Nov 25 2007

Positive Parenting, November 25, 2007: Surviving parenthood as individuals and as a couple + How to adopt quickly and safely

 
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Guest 1: Sharon Fried Buchalter, author of New Parents Are People, Too.

Topic: Eight secrets to surviving parenthood as individuals and as a couple.

Issues: Working together to become great parents; nurturing yourselves as individuals and as a couple; identifying priorities; setting and achieving personal and family goals; learning to appreciate each other; overcoming conflicts

Guest 2: Randall Hicks, author of Adoption.

Topic: How to adopt quickly and safely.

Issues: Choosing the type of adoption that fits your family’s needs; selecting the right attorney or adoption agency; avoiding delays, red tape, scams, and other pitfalls; accomplishing an adoption—domestic or international—in a year or less.


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Nov 18 2007

Positive Parenting, November 18, 2007: Four steps to inner joy + Taking back your parental authority without punishment

 
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Guest 1: Adrianne Ahern, author of Snap Out of It Now!

Topic: Four steps to inner joy.

Issues: Learning to understand—and overcome–the reasons people say yes to the wrong relationships, let anger lead them down the wrong path, fail at diets, and believe they aren’t good enough; making a quantum leap to a life of purpose, joy, and excellence.

Guest 2: Lynn Reeves Griffin, author of Negotiation Generation.

Topic: Taking back your parental authority without punishment.

Issues: How to influence your child’s behavior—without controlling it; predicting and preventing challenging behavior; letting go of time outs, grounding, spankings, and other punishments; teaching by example


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Nov 11 2007

Positive Parenting, November 11, 2007: Developing a loving relationship with your child in 90 days + How foods and additives affect children’s behavior

 
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Guest 1: Frank Lawlis, author of Mending the Broken Bond.

Topic: Developing a loving relationship with your child in 90 days.

Issues: Being the role model your child needs you to be; using empathy to resolve problems; learning when and how to forgive; channeling your child’s energy through diet, breathing exercises, and calming activities

Guest 2: Jane Hersey, author of Why Can’t My Child Behave?

Topic: How foods and additives affect children’s behavior.

Issues: Understanding the effects of additives, including asthma, depression, developmental delays, and autism; easy ways to eliminate additives.

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Nov 04 2007

Positive Parenting, November 4, 2007: Maximizing your child’s chances for admission to the college of his or her choice + Debunking the negative myths about adolescents

 
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Guest 1: Michelle Hernandez, author of Acing the College Application.

Topic: Maximizing your child’s chances for admission to the college of his or her choice.

Issues: Understanding the Common Application; how the answer to the “Why” question can make or break your application; the truth about what colleges are really looking for in essays; myths and misconceptions about the on-campus interview.

Guest 2: Richard Lerner, author of The Good Teen.

Topic: Debunking the negative myths about adolescents.

Issues: Teens have an undeserved bad rap in the media and elsewhere; redefining adolescence; all teens have the potential to develop in healthy ways; the characteristics of a good teen and what parents and others can do to encourage them


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  • Armin Brott, a nationally recognized parenting expert, is known worldwide as Mr. Dad. He is the leading author of books on fatherhood, which have sold millions of copies worldwide. Armin writes the nationally syndicated column, "Ask Mr. Dad," and hosts the "Positive Parenting" radio show.
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