Raising Families with Dr. Jerry Weichman
Kids & Family
About
Raising Families with Dr. Jerry Weichman is the podcast for proactive parents on the go which drills deep into mental health, parenting, and the overall well-being of the entire family system. With insights accumulated from over 25 years and working with over 6,000 families, this podcast cuts through the noise and empty rhetoric of ineffective parenting and mental health advice, providing direct, actionable tools and systems easily applicable for busy parents.Regardless of whether you're a parent of an elementary, middle, or high schooler, a coach, an educator or even a mental health provider, this podcast will equip you with what is...
Episodes
- Creating Space and Building Connection with our Teens
This episode discusses the challenges and importance of communicating with adolescents. It emphasizes understanding their development to foster connection, create quality time, and reinforce positive behavior for a lasting parent-child bon…
- Parenting in a Digital World with Clayton Cranford: Cyber Safety Cop
Clayton Cranford, founder of Cyber Safety Cop and former Sergeant, discusses how parents can navigate the digital world with their children. He emphasizes the importance of open communication regarding internet usage and encourages parents…
- Parenting in Pixels: Strategies for Parenting in the Age of Devices
This episode discusses device addiction, the pitfalls of apps, and technology's impact on children's mental health, focus, and relationships, offering parents strategies for healthy boundaries.
- The Workout Cure: Why Exercise is Mental Health’s Best Medicine with Dr. Wendy Hunter
Dr. Wendy Hunter joins Raising Families to explain how exercise benefits physical and mental health by boosting serotonin. The discussion covers how daily activity can naturally treat anxiety and depression and emphasizes incorporating exe…
- The Workout Cure: Why Exercise is Mental Health’s Best Medicine
This episode of Raising Families with Dr. Jerry Weichman focuses on exercise as a crucial tool for mental health. It highlights the benefits of physical activity for individuals and children, suggesting simple ways to incorporate movement…
- The Power of Perspective with Neha Saluja
In this episode, Dr. Jerry Weichman interviews licensed marriage and family therapist Neha Saluja about combating negative thinking in children. They explore how perspective influences family dynamics and provide practical advice for paren…
- Mind Filters: How Our Outlook Shapes Our Mental Health
This episode discusses how our perspective influences mental health for ourselves and our children. It offers guidance on teaching children to adjust their outlook to foster positive thinking and long-term mental wellbeing.
- The Present Effect: Tackling Anxiety, Depression and Resentment
Dr. Jerry Weichman and Christina explore how focusing on the past causes depression and resentment, while focusing on the future causes anxiety. They offer practical tools for staying present and discuss teaching children mindfulness.
- The Present Is the Gift You Give Yourself
This episode explores how focusing on the present can alleviate anxiety and depression in both parents and children. Dr. Weichman shares practical tools and a grounding exercise to help calm the nervous system and foster peace at home.
- Helping Our Kids Overcome Overthinking with Dr. Julie Orris
Dr. Julie Orris joins the podcast to discuss strategies for helping children and teens manage overthinking, which has become more prevalent post-COVID. The episode explores the emotional processing differences between genders and highlight…
- Navigating the Overthinking Epidemic
This episode of Raising Families discusses the epidemic of overthinking, particularly its impact on children and teens. Dr. Weichman explains how parents can teach their children to shift from negative thoughts to positive actions, a valua…
- Control: Teach Your Human How To Human with Jessica Conquest
In this episode of Raising Families, Jessica Conquest explores the complexities of control in parenting, highlighting how the desire for control can lead to disconnection and burnout. The discussion offers practical strategies for managing…
- Only Control What You Can: Tools for Parents and Kids
Dr. Jerry Weichman discusses the mental health challenges of control and adaptation for parents and kids. He shares strategies to focus on controllable reactions and efforts, teaching children to do the same to reduce stress and find peace.
- Bent, Never Broken: Kate Casey of Reality Life Talks Resilience
Kate Casey joins Dr. Jerry and Christina to discuss resilience and how parents can foster it in their children. They explore balancing child protection with preparing them for a challenging world and the extent to which parents should shar…
- Built to Bounce Back: Resilience is the Foundation of Mental Health
Dr. Jerry Weichman explains why resilience is crucial for a child's mental health, outlining strategies for parents to cultivate a "fighter's mentality." He emphasizes that a lack of resilience can contribute to suicidal ideation and poor…
- Dr. Jerry and Christina on Today's Challenges in Parenting
Dr. Jerry Weichman introduces his co-host Christina, who shares her background and motivation for joining the podcast. They then discuss contemporary parenting challenges and outline their upcoming plans for the show.
- Introducing Raising Families
In the first episode of Raising Families, Dr. Jerry Weichman introduces himself and the podcast's mission to offer practical tools and systems for proactive parents. The podcast aims to deliver content in a clear and easily digestible audi…
- Raising Families with Dr. Jerry Weichman Trailer
This trailer introduces the Raising Families podcast with Dr. Jerry Weichman, which focuses on mental health, parenting, and family well-being, drawing on over 25 years of experience to provide actionable advice for parents.