Positive Parenting | Mr. Dad

Lisen Stromberg, author of Work, Pause, Thrive. Topic: How to pause for parenthood without killing your career. Issues: The politics of pausing; men want a place in the home; conscious careers, conscious choices; thriving: the career you deserve, the life you want; money matters; the need to prepare yourself and your career before you pause; what to do during your pause.

Harriet Lerner, author of Why Won’t You Apologize? Topic: Healing big betrayals and everyday hurts. Issues: Best ways to ruin an apology; why some people refuse to apologize while others over-apologize; how to get past anger and resentment when you’ll never get the apology you deserve; why forgiving too quickly can hurt you; the simple sentence that will teach children to apologize.

Michael Hollander, author of Helping Teens Who Cut. Topic: Skills and techniques to end self-injury. Issues: Understanding self-injury and why kids do it; introducing DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) and why it’s successful; how does hurting themselves make some kids feel better; how to help your child restore emotion to its proper place.

Michael Bennett and Sarah Bennett, authors of F*ck Love. Topic: Sensible advice for finding a lasting relationship. Issues: Reasons good people can’t find good partners; questions to which the answer is always “no”; how to prevent yourself from getting worn out by internet dating; the myth of the sense of humor; should my partner and I break up? what to consider before deciding to get divorced.

Richard Watts, author of Entitlemania. Topic: How not to spoil your kids, and what to do if you already have. Issues: Why it’s a mistake to be friends with your child; Do delay gratification, Do let your kids struggle; Do give memories instead of things DON’T sacrifice yourself to make life easier for them; DON’T share your estate plan with them; DON’T hand down too much.

James Greenblatt, author of Finally Focused. Topic: The breakthrough natural treatment plan for ADHD. Issues: The Plus-Minus plan identifies nutritional and other deficits (magnesium, lithium, probiotics, omega 3s, sleep, exercise) and surpluses (sugar, copper, intestinal imbalances, food allergies) and suggests ways to overcome them.

Shonda Moralis, author of Breathe, Mama, Breathe. Topic: 5-minute mindfulness for busy moms. Issues: The difference between mindfulness, meditation, and mindful breaks; connecting with yourself during the day; connecting with your family during the day; connecting with the world.

Genevieve Shaw Brown, author of The Happiest Mommy You Know. Topic: Why putting your kids first is the last thing you should do. Issues: Feed yourself as you want to feed your kids; make time for your own friends; get a healthy night’s sleep; don’t let your style take a backseat to your child’s wardrobe; treat your spouse as kindly as you treat your kids; take yourself to the doctor; exercise even if you don’t have the time, and more.

Jennifer Lehr, author of ParentSpeak. Topic: What’s wrong with how we talk to our children—and what to say instead. Issues: Despite our best intentions, a lot of things we tell our kids does more harm than good; how to avoid words and phrases that manipulate, objectify, micro-manage, distress, invalidate, and threaten.

Julie King, co-author of How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen. Topic: Strategies and stories that will help you improve communication with your preschooler. Issues: The importance of recognizing and acknowledging kids’ feelings—and how to do it; tools for engaging cooperation, resolving conflicts, and handling discipline; handling your own feelings—including anger.

Sarah Granger, author of The Digital Mystique. Topic: How the culture of connectivity can empower your life—online and off. Issues: Connecting is just the beginning; managing children’s computer use; managing your own computer use; the importance of actual face-to-face interactions in the digital world; recognizing and overcoming tech addiction.

Sam Weinman, author of Win at Losing. Topic: How our biggest setbacks can lead to our greatest gains. Issues: How we win from losing (and sometimes lose from winning); inspirational stories from famous people on how they coped with loss and use it to propel them to even greater success.

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.

Jennifer Hanin, author of What to Do When You Can’t Get Pregnant. Topic: Options for couples facing fertility issues. Issues: Advances in natural products for women; new supplements, medications, and treatment protocols; the latest in egg freezing, vitrification, gender selection, and genetic testing.

Steve Nicollerat, founder of Coach Baseball Right (coachbaseballright.com) Topic: Engaging and keeping kids interested in sports (and baseball in particular) Issues: The decline in youth sports participation over the past decade; what’s driving kids away from sports; the role of coaches; the role of parents; how we let the focus move from having fun and learning life lessons to stats, performance, and trying to make the pros.