Everyone knows that social media is highly edited. Only the best photos make the cut and normally only positive status updates are shared. Displaying overly-perfect images alerts people that it’s just too good to be true. This can cause feeling

Use Traditions to Keep Your Family United

Nov 24th, 2020 15m 47s

This episode concentrates on how families can use traditions to strengthen family bonds while communicating values to children. Traditions, both the big ones as well as the day-to-day ones, teach our children about what family looks and behaves

Select the Best Toys This Holiday Season

Nov 17th, 2020 29m 43s

Most parents are familiar with spending a lot of time and money searching for gifts that after being unwrapped and briefly explored, end up in the back of a closet, tucked into a toy box, or simply discarded. Most of the highly advertised, “to

New Dads Are Important Too

Nov 10th, 2020 19m 5s

When we talk about new parents, there is a tendency to focus on the moms and babies. Dads often get dismissed or pushed to the sidelines. But today, dads are more involved with their children than in previous generations. New research is showi

When to Introduce Solid Foods to Infants

Nov 3rd, 2020 20m 23s

In this episode, we explore the data and research being conducted on when solid foods should be introduced to infants as well as how and when foods are introduced influence food allergy development. The information covered draws heavily from t

Cyberbullying with Online Learning

Oct 27th, 2020 24m 17s

This episode is based on new research about how the risk of cyberbullying is increasing because our children are spending more time online for learning and socialising. While we can't change how our children's education is being conducted duri

The Perpetually Screaming Child

Oct 20th, 2020 22m 24s

This episode is was inspired by a listener question about why some children scream all the time. So I've taken this issue and broken it down into the two main reasons that children learn to scream - they are accidentally taught as small infants

Talking About Race and Racism

Oct 13th, 2020 21m 31s

In this episode we are going to talk about the importance being proactive in discussing race and racism with children.The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has made a new recommendation that parents proactively engage with children about rac

Stop the Snacking

Oct 6th, 2020 17m

This episode is based on new research about how snacking can undermine healthy behaviours, like sport participation. Researcher have compared the number of calories that children consume after sporting activities to the number of calories that

Aggressive and Hurtful Behaviours in Small Children

Sep 29th, 2020 18m 38s

This episode is focused on the importance of dealing with aggressive behaviours in early childhood. Most parents think that small children will eventually outgrow aggressive behaviours but the research is clear - children to not naturally outgr

Avoiding the Risks of Accidental Parenting

Sep 24th, 2020 20m 59s

This episode is focused on how accidental parenting occurs and what parents can do to avoid the risks of engaging in accidental parenting. Simply put, accidental parenting happens when we use a parenting technique or approach that does not suff

The Danger of Value-Neutral Parenting

Sep 22nd, 2020 22m 28s

This episode is focused on what happens when children are raised without learning values. Values can seem outdated, but the research is clear that values are central to raising children who will mature into adults that are ready to take on all

Embracing Limits and Discipline

Sep 18th, 2020 36m 2s

This episode is focused the important parenting topic of limits and discipline. While there are many different opinions and perspectives about the application of limits and discipline, the research and science support the use of limits and disc

Understanding Chronological Versus Developmental Age

Sep 14th, 2020 27m 20s

This episode is focused on the difference between your child's chronological age and their developmental age. Chronological age is easy to measure, it is the number of birthdays that our children have had. It is easy to measure and is useful in

Responding When a Child Lies

Sep 10th, 2020 26m 52s

This episode is focused on what we can do when we catch our child telling lies. By understanding how their development at each age and stage influences why and how they lie, it is easier for us to know how to respond. Most importantly, when we

Overindulgence Takes Away Joy

Sep 7th, 2020 32m 58s

This episode is focused on how overindulgence can rob our children's happiness. Watching our kiddos' faces light up with joy when they receive a gift, go for ice cream, get showered with attention or are allowed a privilege can lead us to repea

How to Manage Separation Anxiety

Sep 4th, 2020 39m 30s

This episode continues exploring how separation anxiety is made worse during COVID-19. While the previous episode discussed how separation anxiety as a natural developmental process at each age and stage during "normal" times and described how

Understanding Separation Anxiety

Aug 31st, 2020 26m

This is the first of a two-part podcast focused on separation anxiety. In this first episode, we will be exploring separation anxiety at each age and stage as a natural developmental response. Separation anxiety generally occurs as a response t

What is Proactive Parenting? And, Why Is It Different?

Aug 28th, 2020 14m 59s

This episode is focused on what it means to be a Proactive Parent and why proactive parenting can lead to a more sustainable future for your family. By learning about your child's development you will be able to adapt to your child's needs as t

Perfect Parenting is NOT the Goal

Aug 27th, 2020 20m 14s

Proactive Parenting is based on validated theories and scientific research to provide the information you need to care for your modern family. Not everyone grew up in a completely healthy family of origin and consequently may be unsure of how t

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