Guest 1: Dorothy Dougherty, author of Teach Me to Say it Right.
Topic: Helping children with articulation and speech problems.
Issues: Understanding the difference between actual speech-related problems and issues that the child will outgrow; how childhood speech problems affect schoolwork and future successes, when and how to get professional help.

Guest 2: Edward Hallowell, author of Crazy Busy.
Topic: Why we’re overstretched, overbooked, and ready to snap.
Issues: The effect of insanely busy schedules on our physical and emotional health; the importance of prioritizing and pursuing what’s important instead of what someone else thinks needs to be done; breaking the “crackberry” addiction; how to relax more, still get everything done, and be happy in the process.

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Guest 1: Barbara Probst, author of When the Labels Don't Fit.
Topic: A new approach to raising a challenging child.
Issues: Discovering your child’s essential nature and temperament; respecting your child’s inner world; changing the way you think, talk, and respond; knowing when and how to help; taking care of yourself.

Guest 2: Karen Pavlicin, author of Life After Deployment.
Topic: How military families prepare for, cope with, and survive deployment.
Issues: Types of deployment; emotional and psychological stages of deployment; ways to keep in touch across time and distance; the effects of deployment on the soldier, spouse, and children; keeping reasonable expectations when coming home.

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Guest 1: Anastasia Goodstein, author of Totally Wired.
Topic: What teens and tweens are really doing online.
Issues: The ins and outs of the online socializing that children participate in every day; which sites are appropriate for certain age groups; recognizing the differences between healthy, harmless internet usage and potential dangers; how to effectively communicate to children about safe, responsible internet usage

Guest 2: Peter Benson, author of All Kids Are Our Kids.
Topic: What communities must do to raise caring and responsible children.
Issues: 40 “developmental assets” which are the building blocks of healthy development; recommendations for what parents, coaches, teachers, can do to energize children, families, and entire communities.

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Guest 1: Ruth Meyer Brown, author of A Grandmother's Guide to Babysitting.
Topic: Times-have-changed practical advice and space for important information.
Issues: Schedules and getting organized; how rules make life run smoothly; making time for fun; the importance of grandparents in children’s lives; handling emergencies (all the forms and permissions every parent needs to leave with the grandparents).

Guest 2: Michael Osit, author of Generation Text.
Topic: Raising well-adjusted kids in an age of instant everything.
Issues: The ways in which children’s identities are shaped by the world around them; how—with an absence of meaningful barriers between impulses and ability to act on them—parents can help children learn to make intelligent choices and effectively manage overload.

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