Here is a quick preview of Dr. Melanie Greenberg’s talk from the Positive Parenting Conference 2018.

In this talk titled How to Combat Parenting Stress (Backed By Science), Dr. Greenberg and I discuss:

• The science of stress and stress-relief
• Why it is important that we parents learn to manage the stress of everyday parenting stress effectively
• And how to do it!

This talk is an amazingly good fit for those of you who love listening about how our brain works, as well as those of you who are into mindfulness! I took so much away from this book and this talk… if stress plays any role at all in your life, check it out!

Here is a quick preview of Lenore Skenazy’s talk from the Positive Parenting Conference 2018.

In this talk titled How to Parent Bravely in a Culture of Fear, Lenore and I discuss:

• How in a short span of a few decades we have gone from parents who trust kids and the society, to a culture of fear, worry, anxiety, hovering and helicoptering
• Lenore’s brush-in with this culture of fear in a massively public way and how she found the courage to not just stand for what she believes in, but also started the Free Range Kids movement along the way
• The benefits of the Free Range Kids movement and the Let Grow project for kids, and for parents!

Do you feel sad that our kids don’t have the kind of carefree childhood we had? Do you wish you could give them at least some of the independence and freedom we enjoyed? If you answered ‘yes’ to either of those questions, this is definitely your kind of talk!

Here is a quick preview of Dr. Peter Gray’s talk from the Positive Parenting Conference 2018.

In this talk titled Why You NEED to Give Your Child Ample Time for Free Play (Backed by Science), Dr. Gray and I discuss:

• What Free Play is and why kids need it
• Role of free play in learning, and impact of schools
• An alternative to consider if your child is struggling in school

I thoroughly enjoyed recording this talk. Dr. Gray is a joy to speak with and the ideas in this talk will give you pause and make your think long and hard at what childhood has come to be these days. Be sure to listen to this talk – you kids will thank you! (PS: Dr. Gray is the author of a widely used introductory psychology textbook, now in its seventh edition – so he sure knows what he is talking about!)

Here is a quick preview of Dr. Victoria Dunckley’s talk from the Positive Parenting Conference 2018.

In this talk titled A Look at the Latest Research on Screen-time and How to Protect Your Kids, Dr. Dunckley and I discuss:

• What the latest research shows about the impact of Screen-Time on children’s brain and behavior
• How some of the negative impact of screen-time often looks like symptoms of other disorders and gets misdiagnosed
• What we can do to protect our kids from screen-time issues

Screens are everywhere and our generation is the first generation of parents who have to deal with raising kids surrounded by this highly addictive substance. It is not clear how this all will play out in the long run, but this talk is definitely an eye-opener. Dr. Dunckley is named one of “America’s Top Psychiatrists,” and has been researching this for a long time, so what she has to say is definitely worth listening to. Don’t miss this talk!

Here is a quick preview of Amy McCready’s talk from the Positive Parenting Conference 2018.

In this talk titled How to Break Your Child Free From the Entitlement Epidemic, Amy and I discuss:

• How the “Me, Me, Me” epidemic is not just something annoying but can have some serious implications for our kids
• A few of the “un-entitlers” that Amy discusses in her book for breaking kids out of an entitlement attitude, or preventing them from getting one in the first place
• Several example scenarios to drive home the nuances

If you have kids who are constantly asking for stuff, or expecting you to do things for them, or behaving entitled in any way (or you’re simply worried that they are beginning to go down this path) this talk is for you!