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Parent Confidence Lab

Parent Confidence Lab

著者： Hans Kullberg & Cristina Bernardo
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The Parent Confidence Lab is a podcast hosted by Hans Kullberg and Cristina Bernardo of Avocado Health. We feature leaders across healthcare, public health, and advocacy who are improving outcomes for parents, children, and families. Through real conversations, we explore what’s working, what’s not, and how we can better support parents at scale.Copyright 2026 Hans Kullberg & Cristina Bernardo 人間関係 子育て 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • Helping Families Navigate Healthcare, Benefits, and Access to Care with Michael Lee and Julie McCormack

    Helping Families Navigate Healthcare, Benefits, and Access to Care with Michael Lee and Julie McCormack
    2026/09/03
    Episode Summary:Access to healthcare involves far more than what happens inside a doctor's office. In this episode of Parent Confidence Lab, Hans and Cristina sit down with Michael Lee and Julie McCormack to explore how healthcare, legal advocacy, and community partnerships can help families overcome barriers to care, public benefits, food assistance, housing, and other essential services.Michael Lee brings a healthcare perspective to the conversation, discussing how factors such as housing, food insecurity, education, employment, and access to benefits can directly affect children's health and family well-being. He explains why healthcare providers need to look beyond medical treatment and understand the broader challenges families face.Julie McCormack shares her perspective on legal advocacy and helping families navigate complicated systems and access the benefits and services available to them. Together, Michael and Julie explain how collaboration between healthcare providers, legal professionals, government agencies, and community organizations can create better outcomes for families.The conversation also explores Medicaid and MassHealth, food assistance, administrative barriers, and practical ways parents can find support. Michael and Julie emphasize that asking for help is not something families should feel ashamed of—and that knowing where to turn can make a meaningful difference.What You'll LearnWhy children's health is influenced by factors outside the doctor's officeHow housing, food insecurity, education, and employment can affect family healthHow healthcare and legal professionals can work together to support familiesWhy navigating public benefits can be challenging for parentsHow legal advocacy can help families access important servicesWhy community organizations can be valuable resources for familiesHow Medicaid and MassHealth can affect children's access to careHow administrative barriers can add stress to already challenging situationsPractical ways parents can find help with healthcare, food, and other essential needsWhy parents should not feel ashamed to ask for assistanceHow families can become stronger advocates for themselves and their childrenWhy collaboration between healthcare systems and community organizations mattersAbout Michael LeeMichael Lee is a healthcare leader whose work focuses on improving healthcare delivery, clinical integration, and access to care. His experience brings an important perspective to the conversation about how healthcare systems can better address the broader social and practical challenges affecting children and families.Connect with Michael Lee: linkedin.com/in/michael-lee-90631b10About Julie McCormackJulie McCormack works in legal advocacy and family support, helping people navigate complex systems and access benefits and services. Her work highlights the important connection between legal support, healthcare, and community resources when families face barriers to care.Connect with Julie McCormack: linkedin.com/in/juliemccormackListen & SubscribeApple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicYouTubeiHeart RadioCaptivateParent Confidence Lab by Avocado Health, your parenting partner in your pocket.Enjoying the show? Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly parenting insights, episode updates, and expert parenting tips delivered straight to your inbox.Sign up here: https://avo-little-more-confidence.beehiiv.com/
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    41 分
  • How parents Build Children's Emotional Resilience Through Play with Dr. Melinda Macht-Greenberg

    How parents Build Children's Emotional Resilience Through Play with Dr. Melinda Macht-Greenberg
    2026/09/01
    Episode Summary:Play is more than entertainment. It is one of the most important ways children learn, communicate, manage emotions, and build relationships. In this episode of Parent Confidence Lab, Hans and Cristina sit down with Melinda Macht-Greenberg, PhD, Licensed Psychologist and Tufts University faculty member, to explore how parents can use everyday play to support children's emotional, social, and cognitive development. Melinda has more than 30 years of experience as a Clinical, Developmental, and School Psychologist, working with children, families, schools, and educators. (educationalconsultingpc.com)Melinda explains how play gives children opportunities to practice frustration tolerance, turn-taking, communication, problem-solving, creativity, and emotional regulation. She shares practical ways parents can incorporate play into everyday routines without needing expensive toys or large amounts of dedicated time—from turning laundry and cooking into playful experiences to using boxes, containers, and other household items to encourage imagination.The conversation also explores how parents can help children handle losing, disappointment, conflict, and big emotions. Melinda discusses the importance of modeling emotional regulation, previewing challenging situations, allowing children to experience frustration without immediately fixing it, and using curiosity rather than assumptions when talking about children's feelings. She also explains how play can support emotional processing and how "serve and return" interactions help build early communication, language, and social skills.What You'll LearnWhy play is essential for children's emotional, social, and cognitive developmentHow parents can use play to help children practice frustration toleranceWhy modeling your own emotional regulation teaches children how to manage theirsHow everyday activities like cooking and laundry can become playful learning opportunitiesWhy children don't need expensive or specialized toys to develop creativity and imaginationHow symbolic play supports skills children later use for reading and writingHow play can help children process emotions and prepare for major life changesWhy parents should stay curious instead of assuming they know exactly how their children feelHow to help children work through conflict and develop problem-solving skillsWhy waiting, disappointment, and frustration are important experiences for children to learn to tolerateHow previewing difficult situations can help children prepare emotionallyHow serve-and-return interactions build communication, language, and social skillsWhy parents should trust their instincts and recognize that they are experts on their own childrenAbout Melinda Macht-Greenberg, PhDMelinda Macht-Greenberg, PhD is a Licensed Psychologist and Clinical, Developmental, and School Psychologist with more than 30 years of experience supporting children, adolescents, adults, and families. She provides therapy, psychological and educational evaluations, parent-focused intervention, and educational consultation. (educationalconsultingpc.com)Melinda is a faculty member in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University, where she teaches and mentors students and conducts research related to child development, assessment, and special education. She also works with schools and families to support children's educational, psychological, and developmental needs. (Tufts Arts and Sciences)Through Macht-Greenberg Consulting Services, Melinda provides evaluations, therapy, parent-focused intervention, educational and school consultation, workshops, and staff training focused on improving the mental health and well-being of children, adolescents, and families. (educationalconsultingpc.com)Connect with Melinda Macht-Greenberg, PhDWebsite: educationalconsultingpc.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/melinda-macht-greenberg-phd-6692a08Instagram: @Dr.MelindaMG (educationalconsultingpc.com)Listen & SubscribeApple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicYouTubeiHeart RadioCaptivateParent Confidence Lab by Avocado Health, your parenting partner in your pocket.Enjoying the show? Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly parenting insights, episode updates, and expert parenting tips delivered straight to your inbox.Sign up here: https://avo-little-more-confidence.beehiiv.com/
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    50 分
  • Teaching Parents to Build Children's Coping Skills, Emotional Resilience, and Confidence with Abby Horton

    Teaching Parents to Build Children's Coping Skills, Emotional Resilience, and Confidence with Abby Horton
    2026/08/25
    Episode Summary:

    Helping children navigate big emotions is one of the greatest challenges parents face. In this episode of Parent Confidence Lab, Hans and Cristina sit down with Abby Horton, Certified Child Life Specialist and founder of Little Lighthouses Child Life Services, to explore practical ways parents can teach healthy coping skills, build emotional resilience, and confidently support children through life's everyday challenges.

    Drawing from more than a decade of experience helping children and families through medical procedures, trauma, and major life transitions, Abby explains why coping skills should be practiced long before stressful moments occur. She shares actionable strategies for co-regulation, creating calm-down spaces, modeling emotional expression, preparing children for transitions, and helping kids build resilience through everyday routines rather than perfection.

    The conversation also tackles some of parenting's toughest moments, including navigating tantrums, choosing when to hold boundaries versus offering grace, helping children process disappointment, and understanding how parents' own emotional regulation shapes their children's ability to manage stress. Abby reminds parents that resilience isn't built by avoiding difficult emotions, but by walking through them together with compassion and consistency.

    What You'll Learn
    • Why coping skills should be practiced before stressful situations occur
    • How parents can co-regulate their children's emotions during difficult moments
    • Why crying is often a healthy form of emotional coping
    • Practical ways to teach deep breathing, visualization, and sensory regulation
    • How calm-down corners and coping toolkits support emotional development
    • Why preparation and predictable routines reduce anxiety and tantrums
    • How to balance boundaries with flexibility during emotional outbursts
    • Everyday strategies for building resilience and independence
    • Why modeling your own emotions helps children regulate theirs
    • How being present during difficult moments strengthens long-term confidence and trust

    About Abby Horton

    Abby Horton is a Certified Child Life Specialist with more than a decade of experience helping children and families navigate medical experiences, trauma, life transitions, and everyday parenting challenges. She is the founder of Little Lighthouses Child Life Services, where she provides practical guidance, emotional support, and evidence-based strategies that empower parents to confidently support their children's emotional well-being and development.

    Connect with Abby Horton
    • Website: https://www.littlelighthouseschildlife.com/
    • LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/abigail-horton-27012b61
    • Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/littlelighthouseschildlife/

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    32 分
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