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About The Show
In this research-based parenting podcast, Dr. Erin O’Connor and I help parents become more confident and relaxed in their parenting, using evidence-based child development practices.
At Parenting Understood, we know there is an abundance of parenting research and advice out there that can make raising your kids feel overwhelming.
On our science-based podcast for parents, we explore child development and other current parenting research topics – sharing our own expertise and interviewing other parenting experts. Our goal is to break down the science into easy to understand, relatable content that can build your parenting confidence.
Popular Episodes
Talking Time Out
In this episode, we spoke with Dr. Jeanne Donaldson on the topic of giving time outs to children. After this episode, you will understand the different aspects that go into giving a child time out, considerations on when to use the time out strategy, and easier ways to implement an effective time out!
Tackling Sleep Problems
In this episode, we will hear from Dr. Gregory Hanley, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Hanley discusses the common sleep problems that most children experience and explains how behavioral intervention management and other approaches can be used to combat some of these sleep challenges.
Strong Parent/Teacher Relationships
Ria Simon, a former educator in elementary schools, talks with us about the importance of building strong parent/teacher relationships. She shares different methods and strategies that you can use to foster strong bonds with your children’s teachers or for educators how to best interact with your student’s parents.Â
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Parenting Understood is a podcast aimed at helping parents become more confident and relaxed in their parenting. We explore the current research on different parenting and child development topics and break it down into an easy to understand, relatable content. We know there is an abundance of information out there which can make it feel overwhelming. Maybe trying to determine what’s fact vs opinion makes you want to bury your head in the sand. Let us help you find and understand the evidence based resources you need, to feel more confident in the choices you make as parents. Join us each week to get a breakdown of the current research and let us guide you to becoming a more confident and relaxed parent, able to provide the sensitive and responsive care your child needs.
In this episode, we discuss how a reward chart can support young children when traveling. More specifically, we walk through the key steps to using a reward chart, and the role of supporting positive behaviors. Traveling is a time of transition and often stress for children (and parents) but there are evidence based strategies to support children in the experience.Â
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