Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast The Science of Parenting
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| Books and Social-Emotional Learning | S.16 Ep.8 | 19 juin 2025 | 00:24:33 | |
Books are powerful tools for exploring emotions and building empathy. Stories help children navigate feelings, manage stress, and connect with characters experiencing similar situations. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Supporting Struggling or Reluctant Readers | S.16 Ep.7 | 12 juin 2025 | 00:30:39 | |
Some children face challenges with reading, even after early exposure to books and language. Learn to recognize common signs of struggle and explore simple, effective strategies to provide support at home. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Literacy in the Community | S.16 Ep.6 | 05 juin 2025 | 00:27:26 | |
Community spaces like libraries, farmers markets, and local events offer more than entertainment—they provide valuable opportunities to support language and literacy development. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Reading with Adolescents | S.16 Ep.5 | 29 mai 2025 | 00:26:43 | |
Reading for pleasure boosts cognitive development and improves literacy, yet interest often declines in the teen years. Explore how reading impacts adolescent thinking, empathy, and emotional growth. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Elementary Readers: Building a Strong Foundation | S.16 Ep.4 | 22 mai 2025 | 00:34:23 | |
Shared reading routines, accurate word reading, writing integration, and selecting engaging texts all play a key role in developing strong reading skills during the early school years. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Preschool Literacy: Setting the Stage for Success | S.16 Ep.3 | 15 mai 2025 | 00:28:13 | |
Preschool is a prime time for building language and literacy skills. Reading at this stage involves emerging abilities that begin to resemble more traditional reading behaviors. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Reading with Infants and Toddlers | S.16 Ep.2 | 08 mai 2025 | 00:32:37 | |
Reading with the youngest children focuses on talking, listening, and building a strong foundation in language—often referred to as “language nutrition.” Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Foundations of Literacy | S.16 Ep.1 | 01 mai 2025 | 00:22:24 | |
Before children can read or write on their own, they begin developing key skills that pave the way for literacy. Early literacy builds the foundation for future reading success. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Tackling Tough Behaviors: Leaning into Relationships | S.15 Ep.9 | 31 oct. 2024 | 00:43:33 | |
When things get tough, relationships can too. In the last episode of this season, our parenting pros discuss research-based strategies to help strengthen and preserve our positive relationships even in challenging moments. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Tackling Tough Behaviors: Risk and Protective Factors | S.15 Ep.8 | 24 oct. 2024 | 00:36:17 | |
Join our cohosts in this episode to explore characteristics that enhance resilience in kids and parents. Learn about protective factors and discover how these qualities can help your family navigate tough times! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Tackling Tough Behaviors: Resilience in Tough Times | S.15 Ep.7 | 17 oct. 2024 | 00:34:34 | |
There is more than one way for a family to get through a tough time and tap into their resiliency. In this episode our parenting experts discuss skills and strategies parents can use to help raise resilient kids and introduce the concept of “bouncing forward” during tough times. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Tackling Tough Behaviors: Relationships and Regulation | S.15 Ep.6 | 10 oct. 2024 | 00:41:54 | |
Listen in on this episode to delve into attachment theory with our cohosts! They will explore what it is (and what it’s not) and the role that our parent-child relationship has in regulation. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Tackling Tough Behaviors: I'm the Adult Here | S.15 Ep.5 | 03 oct. 2024 | 00:41:29 | |
In this episode, the Science of Parenting team examines and reflects on our parenting role when it comes to regulation, self-control, and big feelings. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Tackling Tough Behaviors: What is Self-Regulation? | S.15 Ep.4 | 26 sept. 2024 | 00:49:50 | |
Lies, tantrums, and bad attitudes, oh my! When kids have challenging behaviors, it might be that they need help learning to regulate. In this episode our cohosts dive into the topic of regulation and discuss a crucial strategy for helping our children regulate themselves. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Tackling Tough Behaviors: Emotions | S.15 Ep.3 | 19 sept. 2024 | 00:35:52 | |
As our cohosts discuss the emotional process and its profound impact on guidance and discipline, take some time to reflect on the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of emotions in parenting. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Tackling Tough Behaviors: Unspoken Aspects of Discipline | S.15 Ep.2 | 12 sept. 2024 | 00:44:18 | |
What guides your discipline decisions? Join our cohosts in this episode to uncover the subtle influences on our discipline choices that often go unrecognized. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Tackling Tough Behaviors: The Great Guidance and Discipline Debate | S.15 Ep. 1 | 05 sept. 2024 | 00:42:49 | |
Discipline takes center stage in this re-released episode. Gain insights into how discipline is defined, explore different types, and discover a straightforward flip to enhance your child's ability to meet your expectations more often. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Taking Care of YOU the Parent: How to Repair | S.14 Ep.7 | 18 juil. 2024 | 00:37:28 | |
When family stress is high, patience can run low. As we wrap up this season revisiting episodes focusing on taking care of YOU, join our cohosts as they discuss the essential steps of reconnecting and repairing with our children after we’ve lost our cool. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Taking Care of YOU the Parent: How to Find Balance | S.14 Ep.6 | 11 juil. 2024 | 00:29:26 | |
Join our cohosts in this episode to discover strategies for learning how to find the right household balance for your family. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Taking Care of YOU the Parent: Accentuate the Positive | S.14 Ep.5 | 04 juil. 2024 | 00:28:56 | |
Do you know your strengths as a parent? Discover your parenting strengths, then learn how to make a plan for utilizing them in this episode. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Taking Care of YOU the Parent: Getting After Stress | S.14 Ep.4 | 27 juin 2024 | 00:34:48 | |
Flip the switch on stress by learning how to gain resiliency. In this episode, explore ways to pull stress apart—it might be as easy as switching to paper plates! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Taking Care of YOU the Parent: Being Both a Parent and a Person | S.14 Ep.3 | 20 juin 2024 | 00:41:22 | |
It’s crucial to take care of yourself as a parent AND as a person. Join our cohosts in this episode to hear about different ways we can practice self-care. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Taking Care of YOU the Parent: React vs Respond | S.14 Ep.2 | 13 juin 2024 | 00:34:53 | |
In challenging moments, do you react with your gut or respond with intention? Rediscover strategies to slow down and respond thoughtfully to your children in this re-released episode. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Taking Care of YOU the Parent: Parent Self-Talk | S.14 Ep.1 | 06 juin 2024 | 00:38:36 | |
Join us for this season of re-releases to embark on an adventure into the research on effective parenting in our current reality and the model we can use to drive us there. Don’t forget to bring along your parenting toolbox and collect strategies along the way for managing stress and taking care of yourself! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Parenting Foundations: Temperament - The Big A-Ha | S.13 Ep.9 | 18 avr. 2024 | 00:36:08 | |
As we wrap up this season revisiting our foundational parenting episodes, join the cohosts as they summarize the temperament season and share their a-ha moments along the way. Remember, every child is different, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to parenting. By understanding your child’s temperament, you can tailor your parenting style to meet their needs and help them thrive. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Parenting Foundations: The Spirited Temperament ft. Mary Sheedy Kurcinka | S.13 Ep.8 | 11 avr. 2024 | 01:06:01 | |
In this episode, author and expert Dr. Mary Sheedy Kurcinka joined the Science of Parenting team to share her best tips for parenting spirited and feisty kids and learning to love their energy! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Parenting Foundations: Flexible Temperament | S.13 Ep.7 | 04 avr. 2024 | 00:44:53 | |
Check out this episode that focuses on ‘chameleon’ children with flexible temperaments. Join our cohosts as they discuss how to guide our “easy” kids in expressing and advocating for themselves! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Parenting Foundations: Temperament | S.13 Ep.6 | 28 mars 2024 | 00:44:56 | |
Listen to this episode to hear about how our children’s temperament might be affecting their actions, and how we can learn to work WITH not against those temperament gifts! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Parenting Foundations: In the Heat of a Meltdown | S.13 Ep.5 | 21 mars 2024 | 00:45:48 | |
How can we keep it together when everything seems to be falling apart? Re-explore this episode where the co-hosts discuss techniques for when emotions are high to help move our children from meltdown to calm down. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Parenting Foundations: How to Manage Meltdowns | S.13 Ep.4 | 14 mars 2024 | 00:38:47 | |
Parenting can be tough, especially when it comes to handling emotional meltdowns. Listen to this episode to learn tips and tricks on how to anticipate triggers and prevent parenting stress. You've got this! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Parenting Foundations: Take a Break and Take a Breath | S.13 Ep. 3 | 07 mars 2024 | 00:39:38 | |
Keeping our cool in emotionally charged moments can be difficult. Revisit this episode about the stop, breathe, talk approach and how you can use it to communicate more effectively with your family. This is a great foundational technique for your parenting toolbox! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Parenting Foundations: It's Not About Being Perfect | S.13 Ep.2 | 29 févr. 2024 | 00:24:11 | |
Parenting is a delicate balancing act, and perfection is not the goal. Join our experts as they dissect the latest research and confront the realities facing today’s families! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Parenting Foundations: All Things Parenting | S.13 Ep.1 | 22 févr. 2024 | 00:25:40 | |
Parenting questions? Our Human Sciences experts have you covered! Our co-hosts have personal and professional experience in all things parenting and have created these resources to help YOU when you need it the most! In this episode, we delve into the foundations of parenting. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Repairing & Rebuilding Relationships with Children | S.12 Ep.5 | 28 sept. 2023 | 00:59:52 | |
Even with our best efforts, we will still sometimes do something that was hurtful to our child. In this season’s finale, our hosts share personal experiences and discuss research on the components of an apology and discuss a specific strategy for repairing parent-child relationships! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Custody, Kinship Care, and Co-Parenting | S.12 Ep.4 | 21 sept. 2023 | 00:53:42 | |
When we share the responsibilities of caring for children with other adults, it comes with opportunities and challenges. Listen in for strategies for resolving conflicts and working together to create a nurturing environment for the kids! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Parenting Amid Threats to Safety | S.12 Ep.3 | 14 sept. 2023 | 00:47:29 | |
Ideally, every family and child would have a safe and consistent home environment. When that’s not the case, parents are often forced to make hard decisions for the wellbeing of their children. Listen to today’s episode where we discuss approaches for protecting kids and a framework that provides hope! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Good Enough Parenting | S.12 Ep.2 | 07 sept. 2023 | 00:58:45 | |
When facing competing demands and difficult situations, sometimes we have to settle for “good enough parenting”. What does it mean to lower the bar, and how do we still meet the needs of our kids when we can’t give 100%? Tune in to today’s episode to find out. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Raising Resilience | S.12 Ep.1 | 31 août 2023 | 00:52:24 | |
When life is hard, how can our family cope? What do we prioritize when we have to make tough choices? Listen to our season opener to learn what parents can offer our kids to help turn their adversity into resilience! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Making Cents of Allowance | Bonus | 23 août 2023 | 00:33:11 | |
Mackenzie and Suzanne make 'cents' of some of the most-asked allowance questions in this bonus episode. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Raising Responsible Consumers | S.11 Ep.7 | 01 juin 2023 | 00:47:47 | |
Whether online shopping, utilizing a product, or viewing an advertisement – we are consumers and so are our children. Listen to the season finale to hear about how we can help raise kids to be informed and intentional consumers! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Teaching Emerging and Young Adults about Money | S.11 Ep.6 | 25 mai 2023 | 00:52:52 | |
Sometimes our young adult children rely on their parents to be “an adultier adult” when it comes to finances. This episode explores how this life stage has changed in recent decades and how parents can balance being supportive with encouraging independence during this transitional time! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Teaching Kids about Money in the Teen Years | S.11 Ep.5 | 18 mai 2023 | 00:49:10 | |
The teen years can be a prime time for our kids to learn about and practice managing their own money and to experience financial tasks with the help of their parents. Listen in for ideas on how to support your teen in building healthy money habits and other areas you can help them build skills for the future! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Teaching Kids about Money in Childhood | S.11 Ep.4 | 11 mai 2023 | 00:56:10 | |
What does my preschooler even understand about money? What about my elementary-age child? Get these answers AND practical strategies to start talking with them about money concepts in today’s episode. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| What is the Goal? | S.11 Ep.3 | 04 mai 2023 | 00:44:59 | |
Sometimes we aren’t sure exactly what “financial wellbeing” even looks like for our children (or ourselves). In this episode, the cohosts look at what the research tells us about this term, and what we can do now with our kids to help them have financial wellbeing in the future. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| What Influences Our Finances? | S.11 Ep.2 | 27 avr. 2023 | 00:51:19 | |
A lot of different factors influence our financial well-being – from individual traits, to how a decision is presented to you, and even society! Listen in as the cohosts share a model for understanding these influences and even talk about some things that influence their financial practices and money habits. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Financial Parenting | S.11 Ep.1 | 20 avr. 2023 | 00:45:32 | |
Did you know you are practicing “financial socialization” of your children – whether intentionally or unintentionally? In the season eleven open, Mackenzie and this season’s guest cohost, Dr. Suzanne Bartholomae, introduce the topics of how we teach our kids about money and related concepts. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Raising Courageous Kids ft. Dr. Charles Smith | Bonus | 02 févr. 2023 | 00:26:01 | |
In today’s episode, we explore the concept of courage with specialist, Dr. Charles Smith. Whether standing up for a friend or acting heroically in a dangerous situation, we will learn about how courage develops, operates, and how we can foster it in our children. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Final Thoughts on Food and Feeding | S.10 Ep.9 | 01 déc. 2022 | 00:47:00 | |
In the last episode of the season, the cohosts revisit some highlights of this season and share more tips and insight for raising our kids to be healthy and independent eaters. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Persevering Through Picky Eating | S.10 Ep.8 | 23 nov. 2022 | 00:51:50 | |
If you're dealing with picky eating, you know the struggle is real. But you might be asking “Why?” and “What can I do?”. Get research-based answers and reality-centered solutions to both of those questions in today’s episode! Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||
| Feeding and Eating with Teens | S.10 Ep.7 | 17 nov. 2022 | 00:57:25 | |
Parents of teens are sometimes asking “how do I get them to eat enough, but not too much?” Well it turns out that is a layered question! With so much development in this age group, there is a lot to take in. Hear all the insight, strategies, and recommendations in today’s episode. Send us an email: parenting@iastate.edu. | |||