Raising Resilient Kids Podcast
If you are a parent, teacher or coach looking for ideas and strategies to help kids and teens build their resilience and achieve their potential in a healthy, fulfilling way - then this is the podcast for you! It takes a village to raise a healthy, resilient child and this podcast will give you, as members of your village, the tools to do exactly this.
Latest Episodes
Coming May 1st
8: How Today’s Technology is Impacting Your Child’s Social Development with Dr. Valerie Hill
Concerned that smartphones, social media and the extreme amount of structure in our children’s lives may be impacting their growth and development in a negative way? Well, our next podcast is just for you! Coming to Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube in May.
7: A Rubber Ducky & Cell Phone Alarm - Creative Ways to Build Resilience in Youth and Teens with Victoria Otto
If you are searching for creative ways to introduce resilience strategies to your students, athletes, musicians and own kids and teens, you will find a multitude of practical advice on this month’s podcast! Check it out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube.
6: Tips on Implementing Resiliency Strategies in the Classroom with 25-Year Teaching Veteran, Dawn Glassburn
If you are a teacher looking for tips on how to incorporate resiliency strategies in your classroom. Or a parent with a child that rolls their eyes when you encourage them to practice techniques to strengthen their mental health, 25-year teaching veteran Dawn Glassburn, has some great ideas for you! Check it out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube.
5: Got an Anxious Standardized Test Taker? Paul France has some ideas to help
If you have a child that battles with test anxiety or are searching for ideas on how to increase the independence and autonomy of the kids in your life, we have some great tips for you in this month’s podcast as we interview Paul France. Check it out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube.
4: Juilliard Teacher on How Kids Can Nail Those Auditions - Dr. Juna Bobby
If you are a music teacher, or have a child that plays an instrument, or participates in musicals or plays, you are not going to want to miss this episode as we interview Dr. Juna Bobby who teaches the Science of Resilience at Julliard and answer Riordan’s question about how to not let her nerves negatively impact her auditions. Check it out on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
3: The Michael Jordan of Child Resilience, Dr. Aude Henin
Dr. Aude Henin, co-founder and Co-Director of the Child Cognitive Behavior Program, Clinical Director of the Child Resiliency Program in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, joins the podcast this month! Check out all the great resilience tips for you and your kids on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
2: Resilience Tips from Psychiatric Nurse & Daughter, Elizabeth
You definitely need a lot of resilience to be a psychiatric nurse and deal with mental health patients 12 hours a day! In this episode we interview psychiatric nurse, and daughter of Tom, Elizabeth to find out what strategies she has found most useful in a high stress occupation like this. Check out the episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
1: Welcome to the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast!
What does a brick have to do with our new podcast? For that answer, as well as the who, what, where, when, why and how of the Raising Resilient Kids podcast, check out Episode #1 on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Submit a “Question of the Month”
Each month we select one question from a listener on the topics of building resilience, mindset, mental health, mental performance, managing stress and anxiety and similar topics. Then, to answer those questions, we seek out experts in the fields of psychology, education, athletics, entertainment, etc. - individuals with vast knowledge in these areas or who have experienced the same challenges, at the highest levels, and succeeded (AND some resilient kids themselves too).
If you have a question you would like answered by one of our expert guests, please submit the question using the form below.
Your Hosts: Brother-Sister Team Tom & Jeannie
Tom Klisiewicz
As Founder and President of Smart Health Wellness and Performance, Tom is dedicated to teaching youth and teens practices that build their resilience, strengthen their mental health and help them achieve success in all aspects of their lives. He has been an educator for over 25 years and is a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD). Tom has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is a guest faculty member at Harvard Medical School, and is a certified instructor of the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Benson-Henry Institute's Resilient Youth program. Tom has been married for over 25 years and has three children.
Jeannie Klisiewicz
Jeannie is a 4 time Emmy award winner for work as a producer and correspondent on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Jeannie is currently the creator and host of the preschool programing YouTube Channel, Happy You’re Here. She is an aunt to six kids and is the favorite child in the family.
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