Raising Me
How many times as a parent or caregiver have you stressed out not knowing how to handle a situation? (Ran out of fingers and toes to count here!) Questions about curfews, social media rules, whether we are being too strict or not strict enough, or even dealing with a toddler meltdown can make us worry if we're doing or saying the right things. The reality is even the moms, dads, caregivers who look like they have it figured out really don’t. There is so much self-doubt that comes with being a parent. We don’t get a ‘How To’ guide after all. Each week on Raising Me, Emmy-award winning journalist and mom of 3 Adrienne Stein will talk with the experts about what we’re all navigating with our children. Things like dealing with bullies, fear around school threats, figuring out how and when to effectively discipline, and how to talk with our kids about money, especially when difficult choices need to be made. We'll learn simple and practical ways to be a better parent and person. Follow along for the new episode dropping every Tuesday morning. Welcome to Raising Me!
Episodes
September 17, 2024 • 30 mins
In this episode of Raising Me, political reporter and podcast host Ben Margiott discusses how he became passionate about covering politics and offers guidance on simplifying complex political topics for kids. Parenting can be confusing and frustrating, especially when dealing with topics no one prepared us for - like explaining politics to children. Adrienne and Ben talk about how politics impacts our everyday lives, from roads to ...
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September 10, 2024 • 48 mins
Sigma, Skibidi, Rizz, Ohio, Aura. If you’ve heard those words around your house and thought, “Say what now?!”, you’re not alone.
This week on Raising Me we’re diving into the ever-evolving slang of today with a special guest, Philip Lindsay. "Mr. Lindsay" as he’s known by his students and hundreds of thousands of social media followers, is a youth pastor turned middle school special education math teacher turned social media star w...
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September 3, 2024 • 33 mins
Welcome to Season 2 of Raising Me!
Sibling rivalry is a challenge nearly every parent faces. It’s the stuff that can turn a peaceful home into a battlefield, leaving parents feeling stressed and frustrated. Whether it's fighting over the last cookie, the TV remote, or just who gets the most attention, sibling rivalry can test even the most patient among us.
But here’s the good news: you’re not alone, and sibling rivalry isn’t all b...
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August 27, 2024 • 38 mins
In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain and introducing you to the people behind this podcast—parents just like you, navigating the ups and downs of raising a family while trying to figure it all out as they go.
Our team consists of three people: Megan Littlefield, Nate Eldridge, and Adrienne Stein. Together, we represent diverse parenting experiences, with children ranging from little ones just starting kindergarten to you...
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August 20, 2024 • 27 mins
This week, we're taking another look at an earlier episode - The Sandwich Generation.
Raising Me host Adrienne Stein dives into the stresses, both financially and emotionally, as well as resources available to help with LCSW Becky Hadiaris. Becky is the Manager of the Family Caregiver Support Program at Southern Maine Agency on Aging. They discuss the challenges faced by those in the sandwich generation, the resources available to ...
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August 13, 2024 • 29 mins
This week, as school approaches, we take a look back at an early episode about the complicated decision whether to allow your children to use social media. If so, how much should they use it and which apps are appropriate?
If you’ve struggled with when, or if, you should allow your kids to get social media, you are in good company. Many, if not most, parents do. Raising Me host Adrienne Stein asks Dr. Jeffery Barkin about how to kn...
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August 6, 2024 • 34 mins
Ready or not, back-to-school season is upon us. To help navigate this transition, we turned to experts for advice: Dr. Kristy Perkowski, a pediatrician, and Holly Lallemand, a seasoned elementary school teacher.
Dr. Perkowski and Lallemand offer a blend of medical and educational perspectives. Together, they provide valuable insights on preparing children for the new school year, focusing on their physical, mental, and emotional we...
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July 30, 2024 • 36 mins
This week, Adrienne talks about parental burnout, a phenomenon that can strike at any time of the year. Perhaps you’re feeling it creep in over the summer. Despite the season's promise of sunshine, roses, and pool days, many of us are still working daily, shuttling our kids from one camp to another, trying to keep their calendars full until school resumes. Before you know it, it’s back to school and the rush to get ready. All you w...
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July 23, 2024 • 27 mins
This week, we're taking a second listen to one of our most downloaded episodes "A Rise of Meanness." Raising Me host Adrienne Stein has an engaging conversation about the effects of bullying behavior with Tänne Gabler, Child Therapist, LCSW, RPT. Find out how to talk to your kids about bullying - if they've been bullied or even if they've been accused of bullying behavior. Discover how to approach difficult conversations about bul...
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July 16, 2024 • 16 mins
'Tis the season for summer jobs and many first-time jobs for kids. In this episode of Raising Me, we reflect on some of the key takeaways from our Money Mindset series – from teaching our kids about money to what allowance should look like and even understanding that we don’t have to be a financial expert to have a lot to offer our children when it comes to money lessons.
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Mary is the Financial Education Program Ma...
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July 9, 2024 • 24 mins
"Tech neck" is a potentially serious and peculiar topic that many of us might not be fully aware of yet: the physical issues caused by screen use. Imagine bodies growing tails due to prolonged screen time – weird, right? But it's a reality. This phenomenon is known as "tech neck" or "text neck" and it’s leading to pain and other ailments. In some cases, even tail-like physical changes in people. The long term consequences are unkno...
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June 25, 2024 • 36 mins
Over the summer months, we'll be taking a look back at previous episodes, while sprinkling in new episodes every so often. We'll be back to a new episode every week in September. This week we take a look back at one of our most downloaded episodes - Anxiety Epidemic.
Anxiety among kids is on the rise since the pandemic, which can heartbreaking - especially when parents don’t know how to best help their children. Raising Me host Ad...
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June 18, 2024 • 22 mins
Parenting in the digital age is a struggle for many parents, from navigating screen time to social media and figuring out healthy boundaries on all the devices and platforms.
In this episode, we highlight a few of our best guests on the topic, from a long-time child therapist who recently went viral for her video called “Modern Children are Not Okay,” to the Chief Parenting Officer of Bark Technologies, to Dr. Michael Rich who is a...
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June 11, 2024 • 31 mins
Pediatrician Dr. Kristy Perkowski helps navigate the summer with ways to keep our kids physically and mentally engaged, without feeling like we need to become a cruise ship director with big ideas and plans to fill every day. Plus, we’ll learn why downtime is just as important. As wonderful as summer can be, it can also be stressful finding ways to fill the days, keep the kids active, all while many of us figure out childcare. Dr. ...
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June 4, 2024 • 38 mins
Navigating the tween and teen years can be difficult for several reasons, from the attitude to pressures from friends and then all the hormones. On top of that, parents may also feel a sense of sadness, mourning the quickly changing relationship. They’re quickly becoming more independent, and perhaps more embarrassed by you every day. While we may on the surface brush it off or play it cool, being sad about this change in relations...
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May 28, 2024 • 34 mins
In this week’s Raising Me podcast, host Adrienne Stein speaks with longtime Speech Language Pathologist, Margie Childs. Speech delays and speech disorders among children are on the rise, while at the same time the number of those trained to help is declining, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They discuss why more children are diagnosed with speech disorders and delays, how to identify them, and what you can do as a pare...
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May 21, 2024 • 38 mins
This week, Adrienne interviews Anne Adams about the importance of play in children - especially unstructured play outdoors. Learn about why fresh air and play is so important to developing minds, and how to encourage more outdoor adventures for your family!
About the guest:
Anne Adams is an early childhood professional specializing in play and nature based pedagogy. Her work is with children, birth to eight, and those who care for...
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May 14, 2024 • 49 mins
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adolescent mental health continues to worsen, with more than 40% of students regularly feeling sad or hopeless and around 30% experiencing poor mental health. In this week’s episode of Raising Me, Adrienne gets an insider perspective on what’s really happening in high schools, from constantly being plugged in to the pressure of social media. You’ll hear from a guidance co...
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May 7, 2024 • 35 mins
In this week’s podcast episode of Raising Me, Adrienne speaks with Sara Porter, LCSW, a clinical supervisor at Northern Light Acadia Hospital. They discuss eating disorders and disordered eating - how they differ, what to look out for when it comes to your children and the things that you can do to help prevent it at home.
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April 30, 2024 • 21 mins
This week on Raising Me we’re discussing navigating video games in a healthy way at home.
Our expert – Catherine Knibb, a longtime child therapist - has a unique take on how parents should think about games that can create a much more balanced experience at home... Without a battle.
What about violence in video games and whether they encourage more aggressive behavior? She’ll dive into that, too.
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