Positive Parenting for Military Families | Mr. Dad Armin Brott

Jeffery Leving, author of Fathers’ Rights.

Topic: Hard-hitting and fair advice for every father involved in a custody dispute.

Issues: How to stay in control of your emotions; ways to protect your relationship with your children; special issues facing military fathers; the importance of finding an effective and empathetic attorney; potential challenges of a divorce from a foreign national.



Michele Borba, author of Unselfie,

Topic: Why empathetic kids succeed in our all-about-me world.

Issues: The hidden advantage of empathy and why it matters for children; how to develop empathy; what empathetic kids do that non-empathetic kids don’t; developing moral courage; becoming an empathetic leader

Jess Shatkin, author of Born to Be Wild.

Topic: Why teens take risks and how we can help keep them safe.

Issues: What adolescents think about risk; what you need to know about the adolescent brain; why adolescence is crucial to evolution; the truth about peer pressure; what parents, schools, and society can do about risk taking.



Ira Chasnoff, author of The Mystery of Risk.

Topic: Drugs, alcohol, pregnancy, and the vulnerable child.

Issues: An overview of biological and environmental risks to newborns; risks to children exposed to marijuana, alcohol, and harder drugs in utero; behavior, memory, and other problems in drug-/alcohol-exposed children; diagnosing and treating drug-/alcohol-exposed children.

David Lancy, author of Raising Children.

Topic: Surprising insights from other cultures.

Issues: Culture and infancy; questions about infant attachment; children playing and learning; protection vs. suppression; going to school; consequence of raising “unique individuals”; major differences between the US and other cultures.



Catherine Pearlman, author of Ignore It!

Topic: How selectively looking the other way can decrease behavior problems and increase parenting satisfaction.

Issues: What behaviors are appropriate to ignore and what to do when ignoring isn’t an option; use ignoring to eliminate problem behavior in just a few days; creating a reward system that actually works; use time-outs effectively so they don’t become a battle of wills; what to do when mom and dad aren’t on the same page.

Michael Hollander, author of Helping Teens Who Cut.

Topic: Skills and techniques to end self-injury.

Issues: Understanding self-injury and why kids do it; introducing DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) and why it’s successful; how does hurting themselves make some kids feel better; how to help your child restore emotion to its proper place.



Michael Bennett and Sarah Bennett, authors of F*ck Love.

Topic: Sensible advice for finding a lasting relationship.

Issues: Reasons good people can’t find good partners; questions to which the answer is always “no”; how to prevent yourself from getting worn out by internet dating; the myth of the sense of humor; should my partner and I break up? what to consider before deciding to get divorced.

Kent Hoffman, co-author of Raising a Secure Child.

Topic: How “Circle of Security Parenting” can help you nurture your child’s attachment, emotional resilience, and freedom to explore

issues: How to balance being nurturing and protective with promoting your child’s independence; what emotional needs a toddler or older child may be expressing with difficult behavior; how your own upbringing affects your parenting style—and what you can do about it.



Richard Watts, author of Entitlemania.

Topic: How not to spoil your kids, and what to do if you already have.

Issues: Why it’s a mistake to be friends with your child; Do delay gratification, Do let your kids struggle; Do give memories instead of things DON’T sacrifice yourself to make life easier for them; DON’T share your estate plan with them; DON’T hand down too much.

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Erin Leyba, author of Joy Fixes for Weary Parents.

Topic: Quick, research-based ideas for overcoming stress and building a life you love.

Issues: Grieving your former life; rebel against the “should”; stop kicking your own ass; parent-kid date nights; parent-parent date nights; how to get your kids to cooperate; many, many more great ideas.



Beau Lotto, author of Deviate.

Topic: The science of seeing differently.

Issues: Why we don’t see reality (and why our brains didn’t evolve to perform that function); how realizing that we aren’t seeing reality can make us more creative and innovative at work, home, play, and love; why we need to embrace uncertainty; how changing our environment changes the brain.