Election Day and Beyond (TMBMS042)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. Today is election day and the person who will serve as our next president will be decided. While this election season has been very challenging for many people, what comes next could be equally frustrating. On today’s show we talk about how to handle winning and losing in a game that we do not completely control. Read More
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
Time Change and Your Mental Health (TMBMS041)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. We have joked over the last few weeks about the time change that occurred this past weekend. But did you know that there is some evidence suggesting that time changes are bad for our mental health? On today’s show we talk about some of the problems associated with “springing” ahead or “falling” back an hour. Read More
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
When Children Refuse (TMB111)
Earlier this week, on our morning show, we talked about the challenges parents face to make their children do something that that they simply do not want to do. Whether it is homework, chores, or even going to bed, some children dig their feet in and adamantly refuse to do what the parent is asking of them. When the child is young, the parent can be more controlling, but what do we do as our children get older, bigger, and stronger?
Read More
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
Set a Goal to Prepare for the Week Ahead (TMBMS040)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. We all look forward to the weekend. Time off from work to relax, refresh, and rejuvenate. However, the decompression that we love from the weekend often makes Mondays all the more difficult. Today we talk about the motivation that is created when you take five minutes on Sunday evening to set one important goal for the week. Read More
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
Sometimes You Must Say No (TMBMS039)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. Are you the type of person who takes on everything offered to you? Are you the type of person who wants everyone to like you? Or are you the type of person who wants to make everyone else happy? If so, then you are probably one who has a very difficult time saying “No.” Today, we talk about the importance of protecting yourself from overwork and extended obligations by setting limits for yourself. Read More
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
Can You MAKE Your Child Do Something? (TMBMS038)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. Parenting is a very difficult job. While there are times when everything is great, there are other times when we have to get our children to do something that they simply do not want to do. In this podcast, we respond to a listener question about how a parent can make a child do something that he is refusing to do. Read More
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
Beware of the Google (TMBMS037)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. There is a lot of information available at your finger tips. Cures and treatments for almost every condition or symptom that you could possibly experience. But how do you know what is real and what is not? This morning we talk about ways to help you wade through the noise and find the treatments that could work for you. Read More
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
Halloween Safety (TMBMS036)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. Today is Halloween, a day of fun and fantasy for children and adults alike. However, for years we have been reminded of the dangers associated with walking door-to-door, asking for tricks or treats. On this show we review safety tips for parents and children venturing out this evening. Read More
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
The Futility of Arguing with Teens (TMB110)
As our children become teenagers, they begin to voice their opinions and insist on being heard. As one would expect, this often leads to disagreements and conflict. As parents, though, we must find a way to avoid the common pitfall of being drawn into futile arguments that result in nothing more than frustration, anger, and punishment.
Read More
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
When to Answer Why (TMBMS035)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. Children ask lots of questions; and “Why?” seems to be among their favorite. While we typically encourage parents to provide developmentally appropriate answers to most questions, there are times when their “Why” questions are problematic. Today we discuss how parents should avoid the trap of the “perpetual whys.” Read More
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS