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Evidence Based Birth® with Dr. Rebecca Dekker
Today we're joined by Dr. Rebecca Dekker, the founder of Evidence Based Birth®, a platform that compiles research on childbirth to empower parents and provide them wit...
Can Young Children Actually Learn from Educational Apps?
Parents often hear about the dangers of screen time for children, but rarely does there seem to be a distinction among different types of screen time. Every day resea...
Traveling with Kids: Best Strategies According to Research
I recently returned from a two week vacation in France with my family and my children are 7, 5, and almost e years old - and I was 31 weeks pregnant at the time of thi...
Choosing Your Child's Name (According to Research)
As I enter the final stretch of my pregnancy, I'm asked again and again what I'm planning to name my baby and what I really wanna say to all those people who ask this ...
Do Trigger Warnings Actually Help?
In this podcast and on my social media pages, I often discuss very controversial and sensitive subjects such as birth trauma and maternal morbidity. I've never used a ...
Melatonin, Probiotics, & Vitamins: The Pediatrician Mom Answers All of Your Questions
Today we discuss the research on supplements, vitamins, and probiotics. What should parents think about in general when we're thinking about supplements and vitamins (...
Ultimate Guide to Baby-Led Weaning
When I had my first child, I remember being thrilled to start solid food. I had planned to start with vegetable purees and then move to fruit and I stocked up on every...
How To Improve Postpartum Mental Health
Women are still stigmatized for expressing anything but bliss in the transition to motherhood. So the goal of this episode is to spread awareness of the common mental ...
Redshirting: Should Your Child Delay Kindergarten?
Today we're discussing the research behind redshirting - delaying kindergarten or school entry for a year. This seems to be an increasingly popular trend for giving yo...
What It Means to be a "Good Mother" with Kate Baer
Kate Baer has always been a writer, and as soon as she became a mother, her blog and essays became about motherhood. Even with success, she felt boxed in, that people ...
How Birth Trauma Affects Children and Parents, According to Research
As I prepare for my fourth child, I am reflecting on my previous birthing experience, which was traumatic to say the least (tune in to hear what I mean). So it got me ...
How Children Learn Right from Wrong
As parents, our short term goal is to get our children to listen to us and follow the rules and limits we set for our family. But our long-term goal is really to raise...
Autism: What the Current Research Teaches Us
April is World Autism Month, a month designated to enhance understanding of autism and increase acceptance of autistic individuals. Today’s episode will help to provi...
Balancing Work and Family (According to Science), with Dr. Yael Schonbrun
We hear so much about the negatives of being a working parent. The reality is that there are so many hours in a day, so it's difficult if not impossible to excel at wo...
Ideal Number of Kids According to Research
Today we discuss what the ideal number of kids is according to research. We review studies on how the number of children you have impacts parental happiness, parenting...
How to Use Time-Outs According to Research
We recently discussed if time-outs are harmful or effective, and today we dig into the best ways to use them, if time-outs are what your family has decided to do. ----...
Can Babies Learn from Ms. Rachel and Other Baby TV Shows?
Ms. Rachel has become a household name for nearly every parent with a baby or toddler. Her YouTube channel, Songs for Littles- Toddler Learning Videos, has over 2.6 mi...
Is Time-Out Effective or Harmful?
Is time-out an effective discipline strategy, or could it be potentially harmful to children?Today we dive deep into the research behind whether time-out works and how...
How the Pandemic Impacted Child Development (And What You Can Do About It)
The COVID 19 pandemic caused widespread disruptions across the world that led to financial strains, social isolation, and decreased support for many. These disruptions...
Is Sleeping with White Noise Harmful or Helpful?
There are several studies that explore white noise (and pink noise, brown noise, and lullabies) and their effectiveness on both falling asleep and getting a good night...
ADHD in Girls, with Dr. Julia Schechter
ADHD in girls and women has been historically difficult to diagnose. According to today's guest Dr. Julia Schechter, "ADHD does tend to look different than boys with A...
Talking to Your Children about Sex
In today’s episode, I was fortunate enough to interview Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson of Birds & Bees - an incredible resource for talking to children about sex....
When Children Drop Their Naps
The research behind when and why children stop napping and how to handle it as a parent------Sign up for the Parenting Translator Substack, and follow along on Instagr...
Can Routines Make Parenting a Little Easier?
If you are like me, you can’t wait to get back to a routine after weeks of having no structure, eating too much, and relaxing a few too many family rules. Over winter ...
How To Get Kids To Actually Listen
An interview with the authors of How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen, Julie King and Joanna Faber------Sign up for the Parenting Translator Substack, and follow alo...
What is the best age gap between siblings?
The research behind how the age gap between siblings relates to physical and mental health, the sibling relationship, and parent stress.------Sign up for the Parenting...
Parenting Hack: Believe You Are a Good Parent and You Will Become One
And it will improve your child's behavior! Tune in to hear what the research says.------Sign up for the Parenting Translator Substack, and follow along on Instagram.P...
Three Common Parenting Myths
One of my favorite things to do on my Parenting Translator platform is to debunk common parenting myths. Not only does it provide great conversation starters but it al...
Should You Make Your Kids Apologize?
When I was a child, I fought frequently with my older brother. We were only 18 months apart and we would both tease each other mercilessly until one of us snapped. Bec...