Guest 1: Dr. William Lewis, Ear, Nose, and Throat surgeon at Children’s Hospital in Oakland, CA.

Topic: How sleep-disordered breathing affects children’s behavior and school performance.

Issues: Children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) miss more school, are more restless and inattentive, and are more likely to be chronically tired and obese; enlarged tonsils are frequently the culprit in SDB; new treatments that result in less-painful recovery and fewer complications. For more info, visit www.tonsilfacts.com

Guest 2: Deborah Linebarger, Assistant Professor at the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Pennsylvania.

Topic: The relationship between children’s development and television watching.

Issues: How kids can get out of summertime television habits and back into school mode; is there such a thing as good television? (yes); the “back-to-school television-watching pyramid” and how to implement it in your home.

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Guest 1: Christopher Kearney, author of Getting Your Child to Say “Yes” to School.

Topic: Helping a child with School Refusal Behavior (SRB).

Issues: Defining SRB (it’s a difficulty attending school or remaining in class for an entire day; how SRB differs from truancy or school phobia; recognizing the signs and symptoms of SRB; working with your child’s teachers to overcome SRB; how friends can help (or hurt).

Guest 2: Don Dunbar, author of What You Don’t Know Can Keep You out of College.

Topic: A top consultant explains the 13 fatal application mistakes that can get a child rejected.

Issues: Why character is the key to college admissions; when “just be yourself” is a mistake; what admissions directors are really looking for and how they make their decisions.

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Guest 1: Joshua Coleman, author of When Parents Hurt.

Topic: Compassionate strategies when you and your grown child don’t get along.

Issues: What happens when people lose the opportunity to be the parents they desperately wanted to be; mourning the loss of a harmonious relationship with a child; maintaining self-esteem through difficult times; strategies for rebuilding relationships or learning to accept what can’t be changed.

Guest 2: Karen Stabiner, editor or The Empty Nest.

Topic: The truth about relationships, love, and freedom after the kids fly the coop.

Issues: How life changes when the kids leave home; changing relationships with young adult children; changing relationships between parents once the kids are gone; differences between the ways mothers and fathers cope with the empty nest.

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Guest 1: David Ludwig, author of Ending the Foodfight.

Topic: Guiding your child to a healthy weight in a fast-food/fake-food world.

Issues: The truth about why most diets fail; why a low-glycemic diet is the key to any long-term weight management program; includes recipes and shopping lists.

Guest 2: Lisa Druxman, author of Lean Mommy.

Topic: How to bond with your baby and get fit at the same time.

Issues: Stroller-based and front-pack carrier based workouts, eating plans to combat post-baby weight gain.

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