Kids Matter!
A podcast for parents and professionals who care for kids- raising healthy happy children takes a village- let's build it together!
Episodes
13 episodes
Our Daughters, Ourselves: Eating Disorder Education, Awareness and Prevention with Marcy Forta, EdD
In this episode, Dr. Marcy Forta discusses body image, social media influences, how we talk to our kids about food and our bodies, and so much more.Dr. Marcy Forta is the Founder and Director of Atzmi, a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening...
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53:54
What We CAN Do About Environmental Toxins with Dr. Bruce Lanphear, MD, MPH of Little Things Matter
In this episode, Dr. Bruce Lanphear discusses what we all CAN do about environmental toxins, which is a WE problem, not just a ME problem- we need to band together to solve this ! He also discusses what you CAN do as an individual, as well. A R...
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52:23
Great Expectations: Beyond The Baby Blues with Danielle Mizrahi, LCSW, PMH-C
This is an overview of normal mood changes after birth and perinatal mood disorders with perinatal mental health therapist Danielle Mizrahi, LCSW, PMH-CDanielle Mizrahi, LCSW, is a certified perinatal mental health professional.
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29:41
Navigating Divorce: Helping Our Children AND Ourselves with Dr. Staci Weiner
In this episode, Dr. Staci Weiner, a child psychologist who is also a forensic psychologist, discusses helping children deal with family stressors, with a focus on divorce. Staci Weiner, Psy.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist ex...
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39:23
Building Resilience To Bullying with Izzy Kalman
In this episode, Izzy Kalman discussed bullying, what does not work to stop bullying, and how to help your child respond to bullying more effectively.Israel “Izzy” Kalman, MS, has been a school psychologist and psychotherapist since 1978...
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59:25
It's NOT Just All In Your Head: Gut-Brain Disorders with Dr. Ali Navidi
In this episode, Dr. Ali Navidi of GI Psychology discusses the brain gut connection and ways to help children with disorders of brain gut interaction with specific therapies.Dr. Navidi is a licensed clinical psychologist and one of the foun...
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51:34
The Autism Surge is Real with Jill Escher
In this episode, Jill Escher, mother to two profoundly autistic young adults and autism advocate, talks about the TRUE rise in autism, including profound(severe) autism, and possible causes for this rise. Jill Escher
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51:20
The Politics of Autism with Dr. Bryna Siegel
CORRECTION: Dr. Bryna Siegel led one of several field sites involved in validating the DSM-III-R and DSM IV diagnostic criteria for Autism while professor of psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco. She was NOT the lead of t...
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