8/29/2010
Guest 1: Katharine Brooks, author of You Majored in What?
Topic: Mapping your path from chaos to career.
Issues: Uncovering overlooked opportunities; reframing experiences; beyond majors and minors; creating an irresistible resume; finding truly satisfying work; how to search for a job in a recession.

Guest 2: Abigail Sullivan Moore, co-author of The iConnected Parent.
Topic:Staying close to your kids in college (and beyond) while letting them grow up.
Issues: How much communication with child away at college is too much; practical tips on texting, calling, and Facebooking; how too much communication can keep kids from growing up; why college kids want more connection with dad; why it’s not okay for parents to edit their kids’ papers via email.

9/5/10
Guest for both segments: Robert Neuman, author of Are You Ready for College?
Topic: A college dean’s 12 secrets of success – what high school students don’t know.
Issues: How kids can use their high-school years as a training ground; what college is like and what it expects of you; to be a stronger student in all your courses—even the hard ones; how to master an efficient learning style that works for you.

9/12/10
Guests for both segments: Mike Maslayak and Maribeth Tulenko, K12.com
Topic: High-performance, individualized online education
Issues: Effective, quality learning options for military families, struggling learners, homeschoolers, advanced learners, and overseas students.

9/19/10
Guest 1: JoAnne Pedro-Carroll, author of Putting Children First.
Topic: Proven parenting strategies for helping children thrive through divorce.
Issues: The hidden emotions behind the words and behaviors children use; developing flexible, responsive parenting plans that put the needs of the children first; how the parents’ relationship predicts how well the children will cope after the divorce;.

Guest 2: Bill Eddy, author of Don’t Alienate the Kids!
Topic: Raising resilient children while avoiding high conflict divorce.
Issues: Avoiding the three biggest problems in divorce: All-or-Nothing Thinking, Unmanaged Emotions, and Extreme Behaviors.

9/26/10
Guest 1: Jennifer Gunter, author of The Preemie Primer.
Topic: A complete guide for parents of premature babies–from birth through the toddler years and beyond.
Issues: What is a preemie? Factors that increase the chances of having a preemie; how a premature birth affects the couple relationship; taking care of your emotional health; coping with side effects, health conditions, and complications associated with premature birth.

Guest 2: Jenn Berman, author of Superbaby.
Topic: Giving your child a head start in the first 3 years.
Issues: Respectful communication; responding to cues; creating security and predictability; promoting language development; screen time; reading; reducing exposure to toxins; and more.