Summary: Nobody gives a mother a gold star when she is a good parent. So why do we treat fathers that way? We'll be looking at the different standards dads face, as well as the surprising lack of empathy today's teens and children seem to have. | <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/WM_070516.mp3" target="_blank">Download Full Episode #135</a> <strong><a href="http://www.ernlive.com/show/working-mother-radio/247/episodes/you-must-be-babysitting-segment-1-135" target="_blank">Segment 1: You Must Be Babysitting</a> </strong>| <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/WM_070516_IHEART_01.mp3" target="_blank">Download Segment 1</a> Dads don't get a lot of credit, and when they do it's usually for the wrong reason. <a href="http://vivianmanningschaffel.com/" target="_blank">Vivian Manning-Schaffel</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/soapboxdirty" target="_blank">@soapboxdirty</a>) has written an article called "<a href="http://www.workingmother.com/10-things-never-to-say-to-working-dad" target="_blank">10 Things Never to Say to a Working Dad</a>," which highlights the misconceptions about fathers still present in our society today. <strong><a href="http://www.ernlive.com/show/working-mother-radio/247/episodes/misconceptions-segment-2-135" target="_blank">Segment 2: Misconceptions</a> </strong>| <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/WM_070516_IHEART_02.mp3" target="_blank">Download Segment 2</a> It still seems to surprise some people when fathers can function as a parents. Why does this continue to happen in our day and age? <a href="http://vivianmanningschaffel.com/" target="_blank">Vivian Manning-Schaffel</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/soapboxdirty" target="_blank">@soapboxdirty</a>) and Bettina chat about why this might be. <strong><a href="http://www.ernlive.com/show/working-mother-radio/247/episodes/cant-your-partner-pick-them-up-segment-3-135" target="_blank">Segment 3: Can't Your Partner Pick Them Up?</a> </strong>| <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/WM_070516_IHEART_03.mp3" target="_blank">Download Segment 3</a> It's difficult for parents to balance work, family, and friends, and it seems like fathers are held to different standards. One misconception <a href="http://vivianmanningschaffel.com/" target="_blank">Vivian</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/soapboxdirty" target="_blank">@soapboxdirty</a>) focuses on is the idea that it is more acceptable for men to neglect their family in favor of friends and fun. <strong><a href="http://www.ernlive.com/show/working-mother-radio/247/episodes/unselfie-segment-4-135" target="_blank">Segment 4: Unselfie</a> </strong>| <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/WM_070516_IHEART_04.mp3" target="_blank">Download Segment 4</a> A study of incoming college freshmen over the last 30 years has shown that there has been a 40% dip in empathy, and a 50% rise in narcissism. That is why <a href="http://micheleborba.com/" target="_blank">Michele Borba</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/micheleborba" target="_blank">@micheleborba</a>) wrote "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/UnSelfie-Empathetic-Succeed-All-About-Me-World-ebook/dp/B010MH9V64?ie=UTF8&btkr=1&redirect=true&ref_=dp-kindle-redirect" target="_blank">Unselfie</a>," a guide to raising children who are more empathetic. <strong><a href="http://www.ernlive.com/show/working-mother-radio/247/episodes/creating-kindness-segment-5-135" target="_blank">Segment 5: Creating Kindness</a> </strong>| <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/WM_070516_IHEART_05.mp3" target="_blank">Download Segment 5</a> How do you raise kind children? <a href="http://micheleborba.com/" target="_blank">Michele Borba</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/micheleborba" target="_blank">@micheleborba</a>) shares stories she has gathered from children who learned at a young age how to be genuinely good human beings. <strong><a href="http://www.ernlive.com/show/working-mother-radio/247/episodes/empathy-gap-segment-6-135%20" target="_blank">Segment 6: Empathy Gap</a> </strong>| <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/WM_070516_IHEART_06.mp3" target="_blank">Download Segment 6</a> In a world filled with doom and gloom, where news focuses more on the bad than the good, how do you keep your kids inspired and optimistic? Listen in to find what habits you can pick up to ensure your kids don't develop an 'empathy gap.'
