Positive Parenting, October 28, 2007: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Guest 1: Lorna Ann Knox, author of Scary News.

Topic: How to raise joyful children when the headlines are full of fear.

Issues: Learning to be more aware of media messages; understanding how children process and react to news; helping children deal with their fears that what’s happening in the news will happen to them.

Guest 2: Maja Szalavitz, author of Help at Any Cost.

Topic: How the “troubled teen” industry cons parents and hurts kids.

Issues: Understanding what tough love programs are all about; proof that these programs do more harm than good; how lack of adequate staff training and no accountability has created a multi-billion dollar industry.

 

 Positive Parenting, October 21, 2007: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Guest 1: Norman Wright, author of How to Speak Your Spouse’s Language.

Topic: Ten easy steps to great communication from one of America’s foremost counselors

Issues: Couples often wonder, “Who is this person I married?” “What language is s/he speaking?” Dr. Wright shows how to uncover your partner’s communication style, learn to match it, and finally, connect.

Guest 2: Dana Markow, Harris Interactive.

Topic: How children use technology.

Issues: The types of technology children use; the widening gap between children’s and parents’ tech use and skills; how even non-techie parents can stay informed and monitor their children.

 

 Positive Parenting, October 14, 2007: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Guest 1: Rosalind Wiseman, author of Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads.

Topic: Dealing with the parents, teachers, coacher, and counselors who can make or break your child’s future.

Issues: How unspoken assumptions about race, religion, etc, sabotage parents’ ability to work together; strategies for dealing with parents who are hostile and unsupportive of your child.

Guest 2: Marc Prensky, author of Don’t Bother Me Mom–I’m Learning!

Topic: Why video and computer games are good for kids and what parents can do to help kids use them to their best advantage.

Issues: The skills that children learn from video and computer games that they can’t learn anywhere else; why video-based learning is more effective than traditional methods; the importance of parents getting involved and learning the games so they can discuss them with their children.

 

 Positive Parenting, October 7, 2007: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Guest 1: Darci Klein, author of To Full Term.

Topic: Triumphing over miscarriage.

Issues: Half of all miscarriages are caused by chromosomal abnormalities—but the other are not; understanding options; confronting resisting medical professionals and treating medical conditions that may be causing miscarriages or premature births.

Guest 2: Mark Crawford, author of When Two Become Three.

Topic: Nurturing your marriage after baby arrives.

Issues: Over 90 percent of couples say there’s more tension in their relationship in the year after becoming parents than before; the biggest sources of new-parent conflicts and how to deal with it; redefining “fair” and “equality” at home; understanding the different ways moms and dads react to new-parent stress.