Erica Komisar tells her pressured New York City patients that their children have a universal, brain-based, irreducible need: their parents, mainly, mom. How to balance this need with career and personal fulfillment? We have to talk! Turns out that being there for babies benefits the parents too

Additional resources:

Komisar, Erica. Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters. 2017

www.komisar.com

attachmentcircles.org

Instagram and X: @ ericakomisar

It's Global Intergenerational Week! So we connect with national expert on shared-site programs bringing seniors and kids together, Dr. Shannon Jarrott, as she describes how the generations can thrive together when retirement centers and daycare, or elder activity sites and schools, can mingle. Physical and emotional benefits accrue to both age cohorts. You'll learn what cyber seniors and memory cafe's are, so tune in! And listen to our future episode about Zinnia TV with Allyson Schrier!

Additional resources:

Generations United -- gu.org

Shared site programs -- sharingspace.org

ONEgeneration

Senior Enrichment Center-- onegeneration.org

St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care --stanncenter.org

Grace Skilled Nursing and Therapy -- gracejenks.com

Jenks Public Schools --jenksps.org

Inverness -- covlivinginverness.org

Holland Hall School -- hollandhall.org

Black scholar and educator and American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Ian V. Rowe on why and how his Vertex schools are shaping low-income young people with moral foundations and optimism. Children in the Bronx are learning the four cardinal virtues and the personal agency which lead them into "the success sequence" that lifts kids out of poverty.

Additional Resources:

Book: Agency: The four point plan (F.R.E.E.) for all children to overcome the victimhood narrative and discover their pathway to power

A certified personal trainer, nurse, and fitness guru brightens the picture of menopause with practical tips and her inspirational outlook. This stage of women's health, often overlooked, prompts a lively chat about perimenopause and "the change."

Additional Resources:

Website: Reneecarls.com

Instagram: @reneecarls

YouTube: Renee Carls

Ukrainian-born Dimitry Toukhcher has created fashion for men in over 25 countries, designing for Hollywood movies and celebrities like Jordan Peterson, Piers Morgan, and Ozzy Osbourne. He spoke to us from his throne beneath the portrait of another client, Alice Cooper, about how he rose from Soviet austerity to the flamboyant success of his clothing brand, LGFG. We also talk about his new book collab. What were his parents like, and how is he raising his four kids? You'll enjoy finding out!

Additional resources:

Dress Like a Boss by Michael Franzese and LGFG Fashion House

LGFGfashionhouse.com

Instagram: @lgfg_fashion_house

Noted psychologist Dr. Josh Coleman outlines the alarming trend of adults breaking off contact with their parents for their own mental health. He has counseled thousands of the parties to this intimate kind of conflict, leading a large percentage to reconciliation. Leah offers practical suggestions for preventing this anguish and drama with specific parenting techniques. They talk about the impact on grandparents and the loss for grandchildren caught in the family feud.

Additional resources:

Dr. Coleman's book--Rules of Estrangement: Why Adult Children Cut Ties and How to Heal the Conflict

https://www.drjoshuacoleman.com/

Caylee Carullo, experienced teacher and author of The Calm Classroom course (success is 100% guaranteed!), loads us with doable strategies for getting kids to nap, share, and stop the aggravating behaviors. Her insights on giving kids a sense of purpose are spot on!We loved this guest so much that even though there were some sound glitches, we've gotta put this out there!

Additional Resources:

Instagram: @prekteachertips

triedandtrueteacher.com/the-calm-classroom-course -- if you take this fabulous course, enter the promo code Leah for 15% off!

Triedandtrueteacher.com

A useful graphic to visualize personalities: 4 colors represent 4 temperaments. Karen Stubbs uses Kathleen Edelman's theory of the basic wiring of our personalities to demonstrate how parents can understand their children--and improve their behavior. Leah explores common childrearing scenarios with Karen, and she kicks off this episode with a tiny tutorial on the color of your kid. Karen Stubbs is founder of Birds on a Wire Moms, a nonprofit that encourages moms with advice and humor, offering resources such as:

Colors quiz: https://birdsonawiremoms.com/colors-quiz

Curriculum and study guides: https://store.birdsonawiremoms.com/collections/studies

Podcast: https://birdsonawiremoms.com/wiretalk

Additional resources:

Kathleen Edelman's website: https://www.kindwordsarecool.com/

Kathleen Edelman's book on temperaments: A Grown-Up's Guide toKids' Wiring

Florence Littauer: Personality Plus

Birds on a Wire Moms app