Dec
26
2011
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| Guest 1: Fred Kaeser, author of Talking about Sex . |
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Topic: Straight-talking info for parents.
Issues: How our sexualized culture is making kids grow up too quickly; when to start basic conversations about sex (hint: a lot earlier than you think); tools for navigating uncomfortable topics. |
| Guest 2: Eliot Mizrachi, director of Communications for the Entertainment Software Rating Board. |
Topic: Ratings for games and software.
Issues: How and why are movie ratings and software ratings different? How many categories are there and what do they mean? How decides what a game’s rating should be and how do they decide? How effective is the ratings system. Click here to download a smartphone ratings app. |
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Dec
19
2011
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| Guest: Jena Pincott, author of Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies? |
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Topic: The surprising science of pregnancy.
Issues: Does stress sharpen your baby’s mind—or dull it? Can you predict your baby’s temperament? Why are babies born in the darker months of the year more likely to be risk-takers? Are bossy, dominant women more likely to have boys, which skinny women have more girls? And many more. |
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Dec
12
2011
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| Guest: Robert Sears, author of The Vaccine Book. |
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Topic: Making the right decision for your child.
Issues: How common or rare are various diseases that the vaccines are designed to protect against? The difference between live-and killed virus vaccines; which ingredients are controversial; what are potential side-effects and how can they be prevented; vaccines for older kids (HPV, for example). |
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Dec
05
2011
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| Guest: Michael Gurian, author of How Do I Help Him? |
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Topic: A guide to working with boys and men.
Issues: The many ways boys and men are struggling in society; why the helping professions (therapists, health care workers, etc) aren’t equipped to actually help males; why approaches that work for women and girls will not work for men and boys. |
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Nov
28
2011
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| Guests: Diane Kennedy and Rebecca Banks, coauthors of Bright, Not Broken. |
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Topic: Why kids with ADD and Autism are stuck and how we can help them.
Issues: Some of our most brilliant kids won’t ever be recognized because they’re “twice exceptional” meaning that they’re gifted and diagnosed with a disability—usually ADHD or autism; keeping these children from getting lost in the endless cycle of diagnostic labels and giving them the tools to realize their own potential. |
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Nov
21
2011
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| Guest 1: Ada Calhoun, author of Instinctive Parenting . |
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Topic: Trusting ourselves to raise good kids.
Issues: There is no universal “best” way to parent; does it matter whether you start solids at four months or eight? Co-sleep or not? Whether you eat 100% organic all the time? Learning to tune out the “experts” and rely on your own common sense as a parent. |
| Guest 2: Thomas Cooper, author of Fast Media, Media Fast . |
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Topic: Clearing your mind and invigorating your live in an age of media overload.
Issues: The consequences of extreme media saturation; the difference between someone who accesses a lot of media and a true media addict; what happens when we consume less media; media diets and cold-turkey media fasts . |
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