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This week, we are joined by Dr. Melanie McNally, clinical psychologist, brain coach, speaker, and author. Melanie specializes in working with teens and their parents. Tune into this week’s episode for more info on learning your role as a parent, how to change your self-talk, and how starting a journal with your child can benefit the relationship between you and your teen! Her newest book, The Emotionally Intelligent Teen: Skills to Help You Deal with What You Feel, Build Stronger Relationships, and Boost Self-Confidence, gives teens and young adults the skills they need to improve their lives. With a deep commitment to guiding Gen Zers toward their most authentic selves, she offers insights and strategies tailored to the unique challenges faced by today's youth.  For more on Melanie McNally, go to her website www.destinationyou.net. 

We are joined by Dr. Sarah Bren, a Clinical Psychologist practicing in Westchester, New York. In this episode, we are talking about attachment styles. Sarah answers the questions we are all wondering: How do we have a secure attachment with our child? What creates and supports healthy attachment to our child? Stay tuned to this week's episode for the answers!  Find more about Sarah at her website, www.drsarahbren.com

Speaker, writer, advisor, and thought leader on leadership, culture, conflict, and young people. In this episode, you will learn her rules of teaching from all around the world, that dignity is non-negotiable, and that WE are the newest members of the Rosalind Wiseman fan club! Find more about Rosalind at her website, www.rosalindwiseman.com. 

This week we welcome Dr. Devorah Heitner, author and speaker. Devorah offers strategies for mentoring our kids in an always connected world. In this episode, learn when and how to introduce technology to your kids. Remember that your kids are experiencing life differently than you did! Her two new books on parenting and technology are Growing up in Public: Coming Of Age In A Digital World and Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World. Find more about Devorah at her website, www.devorahheitner.com.     

This week you are hearing DOUBLE! We are joined by Dr. Wells Housson! Dr. Wells Housson is a board-certified Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Housson has extensive experience treating a wide range of women’s issues, including depression, postpartum depression, anxiety, postpartum anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, disordered eating, and body-image issues. Find more about Wells Housson at her website, www.drwellshousson.com

This week, we are joined by Jennifer Harris, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and faculty member with The Ellyn Satter Institute. We dive into all things nutrition for your kids, and talk about the importance of family meals, seeing food as neutral and not getting hung up on the virtue of food. Learn more about the Satter Feeding Models at: www.ellynsatterinstitute.org

This week, we are joined by Madeline Levine, a Ph.D. psychologist with over 35 years of experience as a clinician, consultant, educator, and author. Her current book, Ready or Not, focuses on how to best prepare our children and ourselves for an uncertain and rapidly changing world. Listen to this week's podcast to learn the four ways to be a better parent in the new year!  Find more about Madeline Levine at her website, www.madelinelevine.com.

This week, we welcome Dr. Mary Ann Little. Mary Ann Little, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist who has been in private practice for over four decades, which has rewarded her to watch children grow to be adults to become parents themselves. Her most recent book, Childhood Narcissism, offers strategies to raise unselfish, unentitled, and empathetic children. Listen to learn why it’s essential for parents to be more invested in their children’s emotional growth rather than their outcome, even if you think they are the next Bill Gates or Thomas Edison.   For more information, visit www.drmaryannlittle.com  

We, as parents, have to get comfortable with watching our kids fail. It’s part of the learning curve and letting them become independent. Join us this week to hear insights from Author and Speaker Michelle Icard! This episode will leave you with the question of how our teenage experience informs our parenting style.  Follow Michelle Icard at @michelleicard and visit www.michelleicard.com for more content and information!

This week, we are joined by Dr. Wendy Mogel. Wendy is a clinical psychologist and New York Times best-selling author. In this episode, we learn about the problem of device usage and how it starts with you as a parent. Her most recent book, Voice Lessons for Parents: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Listen, offers guidance for communicating with children across the expanse of childhood and adolescence and explains the most effective ways to talk about your child to teachers, coaches, nannies and caretakers, grandparents, and partners.