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View Article  What All Parents Can Learn from Asian Americans about Raising High-Achieving Kids
The straight-A Asian American student is so common that it has become cliché. She’s turning in her homework with extra ...   more »
View Article  What’s Life Like Parenting an Autistic Child?
Even under the best circumstances, raising kids is challenging enough; but imagine raising a child whose existence is marked by ...   more »
View Article  How Parents (and Their Kids) Win, and Lose, at the Name Game
Gracie or Gabrielle? Jason or John? Richard or Rich? Emily? Elizabeth? When it comes to giving names to our children, ...   more »
View Article  Are You Smarter Than This 9-Year-Old?
While adults are reading books to learn how to talk to their teens and pre-teens about avoiding substance abuse, 9-yearold...   more »
View Article  Why 20/20 Is Not Perfect Eyesight

Surprising vision facts you need to know:

• 1 in 4 children have vision problems.

• 60% of children with ...   more »

View Article  Could Today's Kids Handle the Hardships of Depression Era Children?

Most people would agree that children today are generally afforded more opportunities than their grandparents were. From iPods to gourmet ...   more »

View Article  Top 10 Things Every Parent Needs to Know About Kids and Sports
Author Steve Below and former NFL player Todd Kalis interviewed 22 Hall of Fame players including Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, ...   more »
View Article  From Birth Trauma to Brilliance
How could a child born with an Apgar score of 1 (0 is a dead baby), and declared by doctors ...   more »
View Article  Is There a Replacement Child in Your Family?

Most of us are comforted and strengthened to know that our parents had joyously welcomed us, and had always treasured ...   more »

View Article  Is Your Teen Having Sex?

Sexuality Therapist Reveals the Signs to Watch Out for

One out of every three 14-year-olds has had sex, says the ...   more »

View Article  Psychologist and Educator Reveals How to Get You Kids to Talk to You

With Facebook, Twitter, texting and everything in between, parents are finding it much harder to have meaningful communication with their ...   more »

View Article  The Top 10 Parenting Tips for the New Year
As everyone makes resolutions to shed the extra baby weight and quit smoking, Dr. Lilian Asomugha says we
should be ...   more »
View Article  45% of Fathers Aren’t Doing a Good Job of Parenting
According to a national PTA poll, nearly half of all dads fall short of their parental responsibilities. Dads, claiming job...   more »
View Article  Is It Fair to Have One Child 'Replace' Another?

In the controversial motion picture My Sister’s Keeper, a new daughter is conceived to help her sister live. But ...   more »

View Article  Are American Children Becoming Dumber and More Violent?
Prominent Psychologist Reveals Where We’ve Gone Wrong If skyrocketing high school drop out rates weren’t troubling enough, violent crimes by ...   more »
View Article  Secrets Your Teenage Girl May Be Keeping From You

Many teenage girls today are struggling, hiding depression, eating disorders, pregnancies and sexual relationships from their parents. At the same ...   more »

View Article  Experts Reveal the Truth About Spoiling Children

Despite research to the contrary, millions of parents are still leaving their children to “cry it out,” spawning a generation ...   more »

View Article  The Funny Side of Motherhood

Parenting is a joy—but it isn’t always easy. Harried moms (and dads) in your audience will delight in knowing they’re ...   more »

View Article  How to Raise an ‘Able Disabled’ Child
When author Martin Levin’s son Jordan was born three months premature and deaf, Levin and his wife were determined ...   more »
View Article  5 Great Ways to Inspire Your Kids to Live Their Dreams

One of the biggest problems facing the current generation of kids is a definite lack of motivation. Whether it’s over-stimulation, ...   more »

View Article  Why Are 7 Times as Many Blacks Arrested as Whites?

Pastor Reveals How to Keep Minorities from Being the Majority in Jail

Jails all over the country are disproportionately full ...   more »

View Article  Fathers Who Put Their Kids First Despite High-Powered Careers

Arjun Sen was always close with his eight-year-old daughter, but it wasn’t until she challenged him to name her favorite ...   more »

View Article  This Guest Exposes the Secret Life of Teen Girls

Today’s teen girls are faced with countless challenges, and as parents you don’t always know what is happening in your ...   more »

View Article  Are We Babying Our Teenagers?

This Expert Says Parents Must Learn to Let Go

“Helicopter parenting” is on the rise in America. From demanding that ...   more »

View Article  The Role Parents Play in the Lives of Disabled Children

When author Martin Levin’s son Jordan was born three months premature and deaf, Levin and his wife were determined to ...   more »

View Article  Resumes For Kids: Do They Really Need Them?

When do you think your child should begin to put together a resume? After graduating from high school? From college?  ...   more »

View Article  Dress Your Kids in the Right Colors for Their Personalities!

Is your child spontaneous and outgoing, but maybe impulsive and overly chatty? Dress him in warm red or light blue. ...   more »

View Article  How to Live Large in Your Empty Nest!
The kids are off to school, or maybe even off to careers and lives of their own, the house is ...   more »
View Article  Want to Know What Your Teen is Thinking?

Interview the Expert Who Broke the Code

What’s the hardest job you can think of? Driving big rigs across ice ...   more »

View Article  Why You Really SHOULD Be Your Childs Best Friend

Many of today’s parents believe it’s wrong to be a friend to their child.  Child behavior expert Jaydra Hymer believes ...   more »

View Article  How Babies and Toddlers Learn to Speak

Think “Goo goo gaa gaa” is the beginning of a baby’s speech?  Think again.

Recently discovered facts about how early ...   more »

View Article  This Guest Swears 10-Year-Olds Need Resumes!

Why on earth would a ten-year-old need a resume? According to Kris Manley, as society becomes more competitive, many ...   more »

View Article  15 Minutes A Day Can Change Your Child's Math Future

Teacher and author Suzy Koontz, the creator of the innovative Math Movement Program, will lead your audience to discover how ...   more »

View Article  How To Raise a Reader and Ensure Your Child's Success

Whether your child is 5 or 15, reading is fundamental to everything he or she will learn in school this ...   more »

View Article  Why Boys Should Wear Pink...

and Other Things You Should Know about Dressing Your Kids

Can dressing your son in pink or your daughter in ...   more »

View Article  How Your Kids Can Eat Their Way to a Better GPA

It’s that time of year again — when parents are eagerly counting the days until school begins, and hoping their ...   more »

View Article  This Guest Takes You Inside the Privste Lives of Tweens

OMG! It’s back-to-school time. From buying the perfect clothes and the newest cell phone to navigating the cliques and avoiding ...   more »

View Article  How To Teach Your Child to Read Before Kindergarten

It’s Sunday morning. And you’re reading sections of the New York Times... with your three-year-old. Huh? Not only is ...   more »

View Article  How Will Michael Jackson's Kids Cope With His Loss?

Losing a parent is the most devastating event a child can experience. The loss of a celebrity parent brings the ...   more »

View Article  Tales From the Darkside of the Cocktail Play Date

A seemingly mismatched mix of Happy Hour and play date, cocktail play dates have been gaining steam among moms trying ...   more »

View Article  This Guest Reveals Why Father Still Knows Best

Most parents wish they could be near their children 24/7—to protect, advise and guide them in decision making.  While that’s ...   more »

View Article  Why the Old Way of Disciplining Kids Doesn’t Work Anymore
Most adults rely on the same disciplinary techniques their parents used on them. But as education
expert Bryan Fiese will ...   more »
View Article  Raising Kids In the Internet Age
Parenting children today is no easy task! With outside influences from the media, Internet and society as a whole and ...   more »
View Article  Top 3 Money Mistakes Parents Make with Their Kids
Kids know how to spend. But if they never learn how to earn and save, they’ll wind up like most ...   more »
View Article  Should Children Attend Funerals?

Losing a family member is the most painful and stressful event in life. Even trying to support someone else through ...   more »

View Article  How 15 Minutes a Day Can Keep Your Kids Math Strong
School’s out…and, in many cases, so is your kid’s brain power. Don’t let summer vacation turn your kid’s mind to ...   more »
View Article  Are Ex-Wives and Stepmoms Doomed to be Enemies?
When a divorced father remarries, suddenly two women are stuck with an unwanted stranger in their lives. The preconceived notions ...   more »
View Article  How to Raise a Happy Teen
Many parents dread the teenage years when their formerly affable children sometimes turn sullen and uncommunicative. Mother and son authors ...   more »
View Article  What’s Really in Baby Food?
Pesticides, hormones, heavy metals and bacteria, Believe it or not, this is a short list of possibly harmful substances found ...   more »
View Article  Should Children Attend Funerals?
Losing a family member is the most painful and stressful event in life. Even trying to support someone else through...   more »
View Article  Feel Like You Have ATM Tatooed Across Your Forehead?

You are not alone. We live in such a fast-paced world that it is easy to lose sight of how ...   more »

View Article  Does Loving Your Career as Much as Your Family Make You a Bad Mom

When a family man’s dedication to his profession brings him success, he is viewed as a good provider. In the ...   more »

View Article  The Growing Mothers' Movement
A new generation of mothers is finding
out what other past generations have
learned: that mothers do more childcare
and ...   more »
View Article  Father of 19: What You Should Teach Your Children
Pat Williams is no ordinary father.
For one thing, he has 19 children. For
another, he’s is vice president of ...   more »
View Article  What Your Kids Are Doing Online Could Keep Them Out of College
There are virtually no teens that aren’t using social networking sites to connect with others and share details of
their ...   more »
View Article  Are You Coddling Your Kids?
Raising kids can be challenging no matter what. It is often
easier to keep the peace and give in to ...   more »
View Article  How to Raise a Bookworm Instead of a Texter
Experts have long been sounding the alarm about the
harmful effects of too much television. Add the Internet,
video games ...   more »
View Article  How To Heat What Your Kids Are Not Telling You

Any parent who’s endured a car ride with a silent teen knows how tough it is to get inside our ...   more »

View Article  From One-Night Stand to Single Mom
How Accidental Parenthood
Changed This Guest’s Life
At 39, Mary Pols knew she wanted to
be a parent someday, but ...   more »
View Article  Are Ex-Wives and Stepmoms Doomed to Be Enemies?
These Tell-All Guests Say No!
As if going through a divorce isn’t bad enough, you’re stuck
dealing with a total ...   more »
View Article  How To Keep Your Adult Kids From Moving Back In After College

After spending a fortune turning a child’s old bedroom into an office or “man cave,” many parents find themselves groaning ...   more »

View Article  Nervous about Sending Your Kid Off to College? How to Prepare High School Students to Live Independently and Get Great Grades

Whether your audience has preteens or high school students, you can be sure they’re anxious about how their children will ...   more »

View Article  Whatever! Leave Me Alone! Go Away! How to Get Text-Loving Teens to Talk to You

Getting teenagers to string more than two words together in response to a question is one of the hardest things ...   more »

View Article  800,000 Children Disappear Every Year; What Every Parent Needs to Know to Keep Kids Safe

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare —having a child snatched in a crowd of strangers. Let author and child psychiatrist Joae ...   more »