Family Confidential: Secrets of Successful Parenting with Annie Fox, M.Ed.
Family Confidential: Secrets of Successful Parenting is a biweekly podcast that focuses on 21st century parenting challenges and solutions. Hosted by Annie Fox and produced by Electric Eggplant, Family Confidential brings you practical parenting advice through in-depth conversations with authors, educators and therapists. If you're a parent of a tween or teen, this series is for you. In fact, you can become part of the series by sending in your parenting questions and getting direct answers. These recorded discussions help parents strengthen family connections by providing tips, child-rearing insight and practical tools for guiding your kids through the teen years and beyond. FamilyConfidential.com
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 133
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2018
FCV103 Tween Sex Talk. More Info. Less Weird, Nicole Cushman
As kids grow their bodies change. So do their thoughts, feelings and desires. When young adolescents (10-14 year olds) start experiencing crushes, it can be exciting, awkward and very confusing. Twee…
00:17:22 |
Fri 06 Apr 2018
FCV102 Good News about Kids and Video Games, Dr. Rachel Kowert
When computer games are a problem for parents, it's usually because a child/teen has become obsessed and no longer shows interest in "family time." Even when family time isn't impacted, parents may h…
00:16:20 |
Wed 14 Mar 2018
FCV101 How to Talk to Kids About Anything, Dr. Robyn Silverman
At times, every child feels worried, confused, or scared. In those moments, kids need safe adults to talk to. When your child comes to you, out of the blue, with a burning question, or when your fami…
00:17:58 |
Wed 28 Feb 2018
FCV100 The Gift of Failure, Jessica Lahey
In the minds of kids as well as adults "failure" is something to be avoided at all costs. But Jessica Lahey, educator and author of "The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their…
00:19:23 |
Tue 13 Feb 2018
FCV099 Entitlement-free kids, Karen Deerwester
Many caring moms and dads today have turned away from the authoritarian parent model they may have grown up with. The new approach is often influenced by the belief that a parent should be a child's …
00:18:03 |
Wed 19 Jul 2017
FCV098 The Fatherless Daugher Project, Deena Babul, RN
Losing her father can impede a girl's emotional and relational development – that's tough to overcome. At this moment, tens of millions of fatherless daughters of all ages are struggling to step out …
00:16:55 |
Mon 01 May 2017
FCV097 Parents, kids, and cancer, Heather Von St. James
Three months after Heather Von St. James gave birth to her first child, she was diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer caused by asbestos. She was told she had fift…
00:17:20 |
Sat 15 Apr 2017
FCV096 Parenting and dating after divorce, Karen Bonnell
Parenting tweens and teens is challenging. They're testing boundaries, just as they should at this age. And whether we like it or not, they're frequently pushing back and trying to establish their ow…
00:18:33 |
Wed 22 Mar 2017
FCV095 Kids, Digital Media, and a Parents' Role, Cory Warren
Has parenting really changed all that much since we're now raising our children in the Digital Age? Not according to G. Cory Warren, Corporate Communications Director at LifeLock. LifeLock partnered …
00:16:39 |
Wed 22 Feb 2017
FCV094 Turn Your Worrier into a Warrior, Dr. Dan Peters
When we're worried, we are not feeling empowered (or safe or happy). That's part of the reason parents often tell our kids "Don't worry." Easier said than done. "Worrying is on one end of a continuum…
00:20:10 |
Tue 31 Jan 2017
FCV093 The Myth of the Straight A Student, Phyllis Fagell, LCPC
In high achieving schools, the expectations of parents and teachers can be intense. Getting top grades puts kids under unhealthy levels of stress. And is it even necessary? According to school counse…
00:15:38 |
Sun 08 Jan 2017
FCV092 Lost in Mommyland, Caroline Greene
Our culture pressures mothers to conform to an ideal of "good mom." When our children are little we are often too busy with caregiving to think about who we are. As kids reach the point in their deve…
00:21:29 |
Wed 07 Dec 2016
FCV091 Helping Teens Bounce Back from Adversity, Chester Hall
We hear a lot from parent educators about the importance of teaching kids to be "resilient." The "How?" part of the equation isn't always clear to us or to our kids. Too often teens (and adults) let …
00:19:03 |
Sat 19 Nov 2016
FCV090 Creating a Culture of Dignity, Rosalind Wiseman
Research shows that how kids feel about being at school impacts their ability to do well at school. It comes down to something pretty simple: Kids need to feel welcome at school and that someone (a t…
00:23:15 |
Sat 29 Oct 2016
FCV089 Kids, ADHD, and Social Challenges, Mark Griffin, PhD
Middle school social interactions are often a series of very quick, very short conversations, taking place amidst a chaotic backdrop. If you're a kid with learning and attention issues who may not be…
00:24:23 |
Mon 17 Oct 2016
FCV088 Teens as Peace Builders, Jennifer Freed, PhD
Most educators want nothing more than a positive school environment where all students feel respected and accepted. And yet, there are daily challenges to creating and maintaining such an environment…
00:16:01 |
Sun 02 Oct 2016
FCV087 Beautiful Project, Naomi Katz
Everyone has heard the voice of his or her own "inner critic" taking pot shots at us during times of low self-confidence. For many girls and women that inner critic often mutters (or shouts) about ho…
00:21:09 |
Sun 18 Sep 2016
FCV086 Guiding Gifted Kids, James T. Webb, Ph.D., ABPP-Cl
The term "special education" is typically used to define "instruction/classes for children with special needs because of physical or learning problems." But what about the special needs of gifted kid…
00:22:01 |
Mon 25 Jul 2016
FCV085 Performing Under Pressure, Hendrie Weisinger
Tweens and teens often procrastinate. And when they do, parents may resort to threats, bribes, and/or pep talks. Some parents may lose it and say something like this, "Your whole future is riding on …
00:28:04 |
Sun 10 Jul 2016
FCV084 #RethinkLabels, Tony Weber
We label people we don't understand. We label people we fear. We label people we have written off as not being worthy of our time or friendship. Labeling people makes them easier to hate. Labeling pe…
00:15:48 |
Sun 26 Jun 2016
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