Alex invites his son's tee ball coach, Joe Karlson, to talk about what it's like to coach young kids in sports activities and how parents can show up to be supportive and present during these very formative experiences. Support the Show: https://www.SupportADad.com
Alex invites a friend and children's book author, Lisa Michele, to the show to talk about her new book, "Everybody Goes Night-Night". The two talk about the importance of teaching your child to sleep through the night, some good methods in which to do that, and how...
Alex invites Bobby Frankenberger back to the show to talk about some major updates in his household since the last time he was on the show and what he's doing to navigate these new challenges. The first of which is puberty. This creates quite the new variable in his...
Alex talks to science educator and podcaster Maura Armstrong about the importance of learning critical thinking at a young age, how we can encourage our kids to learn new skills, and how we as parents can be mindful and patient through the learning process. Website:...
Dr. Joe Houde joins Alex again on The Dad Chronicle to talk about how he and his wife found out his son has diabetes. They talk about how it has affected their family’s lifestyle and how they’ve empowered their son to take ownership of his health.
What’s the best way to teach children to read? According to the National Reading Panel, “teaching children to manipulate phonemes in words was highly effective under a variety of teaching conditions with a variety of learners across a range of grade and age levels and that teaching phonemic awareness to children significantly improves their reading more than instruction that lacks any attention to Phonemic Awareness.” [1] This is a statement made by the National Reading Panel (NRP) in their report titled “TEACHING CHILDREN TO READ: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications for Reading Instruction.”
Learning to read at a young age is important for the development of the child. It helps them develop a better understand of their surroundings, allows them to gather information from printed materials, and provides them with a wonderful source of entertainment when they read stories and rhymes. Children develop at different rates, and some children will develop reading skills quicker than other children; however, what’s important is that as the parent, you are keenly aware of your child’s maturity and reading level to provide them with appropriate books and activities to help them improve.
Find out how parents are teaching their children to read as early as 2 years old.
Alex invites Dr. Gerry Tolbert back to the show to provide some tangible ways parents can protect their kids from the harmful effects of the sun. They also talk about the benefits of Vitamin D and how to deal with “poor air quality”.