Guest 1: Isabel Granic, author of Bedtiming.
Topic: The parent's guide to getting your child to sleep at just the right age.
Issues: Proven strategies for helping your child sleep through the night; why popular techniques fail when used at the wrong times; how to solve sleep setbacks and set nap schedules.

Guest 2: Cara Natterson, author of Dangerous or Safe.
Topic: Which foods, medicines, and chemicals really put your kids at risk.
Issues: Why parents should be interested in the latest scientific research; weeding out the useful information from the overblown; why kids have more allergies today than in the past? Are plastics safe to microwave? Is it safe to give a child over-the-counter cold and cough medication?

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Guest 1: Ana Homayoun, author of That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week.
Topic: Helping disorganized and distracted boys succeed in school and life.
Issues: Identifying your child’s disorganization style; helping you child set academic and personal goals he cares about; completing assignments without puling all-nighters; helping your child tune out social pressure and fend off anxiety.

Guest 2: Joseph Allen, coauthor of Escaping the Endless Adolescence.
Topic: How we can help our teenagers grow up before they grow old.
Issues: Why 25 is the new 15; How to keep adult children from regressing if they move home after losing a job; parenting practices that help support your teen’s self esteem and independence.

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Guest 1: Susan Linn, author of The Case for Make Believe.
Topic: Saving play in a commercialized world.
Issues: Why play? The false promise of screen time for infants and toddlers; how media violence is killing play; what we all gain from make believe; how to nurture play in a culture that seems bent on stifling it.

Guest 2: Mark Tappan, coauthor of Packaging Boyhood.
Topic: Saving our sons from superheroes, slackers, and other media stereotypes.
Issues: What boys are watching, reading, hearing, and doing; conversations to have with your son about the messages he’s getting; overcoming media messages that encourage slacking over studying, competition over teamwork, power over empowerment, and being cool over being yourself.

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Guest 1: Mary Gordon, author of The Roots of Empathy.
Topic: Changing the world child by child.
Issues: A revolutionary program that reduces bullying, antisocial behavior, and aggression while at the same time boosting self-esteem, and enhancing each child’s ability to understand other points of view and respect the feelings of others.

Guest 2: Michael Ungar, author of The We Generation.
Topic: Raising socially responsible kids.
Issues: how to organize play dates with children of different ages so your child can help younger kids; the importance of watching the news with your children and discussing what you see; getting kids to consider how their actions make others feel.

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