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Welcome to The Real Parenting Show with Dr. Pete & Sara… on the podcast this week, we address an important issue for children and families in today’s world – bully behavior.
A bully is a person that physically and/or psychologically harasses another person over a period of time. Typically, the harassment is not provoked by the victim. Why do kids become bullies? How can parents get to the bottom of what’s happening at school? What can parents do to help their child who is being bullied?
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Welcome to The Real Parenting Show with Dr. Pete & Sara… this week we offer advice on a subject near and dear to our hearts – potty training!
In addition to hosting this podcast on a wide variety of parenting issues, Dr. Pete and Sara are also the co-authors of Stress-Free Potty Training, A Commonsense Guide To Finding The Right Approach For Your Child, which just came out over the summer. It’s a different kind of potty training book because we don’t subscribe to any one-size-fits-all method. We understand that every child learns these important skills in very different ways.
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Welcome to The Real Parenting Show with Dr. Pete & Sara… in this installment of our podcast, we scare up some tricks that might treat your child to a fantastic Halloween!
Halloween can be loads of fun, but despite the favorite character costume and the promise of candy, some kids can become overly frightened. It happens to first-timers, as well as older kids, and it’s perfectly normal. But, how can you help your child learn to enjoy the holiday?
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Welcome to The Real Parenting Show with Dr. Pete & Sara… respectively the Tiger Woods and Gabby Reece of the podcast world!
All kidding aside, giving your child a healthy introduction to the world of sports will certainly set the tone for her or his interest in it for the rest of their lives. While Tiger was putting on the green at the Tonight Show at the age of three, there are not too many other phenoms like him. The object of participating in a sport is to develop interest and basic skills, not to aspire to a hall of fame or the championship finals. To that end, all children should be allowed to play, and the goals of enjoyment, skill building, and sportsmanship must be paramount early on.
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Welcome to The Real Parenting Show with Dr. Pete & Sara… who talk this week about how to help your son or daughter in one of the last major milestone of their childhood – adjusting to college life.
Freshmen beginning college usually have expectations about college life long before actually leaving home. Some students look forward to college, and are eager to experience more freedom and adventure. Other individuals may be enthusiastic about college initially, but then discover that the actual experience falls short of their expectations. They don’t feel happy, comfortable, or secure in their new environment. In addition, there are some students who know that leaving home will be difficult and, therefore, dread the thought of packing and going to college.
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Welcome to The Real Parenting Show with Dr. Pete & Sara… we’re happy you’re listening. This week, we’re talking about every parent’s favorite topic… how to best handle a temper tantrum. Dr. Pete’s got some major psychological advice.
Having a four-year old and a six-year old, Sara is a tantrum veteran, and yet still struggles with the right way to deal with them. She actually confesses to locking her son in his room, explaining the circumstances and asking Dr. Pete to weigh in and judge her decision! That’s what The Real Parenting Show is all about – we don’t just list the guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics, but we dive down deep into the trenches of parenting and offer crucial insight into real-life situations.
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Welcome to The Real Parenting Show with Dr. Pete & Sara… we’re happy you’re listening. This week, we discuss how to deal with economic uncertainty, and, perhaps more pointedly, how to help your children deal.
A lot of the stress a parent feels stems from financial burden (or financial uncertainty) and the strain this might place on a family. Tighter budgets can mean a change in the standard of living. The loss of a job might mean schedule changes, childcare changes, as well as lots more stress.
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Welcome to The Real Parenting Show with Dr. Pete & Sara… a pediatric psychologist and a mom teaming up to provide straightforward advice and practical tips for real parents raising real kids in the real world. We’re happy you’re listening…
This week, we discuss going Back To School. Whether you’re sending your child to Kindergarten for the first time or to college for the last time, August is always a transitional month for families as the summer comes to an end and school starts back up again. Dr. Pete offers these tips and more in this podcast on how to make that transition a little easier for everyone.
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Welcome to The Real Parenting Show with Dr. Pete & Sara… a pediatric psychologist and a mom teaming up to provide straightforward advice and practical tips for real parents raising real kids in the real world.
This week, we introduce ourselves, tell you about our professional careers and parenting styles. In future podcasts, we’ll be tackling various subjects of concern to parents. From handling temper tantrums in the terrible two’s to helping your college student adjust to campus life, we’ll give you tried and true advice and strategies to help you make your parenting decisions.
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