Parenting With Playdate Planet Meryl Neiman

If you’re tired of hearing about the problems in our education system and in our homes, and would rather learn what teachers and parents can do now to return the love of learning to their students and children, than this is the show for you. My guest, Dara Feldman, M. Ed. was Disney’s 2005 Outstanding […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – How Can We Return Joy and Purpose to Teaching and Learning? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In our difficult economy, more and more teenagers seeking employment are unable to find a job. If we want our children to become financially self-sufficient, perhaps starting and growing their own business is our best bet. On this week’s show, I speak with author and teen counselor, Julia Neiman. After years of working with foster […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Why You Should Be Raising An Entrepreneurial Child And How to Do It appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Each of our children is unique and wonderful, but how should we maximize our child’s potential? Who better to answer that question than someone who has helped raise thousands of children and coached teachers, school leaders and parents for many years. Rick Ackerly has been a headmaster of four independent schools and is a nationally […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – How Do I Bring Out the Greatness in My Child? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

  Moms who work outside of the home, or from their home, talk about the challenge of work-life integration all the time. But this is not just an issue for moms. As the economy has changed, more dads are becoming the primary caretakers for their children and more and more families have two working parents. […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – How Can Dads Better Manage Their Work-Life Balance? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Summer is just around the corner and that means summer break for your children. The sun, the fun . . . but also the complaints of boredom. And don’t forget the whining! On this week’s show, my guest Robert Nickell (AKA “Daddy Nickell”), founder of Daddy Scrubs, and I share lots of great ideas for […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – What To Do With The Kids Over Summer Vacation appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

On this week’s show, we explore one of parenting’s greatest challenges: how to get your child to enjoy a healthy, varied diet. My guest is Dr. Jennifer Gardner, a pediatrician and mom with a special interest in pediatric nutrition, fitness, weight management, and pediatric obesity. She founded an online child wellness and pediatric weight management […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – How to Raise a Healthy Eater appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Parenting is life changing for all of us. But for my two guests on this week’s show, parenting actually brought them a new career as well as a new baby. Dr. Rosina McAlpine is an award winning education professor at the University of Sydney. After the birth of her son, she applied her research prowess […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – High Octane Parents appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

On this week’s show, I interview Brain Insights founder and early brain development specialist, Deborah McNellis about how parents can best foster the developing brains of their babies and young children. During a child’s first years of life, 90% of brain development takes place. What can parents do to maximize this window of opportunity? Make […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – How Do You Best Foster Your Child’s Developing Brain? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Play is essential to every aspect of a child’s healthy development and an amazing teaching vehicle. So why are schools cutting back or eliminating recess and why has unstructured play for kids declined drastically in the last decade? It’s time to reverse this disturbing trend. On this week’s show, I talk with Darell Hammond, the […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – The Power of Play appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In honor of the holiday, this week’s show offers a very special look at Mother’s Day that you will not want to miss! Listen in to hear from psychologist and in-law relationship expert, and author of the book: RELUCTANTLY RELATED: Secrets to Getting Along With Your Mother-In-Law or Daughter-Law, Dr. Deanna Brann, about how to […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Special Mother’s Day Show! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

March and April herald the arrival of standardized testing for most of the nation’s school children. On this week’s show, I talk with historian, professor, and education activist, Dr. Jessie Ramey about whether standardized testing helps or hurts our kids and why a growing number of parents are opting out of testing for their children. […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Why Are Some Parents Opting Out of Standardized Testing? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

What if your darling little girl wants nothing more than to be a boy or your son insists on wearing dresses to kindergarten? What does it mean to be a transgender person, how do you respond if your child wants to transition to the opposite gender, and where do you turn for advice if your […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – What You Need to Know About Transgender Kids appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

On this week’s show, I talk with dad bloggers, Adam Dolgin, Kevin McKeever, and Lance Somerfeld about the changing role of fathers. Modern dads are not only more involved than our fathers were, but many (like my guests) are passionately invested in thinking about, talking about, and writing about, the importance of being a father. […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Let’s Hear It From The Dads! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This week’s fascinating show may fundamentally change how you look at parenting. I talk with economist, writer, and father of four, Bryan Caplan, about the impact of parenting on the long term outcome of our kids. Bryan says the science is clear: kids are basically genetically pre-programmed to turn out a certain way; the influence […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Do Parents Really Matter? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

From the magic of Mary Poppins and Nanny McPhee to the miracle interventions of Super Nanny and Nanny 911, we are enamored with the wisdom of the professional nanny. Someone with knowledge and experience who can step in and have the kids ship-shape in no time. But entrusting the care of your child to someone […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Conversation With a Real Super-Nanny! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

We talk a lot about date rape and teenage pregnancy in this country, but I don’t think there’s enough discussion about how parents can help raise their children to make good sexual decisions. So, on this week’s show, I speak with Mike Dormitz, founder of the Date Safe Project and the creator of HELP! My […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – How to Help Raise Your Child to Date Safe appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Would you like a higher salary, a longer maternity leave, or a more flexible work schedule? Most of us would scream yes to that! Our society has moved away from the traditional notion that dad’s job is to bring home the bacon and mom’s job is to fry it up in the pan (and feed […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – How Working Parents Can Successfully Negotiate What They Want And Need From Their Employers appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Bullying has become a national epidemic. It seems as though we hear about a new story on a weekly basis and, of course, those are only the situations that happen to catch the media’s attention. On this week’s show, I seek out concrete advice on what we can do to prevent bullying in our schools […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – What Every Parent Needs to Know About Bullying appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Parenting is tough. And the early years can be especially difficult dealing with sleep deprivation, picky eaters, temper tantrums, and potty training! How are you to know if you are doing the job the best way possible? On this week’s show, I speak with child psychologist and child development expert, Dr. Heather Wittenberg, known on […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Parenting Little Ones Without Losing Your Mind appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Marlaine Cover is on a mission to form a network of professionals who can provide expert advice to parents on how to teach children important non-academic life skills. On this week’s show, she and I talk about these essential life skills and how we can impart these skills to our children. In schools, children learn […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – How to Teach Children the Life Skills They Need to Succeed appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.