Family Dialogues

Family Dialogues

Hosted by: Dr. Taniesha Burke

When love feels strained, kids are struggling, and your home feels divided, it’s easy to wonder if peace and joy are still possible. The Family Dialogues Podcast reminds you they are. Each episode is a guide back to...

Episodes

Helping Picky Eaters Try New Foods Without Mealtime Pressure with Dr. Andrea Hartmann

Season #2

How can parents help a selective or picky eater expand their food choices without turning every meal into a struggle? In this episode, Prof. Andrea Hartmann explains why the first priority is ensuring that children...
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How Your Adult Attachment Style Shapes Your Parenting with Annette Kussin

Season #2

In this powerful episode, Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks with Annette Kussin, author of Secure Parent, Secure Child, about how adult attachment styles shape parenting, emotional regulation, and the parent-child...
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Why Parenting Feels So Hard: Tim Carney on Family-Unfriendly Culture, Overscheduled Kids & Raising Resilient Children

Season #2

In this episode of Family Dialogues, Dr. Burke speaks with Tim Carney, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, columnist at the Washington Examiner, father of six, and author of Family Unfriendly and...
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Raising Independent Teens: How to Stop Overparenting and Build Confidence with Cindy Muchnick

Season #2

In this episode, Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks with Cindy Muchnick, education expert, former college admissions professional, and author of The Parent Compass, about how parents can raise confident, capable, and...
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Capturing Your Parents’ Stories Before It’s Too Late with Neil Taylor

Season #2

What if the greatest family heirloom is not a photo album, recipe, or piece of jewelry, but the sound of your parent’s voice telling their life story? In this episode of Family Dialogues, Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks...
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Is Mouth Breathing Affecting Your Child’s Sleep, Behavior & Jaw Development? | Dr. Sandra Kahn

Season #2

What if your child’s snoring, mouth breathing, crowded teeth, restless sleep, bedwetting, or attention struggles were connected? In this episode of Family Dialogues, Dr. Sandra Kahn, orthodontist and author of Jaws:...
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Childhood Money Wounds: How They Shape Your Family, Marriage & Wealth | Dr. Nicole B. Simpson

Season #2

Money problems are often blamed on poor budgeting, but what if the deeper issue is financial trauma?  In this powerful episode, Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks with Dr. Nicole B. Simpson, Certified Financial Planner, CEO of...
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Boys, Girls, and the Brain: What Parents Need to Know About Movement, Focus, and Learning | Dr. Michael Gurian

Season #2

In this episode, Dr. Michael Gurian shares brain-based insights into how boys and girls may experience learning, movement, focus, and behavior differently. The conversation explores why some children struggle in...
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Parental Burnout Signs: Why You Feel Angry, Exhausted & Overwhelmed | Dr. Claire Plumbly

Season #2

Burnout is more than feeling tired. For many parents, it can look like snapping at their children, feeling emotionally numb, struggling to make decisions, doomscrolling, overshopping, or moving through the day on...
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Why Parents Snap: Polyvagal Theory, Parenting Triggers & Co-Regulation | Deb Dana

Season #2

In this episode of Family Dialogues, Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks with Deb Dana, author of Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory, about how parents can better understand stress, emotional...
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How to Raise Confident Girls Who Set Boundaries & Trust Themselves | Kate Rope

Season #2

In this powerful episode of Family Dialogues, Dr. Burke speaks with award-winning journalist and author Kate Rope about how parents can raise girls who trust themselves, set healthy boundaries, express emotions...
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Your Spouse Isn't Lazy, Selfish, or Unloving. They Have ADHD | Melissa Orlov

Season #2

When ADHD shows up in a marriage, it can often be misunderstood as laziness, selfishness, unreliability, or a lack of care. In this episode of Family Dialogues, Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks with ADHD relationship expert...
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