Jul 27 2008

Positive discipline at home and in the classroom + Raising kids by keeping your cool

 
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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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Jul 20 2008

Hiring the right nanny for your child and you + America’s under-nurtured children

 
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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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Jul 13 2008

Understanding autism + Improving brain power

 
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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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Jul 06 2008

Handling your 2-5-year old’s most exasperating behavior + The high cost of invasive parenting

 
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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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  • 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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