The Hamilton Review

The Hamilton Review, WHERE KIDS AND CULTURE COLLIDE is a weekly review of current issues that impact children and the families. Since I am a pediatrician, for 35 years, the program is centered on health related topics, but the program also concerns itself with larger cultural issues as well.

Dr. Sarah Schnitker: Cultivating Character Strength in Young People 01/07/2025

Dr. Kirsten Thompson, Founder of Remedy Psychiatry 01/01/2025

A Special Christmas Eve Episode with Dr. Bob and his Granddaughter, Hannah Jane 12/24/2024

Dr. Deborah Lynn: Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist & Psychoanalyst 12/17/2024

13 Year Old Shay Gable on Balancing Academics, Sport and a Real Job 12/10/2024

Kirsten Jones: Raising Empowered Athletes 12/03/2024

Kirsten Jones: Raising Empowered Athletes This week, we are happy to welcome author, podcaster and motivational speaker Kirsten Jones to The Hamilton Review Podcast! In this conversation, Kirsten shares a lot of valuable information from her book, "Raising Empowered Athletes" including helping our kids move through discomfort, leaning into the things that we value as parents and helping them get to the other side. Kirsten and Dr. Bob also talk about youth sports, burn out and more. Parents, this is a must listen conversation! Kirsten Jones is a motivational speaker, author, podcaster and Peak Performance Coach. Along with Susie Walton (mother of former NBA player and coach, Luke Walton, and three other peak-performing sons), she is the co-host of the popular #RaisingAthletes Podcast, based in Los Angeles. Jones is an empowered, successful athlete herself: she played Division I volleyball and is a member of the William and Mary Athletics Hall of Fame. She was a fifteen year executive at NIKE in both Europe and the U.S. Ten years ago, Kirsten was certified through a Tony Robbins life-coaching program, Strategic Intervention. She started life coaching, doing motivational speaking, coaching youth sports teams and writing a monthly blog. Sports have been a constant in her life- whether player herself, coaching her children, or working with athletes and their parents as a Peak Performance coach. Over the last five years, Kirsten has spoken to thousands of middle school, high school, and college athletes: parents; coaches; and sports administrators about the increasing pressure to compete both on and off the court-- and how to thrive as both an athlete and a human being while effectively coping with all that pressure. She is the mother of three athletes. One played Division I basketball at Boston University and is now playing for DIII at Claremont Graduate University while getting his MBA; a second son, also a Division I basketball player, is a sophomore at Colgate University; and a daughter who just finished high school and played club volleyball throughout, is now a freshmen at Loyola Marymount University Film School. Kirsten's super power is helping people get out of their heads and into their bodies so they can feel their best and perform beyond what even they dreamed possible. How to contact Kirsten Jones: How to contact Dr. Bob: Dr. Bob on YouTube: Dr. Bob on Instagram: Dr. Bob on Facebook: Dr. Bob's Seven Secrets Of The Newborn website: Dr. Bob's website: Pacific Ocean Pediatrics: /episode/index/show/hamiltonreview/id/34248860

Nick Halaris: Author of Profit+ and Host of the Nick Halaris Show 11/26/2024

Rich Capparela: Classical Music Announcer Extraordinaire 11/19/2024

Rich Capparela: Classical Music Announcer Extraordinaire This week, we are honored to welcome renowned classical music announcer, Rich Capparela to The Hamilton Review! If you listen to classical music radio stations (he joined KUSC-FM in 1980!), or attend classical music concerts, then you definitely know Rich's famous voice. Friends, you are in for a real treat as Rich and Dr. Bob sit down in person together as Rich shares the story of how he earned one of the best jobs in the world. Funny, dynamic and inspiring, this is a conversation you'll want to put at the top of your queue. Enjoy and share with your friends! In 1972 an employment counselor asked Rich Capparela, "If you could be anything in the world, what would you be?" Without hesitation he replied, "A classical music radio announcer!" Today Rich is one of the best-known classical music radio personalities in the United States. He joined Los Angeles classical radio station KUSC-FM in 1980 as the morning host. He's also known for his airwork at Southern California classical radio stations KMZT-FM and KFAC-FM. Nowadays he can be heard once again on KUSC-FM. His recording company, Cardiff Studios, produces commercials and programming for U.S. arts organizations, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Symphony. He's appeared as narrator at Carnegie Hall in music by Benjamin Britten and has performed in Southern California with the Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart, narrating The Night Before Christmas. In 2009 he began an association with the Metropolitan Opera when he started hosting the Met's prestigious Western Region Finals competition. Since 1995 Capparela has hosted live radio broadcast concerts by the Pacific Symphony. In December of 2001 as part of Los Angeles Music Week, Capparela was honored in chamber by the for his contributions to the city's music community. In 2002 Capparela provided for the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's Grammy nominated album Rich continued his association with the Grammys in February of 2004 when he presented the year's classical Grammys in Los Angeles. In January 2010 Capparela hosted the Grammy Salute to Classical Music honoring Placido Domingo. He is active as a lead singer and guitarist with a three-piece cover rock band, . Rich and his wife Marcia, a retired private school administrator, live in Santa Monica, California. How to contact Rich Capparela: How to contact Dr. Bob: Dr. Bob on YouTube: Dr. Bob on Instagram: Dr. Bob on Facebook: Dr. Bob's Seven Secrets Of The Newborn website: Dr. Bob's website: Pacific Ocean Pediatrics: /episode/index/show/hamiltonreview/id/33957742

Jennifer Frey: Dean of the Honors College at the University of Tulsa, Professor, Author and Podcaster 11/12/2024

Jennifer Frey: Dean of the Honors College at the University of Tulsa, Professor, Author and Podcaster This week, we welcome Jennifer Frey to The Hamilton Review! Jennifer is currently the at the , with a secondary appointment as professor of philosophy in the . In this episode, Jennifer and Dr. Bob discuss her recent article in the Wall Street Journal entitled, "Three Books on What Being a Parent Really Means." Enjoy this dynamic conversation! Jennifer Frey's bio in her own words: I am currently the at the , with a secondary appointment as professor of philosophy in the . Previously, I was an Associate Professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina, where I was also a Peter and Bonnie McCausland faculty fellow in the . I am also a faculty fellow at the at the Catholic University of America, and a with The Carver Project. Prior to coming to the University of South Carolina, I was a Collegiate Assistant Professor the Humanities at the University of Chicago, where I was also a member of the . I earned my Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, where I studied under John McDowell and Michael Thompson, and my B.A. in Philosophy and Medieval Studies (with a Classics minor) at Indiana University-Bloomington. My academic research is primarily in moral psychology and virtue. I’ve co-edited a volume titled Self-Transcendence and Virtue with my former colleague Candace Vogler, and I am finishing up a volume titled Practical Truth with my husband and colleague, Christopher Frey. A third volume, titled Practical Wisdom, is under contract with Oxford University Press. In 2015, I was awarded a multi-million dollar grant from the John Templeton Foundation, titled “Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life.” I frequently write more popular essays and book reviews in places like Breaking Ground, First Things, Image, and The Point. I host a philosophy, theology, and literature podcast called Sacred and Profane Love. How to contact Jennifer Frey: How to contact Dr. Bob: Dr. Bob on YouTube: Dr. Bob on Instagram: Dr. Bob on Facebook: Dr. Bob's Seven Secrets Of The Newborn website: Dr. Bob's website: Pacific Ocean Pediatrics: /episode/index/show/hamiltonreview/id/33888122

Rick Dempsey, President of SnoCone Productions and Former Walt Disney Executive 11/05/2024

Rick Dempsey, President of SnoCone Productions and Former Walt Disney Executive This week, we welcome Rick Dempsey to The Hamilton Review! In this episode, Rick shares his 35 year journey at the Walt Disney Company. As a founding member and Sr. Vice President - Creative at Disney Character Voices, domestic and international, he played a pivotal role in directing some of Hollywood’s most prominent talent in their character portrayals. Additionally, he oversaw the creation of all Disney, Pixar, Lucas and Marvel projects in as many as 65 languages worldwide. Later in the conversation, Rick shares about his role in the project, The Chosen TV series - to deliver the show in 100 dubbed and 600 subtitled languages, marking a milestone in media. Enjoy this conversation! Rick Dempsey and his wife, Kari, are active members of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA. Their family includes five children, 4 of whom are married, and are blessed with nine grandchildren. Over the past 35 years, Rick has worked for The Walt Disney Company. As a founding member and Sr. Vice President - Creative at Disney Character Voices, domestic and international, he played a pivotal role in directing some of Hollywood’s most prominent talent in their character portrayals. Additionally, he oversaw the creation of all Disney, Pixar, Lucas and Marvel projects in as many as 65 languages worldwide. In 2017 hereceived an Emmy for his contributions to the industry in international localization. He was also a key figure in bringing The Chronicles of Narnia franchise to the Disney Studios. Presently, Rick serves as the President of SnoCone Productions, a venture he established to continue his endeavors in family entertainment. The Chosen TV series relies on Rick and SnoCone Productions to achieve a groundbreaking feat: delivering The Chosen in 100 dubbed and 600 subtitled languages, marking a milestone in media. Three Organizations that Rick Dempsey is passionate about: How to contact Dr. Bob: Dr. Bob on YouTube: Dr. Bob on Instagram: Dr. Bob on Facebook: Dr. Bob's Seven Secrets Of The Newborn website: Dr. Bob's website: Pacific Ocean Pediatrics: /episode/index/show/hamiltonreview/id/33778067

Dr. Tiffany Fischman, Pediatrician at Pacific Ocean Pediatrics: Let's Talk Halloween Safety 10/29/2024

Jessica Lahey: Author of The Gift of Failure and The Addiction Inoculation 10/22/2024

Dr. Sabine Hazan, Gastroenterologist: How the Microbiome Can Impact Human Health 10/15/2024

Dr. Jim Loehr: World Renowned Performance Psychologist 10/08/2024

Celebrating the Jewish High Holy Days with Rabbi David Woznica 10/01/2024

Dru Hammer: Author of Hammered 09/24/2024

Allie Beth Stuckey: Author. Podcast Host. Speaker 09/17/2024

Fred Joyal: Author of "Superbold: From Under-Confident to Charismatic in 90 Days." 09/10/2024

Kirk Martin: Founder of Celebrate Calm and host of the Calm Parenting Podcast 09/03/2024

Jamie Lynn Tatera: Self Compassion for Children - "We Are In It Together" 08/27/2024

Jamie Lynn Tatera: Self Compassion for Children - "We Are In It Together" This week, it is our pleasure to welcome author, podcast host and Mindful Self-Compassion teacher - Jamie Lynn Tatera to The Hamilton Review Podcast! In this conversation, Jamie Lynn discusses the following: - How to help kids deal with social anxiety. - Some of the resilience skills we need kids to build in order to overcome social anxiety issues including mindfulness and self compassion. - Jamie Lynn also shares coping skills to help children deal with society anxiety and other issues. Parents, Jamie Lynn is a wonderful (and certified) Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and you will leave this episode feeling calm and equipped with basic skills to guide and help your child. An absolute must listen conversation! We encourage our audience of parents and caregivers to listen to Jamie Lynn's podcast, "We Are In It Together" available on Apple Podcasts. You can also check out her newsletter and contact Jamie Lynn for private sessions and classes. Jamie Lynn Tatera is creator and author of the Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers (SCCC) program and Path to Resilience training and photo book. She is a certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher, an MSC for Teens and SCCC teacher and teacher trainer, as well as a certified yoga instructor with specialized training in the therapeutic benefits of yoga for children. Jamie Lynn has taught in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and has years of experience as an elementary school educator. Jamie Lynn trains educators, families and clinicians in her resiliency programs, and she has a wealth of experience teaching mindfulness and self-compassion to adults, children, teens, and families. How to contact Jamie Lynn Tatera: How to contact Dr. Bob: Dr. Bob on YouTube: Dr. Bob on Instagram: Dr. Bob on Facebook: Dr. Bob's Seven Secrets Of The Newborn website: Dr. Bob's website: Pacific Ocean Pediatrics: /episode/index/show/hamiltonreview/id/32416037

Dr. Bob Chats with Interns from the Eve and Gene Black Summer Medical Career Program 08/20/2024

Timothy Carney: Author of "Family Unfriendly" 08/13/2024

Timothy Carney: Author of "Family Unfriendly" This week, it is our pleasure to welcome author Tim Carney to The Hamilton Review Podcast! Tim Carney is an award-winning author, journalist, scholar, and speaker. He has covered culture and politics for nearly 25 years, has written four books, has spoken in cities around the U.S. (and even overseas), and has published thousands of columns and magazine articles. From electoral politics, lobbying, and crony capitalism, to culture, faith, and family, Tim’s work explores and explains a broad swath of the American landscape. In this conversation, Tim discusses his new book, "Family Unfriendly." Our culture tells parents there's one best way to raise kids: enroll them in a dozen activities, protect them from trauma, and get them into the most expensive college you can. If you can't do that, don't bother. How is that going? Record rates of anxiety, depression, medication, debts, loneliness and more. In Family Unfriendly, bestselling author and Washington Examiner columnist Timothy P. Carney says it's time to end this failed experiment in overparenting. Have more kids, have more fun, cancel the travel soccer games, let your kids wander off, and give them deeper sources of meaning than material success. This is an old-fashioned view, but every day the evidence validates it. Drawing on rigorous research—both as a reporter and as a dad of six—Carney demonstrates why modern parenting is so misguided. The high standards set for modern American parenting are unrealistic and setting parents—and our kids—up to fail. Don't miss this important conversation! Tim Carney is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, the senior columnist for the Washington Examiner, and the author of four books, most recently Alienated America and the forthcoming Family Unfriendly. He has written in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlantic, National Review, and many other newspapers and magazines. Tim has appeared on CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, CNBC, and PBS Newshour. Tim and his wife Katie raise six children in the Washington, D.C., area. How to contact Timothy Carney: How to contact Dr. Bob: Dr. Bob on YouTube: Dr. Bob on Instagram: Dr. Bob on Facebook: Dr. Bob's Seven Secrets Of The Newborn website: Dr. Bob's website: Pacific Ocean Pediatrics: /episode/index/show/hamiltonreview/id/32414877

Dr. Lauren Muhlheim: Author of "When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder" 08/06/2024

Dr. Susan Partovi: Homelessness From a Medical Perspective 07/30/2024

Neuroepidemiologist Dr. James DeCarli Discusses Car Seat Safety 07/23/2024

Barak Lurie: Attorney, Radio Show Host and Author of "Keeping The Kids All Right" 07/16/2024

Dr. Diana Wildermuth: The Rollercoaster Ride of Recruiting in College Athletics 07/09/2024

Dr. Diana Wildermuth: The Rollercoaster Ride of Recruiting in College Athletics This week, it is our pleasure to welcome Dr. Diana Wildermuth to The Hamilton Review Podcast! In this conversation, Dr. Wildermuth shares her expertise in the world of recruiting for college athletics. Topics that are covered include: - Working with students athletes and navigating through their mental health - Performance anxiety in student athletes - The recruiting process of college athletics, including what parents should be thinking about as they watch their child grow and develop. Parents (and coaches!) Don't miss this important conversation! Dr. Diana Wildermuth is PA Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), and a PA Certified School Counselor. Before joining the Graduate School of Education faculty in 2023, Dr. Wildermuth was an associate professor of practice and the Counseling Psychology Program coordinator in the Psychological Studies in Education Department at Temple University, where she was honored with the Graduate Educator of the Year award in her first year teaching. Previously she taught at Villanova University and Caldwell University in their graduate counseling programs. Dr. Wildermuth is also a certified clinical trauma professional (CCTP) and has an extensive background working in mental health as a counselor and case manager in Delaware County. Additionally, Dr. Wildermuth has over 20 years of school counseling experience, previously serving as both a school counselor and department chairperson at high schools in Bucks County and Chester County, PA. As a school counselor educator, Dr. Wildermuth has built extensive relationships within the School District of Philadelphia as well as surrounding school districts in PA and NJ. She served on the Pennsylvania School Counselor Association (PSCA) Governing Board and was appointed PSCA Ethics Chair in 2022. She is often called upon as a consultant for her expertise in school counseling and applying the ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors to complex situations in schools and the community. Dr. Wildermuth regularly presents and publishes, in various forums, on her work in the field of school counseling, diversity, advocacy, and mental health in student athletes. She also maintains a small practice where she provides supervision to pre-licensed counselors and is a consultant to local sports organizations and schools. How to contact Dr. Diana Wildermuth: How to contact Dr. Bob: Dr. Bob on YouTube: Dr. Bob on Instagram: Dr. Bob on Facebook: Dr. Bob's Seven Secrets Of The Newborn website: Dr. Bob's website: Pacific Ocean Pediatrics: /episode/index/show/hamiltonreview/id/32065277

Iben Dissing Sandahl: The Danish Way of Raising Teens 07/02/2024

Iben Dissing Sandahl: The Danish Way of Raising Teens This week it is such a pleasure to welcome Iben Dissing Sandahl to The Hamilton Review Podcast! Iben, a renowned Danish author, licensed psychotherapist, and educator, is widely recognized for her bestselling books "The Danish Way of Parenting" and its sequel, "The Danish Way of Raising Teens," which have been translated into 32 languages. In this conversation Iben discusses the following: - The Danish way of parenting principles - The importance of trust and setting boundaries - Respectful communication with your teen and more. Parents, the advice and principles that Iben shares is absolute gold. The teen years are tough to navigate - don't miss this important episode! Iben Dissing Sandahl, a renowned Danish author, licensed psychotherapist, and educator, is widely recognized for her bestselling books "The Danish Way of Parenting" and its sequel, "The Danish Way of Raising Teens," which have been translated into 32 languages. As a global advocate for children's well-being, she passionately promotes the ten principles of Danish parenting, which have significantly contributed to Denmark being ranked the happiest country in the world for more than 40 years. Iben's work has inspired thousands of families, schools, and organizations worldwide, and she is frequently featured in esteemed publications such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Psychology Today. Through her workshops, lectures, and counseling, Iben continues to make a profound impact on parents and professionals, empowering them to raise confident, happy, and resilient children. How to contact Iben Dissing Sandahl: Instagram: @thedanishway LinkedIn: Iben Sandahl Website: Parenting by Iben Sandahl App: How to contact Dr. Bob: Dr. Bob on YouTube: Dr. Bob on Instagram: Dr. Bob on Facebook: Dr. Bob's Seven Secrets Of The Newborn website: Dr. Bob's website: Pacific Ocean Pediatrics: /episode/index/show/hamiltonreview/id/31735922

Dr. Mark Bertin: Mindful Parenting for ADHD 06/25/2024

John McKinney: Everything You Need to Know About Hiking with Kids 06/18/2024

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