Parenting With Playdate Planet Meryl Neiman

On this week’s show, two very funny moms and I take a look at parenting behind the scenes: what most of us are really thinking and feeling as we spend our days wiping noses and checking for ear wax. Karen Bergreen is a stand-up comic who you may have seen on Comedy Central or at […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – The Funny Truth About Parenting appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

If you are going to listen to just one of my shows, this may be the one. On this week’s episode, I talk with author and educator, Tony Wagner, and entrepreneur and documentary filmmaker, Robert Compton, about the disconnect between what our kids are learning in schools and what they should be learning to be […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Will Your Child Be Ready to Compete in Our New Global Economy? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Vacation time is almost upon us. If you have children in school, pre-school, or day care, that can mean a lot of days off for them and a lot of time to fill you for you! Scheduling a few playdates may be your answer. On this week’s show, Multiple Mayhem Mamma Samantha Kemp-Jackson and I […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – All You Need to Know About Playdates! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This week’s show explores what it’s like to be the odd man out. Literally. I talk with TV producer and writer, now also stay at home dad, David Wallach, about his experience as a minority in a world of mostly moms. You won’t want to miss this funny and eye opening look at what may […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Do Moms Discriminate Against Stay At Home Dads? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Want your child to learn to think like an engineer? Want your couch potato kid to get moving? How about helping your reluctant reader get engaged with words? Want to accomplish this while having fun with your children? On this week’s show, we discuss how to use toys and goals to accomplish these goals and […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Toys as Learning Tools appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Get ready for the holiday season and a whole new year of play by hearing from several powerhouses in the business of play about what is hot in toys and games for kids. My guests on this week’s very fun episode are: Mary Couzin, CEO and founder of the Chicago Toy and Game Group, which […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – What’s New in Toys and Games for the Holiday Season and 2014 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Hundreds of millions of people follow blogs written by parents just like you. Have you thought about blogging yourself, but don’t know how to begin? Do you read blogs and want the inside scoop about what is going on in the blogging industry? Or perhaps you’re just a fan of Scary Mommy, one of the […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Get The Inside Scoop on Blogging From Scary Mommy Jill Smokler and BlogHer CEO Lisa Stone appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The New York Times said of my guest this week, that “she is bigger than Justin Bieber, if you happen to be four or five,” and People Magazine calls her “the queen of kids’ music.” If you are a parent of young children, and you haven’t heard of Laurie Berkner, you’ll want to listen to […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – A Musical Conversation With Singer-Songwriter Laurie Berkner – her kickstarter campaign ends October 28, 2013! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Our country’s drop-out rate is appalling and our students are performing well below those in many other countries. Many kids are distracted from schooling by the constant allure of their cell phones, video games, television, and the Internet so how can schools compete? Maybe instead of trying to distract kids from all this technology, we […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Can We Use Technology to Reinvigorate Education? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

As parents, we all look for and take joy in our child’s important “firsts” – first word, first time rolling over, first time sitting up unattended, first steps . . . But although these noted benchmarks are significant and memorable, there are lots of other small developmental milestones that may be even more important indicators […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Want to Raise a Smarter Child? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This week’s very special show gives parents and their children an inside look into how their favorite children’s books, TV shows, characters, toys and games are created. You might want to have your child with you as you listen to award-winning illustrator, author, and TV producer, Dan Yaccarino describe how he has developed some of […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Behind the Scenes With Dan Yaccarino, Creator of Oswald the Octopus, Willa’s Wild Life, and The Backyardigans and Young Inventor Challenge champion, Julie Blake appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

When we have children, we never imagine that the relationship with our partner may not last. But it’s a sad reality that many of us face. if you are a parent unhappy in your marriage or partnership, what should you ask yourself before making a decision to split? And if you do decide to go […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Divorce and the Children appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

If men are from Mars, and women from Venus, then where in the world are teenagers from? If you are parenting a teen, you know that they are far from the person they might have been just a year or two ago. How do we communicate with this new breed? And what can we do […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – How to Survive the Teenage Years appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Books truly are a child’s bridge to the future and the past, and to imagination and reality. However, with competition from television, video games, the Internet, and apps, are children still reading books? How are things changing in the publishing industry and will modern technological developments help or hurt the field of children’s literature? On […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – What Does The Future Hold for Children’s Books? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

My guest Kristine Barnett, author of The Spark: A Mother’s Story of Nurturing, Genius, and Autism, pulled her 3 year old severely autistic son out of his special education pre-school in an attempt to return his childhood and try to re-connect him to the world by nurturing his passion for the stars. HIs special ed […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – What Important Lessons We All Can Learn From One Mom’s Story About Raising An Autistic Genius appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

For lots of children, the most important, and most anxiety provoking, aspect of starting the new school year is the social component. Making and keeping friends and developing strong social skills is harder today than it was when we were growing up. And some kids find making friends especially challenging. On this week’s show, you […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – How to Help Your Child Make Friends and Develop Strong Social Skills appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Is your child anxious about starting a new school year? Are you? The back to school time is a challenging transition period for everyone involved, and the important subject of this week’s show. My return guest, author and educator, Rick Ackerly, and I talk about how we can partner with our child and the school […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Making the Back to School Transition appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Becoming a biological parent is the miraculous result of the successful completion of a complex process that includes ovulation, conception, and carrying a baby to term. For a significant minority of folks, however, this journey to parenthood is fraught with challenges. Whether you are struggling with getting pregnant or staying pregnant, the disease of infertility […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – What You Need to Know About Infertility appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Those last days of summer break before school or pre-school resumes can be tough! On this week’s show, my guests and I talk about great summer activities that can help you and your children survive, have fun, and even learn, during this transition time. Jennie Ito is a development psychologist and play consultant for Leap […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – How to Survive the End of Summer With the Kids! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Last week, the New York Post reported that some rich Manhattan parents have begun paying $400 an hour for consultants to arrange and oversee play dates for their pre-school children so they can learn how to properly socialize with others and fare better in their applications to New York’s elite private schools. This is such […] The post Parenting With Playdate Planet – Play to Win: Why Monkey Bars and Make Believe Can Make or Break Your Child’s Future appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.