9 episodes
Straight Talk with Dr. El Dr. El
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- Kids & Family
Dr. El uses her unique brand of Straight Talk to make complex topics about Young Children, Families, Parenting, and Womanhood simple. Her mission is to provide families and service providers the support, information, and tools needed to love and care for children well. Dr. El uses Straight Talk to teach and inspire listeners because she believes high-quality knowledge and information should be accessible, digestible, and useable for everyone.
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Sis, I'm Not Gone Let You Fail.
Inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. This week, I found inspiration in the narrative of my good girlfriend. Learn how her Village Member blessing her...blessed me.
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My Truth About Co-Parenting
Admittedly, co-parenting is the hardest thing Dr. El has ever had to do. Through real life experiences, she will walk you through her application of the Family Stress Theory to guide her decision making, when parenting after a bitter divorce. Then Dr. El will explain how shifting her perspective assists her in maintaining her well-being, while parenting her son in the context of a new family structure.
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Who's Your Tribe?
Who's your tribe? Who's your safe space? Join Dr. El in a discussion about the benefit of having a tribe. It is easy to feel isolated. It is easy to feel alone, in our busy world filled with all its responsibilities. But having a tribe, a safe space, offers a haven of personal refuge. Intentional thought can assist you in defining and identifying your tribe, just as Dr. El has identified her tribe. BOOM!!!!
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The Value of Play
Through vivid storytelling, Dr. El takes you on a journey of advocating for and parenting a child with disabilities. She illustrates the value of play as a data collection tool for parents and so much more. Finally, Dr. El explicitly details five distinct values of play that can be immediately beneficial to your child and your family...and in time...to our diverse and cooperative society.
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The Power of Words
Dr. El walks you through her experience of advocating for her son, SDYM (SuperDuperYoungMan), from preschool parent/teacher conferences to middle school IEP meetings. Her goal was to ensure the words that surrounded her son supported a development of a strong belief in himself and his capabilities, as a child on the autism spectrum. Finally, Dr. El provides 5 strategies that you can use in your everyday life to ensure the words you use with and around your child promote the development of an emotionally healthy and confident person.
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Straight Talk About Nutrition and Fitness.
Dr. El shares her narrative to illustrate how the experiences of childhood can impact our relationship with nutrition and fitness as adults and parents. Then, shares in some candid Straight Talk with Dr. Lashandra Newton, CEO of Covenant Physical Therapy And Wellness Services, LLC (http://www.cptwellness.com) about strategies and tips that help families make good choices about nutrition and fitness.