Prism Parenting: Looking at Behavior in a Different Light

 When our kids tell us we are being “mean” or “not nice” it can really be hard to hear. This week we tackle a listener question related to the right (and wrong!) ways to react when our kids say this to us.  

Brandon Miller discusses what happens when you focus on your child’s strengths (and your own!) rather than on deficits. He provides practical and step-by-step ways to start doing this in your home today.

This week’s guest provides evidence-based strategies in mindfulness to help kids manage and overcome stress and anxiety. Her simple and easy to use approach helps parents walk alongside their kids, teaching and modeling healthy coping skills. 

While ADHD is clearly associated with challenges in areas like attention and hyperactivity, there is also something to be said for less discussed areas of strength that kids with ADHD often demonstrate. This week Dr. Andrea Bailey provides valuable insight from the perspective of a clinical psychologist and mother of a kiddo diagnosed with ADHD.

Eventually this pandemic will fade to endemic status. For some parents, this may mean that work travel schedules of the past start up again. This week on the show we focus on simple things you can do to minimize stress and disruption when your partner travels for work.

What are some simple and practical things you can do to make being a mom easier and more enjoyable? This week Toni-Ann answers that question and more on the show.

This week on the show we discuss why your kids are lying to you, how their development impacts lying, and the best (and worst!) ways to respond when they lie.

In this 100th episode we discuss three strategies you can use with kids of various ages to get them to listen… the first time!

Today’s high achieving students often struggle with feeling overloaded and stressed out. Some even find themselves lost in periods of anxiety and depression as they attempt to navigate endless academics, sports, and other activities. This week Dr. Jannot provides tips to prevent this from occurring in the first place, but also manage it when it happens despite our best intentions.

It’s been two years since the first episodes about ADHD aired on this podcast. At the time Heather’s son, Landon, had just been diagnosed with ADHD. Well a lot changes in two years! In this episode we will give a quick recap on the different types of ADHD, as well as go over non-medication and medication treatment options. We will end with an update on how Landon is doing currently, what treatments have worked for him, and which treatments were less than ideal.