Positive Parenting, March 30, 2008 [26:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Guest 1: Scott Haltzman, author of The Secrets of Happily Married Women.

Topic: How to get more out of your relationship by doing less.

Issues: Understanding men’s and women’s different communication styles; identifying your husband’s strengths; why trying to change your husband won’t work

Guest 2: Stephan Poulter, author of The Mother Factor.

Topic: How your mother’s emotional legacy impacts your life.

Issues: The five major styles of mothering; the indelible impression our mother makes on the person we become; the unspoken rules that guide or work, relationships, emotions, and independence.

 

 Positive Parenting, March 23, 2008 [26:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Guest 1: Elizabeth Gregory, author of Ready.

Topic: Why women are embracing the new, later motherhood.

Issues: The reasons behind the skyrocketing number of women who are choosing to start their families in their late 30s or early 40s; benefits of having children later in life.

Guest 2: Betsy Brown Braun, author of Just Tell Me What to Say.

Topic: Sensible tips and scripts for perplexed parents.

Issues:Why how you say something really is as important as what you say; dealing with sibling rivalry; how eliminating threats and yelling can make you a more effective parent.

 

 Positive Parenting, March 16, 2008 [26:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Guest 1: Joan Friedman, author of Emotionally Healthy Twins.

Topic: A new philosophy for parenting two unique children.

Issues: Recognizing each twin as a unique individual; fostering each child’s separate friendships and activities; coping with the stress that comes with caring for two babies at the same time.

Guest 2: Alan Kazdin, author of The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child.

Topic: Parenting a defiant child without pills, therapy, or battles.

Issues: Why most of the parenting advice we get is guaranteed to fail; a research-based and proved approach that is guaranteed to work.

 

 Positive Parenting, March 9, 2008 [26:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Guest 1: Craig Pepin-Donat, author of The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie.

Topic: Enrich your life and improve your health without getting ripped off in the process.

Issues: Protecting yourself from health and fitness scams; how to lose weight safely and permanently; creating a healthy, fit lifestyle.

Guest 2: Jennifer Fox, author of Your Child’s Strengths.

Topic: Discovering and developing your child’s strengths.

Issues: Using your child’s actions and everyday behavior as a way to identify strengths; utilizing those with those strengths to improve academic and social performance instead of attempting to “fix” the child’s weaknesses.

 

 Positive Parenting, March 2, 2008 [26:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Guest 1: Larry Rosen, author of Me, MySpace, and I.

Topic: Parenting the Net generation.

Issues: The rapid pace of technological change; the rewards and risks of “social networking” sites like MySpace and Facebook; the importance of on-line social networking in kids’ lives, and what parents need to know about it.

Guest 2: David Anderegg, author of Nerds.

Topic: Who nerds are and why we need more of them.

Issues: How kids become nerds and what happens to their identities when they do; how anti-nerd sentiment affects children, undermines their academic performance, and ultimately jeopardizes American economic competitiveness.