01/04/09
Guest 1: Kevin Leman, author of The First Born Advantage.
Topic: Making your birth order work for you
Issues: Traits that many firstborns have that other children don’t; how birth order affects marriage and relationships; the amazing number of firstborns in high performance careers.

Guest 2: Scott Mitic, CEO of TrustedID.com
Topic: How identity thieves are stealing our children’s identities
Issues: How identity theft works; who does it; the latest tricks and techniques used by identify thieves; why you should always put your outgoing mail in a post-office mailbox; precautions every parent should take to protect their—and their children’s—identity.

01/11/09
Guest 1: Jodi Mindell, author of Sleep Deprived No More.
Topic: Helping you and your baby sleep through the night, from pregnancy to early motherhood
Issues: Determining how much sleep your body needs; catching up on lost sleep; getting babies to sleep through the night; understanding sleep problems faced by school-age kids, tweens, and teens.

Guest 2: Dr. Will Courtenay, a psychotherapist and creator of www.saddaddy.com, which deals with new dads’ post partum depression.
Topic: Even new dads get the blues.
Issues: What is paternal post partum depression? How big a problem is it? What are the causes? When men can do to prevent and/or treat it?

1/18/09
Guest 1: David Kessler, coauthor of On Grief and Grieving
Topic: Finding the meaning of grief.
Issues: The five stages of grief; coping with the death of a loved one; helping children cope with grief and loss, whether it’s a grandparent or a goldfish.

Guest 2: Diane Ehrensaft, author of Mommies, Daddies, Donors Surrogates
Topic: How technology is changing the definition of “family.”
Issues: Reproductive technology such as donor eggs, donor sperm, and surrogates; answering children’s questions about where they came from; the impact of donor eggs or sperm on the couple’s relationship; what will grandparents and others think? legal issues and obstacles.

1/25/09 (both segments)
Eric Tyson, author of Personal Finance For Dummies, 5th edition.
Topic: Money and finances for the whole family
Issues: Making the best of the economic downturn; talking to kids about the need to cut back; money staving strategies; is this the right time to buy?

2/1/09
Guest 1: Jessica Baron Turner, MA, author of Your Musical Child.
Topic: Inspiring kids to play and sing for keeps
Issues: What makes a child fall in love with learning to play
Music? How does talent develop? When is the right time to start lessons? Which instrument is the best fit? Why is practice so challenging, and what can parents do to keep kids musically motivated? Baron Turner answers these questions.

Guest 2: Drs. Brock Eide & Fernette Eide, authors of The Mislabeled Child
Topic: How understanding your child’s unique learning style can open the door to success
Issues: Over the past two decades, the number of children labeled as learning disabled has increased by over 150%. The Eides rethink the way we view and treat learning challenges, from difficulties with attention in reading, to autism to problems related to giftedness.

2/8/09 (both segments)
Penelope leach, childcare today
Topic: Getting childcare right for everyone
Issues: Childcare issues that today’s parents face; understanding your childcare options; how good is the care your child is getting? What politicians, policy makers, professionals, and parents need to do to ensure that our children get the best possible care

2/15/09
Guest 1: Dawn Davenport, author of The Complete Book of International Adoption.
Topic: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Your Child
Issues: Choosing a country and agency; organizing the paperwork; finding the money; evaluating health
Issues; traveling to adopt; adjusting to the first months at home

Guest 2: Dimitri Christakis, author of The Elephant in the Living Room.
Topic: The real story about television’s effects on children
Issues: A recent study found that children who play with blocks have greater language development and tend to spend less time watching television; children who watch “educational” videos like Baby Einstein actually have smaller vocabularies than kids who don’t. the good news about kids and television

02/22/09
Guest 1: Christopher Blazina, author of The Secret Lives of Men
Topic: What men want you to know about love, sex, and relationships
Issues: The differences between the way men and women think; understanding that different is different—it doesn’t mean better or worse.

Guest 2: Edward Hallowell, coauthor of Superparenting for ADD.
Topic: An innovative approach to raising your distracted child.
Issues: How to tune out the diagnosticians and labelers and simply notice and nurture the spirit of your child; learning to recognize the strengths and positive traits of ADD; helping children develop self- and social awareness.

03/01/09
Guest 1: ED Hill, author of I’m Not Your Friend, I’m Your Parent
Topic: Helping your children set the boundaries they need…and really want
Issues: Why manners is job one and the concept of "dressing for success" is not dead.

guest 2: Theresa Kellam, author of The Parent Survival Guide.
Topic: From chaos to harmony in ten weeks or less.
Issues: Making a loving connection, finding windows into your child’s inner world, speaking the language of play, promoting your child’s emotional maturity.

03/08/09
Guest 1: Ron Taffel, author of Childhood Unbound
Topic: Saving our kids' best selves–confident parenting in a world of change
Issues: Guiding children of all ages in ways that bring out the best in kids and parents; understanding our children in 21st century terms; how to encourage the good while steering the kids away from the bad.

Guest 2: Susie Leonard Weller, author of Why Don’t You Understand.
Topic: Improve family communication
Issues: Understanding the four basic thinking styles: Logical, Creative, Practical, and Relational; what to do when someone’s style is driving you crazy, how to parent a child who marches to a different drummer.

03/15/09
Guest 1: Joyce Cooper-Kahn, coauthor of Late, Lost, and Unprepared.
Topic: Helping children with executive functioning
Issues: What is executive functioning? Impact of a child’s executive issues on the rest of the family; assessments; changing your child’s behavior; helping children create plans, organize, and monitor their own behavior.

Guest 2: Richard Guare,coauthor or Smart but Scattered.
Topic: The “executive skills” approach to helping kids reach their potential
Issues: Identifying your child’s strengths and weaknesses; helping your child get organized, resist impulses, stay focused, use time wisely, plan ahead, follow through on tasks, solve problems independently, and more.

3/22/09
Guest 1: Jeremy Friedman, coauthor of The Baby Care Book.
Topic: A complete guide from birth to 12 months old
Issues: Everything you need to know about your baby’s birth, first few days, growth and development, feeding, solid foods, sleeping, crying, and more

Guest 2: Peter Langman, author of Why Kids Kill.
Topic: Inside the minds of school shooters.
Issues: Distinct types of children who become school shooters (narcissistic/sadistic, hallucinations/delusions, abused/traumatized); identifying early signs of possible violence; preventive measures that educators and parents can take to protect our communities

3/29/09
Guest 1: Adie Goldberg, author of It’s a Baby Boy! and It’s Baby Girl!
Topic: The unique wonder and special nature of your son or daughter
Issues: The different health issues, hard wiring, and biological development of each sex; how to understand and nourish the core nature of each baby; actual differences between boys and girls (newborn boys are less sensitive to sound than girls, girls’ brains are on average smaller than boy’s at birth).

Guest 2: Joanna Strober, coauthor of Getting to 50-50.
Topic: How working couples can have it all by sharing it all.
Issues: Combining children and career; the huge benefits reaped by kids, husbands, and wives when couples commit to sharing equally; defining “equal”’ finding 50-50 solutions to deal with issues of money, time, and more.