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Q1. How hard can I push my kiddo to go back to camp? Q2. 17yr old wants to spend most of her savings on a bday gift for her new boyfriend  Q3. 3yr old doesn’t play with other kids at daycare. Is he lonely? Q4. How to start family meetings with a 3 and a 4yr old?  (You can find my Family Meeting Playlist on YouTube Here. Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Check out more free parenting advice on my blog at www.alysonschafer.com  Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive a free “Home Responsibilities by Age” checklist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sophia Galano has been providing therapy to teens and their families since 2015. In this episode, we discussed her book “Calming Teenage Anxiety: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Teenager Cope with Worry”. Sophia helps unpack the Gen Z anxiety effect, and how parents can find the messy middle between supporting but not enabling their anxious teen. Sophia is a big believer in helping youth develop skills and abilities to manage their emotions and to discover and challenge their thinking traps. Check out the podcast to get more of her useful tools.  You can find Sophia on social media here:  https://www.instagram.com/sophiavale_galano/ And purchase her book here:   Calming Teenage Anxiety: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Teenager Cope with Worry."  ********** Thank you to FeedSpot for selecting “Parenting the Adlerian Way” as the #1 parenting podcast in Canada two years in a row! Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive my “Responsibilities By Age” pdf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We assume when our teens start dating, they are going to pick good partners and be in good relationships, but wow – sometimes that is not the case! In this eye-opening conversation with the leading research experts from the University of Calgary who have developed an education texting-based tool for parents, we talk about the definition of relationship violence, the role of parents as a protective factor and how their text-based app solved the hurdle of parents not feeling adequately prepared to have these conversations about healthy vs unhealthy relationships.  You can find them here:  Instagram: @connected_parents_canada LinkedIn: ConnectED Parents  Website: https://preventdomesticviolence.ca/our-work/children-youth-parents/connected-parents-project/ ********** Thank you to FeedSpot for selecting “Parenting the Adlerian Way” as the #1 parenting podcast in Canada two years in a row! Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive my “Responsibilities By Age” pdf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marjie Longshore and Paige Trevor are seasoned parent educators. Part of their curriculum is teaching the importance of holding regular family meetings. They also recognize that while parents are keen on the idea of family meetings, they also tend to give up quickly on this importance practice, for a variety of reasons. With research into the problems of consistency and compliance, and the ingenuity to solve for it, Marjie created the Family Meeting Kit as well as an online community platform to help support parents. We discuss all the benefits she has to offer families with these new creations and why they work.  Family Leadership Center https://www.familyleadershipcenter.org  Podcast: The Family Leadership Center Podcast: Circle In with co-hosts Marjie and Paige   Join our Online Circle In Community: circlein.circle.so Visit our website at www.circlein.org   IG: @circlein.familymeetingkit and @familyleadershipctr ********** Thank you to FeedSpot for selecting “Parenting the Adlerian Way” as the #1 parenting podcast in Canada two years in a row! Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive my “Responsibilities By Age” pdf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ted Page is on a journey to discover how to be a wonderful grandparent and help his grandchildren become The New Greatest Generation. We discuss some of the insights he learned after interviewing grandfathers from diverse backgrounds – everyone from John Cleese and Tom Brokaw, to veterans, rabbis, Imams and grandpas across cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. He heard and recorded their stories, capturing and distilling their wisdom to convey what our children (and all of us!) can learn from.    You can purchase Ted’s book, “Good Grandpa – Stories from The Heart of Grandfatherhood” here Check out his blog for ongoing stories and to reach out to Ted with your own stories:  www.goodgrandpa.com  Follow Ted on social media: IG at @GoodGrandpaBlog  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ted.page.923 ********** Thank you to FeedSpot for selecting “Parenting the Adlerian Way” as the #1 parenting podcast in Canada! Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive my “Responsibilities By Age” pdf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Q1. 13yr old son doesn’t open up and share his feelings anymore. Q2. Divorcing parents looking for best shared custody plan for kids.  Q3. How to wean a 3yr old off his pacifier.   ********** Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Check out more free parenting advice on my blog at www.alysonschafer.com  Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive a free “Home Responsibilities by Age” checklist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Master Celtic fiddler from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Natalie MacMaster, has received the Order of Canada and played with such greats as Yo-Yo Ma, Alison Krauss, The Boston Pops, The Chieftains and many more. Her rise to fame happened while she was navigating both a demanding career of a musician performing on the road and raising 7 children. If anyone knows about balance of career and family, it’s Natalie! Tune in to this episode as she shares her journey and how she manages to keep it all together!  Purchase Natalie’s Book book: “I Have a Love Story” here.  Follow Natalie on social media:  IG: @nataliemacmasterofficial  FB: https://www.facebook.com/nataliemacmaster/  Website: https://natalieanddonnell.com/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@macmasterleahy ********** Thank you to FeedSpot for selecting “Parenting the Adlerian Way” as the #1 parenting podcast in Canada two years in a row! Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive my “Responsibilities By Age” pdf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amber Mac has been following the progress and proliferation of AI since it came onto the tech scene. Amber brings us up to speed on what AI is, the many places where you may not realize it is at work in the background, and how tech corporations are using our children as their test market for building algorithms. While there are many positives to AI that can benefit our children, Amber also offers advice about how parents can buffer the pull of our technology with "IRL" experiences and lobby for better government legislation that we're beginning to see in other countries.  You can learn more about Amber Mac and her work through her website AmberMac.com ********** Thank you to FeedSpot for selecting “Parenting the Adlerian Way” as the #1 parenting podcast in Canada! Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive my “Responsibilities By Age” pdf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you a perfectionist? Are you worried your child might be too? In this episode, I chat with two fellow Adlerian counsellors who have co-authored a book to help. We discussed the definition of perfectionism, why it originates, some of the various signs you might watch for, as well as the impacts perfectionism has.  You can purchase their book, “Living Well With Perfectionism” here. And, here’s where to follow them on their social sites. Caroline Faifman: www.thebaycounselinggroup.com www.styleoflifecounseling.com IG @styeoflife_counseling Lindsay Turner:  LinkedIn liturner227 IG @reimaginelifetoday  ********** Thank you to FeedSpot for selecting “Parenting the Adlerian Way” as the #1 parenting podcast in Canada two years in a row! Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive my “Responsibilities By Age” pdf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leslie and I discuss the new parenting challenge of how to best manage our children as AI becomes a part of everybody’s life – adults and children included. We discuss mitigating risk while helping our children get the benefits of AI. Leslie also discusses the dangerous downsides of AI companionships, AI and homework, as well as offering up some tools and strategies to help parents keep their kids safe online.  Here are some links Leslie recommends parents check out:  Your Healthy Tech Playbook/Blog Digital Wellness Lab Look for more info on on Pinwheel kid’s phones here:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepinwheelphone/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pinwheelphone Youtube: @thepinwheelphone X: @pinwheelphone LinkedIn ********** Thank you to FeedSpot for selecting “Parenting the Adlerian Way” as the #1 parenting podcast in Canada two years in a row! Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive my “Responsibilities By Age” pdf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Q1. 6yr old son enjoys showing others his strength and prowess but that can suddenly turn and look like aggression.  Q2. Potty training a boy who refuses to poop in either diaper or potty and wants to touch his stool as he is passing it.  Q3. My two children live in a trilingual home, and I want to ensure my ethnic language is taught to my children, but my eldest is giving me push back and refusing.  Q4. 10yr old daughter has 50/50 time between divorced parents. Father’s ADHD and vision impairment leads to her not having her homework and other responsibilities done.  ********** Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Check out more free parenting advice on my blog at www.alysonschafer.com  Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive a free “Home Responsibilities by Age” checklist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a must-listen episode if you are a working parent. I spoke with Bree Groff, the author of the book “Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously)”. Her mission is to illuminate the need for parents to model a positive attitude about being a working parent and the role work has in our life because our children are watching very closely. She reminds us that “when you overwork, your kids pay the price. It’s one thing for you to willingly overwork and pay the price yourself, it’s quite another to take the payments for it out of someone else’s bank account.”   You can find her book here:  Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously). ********** Thank you to FeedSpot for selecting “Parenting the Adlerian Way” as the #1 parenting podcast in Canada! Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive my “Responsibilities By Age” pdf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This was a fascinating conversation with Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir whose TED talk, documentary and book have opened our eyes to a new concept of what intuition is, and how and why we need to plug into its potential. She shares her personal story of working at the UN after the war in Kosovo and the disconnection she felt along with her journey back to the Icelandic concept of Innseai. In this episode we discuss parenting with innsaei: intuitive listening, how to model emotional openness, the need to create space for stillness, foster creative freedom and connecting our kids and ourselves with nature.  Listen to Hrund’s TED Talk Check out her documentary Her book Innsaei: Heal, Revive and Reset with the Icelandic Art of Intuition   ********** Thank you to FeedSpot for selecting “Parenting the Adlerian Way” as the #1 parenting podcast in Canada! Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive my “Responsibilities By Age” pdf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Q1. Should my 18yr old son who is going into the trades and starting a paid 20mo apprenticeship be charged rent while living at home? Q2.15 yr old boy with major truancy issues for the past three years. How do I handle? Q3. Toddler who has experienced trauma has outbursts and bangs their head.  ********** Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Check out more free parenting advice on my blog at www.alysonschafer.com  Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive a free “Home Responsibilities by Age” checklist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I’m joined by John Bromley to explore how we can foster social awareness and generosity in our children through charitable giving. We dive into the concept of a charitable allowance—a practical way to teach kids how to give with intention and empathy. John shares insights on how parents can equip children to become thoughtful givers by involving them in the giving process from an early age. We also discuss: the power of modeling generosity as a parent.why recognition and feedback are key when kids show (or miss) opportunities to be generous.practical ways to nurture empathy and social interest in everyday life.Join us for a thoughtful conversation about raising kids who care about others—and are empowered to make a difference! Connect with John here:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/wearecharitable/mycompany/   https://x.com/wearecharitable   https://www.instagram.com/wearecharitable/  ********** Thank you to FeedSpot for selecting “Parenting the Adlerian Way” as the #1 parenting podcast in Canada! Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to [email protected] and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive my “Responsibilities By Age” pdf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.