Guest 1: Sam Goldstein, coauthor of Raising a Self-Disciplined Child.
Topic: Help your child become more responsible, confident, and resilient.
Issues: Teaching children of any age, from preschool to adolescence, the value of self-control, self-reliance, and self-assurance—skills that will last a lifetime.

Guest 2: Eva Bramwell, personal trainer, fitness instructor, and owner of Radicle Fittness (yes, that's the correct spelling).
Topic: The importance of exercise.
Issues: How to warm up; identifying the right fitness program for you; working with a personal trainer; great workouts for families; avoiding injury.

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Guest 1: Malina Saval, author of The Secret Lives of Boys.
Topic: Inside the raw emotional world of male teens.
Issues: Why the author believes that the "boy crisis" we hear about is overblown; understanding the landscape of boys' social cliques; how parents can get closed-mouth sons to open up.

Guest 2: Amy Nobile, coauthor of I'd Trade My Husband for a Housekeeper.
Topic: Loving your marriage after the baby carriage.
Issues: The challenges of modern parenthood for married couples; a frank look at marriage post-tots; keeping parenthood compatible with marital bliss; how moms can learn to make the most of what they have and love their marriage as much as the husband and kids.

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Guest 1: John Duffy, clinical psychologist and life coach.
Topic: A new approach to parenting teens.
Issues: Entering your teens world; making yourself more available; learning new ways of communicating with your teen in a way that brings you closer together; the thin line between being an authority figure and a friend to your child.`

Guest 2: Gemini Adams, author of Your Legacy of Love.
Topic: Realizing the gift in "goodbye."
Issues: If one of your parents died, which would prefer to inherit: their money or a letter saying how much they loved you? 90 percent said they'd rather receive the letter: how preparing our emotional assets can reduce the family's grief and suffering, provide them with a continuing loving bond, and help them preserve special memories.

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Guest 1: Lisa Gillis, coauthor of Virtual Schooling.
Topic: Optimizing your child's education.
Issues: How to ignite your child's passion for learning; easily and effectively improve your child's current school work; powerful learning resources that can help kids excel; the proper use of computers and technology in education.

Guest 2: Bobbi Conner, author of Unplugged Play.
Topic: Battery-free, plug-free, electricity-free games and activities for kids of all ages.
Issues: The importance of unstructured play; coping with "I'm bored," low-tech fun that can stretch the imagination, spark creativity, build strong bodies, and keep the kids busy while you're making dinner…

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Guest 1: Dian Levin, coauthor of So Sexy, So Soon.
Topic: The new sexualized childhood
Issues: Dealing with the onslaught of sexual images and situations that surround our kids–on tv, movies, video games, and even cartoons; the impact of all this sexual content on kids emotional and social growth; what parents can do to protect their kids.

Guest 2: Robie Harris, author of It's Perfectly Normal, It's Not the Stork, and It's So Amazing.
Topic: Straight talk about talking to kids about sex and sexuality.
Issues: The answers to nearly every question about birth, babies, bodies, families, and healthy sexuality.

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