Authentic Parenting

Self-diagnosis, therapy speak, social media, and mental health labels are changing how young people understand themselves and their emotions. In this episode, we explore when these labels can help, when they can limit us, and how to move beyond diagnosis toward greater self-awareness, emotional language, and connection.
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Your Mental Health and What's Going Right with Dr. Paul Conti
Why Chasing a Better You Is Making You Miserable with Seth Gillihan, PhD
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What if some of the screen-time advice you've been following is outdated?
This candid conversation gets real about kids, smartphones, social media, screen-free meals, bedtime and what screens are really doing to family life. Plus, a fascinating experiment with children may make you rethink screen time altogether.
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Screen Addiction: How to Stay Sane in a Digital Age -Nancy Colier
How to Navigate Social Media Safely with Your Kids with Imran Ahmed
Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls Kara Alaimo, PhD
Why You Can't Pay Attention and How to think Deeply Again with Johann Hari
Strategies for Digital Well-being: How to Reduce Stress, Gain Focus and Gain Control of Your Life 
Growing up in Public 
Strategies for Digital Parenting 
Should You Worry About Kids' Screen
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How AI Can Support Parenting: Answering Your Parenting Questions
Can You Use AI in Your Parenting?: Answering Your Parenting Questions-Anna, Laura and ChatGPT
Strategies for Digital Well-Being: How to Reduce Stress, Gain Focus and Take Control of Your Life
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Your young adult is home, not working, and has no idea what comes next. Is it failure to launch or something deeper?
In this episode, Evan Sanchez explains why your young adult may not be lazy or unmotivated, why pushing harder can backfire, and what parents can do to help without creating more pressure. 
TEDx talk by Julie Lythcott-Haims Why are so many adult children moving back home?
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When getting your child to school becomes a daily battle, what's really going on?
School refusal is often misunderstood or overlooked. In this episode, Jayne Demsky explains what it is, why it happens, how to recognize it and what parents and schools can do to help.
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Can you become calm in just 90-seconds? What does calm mean? How does it feel? Why choose the power of the pause? We can't think out os stress. Disvoer the LAR-LAR method to calm, connection and kindness. 
Get her book: The Power of the Pause: 90 Seconds to Calm, Reset, and Reconnect
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