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Lisa Damour on The Emotional Lives of Teens

September 14, 2023Emotional Development, GuestsBetter Help, bullying, emotional development, Emotional Lives of Teenagers, emotions, essential labs, Factor, gender, Herbal Zzzs, Lisa Damour, parenting, smart for life, teenagers, teensJennifer L.W. Fink

Powered by RedCircle Dr. Lisa Damour is our go-to expert regarding the emotional lives of teens. She is a psychologist & author of The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents, and although her previous two books were a deep dive into the world of girls, she gets boys. Consider this sentence: … Continue reading Lisa Damour on The Emotional Lives of Teens →

Parenting During Crisis & Catastrophe

September 7, 2023GuestsBetter Help, calm, catastrophe, crisis, Factor, Herbal Zzzs, natural disaster, smart for life, Stephanie Malia Krauss, thriving, Whole Child, Whole LifeJennifer L.W. Fink

Powered by RedCircle Crisis and catastrophe no longer seem so rare. There were 51 school shootings that resulted in injury or death in 2022. Wildfires are destroying communities and affecting air quality. Hurricanes, heat, infectious disease (malaria is back in the U.S & COVID-19 infections are rising), increasing rates of depression and suicide…it’s a lot. … Continue reading Parenting During Crisis & Catastrophe →

Masculinity, Fatherhood, & Man Up

August 31, 2023GuestsBetter Help, body image, Factor, fatherhood, friendship, Herbal Zzzs, Kevin Roy, man box, Man Up, marriage, masculinity, smart for life, tonieboxJennifer L.W. Fink

Powered by RedCircle What do college students think about masculinity? About fatherhood? About the trauma & violence faced by men in society? Kevin Roy, a family science professor at the University of Maryland (& father of 3 sons), encourages his students to discuss these topics (& more) in his popular class, “Man Up.” “Young women come … Continue reading Masculinity, Fatherhood, & Man Up →

Boys, Babies, & Breastfeeding

August 17, 2023Guests, Healthbabies, baby quip, Better Help, birth, breastfeeding, Factor, Herbal Zzzs, Lo Nigrosh, Milk Making Minutes, parentingJennifer L.W. Fink

Powered by RedCircle What do boys need to know about birth, babies, and breastfeeding? A lot more than we’re currently teaching them. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 83.2% infants born in 2019 (the last year for which data is available) started out receiving some breast milk, and 78.6% were … Continue reading Boys, Babies, & Breastfeeding →

Raising Empowered Athletes w Kirsten Jones

August 10, 2023Guests, sports, Uncategorizedbaby quip, Empowered Athlete, Herbal Zzzs, Kirsten Jones, sports, youth sportsJennifer L.W. Fink

Powered by RedCircle Raising Empowered Athletes, by former D1 athlete Kirsten Jones, is the book parents need to navigate today’s youth sports culture. Kids do not need to begin formal sports instruction in preschool, and they don’t need to specialize in a single sport in order to succeed or excel, Kirsten says. In fact, she … Continue reading Raising Empowered Athletes w Kirsten Jones →

Phyllis Fagell Discusses Middle School Superpowers

August 3, 2023Emotional Development, Guestsemotional development, friendship, Herbal Zzzs, middle school, Middle School Superpowers, North American Herb & Spice, Phyllis Fagell, school, tweenJennifer L.W. Fink

Powered by RedCircle Middle school students are “superheroes in the making,” says Phyllis Fagell, a school counselor, mom, and author of Middle School Superpowers: Raising Resilient Tweens in Turbulent Times. If that sounds crazy to you, consider this: middle schoolers and superheroes “both get catapulted out of a world they know and sent on a … Continue reading Phyllis Fagell Discusses Middle School Superpowers →