Are you a parent who’d love some straight talk about how to have the hard but necessary conversations in your home and community? No two kids are alike. And there is no magic formula for parenting ease. Yet- after twenty five years of working with kids, teens and families, and as a mom myself, I have some concrete tips and scripts to offer parents.
When I started this podcast and asked myself “why?”, the answer was: to bring kids, teens and families greater understanding, ease and joy. My life’s work has been to help families overcome barriers, derive strength from their differences and thrive. If you would like some candid conversation and a lot of laughter on this wild parenting ride, then you have come to the right place.
If you are a clinician looking to deepen your work and change lives, then this is the right place for you too. I am glad you are here.
E01 Love Hard. Learn Lots.
For more than 25 years, I have been honored to spend countless hours with kids, teens, and families in a variety of settings. I learn every day. And am thrilled to be able to share what I have learned here, with you.
All parenting is hard… It is also true that some parenting is harder than others. Especially if you are parenting a child who is on a journey different from your own.
E02 Racial Identity Armor at School with Dr. Kim Finney
Board certified clinical psychologist and professor Dr. Kim Finney joins Dr. Laura Anderson to talk about the experiences that Black children have in predominantly White educational institutions. Sharing wisdom from her decades of professional experience, and as a Black woman and mother, Dr. Finney offers a formula for inoculating Black children against the harm they face in predominantly White institutions.
In this episode, Drs. Finney and Anderson share concrete tips for helping Black children and their parents cope with, and thrive in, predominantly White schools.
E03 Parenting Strategies for Talking About Police Violence with Dr. Cedric Alexander
Dr. Laura Anderson is joined by Dr. Cedric L. Alexander in this week’s episode about speaking with kids about police violence and racism. Dr. Cedric L. Alexander Psy. D. is a law enforcement expert with over 40 years of experience in public safety. He has appeared on national media networks to provide comment on police-community relations and as a CNN law enforcement analyst.
He is a former National President for the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), and he is the author of two books about policing. In this episode Drs. Alexander and Anderson have a frank conversation, and lay out concrete strategies to keep Black and brown children safe in turbulent times.