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Today Dr. Dan’s guest is world-class pediatric surgeon, social scientist, and best-selling author Dr. Dana Suskind. Dr. Suskind joins Dr. Dan to discuss her newest book of Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child’s Potential. Anyone looking for a blueprint for how to build a brighter future for our children will want to listen to this episode. Dr. Dan and Dr. Suskind talk about her new book as well as why she proposes a paradigm shift in how we view early childhood education, childcare, and early childhood brain development. Today’s episode is a revelatory new look at the neuroscience of early childhood development—and how it can guide us toward a future in which every child has the opportunity to fulfill their potential.Dana Suskind, MD., is the author of over 45 scientific publications and Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain. Dr. Suskind is founder and co-director of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health, Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program, and Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a Fellow for the Council on Early Childhood. Her work has been profiled by numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, Forbes, and NPR. Follow Dr. Suskind on Twitter or visit www.tmwcenter.uchicago.edu. 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, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listenFor more information www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merchwww.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan interviews Dr. Galit Atlas about generational trauma, her psychoanalyst work, and her book Emotional Inheritance: A Therapist, Her Patients, and the Legacy of Trauma. Today’s episode addressing trauma is both fascinating and essential listening for all families.  Dr. Atlas and Dr. Dan’s discussion is an insightful resource for conversations on the topic of generational trauma – illuminating the many extraordinary ways in which inherited family trauma affects our lives and how we can move beyond it.Dr. Dan and Dr. Atlas discuss how deeply trauma, love, loss, violence, and secrets travel through generations; how parents unconsciously transmit fears and losses as part of their parenting; and how we suppress what we are too afraid to face.Dr. Galit Atlas is an author, psychoanalyst, and clinical supervisor in private practice in New York City. She is on the faculty of NYU’s Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis as well as a faculty member of the National Training Program and at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies. She was a contributor to The New York Times column, “Couch,” and her New York Times publication “A Tale of Two Twins” was the winner of a 2016 Gradiva Award. A leader in the field of relational psychoanalysis, she is a recipient of several awards and is a sought-after lecturer here and abroad.For more information about Dr. Atlas and her book please visit her website www.galitatlas.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, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listenFor more information www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merchwww.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this new episode, Dr. Dan speaks to Rebecca Givens Rolland (Neurology Department of Children's Hospital Boston) about her work as an oral/written language specialist and her new book The Art of Talking with Children. Rebecca Rolland offers life-changing advice for every parent, caregiver, and educator to communicate more effectively with children in ways that let them foster relationships with less conflict and more joy and kindness.In addition, Dr. Dan and Rebecca (who teaches on the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Medical School) talk about tips, tricks, and secrets to help kids of all ages—from infants through adolescents, from neurotypical to neurodivergent—open up.Rebecca Givens Rolland is an oral and written language specialist in the Neurology Department of Children's Hospital Boston and a lecturer at Harvard University. As a nationally certified speech-language pathologist, she has worked clinically with populations ranging from early childhood through high school and provided teacher professional development. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts with her husband and two children. More information is on her website https://rebeccarolland.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, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listenFor more information www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merchwww.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just ahead of Autism Awareness Month, Dr. Dan welcomes Mickey Rowe – actor, husband, father, author, and activist. Legally blind and autistic, Mickey Rowe is the first autistic actor to play Christopher Boone, the lead role in the Tony Award-winning play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.Mickey’s mantra is powerful: our differences are our strengths. In his new memoir, FEARLESSLY DIFFERENT: An Autistic Actor’s Journey to Broadway’s Biggest Stage, Mickey recasts the definition of abled body and mind. As the father of an autistic child, Mickey has a deep commitment to activism and his desire to create a better world. Today’s discussion about the wider disability community, ableism, and systemic oppression is essential listening for everyone who wants to make the world a more accepting place.Hailed as a trailblazer and inspiration, Mickey is the founding artistic director of the prestigious National Disability Theatre. He has been featured in the New York Times, PBS, Vogue, Playbill, NPR, CNN, Wall Street Journal, HuffPost, Forbes, and has keynoted at organizations including the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, The Kennedy Center, Yale University, Columbia University, Disability Rights Washington, The Gershwin Theatre on Broadway, the DAC of the South Korean government, and more. For more information about Mickey Rowe and his book, please visit www.mickeyrowe.com and follow the hashtag #FearlesslyDifferent.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, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listenFor 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 entrepreneur, author, podcaster, and mom Morra Aarons-Mele about anxiety, panic attacks, leadership, mental health in the workplace, social anxiety, and more. Morra is the host of Harvard Business Review’s The Anxious Achiever podcast and the author of  Hiding in the Bathroom: How To Get Out There (When You'd Rather Stay Home). Today’s episode normalizes anxiety and prioritizes mental wellness.An extremely anxious introvert, Morra shares her practices for overcoming anxiety on today’s episode (and confesses how she almost canceled today’s interview because of her anxiety).In addition to her work on anxiety, Aarons-Mele founded the award-winning social impact agency Women Online and created its database of female influencers, The Mission List. Morra is an expert in online marketing – she helped Hillary Clinton log on for her first Internet chat, and has launched digital campaigns for President Obama, Malala Yousafzai, the United Nations, AARP, CDC, and many other leading figures and organizations. Morra also founded the digital public affairs team at Edelman, where she worked with Fortune 50 clients. Aarons-Mele is also a prolific writer. She has written for the New York Times, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Slate, InStyle, O The Oprah Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and the Guardian. Aarons-Mele holds degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School and Brown University. She and Nicco Mele live in Boston with their three children.Follow Morra on Twitter @morraam. Watch Morra’s TED Talk on overcoming remote work burnout.Listen to Morra’s The Anxious Achiever podcast.For more information about Morra Aarons-Mele visit her website.Contact Morra directly via LinkedIn.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, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listen.For more information go to:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merch visit:www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Originally aired February 22, 2022Welcome to another “Sitting Down with Dr. Dan” bonus episode. Dr. Dan and audio engineer and Dad Phil Rossi are back with answers to listener questions about cell phones (what age should you really allow them?), decluttering your kid’s “stuff” plus questions about mom anxiety and narcissistic parents.Dr. Dan answers questions about parenting (and adulting!) every month on our exclusive “Sitting Down With Dr. Dan” special bonus episodes. Remember to submit your parenting questions by emailing podcast@drdanpeters.com or sending them to us via social media. We want to hear from you – and we might feature your question on 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).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.comDr. 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 back Dr. Ken Ginsburg to discuss all things teens – including communication, parenting, myths, resilience, and more as well as his forthcoming book Congrats Your Having a Teen! Strengthen Your Family and Raise a Good Person.In this paradigm shifting conversation, Dr. Ken Ginsburg talks to Dr. Dan about celebrating teens, helping teens, and the stereotypes about teens we all must unlearn. With passion and unparalleled expertise, Dr. Ginsburg redefines parenting and communicating with our teenagers on today’s episode.Kenneth Ginsburg, M.D., M.S. Ed is an adolescent medicine specialist and Professor of Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He travels the world speaking to parent, professional, and youth audiences and is author of 5 award-winning parenting books. Listen to Dr. Dan and Dr. Ginsburg’s earlier conversation on Parent Footprint from 2018 about resilience here. Learn more about Dr. Ginsburg’s work at Center for Parent & Teen Communication and Fostering Resilience. 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, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listenFor 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 Dr. Shahana Alibhai about her TEDxTalk “Emotional Literacy for Better Mental Health” and her work as a family physician and mental health expert.As a mother of three young boys (under the age of 6!), a mental health advocate, and a family physician, Dr. Shahana has a message for all of us – the foundation of all of our health starts in our mind.After Dr. Shahana became a patient struggling with postpartum anxiety and depression, she realized what the missing link was – the mind. She went on to dedicate her career to helping people “think better” and focus on mental health.Dr. Dan and Dr. Shahana’s conversation today is filled with candor, humor, and refreshing honesty – shining light on and moving the mental health conversation forward.For more information about Dr. Shahana Alibhai, visit her website www.drshahana.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, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listen.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 talks to Paul Brillinger (CEO & Co-Founder OuiSi) about mindfulness and connection on today’s episode.At OuiSi, Paul and his co-founders and team believe that making real connections is the ultimate contribution, and OuiSi is an expression of this calling. Paul believes that life is a richer experience when we are curious about each other. OuiSi blossomed as an idea in 2015, when Paul met co-founder Kaz Brecher at the THNK School of Creative Leadership. Both enjoyed exploring the world through the camera lens. The recurrence of patterns, colors and shapes in daily life and nature fascinated them. After years of development and design, in 2017 OuiSi came to life as an app. But the idea of creating a physical version of OuiSi was always in the back of their heads and in early 2019 Paul, Kaz, and Michael Bradley (the third Co-Founder) ran a successful Kickstarter campaign for OuiSi Games of Visual Connection. Paul focuses on enabling co-creation, play, and mindfulness in our world. Today’s conversation between Dr. Dan and Paul about mindfulness, unplugging, social-emotional learning, creative expression, connecting and creating community is a way forward for us all.For more information follow playouisi on Instagram and visit OuiSi.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, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listenFor 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 2022 and Parent Footprint’s new Stitcher Premium Episode – episode 7! Dr. Dan and producer Laura Rossi kick off the new year with new listener questions about video games, mom exhaustion, and how to say "no" to your kids. Every month Dr. Dan answers your questions about parenting (and adulting!) on our exclusive “Sitting Down With Dr. Dan” Stitcher premium bonus episodes.  Please submit your parenting questions by emailing podcast@drdanpeters.com or sending them to us via social media.  We love hearing from you and we might feature your question on a future bonus episode.  We promise we read every single question, suggestion, and comment that arrives in our virtual mailbag. Thanks for listening!   Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter) Listen, subscribe, rate, review. For more information  www.exactlyrightmedia.com  www.drdanpeters.com https://www.stitcher.com/show/parent-footprint-with-dr-dan For podcast merch   www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices