URJ Podcasts

Dr. Shana Erenberg: Planning Ahead

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:56:00 GMT

What will the future hold for my child with special needs?

Dr. Shana Erenberg: Explaining Special Needs to Others

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT

How to talk about special needs to family and friends.

Dr. Shana Erenberg: The Importance of Friends

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:34:00 GMT

Addressing the social-emotional needs of children with special needs.

Dr. Shana Erenberg: Special Needs Education

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:25:00 GMT

Where we've come from and where we're going.

Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg: Strategies that Will Save Your Teen

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:40:00 GMT

New strategies for supporting your teen.

Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg: Let's Talk about Stress

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:25:00 GMT

Where stress comes from and what kind of damage it can do.

Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg: Coping with Life's Pressures

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:07:00 GMT

Helping kids cope by letting them solve their own problems.

Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg: Fostering Resilience

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:53:00 GMT

Outlining the seven ingredients human beings need to be resilient.

Dr. Richard Weissbourd: Why All Parents Need Each Other

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:22:00 GMT

Finding mentors that parent differently that we do.

Dr. Richard Weissbourd: The Moral Development of Parents

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:42:00 GMT

How being friends with our kids can hamper their moral development.

Dr. Richard Weissbourd: Be Happy or Be Good?

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:31:00 GMT

Overemphasizing happiness at the expense of goodness.

Dr. Paula Brody: Interfaith Parenting

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:13:00 GMT

Raising Jewish children in an interfaith family.

Challenge Success: Cheating and Purpose

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:01:00 GMT

Why kids cheat when they know it's wrong.

Challenge Success Discussion Guide

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:45:00 GMT

Challenge Success: Redefining Sunday School

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:25:00 GMT

The importance of unstructured time and ways to reinvigorate religious school.

Challenge Success: Where Did You Get In?

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:30:00 GMT

How to Respond and Reflect Your Values, Find Friends and Educate Others.

Challenge Success: What's in an A?

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:06:00 GMT

Challenging notions of success for teens in school.

Lori Day: Let's Talk About Special Needs

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:42:00 GMT

What parents are feeling, and what educators need to know.

Dr. Edward Hallowell Discussion Guide

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:00:00 GMT

Lori Day: Bullying: Who's to Blame?

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:35:00 GMT

How to handle bullying at school.

Guidelines for Facilitators

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:45:00 GMT

These guidelines will help the organizer to plan how, when and where to convene the group and who to include. Also included are ideas of how to effectively facilitate a discussion among parents.

General Questions for Discussion

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:48:00 GMT

Some podcasts have discussion guides specific to that podcast. Browse the expert pages to find them. You can also use the blog posts as jumping off points for discussion. Or, here are some general questions that could be used with any podcast.

P's (Parent Support) in a Pod

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:41:00 GMT

This short article describes how one educator uses the podcasts as a basis for discussion groups.

Adele Faber Discussion Guide

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:16:00 GMT

Turn the Parenting Podcasts into a Jewish Parenting Discussion Group

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:15:00 GMT

Lori Day: Technology: Bringing Us Together or Keeping Us Apart?

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:34:00 GMT

Parenting 2.0.

Rabbi Edythe Mencher: A Time to Weep

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:37:00 GMT

Talking about tragedy.

Lori Day: Looking Back, Looking Forward

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:33:00 GMT

Being a parent in today's world, what's important and what's not.

Moving Traditions: Mentors and Space to Grow

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:57:00 GMT

Advice for parents of teens and what the Jewish community can provide.

Moving Traditions: Today I Am a Man

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:44:00 GMT

Growing Jewish teenagers into Jewish men and women.

Alfie Kohn: Raising Problem Solvers

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:16:00 GMT

Teaching kids to negotiate relationships.

Alfie Kohn: Giving the Benefit of the Doubt

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:15:00 GMT

Trusting Children to Make the Right Choices.

Alfie Kohn: The Problem with Carrots and Sticks

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:33:00 GMT

'Working with' rather than 'doing to' children.

Dr. Carol Dweck: Mindset and Empathy

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 23 May 2011 12:18:00 GMT

How a growth mindset makes you kinder to yourself and others.

Dr. Carol Dweck: A Growth Mindset and Process Praise

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 09 May 2011 12:04:00 GMT

The dos and don'ts of praising children.

Jonathan "J.C." Cohen: Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah...

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:48:00 GMT

How summer camp builds strong kids and families.

Sharon Morton: The Gift of Grandparents

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:04:00 GMT

The Moral Legacy of Grandparents.

Dr. Wendy Mogel: Teaching to Swim Without a Pool

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:33:00 GMT

Parental Over-Involvement and Children's Self-Sufficiency

Dr. Wendy Mogel: Dead Goldfish

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:57:00 GMT

How to talk to young children about death.

Dr. Wendy Mogel: The Pain of Raising Children

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:22:00 GMT

The challenges of raising teenagers.

Dr. Edward Hallowell: Mistakes Good Parents Make

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:18:00 GMT

Part four of his discussion about the five steps to creating a happy childhood and raising a happy adult.

Dr. Edward Hallowell: Playing as Teaching

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:17:00 GMT

Part three of his discussion about the five steps to creating a happy childhood and raising a happy adult.

Dr. Edward Hallowell: The Power of Connection

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:16:00 GMT

Part two of his discussion about the five steps to creating a happy childhood and raising a happy adult.

Dr. Edward Hallowell: What We Know about Raising Happy People

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:15:00 GMT

Part one of his discussion about the five steps to creating a happy childhood and raising a happy adult.

Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso: The Power of Quiet Moments and Family Traditions

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:12:00 GMT

Part three of her discussion about techniques, challenges and rewards of keeping the conversation about God open with our children.

Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso: The Importance of Stories, Modeling and Questioning in Building Children's Spiritual Selves

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:11:00 GMT

Part two of her discussion about techniques, challenges and rewards of keeping the conversation about God open with our children.

Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso: How to Open The Conversation About God With Your Child

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:09:00 GMT

Part one of her discussion about techniques, challenges and rewards of keeping the conversation about God open with our children.

Adele Faber: Damage the Little Word 'But' Can do

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:06:00 GMT

Part six of her discussion about the approach to parent-child communication.

Adele Faber: Problem Solving With Young Children

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:05:00 GMT

Part five of her discussion about the approach to parent-child communication.

Adele Faber: Messing Up: The Values of T'Shuvah and Menshlichkeit

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:05:00 GMT

Part four of her discussion about the approach to parent-child communication.

Adele Faber: Modeling and Spousal Relationships

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:03:00 GMT

Part three of her discussion about the approach to parent-child communication.

Adele Faber: Time Outs: When They do and Don't Work

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:02:00 GMT

Part two of her discussion about the approach to parent-child communication.

Adele Faber: Power of Acknowledging Children's Feelings

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Part one of her discussion about the approach to parent-child communication.

Dr. Wendy Mogel: The Singing Test

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:54:00 GMT

Ways to nurture our children's talents.

Dr. Wendy Mogel: Red Washcloths

webmaster@urj.org (URJ) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:29:00 GMT

Ways to prepare our children for the world by NOT overprotecting them.