Ep. 145: Welcoming a Black Son in 2020
Show Notes This week I’m chatting with brand new parents Danny & Courtney Tobin about their thoughts and insights about being new parents in 2020 to their Black son. They share advice for white parents about how to raise anti-racist kids. Courtney Thomas Tobin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences…
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Ep. 143: Talking About Race with Alex Gamboa Grand
Show Notes Parenting in Place Masterclass Series This week on the podcast, I’m having a conversation with Alex Gamboa Grand about race. I’ve known Alex for twenty years. She came to Gold Arrow Camp as a camper at age 10 and continued on as a staff member (we call her “Loona”). She met her now-husband,…
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Parenting in Place Masterclass Series
I’m thrilled to be part of this new collective of some of today’s most prominent thought leaders in parenting, neuroscience, and well-being, whose books together have sold more than 3 million copies. We are passionate about helping families navigate these challenging times, and have come together to share our very best strategies and ideas for…
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Special Message: Listening and Learning How to be Anti-Racist
Listening & Learning How to be Anti-Racist (Links) The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it. Albert Einstein Long after the topic of racism stops trending, white people (including me) need to be actively anti-racist. Let’s…
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Ep. 140: Good News About Our Kids’ Bad Behavior with Katherine Lewis
Link to show notes for this episode. Katherine Reynolds Lewis is an independent journalist, author and speaker based in the Washington D.C. area on topics including parenting, children, education, mental health, technology, work, entrepreneurship, caregiving, diversity, equity and inclusion. Her award-winning book, The Good News About Bad Behavior (PublicAffairs, April 2018), explains why modern kids…
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My Biggest Fan
Mother’s Day 2020 In anticipation of Mother’s Day, I took some time going through some pictures of my mom today. The pictures remind me… How my mom, to me, has always been the most beautiful, glamorous, put-together, high fashion woman in the world. How my mom has always been what we refer to in our…
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Ep. 137: Parents Who Lead
Show notes & links. In this episode, Audrey is joined by Alyssa Westring, co-author of Parents Who Lead: The Leadership Approach You Need to Parent with Purpose, Fuel Your Career, and Create a Richer Life. Alyssa is an associate professor of management at the Driehaus College of Business at DePaul University. She has studied organizational…
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Parenting the Challenging Child
Parenting the Challenging Child: The 4-Step Way to Turn Problem Situations into Learning Opportunities Signe Whitson Parenting the Challenging ChildBook ReviewEncouraging, simplified approach to parenting (and working with) challenging kidsSigne Whitson breaks down clearly and succinctly what adults need to know about working kids who struggle with behavioral challenges. Whitson’s approach and ideas are clearly outlined and…
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Ep: 136: Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. on Showing Up for our Kids During COVID-19
Show notes & links. Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. has encouraging advice to share during COVID-19. We talked in January (Ep. 121: The Power of Showing Up with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson) about her new book with Dr. Daniel Siegel, The Power of Showing Up, and the message of the book is so relevant to our…
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Differently Wired Book Review
Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World Differently WiredBook ReviewWhen neurologically atypical kids have the chance to let their gifts flourish, there is no limit to what’s possible.While Reber wrote this book primarily for parents of neurologically atypical kids, her words and advice will resonate with parents of all kids and will also…
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The Power of Showing Up Book Review
The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired The Power of Showing UpBook ReviewThe most important thing we can do for our kids is show up for them.Whether or not you had a parent or care giver who helped you feel safe, seen, soothed,…
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Ep. 135: Advice & Ideas from Teachers During COVID-19
Show notes & links. I’ve spent the past weeks talking with youth development experts who are sharing their advice and encouragement for parents during this crazy time of social distancing, sheltering at home, or what I like to now call “Iso for the Rona” (the Australian term for “Isolation for the Coronavirus” that I learned…
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