Host: Dr. Tara Egan It is hard to believe that the summer is wrapping up. As we all know, that means BACK-TO-SCHOOL for students, parents, and teachers! Back to School looks different than it used to pre COVID-19. Last year some kids were in a hybrid model, some were in and out of the classroom throughout the year, and some have not even back to the classroom in 1 ½ years! This year back-to-school might be a HUGE adjustment for kids and parents. In this solo episode, Tara ( Anna is a busy girl a...
Aug 25, 2021•14 min
Co-hosts: Meredith Eaton and Anna Guest expert: Dr. Tara Egan They did a switcheroo this episode! Dr. Tara Egan stepped aside as co-host and took a seat as our guest expert. Meredith Eaton, Tara's lifelong friend AND a book publisher (www.eatonpress.com) and Anna interviewed Tara about her newest book, "First Time Mom's Toddler Discipline Handbook", on sale on Amazon on August 17, 2021. Tune in to hear Tara, Meredith, and Anna share some fun and personal stories as they tell ...
Aug 18, 2021•44 min
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Tara Laymon, Board Certified Behavior Analyst - guest expert Tara and Anna are so excited to host their special guest today, Tara Laymon. Tara is a senior director of clinical services at A Bridge to Achievement, an autism treatment program that utilizes Applied Behavior Analysis therapy to increase behaviors that are helpful and decrease behaviors that are harmful or impact learning. More specifically, Tara specializes in behavior reduction and toler...
Aug 11, 2021•53 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Managing Technology and Social Media for our families can be a challenge at times, let's be honest. Today Tara and Anna continue an ongoing conversation around this subject to keep parents and caregivers informed. Tune in for today's topic of "What Parents Need to Know About YouTube." YouTube --many people feel as Tara and Anna do. They have a love-hate relationship with it. It is the second most popular website in the world. YouTu...
Aug 04, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Nicol Stolar Peterson, LCSW and Expert Witness - guest expert Today Tara and Anna welcome guest expert, Nicol Stolar Peterson. Nicol has been working with children and their families for over 20 years and has completed hundreds of child abuse investigations including neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, domestic violence exposure and child deaths. Nicol works as a consultant and subject matter expert on cases involving CPS, child ab...
Jul 28, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host In today's episode , Tara and Anna dive into the world of Snapchat. All kids and teens seem to love this social media app and at the time of this recording there 280 million users. It is the most popular social media app among teens. Since it is such an important part of kids lives, they decided to dedicate an entire show to it and discuss "What Parents Need to Know About Snapchat." Tune in and learn: - The features of Snapchat and the ...
Jul 21, 2021•43 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Dr. Victoria Davis and Dr. Kate Chappell - guest experts Today we have two special guest experts today on our podcast. Dr. Victoria Davis and Dr. Kate Chappell, both faculty at the University of South Carolina’s College of Nursing. They’re here to inform our listeners about a new medical program launching this summer called CRAwl, Childcare Ready for All. CRAwl, launched in partnership with the South Carolina Child Care Inclusion Collaborative and Uni...
Jul 14, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Tara and Anna are back at it again today talking about Executive Functioning. No, executive functioning is not a Corporate America term, it is a term used all the time amongst clinicians. Tara and Anna are talking about it today in terms of kids, the topic is "What are Executive Functioning Skills and Why Does My Kid Need Them? What Is Executive Functioning? Executive function is the cognitive processes that organizes thoughts and activities, pri...
Jul 07, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Colleen Cavanagh, Psychiatry PA - guest expert On our episode today, Tara and Anna welcome guest expert, Colleen Cavanagh. Colleen is a Certified Physician's Assistant at Carolina Complete Psychiatry, where they focus on providing medication management and work with other professionals, like Tara, to create a collaborative care plan for patients. Today we are discussing with Colleen "What Parents Need to Know About Using Medication to Treat ...
Jun 30, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Michelle Holleman, Sex Addiction Therapist - guest expert Hey listeners, today Tara and Anna are having a very interesting conversation with Michelle Holleman, Sex Addiction Therapist. Michelle specializes in the treatment of chronic infidelity, betrayal, other traumatic relationship experiences, and family systems in addiction. What Tara has been seeing over and over lately in her practice is how sex addiction is playing a huge role in the family dyn...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Suzanne DeMallie, Guest Expert Today Tara welcomes a special guest expert, Suzanne DeMallie. Suzanne is a former Baltimore area teacher, now a speaker, child advocate and author. Research into her own son’s learning difficulties led her to author the Classroom Auditory Learning Issues resolution, adopted by the National PTA in July 2007. She is here today to talk about "Making Public Education a Better Choice." Tune in to listen to Suzanne's compelling st...
Jun 16, 2021•43 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Tara and Anna come together once again. Today Tara takes the role of teacher and imparts her extensive knowledge in co-parenting in this episode titled, “Co-parenting versus Parallel Parenting, What's the Difference?” In her years of working with separated and divorced clients, Tara has found that quite often people do not think about their co-parenting relationship and those that do, often come to her in need of extra support. Today she will sha...
Jun 09, 2021•15 min
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Armah Shiancoe, Educator & Author - guest expert Today our special guest is Mr. Armah Shiancoe, Anna's teacher. Mr. Shiancoe teaches Business & Technology and Marketing, and he advises Future Business Leaders of America. He is a speaker, youth advocate and coach in the community, and has just written a book called, Leadership is a Choice. We are talking today about how his life experiences have influenced his teaching style, on the topic ...
Jun 02, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Tara and Anna are flying solo and sharing their thoughts on today's topic, "Should I Force My Teen to Spend Time With Me?" As teens begin to grow up, what is the best way to have them connect with you AND should you as parents fight that battle to keep your them engaged with the family? Annas gives her teenage perspective on whether teens should be expected to spend time with their parents and how she sees her friends response to spendi...
May 26, 2021•23 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Pete Hodges, Restaurant Executive Tara and Anna welcome a very special guest today, Pete Hodges. Pete is the Director of Operations of a national restaurant brand and has come today to talk with us about how teens and young adults can present themselves to employers so they can get hired and become a valued employee. Because it has been such a big factor in our lives and employment, we started asking Pete how Covid-19 has affected hiring teens and kee...
May 19, 2021•45 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Tara and Anna host a great solo episode today about a question that Tara receives all the time from her clients--How do I get my kid to do their chores? Whether it's just not remembering to do them, or flat out saying "No, I am not going to do them," the topic of kids and chores can be a struggle in many homes. Tune in to hear Tara and Anna share how chores are handled in their home, Anna's take from a teenager's perspective -...
May 12, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Isis Bey-LCSW Tara and Anna are super excited to kick off Season 3 with a truly amazing guest; Ms. Isis Bey, LCSW and owner of Harmony Health, PLLC Therapeutic Services. Harmony Health is a behavioral health practice created to improve the mental health and overall well-being of those served in Charlotte, NC. Isis focuses on crisis intervention, assessment, individual, group and couples counseling. She is here today to talk to us about "Implicit ...
May 05, 2021•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 1
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Officer David Gomez, School Resource Officer Listen up PARENTS and TEENS, Tara and Anna are super excited to welcome Officer David Gomez, a school resource officer from Idaho City, ID. Tara has been following Officer Gomez on social media for a while now and she loves all of the great work he is doing providing tons of resources and tips about topics that impact teens, including the dangers of online behavior. Today their topic of discussion with him ...
Apr 07, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Cast: Dr. Tara Egan, host Anna, teen co-host Michelle McAnaney, Educational Consultant, owner of "The College Spy" Tara and Anna are super excited to welcome back Michelle McAnaney. Michelle is the owner of the The College Spy , a college admission consultation service designed to help students prepare, apply, and choose their "best-fit" college, and she has returned to talk to us on season two to discuss "Applying to College During COVID - Tips for Juniors and Seniors.&...
Mar 31, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Host: Dr. Tara Egan Co-host: Anna, teen daughter Today Tara and Anna are exploring the topic of spanking (or however you want to call it), physical discipline or corporal punishment. This topic has been very popular, actually controversial, and Tara and Anna discuss specifically - Is spanking an effective form of disciplining kids? Tara starts out by clearly defining what they are talking about when they say spanking. Spanking is considered physical punishment that typically involves hitting a c...
Mar 24, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Host: Dr. Tara Egan Co-host: Anna, teen daughter Tara and Anna welcome a terrific guest today, Faith Dulin, MA, LMFT. Faith is the owner of Harmony Psychotherapy in Charlotte, NC and joins the conversation to talk about healthy relationships and establishing boundaries. The subject is a two-fold, one it is important for parents to set healthy boundaries in their own lives AND be a role model and guide their children to set healthy boundaries in their lives. We started off by explaining what boun...
Mar 17, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Host: Dr. Tara Egan Co-host: Anna, teen Tara and Anna are back once again with a great episode discussing "The Real Care Baby Project" and Sex Education. For her Child Development class, Anna did a project where she had to bring home a " Real Care Baby" for the weekend and take care of it as if it was an actual baby. Listen in as Anna and Tara both share the humorous and educational experience of having this "Real Care Baby" all weekend. Anna may have ended up in te...
Mar 10, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Host: Dr. Tara Egan Co-host: Anna, teen daughter Guest Expert: Courtney Ycaza, LCAS, CCS, LPCS On our episode today, Tara and Anna welcome Tara's colleague and special guest, Courtney Ycaza, LCAS, CCS, LPCS. Courtney is a mentor of Tara's and her go to resource, she has extensive counseling experience, including working with adults that struggle with work life balance. She is here today to talk about Creating Work-Life Balance for all of you parents out there, especially during this ti...
Mar 03, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Host: Dr. Tara Egan Co-host: Anna, teen daughter Today we are discussing characteristics of screen addiction in kids and teens. Do you suspect your child or teen has a screen addiction? Tune in as Tara and Anna discuss the warning signs. Screens, such as those associated with cell phones, tablets, computers, and videos games, are designed to elicit a release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter in our brain, which results in a euphoric feeling and drives us to spend more and more time on screens. Tar...
Feb 24, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Host: Dr. Tara Egan Co-host: Anna, teen daughter Guest Expert: Dr. Kristin Daley, Licensed Psychologist, Diplomat of Behavior Sleep Medicine Today we welcome a fantastic guest, her name is Dr. Kristin Daley and she is a clinician at Base Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & Consultation in Charlotte, NC. She has a PHD in Clinical Health Psychology, and is a Specialist in Behavioral Sleep. She is the go to person for myself and my colleagues when we have a client that is really struggling with slee...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Host: Dr. Tara Egan Co-host: Anna, teen daughter Tara and Anna ( teen co-host & daughter) team up once again revisiting the topic of anxiety . This is such an important topic, that they plan on discussing it regularly and come at it from different perspectives each time. We can define anxiety as a persistent and uncontrollable worry, dread, or apprehension. The anxiety can be caused by an event, but doesn't need to be to linked to an event at all. Some times our brain can get into panic...
Feb 10, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Host: Dr. Tara Egan Co-host: Anna, teen daughter Guest Expert: Bea Cote, LCSW, LMFT Tara has a professional crush on Bea Cote, today's guest expert. Bea is here to talk about intimate partner abuse. She's the founder of Impact, LLC and Step Up to Family Safety , an organization created to provide services to abusers (typically men who who have physically and emotionally harmed others (typically their male or female romantic partners). Intimate partner abuse is a pattern of coercive con...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Dr. Tara Egan, co-host Anna, teenage co-host Do you ever wonder if your kid is just going through a phase and/or your family is not connected OR is it actually time to get professional help? I get asked this question quite often, so today Anna and I are going to delve into this subject a little bit. My goal is for families to know if getting a counselor or clinician is right for them or not. We cover: The signs that professional help would be beneficial for a family. The symptoms that mean that ...
Jan 27, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Host: Dr. Tara Egan Co-host: Anna, teen daughter Guest Expert: Mandi Zucker, Grief Recovery Specialist Today we welcome a fantastic guest, her name is Mandi Zucker and she is a Grief Recovery Specialist. Mandi is a former school social worker, the founder of Inner Harbor (a supportive program for grieving students) , and the host of a podcast called "The Mourning Meeting", for college students that have experienced loss. Mandi is here today to discuss supporting grieving teens. Many pe...
Jan 20, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Host: Dr. Tara Egan During this week's episode, Tara is solo because there is no way Anna can be included in an episode about stepmothers and not risk offending her own stepmother. So, she's sitting this one out. She'll be back next week. Research tells us that stepmotherhood is fundamentally different from stepfatherhood; in fact, it's much more challenging. We have a rep for being "evil," mainly due the messages sent by the media. And I'm a stepmother of FOUR...
Jan 11, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 8
