened when researchers took teens off of sugar for 10 days (hint: the results are amazing)

Matthew Miller, author of Maybe Baby

Topic: The story of assisted reproduction and attempted parenthood—from the dad’s perspective

Issues: The anguish of infertility; the anger, frustration, humor, and heartbreak that dads (and moms) experience.

Karen Ronney, author of Proud Parents Guide to Raising Athletic, Balanced, and Coordinated Kids

Topic: A lifetime of benefit in just 10 minutes a day

Issues: How to jump-start your child’s developmental skills; creating a lifestyle of family fitness; maximizing your child’s learning style while enjoying positive, consistent playtime.

Joe Gurkoff, coauthor of How Can I Help?

Topic: What you can (and can’t) do to counsel a friend, colleague, or family member with a problem

Issues: Learning to listen, clarify and define the problem, map a realistic path to success, improve accountability, and regain your independence.

Joshua Straub, author of Safe House.

Topic: How emotional safety is the key to raising kids who live, love, and lead well.

Issues: Why emotional safety matters; understanding your parenting “story” and how it affects you and your child; building a safe house with four walls: explore, protect, grace, and truth; the science of emotional safety.

Elizabeth Green, author of Build a Better Teacher.

Topic: How teaching works and how to teach it to everyone.

Issues: Everyone agrees that a great teacher can have an enormous impact. But is it simply a matter of natural charisma, or can it be taught to millions of people who make up the American teaching workforce?

Vanessa Lapointe, author of Discipline without Damage.

Topic: How to get your kids to behave without messing them up.

Issues: Why most of what parents learn about discipline is either wrong, damaging, or both; basic child development and brain science info to help you better discipine your child; a way to instinctively navigage challanging moments with ease.

Harold Pollack, coauthor of The Index Card.

Topic: Why personal finance doesn’t have to be complicated.

Issues: Ten simple, no-nonsense, jargon-free, easy-to-follow, pieces of advice to follow to create a financial plan that will work if good times and bad.