Hosted by Maribeth Henry, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, parenting expert, and educator, the Everyday Parenting Podcast helps parents navigate the insecurities, annoyances, and dilemmas of everyday parenting. Maribeth Henry interviews parents and works through their questions and parenting challenges with empathy and honest advice. Listeners will take away valuable strategies for their families and find comfort in the shared experience of raising children.
Maribeth continues her conversation with Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-10-01/how-parents-talk-to-kids-about-fentanyl) writer Paul Thornton and brings Ed Ternan into their conversation about educating children on the danger of fentanyl. Following the death of Melanie Ramos, Paul and his wife had the drugs and alcohol talk with their children much earlier than they had anticipated. Maribeth advised putting this talk into the context of consent - the idea that you have control over what you put into your body. Both Paul and Maribeth knew this was part of a larger conversation they wanted to start with parents about this new threat to children and why children are turning to substances in such large numbers.
Ed Ternan lost his youngest son Charlie in May of 2022. Charlie died shortly after taking what he thought was a Percocet he'd purchased online that turned out to be a "fentapill." At that time, this was not in the public consciousness. Charlie was a savvy college senior but did not know the danger of buying a pill online. Following Charlie's death, Ed and his wife founded Song for Charlie (https://www.songforcharlie.org/about-us) to raise awareness about fentapills. Ed shares Charlie's story and what he has learned during his two-year deep dive into understanding the new drug trade. "We need to rethink how we describe the drug landscape and reimagine the drug talk we have with our children around the kitchen table," Ed explains, "we need to move away from the scare tactics."
In this episode, the three talk about having age-appropriate conversations with children to build trust and help them navigate a world that often feels overwhelming.
23 Sept 2022
School Refusal: What to do when your child refuses to go to school
School refusal is a term used to describe the signs of anxiety a school-aged child has and his or her refusal to go to school. It’s common in children from preschool to high school and is a topic Maribeth Henry, M.A. LMFT is covering with many families right now.
In this episode, she addresses what to do if your child refuses to go to school, from talking with them about what they are feeling, to pre-loading the week ahead, and exploring what is happening from when a child leaves for school to the time they get home. She provides tips on how to deal with a child’s refusal to go to school and a five-step plan for successfully supporting your kid through this process.
8 Sept 2022
Understanding Regulation and Sensory Processing
"This is a story of a child who learned how to regulate herself because her parent took the time to change how she parented her child," Maribeth Henry, M.A. LMFT explains in her introduction. In this episode, Maribeth talks to Margarita, and her daughter, Samantha, about their journey over the past 15 years of working with her. Like any parent, Margarita sometimes struggled to find the patience to help her daughter. Margarita explains how she learned to help her daughter regulate and understand her emotions. And as she heads off to college, ready to take on her next challenge, Samantha shares what she has learned about herself and how she works through tough situations. If you have a child who is struggling with big emotions or avoiding situations, this episode should give you hope.
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