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Expert interviews with helpful tips and relevant information for parents at all stages of their child’s development.
Technology & Families: Healthy Tips for the Digital Age
Sara Reichstadt of Kinderberry Hill Child Development Centers delves into the nuanced ways smartphones and technology affect family life. Unpacking the unintended consequences and the positive and negative impacts on a child’s development, this episode moves beyond the typical discourse on screen time. Tune in as Sara shares practical tips and guidance for fostering a mindful and intentional relationship with technology in your family.
Raising Engaged Citizens: Helping Children Envision and Shape a Better Future
How can parents raise children who care about their communities and want to make a positive difference? Dr. Anne Klaeysen shares practical strategies for helping kids develop strong values, civic responsibility and ethical leadership. Learn how children can become engaged citizens, contribute to a more humane society and build the skills needed to create meaningful change throughout their lives.
Way to Grow and Mom Enough®: Building Strong Families Through “Good Enough” Parenting
Mom Enough® celebrates 20 years in this special live episode, as Dr. Marti Erickson and Dr. Erin Erickson are interviewed by Way to Grow CEO Coco Du. Together, they reflect on decades of research and parenting insights. They explore how strong family support helps parents be “good enough,” creating the consistent, connected relationships children need to grow and thrive.
Why Less Is More in Youth Sports: How to Be the Best Sports Parent
From winning championships to studying parental behavior in youth sports, psychology professor Dr. John Tauer sees youth sports from both the court and the field of social psychology. In this conversation, he challenges overparenting in athletics and explains how dialing it back can better build character, resilience, teamwork, and lifelong skills.
Teaching Kids Consent: Rights, Respect and No Regrets
Consent isn’t just a “teen talk,” it starts in the everyday moments we barely notice. Should kids have to hug relatives? Is “just playing” still okay when someone gets pushed too far? In this episode of Mom Enough, Marti and Erin are joined by Christy Keating (former prosecutor turned parenting coach) for a practical, eye opening conversation on boundaries, digital risks, and raising kids who can confidently say – and respect — “no.”
How Stress Shapes Child Development: Positive Stress, Toxic Stress, and Resilience
As much as we’d love to make life easy for our children, they inevitably will experience stress. And, as research demonstrates, some stress is positive, allowing children to build coping skills and resilience. But toxic stress can undermine our children’s long-term health and wellbeing. So what protects children, and what makes stress more damaging? Join Marti and Erin of Mom Enough® for an essential conversation with Dr. Megan Gunnar about what the science of stress and resilience means for children.
