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On this new episode, Dr. Dan and Phil Rossi (our podcast audio engineer, Dad of two daughters) answer your listener questions about peer pressure and disturbing videos; messy bedrooms; men and mental health (prompted by a Black History Month article about mental health/fathers); babies and earrings; and newborn names.Every month Dr. Dan answers your questions about parenting (and sometimes adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episodes. Our virtual mailbag is filled with your listener questions every month. Please email us at podcast@drdanpeters.com or DM us on social media. We read every question and we want to consider yours for a future bonus episode.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 welcomes Barbara Rosenblat (Orange is the New Black’s Miss Rosa) (and Winnie-the-Pooh!) to the podcast today to discuss storytelling, creativity, audiobooks, acting, and of course life lessons and wisdom (think Zen and The Tao of Pooh) from Winnie-the-Pooh.Currently, Barbara is the narrator of Winnie-the-Pooh, a new podcast from AudioFile Magazine for kids and kids at heart. Barbara brings her passion and iconic voice to this episode to discuss how this classic story empowers children. She shares what she discovered when she connected with Winnie-the-Pooh late in life (and not in her own childhood) and how Winnie-the-Pooh can bring us all a bit of Zen along with lessons of resilience, conquering fear, and our shared humanity regardless of our age.Barbara Rosenblat is a prolific audiobook narrator earning AudioFile Magazine’s Golden Voice lifetime achievement recognition. She has been described as having a gift that "is to audiobooks what Meryl Streep is to film” and her other acting credits include House of Cards, Homeland, Gotham, and most recently on Better Call Saul as Judge Samantha Small in the series finale (Episode: "Saul Gone”; 2022).  London-born, NYC-bred, Barbara Rosenblat carries performance credits from the US to the UK, from Broadway to London's West End and from network television to Netflix (and beyond). For more information visit www.barbararosenblat.com or follow Barbara on Twitter and Instagram @Rosenblat_Actor. Listen to Barbara’s Winnie-the-Pooh on Audiobook Break (Season 6).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 is excited to welcome an inspiring parenting advocate, mom, and social media star to today’s episode: viral phenomena Beth Leipholtz joins Parent Footprint to talk about inclusion, raising a deaf son, and so much more.  Dr. Dan also talks to Beth about her work as an  accessibility advocate who believes in creating a more accepting world for our children. As the hearing mother of a deaf child, Beth is raising her son, Coop, bilingually in both hearing and Deaf cultures. She shares her parenting journey on TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, where she has built a community of more than 1 million people around disability inclusion.  Beth is inspiring and passionate – and honest.Beth tells Dr. Dan how raising a deaf child over the past three years has taught her family so much, especially about inclusion and accessibility. As a result, she decided to write a children’s book about this parenting journey. The book The ABCs of Inclusion is unique because all the illustrations and characters are real children with real stories.  Today’s episode will inspire, educate, and empower.  We encourage you to please visit www.bethandcoop.com for more information, to order her book, and to discover all the ways you can follow Beth, Coop, and their incredible family.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 returns to a very personal topic on today’s new episodes: dyslexia. Dyslexia has touched Dr. Dan and his family. Dr. Dan’s always speaks honestly and openly about this topic and today he brings back popular podcast guests Dr. Fernette Eide and her husband Dr. Brock Eide (founders of the nonprofit Dyslexic Advantage) to talk about the updated version of their paradigm shifting book The Dyslexic Advantage.Drs. Fernette Eide and Brock Eide discuss the dyslexic mind, their strength-based approach to dyslexia, why dyslexia should be viewed as a learning/processing style and not a disorder, the gifts of dyslexia, new research and more with Dr. Dan. This is a must-listen-to, informative, and inspiring episode for educators, parents, caregivers, employers, and those who process things through a dyslexic lens.Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide are international experts in the fields of dyslexia, co-founders of the nonprofit Dyslexic Advantage, and founder of the social purpose company Neurolearning. For more information visit their comprehensive websites: www.dyslexicadvantage.org and www.neurolearning.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 and guest Mike Rucker talk about fun today on the podcast - including a discussion about Mike’s book The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life. Mike offers the latest compelling scientific evidence about the concept of fun and teaches us all how to make having fun a habitual and authentic part of our daily life. This episode is for anyone seeking joy, happiness, and specific ways to build fun into an actionable and effortless habit. For parents, kids, and everyone craving a more enjoyable and fulfilling life.Dr. Mike Rucker is an organizational psychologist, father, husband, and author. His ideas about fun and health have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Vox, Thrive Global, mindbodygreen, and more. Learn more at www.MichaelRucker.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

Welcome to 2023’s first Sitting Down With Dr. Dan Bonus Episode #19!On this new episode, Dr. Dan and Laura Rossi (our podcast producer, twin mom, and a special needs parent) answer your listener questions about jellyfish parenting, teens having s*x when parents are in the house(!), school refusals, and when it is ok to leave kids home alone.Every month Dr. Dan answers your questions about parenting (and sometimes adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episodes. Our virtual mailbag is filled with your listener questions every month. Please email us at podcast@drdanpeters.com or DM us on social media. We read every question and we want to consider yours for a future bonus episode.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!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-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

On this episode Dr. Dan and Dr. Dana Dorfman (parenting expert and author) discuss worry and anxiety as well as her new book WHEN WORRY WORKS: How To Harness Your Parenting Stress And Guide Your Teen To Success. This episode focuses on the growing national teen mental health crisis: achievement pressure. Dr. Dan and Dr. Dorfman also address how parents inadvertently and unknowingly exacerbate worry and anxiety by overlooking their own parental achievement anxiety and offer solutions and advice.For over 30 years, Dr. Dana Dorfman has studied achievement anxiety in parents and their kids, both academically and in her practice. For more information visit her website www.drdanadorfman.com.Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future bonus 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

How do we give our children our best effort 365 days a year? Today host Dr. Dan has a great conversation with guest Deborah Farmer Kris, PBS Parent's national columnist, child development specialist, education journalist, parent educator and the author of the “All the Time” picture book series. In this episode, Dr. Dan and Deborah focus specifically on awe and wonder. What exactly is awe? What do we know about the benefits of awe? Is feeling awe within our control — or does it just “happen” to us unexpectedly?  How do we help teenagers experience more awe? What about awe and screens? Deborah and Dr. Dan discuss her fascinating research about what kids need to thrive and how she translates that research for parents and caregivers in order to make it simple, practical, accessible, and actionable. Children are worth our best effort 365 days a year and this episode will inspire and awe parents!  Find more about Deborah, her research, and her books on her website www.parenthood365.com. Be sure to listen to this episode until the very end to hear Dr. Dan’s big news about Parent Footprint bonus episodes: our bonus episodes will now be available in the regular Parent Footprint podcast feed for FREE! No paid subscription needed. Starts this month and you don’t have to do anything to listen.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 health journalist, author, parent Chelsea Conaboy about her book Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood.  This interview - like Chelsea’s book - explodes the concept of “maternal instinct” and tells listeners a new story about what it means to become a parent.  Conaboy talks to Dr. Dan about the changing, parental brain – and offers revelations that will enlighten and educate. On today’s episode we learn that new parents undergo major structural and functional brain changes, driven by hormones and the deluge of stimuli a baby provides. These neurobiological changes help all parents—birthing or otherwise—adapt in those intense first days and prepare for a long period of learning how to meet their child’s needs. This provocative interview shatters many myths and changes the parenting paradigm. It’s a powerful listen for all parents and caregivers.Chelsea Conaboy is a health and science journalist. She was part of the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer prize–winning team for coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing. Chelsea lives in Maine with her husband, children, and her own changing maternal brain.  Visit Chelsea’s website  www.chelseaconaboy.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 parent and author Laura Zigman to discuss parental grief, Well-Child Syndrome, sibling loss, and her book Small World.Laura Zigman grew up in the shadow of her parents’ grief after her oldest sister died.  In her just released novel Small World, Laura fictionalizes and writes poignantly about her own childhood as a typical sibling of a disabled sister who died. Despite the fact that Laura Zigman (and her sister Linda Zigman barely knew Sheryl), Laura’s childhood and her entire life were defined by this loss.  Dr. Dan and Laura honestly discuss the many ways typical siblings experience disability, sibling loss, and parental grief.  The concept of Well-Child Syndrome and supporting “well” or typical siblings is still not widely discussed. Today’s episode reveals the desperate need for mental health support for siblings and entire families – not just parents - when dealing with disability, illness, death, loss, and grief.  This episode also addresses guilt, pain, and other complex emotions in order to shine a light on topics that many families are dealing with today in isolation. Laura’s interview with Dr. Dan today along with her recent essay in the New York Times will comfort listeners.Laura Zigman is the author of five novels, including Separation Anxiety (which was optioned by Julianne Nicholson and the production company Wiip (Mare of Easttown) for a limited television series); Animal Husbandry (which was made into the movie Someone Like You, starring Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd), Dating Big Bird, Her, and Piece of Work. She has ghostwritten/collaborated on several works of non-fiction, including Eddie Izzard's New York Times bestseller, Believe Me; been a contributor to the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Huffington Post; produced a popular online series of animated videos called Annoying Conversations; and was the recipient of a Yaddo residency. Small World is her sixth novel.  Laura also founded and runs TALK THERAPY FOR YOUR WRITING™ for writers and authors. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  For more information visit her website: www.laurazigman.com and follow her on social media. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices