Parenting for the Present
Connecting the Minds, Bodies, and Spirits in our Families
A pediatrician, a psychologist & a pastor share best practices and up-to-date research for practical, proactive parenting.
Recent Podcast Episodes
This week we welcome Dr. Devorah Heitner, author and speaker. Devorah offers strategies for mentoring our kids in an always connected world. In this episode, learn when and how to introduce technology to your kids. Remember that your kids are experiencing life differently than you did! Her two new books on parenting and technology are Growing up in Public: Coming Of Age In A Digital World and Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World.
Find more about Devorah at her website, www.devorahheitner.com.
This week you are hearing DOUBLE! We are joined by Dr. Wells Housson! Dr. Wells Housson is a board-certified Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Housson has extensive experience treating a wide range of women’s issues, including depression, postpartum depression, anxiety, postpartum anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, disordered eating, and body-image issues.
Find more about Wells Housson at her website, www.drwellshousson.com
This week, we are joined by Jennifer Harris, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and faculty member with The Ellyn Satter Institute. We dive into all things nutrition for your kids, and talk about the importance of family meals, seeing food as neutral and not getting hung up on the virtue of food.
Learn more about the Satter Feeding Models at: www.ellynsatterinstitute.org
This week, we are joined by Dr. Madeline Levine, a psychologist with over 35 years of experience as a clinician, consultant, educator, and author. Her current book, Ready or Not, focuses on how to best prepare our children and ourselves for an uncertain and rapidly changing world. Listen to this week's podcast to learn the four ways to be a better parent in the new year!
Find more about Madeline Levine at her website, www.madelinelevine.com.
This week, we welcome Dr. Mary Ann Little, a clinical psychologist who has been in private practice for over four decades and watched numerous children grow to be adults and parents themselves. Her most recent book, Childhood Narcissism, offers strategies to raise unselfish, unentitled, and empathetic children. Listen to learn why it’s essential for parents to be more invested in their children’s emotional growth rather than their outcome, even if you think they are the next Bill Gates or Thomas Edison.
For more information, visit www.drmaryannlittle.com
We, as parents, have to get comfortable with watching our kids fail. It’s part of the learning curve and letting them become independent. Join us this week to hear insights from Author and Speaker Michelle Icard! This episode will leave you with the question of how our teenage experience informs our parenting style.
Follow Michelle Icard at @michelleicard and visit www.michelleicard.com for more content and information!
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