This episode is with Chris Blair who is the President of Maestro Associates, a flat fee financial planning firm in Denver, Colorado that helps clients make better financial decisions to achieve their ideal life. Chris explains just how important it is for men to understand their finances no matter your age. How much money you make is not what’s important. He explains the difference between assets and liability. He tells us about checking accounts compared to savings accounts. We discuss the viewpoint women have with money more than men. We talked about how communication about money is so important in a relationship. We talked about what a man needs to do to leave a legacy. Chris informs us just how Maestro Associates can and will help you to reach the goals you would like to reach. No matter where you live.

In this episode we learn from the owner of The Impactful Parent, Kristina Campos how we can help our kids to be more Emotional Regulated through the use of video games. Kristina explains why kids today do not know how to regulate their emotions. She gives us parents examples of what we need to do if we want our child to know how to handle their emotions. Kristina tells us what we as parents need to be aware of when our child has these big emotions and the parent is really only seeing a tip of the iceberg. How boys’ emotions are so different from girls' emotions and how it manifests itself. So how does a video game help a child regulate their emotions? Kristina tells us how a parent can use the time your child is playing a video game to learn when your child may need help to regulate what they are feeling. Being the owner of the app, The Impactful Parent, she tells us how this free app can help parents in their day-to-day life. You can even ask her questions on the app.

Our guest for this episode is Thomas Kersting. He is the Author of Disconnected: How to Reconnect Our Digitally Distracted Kids and How to Protect Your Child from the Dangers of Device Dependency. Tom has another book coming out in February 2023 entitled Raising Healthy Teenagers: Equipping Your Child to Navigate the Pitfalls and Dangers of Teen Life. He tells us the average amount of time a parent spends with their kids each week, which is, sadly, mind blowing. Tom provides some very important rules that every parent should put into practice. The data he collected from kids should wake a parent up about the harm that these devices we let our kids have affect them. Hear how some kids have reacted when these devices were taken away and why. Tom talks about ODD, ADHD are sometimes developed due to parenting style. Have you thought about why some many more kids have anxiety today? Tom does. You can reach Tom at www.tomkersting.com.