Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker

Talking to your kids about sex can be an intimidating task, but it is vitally important to have this conversation for the sake of your children’s future. Knowing how and when to begin this discussion is hard enough, but having the courage to begin the discussion can be even harder. Dr. Meg uses her three points to ponder to give you some insight into why she believes this is such an important conversation and points you to some tools that you can use to make this an easier discussion to start. Do you have a question for Dr. Meg? If so, email them to askmeg@megmeekermd.com and she could answer your question in an upcoming episode!   0:00 – AD – SQUARESPACE Get your website up and running with web tools from SQUARESPACE. SQUARESPACE gives you the ability to create an online platform from which you can make your next big idea known to the world! Use the offer code “MEG” to get 10% off your first purchase! Start your free trial today at squarespace.com!   0:42 – AD – MADISON REED The future of hair color is here, check out madison-reed.com and take their easy color quiz to find your perfect shade! Use the promo code “MEG” at checkout to get 10% off plus free shipping on your first color kit.   2:03 – WELCOME Dr. Meg introduces the topic “Talking To Your Kids About Sex”. She also sets up her “Points to Ponder” segment.   4:19 – POINTS TO PONDER (PART 1) Dr. Meg gives you three points to consider as you learn how to talk to your kids about sex.   20:30 – PARENTING RESOURCES Dr. Meg understands that talking to your kids about sex is uncomfortable and wants you to have the tools you need to make this conversation easier and more effective. Check out Dr. Meg’s digital toolkit, “How To Have The Talk With Your Child” to get ready for the initial conversation. Go to megmeekermd.com and click on “Parenting Resources” to find out more!   22:49 – AD – SQUARESPACE Are you starting a new business, changing careers, or launching a creative project? SQUARESPACE gives you the ability to create an online platform from which you can make your next big idea known to the world! Use the offer code “MEG” to get 10% off your first purchase PLUS a free domain! Start your free trial today at squarespace.com!   24:11 – AD – ADVENTURES OF THE SEA KIDS As a parent, how can you pass on your faith and values to your children? Check out the six-book series the Adventures Of The Sea Kids to help you teach these concepts to your kids in tangible, relatable ways!  Use the discount code “MEEKERMD” for 25% off your order at glmpublishing.net   25:32 – POINTS TO PONDER (PART 2) Dr. Meg gives you three points to consider as you learn how to talk to your kids about sex.   44:53 – PARENT PEP RALLY   47:54 – FROM THE PRODUCER Get Social with Dr. Meg on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @MegMeekerMD   Have a parenting question? Write Dr. Meg at askmeg@megmeekermd.com and your question could be featured in a future episode!   Dr. Meg’s parenting resources and tools are available at www.megmeekermd.com and click on “Parenting Resources”. Enjoying the Parenting Great Kids podcast? Subscribe, rate, and leave a review for us on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Raising kids that have a healthy view of race and diversity can be difficult, and ensuring that they are accepting of diversity starts at home. Dr. Meg gives her “Points to Ponder” around the topic of talking to your kids about race and diversity. To dive deeper into this area, Dr. Meg talks with her friend, Benjamin Watson, tight end for the Baltimore Ravens, and Benjamin talks about his efforts to make change in the next generation in the home and outside the home. Do you have a question for Dr. Meg? If so, email them to askmeg@megmeekermd.com and she could answer your question in the next episode!   0:00 – AD – MADISON REED The future of hair color is here, check out madison-reed.com and take their easy color quiz to find your perfect shade! Use the promo code “MEG” at checkout to get 10% off plus free shipping on your first color kit.   1:27 – WELCOME Dr. Meg introduces the topic of talking to your kids about race and diversity and her conversation with NFL tight end, Benjamin Watson. She also sets up her “Points to Ponder” segment.   2:48 – PARENTING RESOURCES Dr. Meg wants you to make this the best parenting year you’ve ever had by making little changes in your parenting. “Give them a Faith in God” is a multimedia course designed to help you give your children a spiritual foundation. Go to megmeekermd.com and click on “Parenting Resources”   4:36 – POINTS TO PONDER Dr. Meg gives you three points to consider as you learn how to talk to your kids about race and diversity.   9:25 – A CONVERSATION WITH BENJAMIN WATSON (PART 1) Dr. Meg talks with NFL tight end, Benjamin Watson, about how he’s raising his kids with a healthy view of race and diversity.   22:30 – AD – SPRING OF LIFE-DAILY ENERGY Check out Daily Energy, a natural one-a-day superfood solution for energy and nutrition, and get a 30% discount for being one of Dr. Meg’s listeners! Go to getdailyenergy.com/meg for your discount an more information.   23:37 – AD – PREP DISH Avoid the stress of trying to figure out what is for dinner with Prep Dish. Get delicious recipes and shopping lists emailed to you every week! Go to prepdish.com/parenting for a free two-week trial.   25:06 – A CONVERSATION WITH BENJAMIN WATSON (PART 2) Dr. Meg talks with NFL tight end, Benjamin Watson, about how he’s raising his kids with a healthy view of race and diversity.   39:16 – PARENT PEP RALLY   40:42 – FROM THE PRODUCER Get Social with Dr. Meg on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @MegMeekerMD   Have a parenting question? Write Dr. Meg at askmeg@megmeekermd.com and your question could be featured in a future episode!   Dr. Meg’s parenting resources and tools are available at www.megmeekermd.com Enjoying the Parenting Great Kids podcast? Subscribe, rate, and leave a review for us on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Meg wants you to be equipped to raise your kids to be successful adults and shares 3 “Points to Ponder” that will help you on that journey. She also talks with Tim Elmore, best-selling author and founder of Growing Leaders (growingleaders.com) about developing the leaders of the next generation. She answers a question from a mom that has a 6-year-old superhero son that complains when she asks him to do anything. Do you have a question for Dr. Meg? If so, email them to askmeg@megmeekermd.com and she could answer your question in the next episode!   0:00 – AD – MADISON REED The future of hair color is here, check out madison-reed.com and take their easy color quiz to find your perfect shade! Use the promo code “MEG” at checkout to get 10% off plus free shipping on your first color kit.   1:21 – WELCOME Dr. Meg sets up the topic of raising successful children in the world today and her conversation with author and speaker, Tim Elmore. She also sets up the “Let’s Get Social” and “Points to Ponder” segments.   2:41 – PARENTING RESOURCES Dr. Meg wants you to make this the best parenting year you’ve ever had by making little changes in your parenting. “Give them a Faith in God” is a multimedia course designed to help you give your children a spiritual foundation. Go to megmeekermd.com and click on “Parenting Resources”   4:34 – POINTS TO PONDER Dr. Meg gives you three points to consider as you learn how to raise successful kids.   10:56 – A CONVERSATION WITH TIM ELMORE (PART 1) Dr. Meg talks with Tim Elmore about what advice he has to give parents about raising their kids to be successful adults.   22:08 – AD – SPRING OF LIFE-DAILY ENERGY Check out Daily Energy, a natural one-a-day superfood solution for energy and nutrition, and get a 30% discount for being one of Dr. Meg’s listeners! Go to getdailyenergy.com/meg for your discount an more information.   23:14 – AD – PREP DISH Avoid the stress of trying to figure out what is for dinner with Prep Dish. Get delicious recipes and shopping lists emailed to you every week! Go to prepdish.com/parenting for a free two-week trial.   24:42 – A CONVERSATION WITH TIM ELMORE (PART 2) Dr. Meg continues her conversation with Tim Elmore about what advice he has to give parents about raising their kids to be successful adults.   37:48 – LET’S GET SOCIAL Email Dr. Meg at askmeg@megmeekermd.com or tweet her a question @MegMeekerMD. Dr. Meg answers a question from a mom about her 6-year-old superhero son that complains when she asks him to do anything. She answers another question from a dad concerned that his daughter is turning into a perfectionist.   45:03 – PARENT PEP RALLY   46:32 – FROM THE PRODUCER Get Social with Dr. Meg on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @MegMeekerMD   Have a parenting question? Write Dr. Meg at askmeg@megmeekermd.com and your question could be featured in a future episode!   Dr. Meg’s parenting resources and tools are available at www.megmeekermd.com Enjoying the Parenting Great Kids podcast? Subscribe, rate, and leave a review for us on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

During Dr. Meg’s travels as she speaks at live events, she often engages with great thought leaders about parenting and beyond. This episode features a conversation with Michael, Jr., a brilliant stand-up comedian and recently a children’s book author. They discuss the importance of making time to be a parent to your children.   0:00 – WELCOME Before her backstage conversation, Dr. Meg talks about her guest, Michael, Jr.   2:08 – PARENTING RESOURCES Sign up for Dr. Meg’s email newsletter and get a free gift and information about Dr. Meg’s upcoming book release! Go to megmeekermd.com and sign up today!   2:31 – A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL JR. (PART 1) Dr. Meg talks with Michael Jr. about the challenges of being a dad as he travels doing stand-up comedy.   12:10 – AD – SPRING OF LIFE-DAILY ENERGY Check out Daily Energy, a natural one-a-day superfood solution for energy and nutrition, and get a 30% discount for being one of Dr. Meg’s listeners! Go to getdailyenergy.com/meg for your discount an more information.   13:16 – AD – PREP DISH Avoid the stress of trying to figure out what is for dinner with Prep Dish. Get delicious recipes and shopping lists emailed to you every week! Go to prepdish.com/parenting for a free two-week trial.   14:44 – A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL JR. (PART 2) Dr. Meg continues her conversation with Michael Jr. about the challenges of being a dad as he travels doing stand-up comedy.   24:40 – PARENT PEP RALLY   26:18 – CALL TO ACTION Get Social with Dr. Meg on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @MegMeekerMD   Have a parenting question? Write Dr. Meg at askmeg@megmeekermd.com   Dr. Meg’s parenting resources and tools are available at www.megmeekermd.com Enjoying the Parenting Great Kids podcast? Subscribe, Rate and leave a review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

During Dr. Meg’s travels as she speaks at live events, she often engages with great thought leaders about parenting and beyond. This episode features a conversation with Dr. Les Parrott, the best-selling author, speaker, and relationship expert. They discuss how parents can prep their kids for marriage.   0:00 – AD – WINNING MOVES GAMES Pass The Pigs is a great party game and stocking stuffer! Go to winning-moves.com and get 20% off with promo code MEG   0:30 – AD –TOCA TV Download this playful video streaming experience for kids. All videos are handpicked for content that is funny and inspiring. Download TOCA TV in the app store and try it for free.   1:00 – WELCOME Before her backstage conversation, Dr. Meg talks about her guest, Dr. Les Parrott.   4:16 – PARENTING RESOURCES Check out Dr. Meg's online course: How To Keep Your Kids Safe In A Tech Sex Drug-Filled World. Go to megmeekermd.com. Click on Parenting Resources. Get $10 off the course by using the code PODCAST at checkout.   5:36 – A CONVERSATION WITH DR. LES PARROTT (PART 1) Dr. Meg talks with Dr. Les Parrott about how parents can model good marriages for their kids.   15:06 – AD –TOCA TV Download this playful video streaming experience for kids. All videos are handpicked for content that is funny and inspiring. Download TOCA TV in the app store and try it for free.   16:21 – AD – KOPARI Check out this line of beauty products that moisturize and smell great with 100% coconut oil. Go to koparibeauty.com/meg for 20% off.   17:22 – A CONVERSATION WITH DR. LES PARROTT (PART 2) Dr. Meg continues her conversation with Dr. Les Parrott about how parents can model good marriages for their kids.   26:58 – PARENT PEP RALLY   27:19 – CALL TO ACTION Get Social with Dr. Meg on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @MegMeekerMD Have a parenting question? Write Dr. Meg at askmeg@megmeekermd.com Dr. Meg’s parenting resources and tools are available at www.megmeekermd.com Enjoying the Parenting Great Kids podcast? Subscribe, Rate and leave a review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merry Christmas from Dr. Meg! In order to understand how to make the holidays more enjoyable, each one of us must figure out what makes them so unenjoyable. In other words, what puts us over the edge from Thanksgiving to Christmas. For each person this list may vary but there are some common threads and Dr. Meg discusses them in this episode. Also featured, a question from a father about daughters and their iPhones and another father asks how to respond to his son about his deceased grandmother. Send questions to askmeg@megmeekermd.com   Sockfancy.com Ad Tocaboca.com Toca TV Ad   1:18– WELCOME Dr. Meg sets up the topic about surviving the holidays and actually enjoying it with family and friends. She also sets up her Let’s Get Social segment. PARENTING TOOL – HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE For this free download, go to megmeekermd.com/holidays. POINTS TO PONDER (PART 1) Dr. Meg shares her Points To Ponder, tips to survive and enjoy the holidays. Koparibeauty.com Ad Bitsbox.com Ad   POINTS TO PONDER (PART 2) Dr. Meg continues sharing her Points To Ponder, tips to survive and enjoy the holidays.   LET’S GET SOCIAL Email Dr. Meg askmeg@megmeekermd.com or tweet her @megmeekermd. Dr. Meg answers email questions from a father about daughters and their iPhones and another father asks how to respond to his son about his deceased grandmother.   PARENT PEP RALLY   CALL TO ACTION Like Dr. Meg Meeker on Facebook and follow her on Twitter @megmeekermd Share the podcast, write an iTunes review, and click subscribe. We appreciate it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy Thanksgiving from Dr. Meg! Parents, this week is a great opportunity to teach your children how to be grateful. Dr. Meg shares about an organization she supports called Food For The Hungry in Bolivia. Food for the Hungry teaches parents how to grow vegetables, raise fish farms and provide lifesaving nutrients to their starving children. She recently visited Food for the Hungry in Bolivia with her son because she believes that the best way to teach children to be grateful is through teaching them to serve those who are less fortunate. Dr. Meg also talks about gratitude and offers her Points To Ponder. Also featured, a question from a mother who feels her 6-year-old boy is starting to engage in inappropriate boy talk with other boys. Send questions to askmeg@megmeekermd.com   0:00 – TOCA TV AD   Toca TV is the most playful video streaming experience for kids. Download Toca TV in the app store to try for free.   0:30 – BITSBOX AD   Bitsbox is a subscription box that teaches kids to code. Listeners of Parenting Great Kids can get 20% of the subscription at bitsbox.com/meg   1:00 – WELCOME   Dr. Meg sets up the topic, including the story about her mission trip to Bolivia with Food For The Hungry. She also sets up her Let’s Get Social segment and her Points To Ponder segment.   4:07 – SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY – FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY   Go to fh.org/megmeeker to sponsor a child today.   5:17 – TEACHING CHILDREN TO SERVE / BOLIVIA STORY SPOTLIGHT   Dr. Meg talks about the importance of teaching your children about serving. She shares a story spotlight about her trip to Bolivia with Food For The Hungry.   10:38 – POINTS TO PONDER (PART 1)   Dr. Meg shares her Points To Ponder about how to teach children gratitude.   16:22 – KOPARI AD   Check out this line of beauty products that moisturize and smell great with 100% coconut oil. Go to koparibeauty.com/meg for 20% off.   17:22 – BITSBOX AD   Bitsbox is a subscription box that teaches kids to code. Listeners of Parenting Great Kids can get 20% of the subscription at bitsbox.com/meg   18:27 – POINTS TO PONDER (PART 2)   Dr. Meg continues sharing her Points To Ponder about how to teach children gratitude.   25:56 – LET’S GET SOCIAL   Email Dr. Meg askmeg@megmeekermd.com or tweet her @megmeekermd. Dr. Meg answers an email question from a mother who feels her 6-year-old boy is starting to engage in inappropriate boy talk with other boys.    30:32 – PARENT PEP RALLY   31:43 – CALL TO ACTION   Like Dr. Meg Meeker on Facebook and follow her on Twitter @megmeekermd Share the podcast, write an iTunes review, and click subscribe. We appreciate it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Every parent will face adversity. Some will feel overwhelming, even terrifying. The adversity may involve a terminal illness, a dramatic life-changing event, a job loss or a divorce. And when life turns tough, we have a choice about how we will respond. Will the hardship be our undoing or will it makes us stronger? Thinking about how we will respond is critical for our children because as we respond, they watch us. And more importantly, their security or fear will revolve around how we respond- what we say and what we express. Even in the midst of pain, we must lead our children and help them by allowing the difficulty to strengthen us, not make us weaker. This is the story of Cheryl Wilkinson, a mother of three children, who lived with breast cancer and battled it bravely. It is the story of hundreds of thousands of parents who have confronted life- threatening illness and fought hard. It is a story of strength, love and the blessings that came to her whole family. Dr. Meg shares her Points To Ponder and answers an email from a single mother about her son’s father. Send questions to askmeg@megmeekermd.com   0:00 – WELCOME Dr. Meg sets up the topic, including her conversation later in the episode with Cheryl Wilkinson, wife and mother of three children, who lived with breast cancer and battled it bravely. She also sets up her “Let’s Get Social” and her “Points To Ponder” segments. 3:01 – PARENTING TOOL – Dr. Meg’s Website Resource Section Go to megmeekermd.com and click on resources to see new online courses, tool kits, and books. 3:57 – POINTS TO PONDER Dr. Meg shares her three points for you about parenting through adversity. 9:48 – A CONVERSATION WITH CHERYL WILKINSON (PART 1) Dr. Meg talks to guest Cheryl Wilkinson about her battle with breast cancer as a mother and wife. 17:41 – TAKE THE SURVEY AND SUPPORT THE PODCAST podsurvey.com/meg. Take the survey and enter a monthly drawing to win a $100 Amazon gift card. 18:41 – GET HELLO FRESH Hello Fresh is a meal kit delivery service that makes cooking fun, easy, and convenient. Listeners of Parenting Great Kids can get $35 off your first week of deliveries. Go to hellofresh.com and enter MEG when you subscribe. 19:57 – A CONVERSATION WITH CHERYL WILKINSON (PART 2) Dr. Meg concludes her conversation with guest Cheryl Wilkinson about how she parented in the middle of breast cancer. 31:04 – LET’S GET SOCIAL Email Dr. Meg askmeg@megmeekermd.com or tweet her @megmeekermd. Dr. Meg answers an email question from a single mother. Her son is asking about his father and she isn’t sure telling her son about him is a good idea. 35:48 – PARENT PEP RALLY 36:57 – CALL TO ACTION Like Dr. Meg Meeker on Facebook and follow her on Twitter @megmeekermd Share the podcast, write an iTunes review, and click subscribe. We appreciate it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Meg talks with filmmaker David A.R. White (producer of the blockbuster movie God’s Not Dead) about his new book Between Heaven And Hollywood. Other features include Dr. Meg’s Points To Ponder and she answers an email question about a little boy who won’t listen to his parents.   0:27 – WELCOME Young children, middle school kids, teens and even adults dream about who they will become, what they can achieve or what difference they can make in the world. Good parents want to know their children well enough to hear about those dreams and help children either follow them or shift their passions toward more realistic goals. In many ways, helping our children pursue their dreams, helps parents who never reached their own. It is important to be able to handle our child’s intentions in an instructive, supportive and realistic way. But doing this isn’t easy. We live with healthy skepticism and sometimes feel threatened by the nature of our children’s dreams. We will hear a story about one man’s dreams and how pursuing them challenged everything his parent’s taught him. That man is the featured guest in this episode, filmmaker and author David A.R. White. His story illuminates how a child’s dreams can seemingly oppose the core values that parents teach their children. Most importantly, it shows how parents can respond in ways that keep their kids on track in the most important areas of life.   2:22 – PARENTING TOOL – Dr. Meg’s E-newsletter Go to megmeekermd.com to sign up and receive your special gift. You will receive information on Dr. Meg’s books or online programs and be eligible for special giveaways.   2:52 – POINTS TO PONDER Dr. Meg shares her three points for you that are parent ready to start today!   9:05 – A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID A.R. WHITE (PART 1) Dr. Meg talks to David A.R. White (founder of Pure Flix). As a filmmaker, David produced and acted in his blockbuster film God’s Not Dead. He discusses his story along with his new book Between Heaven And Hollywood (available in stores and at davidarwhite.com).   22:37 – GET BITSBOX Bitsbox is a subscription box that teaches kids to code. Listeners of Parenting Great Kids can get 20% of the subscription at bitsbox.com/meg   23:42 – A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID A.R. WHITE (PART 2) Dr. Meg concludes her conversation with David about a particular L.A. story, being a father who embraces his children’s future dreams, and being a filmmaker.   40:19 – LET’S GET SOCIAL Email Dr. Meg askmeg@megmeekermd.com or tweet her @megmeekermd. Dr. Meg answers an email question from a father. He has a 3-year-old son who doesn’t listen.   43:34 – PARENT PEP RALLY   45:00 – CALL TO ACTION Like Dr. Meg Meeker on Facebook and follow her on Twitter @megmeekermd Share the p odcast, write an iTunes review, and click subscribe. We appreciate it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Meg talks with financial expert and author Rachel Cruze about her new book Love Your Life Not Theirs. They discuss kids and money, specifically contentment and comparisons that parents face and how that impacts their children. This episode also features Dr. Meg’s Points To Ponder as well as a featured social question about a mother who is trying to be less explosive with her child. 0:27 – WELCOME   1:20 – PARENTING TOOL – Dr. Meg’s books Go to megmeekermd.com for information on her books or online programs.   2:27 – A CONVERSATION WITH RACHEL CRUZE (PART 1) Dr. Meg talks to Rachel about kids and money. Rachel’s new book Love Your Life Not Theirs is available at rachelcruze.com.   21:38 – TAKE THE SURVEY AND SUPPORT THE PODCAST podsurvey.com/meg. Take the survey and enter a monthly drawing to win a $100 Amazon gift card.   22:44 – A CONVERSATION WITH RACHEL CRUZE (PART 2) Dr. Meg concludes her conversation with Rachel about kids and money.   27:15 – POINTS TO PONDER Dr. Meg shares her three points for you that are parent ready to start today!   35:34 – LET’S GET SOCIAL Email Dr. Meg askmeg@megmeekermd.com or tweet her @megmeekermd. Dr. Meg answers an email question from a mom who has explosions and yells at her child. She asks Dr. Meg for any tips on how to avoid the behavior.   41:23 – PARENT PEP RALLY   42:58 – CALL TO ACTION Like Dr. Meg Meeker on Facebook and follow her on Twitter @megmeekermd Share the podcast, write an iTunes review, and click subscribe. We appreciate it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.