The Parentologist Podcast

The Importance of Teaching Children About the Arts

On this week’s episode, in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Dr. Kim interviews Academy Award winner and Emmy Award winner Freida Lee Mock, who is a director, writer and producer of feature length and short form theatrical documentary films, 5 of which had Academy Award nominations. They will be talking about her latest film release called “The Choir and Conductor”. 

We also have Anne Tomlinson on today’s episode, which the film is based on! She has served as the Artistic Director of Los Angeles Children’s Chorus from 1996-2018, overseeing the educational and artistic development of the Chorus and conducting LACC’s renowned Concert Choir and Chamber Singers.

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Why Isn’t My Child Talking? Speech and Language Tips for Parents

On this week’s episode we have Brooke & Bridget, from the Speech Sisters. Both Brooke and Bridget are Speech and Language Pathologists and have more than 20 years of combined experience, diagnosing and treating hundreds of children with a variety of communication disorders and delays. Both moms and therapists, they have personal and professional experience and expertise to create online courses to teach parents simple speech secrets, so they can help their child communicate.

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Drowning Prevention: How to Keep Your Kids Safe in the Water

This week Dr. Kim is talking with Jenny McCuiston, the Goldfish Swim School Co-Founder & Visionary, Mom of 4, and Olympic Trials Qualifier! Jenny has a degree in early childhood development and family studies and is the thought leader in designing and executing the brand’s proprietary Science of SwimPlay® Curriculum, which focuses on teaching swim and safety skills while building character through guided play.

Jenny has been featured on the TODAY Show, Reader’s Digest, Romper, Livestrong and many more media outlets to help build awareness surrounding water safety and drowning prevention, as well as to empower women in business to follow their passion.

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The Mom Martyr: How to Prevent Falling Into the Trap

Dr. Kim is speaking this week with Dr. Pooka Lakshmin. Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist and author specializing in women's mental health with a focus on how broken social systems impact women’s emotional lives. She is a frequent contributor to The New York Times, a medical advisor to Peloton, and the founder of Gemma, the first digital education platform dedicated exclusively to women’s mental health. She is also the author of the forthcoming book from Penguin Life, coming in 2023, in which she discusses the tyranny of self-care and offers a 4-part novel framework for women to build authentic and sustainable well-being in the face of systemic stressors.

Dr. Lakshmin is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University School of Medicine, where she is a clinical supervisor in the Five Trimesters perinatal psychiatry clinic. She is most passionate about empowering women and sees her clinical work as a women’s mental health psychiatrist as an extension of this mission. Dr. Lakshmin maintains a private practice where she applies an integrative approach to taking care of women suffering from maternal mental health conditions. She also serves on the board of directors of the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance, a national non-profit dedicated to furthering maternal mental health policy, and is active in advocacy work and community building through online platforms, including her Instagram page @womensmentalhealthdoc. Dr. Lakshmin is a frequent contributor to The New York Times, and her advice has been featured on Good Morning America, The Drew Barrymore Show, NPR, Glamour, Marie Claire, Self, Harper’s Bazaar, Bustle and various other media outlets.

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Being Confident in Failure: What it Takes to Be a Good Leader

This week Dr. Kim talks with Annie Appel. Annie Appel is the Chief Marketing Officer at Galileo Learning where she is responsible for all programs related to sales, marketing and revenue. Annie is a vibrant and energizing leader who strives to create a workplace culture where teams can balance creativity with bottom line results. 

Annie was named Top 40 under 40 in the East Bay Business Times and received the Distinguished Leader Award from The Bay Club Company. Annie is a contributor to Huffington Post and is a board member of the San Francisco Hotel Council. 

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If Your Kid’s Mouth Could Talk, Would it Say it’s Healthy?

This week Dr. Kim is talking with Dr. Kami Hoss. Dr. Kami Hoss is a renowned orthodontist and dentofacial orthopedist who just released his highly anticipated book “If Your Mouth Could Talk.”

Dr. Hoss is the co-founder and CEO of The Super Dentists, which has become one of the leading multi-specialty dental practices in the country, for the past 25 years. He sits on the board of counselors at UCLA School of Dentistry and is a highly sought-after expert who has been featured on NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS, and NPR affiliates nationally, as well as in hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and other media outlets. 

To find out more about Dr. Hoss, check out https://www.thesuperdentists.com.

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Raising a Blind Child: The Story of a Special Needs Mom

This week Dr. Kim is talking with Hilda Dunford. Hilda Dunford is a mom of three and is a special needs mom raising a son who is legally blind. Today she is going to share her inspiring story of motherhood and what it’s like to raise a blind child with special needs as well as two other children.

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How Parents Can Teach Their Kids About Anti-Racism

This week Dr. Kim is talking with Ashani Mfuko about teaching our kids about anti-racism.

Ashani Mfuko is a Digital Content Creator, Lifestyle Influencer, Anti-Racism Educator, Professional Dancer, and the CEO of Ashani Mfuko Consulting Worldwide LLC, based in the state of New York.

She’s been featured on Good Morning America, HGTV’s “House Hunters”, Spectrum News, and many other media outlets and publications.

Ashani is also happily married to her soul mate, a proud mom of 3 and believes that we all have a God-given purpose on this earth, and deserve to live peacefully, freely, and be fully ourselves, without fear of harm, discrimination, or mistreatment of any kind.

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Helping Teens with Disordered Eating, Diet Culture, and Body Image

This week, Dr. Kim is talking with Dr. Marianne Miller about disordered eating. Dr. Marianne Miller specializes in eating disorder therapy, and she has been in the mental health field. Formerly a full-time professor for 12 years, Dr. Miller merges her interest in research and cutting-edge treatment when she works with adults and teens to help them recover from eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, picky eating, and body image issues. She is offering a new virtual, interactive class on Zoom called Binge Eating 101: Redefining Your Relationship with Food and with Your Body. Go to her website at drmariannemiller.com, or follow her on instagram @drmariannemiller for more information!

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Preparing for Predators and Porn: Raising Kids in the Digital Age

This week Dr. Kim is talking with Julianna Miner about raising kids in a screen generation. Julianna W. Miner is a former adjunct professor of Public Health, the blogger behind Rants from Mommyland, and author of “Raising a Screen Smart Kid: Embrace the Good and Avoid the Bad in the Digital Age.” 

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