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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

On this new episode, Dr. Dan welcomes guests Alix Shapiro and Elizabeth Taylor – beauty experts, estheticians, and the hosts of the popular Exactly Right podcast True Beauty Brooklyn – to talk about their podcast, self-care, diversity, acceptance, and why we all need self-love. Alix and Elizabeth talk to Dr. Dan about their self-care rituals and Dr. Dan challenge listeners to find small moments of self-care in their own lives every day (a walk, a bath, time with pets, taking care of your own body). On their True Beauty Brooklyn podcast, Elizabeth and Alix invite friends who identify as women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and groups that have historically been marginalized to share their life journeys, exchange stories, moments of triumph, and moments of loss.  True Beauty Brooklyn is a private beauty studio based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and a second location is coming soon.  For more information about  Alix and Elizabeth, their podcast, and their beauty studio visit their websites www.truebeautybrooklynpodcast.com and www.truebeautybrooklyn.com and follow True Beauty Brooklyn on Instagram. 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.com For podcast merch   www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan welcomes journalist and author Andrew Cotto to discuss the rarely covered topics of male friendship, depression, grief, and mental health.  As a journalist, Andrew is a contributor to The New York Times, La Cucina Italiana, the Good Men Project, Rachael Ray In Season, Parade, Men’s Journal, Rolling Stone, Condé Nast Traveler, Italy magazine, Salon, and numerous other publications.  On this timely and important episode, Andrew and Dr. Dan have a moving discussion about bonds men share and male vulnerabilities. Dr. Dan talks to Andrew about his new book Pasta Mike, a fictionalized account about the real-life experience of losing his childhood best friend. The novella was inspired by Andrew’s poignant essay on TALKSPACE about this life-altering experience and will help all listeners struggling with loss and emotional trauma. For more information about Andrew, his writing, and his books please visit www.andrewcotto.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.com For podcast merch   www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Calling all fans of The Baby-Sitters Club! Dr. Dan welcomes Rachel Shukert, creator/showrunner and executive producer of the acclaimed Netflix series THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB. On this fun episode, Dr. Dan and Rachel talk about parenting, the beloved book series, the power of friendship, growing up in the midwest, Hollywood, and more.  Rachel Shukert is the author of seven novels, several theatrical plays, and has previouslywritten on GLOW for Netflix, SUPERGIRL for CBS, and RED BAND SOCIETY for FOX.  Her writing has appeared in Vanity Fair, NY Magazine/Vulture, Slate and the Wall Street Journal. Currently, Rachel is an Executive Producer on the upcoming season of Hulu’s THE HANDMAID'S TALE.  For more information follow Rachel Shukert on Twitter. 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.com For podcast merch   www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan kicks off 2022 with a brand new episode: his moving interview with Emmy-nominated writer, comedian, and parent Michael Cruz Kayne.  The two discuss family, parenting, podcasting, loss, and grief. Michael, currently an Emmy-nominated writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, lost his son 12 years ago and this tragedy was the motivation behind his podcast A GOOD CRY. Each episode is a funny, joyful, and sad reflection on grief.  Stephen Colbert was the first guest on the show. Dr. Dan and Michael’s moving conversation about loss provides us with compassionate examples of healthy ways to talk about grief, honor our loved ones, and manage our complex emotions. Michael Cruz Kayneis an award-winning Filipino-American comedian, actor and writer. Michael performs stand up and improv across New York and recently made his late-night debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers.  He lives in New York with his wife and two children.  To listen to Michael Cruz Kayne’s podcast A GOOD CRY click here. For information about Michael visit his website:  www.michaelcruzkayne.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.com For podcast merch:   www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Parent Footprint’s NEW Stitcher Premium Episode – episode number six! Today Dr. Dan speaks to audio engineer Phil Rossi about your December listener questions. Dr. Dan and Phil wrap up 2021 with questions about grandparents, warning signs of depression and anxiety in teens, FOMO (for kids and parents!), and Dr. Dan’s favorite parenting advice. Monthly, 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 Dr. Dan via social media.  We love hearing from you and we might feature your question on a future bonus episode. The next bonus episode will air on January 25, 2022. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices