Positive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. Dad

Megan Bearce, author of Super Commuter Couples.

Topic: Staying together when a job keeps you apart.

Issues: The super commuting phenomenon; who are supper commuters? coping with suspicions of infidelity; six steps to make super commuting work; three characteristics of a successful super commuting relationship.

Sara Connell, author of Bringing in Finn.

Topic: An extraordinary surrogacy story.

Issues: One woman’s story of the tragedy and heartbreak of infertility and losing pregnancies, and the process of opening her heart and mind to the idea of her 60-year old mother carrying her child for her.

Tsh Oxenreider, author of Notes from a Blue Bike.

Topic: The art of living intentionally in a chaotic world.

Issues: The story of one family’s quest to live more simply, fully, and intentionally.

Tovah Klein, author of How Toddlers Thrive.

Topic: What parents can do for kids ages 2-5 to plant the seeds of lifelong success.

Issues: Who are toddlers? why they do the things they do; teaching self-regulation; why they pull you close, then push you away; the importance of learning to think like a toddler; solutions for common toddler issues like tantrums, toilet training; sleep; sharing, and playing.

David Bredehoft, co-author of How Much is Too Much?

Topic: Raising responsible, likeable, respectful children in an age of overindulgence.

Issues: The three types of overindulgence (too much stuff, not enough boundaries, helping when it’s not needed); the damage that overindulgence causes; how parents can break their overindulgence habits; dealing with others (like grandparents) who overindulge.

Justin Patchin, co-author of Words Wound.

Topic: Delete cyberbullying and make kindness go viral.

Issues: What is cyberbullying and how common is it? bullying in person vs. online? the consequences of cyberbullying; what to do if you’re being cyberbullied; how to start standing up instead of standing by; building a culture of kindness.

Kevin Salwen, coauthor of The Power of Half.

Topic: One family’s decision to stop taking and start giving.

Issues: Realizing how much each of us has; what can you give away? The importance of volunteering; starting a family conversation; tapping into anger; experiencing the lives of others.

Joan Friedman, author of Emotionally Healthy Twins.

Topic: A new philosophy for parenting two unique children.

Issues: Recognizing each twin as a unique individual; fostering each child’s separate friendships and activities; coping with the stress that comes with caring for two babies at the same time.

Alan Kazdin, author of The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child.

Topic: Parenting a defiant child without pills, therapy, or battles.

Issues: Why most of the parenting advice we get is guaranteed to fail; a research-based and proved approach that is guaranteed to work.

Katrin Schumann, author of The Secret Power of Middle Children.

Topic: How middleborns can harness their unexpected and remarkable abilities.

Issues: What makes middle children different from their older and/or younger siblings; middle children in the workplace; middle children as parents; parenting a middle child; specific positive and negative traits associated with middle children.

Kevin Leman, author of The First Born Advantage.

Topic: Making your birth order work for you.

Issues: Traits that many firstborns have that other children don’t; how birth order affects marriage and relationships; the amazing number of firstborns in high performance careers.

Guest 3: Scott Mitic, CEO of TrustedID.com

Topic: How identity thieves are stealing our children’s identities.

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Patti Wollman Summers, co-author of Toddlers on Technology.

Topic: Helping parents grab the reins of their digitod’s digital technology.

Issues: Secrets to managing touchscreens in a toddler’s life; choosing apps in tandem with your child’s learning style; creating balance between screen time and real-life activities; the latest research on the effects of screen time on young children’s brains.

Nancy Rose, author of Raise the Child You’ve Got, Not the One You Want.

Topic: Why everyone thrives when parents lead with acceptance

Issues: Understanding and accepting your child’s core traits; What you can and can’t change about your child; the power of acceptance; building a healthy parent-child connection; raising your children to be the best, happiest selves.

Barbara Dianis, author of Don’t Count Me Out!

Topic: Better grades and test scores for kids with educational difficulties.

Issues: Building strong bonds between academically struggling students and parents as they learn to understand and alleviate educational issues.

 

Carl Alasko, author of Say This, Not That.

Topic: How to always say the right thing at the right time.

Issues: The five rules of effective communication; what to say–and not say–in stressful situations; exploring the biology behind communication; how to avoid spilling emotional blood.

Joel Young, author of When Your Adult Child Breaks Your Heart.

Topic: Coping with substance abuse, mental illness, and the problems that tear families apart

Issues: How parents can combat self-blame; identifying manipulative behavior; why most psychiatric disorder are treatable; how to support–rather than stigmatize–parents of mentally ill adult children.

 

Melinda Blau, co-author of Family Whispering.

Topic: Communicating and connecting with the people you love and making your whole family stronger.

Issues: Shifting from “parent think” to “family think;” the three factors that make each family unique; qualities that inspire cooperation and commitment; sibling rivalry; giving vs. grandstanding; why some families function better than others.

William Levin, author of Parenting without Fear.

Topic: Raising balanced children in a healing world

Issues: Recognizing the guiding signals from our children’s nature in their early years; how we can move into natural partnership with our children’s nature and our own; recognizing and disengaging from the shamed and fearful beliefs that obstruct those natural partnerships.

Jessica Lamb-Shapiro, author of Promise Land.

Topic: One woman’s journey through America’s self-help culture.

Issues: Overcoming phobias and fears; walking on hot coals; coping with grief at the saddest camp in the world; the trouble with the Law of Attraction; the best and the worst of the self-help gurus.

Maureen Dawn Healy, author of Energetic Keys to Indigo Kids.

Topic: Raising and resonating with today’s new children

Issues: Recognizing “indigo” children (highly sensitive, hyperactive, creative, but defiant); harnessing and redirecting that special indigo energy; triggers that set off bad behavior; why punishment may make problems worse.

Sharon Meers, coathor of Getting to 50/50.

Topic: How working parents can have it all.

Issues: Why two careers are better than one; busting myths about work, women, and men; how your husband solves the work-life riddle; success doesn’t require 24/7; what women gain from working motherhood.