Make It a Great One with Dr. Dan: #1 Podcast for Inspiring Conversations to Live and Lead On Purpose

Today Dr. Dan’s guest is Ann McKitrick, parenting expert, child development specialist, parent coach, teacher trainer, host of the Parenting in the First 3 Years Podcast, and the founder of Nurtured Noggins.  Today’s episode is all about working parents and their connection to their kids. We all know there is nothing easy about being a working parent right? For new and young working parents, one of the biggest challenges is giving up our role as our child’s primary caretaker during the work week. Entrusting our young child into the care of somebody else Monday-Friday leads many parents to worry about their connection with their children. But, thankfully, there are many ways for working parents to develop, maintain, and strengthen their connection with their young children – even when spending hours apart each day during the work week. Dr. Dan and Ann’s conversation is inspiring and insightful. It will reassure parents that they can create and nurture loving relationships. For more information please go to www.nurturednoggins.com. Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter).Listen, follow, and leave us a review on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Wondery, or wherever you like to listen!Don’t forget, you can hear every episode one week early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in the @WonderyMedia App.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merch:www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan welcomes back colleague and friend Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D., founder of With Understanding Comes Calm LLC, to Parent Footprint. Dr. Dan interviews Julie about her new book Gifted and Distractible: Understanding, Supporting, and Advocating for Your Twice Exceptional Child – a practical, research-based guide that demystifies giftedness and learning differences in order to help “twice exceptional” children thrive. On this new episode, Dr. Dan and Julie talk about the widely held misconception that intellectual ability and social and emotional success go hand in hand. They explain and explore how “twice exceptional” kids—those who are gifted and have simultaneous learning differences like ADHD, high-functioning autism, or dyslexia—are often misunderstood by parents, teachers, and themselves. Listeners will hear about the unique challenges these remarkable kids face, and learn about strength-based, hands-on strategies for understanding, supporting, and advocating for twice exceptional children. Today’s interview and Julie’s paradigm-shifting book will help families everywhere.Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D. has passionately guided thousands of parents of gifted and distractible children around the world, mentors twice exceptional adults, and advises educators and professionals on how to bring out the best and raise self-confidence in their twice-exceptional students and clients. Julie serves as secretary to the Maryland superintendent’s State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Students, and produces virtual conferences and other engagement opportunities for the twice exceptional community.Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter).Listen, follow, and leave us a review on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Wondery, or wherever you like to listen!Don’t forget, you can hear every episode one week early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in the @WonderyMedia App.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merch:www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Listen to September’s Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episode. Host Dr. Dan and longtime podcast producer Laura Rossi answer your questions about a new study on teens, parents and binge drinking; Disney Princesses; TikTok Parenting Styles; what age a child may know about sexual orientation, and Dr. Dan’s parenting podcast suggestions.Each month Dr. Dan answers listener questions about parenting (and sometimes adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episodes. Please email your parenting questions to podcast@drdanpeters.com or DM us on social media. We read every question and we want to consider yours for a future bonus episode.Our new bonus episodes drop in our regular podcast feed that last Tuesday of every month.Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X formerly Twitter).Listen, follow, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Wondery, Amazon Music, or wherever you like to listen. Remember you can hear every episode one week early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in the @WonderyMedia App.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.comwww.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merch:www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shopDr. Dan’s expertise and wisdom is not a diagnosis or treatment. The information provided on the Parent Footprint podcast should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease. Anyone seeking medical advice should consult with a licensed physician. Please reach out to your doctor for advice or a qualified health provider regarding medical conditions, questions, or situations. The information provided on Parent Footprint and by Dr. Dan is for entertainment purposes only, and does not substitute for professional medical advice. Dr. Dan does not know your child, is not your child’s doctor, and has not treated your child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan’s guest today is Chef Matthew Broberg-Moffitt, a classically trained chef, autistic person, food averse individual, Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators member, former substance abuse counselor, erstwhile computer repair tech, and onetime Buddhist monk.  Chef Matthew is in the studio to talk about his one of a kind cookbook Color, Taste, Texture. Today’s interview is a must listen for everyone: for parents, for kids, for picky eaters, for people with food aversions, and for anyone who has ever cringed at any food.   Listeners will be hungry for more after this episode! Follow Chef Matthew on X (formerly Twitter) @BrobergMatthew Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter).Listen, follow, and leave us a review on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Wondery, or wherever you like to listen!Don’t forget, you can hear every episode one week early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in the @WonderyMedia App.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merch:www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan interviews popular yoga teacher Sarah Ezrin about yoga, parenting, and her new book, The Yoga of Parenting: Ten Yoga-Based Practices to Help You Stay Grounded, Connect with Your Kids, and Be Kind to Yourself. Today’s episode provides practical guide for parents to slow down, become present with their children (and ourselves), and to act with more compassion. Dr. Dan and Sara explore how to bring the spiritual principles of yoga into our lives—particularly for families. Practicing yoga can help us become kinder to ourselves, more aware of our thoughts and actions, and more present in our lives.    Sarah Ezrin is an award-winning writer, yoga educator, and mother. Sarah is the host of the limited podcast series The Yoga of Parenting. She is a frequent contributor to Yoga Journal, Yoga International, Scary Mommy, Motherly, Healthline, and Mind Body Green. Sarah has been interviewed in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Bustle. Find out more about Sarah on her website www.sarahezrinyoga.com. Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter).Listen, follow, and leave us a review on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Wondery, or wherever you like to listen!Don’t forget, you can hear every episode one week early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in the @WonderyMedia App.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merch:www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan speaks to therapist and author Yael Goldstein-Love about maternal anxiety, her recent Slate essay In Defense of the Anxious Mother, and her new novel The Possibilites (based on her own harrowing experience as a new mother). On this episode Dr. Dan and Yael Goldstein-Love, a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology specializing in how mothers experience anxiety, discuss: The postpartum experience What exactly is maternal anxiety  The normal existential crisis that accompanies having a first child The new parent experience and the primal need to protect Normalizing motherhood experiences including worry Today’s episode is enlightening and validating, and will inform listeners about these common experiences.Yael Goldstein-Love practices psychotherapy, with a particular interest in the transition to parenthood, and is working toward her doctorate in clinical psychology. Her dissertation research focuses on how mothers experience their anxiety for the unknown futures of their children. She is a graduate of Harvard University and currently attends The Wright Institute. Her fiction and non-fiction have appeared in many outlets including Slate, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal Speakeasy Blog, The Atlantic online, The Millions, The Forward, and Commentary. She lives with her six-year-old son and a very patient cat in Berkeley, CA. Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter).Listen, follow, and leave us a review on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Wondery, or wherever you like to listen!Don’t forget, you can hear every episode one week early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in the @WonderyMedia App.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merch:www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan interviews Laurie Gunning Grossman – storyteller, parent, and creator of Hold the Light podcast. They discuss parenting and how we can better show up for our children. As her own children became older, Laurie realized how much all kids are always watching and observing how we parents move and interact in the world.  Listeners will hear how Laurie has worked in the world of pregnancy, parenting, and home design for many years, and why she is personally and professionally most passionate about the ways that we design ourselves, from the inside out. Dr. Dan and Laurie also talk about her career (including working in music and the lifestyle space) and her parenting journey on this inspiring episode. With over twenty years as a writer, editorial director, and podcast host/producer, Laurie Gunning Grossman encourages us to focus on personal and spiritual growth so that we can all experience greater joy, transformation, and freedom in our lives – and be the light holders of the world. Laurie lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband and two teenage children.To read, listen, and learn more about Laurie and Hold the Light Collective, visit: Hold The Light Collective and follow Laurie on Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossmanEmail your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter).Listen, follow, and leave us a review on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Wondery, or wherever you like to listen!Don’t forget, you can hear every episode one week early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in the @WonderyMedia App.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merch:www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the brand new August Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episode, host Dr. Dan and audio engineer/Dad Phil Rossi answer your listener questions about many topics including: childfree by choice, high school AND college transfer students, parenting an only child, empty nesters downsizing the family home, and gap years post-COVID.Each month Dr. Dan answers listener questions about parenting (and sometimes adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episodes. Please email your parenting questions to podcast@drdanpeters.com or DM us on social media. We read every question and we want to consider yours for a future bonus episode.Our new bonus episodes drop in our regular podcast feed that last Tuesday of every month.Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter).Listen, follow, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Wondery, Amazon Music, or wherever you like to listen. Remember you can hear every episode one week early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in the @WonderyMedia App.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.comwww.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merch:www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shopDr. Dan’s expertise and wisdom is not a diagnosis or treatment. The information provided on the Parent Footprint podcast should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease. Anyone seeking medical advice should consult with a licensed physician. Please reach out to your doctor for advice or a qualified health provider regarding medical conditions, questions, or situations. The information provided on Parent Footprint and by Dr. Dan is for entertainment purposes only, and does not substitute for professional medical advice. Dr. Dan does not know your child, is not your child’s doctor, and has not treated your child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan interviews true crime author and yoga teacher Sara DiVello about her journey from corporate public relations to yoga teacher to true crime novelist  — including living childfree, dog Mom life (to beloved rescue mutt Peluda), mental health, and so much more. Dr. Dan and Sara discuss how to be present including how to sit with discomfort, managing lifelong anxiety, her bestseller Broadway Butterfly (which features several childfree characters), and much more on this lively, energizing, honest, inspiring episode.Sara DiVello is a writer and the creator/host of Mystery and Thriller Mavens, a popular author series. She is also the author of Where in the Om Am I? her an irreverent, honest, and hilarious memoir chronicling her journey from the fast-paced, cutthroat corporate world, to the slow-paced, surprisingly catty (and sometimes perilous world) of yoga. Sara has appeared on CBS, ABC, and CNBC, as well as in the New York Times, Forbes, the San Francisco Chronicle, and more. For more information visit Sara’s website www.saradivello.com and follow her on social media @saradivello.Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter).Listen, follow, and leave us a review on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Wondery, or wherever you like to listen!Don’t forget, you can hear every episode one week early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in the @WonderyMedia App.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merch:www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan interviews Kwame Alexander poet, educator, speaker, publisher, and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 38 books including the powerful memoir Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Letters, Recipes, and Remembrances.Dr. Dan and Kwame discuss his father, family, parenting, writing, his mom, and much more during this intimate, lyrical, poetic interview. Dr. Dan and Kwame’s conversation is inspiring and unforgettable. A regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, Kwame is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, The Coretta Scott King Author Honor, Three NAACP Image Award Nominations, and the 2017 Inaugural Pat Conroy Legacy Award. He is the Executive Producer, Showrunner, and Writer of The Crossover TV series, based on his Newbery-Medal winning novel of the same name, which premiered on Disney+ in April 2023.For more information please visit www.KwameAlexander.com.Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter).Listen, follow, and leave us a review on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Wondery, or wherever you like to listen!Don’t forget, you can hear every episode one week early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in the @WonderyMedia App.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merch:www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices