Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Times with Melinda Wenner Moyer: Episode 196

This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a conversation with journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer about her new book Hello, cruel World Science-Based Strategies for Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Times. This is Melinda’s second time on the podcast, and this time we cover what the research says about teaching kids self-compassion, managing tech use, preventing addiction, achievement culture, and more!

We talk about:

• 5:00 Helping kids learn self-compassion
• 9:30 The simple themes that keep coming up to help our kids in multiple domains
• 11:45 How the research about tech use surprised Melinda
• 15:00 Communication is the most important part of managing screens
• 19:39 What the research says about preventing addiction and substance use
• 29:30 Sneaky ways we pressure our kids to achieve
• 36:20 Teaching Kids media literacy

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Hello, cruel World Science-Based Strategies for Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Times
• How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes 
• https://www.melindawennermoyer.com/ 
• https://melindawmoyer.substack.com/

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