75 episodes

Each week, Dr. Brian MacDonald and Dr. Giuseppe Spezzano talk about the trials and tribulations of parenting and relationships. Psychologists who are also parents, they take listeners behind the curtain to discuss how they deal with their own kids while bringing in cutting-edge research findings about development and mental health.

The Family Anatomy Podcast FamilyAnatomy.com

    • Kids & Family
    • 4.6 • 7 Ratings

Each week, Dr. Brian MacDonald and Dr. Giuseppe Spezzano talk about the trials and tribulations of parenting and relationships. Psychologists who are also parents, they take listeners behind the curtain to discuss how they deal with their own kids while bringing in cutting-edge research findings about development and mental health.

    FA Retro - Anatomy of Alpha Children

    FA Retro - Anatomy of Alpha Children

    In this 2012Doctors Brian and Giuseppe speak with Dr. Gordon Neufeld about chronically inflexible, bossy, defiant kids and those who need to be the boss. Topics include:
    What are alpha children and how do they develop? What kinds of problems arise for alpha children? Why are some alpha children at risk of becoming bullies? What can parents do to increase their kids’ willingness to be directed?  
    You can find out more information about Dr. Neufeld and his approach at the Neufeld Institute.
     
    For family and psychology news, visit Family Anatomy.

    • 35 min
    FA165 - Anatomy of Three Things

    FA165 - Anatomy of Three Things

    Doctors Brian and Giuseppe discuss recent news about parenting and mental health, including:


    Are people becoming less intelligent?
    Expressing anger and its link to heart attacks
    Does starting school young lead to learning problems?

    Find out about the latest news in this week's show!

    For famoily and psychology news, visit familyanatomy.com.

    • 39 min
    FA174 - Anatomy of Boys' Friendships

    FA174 - Anatomy of Boys' Friendships

    Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about how boys' relationships with one another shift in the teen years from close confidants to acquaintances, and how this change might affect their mental health. Also:
    How fear of intimacy can affect couples' relationships Adoption and suicidal thoughts Maintaining strong friendship ties between boys For family and psychology news, visit familyanatomy.com.

    • 34 min
    FA161 - Anatomy of Five Years

    FA161 - Anatomy of Five Years

    Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about the evolution of their approach to working with families, and changes that they've made over the 5 years of the podcast. A renowned expert in child development joins them in the studio as a surprise guest. Find out about:


    the shift from a behavioural approach to a focus on the relationship between parents and children
    overcoming prior learning to shift to more effective strategies for helping children
    the importance of the parent-child relationship in helping children to develop
    how your relationship can affect your child's behaviour
    the difference between an "expert" approach and a developmental model

    It's the fifth anniversary of Family Anatomy this week!

    For family and psychology news, visit familyanatomy.com.

    • 45 min
    FA151 - Anatomy of Alpha Children

    FA151 - Anatomy of Alpha Children

    Doctors Brian and Giuseppe speak with Dr. Gordon Neufeld about chronically inflexible, bossy, defiant kids and those who need to be the boss. Topics include:
    What are alpha children and how do they develop? What kinds of problems arise for alpha children? Why are some alpha children at risk of becoming bullies? What can parents do to increase their kids' willingness to be directed? You can find out more information about Dr. Neufeld and his approach at the Neufeld Institute.
    For family and relationship information, you can visit familyanatomy.com.

    • 35 min
    FA139 - Anatomy of Three Things

    FA139 - Anatomy of Three Things

    Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about three recent research stories, including:


    Do the popular people on Facebook have different brains than everyone else?
    How telling people about your vacation can ruin your fun
    What can parents do if their children's friends are a bad influence on them?

    For family and psychology news, visit familyanatomy.com.

    • 37 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

CristinaAlAli ,

excellent!

i love your work, i have learned so much from your podcast. i'm about to finish listening to them all, so you guys need to come back now

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Parents and couples check it out

Free parenting info is great.

Pilgrim's Progress ,

Enjoyable, informative

These are fathers/psychologists talking about family life and raising kids. Part playful banter, part serious discussion -- with only two sessions down, it will be interesting to see where the topics lead, but so far the sessions have been enjoyable, occasionally funny, and sometimes insightful. I like that this is from the father's perspective, which is a fresh take.

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