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Guest for both segments: James Weiner, coauthor of The Legacy Conversation.
Topic: The missing gem in wealth planning.
Issues: How to identify and cultivate your family’s true wealth: wisdom; myths about wealth; myths about money; starting the conversation about passing on wisdom and values.

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Guest for both segments: Scott Simon, author of Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other.
Topic: The joys and wonders of adoption.
Issues: coping with the “failure” of not being able to get pregnant the natural way; what really makes a family; are we hard-wired to adopt? How and why do we fall in love? International adoption.

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Guest 1: Joe Bruzzese, author of A Parents’ Guide to the Middle School Years.
Topic: Guiding your child’s transition into adolescence.
Issues: How will you handle the inevitable adolescent crises? Balancing a child’s growing need for independence with genuine concern for his or her physical or emotional safety; the many challenges faced by today’s middle schoolers (that we never faced when we were their age).

Guest 2: Susan Greenland, author of The Mindful Child.
Topic: How to help your kid manage stress and become happier, kinder, and more compassionate.
Issues: How mindful awareness can help kids become happier, kinder, and more compassionate; how to incorporate mindfulness into bedtime routines; how to use a toy “barrel of monkeys” to demonstrate how we relate to thoughts and emotions.

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Guest for both segments: Richard Gentry, author of Raising Confident Readers.
Topic: How to teach your child to read and write—from baby to age 7.
Issues: How a child’s brain learns to read—and why encouraging drawing and scribbling is as essential as reading aloud; best at-home activities to develop early literacy; strategies for overcoming dyslexia and other challenges.

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Guest for both segments: Ellen Galinsky, author of Mind in the Making.
Topic: The seven essential life skills every child needs.
Issues: Skills that won’t develop on their own without conscious effort on the part of parents: Focus and self control, perspective taking, communicating; making connections, critical thinking, taking on challenges, self-directed learning.

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Guest 1: Gail Parent, coauthor of How to Raise Your Adult Children.
Topic: Big kids have big problems.
Issues: When to give your adult child money; boundaries; house rules; how to maintain your own life even with an adult child living in your home; when to speak up about your adult child’s parenting.

Guest 2: Brad Sachs, author of Emptying the Nest.
Topic: Launching your adult towards success and self-reliance
Issues: The convergence of forces that have made it tough for many young people to become financially and psychologically independent; what behavior parents should strive for—and avoid; improving lines of communication; why helping adult children actually encourages them to see themselves as helpless.