Oct 28 2007

Positive Parenting, October 28 2007: Raising joyful children when the headlines are full of fear + How the “troubled teen” industry cons parents and hurts kids

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.


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