Guest 1: Ronald Mah, author of Difficult Behavior in Early Childhood.
Topic: Positive Discipline for preK – third grade and beyond.
Issues: Reconciling different behavioral expectations of families and schools; applying timeout effectively; motivating children immediately and powerfully; identifying early signs of depression, anxiety, and special needs.

Guest 2: Hal Runkel, author of ScreamFree Parenting.
Topic: Raising your kids by keeping your cool.
Issues: Why your emotional reactions to a child’s misbehavior backfires; parenting is not about kids—it’s about parents; why the greatest thing we can do for our kids is learn to focus on ourselves; how empty threats are really broken promises.

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Guest 1: Alyce Desrosiers, author of Nannies for Modern Moms.
Topic: Hiring the right nanny for your child and you.
Issues: What type of nanny do you need? Pitfalls to finding the right nanny; determining the right “fit” for your child; evaluating and eliminating candidates

Guest 2: Anne Pierce, author of Ships without a Shore.
Topic: America’s Undernurtured Children.
Issues: Many of the problems afflicting America’s young people are rooted in the very practices that area meant to help them; many of the change in what’s considered acceptable parenting are based on untested theories and false beliefs; are we creating kids without a moral compass?

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Guest 1: Michael Chez, author of Autism and Its Medical Management.
Topic: How parents and professionals can use medical knowledge to better understand autism.
Issues: What is autism? Why autism is more common today than in previous generations; relevant medical interventions; using medication and other therapies to treat and reduce symptoms of autism how autism

Guest 2: John Medina, author of Brain Rules.
Topic: 12 principles for surviving and thriving at work, home, and school.
Issues: Exercise boosts brain power; Repeat to remember—remember to repeat; sleep well, think well; male and female brains are different.

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Guest 1: Michelle Nicholasen and Barbara O’Neal, authors of I Brake for Meltdowns.
Topic: How to handle your 2-5-year old’s most exasperating behavior.
Issues: when your child won’t play with others, hug or kiss a relative, can’t share, or constantly interrupts; kids who can’t (or won’t) sleep by themselves; picky eaters; surviving family travel, and more.

Guest 2: Hara Estroff Marano, author of A Nation of Wimps.
Topic: The high cost of invasive parenting.
Issues: Today’s parents are getting too involved in their children’s lives—doing their homework, selling their Girl Scout cookies, filling out their college applications, solving their roommate problems, and more; the terrible consequences of parents’ good intentions.

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