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Welcome to The Real Parenting Show with Dr. Pete & Sara! You’re in for a rousing discussion in this week’s podcast about the always-controversial subject of spanking. Dr. Pete’s against it and has never done it, while Sara’s tried it from time to time. What’s the right approach? The answer can only be known by you, but we go through all the issues and offer up personal scenarios to illustrate our points.
When we talk about correcting our child’s behavior, the issue of discipline always comes up quickly in the conversation. Dr. Pete, a pediatric neuropsychologist, offers up tips for pro-active parenting that can help alleviate any parent’s need for spanking as a disciplinary tool.
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Welcome to The Real Parenting Show with Dr. Pete & Sara… this week, we address one of the most difficult situations during the holidays, divorce. Regardless of whether you’re newly divorced, or have been for years, the holidays can insert extra stress into your family’s activities. The holidays can absolutely be a joyful time for kids (and even the divorced parents) if you keep in mind a few things Dr. Pete points out in this week’s broadcast.
Children of divorce may have to travel between locations more often during the holidays, and they may have to continue to deal with ongoing tensions between ex-spouses. They may also have to deal with relatively unfamiliar new family members and the stress and anxiety of spending the holidays with people they don’t know well. If there’s been any change in the family situation on either side (new marriage, new baby, etc…), the holidays are the time when your children will likely feel this change most keenly.
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Welcome to The Real Parenting Show with Dr. Pete & Sara. Have you started your holiday shopping yet? (If you’ve finished, we’re jealous!) Wondering how to choose the right presents for your children – something they want, but not too over the top, in your budget, but something sure to put a smile on their face? Well, then tune in to this week’s podcast, because we’ve got some holiday shopping advice for you!
This podcast will not recommend particular toys or gifts, but rather with Dr. Pete’s psychological insight into the minds of children, will give parents tips on how to avoid the peer pressure of the “It” toys, how to keep kids’ expectations in line with what may be new economic concerns this year, and how to capitalize on the idea of quality over quantity.
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Welcome to The Real Parenting Show with Dr. Pete & Sara. ‘Tis the season for family vacations. Have you enjoyed successful ones in the past, or does just the thought of packing up the kids and heading out set your teeth on edge? We understand… we’ve been there ourselves.
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Welcome to The Real Parenting Show with Dr. Pete & Sara… we tackle a timely issue in this week’s show, how to instill a sense of gratitude in our children.
The holiday season is a time of reflecting on the many blessings in our lives, but it’s also a prime teaching moment. It is a good time to reflect on how we, as parents, are helping our children develop a sense of being grateful for those things they have. There are a number of ways that parents can help a child develop a sense of being thankful:
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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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