What We Were Never Taught: Relationships, Marriage & Family — From Parenting Doctors

Many parents pathologize childhood using terms like "He's an attention seeker," OR "She's so oppositional," OR "He's a tormentor," OR "He's A defiant kid!"  

These kinds of vague descriptions may help us cope, but they do nothing to help children help.  We need to help kids recognize that behavior is based on choices.    

We offer a 5-step specific problem solving method that is the answer to these behavior problems that all kids have.  

See Dr Dan’s new book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1935576062/?tag=medrounpublic-20

Kids may be starting school soon.  In FL, school is in full swing.  Many schools are completing their first full week.  Some of the kids are in a "candy store."  Many others are overwhelmed.  Kids are experiencing pressure, stress, and demands.  Lots are being asked of them. 

We want to reinforce self-compassion! I also provide a mindfulness technique using smell that can help kids get out of their overwhelm, into the present, and experience less stress.  

Parents are paying $20 an hour and sometimes as much as $50 an hour for video game tutors.  What's the problem with tutors?

1) Lowering self esteem and confidence 

2) Reinforcing addiction (video game)

3) Reinforcing followship rather than leadership

See Dr. Dan's new book:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1935576062/?tag=medrounpublic-20

Check out the following videos at our Parenting Doctors youtube channel:

The Dr. van Ingen Clinical Psychology & Parenting Show on Anger.

(Dr. Dan and Professor Dr. Sarah present together) on Loving Angry Children: 5 Golden Coin Insights to Working with Anger in Families

This week's podcast presents 5 techniques, 5 ART's: Anger Reduction Techniques, that can help both parents and their children (kids, preteens, teens) when they are experiencing a cross over the threshold and into the therapeutic zone.  

Check out Dr. Dan's new parenting book available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1935576062/?tag=medrounpublic-20

We live in a strange Digital Culture.  Everyone revolving their lives around cell phones.  But, not everyone.  Healthy Families are working against these water currents.  Healthy families have parents who say "No Phones At Dinner!"  

Check out Dr. Dan's book You Are Your Child's Best Psychologist at Amazon now.  

 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1935576062/?tag=medrounpublic-20

I share some of my failures in life, mostly growing up.  In my book: You Are Your Child's Best Psychologist https://www.amazon.com/dp/1935576062/?tag=medrounpublic-20

I mention that parents should know their top 10.  I share some of my top 10 and other minor failures.  

I'm a big proponent of being unafraid of anxiety.

Likewise I'm a big fan of being unafraid of failure.  To help our kids learn to be unafraid of failure, we should share our failures.  Sharing failures builds connections because kids want us to be vulnerable, which does so much more than lecturing does.

Of course, we use wisdom to choose our moments when to share our failure stories.   

Guilt is good.

Shame is not.  

This is a simple warning to parents.  Yes, it's an unbalanced view on social media.  The view presented here is not all encompassing and obviously doesn't include the positives about social media or recommendations for families.  This podcast is a direct warning about what your kids' lives can look like without limits and considerations.  

See other podcasts and our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qNMxObTzbQ&t=8s on information re: social media recommendations.  

WARNING!  DO YOU WANT YOUR KIDS' LIVES LIKE THIS?  

10 Keys to UNLOCKING confidence in Kids.  We don't have to wait until kids are young adults to develop confidence.  That's what happened to me, quite honestly.  Instead, let's develop confidence early.  Here are the 10 Keys to Confident Kids.   

Many parents have rough backgrounds.  Many parents have "triggers" and when you deal with the stuff of raising kids who may yell, back talk, name call, or accidentally break a dish/glass, this can TRIGGER stuff in you. 

Check out this podcast and LOVE ANYWAY!!!