Why Mom’s Matter & How To Be Present to Your Child

Erica Komisar, psychoanalyst and author of “Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters”, joins Trending with Timmerie to discuss: What social science says about why moms matter most to their children.  (2:00) and  Why being physically and emotionally present to your child is important and how to do it. (16:27)  How a husband’s career choices impact the family: Tom Brady & Gisele (37:21) How a father can talk to his teen daughter about birth control (47:54). 

 

Resources mentioned : 

 

https://www.ericakomisar.com/ 

 

Book: Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters 

https://www.amazon.com/Being-There-Prioritizing-Motherhood-Matters/dp/0143109294

 

Book: Good Enough Parent 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/13207/good-enough-parent-by-bruno-bettelheim/

Podcast on Tom Brady & Gisele

 

Book:  The Happy Girl’s Guide to Being Whole

https://www.lumenpress.org/product/the-happy-girls-guide-to-being-whole/  

Timmerie works as a radio host and Catholic speaker educating in areas of theology and is an expert at responding to current trends of sexuality, feminism, and gender ideology. She hosts Trending with Timmerie on Relevant Radio. She holds a Masters Degree in Biblical Theology and Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Media with an emphasis in the New Evangelization from John Paul the Great Catholic University.