For anyone who has been parented, is a parent or dreams of being a parent, Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan teaches us all how to make the world a more loving, accepting and compassionate place -- one parent, one person and one child at a time. Every episode features a “Sitting Down with Dr. Dan” segment to help listeners discover ways to be the best version of themselves. With more than 25 years of experience as a psychologist, author and father, Dr. Dan Peters understands the key to raising h ...
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Gender Inclusive Fashion and Self-expression with Elizabeth Brunner
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Dr. Dan interviews Elizabeth Brunner, the Founder and CEO of StereoType, a disruptive kids' fashion brand that aims to break free from traditional gendered clothing by creating what she coined as "blended fashion" — a mix of girl and boy esthetics that are equal in value and defined by no one. On this episode, Dr. Dan and Elizabeth discuss why pare…
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Social media, grief, trauma, and violence with Dr. Desmond Patton
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Dr. Dan and public interest technologist, professor, and social worker Dr. Desmond Patton talk about his groundbreaking research exploring the relationship between social media and grief, trauma, gun violence, and loss — specifically how online communities can influence harmful offline behavior. UPenn Professor Dr. Desmond Patton is a leading exper…
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Creative Sound Play with Jazz Musician Hayes Greenfield
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Dr. Dan interviews award-winning jazz musician, composer, educator, and author Hayes Greenfield, founder of Creative Sound Play (CSP), a sound-based, generative learning system for Pre-K. The two discuss his book, Creative Sound Play for Young Learners, which invites educators to use sound-making as collaborative educational play and more. A jazz m…
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I’ve Tried Being Nice: Humor, Wisdom, and People-pleasing with Ann Leary
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Dr. Dan interviews author Ann Leary about her new collection of essays I’ve Tried Being Nice. With wit and candor, Ann Leary casts a wry backward glance at a life spent trying—and often failing—to be nice. She reveals to Dr. Dan how reaching a certain age finally put an end to her lifetime of people-pleasing. Today’s interview is filled with equal …
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Listen to our new Sitting Down with Dr. Dan episode! On today’s episode, Dr. Dan and Parent Footprint audio engineer (and #GirlDad) Phil answer your new listener questions about Disability Pride Month, summer jobs, racism, and more. Every month Dr. Dan answers questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan episodes …
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Eat & Flourish: How Food Supports Emotional Well-Being with Mary Beth Albright
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Dr. Dan interviews award-winning journalist Mary Beth Albright, a food expert with a wide-ranging experience – from food attorney to finalist on Food Network Star, to award-winning food journalist to Iron Chef competitor. Mary Beth’s cumulative knowledge, and her science-based understanding of how what we consume affects our physical and emotional …
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And That’s Okay: I’m Wired Differently with Erin Geddes
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Dr. Dan speaks to author Erin Geddes (who proudly looks at the world and life differently) about her mission is to support all kinds of families and all kinds of kids to celebrate viewing the world just a little bit differently. On this episode, Dr. Dan and Erin talk about her life story and her children’s book And That’s Okay: I’m Wired Differentl…
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The Screentime Solution: Becoming a Tech-Intentional Family with Emily Cherkin
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Dr. Dan interviews Emily Cherkin MEd. about her work with parents and schools about the tech-intentional approach to screen time. Dr. Dan and Emily discuss how Emily (known as The Screentime Consultant) empowers parents to understand and balance family screen time. As a mother of two and former teacher, Emily is intimately familiar with the dauntin…
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BONUS EPISODE #36: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about parenting in the summer and Parent Footprint celebrates an anniversary
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Our new Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episode is here and so is the summer heat and humidity! Dr. Dan and podcast producer Laura Rossi discuss all things summer today - from routines, anxiety, parent guilt, parent burnout, swim safety and more. We also celebrate our 3rd anniversary with Exactly Right. Happy Anniversary Parent Footprint fam! Each …
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Radical Resilience with Andy Garrett
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Dr. Dan has a new conversation with our memorable and impactful guest Andy Garrett to further discuss his work about identity, uncertainty, and creating a plan to live life on purpose. On this new episode, Dr. Andy talks to Dr. Dan about his ongoing work as the world’s leading authority on Radical Resilience. Andy asks: why, if we have all the hall…
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Lady to Lady: An Unfiltered Interview with Barbara, Brandie, and Tess
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Happy Exactly Right Anniversary to Parent Footprint! Dr. Dan celebrates our show’s 3 year anniversary on this new episode with the 3 hosts of Exactly Right’s Lady to Lady podcast: Babs Gray, Brandie Posey, and Tess Barker. Today Dr. Dan continues Parent Footprint’s tradition of interviewing Exactly Right podcast hosts. Our three guests laugh, riff,…
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Becoming Brave Together with Jessica Patay
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Dr. Dan interviews Jessica Patay, the Founder/Executive Director of We Are Brave Together (a supportive community for moms of children with disabilities), host of the podcast Brave Together with Jessica Patay, and author/editor of the new anthology Becoming Brave Together. Jessica Patay is mother to a 20-year-old son with Prader-Willi syndrome, a r…
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When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others with Elissa Strauss
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Dr. Dan interviews journalist Elissa Strauss about the powerful role caring for others plays in our lives and about her powerful book When You Care: The Unexpected Magic Of Caring For Others. What if we all started to care about care? Drawing on parenting and caregiving research and her own experiences as a mother, Elissa explains to Dr. Dan that c…
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Parenting a Child with Tourette Syndrome with Michele Turk
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Dr. Dan interviews author and journalist Michele Turk about her memoir What Makes Him Tic? A Memoir Of Parenting A Child With Tourette. When Michele Turk’s 11-year-old son, Michael, was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, she made it her mission to show him – and others – that he was so much more than the boy with tics who shouted obscenities hundred…
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BONUS EPISODE #35: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about stranger danger, the #tradwife trend and more.
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Our May Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episode is here! Dr. Dan and podcast producer Laura Rossi discuss these great parenting topics: stranger danger, the #tradwife trend, caffeine and our teens, and how to help kids handle losing. Each month Dr. Dan answers listener questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan …
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The Well-Lived Life with Dr. Gladys McGarey
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Dr. Dan speaks to the remarkable and inspiring Dr. Gladys McGarey, a true trailblazer at 103-years-young. Hailed as the Mother of Holistic Medicine, Dr. McGarey is the author of The Well-Lived Life: A 103-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age and a still-consulting doctor. At over one hundred years old, Dr. Gladys McGar…
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Losing Our Daughter and Finding Our Way with Myra Sack and Matt Goldstein
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Dr. Dan speaks to husband-and-wife Myra Sack and Matt Goldstein about Fifty-seven Fridays: Losing Our Daughter, Finding Our Way – their powerful memoir honoring the daughter they lost and chronicling their journey helping her live and die. At fifteen months old, Havi was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs, a fatal neurodegenerative disease that can be reveal…
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Stories about being an ADHD mom, a weird wife, and more with Comedian Ellie Hino
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Dr. Dan interviews Comedian Ellie Hino about parenting, ADHD, being a weird wife (!), and much more. Ellie is a self-described “super fun mom, a mediocre wife, and an all around delight.” Dr. Dan talks to Ellie about her silly, honest comedy and her take on the naked truths of married life and motherhood. Ellie Hino is a Minneapolis based stand-up …
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The Importance of Cleaning Our Trauma with Yemi Penn
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Dr. Dan and guest Yemi Penn discuss trauma (in all its forms) on today’s powerful, paradigm-shifting episode. Yemi Penn is an author, documentary producer, speaker, engineer, and fearless thought leader. In her work, she encourages us all to use our trauma as a catalyst for transformation instead of transference. Dr. Dan and Yemi talk about her mis…
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BONUS EPISODE #34: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about imaginative play, when teens close their doors, #TeacherTok, and more
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This is April’s Sitting Down With Dr. Dan bonus episode. Today Dr. Dan and audio engineer Phil Rossi talk about when your child’s imaginary play is worrisome, self-esteem, teens who want to be in their room alone with the door closed, and #TeacherTok on TikTok. Each month Dr. Dan answers listener questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on ou…
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On Our Best Behavior with Elise Loehnen
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Today Dr. Dan interviews Elise Loehnen – author of the instant New York Times Bestseller On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and The Price Women Pay to Be Good, host of the popular podcast Pulling The Thread, and frequent contributor to Oprah. Elise’s work and writing explores the ways the patriarchy lands in the bodies of women and embeds …
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Dr. Dan interviews the woman who's been described as "the Anna Wintour of motherhood” and one of the first “mommy bloggers” Jill Smokler! Jill launched Scary Mommy as a blog in 2008, sold her hugely successful platform in 2015 (to a media company), and recently launched She’s Got Issues, a new magazine and podcast geared towards women in their 40s …
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Psychology Meets Neurodiversity with Debra Brause
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Dr. Dan talks to Debra Brause, Psy.D., about neurodiversity including her work with parents raising neurodivergent children and working with autistic adults from a neuro-affirming perspective. They also discuss Debra’s Psychology Today essays which cover topics such as a child's new diagnosis, autism, and more. Debra Brause is a psychologist, neuro…
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Parenting Boys Peacefully with Tosha Schore
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Dr. Dan welcomes back guest Tosha Schore to talk about parenting boys. Tosha is an advocate who works with parents to care for themselves, connect with their boys deeply, set limits lovingly, and play wildly. Today’s episode is a follow-up episode to Tosha’s important work (featured in our episode in December 2018) advocating for boys. Tosha Schore…
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BONUS EPISODE #33: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about Nex Benedict and other parenting topics
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Trigger warning: sensitive material and discussion of death on this episode It’s March and this is the new Sitting Down With Dr. Dan bonus episode. Today Dr. Dan and podcast producer Laura Rossi talk about bored children, vacation routines, nesting parties, and a very serious topic: bullying and the tragic death of Nex Benedict. Each month Dr. Dan …
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