Joe and Anea welcome Nickelodeon actress Fallon Smythe and her mom Rebecca to talk about the challenges and triumphs of single parenthood from both the parent's and the child's perspectives.

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Joe and Anea explore the pros and cons of children having alone time and the guidelines we, as parents, can apply to ensure maximum benefit. Doors open or closed? Should children have televisions in their room? How much screen and tech time is too much? A mix of opinions are flying around along with the usual banter in this very practically focused episode.

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Inspired by your emails, Joe and Anea welcome Clay Patane who shares with heartfelt eloquence his story of growing up gay and then raising children as a gay dad. Whether you are raising a child who is coming out, raising children as a gay parent or just want to make sure you are creating adequate and loving space for your child to discover their own unique self, this one's for you.

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On this follow up to Episode 22 on self defense, Joe and Anea welcome Impact Personal Safety Lead Instructor and author, Ellen Snortland. Beginning with her own traumatic experience being faced with a knife-wielding robber in her home to dedicating her life to 'normalizing' self-defense, Ms. Snortland makes compelling arguments for why providing self-defense classes for our children (and ourselves) is one of the most important things we can do as parents.

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Ever find yourself lamenting the feeling that time seems to move at warp speed when it comes to your kids? Missing those snuggling toddler moments as you white knuckle your way through adolescence? Joe puts Anea on the spot and asks how she manages to navigate her relationships with her 20 year-old AND 7 year-old daughters and what she's learned along the way about enjoying every age.

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From deterring bullies to defending themselves against predators, Joe and Anea examine the importance of self-defense classes for kids. With special attention paid to how self-defense classes instill the potentially life-saving notion for girls that they are NOT damsels in distress, this episode is a game-changer.

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It's here! Joe and Anea are answering your RAD emails on another informative and laughter-filled episode. What do we do when our child insists on lying? How can we effectively wear more than one 'hat' as a parent? And so much more...including an update on Joe's daughter's party - the one she asked him not to attend! 

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Joe and Anea sit down with comedian, actor and writer Maz Jobrani to chat about growing up Iranian AND American, figuring out how to balance an insane schedule while being a present, conscious parent and finding the lessons we most want to teach our kids.

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In this extended edition of Rad Parenting, Joe and Anea sit down with frontman and songwriter of the influential punk rock band Pennywise, Jimmy Lindberg. As the father of THREE girls and the author of Punk Rock Dad (the inspiration for the 2010 documentary The Other F Word), Jimmy had a lot to share about the balancing act required to being an effective parent while fronting an anti-establishment punk rock band...and always trying to find that sweet spot that allows him to be the best he can be at both.

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In this extended edition of Rad Parenting, Joe and Anea sit down with frontman and songwriter of the influential punk rock band Pennywise, Jimmy Lindberg. As the father of THREE girls and the author of Punk Rock Dad (the inspiration for the 2010 documentary The Other F Word), Jimmy had a lot to share about the balancing act required to being an effective parent while fronting an anti-establishment punk rock band...and always trying to find that sweet spot that allows him to be the best he can be at both.

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