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Guest 1: Michael Gurian, author of The Purpose of Boys.
Topic: Helping our sons find meaning, significance, and direction in their lives.
Issues: Why parents need to provide purpose for boys; brain differences between boys and girls; differences in the ways boys and girls develop purpose; creating rites of passage for boys; how boys are struggling for purpose in schools.

Guest 2: Unger, author of Men Can.
Topic: The changing image and reality of fatherhood in America
Issues: How has popular culture responded to men’s changing roles in society? The problems of language (can fathers “mother” their children?); media portrayals of dads; men taking family leave—and suffering the consequences.

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Guest for both segments: Mark Fenske, coauthor of The Winner’s Brain.
Topic: 8 strategies great minds use to achieve success.
Issues: The science of success; tune out distractions and focus on what’s really important; choose the right risks for higher rewards; know your talents and shortcomings; spot opportunities—even when they’re disguised as problems; cultivate the drive to win.

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Guest 1: Rushworth Kidder, author of Good Kids, Tough Choices.
Topic : How parents can help their children do the right thing.
Issues: Raising kids in today’s moral environment; teaching responsibility; resolving ethical dilemmas (including right vs. right choices, which are a lot harder to deal with than traditional right vs. wrong).

Guest 2: Dathan Paterno, author of Desperately Seeking Parents.
Topic: Why your child needs a parent in charge and how to become one.
Issues: Reestablishing a hierarchy in your family; in control vs. controlling; where does paternal authority come from? How creating a family constitution can help restore order in your family; how not to be a wimpy parent.

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Guest 1: Robyn Silverman, author of Good Girls Don’t Get Fat.
Topic: How weight obsession is messing up our girls and how we can help them thrive despite it.
Issues: Tools to stop the ripple effects of attitudes and actions that damage our girls; finding positive female role models; how girls—whatever their size—can own their strengths, trust their power, and accomplish amazing things.

Guest 2: Susan Shapiro Barash, author of, You’re Grounded Forever, But First Let’s Go Shopping.
Topic: The challenges mothers face with their daughters and ten timely solutions.
Issues: Maternal indulgence; What happens when there are no boundaries and rules between mother and daughter; are mothers spoiling their daughters? The most difficult challenges mothers face when raising daughters; Are moms trying to be friends or adversaries to their daughters? Are we creating our own monsters?

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Guest for both segments: Rob Eastaway, author of Old Dogs, New Math.
Topic: Homework help for puzzled parents.
Issues: What are “open number lines”? “decomposing”? How do you multiply on a grid? New takes on long division, multiplication, probability, and chance; how to demystify math and help yourself—and your child—discover math all around—and have fun doing it.

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Guest for both segments: Sue George Hallowell, co-author of Married to Distraction.
Topic: Restoring intimacy and strengthening your marriage in an age of interruption.
Issues: Restoring and repairing communication in just 30 minutes a day for 30 days; “Special-ize” your marriage by building romance and hope; developing and nurturing empathy; protecting the natural sequence of love: attention, time, connection, and play.