141 episodes
Brief psychology tools for resilient families.
Dr. Daniel Van Ingen brings a practical psychology lens to parenting pressure points, from phone-fueled anger to exam stress and athletic stress. Episodes move quickly between stories, techniques, and interviews with people working on grit, nutrition, self-discovery, and resilience.
Parenting Doctors Podcast is built around fast, concrete parenting psychology. Dr. Daniel Van Ingen speaks from a psychology frame, but the show rarely stays abstract for long. It turns a tense dinner, a lost phone, a missing charger, or a bad sports performance into a usable teaching moment. The emphasis is on what is happening between the ears. Episodes often name the thought pattern first, then offer a counter move. That might mean helping a teen replace absolutistic phone thoughts with a calmer request for help. It might mean using an anger temperature scale before the slammed door or thrown remote becomes the whole story. It might mean moving evaluation out of the match, exam, or interview and into a separate performance review window. The sports episodes are especially strong on mindset. Athletes are encouraged to return to the love of the game, embrace adversity, and stay present when calculation and stress start taking over. The show also reaches beyond ordinary household conflict. Megan Buchanan’s story brings grit, injury, recovery, Everest, and the seven summits into a parenting conversation about resilience. Ariel Faulkner’s interview focuses on nutrition for female adolescent athletes, with attention to fueling, physiology, body image pressure, and energy needs. Beth and Greg Langston bring a college-preparation angle, centered on self-discovery, purpose, accountability, and the ability to explain oneself clearly. Other episodes lean more reflective, including the time technique, which divides unhappiness into past, present, and future and answers with gratitude, flow, meaning, pleasure, hope, and optimism. The grudge schema episode is heavier, using resentment, divorce conflict, and bitterness as examples of pain turned into control. The show’s style is emphatic and repetitive in a deliberate coaching way. It favors memorable formulas over polished storytelling. For parents who want compact, values-forward psychology with practical language for kids and teens, it offers a steady stream of usable prompts. Its worldview is optimistic, disciplined, and persistence-minded.
Made for: The show suits parents of kids, tweens, teens, and adult children who want direct language for emotional regulation, performance pressure, motivation, and family conflict. It is especially relevant for families navigating school stress, youth sports, phone battles, and college preparation.
What sets it apart: It blends psychology concepts with plain-spoken coaching examples, often turning one household or athletic scenario into a specific technique. The episodes are brief, but the range stretches from anger management and happiness to Everest-level grit and adolescent athlete nutrition.
In five minutes or less, get powerful strategies for effective parenting. Dr. Daniel van Ingen illustrates evidence-based parenting strategies through stories and clear-cut examples. Dr. van Ingen is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Researcher, National Speaker, & Author of Anxiety Disorders Made Simple: Treatment Approaches to Overcome Fear and Build Resiliency. His latest books include You Are Your Child's Best Psychologist: 7 Keys To Excellence in Parenting & Flourish: Breaking Free with Less TV.
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A recovery story that makes grit feel practical.
Megan Buchanan's story is presented as a grounded account of grit: an aerospace engineer, adventure athlete, and motivational speaker who describes a serious leg setback, a stretch on crutches, and the self-talk that kept her moving.
A practical look at how female adolescent athletes may need more specific nutrition than male athletes.
This is a practical look at nutrition for female adolescent athletes, framed through a conversation between Dr. Daniel Van Ingen and Ariel Faulkner.
A thoughtful sports interview about patience, purpose, and staying present for the next play.
Dr. Dan Van Ingen's conversation with Addison Rusko, the voice of the Riverview Rams football team, keeps its focus on purpose, patience, and staying ready for the next play. The strongest stretch comes from the way broadcasting is treated as both craft and presence.
A faith-forward parenting reflection that pairs prayer, storytelling, and steady encouragement.
Dr. Daniel Van Ingen's return to parenting podcasts is steady and plainly spoken. He treats parenting as long, reflective work and puts storytelling at the center of it.
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Daily TED and TEDx talks hosted by Elise Hu, spanning science, psychology, and creativity.
Two hosts revisit one film, show, or book a week, plus long personal tangents.
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About 48% of female athletes are chronically underfueled, and Ariel Faulkner says that can damage performance and reproductive function.
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