Tag: Parenting

Baby Talk 1/23/13

Producer/Host: Cathy Jacobs
Engineer: Joel Mann

Issue: Babies and families
.Program Topic: The importance of compassionate parenting

Key Discussion Points:
a). Baby Talk’s guest, Bonnie Harris, had a different reaction than many people to the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. What was her reaction?
a). How does she define punishment? What is meant by a “culture of punishment”?
b). What would a “culture of compassion” look like?
c). What do we need to do to change our “parenting culture”?

Guest: Bonnie Harris, author and parenting expert (“Connective Parenting”)

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Baby Talk 1/21/10

Producer/Host: Cathy Jacobs

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Mirroring & Modeling

What is meant by mirroring?  What are some things that children might see in parent’s eyes?  Why is positive modeling important?  How can parents change their negative parenting habits?

Guest: Bonnie Harris, author of When Your Kids Push Your Buttons (and What You Can Do About It) and Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids

Voices 10/21/08

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Topic: Home Visiting Week—Why Are They Celebrating?

What is the purpose of Home Visiting programs for new parents?  How do the new families benefit?  How might one obtain these services?

Guests:  Femke Harvey, Cathy Jacobs, Wesley Neff, Jane Brissette

FMI: cjacobs@downeasthealth.org or 1-800-492-5550

Baby Talk 10/16/08

Producer/Host: Cathy Jacobs

Topic: Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids

What are the 8 principles outlined in Bonnie Harris’ book? How does our perception shift when we see a child as having a problem, not being a problem? What is connective communication?

Guest: Bonnie Harris, specialist in parenting and child behavior, and author of two books for parents, the most recent entitled Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids. Bonnie talks about her eight principles for “raising kids you’ll love to live with,” one of which is “My child’s greatest need is acceptance.”

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