Project Parenthood

Sometimes the things that you find difficult to do for your child are even harder to do for yourself. In this episode, Dr. Nanika Coor talks about ways to help your child develop emotional regulation by working on your own—using self-compassion. Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Nanika Coor. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a parenting question? Email Dr. Coor at parenthood@quickand...

The pending arrival of a second child means life is about to change in a major way. Dr. Nanika Coor offers tips for helping you and your eldest child adjust to this new reality. Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Nanika Coor. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a parenting question? Email Dr. Coor at parenthood@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail at 646-926-3243. Find Project Par...

What can you do when you’re worried about your child’s weight? How does a parent avoid passing down intergenerational patterns of body shaming? In this episode, Dr. Nanika Coor responds to a parent who is struggling to support their child’s healthy body image. Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Nanika Coor. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a parenting question? Email Dr. Coor at pare...

Summertime means more quality time with your kids—and potentially more opportunities for kid shenanigans! In this episode, Dr. Nanika Coor shares parenting hacks for reducing family stress and setting yourself and the kids up for success. Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Nanika Coor. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a parenting question? Email Dr. Coor at parenthood@quickanddirtyti...

In this episode, Dr. Nanika Coor shares tips for ‘inoculating’ BIPOC LGBTQIA+ kids against the slings and arrows of growing up amidst the ‘viruses’ of the gender binary, heteronormativity, and white supremacy. Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Nanika Coor. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a parenting question? Email Dr. Coor at parenthood@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail a...

Dr. Nanika Coor shares tips for talking to kids about the ways that the Black Freedom Movement—from the abolitionist movement in the 1800s to the Black Power Movement in the 1960s and 1970s—inspired many future movements—including the LGBTQIA+ liberation movement.  Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Nanika Coor. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a parenting question? Email Dr. Coor at...

The theme for NYC Pride Month is “Strength in Solidarity”, reflecting the power and resiliency of the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies. In this episode, Dr. Nanika Coor shares ways that LGBTQIA+ parents can help their kids thrive while facing unique challenges. Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Nanika Coor. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a parenting question? Email Dr. Coor at pa...

The theme for NYC Pride Month is “Strength in Solidarity,” reflecting the power and resiliency of the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies. In this episode, Dr. Nanika Coor explores ways to create an emotionally safe environment for your LGBTQIA+ child that enhance resilience-building factors in the face of real-world obstacles to their healthy development.  Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Nanika...

Have you noticed your child having outsized reactions to changes in their environment? Does your child seem to have an aversion to light, noise, or certain fabrics or textures? Are you constantly being crashed into by your child who doesn’t seem to have a sense of where they end and other people begin? If so, your child might have sensory processing disorder or SPD. In this episode Dr. Nanika Coor...

Are you a parent dealing with an overwhelming fear of failure and not-good-enough-ness? If so, you might be struggling with perfectionism. In this episode, Dr. Nanika Coor explores the challenges of being a perfectionist parent, how it can impact both you and your child, and ideas for creating a less perfectionistic environment within which your child can thrive.  Project Parenthood is hosted by D...

Finding it difficult to use respectful parenting tools? If your relationship with your child is adversarial, you may need to repair your relationship first. Dr. Nanika Coor offers tips for repairing your bond to help lay the foundation for respectful parenting tools. (Originally aired on October 18, 2021.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you learn that your child has executive functioning deficits that need strengthening, it can feel confusing and overwhelming. How do you know when your child’s lagging EF skills are getting in the way? What are good ways to help? In this episode, Dr. Nanika Coor explains what executive functioning is and everyday fun and useful ways to help your child improve their capacities to think before...

Understanding how your particular child’s temperament interacts with their environment—and you are your child’s environment—helps you set them up for success and increases opportunities for positive interactions. In this episode, Dr. Nanika Coor explains how leaning into your child’s temperament can help you lower resistance and increase calm and cooperation. Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Na...

Happy Autism Acceptance Month! Did you know that many people’s idea of autism is that it only occurs in boys—who don’t make eye contact, who are obsessed with cars or trains, and who have superior intelligence? While that does describe some autistic people, it leaves out the wide range of experiences in the autism continuum. In this episode, Dr. Nanika Coor talks about the regularity with which au...

Whether you are a (reluctant) climbing wall for your baby, or your toddler has started yelling “Don’t touch me!” your response will plant the seeds for body autonomy. Dr. Nanika Coor explains how to foster an early understanding of consent. (Originally published August 14th, 2021.) Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Nanika Coor. A transcript is available at Quick and Dirty Tips. Have a parenting...

Did you know that many people who meet criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are commonly misdiagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and vice versa? It makes sense because both conditions share some characteristics. Dr. Nanika Coor explains some of the similarities and differences between the two conditions. Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Nanika Coor. A transcript...

At the end of your rope trying to parent your ADHD child? Wondering if punishment helps? Dr. Coor explains what punishment is, how it affects kids with ADHD, and parenting strategies you can use to create a relational atmosphere within which your ADHDer can thrive. Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Nanika Coor. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a parenting question? Email Dr. Coor at...

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.  Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Nanika Coor. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a parenting question? Email Dr. Coor at parenthood@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail at 64...

Does your child engage in cringe-worthy behavior when playing games? Dr. Nanika Coor offers tips for encouraging good sportsmanship if your kiddo is a sore loser or gloating winner kiddo. Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Nanika Coor. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a parenting question? Email Dr. Coor at parenthood@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail at 646-926-3243. Find P...

March 13 is National Napping Day, and in honor of the call to get a little more rest, Dr. Nanika Coor shares insights from Tricia Hersey’s recent book, Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto . You’ll hear about the importance of slowing down and resting, rest as a political act of resistance, the harmful messages American parents inevitably ingest about rest, and how parents may unintentionally pass thos...

When you’re hoping your child will change their behavior for the better, it can be easy to double down on nagging, pleading, and lecturing your child in an effort to convince your child to see things the way you see things. Unfortunately, you might notice that this doesn’t get you very far. The more you push, the more resistant and defensive your child becomes! Dr. Nanika Coor offers some tips for...

When raising a child who is living with the intersectionality of being both Black and neurodivergent—having a diagnosis of dyslexia, autism or ADHD, for instance—it can be hard to discern whether the barriers to physical and social access are due to race or to neurodivergence. In this episode, Dr. Nanika Coor talks with psychiatrist Dr. Loucresie Rupert to give parents tips for dealing with the in...

Black parents and other parents of color don’t have the privilege of not preparing their children for the experience of anti-Blackness and racism. Dr. Nanika Coor talks with psychologist Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson to get some tips for Black parents hoping to inoculate their children against racial bias, microaggressions, and harmful stereotypes. Find Dr. Anderson on the web: https://www.rianaelyse.c...

Multiracial children are often pressured to choose only one of their ethnic or racial identities with which to identify. Dr. Nanika Coor talks with psychologist Dr. Jennifer Noble to get some tips for parents hoping to raise their multiracial child to have a healthy racial identity that includes all of their family ancestries.  Project Parenthood is hosted by Dr. Nanika Coor. Find Dr. Jennifer Nob...

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....