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Reaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsImportance of Connecting Kids to Our Family HistoryIn a time where we currently save every memory and picture online, what’s often missing is the voice of our grandparents and great-grandparents.Stories that helped younger generations understand where they come from and gave them tools for the future have been lost to live-streaming and comment sections.  Yet, those lessons can provide valuable insight into ourselves and how to overcome some of our biggest struggles.Jill Phillips grew up in a London that no longer exists, London in the early 1960’s. The stories of her parents and relatives who struggled to overcome the traum...2021-11-2928 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsEmpower Kids to be Creative Without ScreensIn today’s world full of screens, parents have to work hard to set boundaries and to enforce them.  Screens are everywhere and most times, children binge on video games, Netflix, or YouTube or some form of social media.  These technologies also forcing our kids into more mature content sooner, given the difficult of controlling some of this.Drew is the marketing director of at Tonies, a company that created a brightly colored, screen-free smart speaker for kids, the Toniebox.   They married technology together with physical kid’s toys or figurines that they call ‘Tonies’.  Whether it be a Lion Kin...2021-11-2926 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsTeaching Kids About Sex and Their BodiesMost Parents feel awkward or unprepared to have a conversation about sex and relationships with their children.   Mandi says "What you think you should be telling your kids about sex, is not what you should tell them."Research tells us that kids and teens who have regular conversations with their parents and caregivers about sex and their bodies are less likely to take risks with their sexual health, and more likely to be safe, have healthy relationships and have higher self-confidence with their bodies. So how do you start this conversation with your kids?Mandi Nu...2021-11-0928 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsFigure out Your Child's Unique StrengthMany parents fail to recognize that their kids have different ways. Gail Swift recognized this with her young children - that they work in a different way than she does.She describes these differences as “I thrive on having a lot of things going on at once and work best under pressure. I brainstorm with my mouth then see if it’s a viable option. Noah, my oldest, needs to finish what he starts. He likes to have a plan before he begins, but if he’s put in a room with kids that need the details and ki...2021-11-0526 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsSafely Talk to Children About WeightWith the pandemic, so many kids have gained weight or developed unhealthy eating habits...along with too much screen time and perhaps a decrease in their sports or daily exercise. Lori Fishman says “At this point, we all need an immunity-booster”.  Lori is a child and adolescent psychologist, a parenting coach, and an Instructor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.  She has worked with thousands of parents and families, helping them to improve eating behaviors, increase exercise, and ultimately achieve a healthier lifestyle and stronger, leaner bodies.What if there was a way to dramatically cut dow...2021-10-2632 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsLost Art of Conversation in a Digital WorldChildren growing up today are alarmingly consumed by technology, at a detriment to their social upbringing.Talking and listening to children fosters bonds, encourages listening and helps develop stronger relationships. Conversation helps kids express themselves, resolve conflicts, ask for help, and learn.  It helps them make friends, create social relationships, build self-esteem, and increase confidence.  Yet, technology can distance children from this fundamental element and skill of everyday life.John Schwind, an entrepreneur, was inspired by his two kids and the desire to give them a tangible childhood filled with thoughtful and meaningful exchanges.  John cre...2021-10-0527 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsWhat is Your Kids Math Age?Did you know that Preschool math scores predict 5th grade performance, and 8th grade math scores predict high school drop-out rates?Most high paying jobs, from software development to engineering, from data analysis to architecture – all need math, yet only 25% of high school students are meeting the math standards.Aditya Nagrath is the CEO and Co-Founder at Elephant Learning Math Academy, an automated math academy that guarantees your child will learn one year of math in three months with only 30 minutes a day.Elephant Learning was founded by two university mathematicians who based th...2021-09-3031 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsInspiring Young Girls to be EntrepreneursNot every girl wants to be a princess. Some want to run the castle. Design the moat. Or break the glass slipper and open a company with better footwear.The Startup Squad empowers girls with an entrepreneurial mindset so they can realize their potential, whatever their passions.  It is about helping them become more than they can imagine, by exploring entrepreneurship at an early age. It teaches them basic business skills and helps them learn grit, a growth mindset, and how to fail, and then start again. And again.Brian Weisfeld, after a rewarding career w...2021-09-2031 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsRaising 13 children. Yes 13!Joy and her husband Rod made it their life's mission in adopting harder-to-place children. With three biological sons, they adopted ten abandoned and abused babies and toddlers of various ethnic backgrounds from two weeks to four years old.Joy VanDertuin is the author of a children's book, Gizelle's Silly, Soggy Day.  The message she tries to get across, is that all types of people, no matter their skin color, or where they live, or how they look, can work together for a common cause. The story is based on a real incident that happened to Gizelle, a sheep that lived o...2021-09-1429 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsMath for GirlsMath is a critical skill for children to make sense of the world around them.  It starts early with play, observing patterns and shapes, looking at and counting objects.Math then becomes an important component of education and a requirement, if a student is to have any success in STEM , which stands for Science, Technology, Math, Engineering.  Many students don’t even consider STEM fields because they lack confidence in their own math skills.  For Marsha, it was not grades, but all the hobbies and creative projects… things that she dreamed up, problem-solved, and figured out on her own...2021-09-0830 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsLiving After Unthinkable GriefMichele Benyo is a mom of two, a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, early childhood parent coach, and the founder of Good Grief Parenting. After her 6-year-old son died of cancer, her 3-year-old daughter's heartbreaking statement – "Mommy, half of is gone" – defined Michele’s life purpose.Michele says “Childhood sibling loss has deep ramifications that few people recognize; it impacts the most basic of day-to-day interactions. My daughter spoke it so well one day on the playground when she said to me, "No one can know the pain that we feel."  My daughter's loss will never ever be okay. Yet...2021-08-2330 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsPrepare Your Child for KindergartenWhen your young child reaches school age, there is anxiety for both parents and children to start kids in school. For parents - doubt of whether their child is ready for school, are they going to be ok, how will the kids survive without us? For kids, they might even be a little scared – new teachers and a new environment, without mom and dad.Dr. Christopher Brown is a professor of early childhood education at the University of Texas at Austin. Christopher left his job as a teacher to pursue his Ph.D., because he was troubled by...2021-08-1629 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsA Life Process to Raise Successful CitizensIs there a way to backward design a process to raise successful kids from birth onwards?   This is the question that Nate Turner helps answer in this episode.Society’s chief responsibility is to raise children who will become the best possible citizens of the world and who will maximize their ability, so they fulfill their potential. Parents, guardians, educators bear upon them this responsibility to raise children who are productive citizens.As a zealous advocate that every person has an opportunity to maximize their human potential, Nate Turner created a backward design life process to h...2021-08-1031 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsSend Your Kids to Their Dream College, Debt-FreeStudent debt has just reached an all-time high amounting to $1.4 trillion dollars!  Kids are getting out of college with tens of thousands of dollars in debt that they can’t pay off while supporting themselves.  Many have had to move back in with their parents to make ends meet.Shellee Howard is the founder of College Ready who sent her son to Harvard debt-free and has helped hundreds of families enter and graduate from their dream college, debt-free.She is the author of “How to Send Your Student to College Without Losing Your Mind or Your M...2021-08-0329 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsHomeschool Hacks from a Mother of SixAs kids across the country finish their school year on Zoom—— more and more parents are wondering if homeschooling is the answer.Many parents fear they won’t be able to juggle it on top of their own jobs and obligations.  Linsey Knerl is a mother of six and a freelance journalist whose own children learn at home.  She has now committed to help making homeschool work for every family who wants it.In her book, Homeschool Hacks, Linsey shares stories of homeschooling families with different backgrounds and motivations, dispelling the myth that it’s only for re...2021-07-2728 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsLet's Learn About ScienceSTEM is science, technology, engineering, and math - critical requirements for several of today's well-paid careers.  Introducing your children to simple STEM ideas at an early age can prepare them to be more successful in life.STEM-based education teaches children more than science and math.  It focuses on hands-on learning and real-world applications to help develop broader skill sets, that include creativity, problem-solving, acceptance of failure, entrepreneurship, and innovation.Stephanie Ryan is the author of Let’s Learn about Chemistry. Inspired by her son and her love of chemistry, she wrote this creative and fun book...2021-07-2027 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsWhen Partners Become ParentsSleepless nights, life changes causing stress, and even postpartum depression are things most new parents know are possible when baby comes home.Sudden relationship and personal challenges might come as a big surprise to new parents.  Navigating life as a family can be harder than you expect. Between unwanted parenting advice from outsiders and no time for self-care, communication with your partner can halt to a standstill.  Your once-steady partner suddenly feels like part of the problem.Catherine O’Brien is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the founderof HappyWithBaby.com.  In th...2021-07-1233 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsHappy Mom, Happy KidMoms, do you have days when you feel like your entire life is about your kids, your family and NOT about you at all?Maria and Zelmira, authors of the book Happy Mom, Happy Kid, say "Motherhood is a gift of unimaginable love and happiness. But in between playdates and nap-time, you can’t help but miss certain things from your old life…and answering to your real name instead of “Mom.”"Being 'you' and being a 'mom' confuses your identify, where the 'you' part gets filed into the far flung corners of your brain and star...2021-06-2834 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For Parents5 Habits to Ditch Debt & Build Wealth     Don't you wish someone would've taken the time to teach you money-management concepts at a young age? Think for a moment what your life would be like. How important would that be to share with your child or grandchild?” says Holly Reid, award-winning author, speaker, and certified financial educator.“The unfortunate reality is the absence of financial literacy at home and in our schools creates a society filled with victims of the consumer culture, bound in debt, and working well beyond retirement age - not because they want to, but because they have to...2021-06-2333 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsComing Out As QueerKids might start to feel "different" throughout childhood, but they don't know what these feelings mean.  Kids might be gay, lesbian, bi, trans or queer - but are not sure. How do kids figure out what to do with these feelings and even what they are? "Coming out" is a gradual process to understand, accept and share one's gender and sexual identity. This is scary and confusing.Overwhelming emotions bring dark clouds over this journey creating serious mental health risks caused from feelings of isolation, fear, anxiety and depression. Societal discrimination, stigma and harassment further complicate this, f...2021-06-1428 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsCoding for Kids, a Basic Skill for the 21st CenturyComputers are part of the fabric of every aspect of our life today. Computers are made to work by coding, and coding is the language of the technology in our environment. It is no longer something that we opted in to learn in computer class. Instead, today coding is the basic literacy skill of the 21st century – it is the language that makes everything around us actually work – cars, homes, education, banking, farms, shopping, travel and more.  So, it should come as no surprise, that our kids will have to figure out how to navigate through this new world....2021-06-0836 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsMoney Prep for KidsKids like to spend money! But are they thinking it through? Responsible spending habits will help your child learn how to make the right choices. Kids want to save money for many things, but don’t know how.As a parent, we all want the best for our children, for them to be happy and do well in life. Sam Renick, co-creator of Sammy Rabbit says “Without a working knowledge of money, it is extraordinarily difficult to do well in life. Money is central to transacting life, day-in and day-out. Where we live, what we eat, the clot...2021-06-0231 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsGrowing Stronger through RejectionWhen people make you question your  beliefs, decisions or preferences in a way that causes shame, it is demoralizing.  So, how do you deal with the anxiety from this negative judgement.  We hear a lot about knowing your own strengths and limitations, not letting others define you, and finding your own inner confidence.  This  is really hard stuff, but allowing someone else's judgment to take over your thoughts gives them power over you.Janette Shearer has had her share of difficult times in her family life,  her parents separating, conflicts with siblings,  rejection in business and life.  A lot of...2021-05-2639 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsHow to Make Your Teen Emotionally Intelligent?If you have teens, you have probably seen everything from anger, screaming, sadness, shame, defiance, happiness and the plethora of other emotions in the rollercoaster we call growing up.  It is hard to keep up with these ups and down, as emotions swing from one extreme to the other.As our children grow into adolescence, these emotions are more complicated.  As we grow up, getting to know our emotions better allows us to identify what we feel and why and put it into words.  This emotional awareness helps us create better relationships because we can talk about our feelings more cle...2021-05-1735 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsThe Case for Home SchoolingParents choose to homeschool their children for various reasons.  Usually, because they believe they can give their child a better education than the local school can, integrate teachings on religion or there is some other reason that their child may not be able to attend school.Homeschooling provides a more flexible schedule for kids, who benefit from the one-on-one attention.  Kids get to learn at their own pace without dependence on the progress of a whole class.  Homeschooling builds close family and community relationships, and and creates better engagement, because kids have the opportunity to learn in uniqu...2021-05-1036 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsProtecting Kids in School ShootingsThe recent Boulder, Colorado shooting once again has America considering what if anything can be done to improve gun safety.  Over 20 years since the massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado, there are more than 248,000 children at 258 schools that have experienced these unspeakable acts of violence, according to a Washington Post database.Mass shootings shake our sense of safety and our immediate reaction is to erect fences, barriers, metal detectors and video cameras.  This has spawned a $2.7 billion school security industry, and it drives calls for see-through backpacks, bulletproof vests, armored whiteboards and armed teachers.Back i...2021-05-0329 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsThe Growth MindsetAs a parent, you want your kids to be confident and resilient with high self-esteem and ambition to achieve great things in life.  Alexandra says “You want them to have a positive outlook on life and try new things. And at the same time, you don't want them to be afraid of making a mistake or think they "can't do" before they even try.”This is where having a growth mindset comes into play.  It can help you overcome obstacles you face when learning something new or developing a new skill.  People with Growth Mindsets understand the importance ...2021-04-2731 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsRaising a Rock-Star ReaderWhy is Reading so important for kids?Reading for pleasure can benefit a child’s education, social and cognitive development, their wellbeing, and their mental health.  When children read, it provides them with a deep understanding about their world and fills them with knowledge that they use make sense of what they see, hear, and experience.  A book can take kids anywhere - to a different city, country or an alternate world widening their imagination and sparking creativity.  It allows children to develop empathy through seeing the lives of other characters and how they are feeling.  In additi...2021-04-2039 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsWhat to Tell Kids About Death, Divorce, CancerIn 2012, Sara Oshler, left her marriage with an 18-month old and was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017.  Life is not always happy times.  Every family has their challenges and struggles.  Difficult situations like divorce, cancer, crime, or family death creates stress for parents and children.  Our children pick up on and internalize our emotions and attitudes.  They look at adults for cues about what to think and how to respond, and they too experience similar anxiety and stress.Sara Oshler believes in fighting for our kids, in not letting our darkest times define us, and in coming out the...2021-04-1337 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsFind Safe Childcare InstantlyEvery parent has been there before - you need to find a babysitter for date night, or you wake up one morning to discover your child is too sick for school or daycare.   You call around to find someone to watch the kids but strike out.  Many parents find themselves unable to secure their regular sitters, due to short notice and other commitments. Liz Oertle is the CEO and Founder of Nanno, an app that provides parents with an easier way to find safe childcare with short notice, so parents  can get comfortable and confident in who they leave thei...2021-04-0742 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsUnequal Childhoods: Class, Race & Family LifeDoes class and race change the course of our lives?  Annette Lareau studied African American and white families to understand the impact of how social class makes a difference in children's lives.  10 years later, Lareau revisited these families to examine the impact of social class as these children became adults.Looking at pathways each of their lives had followed, Annette says "their lives had diverged in a profound way" and she wrote about the influence of class and race on their lives in the second edition of her book Unequal Childhoods.In this episode, we talk...2021-03-3145 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsHow we Find Strength After SufferingChildren can face significant childhood adversity:  the loss of a parent through death or divorce, domestic violence, an alcoholic parent, sexual abuse, and bullying at home or school.  Meg Jay says these people are not abnormal, but beyond normal, exceptional, extraordinary and heroic in many ways.In her book Supernormal, Meg points out the resourcefulness kids develop when they're surrounded by chaos and trauma.  In this episode, we talk about what are some of the ingredients that help our children develop resilience and how we can help.Meg Jay, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist, and an...2021-03-2246 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsRecycle Outgrown Kids Stuff into MoneyKids outgrown baby equipment, clothes, sports gear, and more at a rapid pace from the time they are babies to their teen years. You are cluttering up your house, adding to the 12 million tons each year of waste in landfills, or selling used items.   Today, parents’ options are to sell used items on generic marketplaces or local social groups. This involves taking pictures and posting, meeting strangers, haggling on price and dealing with scams and no-shows. In this episode, Stephanie talks about why parents should be recycling and reNewing and she provides a simpler way to do it while maki...2021-03-1633 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsIs a Micro School Better Than School?Any current education system must continually adapt and change to keep pace with the needs of the future. For large schools with a “one-size-fits-all” curriculum, this change can be a struggle.  Micro Schools provide flexibility in terms of learning environments, schedules and curriculum and might do a better job teaching your children 21st century skills.In this episode we talk to Chris Bennett about the benefits and challenges of micro schools for your children.  Chris Bennett is a co-founder and the CEO of Wonderschool, a network of early childhood programs or micro schools that combine the quality standa...2021-03-0935 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsMake Your Kids Flourish During COVIDIn this episode, we talk about the positive and negative impacts of COVID on your children’s mental health.  Dr. Ashley Miller talks about practical tips for you to nurture positive growth and learning in your children during this time.   She provides ways for you to understand your kids’ behaviour and feelings, validate them, and support your children, so everyone feels better.  Dr. Ashley Miller is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the BC Children’s Hospital, speaker, award-winning educator and co-author of the book "What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work”Vi...2021-03-0141 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsFourteen Talks by Age 14Parents struggle to how to talk to their Tweens and Teens about thorny topics like friends, sex, money, hygiene,  privilege and more.    In this episode, Michelle Icard provides practical approaches and tools on how and when to have these with your kids and steer clear of landmines that shut down the conversation.   Michelle Icard in the author of her new book FOURTEEN TALKS BY AGE FOURTEEN and Middle School Makeover.   She is a member of the TODAY show parenting team, NBC News Learn and her work has been featured in the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Time, and People.2021-02-2239 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsCreate Resilient Kids Through FailureOver-parenting has the potential to ruin a child’s confidence and undermine their education. Parents who rush to school to deliver forgotten assignments, challenge teachers on report cards, interfere in children’s friendships and on the playing field, might be depriving their kids of important life skills.In this episode Jessica Lahey talks about how parents can step back from their instincts and embrace their children’s failure. She provides advice for handling everyday school & social situations and how, by letting our children fail, we can set them up to succeed.Visit https://wishslate.com/podcas...2021-02-1749 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsHelp Your Kids Overcome ProcrastinationDo your kids wait until the night before to do their homework?  Students don’t procrastinate because they are lazy, but instead due to deeper issues of fear and difficulty.   Procrastination can become a bad habit - the more we defer action, the more apprehensive we become, the less we accomplish.  For your kids, this can start a cycle of low self-confidence that sabotages their success in school and life.   In this Episode Leslie Josel, author of “How to Do it Now Because it’s Not Going Away” dives into the deeper issues on why your child procrastinates and ways for them...2021-02-0945 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsTeach Your Child Physical LiteracyToday, our 'digitally distracted' way of life creates social disconnect, poor mental health, obesity and unhappiness.  Basic movement skills, like jumping, running, skipping, throwing are difficult activities for some kids they don’t know how to move. This adds to issues of increased screen time and decreased outdoor free play.  In this episode Melanie, talks to us about going beyond physical fitness and developing Physical Literacy in our children, which is a combination of motivation, confidence, and physical competence to be active.Melanie Levenberg is an author, teacher and expert in children’s fitness.    In 2020 alone, over 1 million k...2021-02-0249 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsCelebrations In A Today's Pandemic Striken WorldDawn Lopez is the owner of Cutefetti, an award-winning blog with over 300,000 community members. Cutefetti provides practical resources that inspire and help families celebrate life’s most important occasions.People who cultivate a daily attitude of celebration and gratitude are happier.  In a pandemic year - your birthdays, thanksgiving and other occasions were very different.  Who knew that large family get-togethers & group celebrations would be a risk to our health?  Online or physical – celebrations involve stresses of finding resources, coming up with ideas, figuring out online platforms, shopping, baking and gifting. In this episode, Dawn Lopez gi...2021-01-2633 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsHas your Marriage Taken a Backseat to Work, Kids & Life?Monica Tanner is a relationship and intimacy expert.  She helps couples strengthen their marriages given the challenges of work, kids and life.  There are lots of ups and downs in a marriage and sometimes it is too much.  A study at the University of California at Berkeley found that after children, couples' marital satisfaction declines and there is a gradual increase of conflict, negatively affecting kids.  As children grow, there is a cumulative erosion of satisfaction over time.   Complicating this further are the demands of work, business and everyday life that may leave you feeling guilty, unsupported by your spouse...2021-01-1949 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsFind Your Passion, You Lost in MotherhoodCamille Walker is the founder of MyMommyStyle.com, a lifestyle parenting blog. She is also the host of the “Call me CEO” podcast, and a champion to help mothers find their passion and creativity, while balancing motherhood and being their own boss.   A mother of 4 children, Camille writes about a range of family topics and is the creator of the popular screen freeze program that she developed after  discovering a health condition with her son, made worse by screens, which Camille explains to us.Beth Berry of MotherWhelmed says “Motherhood heavily engages some aspects of self, while leaving...2021-01-1242 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsKids and Sleep. Should I be worried?In this episode, we talk about the dangers of kids not getting enough sleep and what parents can do to help their children develop healthy sleep habits.  Megan Copeland is a certified sleep consultant and the founder of SlumberFeed, a company she founded to help tired parents and kids figure out how to improve their sleep.Sleep brings your child a wide range of physical and mental benefits. Lack of sleep has serious negative consequences for your overtired child including unhealthy weight gain, bad moods, accidents and bad judgement due to trouble regulating their emotions. Kids suffer f...2021-01-0543 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsGift Better & Save More This Holiday SeasonTeresa says that “As the holiday gift-giving season approaches, we often are filled with a sense of dread: How will we ever find the perfect gift for everyone on our list, the time to finish our shopping and the money to pay for all the stuff we need to buy?”   Her latest article “How to stop the exchange of useless holiday junk” was published recently and in this Episode, Teresa  talks to us about holiday gift-giving and saving during the holiday season.Teresa Mears has spent her career as a newspaper editor & writer for some of the nation’s mo...2020-12-2223 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsHow To Be As Happy As You Look On Social Media?Jessica is a sought-after thought leader, and bestselling author.  Her book, Unfiltered: How To Be As Happy As You Look On Social Media, sold out on its first day.  Women's Health Magazine named it #1 on its list of self-love books. It was chosen for the official GRAMMY Awards Gift Bag.Social Media sites like Instagram & Facebook have been found to have many negative effects, especially on young people’s mental health . These includes negative body image , loss of sleep, increased bullying , “FOMO” (fear of missing out),  feeling more insecure, anxiety, depression, and loneliness ----- now that’s a long list...2020-12-1451 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsHelp Your Child Figure Out Their CareerJP Michel is the creator of the Challenge mindset and the founder of SparkPath, the company that helps kids answer the question “What do I want to be when I grow up?”   A common answer parents get from their children to this question is “I don’t know.”.   Now what.In this episode,  JP talks about how traditional career resources have failed young people by focusing on obsolete  job titles.    JP provides a better way for parents to help their kids understand themselves, what they enjoy and figure out how to navigate the modern world of work, so our kids can hav...2020-12-0841 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsRaising Humans In A Digital WorldDiana Graber is the author of “Raising Humans in a Digital World”, a book about Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology.   She is also the creator of the internationally recognized Cyber-Civics middle school program that is actively taught in schools across 47 US states and many other countries.  Today 1 in 3 children will use phones before they learn how to talk.  Our average attention span is less than that of a gold-fish.  Research tells us that a brain on games looks similar to a brain on drugs.  In this episode, Diana’s provides guidance on how we can teach ou...2020-11-2036 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsParents Really Are Their Child's First TeacherJulie is CEO of Wee School, and previously the founder of Baby Einstein, an infant products company sold to Disney, an Emmy-Award winning creator of children’s videos and a New York Times best selling author of over 30 children’s books.  Recognized by President George W. Bush in his State of the Union address,  Julie has been featured in People, Oprah, Kiplingers, USA Today, The Today Show & The View.In this episode Julie talks about how we as parents are underserving our kids when it comes to education.    She has devoted her life to educating children and shares her insights with us a...2020-11-2048 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsFor The Sake of FamilyCarlee Krtolica is a mom and the editor-in-chief and founder of Styled to Sparkle, a lifestyle blog for mom’s and parents.   It is no secret that mothers working full-time always grapple with the guilt that they are not giving enough time to their children.  Managing kids, taking care of the family and juggling responsibilities at home and at work creates lots of pressure.   After working a 9 to 5 job, Carlee felt that her lifestyle did not suit her family ambitions, which led her to take more control of her life and find something she loves.Carlee is an inte...2020-11-2044 minReaching Roots For ParentsReaching Roots For ParentsThe Back StoryMy name is Jaison Dolvane.  I am the host of this podcast, “Reaching Roots” and also the founder of WishSlate, which is a company I founded to change the way we gift.    This is a short intro to who I am, my story and why we are doing this Podcast.   Click here for Resource Links, Episode Details & Episode Transcripts --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wishslate/message2020-11-1604 min