Project Parenthood
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Stressed-out parent? Need a little help? Project Parenthood is your weekly guide to raising your kids with empathy while taking care of yourself, too. Host Dr. Nanika Coor is a clinical psychologist and respectful parenting advocate. She'll help you get a handle on toddler emotions, discipline your teens without punishment, and create more peace and collaboration in your home--all in just ten minutes a week.
- 12 minutes 29 seconds10 tips for parenting kids with ADHD (Reissue)
650. Parenting kids with ADHD can be a challenge. In this episode, which aired originally in October 2021, Dr. Nanika Coor explains ways that focusing on the quality of the parent-child relationship can not only improve your relationship with your child, but also help them develop the emotional and cognitive skills they’re missing.
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9 March 2026, 9:00 am - 12 minutes 58 secondsHow to tell your kids you’re getting divorced (Reissue)
673. Getting separated or divorced is stressful enough in itself, but telling the kids about it is a whole other stress ball of wax! In this episode from April 2022, Dr. Nanika Coor offers suggestions for communicating this difficult information to your children.
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2 March 2026, 10:00 am - 11 minutes 23 secondsHow to help your child learn good manners (Reissue)
676. Feel like cringing every time you witness another adult waiting in awkward silence for your child to say “Please” or “Thank you”—and it doesn’t happen? Dr. Nanika Coor explains how to handle these unsettling situations and how to help your child develop the ability to use appropriate social behavior at the appropriate times.
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23 February 2026, 10:00 am - 33 minutes 26 secondsRaising multi-racial kids with Dr. Jennifer Noble (Reissue)
706. Should multiracial children have to "choose a side"? Many feel pressured to pick just one identity, but it doesn't have to be that way. Dr. Nanika Coor and psychologist Dr. Jennifer Noble share essential strategies for parents to help their children embrace their full heritage and build a confident, inclusive racial identity.
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16 February 2026, 10:00 am - 11 minutes 27 secondsHow to listen so your child feels heard (Reissue)
670. Accurately understanding what your child thinks, from their point of view, means putting yourself in their shoes and looking at the world through their eyes. Dr. Nanika Coor explains how the skill of active listening, when practiced, can bolster your child’s well being and deepen the bond between you.
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9 February 2026, 10:00 am - 39 minutes 52 secondsTips for White parents raising Black children with Abby Hasberry (Reissue)
705. Are you a White parent raising a Black child? Wondering how to talk with them about the realities of race and what that means in the world? Dr. Nanika Coor talks with therapist Abby Hasberry to hear what White parents need to know about raising a Black child to have a healthy racial identity.
Find Abby Hasberry on the web:
https://www.greenhouseindy.com/abby-hasberry
https://www.instagram.com/d.e.a.r._abby/Find a transcript here.
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2 February 2026, 10:00 am - 11 minutes 4 secondsHow to ditch your people-pleasing-parenting (Reissue)
758. Instead of reacting with fight, flight, or freeze, some parents respond with fawning, a pattern of people-pleasing and appeasement in the face of conflict. As a fawning parent, you might prioritize maintaining harmony and avoid confrontation, even if it means sacrificing your own needs or values. This can make it difficult to assert boundaries, collaborate, or hold space for your child's emotions. In today's episode, Dr. Coor delves into the complexities of fawning, how your child's behavior can sometimes trigger intense emotional reactions and how you can begin to heal.
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26 January 2026, 10:00 am - 10 minutes 32 secondsDoes your child have an eating disorder? (Reissue)
712. Is your child a picky eater or are you dealing with something more serious? Dr. Nanika Coor explains four common eating disorders and how parents can help kids who are struggling with eating disturbances.
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19 January 2026, 10:00 am - 9 minutes 39 secondsRadically accept the child you have (Reissue)
656. In parenting and in life, you will experience countless challenging and upsetting situations that you just can't change. Radical acceptance can help you cope. Dr. Nanika Coor explains what radical acceptance is, how it can help when parenting gets hard, and 7 steps to putting it into action.
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12 January 2026, 10:00 am - 13 minutes 42 secondsTips for more connected parenting in the new year (Reissue)
701. Hoping to make some positive change in your parent-child relationship in the new year? Dr. Nanika Coor offers some ways to move toward becoming a more connected parent this year!
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5 January 2026, 10:00 am - 11 minutes 47 secondsShould I encourage my family to make New Year’s resolutions?
816. Should you help your family set New Year’s resolutions, or does that pressure do more harm than good? In this episode, Dr. Nanika Coor explores how to approach the new year through the idea of right relationship, offering parents grounded ways to reflect, reset, and grow together without shame, coercion, or perfectionism.
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Sources:
https://www.soiltjp.org/blog/new-years-resolutions-and-practicing-accountability
https://bob-lynn.medium.com/beyond-resolutions-reimagining-renewal-in-the-modern-age-2efe973fbe0e
Related Project Parenthood episodes:
How to reduce parental stress with mindfulness
Calm your nervous system to calm your child
How to assert your own needs with your childDr. Coor’s related blogs:
Low-Pressure Parenting: A Universal Approach to Family Mental Wellness
Break Free: Parent Intensives Revitalize TherapyFind a transcript here.
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