Being A Parent Is Hard!
Beth Feldman Ph.D. and Jen Ratas Ph.D.
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S3E6 Living Among the Mean Moms
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! This week's episode, Living Among the Mean Moms, focuses on why some moms are unkind, even downright cruel, to other moms and/or other people's children. Whether…
S3E5 When a Parent has to Parent Their Parents: The Sandwich Generation
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! Our new episode focuses on the extraordinary stress of having to care for our aging and declining parents while still caring for our own children, teens, and young…
S3E4 The Stressors of Being a Stay at Home Mom
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! This episode, The Stressors of Being a Stay- at-Home Mom, focuses on the personal and parenting challenges that face stay-at-home moms. From the lack of adult…
S3E3 The Stressors and Pressures of Being a Working Mom
Welcome to this week's episode, "The Stressors and Pressures of Being a Working Mom." Join us as we talk about the crazy expectations we place on ourselves as working mothers and how this really…
S3E2 Mental Health Stresssors Facing New College Students
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! In this week's episode we take a deep dive into the anxiety-producing topic of mental health and emotional stressors facing new college students. Whether it's…
S3E1 New Year's Resolutions: A Parent's Guide
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! This week’s episode focuses on teaching our kids how to make and fulfill meaningful New Year’s Resolutions. In other words, we examine how we can help our kids feel…
S2E18 Handling Holiday Stress
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! This week's episode, Handling Holiday Stress, focuses on how you and your kids can best manage the busy holiday season. We explore the emotional, financial and tim…
S2E17 Mom Myths and Stereotypes
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! In this week's episode, Mom Myths and Stereotypes we talk about the common struggles and concerns that result in today's moms being referred to as "helicopter" or…
S2E16 Cultivating Self Esteem in Our Kids: Recipes to Combat Low Self-Esteem
Welcome to the latest episode of Being a Parent is Hard! In “Cultivating Self-Esteem in Our Kids: Recipes to Combat Low Self-Esteem", we focus on why self-esteem is at the core of our emotional…
S2E15 Discussing Death and Loss with Our Kids
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! This week's episode explores one of the most difficult aspects of parenting, discussing death and loss with our children and teenagers. We talk about how to tell…
S2E14 Understanding Autism
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! This week's episode focuses on understanding autism and how we can best help children, adults, and parents who are touched by this very complicated disorder. We…
S2E13 What I Wish I Knew Then
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! This week's podcast, "What I Wish I Knew Then" focuses on personal and professional insights about the challenges of parenting that one only realizes in hindsight.…
S2E12 Back to School Anxieties: Theirs and Ours
Welcome to Being aParent is Hard! This episode tackles the timely topic of back to school anxiety, for our kids and for us as parents. Whether the structure of the school year can't come fast enough…
S2E11 The Dangers of Teenage Gambling
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! In this episode, our special guest Patrick Viviano discusses the dangers and warning signs of problematic gambling among our adolescents.. Video games, sports…
S2E10 The Challenge of Raising Adult Children
Welcome to the new episode of Being a Parent is Hard! "The Challenge of Parenting Young Adults" focuses on our struggles as parents to understand and meet the unique developmental needs of our young…
S2E9 Managing the Emotional Struggles of Being a New Mother (AKA Where Did the Real Me Go and How Do I Get Her Back?)"
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! In this episode, we have a particularly honest talk about the emotional stressors experienced by new mothers. We focus on the issues underlying unspoken questions…
S2E8 Understanding Teenage Substance Use and Substance Abuse
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! This episode focuses on teenage drug and alcohol use and how and when it can slip into substance abuse. We talk about how parents can help their teens navigate a soc…
S2E7 Managing the Stress of Social Struggles
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! Does your pre-teen or teen struggle socially? Are they sad or anxious because of difficulties they are having fitting in with peers? In this episode, we focus on…
S2E6 Dating, Curfews and Other Dicey Topics
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! This episode focuses on helping parents survive the storm of adolescence by focusing on limit-setting around curfews, dating and other tricky topics. We share…
S2E5 Understanding Disordered Eating in Children and Adolescents
Welcome to Being a Parent is Hard! Pediatrician Dr. Maggie Chalson joins us in this episode to discuss disordered eating in children and teenagers. Problems such as a distorted body image, feelings…
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