Positive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. Dad

Jesse Saperstein, author of Getting a Life with Asperger’s.

Topic: Lessons learned on the bumpy road to adulthood by a young man with Asperger’s.

Issues: Surviving the world of online dating; navigating the challenges of college; understanding how others perceive you (even if they’re wrong); keeping a job; confronting memories of being bullied; serving as a role model to the next generation.

Barbara Oakley, author of A Mind for Numbers.

Topic: How to excel at math and science even if you flunked them both in school.

Issues: The essential creativity underlying math and science; our biological instincts–how the brain is designed to do extraordinary mental calculations; simple mental tricks we can use to our learning advantage; tips to enhance your memory; what zombies have to do with math and science.

Jowita Bydlowska, author of Drunk Mom.

Topic: A brutally honest memoir of motherhood in the shadow of alcoholism.

Issues: The inward and outward struggles of someone battling addiction; the anxieties that characterize life with a new baby and saying goodbye to a childless lifestyle; concealing alcoholism–and relapse–from friends and family; lies, deceptions, and betrayals; finally, the transformative power of love and the triumph over debilitating dependence.

Deborah Gilboa, author of Get the Behavior You Want Without Being the Parent You Hate.

Topic: A guild to what works and what doesn’t–and why not.

Issues: The three essential Rs of parenting: respect, responsibility, and responsibility; how to avoid being the parent you hate; learning to say No and not regretting it later; rights vs. privileges; the importance of consistency in parenting.

Dennis Trittin, coauthor of Parenting for the Launch.

Topic: Raising teens to succeed in the real world.

Issues: How to prepare teens to make key life decisions; communicating effectively to build an enduring relationship with your emerging young adult; valuing your child’s uniqueness, potential, and intrinsic worth; moving confidently from the driver’s to the passenger seat.

Joani Geltman, author of A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens.

Topic: Talking to your kids about sexting, drinking, drugs,and other things that freak you out.

Issues: What you need to understand about what your teen child is going through psychologically and physically; mistakes and assumptions parents often make about their teens; what parents of boys need to watch out for vs. parenting teen girls.

Kim Bearden, author of Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me.

Topic: Advice from a master teacher and educator on what works and what doesn’t in schools.

Issues: Tools master teachers use to connect with students in a way that motivates and inspires them; innovative ways to increase student engagement inside and outside the classroom, promote rigor, and create a climate and culture for optimal learning.

Paul Raeburn, author of Do Fathers Matter?

Topic: What science tells us about the parent we’ve overlooked.

Issues: What do fathers do? The father’s important role in child children’s life from conception through the teen years; how being a father (or father-to-be) actually rewires men’s brains; What we need to do to support and encourage fathers.

Sharman Johnston, early childhood and education expert.

Topic: How to stop summer learning loss.

Issues: On average, teachers have to spend 4-8 weeks at the beginning of the school year re-teaching material from the previous year that the children have forgotten; how socioeconomic level affects how much knowledge a child loses over the summer.

Giacomo Bono, co-author of Making Grateful Kids.

Topic: The science of building character.

Issues: Understanding what gratitude is and why it’s important; the surprising ways being grateful affects us; practical strategies for fostering an attitude of gratitude in your home and life.

Megan Faure, author of The Babysense Secret .

Topic: Learning how to understand your baby’s moods.

Issues: Creating a baby-centric routine and struggle less to get your baby to sleep; understanding your baby’s sensory world and signals to avoid overstimulation, which leads to fussiness.

Rachel Compos-Duffy, author of Stay Home, Stay Happy.

Topic: Secrets to loving at-home motherhood.

Issues: Embracing the choice to stay home with confidence; taking care of yourself guilt-free; mentally and physically recharging every day, and more.

Deborah Copaken-Kogan, author of] Hell is Other Parents.

Topic: Tales of maternal combustion.

Issues: A collection of witty, smart, funny, poignant essays on dealing with intrusive and judgmental other parents, modern working parenthood, raising a family on inadequate income.

Doni Wilson, author of The Stress Remedy.

Topic: Master your body’s synergy and optimize your health.

Issues: How to analyze the sources of your stress and determine how your body has been affected; understanding synergy; how imbalances create weight gain, cholesterol problems, and more; leaky gut and how it could be compromising your entire system.

Emma Jenner, author of Keep Calm and Parent On.

Topic: Raising children by asking more from then and doing less for them.

Issues: Manners and respect; boundaries and consequences; scheduling and routines; communication; self-esteem; trusting your instincts; quality time.

Judith Joy, author of Surviving Your Teenager and Being Happy Anyway.

Topic: Is it possible to be happy and still have a teenager?

Issues: Beliefs we tell ourselves; the difference between questions and affirmations; taking responsibility for everything in your life; the mind is powerful but feelings are even more so; we learning to make decisions and choices.

Hunter Maats, coauthor of The Straight-A Conspiracy.

Topic: Why everything you know about genius and intelligence is wrong.

Issues: The truth behind the lie that genius is born, not developed; understanding how the brain works; the connection between emotion and academic performance; the Betty Crocker approach to learning; taking the mystery out of reading; navigating your test prep like a London cabbie; go cyborg on your mistakes.

Nicola Lathey, coauthor of Small Talk.

Topic: How to develop your child’s language skills from birth to age four.

Issues: Why the babbling stage is so important; How to encourage your baby’s first words; Communication techniques to calm your toddler’s tantrums; the truth about pacifiers, baby signing, and the impact of TV on language development; language acquisition in bi-lingual homes; causes for concern and where to turn for help.

Janell Burley Hoffman, author of iRules.

Topic: What every tech-healthy family needs to know about selfies, sexting, gaming, and growing up.

Issues: Having the tech talk (for big kids and little ones); learning to use the tech your child is engaged in; passwords, peers, and how to avoid being a creeper; sleep, kids, and devices; maintaining manners and rules away from home; how to create your own iRules contract.

Rona Renner, RN., author of Is that Me Yelling?

Topic: Getting your kids to cooperate without losing your cool.

Issues: becoming aware of yourself; understanding everyday triggers; adapting your parenting style to your child’s temperament; dealing with the yeller in your family; dealing with difficult situations, disorders, and differences.

Paul Offit, author of Do You Believe in Magic?

Topic: The sense and nonsense of alternative medicine.

Issues: What is “alternative medicine”?; megavitamins actually increase the risk of some cancers and heart disease (something well known to scientists but not to the general public); celebrity spokespeople (Like Jenny McCarthy and her anti-vaccine campaign) who have no medical background and are doing more damage than good; alternative medicine treatments that actually work.