Positive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. Dad

Keith Terry, co-author of Rhythm of Math.

Topic: A kinesthetic approach to teaching mathematics.

Issues: Using clapping, stepping, and vocalizing to explore patterns and internalize rhythms; how students can learn essential math concepts—addition, multiplication, subtraction, division, and fractions—by using their hands, feet, and voice in a way that engages them mentally and physically.

Jo Boaler, author of What’s Math Got to Do with It?

Topic: How teachers and parents can transform mathematics learning and inspire success.

Issues: Why the US is falling behind other industrialized countries in math; new research on the brain and mathematics that is revolutionizing scientists’ understanding of learning and potential; why the math people need is not the same math that’s learned in most classrooms.

Dr. David Gremillion, retired Air Force Colonel, professor at University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and a member of the Board of Directors of Men’s Health Network

Topic: Veteran’s sexual health.

Issues: Continuing our discussion about the sexual health of our veterans, the obstacles they face, and how they can get the help they need.

Fred Schremp retired Army veteran and president of the Folded Flag Foundation.

Topic: helping the families of servicemembers killed defending our country

Issues:Providing for the college education and other expenses of spouse and children of those who gave their lives.

Frances Jensen, author of The Teenage Brain.

Topic: A Neuroscientist’s survival guide to raising adolescents and young adults.

Issues: How the teenage brain is under construction; the vulnerabilities and strengths of the teenage brain; the importance of sleep and the circadian rhythms; the damage done to the teen brain by risk taking, smoking, alcohol, and drugs,

Tom Berger and Ingrid Hererra-Yee

Topic: Veteran’s sexual health

Issues: How vets’ sexual health is affeted by PTSD; how a vet’s sexual issues affect his or her family; how the culture of the military keeps vets from asking for and getting the help they need; why asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness; differences between the ways male and female vets deal with sexual issues; organizations that are working to help vets overcome obstacles

Tom Berger is a U.S. Navy verteran and the Executive Director of the Veterans Health Council of the Vietnam Veterans of America.

Ingrid Hererra-Yee, LMHC, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who works with the National Alliance on Mental Illness. She was the 2014 National Guard Spouse of the Year, and is a specialist on trauma/PTSD.

Peter Bregman, author of Four Seconds.

Topic: All the time you need to stop counter-productive habits and get the results you want.

Issues: Why setting goals can harm your performance; how to use strategic disengagement to recover focus and willpower; why listening—not arguing—is the best strategy for changing someone’s mind; how taking responsibility for someone else’s failure can help you succeed.

Ann Imig, editor of Listen to Your Mother.

Topic: Looking at mothers and motherhood from every possible perspective.

Issues: Humorous, heartbreaking, and thought-provoking essays about mothers and motherhood; the Listen to Your Mother (LTYM) events and cultural phenomenon.

Ylonda Gault Caviness, author of Child, Please.

Topic: How Mama’s old-school lessons helped one mother check herself before she wrecked herself.

Issues: Black parenting vs. white parenting; the advantages and disadvantages of old-school parenting; why parenting “experts” aren’t actually experts; mother hood and work.

Amir Levine, author of Attached.

Topic: The new science of adult attachment and how it can help you find—and keep—love.

Issues: Three attachment styles (anxious, avoidant, secure); understanding your own (and your child’s) attachment style; what happens when styles conflict? How secure attachment is essential not just for emotional well-being but for physical well-being as well.

Sue Johnson, coauthor, and Rick Johnson, illustrator Grandloving.Topic: Making memories with your grandchildren.

Issues: How grandparents provide stability and security for grandchildren; fun, inexpensive things to do with the grandkids; staying in touch over long distances; tips for grandparents caring for or raising grandchildren.

Lisa Guernsey, author of Into the Minds of Babes.

Topic: How screen time affects children from birth to age five.

Issues: Why the concerns about television causing ADHD are overblown; why interactivity is not all it’s cracked up to be; how baby videos may be doing more harm that good; the damage done by having a television going in the background.

Anat Baniel, author of Kids Beyond Limits.

Topic: Breakthrough results for children with autism, Asperger’s, brain damage, ADHD, and undiagnosed developmental delays.

Issues: The need to shift to connecting with the child rather than fixing him/her; nine steps to improve the child’s brain, which will produce remarkable—and sometimes immediate—results; harnessing the brain’s capacity to heal itself; how parents can incorporate the nine steps into everyday life.

Star Henderson, author of 1001 Things to Love about the Military and co-founder of Army Wife Network

Topic: A celebration of military life.

Issues: Obvious and not-so-obvious traditions, advantages and experiences military members, veterans and their families share. Includes resources military brats and their parents should know about, along with fun “You know you are a military brat when…” and “You know you are a military parent when…” lists.

Darlene Sweetland and Ron Stolberg, co-authors of Teaching Kids to Think.

Topic: Raising confident, independent, and thoughtful kids in an age of instant gratification.

Issues: The instant-gratification generation; the 5 traps parents fall into that keep them from teaching their kids to think (the rescue trap, the hurried trap, the pressured trap, the giving trap, the guilt trap); what parents can do to keep from falling into those traps.

James LaPiedra, author of Identity Lockdown.

Topic: A step-by-step guide to identify theft protection.

Issues: What is identity theft and how big is the problem? how thieves get and use your personal information; types of ID theft (financial, criminal, driver’s license, medical, and more); preventing ID theft by protecting your social security card, wallet, mailbox, computer, and children; monitoring your credit card and bank statements; what to do if your identity is stolen.

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.

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.

Elizabeth King, author of Acing the ACT.

Topic: An elite tutor’s guide to strategies and understanding that make a big difference.

Issues: The ACT is now more popular than the SAT; difference between the two tests; advantages of the ACT; the difference between a tricky question and a trick question; strategies to ensure that you get the best possible score.

Amber Ankowski and Andy Ankowski, co-authors of Think Like a Baby.

Topic: Learn to better understand your child’s developing mind.

Issues: Setting up simple research experiements to do with your baby; fun ways to get insight into what’s happening inside your child’s skull; the importance of talking to your baby; playing with reflexes; how music affects a child–before he or she is even born; many more experiments.

Sarah Bowen Shea, co-editor of Tales from another Mother Runner.

Topic: Triumphs, trials, tips and tricks from the road.

Issues: The many ways mother runners experience running: ownership, perspective, support, joy, strength, ambition, persistence.

Mark Hurst, author of Pairfection.

Topic: A look at the ridiculous pursuit of a “perfect” marriage.

Issues: HOw to stop chasing after perfection and focus on purusing each other’s happiness; trust your relationship instincts; have open discussions and work through differences; keep your marriage from becoming stale; look forward to your future together.

David Vienna, author of Calm the F*ck Down.

Topic: Could this be the only parenting technique you’ll ever need?

Issues: A variety of scenarious that make parents anxious–and down-to-earth reassurance and guidance on how to relax and enjoy the moment.