Positive Parenting | Mr. Dad

Tim Jordan, author of Sleeping Beauties, Awakened Women. Topic: Understanding and guiding the transformation of adolescent girls Issues: There has been a lot of attention paid to the rising levels of depression, anxiety, cutting, and relationship aggression in girls over the past few decades. But what if those issues aren’t the problem? What if we got it all wrong? In this show, we speak with one of the country’s leading experts on girls and find out what’s really going on with girls as they make the normal transformation from girl to woman.

Nimali Fernando, coauthor of Raising a Healthy, Happy Eater. Topic: A guide to setting your child on the path to adventurous eating. Issues: Which milestones to look for as children progress; why poor eating habits develop when they do; steps to help little ones start self-feeding; helpful insights on the sensory system; healthy eating around the world (yes,that may include hot peppers).

Barb Van Loon, author of Good Kids, Bad Choices. Topic: Why your kids are breaking the law and how to get them to stop. Issues: Differences between youth crimes and adult crimes; recognizing red flags that may indicate that your child is engaged in criminal activity; non-violent crimes that could land your kid in jail (including cyberbullying, sexting, pornography, identify theft, and so on); when to blame yourself and when not; is it possible to recover from having a crime on your record?

Warren Farrell, author, activist, thinker. Topic: The career and passions of a pioneer in men’s issues, women’s issues, and men’s health. Issues: How the women’s movement backtracked on its goal of gender equality; the differences between fathers and mothers–and the advantages to children of having both; the need for a commission on men and boys, the need for a federally funded (and supported) Office of Men’s Health. Click to sign the petition to create the Office of Men’s Health.

Katie Hurley, author of The Happy Kid Handbook. Topic: How to raise joyful children in a stressful world. Issues: Understanding children’s personalities and temperaments; teaching children how to regulate their emotions; helping children discover the importance of empathy; teaching assertiveness skills; reducing children’s stress and anxiety; helping kids cope with frustration.

Jenny Long, author of Expect a Miracle. Topic: A mother’s tale of brotherly love, faith, and the race that changed a family’s life. Issues: The incredible, moving, and inspiring story of brothers Conner and Cayden. Cayden has spastic cererbral palsy and can’t walk or talk. But Conner dreamed about playing sports with his little brother and entered a triathlon with him. Since 2011, they’ve competed in more than 20 traiathlons together.

Dawn Dais, The Sh!t No One Tells You About Toddlers. Topic: A guide to surviving the toddler years Issues: Restaurants are battle zones: don’t even bother trying to feed a toddler; potty training; taking the fun out of vacations; when you’re not the favorite parent.

Daniel Siegel, author of Brainstorm. Topic: The power and purpose of the teenage brain. Issues: Popular myths about teenage behavior; why teens are driven to seek out novelty and take more risks; how the brain undergoes rapid changes even through the early 20s; how and why adolescence is really a “golden age” of innovation and creativity; and much more.

Wayne Parker, author of Power Dads. Topic:Basic principles succssful fathers use to raise happy, responsible children Issues:The 10 power principles included in PowerDads are all about learning what’s important in this role we call fatherhood and developing the skills to implement the power principles in every day parenting.

Jason Hanson, author of Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life. Topic: Safety and survival techniques to keep your family protected Issues: Picking locks; essential items to carry at all times; know when you’re being followed and how to lose your tail; preventing home invasions, carjackings, and kidnappings; traveling safely no matter where you are.

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Jill Biden, author of Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops. Topic: The Second Lady of the US talks about being the mother of a deployed soldier and the effects of deployment on children. Sean Connolly, author of The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math. Topic: Death-defying challenges for young mathematicians. Issues: How to defeat vampires using algebraic equations; destroy and out-of-control asteroid using geometry; escape an enemy spy using ratios and proportions; plus killer tornadoes, deadly spiders, zombies, and more.

Kenneth Goldberg, author of The Homework Trap. Topic: How to save the sanity of parents, students, and teachers. Issues: The science behind homework difficulties; what homework looks like from the student’s perspective; understanding the reasons behind children’s homework problems; why the suggestions and solutions you’ve been offering may be doing more harm than good. Neil McNerney, author of Home Work. Topic: How to help your child without freaking out. Issues: Recognizing your personal strengths (and weaknesses) and using harnessing them; identifying the individual ways your child deals with homework and other stressors; learning to use three powerful leadership techniques to help your child achieve success.

Jan Eby, Laurie Mobilio, Lynn Noel, and Cindy Summers, coauthors of The Grammie Guide. Topic: Activities and answers for grandparents today. Issues: Indoor and outdoor activities; reminders on child-development ages and stages; safety guidelines; grandparenting at a distance; music, books, and art for young children; and more.

Amy McCready, author of The Me, Me, Me Epidemic. Topic: A guide to raising capable, grateful kids in an over-entitled world Issues: Signs that you may have an entitlement problem in your home; how to hand over age-appropriate decision making; how to cut back on giving in; offering real-life support to your kids; and much more.