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Guest 1: Suzie Monday coauthor of New World Kids.
Topic: A parent’s intro to creative thinking
Issues: What happens to children’s natural ability to think creatively (By five 5, 95 percent of kids have high ability to be creative thinkers; that goes to less than 15 percent by age eighteen). Nurturing creativity in other people.

Guest 2: Deborah Tannen, author of You Were Always Mom's Favorite!
Topic: Sisters in conversation throughout their lives.
Issues: Exploring one of the most powerful, yet perplexing relationships in many women’s lives; understanding the two impulses that drive sisterly conversations: competition and closeness.

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Guest 1: Melanie Gideon, author of The Slippery Year.
Topic: A meditation on “happily ever after”
Issues: Confronting the fantasies of receding youth and the realities of midlife with a husband, a child, and a dog; the need for household contingency plans; finding the sweetness and ordinary pleasures in life; and discovering that “happily ever after” is a possibility after all.

Guest 2: Charlotte Reznick, author of The Power of Your Child's Imagination.
Topic: How to transform stress and anxiety into joy and success.
Issues: Tapping into kids’ imagination to help them find their own natural strength and confidence; how imagination can help kids cope with stress, phobias, bed-wetting, separation anxiety, anger, and more.

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Guest 1: Diane Frankenstein, author of Reading Together.
Topic: Everything you need to know to raise a child who loves to read
Issues: Guidelines for selecting appropriate books for all ages and reading abilities; how to support your child’s reading skills; helping child decide what to read

Guest 2: Harold Levinson, author of Smart But Feeling Dumb.
Topic: New understanding and dramatic treatment for dyslexia, learning disabilities, and ADD
Issues: The discovery that dyslexia is not just about reading difficulties—it’s part of a syndrome that includes hundreds of symptoms (ADD, phobias, and more); scientific proof that all these conditions can be treated with a simple, over-the-counter motion sickness remedy.

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Guest 1: Elizabeth Hartley Brewer, author of Making Friends.
Topic: A guide to understanding and nurturing your child's friendships
Issues: Should you worry when your child’s imaginary friend sticks around past preschool? How do boys’ and girls’ friendships differ? What do kids really value in a friendship? What should you do if you don’t like one of your child’s friends?

Guest 2: Joseph Califano, author of How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid.
Topic: The straight dope for parents
Issues: When and how to talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol; how to respond when your kid asks, “Did you do drugs?”; how to know when your child is most at risk; how to prepare your teen for the freedoms and perils of college.

Guest for both segments: Lise Eliot, author of Pink Brain, Blue Brain.
Topic: How small differences grow into troublesome gaps — and what we can do about it
Issues: Debunking the myths about gender differences; how the brains of boys and girls are largely shaped by how they spend their time as opposed to physical difference that are there at birth