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#142 - Development of a Child's Emotional Brain

2025-01-1319:20

Let us hear from you!This is Episode 1 of our Raising Emotionally Resilient Children series. In this episode we give an overview of how the emotional brain develops, based on the work of Dr. Allan Schore. Next week, we'll get into the details of how the brain develops and what brain scans of mothers and their infants interacting can teach us about attachment. This week we introduce our new series, Raising Emotionally Resilient Kids. This series is designed to help you better understand your c...

#141 - Raising Emotionally Resilient Kids - Series Preview

2025-01-0612:49

Let us hear from you!This week we introduce our new series, Raising Emotionally Resilient Kids. This series is designed to help you better understand your child’s emotional development so you can support them in becoming resilient, emotionally intelligent, and secure.The series focuses on two key themes:The Science of Emotional Development – We’ll explore how a child’s brain develops, from before birth through early childhood and beyond. You’ll learn how the emotional brain works and how...

#140 - Final Replay - College Financial Planning for Parents - Part 2

2024-12-3045:12

Let us hear from you!This week is the last in our holiday replay series. Next week, I'll introduce our new series on the development of children's emotional brain, attachment, and what that all means for coparents. The replay this week is part 2 of our conversation with Brad Baldridge.Brad Baldridge, CFP®, is a College Funding Consultant specializing in late-stage college funding planning and the chief podcaster of Taming The High Cost Of College. He provides customized plan...

#139 - Replay - College Financial Planning for Coparents - Part 1

2024-12-2336:43

Let us hear from you!This week we begin a replay of our two-episode conversation with Brad Baldridge.Brad Baldridge, CFP®, is a College Funding Consultant specializing in late-stage college funding planning and the chief podcaster of Taming The High Cost Of College. He provides customized planning using the latest financial aid, tax, cash flow and academic strategies. In this conversation, we discuss the difficult situation of college funding during and after a divorce, starting with th...

#138 - Replay - Extended Forensic Evaluations Interview with Jaime Vogt - Part 2

2024-12-1622:33

Let us hear from you!This week we conclude the replay of our conversation with Licensed Professional Counselor Jaime Vogt about Extended Forensic Evaluations (EFE). In this episode, Jaime discusses in detail the process she uses to conduct an EFE.Jaime is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Oklahoma. She has conducted over 3,000 forensic interviews of children for frontline investigations. Prior to starting her private practice she began her work with children as a therapis...

#137 - Replay - Extended Forensic Evaluations Interview with Jaime Vogt - Part 1

2024-12-0933:57

Let us hear from you!This week we continue our end of year replay of some of the interview episodes that aired over the past two years. This episode is Part 1 of a two-part conversation about extended forensic evaluations with Jaime Vogt. Jaime is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Oklahoma. She has conducted over 3,000 forensic interviews of children for frontline investigations. Prior to starting her private practice she began her work with children as a therap...

#136 - Replay - Interview with Justin and Alexis Black: Redefining Normal

2024-12-0201:03:53

Let us hear from you!This episode is a replay of our first ever shared podcast. Linda and I sit down with an amazing couple, Justin and Alexis Black. Listen to Justin's podcast, ROSE from Concrete: ROSE From Concrete (buzzsprout.com)Justin and Alexis are the authors of Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovering Healing, Happiness, and Love.Their book is a powerful memoir that takes the reader through their harrowing childhood experiences, which incl...

#135 - Replay - Interview with Author Teresa Harlow

2024-11-2541:56

Let us hear from you!This week we start our slide into the New Year with a replay of an episode from 2022 in week we interviewed author Teresa Harlow. For each of the next several weeks as we close out the year, we'll be replaying some of the episodes in which we interviewed guests, including authors, an attorney, and a therapist. We spoke with Teresa about her techniques for transforming combative relationships into collaborative partnerships.Check out her most recent book, Combat...

#134 - Holidays

2024-11-1824:33

Let us hear from you!In this episode, we talk about how to focus on your child's needs during the holidays to avoid conflict and help your child have a wonderful holiday season. Thanks for listening! If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please email us at podcast@coparentacademy.comTo see our courses, visit https://coparentacademy.com

#133 - What is a Parenting Coordinator?

2024-11-1121:53

Let us hear from you!In this episode, we talk about what a parenting coordinator is and how one can help coparents improve communication and reduce conflict. Thanks for listening! If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please email us at podcast@coparentacademy.comTo see our courses, visit https://coparentacademy.com

#132 - Separation Anxiety for Children in Separated Families

2024-11-0427:04

Let us hear from you!In this episode, we talk about separation anxiety for children in separated families, focusing on anxiety related to visitation transfers. Thanks for listening! If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please email us at podcast@coparentacademy.comTo see our courses, visit https://coparentacademy.com

#131 - Series Break - High Conflict Communication Replay

2024-10-2819:13

Let us hear from you!In this one-episode break from our current series on Separation Anxiety in children, we replay one of our most popular episodes from 2023. Linda and I discuss a Redit post in which a mother asks for advice about how to communicate with her high conflict coparent. Next week we'll return to our series with an episode defining and describing separation anxiety, particularly in children living in two homes.Thanks for listening! If you have questions, comments, or c...

#130 - Anxiety in Children

2024-10-2120:04

Let us hear from you!In this episode, we talk about anxiety in children, from an infant's fear of strange faces to a teenager's fear about fitting in. We distinguish everyday worries from maladaptive anxiety reactions that may require professional intervention. Next week we specifically on defining and describing separation anxiety, particularly in children living in two homes.Thanks for listening! If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please email us at podcast@coparentacademy....

#129 - Separation Anxiety - Series Intro

2024-10-1413:08

Let us hear from you!This week starts our new series on separation anxiety. This is a phrase family law professionals often hear as both a sword and a shield in coparenting conflict. In this series, we'll address what separation anxiety actually is, how to recognize it, and how best to deal with it as coparents. This week's episode is an overview of the topic, which we'll break down in greater detail in future episodes. Thanks for listening! If you have questions, comments, or conc...

#128 - Preventing Custody Issues Caused by Improper Discipline

2024-10-0717:22

Let us hear from you!In this episode of our effective discipline series, we discuss how improper discipline can lead to litigation over custody and visitation. We touch on the difference between discipline and abuse, including the damaging effects of corporal punishment, fear, and emotional manipulation, even when they seem legal or commonplace. Learn how consistency in discipline practices can make all the difference in your children perceiving the discipline they receive to be fair, and why...

#127 - Interview with Sol Kennedy, Founder of the Best Interest Parenting App

2024-09-3038:01

Let us hear from you!In this episode, we talk with Sol Kennedy, the creator of the Best Interest coparent communication application. We discuss the coparenting challenges Sol faced and how these experiences led to the creation of an AI-powered solution designed to help people stuck in toxic coparenting relationships filter out unhelpful communication and keep their coparent communication child focused.Please forgive the poor quality of my audio from this Zoom conversation, although Sol's audi...

#126 - Should You Spank Your Child?

2024-09-2322:57

Let us hear from you!Is spanking an effective discipline tool or an outdated practice that does more harm than good? This week we discuss research from academic journals and refer back to "No Drama Discipline" and "Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child" to get our answer. Thanks for listening! If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please email us at podcast@coparentacademy.comTo see our courses, visit https://coparentacademy.com

#125 - Building Consistency Between Both Homes

2024-09-1640:36

Let us hear from you!In this episode, we discuss why and how to build consistency between both coparents’ homes. Thanks for listening! If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please email us at podcast@coparentacademy.comTo see our courses, visit https://coparentacademy.com

#124 - Effective Discipline Immediately After Separation

2024-09-0920:02

Let us hear from you!In this episode, we discuss how to have more effective discipline immediately after separation. Thanks for listening! If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please email us at podcast@coparentacademy.comTo see our courses, visit https://coparentacademy.com

#123 - Why Parenting Suffers After Separation

2024-09-0216:21

Let us hear from you!In this episode, we discuss why parenting suffers in the first year after separation and any other time similar stress and upheaval occur. Thanks for listening! If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please email us at podcast@coparentacademy.comTo see our courses, visit https://coparentacademy.com

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