FASD Elephant™ Podcast & Blog

3 Mistakes To Avoid With FASD and Chronic Lateness - FASD Elephant™ Podcast #020

Do Your Kids Make You Late? More times than you can count? If you've struggled with constant lateness, this story is for you! After sharing a little about Podfest 2018, you can hear a short but not-so-simple experience I had that gave me some surprising insights into being late. Feel free to learn from my mistakes for more of your own parenting peace. Two mistakes to avoid are clearly labeled in the podcast, but the third is only alluded to. So, I'll state the third mistake clearly here in the show notes: "Stuff Your Own Feelings--MOMENTARILY!" Check out the podcast to learn more about handling chronic lateness. Join my email list for a free gift and news about new podcast episodes, plus important information for any caregiver whose kids have difficult behaviors to understand and manage. Join here: Free Gift and Newsletter Sign-Up  

Not Exactly As Planned: Interview with Linda Rosenbaum - FASD Elephant™ Podcast #019

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FASD Elephant™ Podcast #018: “I Am Why… FASD Matters”

Hi and welcome to the March FASD Elephant Podcast! On March 24, 2014, MOFAS sponsored an FASD Matters Rally Day at the MN State Capitol to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, provide education and statistics about FASD to lawmakers, and kick off the MOFAS FASD Prevention Awareness Campaign. Another great day and great advocacy effort of all the folks who showed up because FASD MATTERS! I interviewed eight rally attendees about Why FASD Matters to them and compiled their answers into today’s podcast. Unfortunately, the audio for two were lost–a professional and a parent who both had just had some great successes at IEP school meetings and helping school staff pay more attention to her daughter’s FASD and special needs. However, we have great photos of them all and great stories from the other six: Emily Gunderson (MOFAS Communications Director), Lois Bickford (parent and long-time FASD advocate who was a starting Board Member of MOFAS), Barb Clark (MOFAS Family Resources Coordinator, parent, and fellow Blogger at Lord Grant Me Serenity), Alex Miller (FASD Youth Speaker) with his mom Laura and sister Torrie, Katie (Youth FASD Advocate) and her mom Ann, and Sue Terwey (MOFAS Family Engagement Director). For more info, click to the main website: FASDElephant.com Thanks! ~Michael Harris

FASD Elephant™ #016: Interview with Jody Allen Crowe - Health Brains for Children

Jody Allen Crowe - Healthy Brains for Children Starting the Podcast Relaunch with Jody Allen Crowe The 2013 FASD Matters Conference in November was a terrific experience! I met a lot of great new folks in the FASD community, and visited with old friends and acquaintances from over the years, too. One busy and interesting fellow I was finally able to meet and interview is Jody Allen Crowe, Executive Director of Healthy Brains for Children in Eagan, MN. This interview leads off the new year and the 2013 podcast relaunch. (You may have noticed there's more FASD blogs and resources on the website, and now the podcasts are starting up again.) And What a Great Way to Start off the Podcast Relaunch! Jody is an educator with innovative ideas and perspective. He first learned about FASD in late 1980s as an elementary school teacher in northern MN, and he started noticing the impact of the condition on students'  learning. Since then, he worked in several educational systems and then founded Healthy Brains for Children in 2008. The mission of Healthy Brains is prevention, and Jody is especially interested in developing actionable FASD prevention activities for high school kids. Finding few to no activities "out there," Jody came up with the idea of placing pregnancy tests in bars. They started with a bar in Mankato, MN, and since then the impact has been huge with the "Think Before You Drink" campaign. He also authored the book, The Fatal Link (2008), his journey of learning about prenatal alcohol exposure and its relation to potentially devastating effects when left untreated. Listen in to the podcast to find out more about Jody Allen Crowe, and check out his website: HealthyBrainsforChildren.org Help Me Figure out Books to Write I'm finally getting my act together to finish up the books, chapters, and articles on FASD I've written or started over the years. For a limited time, I'm holding a survey with a chance to win US$5 Starbucks cards or an FASD Elephant™ coffee mug. More information at my recent blog posting or click and fill out my online survey to share your ideas and a chance to win (till January 28, 2014). As always, contact me at Michael_at_FASDElephant_dot_com or message from the FASD Elephant Facebook Fanpage.

Relaunching the FASD Elephant Podcast & Blog 2014

This is a quick podcast announcement that the FASD Elephant™ is relaunching as a podcast AND blog. The podcasts will be more from my perspective as a psychologist, while the blogs will be a mix of psychology and also my experiences as a foster parent. Try it out and let me know what you think at FASDElepahnt.com and visit me on Facebook at Facebook.com/FASDWheel Michael