Positive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. Dad Armin Brott

Alissa Hamilton, author of Got Milked?

Topic: The great dairy deception and why you’ll thrive without milk.

Issues: The major players in promoting milk in the U.S.; how milk makes us sick and increase the risk of bone fractures; the need to balance calcium–which we get a lot of–and Vitamin D and magnesium (which we’re not getting enough of).



Jamie Glowacki, author of Oh Crap! Potty Training.

Topic: Everything modern parents need to know to do it once and do it right.

Issues: How do I know if my child is ready; why won’t my child poop in the potty; how do I avoid power struggles; How can I get their daycare provider on board? what about nighttime? why children regress.

Richard Rende, coauthor of Raising Can-Do Kids.

Topic: Giving children the tools to thrive in a fast-changing world.

Issues: The importance of allowing time for unstructured, pretend play; getting children involved in chores on a regular basis; letting kids be samplers instead of specialists; reframing failure; emphasizing learning over grades; and much more.



Brad M. Reedy, author of The Journey of the Heroic Parent.

Topic: Your child’s struggle with mental illness.

Issues: The need to understand yourself before you can help your child; breaking free from guilt and setting healthy boundaries; understanding the difference between control and influence; why being right won’t solve the problems at hand; learning to understand your child.

Dawn Dais, The Sh!t No One Tells You About Toddlers.

Topic: A guide to surviving the toddler years

Issues: Restaurants are battle zones: don’t even bother trying to feed a toddler; potty training; taking the fun out of vacations; when you’re not the favorite parent.



Ann Gadzikowski, author of Creating a Beautiful Mess.

Topic: Essential play experiences for a joyous childhood.

Issues: Playing with blocks; turn-taking games; pretend and make believe; the joys of messes; finding and collecting; and more.

Frederick Travis and Robert Keith Wallace, coauthors of Dharma Parenting.

Topic: Understand your child’s brilliant brain for greater happiness, health, success, and fulfillment.

Issues: Different brain/body types and where they come from; how understanding your child’s brain/body type will help you better connect; how each type responds to food and other inputs; routines to improve family dynamics.



Katherine Ozment, author of Grace without God.

Topic: The search for meaning, purpose, and belonging in a secular age.

Issues: Percentage of adults who don’t identify with any organized religion is growing; are they skipping out on more than tired rituals and ancient folklore? How do non-religious people fill the need for community, more guidance, and meaning without religion?

Margie Ulbrick, author of Mindful Relationships.

Topic: Creating genuine connections with ourselves and others.

Issues: What is mindfulness? How to meditate; the science of mindful relationships; applying mindfulness techniques to your relationships with your spouse, family, children, and coworkers.



Paul Tough, author of Helping Children Succeed.

Topic: What works to help low income kids and why.

Issues: What does growing up in poverty do to children’s mental and physical health and development? How does adversity at home affect their success in the classroom? What practical steps can parents, teachers, and policymakers take to improve their chances for a positive future.

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