It's A Grand Life Podcast
Featured Episodes
Anxiety in Children and
Guidelines For Social Media Use
Managing Bullies
Anxiety in children has been increasing, particularly during and after the pandemic. While there are many potential reasons for anxiety, social media use impacts mental health. In this episode Dr. Julie Braciszewski of Monarch Behavioral Therapy provides insight on how to help children with anxiety and tools to assist with social media use and engagement. Join Craig Nash as he meets for the second of a 2 part series with Dr. Braciszewski on It’s a Grand Life podcast.
Children raised by grandparents and kinship caregivers are often subjected to bullying at school and in sports. The goal of any bully is to get you to battle back. There are much less combative ways to handle bullying. Providing children with tools to handle bullying situations is key to have at a young age. Kimber Bishop-Yanke joins Craig Nash to discuss bullying in this IAGL interview.
Poverty Prevention
Grand Family Advice
Poverty can hit quickly. The simple fact is many people are 1 missed paycheck away from it. Cyndi Pettit of Neighborhood House joins Craig Nash to explain how they're helping do what they can to keep people from falling into poverty in this IAGL Episode. Neighborhood House started with 8 churches in 1968 and has grown to something much larger today.
Craig Nash sits down with author and psychotherapist Elaine K. Williams to gather more great advice for Grand Families. This includes understanding the grandchild has dealt with adversity and how the grandparent can provide love, establish boundaries, and share their values and beliefs. And one of the most important takeaways? Don't forget to take care of yourself too!
Foster Kinship
Balanced Digital Diet
Ali Caliendo, PhD started with a small goal to help people locally in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has now grown to where she's offering advice on kinship (and foster) care to folks around the country. Listen to her explain in this IAGL interview with Craig Nash.
Managing the digital diet of your Grands is just as important as the food diet. Ever hear of digital veggies? Or digital candy? All screen time is not equal – video games, social media, smart phones - all have different types of content and uses of these technologies. Author Arlene Pellicane sits down with Craig Nash to discuss further in this compelling IAGL interview.