Evolutionary Parenting Podcast
ਚੈਨਲ ਵਿਸਥਾਰ
Evolutionary Parenting Podcast
Podcast by Tracy Cassels
ਹਾਲੀਆ ਐਪੀਸੋਡ
66 ਐਪੀਸੋਡEp. 65: How can nurture transform your parenting and your child?
When we think about raising our children, we often all have ideas of what is best and what we want to do. Not always are we able to achieve those goa...
Ep. 64: How Is Breastfeeding Portrayed in Literature in Different Cultures?
Normalizing breastfeeding is an ongoing battle in some Western cultures. Even when someone starts out breastfeeding, many report not being able to me...
Ep. 63: How do we reconcile early intervention for Autism with neurodiversity?
Our understanding and acceptance of Autism has evolved over the years towards a greater awareness of what we call neurodiversity - broadly, the idea t...
Ep. 62: What do we really know about Crying It Out?
As we know, sleep is one of the most talked-about topics for new parents. None of them are getting enough, and everyone is worried about it. In West...
Ep. 61: How does parental presence and contact affect children's stress and sleep?
Bedtime. It's one of the biggest struggles parents face. Everyone is tired, we just want our kids to calm and go to sleep. But how does our bedtime...
Ep. 60: How can we raise anti-racist children?
Raising good humans is hard. We all worry about if we're doing best and we don't always know how to do it. This is especially true when we start tou...
Ep. 59: Does the Sleep Training Research Apply To All?
External validity. It's a topic that many of us don't really talk about. It's the idea that certain research findings only apply to certain groups....
Ep. 58: How can we support LGBTQ+ parents?
When it comes to parenting, there are thousands of books with myriad bits of advice for soon-to-be-parents and those who are already parents and facin...
Ep. 57: What happens to the couple when they become parents?
Welcome back after our break and I hope you enjoyed the last few weeks and maybe even used that time to check out some of our older episodes that alwa...
Ep. 56: What are the long-term outcomes associated with a state-run pre-K program?
For ages, policy makers have been pushing earlier education for children. In many previous studies, these have been found to be very helpful for fami...
Ep. 55: What do we know about a child's sensitivity to their environment?
Orchid or dandelion? Highly sensitive or relatively robust? These are some of the ways that we have conceptualized the concept of how sensitive a ch...
Ep. 54: How can we assess the effects of prenatal stress on child outcomes?
I'll be honest that I don't know of a single pregnancy that didn't involve some level of stress. I think the entire act of carrying a baby and everyt...
Ep. 53: Can maternal separation explain postpartum depression?
Postpartum depression is associated with a host of negative outcomes for mothers and babies alike, yet we still have very little understanding of the...
Ep. 52: How does media use affect our kids and what can we do about it?
One of the more difficult topics for many families these days has to do with media use. We are a tech-heavy society and that extends downwards to our...
Ep. 51: What is 'Uspavani' and how can it help us support our children's sleep?
When you think about your child's sleep, what are the words that often come to mind? I know in Western cultures, we often hear "independence", "self-...
Ep. 50: What are the experiences and beliefs of fathers who identify as attachment parents?
In the realm of parenting - especially attachment parenting - the focus has been on mothers. In fact, if you go to any attachment parenting group - o...
Ep. 49: What do we know about sleep and SIDS?
As we kick off Season 2 of the podcast, we're going to dive into the research on an area that often brings fear to new parents - rightfully - that of...
Ep. 48: Fathering Series: From Mountain Gorillas to Humans, What Matters in Fathering?
I would first like to welcome you to the final episode of this season. I am thankful to all of you who listen and give me hope that there are still t...
Ep. 47: Fathering Series: What does systemic racism look like when researching families of colour?
When we look at research, especially in the realm of development, we tend to focus on things like resilience, struggles families face, and so on. Thi...
Ep. 46: Fathering Series: What Makes Good Fathers? (Part 2)
This week we continue our conversation with Dr. Lee Gettler, discussing his research which has advanced our knowledge on fathering across cultures and...
Ep. 45: Fathering Series Part 1: What Makes Good Fathers?
Let's be honest - when we talk about parenting, we're often talking about mothering. Most of the research on raising kids is based on mothers. Mothe...
Ep. 44: What have been the effects of COVID on Parents' Mental Well-Being?
We are almost two years into a global pandemic and many families have struggled to find a new normal. Some people seem to have found a new normal tha...
Ep. 43: How does our stress response develop in response to early childhood adversity?
Stress is a hot topic today with many people worrying about the degree of stress they face daily. We know stress in our adult lives is a problem, but...
Ep. 42: How can families navigate and overcome a NICU experience?
One of the more terrifying events for any parent is seeing their child born and rushed off to the NICU. Though we might talk about how it's so much b...
Ep. 41: How do marginalized parents experience parenting in Western cultures?
Too often we look at parenting practices and our judgment of them in absolute terms. I know I myself have been guilty of this. Sometimes it's warran...
Ep. 40: Can co-sleeping help prevent SIDS? Part 2
Welcome back to Week 2 with Dr. James McKenna as we continue our conversation into SIDS, colic, breathing, and how our closeness to our babies can pro...
Ep. 39: Can co-sleeping help prevent SIDS? Part 1
I want to mention some things that parents of young babies have to think about. They often think about:
* Where their baby sleeps
* Why...
Ep. 38: What kind of parenting helps children develop emotion regulation?
We all want our kids to be able to regulate themselves, don't we? It feels like one of the main goals of parenting is how we are able to help get our...
Ep. 37: Can Babywearing Help with Mother-Infant Relationships?
Babywearing is still somewhat fringe in our society, despite being exactly how babies have been kept close to parents for most of human history. I me...
Ep. 36: What are the effects of birth trauma on the birthing parent and child?
When you think back to your birth, do you recall it fondly? The way they say you're supposed to feel about this momentous moment? Or do you try to b...
Ep. 35: How can we help (or be helped) with perinatal mental health struggles?
When we get pregnant and are expecting our first child, most people don't see this as a time to worry that their mental health is going to go downhill...
Ep. 34: How can we balance our infant's biological sleep with a parent's need for sleep?
If you've listened here before you will know that the research doesn't support the idea that extinction sleep training methods, like crying it out or...
Ep. 33: How does Montessori differ from modern-traditional education?
When we think about education, most of us think about our experience with what we might call modern-traditional schooling: classes by grade, a teacher...
Ep. 32: What is the Evolved Nest and how can it help us thrive?
"It's just the way it is!"
"Progress is always good"
These are the sentiments that many people feel about the way our society and culture...
Ep. 31: What are the myths we're told about nursing beyond infancy?
When you thought about nursing, did you think about how long it would go? Did you think, "I will absolutely be done by one because that's old enough"...
Ep. 30: How do we navigate our parenting decisions within our cultural framework?
From the moment a family is expecting their first child, decisions are made about how that relationship is going to work, decisions that don't always...
Ep. 29: What is the relationship between feeding and sleep in infancy?
"You must breastfeed!" says the medical professional.
"Don't you dare sleep with your baby!" says the same medical professional.
The te...
Ep. 28: Why should breastfeeding grief and trauma matter?
Although not every parent chooses to, many report wanting to breastfeed or chestfeed their child. Our Western society likes to promote this with slog...
Ep. 27: What about the forgotten tweens?
When we first become parents there are tons of books and advice for us to follow in the baby years and even the toddler years. As our kids age, howev...
Ep. 26: Why is male infant circumcision a human rights issue? (Part 2)
Welcome back to part two of my talk with Brian Earp. If you haven't listened yet to last week's episode, I strongly suggest you do because some of wh...