Parents & Kids Podcast: Recent Episodes

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Shea Hutchins from Canopy's Children's Solutions speaks with us about goals and hope. To connect with a Care Coordinator call 1.800.388.6247 or visit www.mycanopy.org.

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Monique Johnson, Behavioral Health Clinic Director at Canopy Children's Solutions, discusses mental health around the holidays. To connect with a Care Coordinator call 1.800.388.6247 or visit www.mycanopy.org.

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Liz Foster from Safe Kids MS shares important information with parents about teen driving.

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Today we join Liz Foster from Safe Kids MS to discuss distractions behind the wheel as well as tips for avoiding that.

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Dr. Haley Perlus, Sports and Performance Psychologist, joins us to share powerful positive messages and more.

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Dr. Sheftall from Nationwide Children’s joins us to discuss suicide prevention, including insights on how youth in the Black community is affected. 

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Scott Otto, UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation Asst. Executive Director, tells us the many ways in which UHCCF can help families regardless of current insurance coverage. 

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Nature illustrator and author, Rosalie Haizlett, discusses her new watercolor book 

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Christian Ware from Canopy Children's Solutions Discusses Suicide Prevention in Youth, including insights on Mississippi.

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Carole Lieberman, M.D., M.P.H., The Terrorist Therapist® and author, helps us talk to children about terrorism.

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Canopy's Yolanda Wooten, LINK Statewide Coordinator, tells us how LINK can help MS families.Call 800.388.6247 or visit mycanopy.org/link to connect with a Care Coordinator.  

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Coach Larry Calhoun introduces us to Move 2 Learn, a statewide program, for educators to help kids refocus (and maybe laugh!). 

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Dr. John Damon from Canopy Children’s Solutions answers several questions pertaining to mental health in children in this Parent Point interview.   

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Listen to our interview with educator, award-winning author, and disability advocate Justine Green, Ed.D. You can purchase her books from Green Rose Publishing. 

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Dr. Chris Furlow of Canopy Children's Solutions, answers audience questions about autism during Autism Awareness Month.  

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Dr. Megan Lott, developmental optometrist, explains how much vision affects the whole body and many day-to-day activities. 

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Brenna Weaver, LPC, offers insights and suggestions for parents navigating their child's stress. 

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LaToya Clark-Horne, Instructional Technology Coordinator, joins us to discuss Juneteenth. This holiday is celebrated on June 19, in observance of the day enslaved African Americans were told the news of their freedom. She shares some facts about the history, some ways people celebrate/observe the day, and book recommendations related to Juneteenth.

Below you will find some related links.

Fiction books:

Juneteenth for Mazie

Juneteenth

All Different Now: Juneteenth, The First Day of Freedom

The Story of Juneteenth: An Interactive History Adventure

Come Juneteenth

Non-fiction books:

Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom

Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery

Who Freed the Slaves: The Fight over the Thirteenth Amendment

Juneteenth events:

Local Juneteenth events 2021

Virtual Juneteenth event

Other items of interest:

Whitney Plantation

Ruby Bridges movie

Harriet movie

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It's an all-Halloween episode as Rhyan sits down with Scott and Michael to chat about Halloween movies, books, trick-or-treating, candy, and party activities.

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In this episode, Michael sits down with Peter Zapletal of Puppet Arts Theatre to explore the magic of puppetry. We also stop by the Walter Anderson Museum of Art to see how Julian Rankin and Tony DiFatta are putting the "A" in S.T.E.A.M. And, a new Play Together featuring Scott's favorite game, CLUE.

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Rhyan talks with Gretchen and Michael about their dog adoption stories, and we meet with Ann Somers of Chipper and Coco about how the new pet store in The District helps advocate for pet adoption. Plus, a new My Kid Likes.

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On this episode, Dasha talks with two parents about gratitude during the holiday season, and we visit with Jill Buckley of Stewpot and Emily Hardin of Red Door Jackson about supporting and giving to our communities. Please & Thank You also returns with a message on "Thank You" cards.

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Rhyan talks to Sonny and Scott about the role of books and reading as they grew up, and we meet with Christy Soloveichik of The Book Rack to discuss create ways you can build (or shrink) your family library. And My Kid Likes returns with a segment on (what else?) books.

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We meet with a representative from Safe Kids Mississippi who gives tips on staying safe in the home and in the car. We also introduce Spiritual Food and discuss when and how to transition the young ones from the church nursery to the sanctuary.

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Our panel discusses balancing our children's activities and the importance of maintaining a focus on the family. We sit down with Liz Foster of Children's of Mississippi and Gretchen Cook of Parents & Kids Magazine to recap Jackson Fitness Fest. And we introduce a new segment, "Play Together", from Scott's Toy Box author M. Scott Anderson.

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Our panel discusses how to tap in and foster your child's creativity, Isabel Gray and McKenzie Drake return to tell us about programs at the Mississippi Museum of Art designed to engage young museum-goers, and a new My Kid Likes on Bandaids.

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Our panel discusses their museum experiences, we sit down with Isabel Gray and McKenzie Drake of the Mississippi Museum of Art to discuss Close Looking, and introduce our "Please & Thank You" segment on museum manners with guest Rachel Myers of the Two Mississippi Museums.

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