http://www.mrdad.com/radio Armin Brott's weekly syndicated radio show for moms, dads, and grandparents Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:03:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en ©Armin Brott armin@mrdad.com (Armin Brott) armin@mrdad.com(Armin Brott) parenting, family, kids, father, dad, mother, mom 1440 father, dad, parent, family, children, parenting, mom, mother Armin Brott's weekly syndicated radio show filled with the latest help and advice for moms, dads, and grandparents Armin Brott Armin Brott armin@mrdad.com No no http://www.mrdad.com/images/daddycast/logo-small-itunes.gif http://www.mrdad.com/radio 144 144 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/09/07/moving-from-chaos-to-calm-inside-the-preschool-entertainment-boom/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/09/07/moving-from-chaos-to-calm-inside-the-preschool-entertainment-boom/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:03:36 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=151 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/09/07/moving-from-chaos-to-calm-inside-the-preschool-entertainment-boom/feed/ 26:02 Guest 1: Beth Grosshans, author of Beyond Time-Out. Topic: Moving from chaos to calm. Issues: Why our emphasis on talking and self-esteem is responsible for parental ineffectiveness ... Guest 1: Beth Grosshans, author of Beyond Time-Out. Topic: Moving from chaos to calm. Issues: Why our emphasis on talking and self-esteem is responsible for parental ineffectiveness and childrenrsquo;s unruliness; looking at the imbalance of power in families (where kids have too much and the parents not enough); the parenting styles that most commonly lead to that imbalance of power. Guest 2: Dade Hayes, author of Anytime Playdate. Topic: Inside the preschool entertainment boom. Issues: The inner workings of the $21 billion business of entertaining babies and toddlers; How the success of Dora the Explorer prompted the development of other multi-lingual shows; the positive effects of media moderate media exposure (as long as itrsquo;s supplemented by good parenting) Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/31/freeing-your-child-from-negative-thinking-mastering-the-power-of-persuasion-at-home-and-everywhere-else/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/31/freeing-your-child-from-negative-thinking-mastering-the-power-of-persuasion-at-home-and-everywhere-else/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:58:10 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=150 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/31/freeing-your-child-from-negative-thinking-mastering-the-power-of-persuasion-at-home-and-everywhere-else/feed/ 26:04 Guest 1: Tamar Chansky, author of Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking. Topic: Practical strategies to build a lifetime of resilience, flexibility, and happiness. Issues: ... Guest 1: Tamar Chansky, author of Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking. Topic: Practical strategies to build a lifetime of resilience, flexibility, and happiness. Issues: Understanding what negative thinking is and how it affects our children; challenging your childrsquo;s mind; helping your child find and apply his or her strengths. Guest 2: Frances Cole Jones, author of How to Wow. Topic: Proven strategies for presenting your ideas, persuading your audience, and perfecting your image. Issues: Making a lasting impression with a simple introduction; using the 12 most persuasive words in the English language to command any situation; reading non-verbal responses accurately; motivate others; deliver speeches that bring people to their feet. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/24/the-ultimate-guide-to-potty-training-ending-food-fights/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/24/the-ultimate-guide-to-potty-training-ending-food-fights/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:55:04 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=149 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/24/the-ultimate-guide-to-potty-training-ending-food-fights/feed/ 26:04 Guest 1: Preston Smith, author of The Potty Trainer. Topic: The ultimate guide to potty training your child. Issues: When to start potty training; how ... Guest 1: Preston Smith, author of The Potty Trainer. Topic: The ultimate guide to potty training your child. Issues: When to start potty training; how to do it; the importance of parents staying engaged in the process; the increasing number of post-potty-training issues such as bedwetting, daytime accidents, etc; when a toilet-related issue warrants a trip to the pediatrician. Guest 2: Laura Jana, coauthor of Food Fights. Topic: Winning the nutritional challenges of parenthood armed with insight, humor, and a bottle of ketchup. Issues: How to pick your battles and arm yourself accordingly; tv dinners, fast foods and other nutritional minefields; the 5-second rule; influences of family, friends, and others. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/17/teaching-financial-responsibility-bringing-up-geeks/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/17/teaching-financial-responsibility-bringing-up-geeks/#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:47:20 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=148 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/17/teaching-financial-responsibility-bringing-up-geeks/feed/ 26:04 Guest 1: Lewis Solomon and Janet Stern Solomon, coauthors of Bratproofing Your Children. Topic: How to raise socially and financially responsible kids. Issues: Protecting children from potentially ... Guest 1: Lewis Solomon and Janet Stern Solomon, coauthors of Bratproofing Your Children. Topic: How to raise socially and financially responsible kids. Issues: Protecting children from potentially negative influences of parentsrsquo; wealth; protecting your wealth from being destroyed by children and grandchildren. Guest 2: Marybeth Hicks, author of Bringing Up Geeks. Topic: How to protect your kid's childhood in a grow-up-too-fast world. Issues: Redefining ldquo;geekrdquo; in positive terms (Genuine, Enthusiastic, Empowered Kids); freeing children from cultural conditioning while instilling important values; pursuing passions instead of fashions; resisting peer pressure and destructive behavior; supporting the love of learning that helps kids excel in school. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/10/improving-eyesight-naturally-stop-being-right-and-start-being-happy/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/10/improving-eyesight-naturally-stop-being-right-and-start-being-happy/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:18:14 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=147 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/10/improving-eyesight-naturally-stop-being-right-and-start-being-happy/feed/ 26:04 Guest 1: Meir Schneider, creator of the The Natural Vision Improvement Kit. Topic: Improving eyesight naturally. Issues: Proven, non-surgical methods of improving eyesight; exercises to increase eye ... Guest 1: Meir Schneider, creator of the The Natural Vision Improvement Kit. Topic: Improving eyesight naturally. Issues: Proven, non-surgical methods of improving eyesight; exercises to increase eye health; what accounts for the growing percentage of children who wear glasses; Meir Schneiderrsquo;s inspirational story of overcoming blindness using these techniques. See Self-healing.com for more info and schedule of classes and seminars. Guest 2: Auriela McCarthy, author of The Power of the Possible. Topic: How to stop being right and start being happy. Issues: How to stop arguing over mundane issues like housework; using everyday stories from real people as a way to get you to rethink everything you believe about relationships and how to make them better. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/03/raising-safe-kids-in-a-crazy-world-how-risk-and-responsibility-help-teens-thrive/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/03/raising-safe-kids-in-a-crazy-world-how-risk-and-responsibility-help-teens-thrive/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:13:29 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=146 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/08/03/raising-safe-kids-in-a-crazy-world-how-risk-and-responsibility-help-teens-thrive/feed/ 26:03 Guest 1: Paula Statman, author of Raising Careful, Confident Kids in a Crazy World. Topic: Teaching kids to be safe and strong. Issues: Striking a healthy balance ... Guest 1: Paula Statman, author of Raising Careful, Confident Kids in a Crazy World. Topic: Teaching kids to be safe and strong. Issues: Striking a healthy balance between safety and panic; turning nice kids into safe kids; why scare tactics donrsquo;t work; what parents and kids need to know about sex offenders; much more. Guest 2: Michael Ungar, author of Too Safe for Their Own Good. Topic: How risk and responsibility help teens thrive. Issues: Adolescents are safer now than at any time in historymdash;why are we overly protecting them? How bubble-wrapping kids stunts their healthy growth and puts them at harm; the benefits of experiencing manageable amounts of danger. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/07/27/positive-discipline-at-home-and-in-the-classroom-raising-kids-by-keeping-your-cool/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/07/27/positive-discipline-at-home-and-in-the-classroom-raising-kids-by-keeping-your-cool/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:04:27 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=145 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/07/27/positive-discipline-at-home-and-in-the-classroom-raising-kids-by-keeping-your-cool/feed/ 26:02 Guest 1: Ronald Mah, author of Difficult Behavior in Early Childhood. Topic: Positive Discipline for preK ndash; third grade and beyond. Issues: Reconciling different behavioral expectations of ... Guest 1: Ronald Mah, author of Difficult Behavior in Early Childhood. Topic: Positive Discipline for preK ndash; third grade and beyond. Issues: Reconciling different behavioral expectations of families and schools; applying timeout effectively; motivating children immediately and powerfully; identifying early signs of depression, anxiety, and special needs. Guest 2: Hal Runkel, author of ScreamFree Parenting. Topic: Raising your kids by keeping your cool. Issues: Why your emotional reactions to a childrsquo;s misbehavior backfires; parenting is not about kidsmdash;itrsquo;s about parents; why the greatest thing we can do for our kids is learn to focus on ourselves; how empty threats are really broken promises. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/07/20/hiring-the-right-nanny-for-your-child-and-you-americas-under-nurtured-children/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/07/20/hiring-the-right-nanny-for-your-child-and-you-americas-under-nurtured-children/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:20:46 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=144 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/07/20/hiring-the-right-nanny-for-your-child-and-you-americas-under-nurtured-children/feed/ 26:02 Guest 1: Alyce Desrosiers, author of Nannies for Modern Moms. Topic: Hiring the right nanny for your child and you. Issues: What type of nanny do you ... Guest 1: Alyce Desrosiers, author of Nannies for Modern Moms. Topic: Hiring the right nanny for your child and you. Issues: What type of nanny do you need? Pitfalls to finding the right nanny; determining the right ldquo;fitrdquo; for your child; evaluating and eliminating candidates Guest 2: Anne Pierce, author of Ships without a Shore. Topic: Americarsquo;s Undernurtured Children. Issues: Many of the problems afflicting Americarsquo;s young people are rooted in the very practices that area meant to help them; many of the change in whatrsquo;s considered acceptable parenting are based on untested theories and false beliefs; are we creating kids without a moral compass? Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/07/13/understanding-autism-improving-brain-power/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/07/13/understanding-autism-improving-brain-power/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:55:19 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=143 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/07/13/understanding-autism-improving-brain-power/feed/ 26:03 Guest 1: Michael Chez, author of Autism and Its Medical Management. Topic: How parents and professionals can use medical knowledge to better understand autism. Issues: What is ... Guest 1: Michael Chez, author of Autism and Its Medical Management. Topic: How parents and professionals can use medical knowledge to better understand autism. Issues: What is autism? Why autism is more common today than in previous generations; relevant medical interventions; using medication and other therapies to treat and reduce symptoms of autism how autism Guest 2: John Medina, author of Brain Rules. Topic: 12 principles for surviving and thriving at work, home, and school. Issues: Exercise boosts brain power; Repeat to remembermdash;remember to repeat; sleep well, think well; male and female brains are different. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/07/06/handling-your-2-5-year-olds-most-exasperating-behavior-the-high-cost-of-invasive-parenting/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/07/06/handling-your-2-5-year-olds-most-exasperating-behavior-the-high-cost-of-invasive-parenting/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:06:02 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=142 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/07/06/handling-your-2-5-year-olds-most-exasperating-behavior-the-high-cost-of-invasive-parenting/feed/ 26:02 Guest 1: Michelle Nicholasen and Barbara Orsquo;Neal, authors of I Brake for Meltdowns. Topic: How to handle your 2-5-year oldrsquo;s most exasperating behavior. Issues: when your child ... Guest 1: Michelle Nicholasen and Barbara Orsquo;Neal, authors of I Brake for Meltdowns. Topic: How to handle your 2-5-year oldrsquo;s most exasperating behavior. Issues: when your child wonrsquo;t play with others, hug or kiss a relative, canrsquo;t share, or constantly interrupts; kids who canrsquo;t (or wonrsquo;t) sleep by themselves; picky eaters; surviving family travel, and more. Guest 2: Hara Estroff Marano, author of A Nation of Wimps. Topic: The high cost of invasive parenting. Issues: Todayrsquo;s parents are getting too involved in their childrenrsquo;s livesmdash;doing their homework, selling their Girl Scout cookies, filling out their college applications, solving their roommate problems, and more; the terrible consequences of parentsrsquo; good intentions. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/29/76-ideas-for-raising-amazing-children-legal-planning-for-busy-parents/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/29/76-ideas-for-raising-amazing-children-legal-planning-for-busy-parents/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:01:42 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=141 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/29/76-ideas-for-raising-amazing-children-legal-planning-for-busy-parents/feed/ 26:01 Guest 1: Tom Sturges, author of Parking Lot Rules. Topic: 76 Ideas for raising amazing children. Issues: Everyday lessons; manners matter; discipline and punishment, play sports, pain ... Guest 1: Tom Sturges, author of Parking Lot Rules. Topic: 76 Ideas for raising amazing children. Issues: Everyday lessons; manners matter; discipline and punishment, play sports, pain happens, and many more. Guest 2: Alexis Martin Neely, author of Wear Clean Underwear! Topic: Legal planning for busy parents. Issues: Everything you need to know about estate planning; what can be learned from celebrities who had poorly written wills; handling second marriages or step-children; other common mistakes parents make and how to keep from making them. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/22/helping-teens-who-cut-and-self-injure-the-surprising-truth-about-violent-video-games/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/22/helping-teens-who-cut-and-self-injure-the-surprising-truth-about-violent-video-games/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:55:13 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=140 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/22/helping-teens-who-cut-and-self-injure-the-surprising-truth-about-violent-video-games/feed/ 26:01 Guest 1: Michael Hollander, author of Helping Teens Who Cut. Topic: Understanding and ending self-injury. Issues: Dispelling the myths about teenage ldquo;cuttingrdquo;; what motivates cutting; what parents ... Guest 1: Michael Hollander, author of Helping Teens Who Cut. Topic: Understanding and ending self-injury. Issues: Dispelling the myths about teenage ldquo;cuttingrdquo;; what motivates cutting; what parents can do to make the cutting stop; effective treatments that can help troubled teens cope with extreme emotions in a healthier way. Guest 2: Lawrence Kutner, coauthor of Grand Theft Childhood. Topic: The surprising truth about violent video games and what parents can do. Issues: Do video games really make children more violent? How violent video games may actually prevent fights by helping kids work through their anger; why girls like Grand Theft Auto almost as much as boys do; the myth that kids lose social skills by playing video games Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/15/happy-fathers-day-early-fatherhood-for-the-modern-hunter-gatherer-a-fathers-memoir-of-infertility-and-adoption/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/15/happy-fathers-day-early-fatherhood-for-the-modern-hunter-gatherer-a-fathers-memoir-of-infertility-and-adoption/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:47:09 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=139 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/15/happy-fathers-day-early-fatherhood-for-the-modern-hunter-gatherer-a-fathers-memoir-of-infertility-and-adoption/feed/ 26:02 Guest 1: David Port, coauthor of Caveman's Guide to Baby's First Year. Topic: Early fatherhood for the modern hunter-gatherer. Issues: Food, diet, nutrition, shelter, safety, clothing, health ... Guest 1: David Port, coauthor of Caveman's Guide to Baby's First Year. Topic: Early fatherhood for the modern hunter-gatherer. Issues: Food, diet, nutrition, shelter, safety, clothing, health and wellness, communication, socialization, stimulation, and maintaining the couplersquo;s relationship Guest 2: Brooks Hansen, author of the The Brotherhood of Joseph. Topic: A fatherrsquo;s memoir of infertility and adoption in the 21st century. Issues: Understanding the struggle with infertility from a manrsquo;s perspective; the cycle of hope and heartbreak that happens when reproductive technology doesnrsquo;t work; how do you give up when therersquo;s always another doctor or procedure holding out the possibility of conception? Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/08/creating-a-cleaner-greener-safer-home-how-im-myspace-and-email-are-destroying-childrens-ability-to-write-well/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/08/creating-a-cleaner-greener-safer-home-how-im-myspace-and-email-are-destroying-childrens-ability-to-write-well/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:57:43 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=138 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/08/creating-a-cleaner-greener-safer-home-how-im-myspace-and-email-are-destroying-childrens-ability-to-write-well/feed/ 26:01 Guest 1: Christopher Gavigan, author of Healthy Child Healthy World. Topic: Creating a cleaner, greener, safer home. Issues: Getting beyond the fear and the hype and ... Guest 1: Christopher Gavigan, author of Healthy Child Healthy World. Topic: Creating a cleaner, greener, safer home. Issues: Getting beyond the fear and the hype and taking simple steps that can have a big impact on your life; what to buy organicmdash;and what not to buy; dangers of PVCs and other plastics; the amazing amount of dirt and dust children eat. For more info, visit healthychild.org Guest 2: Jacquite Ream, author of Kiss: Keep It Short and Simple. Topic: Easy steps for better writing. Issues: Are MySpace and instant messaging causing poor writing or is it the parents or teachers? Turning jumbled thoughts into coherent compositions; reducing anxiety and learning to organize, write, and present papers effectively. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/01/how-women-can-leave-work-raise-children-and-restart-their-career-caring-for-aging-parents/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/01/how-women-can-leave-work-raise-children-and-restart-their-career-caring-for-aging-parents/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:49:39 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=137 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/06/01/how-women-can-leave-work-raise-children-and-restart-their-career-caring-for-aging-parents/feed/ 26:01 Guest 1: Monica Samuels, coauthor of Comeback Moms. Topic: How to leave work, raise children, and restart your career even if you havenrsquo;t had a job ... Guest 1: Monica Samuels, coauthor of Comeback Moms. Topic: How to leave work, raise children, and restart your career even if you havenrsquo;t had a job in years. Issues: What to do when yoursquo;re ready to leave work to be a full-time mom; how to maintain contacts while away from the job, how to execute a successful reentry into the workforce; getting through this life-changing process and coming out ahead. For more info, visit momsnextmove.com Guest 2: Hugh Delehanty, coauthor of Caring for Your Parents. Topic: Practical advice you can trust. Issues: Starting a meaningful conversation about potentially awkward subjects; locating healthcare; potential sources of conflict between siblings; the importance of caring for the caregiver. For more info: pbs.org/wgbh/caringforyourparents, and aarp.org/family/caregiving Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/05/25/guiding-an-only-child-to-a-happy-successful-life-rescuing-our-children-from-the-culture-of-hyper-parenting/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/05/25/guiding-an-only-child-to-a-happy-successful-life-rescuing-our-children-from-the-culture-of-hyper-parenting/#comments Sun, 25 May 2008 08:44:22 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=136 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/05/25/guiding-an-only-child-to-a-happy-successful-life-rescuing-our-children-from-the-culture-of-hyper-parenting/feed/ 26:02 Guest 1: Carl Pickhardt, author of The Future of Your Only Child. Topic: How to guide your child to a happy, successful life. Issues: The pros ... Guest 1: Carl Pickhardt, author of The Future of Your Only Child. Topic: How to guide your child to a happy, successful life. Issues: The pros and cons of being an only child; different types of only children; how parents can combat oversensitivity in their only child and familiarize them with normal conflicts that arise in daily life; ways parents can stop themselves from transferring their won worries to their only child. Guest 2: Carl Honore, author of Under Pressure Topic: Rescuing our children from the culture of hyper-parenting. Issues: What happens when the impulse to give our children the best of everything runs rampant; why managing every detail of our childrenrsquo;s lives is backfiring; what the research shows about how overmanaged children are not learning basic life skills and are staying overdependent on their parents. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/05/18/why-nature-is-so-important-to-children-and-why-they-dont-get-enough-of-it-pushing-high-priced-products-at-unsuspecting-parents/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/05/18/why-nature-is-so-important-to-children-and-why-they-dont-get-enough-of-it-pushing-high-priced-products-at-unsuspecting-parents/#comments Sun, 18 May 2008 08:10:26 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=134 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/05/18/why-nature-is-so-important-to-children-and-why-they-dont-get-enough-of-it-pushing-high-priced-products-at-unsuspecting-parents/feed/ 26:02 05/18/08 Guest 1: Mark Stevens, author of Luisa's Nature. Topic: Looking at nature and the world through a childrsquo;s eyes. Issues: Why nature is so important to children ... 05/18/08 Guest 1: Mark Stevens, author of Luisa's Nature. Topic: Looking at nature and the world through a childrsquo;s eyes. Issues: Why nature is so important to children and why they donrsquo;t get enough of it. Guest 2: Pamela Paul, author of Parenting, Inc.. Topic: An inside investigation of the multi-billion-dollar baby business that pushes high-priced products at unsuspecting parents. Issues: How marketers make parents feel more anxious by promising to make their children taller, smarter, and more beautiful; which expensive products and services arenrsquo;t worthwhile, and which are. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/05/11/happy-mothers-day-one-moms-survival-in-a-house-full-of-males-a-mothers-story-of-a-son-at-war/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/05/11/happy-mothers-day-one-moms-survival-in-a-house-full-of-males-a-mothers-story-of-a-son-at-war/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 08:06:37 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=133 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/05/11/happy-mothers-day-one-moms-survival-in-a-house-full-of-males-a-mothers-story-of-a-son-at-war/feed/ 26:02 05/11/08 Guest 1: Sharon Orsquo;Donnell, author of House of Testosterone. Topic: Raising One momrsquo;s survival in a household of males. Issues: Is it tougher to raise boys than ... 05/11/08 Guest 1: Sharon Orsquo;Donnell, author of House of Testosterone. Topic: Raising One momrsquo;s survival in a household of males. Issues: Is it tougher to raise boys than girls? The unique issues mothers face when raising boys; the frustrations moms of boys face; finding time for self in a household of males. Guest 2: Frances Richey, author of The Warrior. Topic: A motherrsquo;s story of a son at war. Issues: How her political opinion of the war (the author was against it) shaped her relationship with her son; the experiences of waiting at home while an only child goes off to war; painful farewells; the difficulty communicating with a soldier who comes home hardened by combat. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/05/04/understanding-a-loved-ones-eating-disorder-and-how-you-can-help-financing-your-childs-college-education/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/05/04/understanding-a-loved-ones-eating-disorder-and-how-you-can-help-financing-your-childs-college-education/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 08:00:07 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=132 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/05/04/understanding-a-loved-ones-eating-disorder-and-how-you-can-help-financing-your-childs-college-education/feed/ 26:01 05/04/08 Guest 1: Johana Marie McShane, author of Why She Feels Fat. Topic: Understanding your loved onersquo;s eating disorder and how you can help. Issues: Understanding why what ... 05/04/08 Guest 1: Johana Marie McShane, author of Why She Feels Fat. Topic: Understanding your loved onersquo;s eating disorder and how you can help. Issues: Understanding why what seems to family and friends as bizarre, irrational behavior actually makes sense to the person with the disorder; evaluating therapy vs hospitalization; the gender breakdown of eating and body-image disorders. Guest 2: David Rye, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Financial Aid for College. Topic: Getting the money you need for the school you want. Issues: Overcoming college tuition sticker shock; the difference between loans, grants, scholarships, and work-study programs; how to find little-known scholarships; federal and state grants. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/04/27/change-your-childs-attitude-and-behavior-in-5-days-understanding-and-overcoming-infertility/ http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/04/27/change-your-childs-attitude-and-behavior-in-5-days-understanding-and-overcoming-infertility/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:44:23 +0000 armin http://www.mrdad.com/radio/?p=130 http://www.mrdad.com/radio/2008/04/27/change-your-childs-attitude-and-behavior-in-5-days-understanding-and-overcoming-infertility/feed/ 26:03 04/27/08 Guest 1: Kevin Leman, author of Have a New Kid by Friday. Topic: How to change your childrsquo;s attitude, behavior and character in five days. Issues: Combating ... 04/27/08 Guest 1: Kevin Leman, author of Have a New Kid by Friday. Topic: How to change your childrsquo;s attitude, behavior and character in five days. Issues: Combating defiant attitudes and power struggles; Understanding why your kids do what they do--and what you can do about it; simple strategies any parent can carry out. Guest 2: Sherman Silber, author of How to Get Pregnant Topic: Understanding infertility and overcoming it. Issues: The changing definition of ldquo;biological clockrdquo;; why humans donrsquo;t know when to have sex and why human sexuality is reproductively inefficient; various fertility techniques; incredible new technologies that will change the way couples have children. Positive,Parenting,Radio,Show Armin Brott no No