RTIR Magazine

View Article  Talk to Your Kids about the Birds & the Bees; This Pediatrician Helps Nervous Parents Tackle the Topics with Ease!

When Dr. Chrystal de Freitas offered to sit in the classroom of a nervous male science teacher while he reviewed ...   more »

View Article  80% of Parents Wish Their Kids Read More! How to Get Your Child to Put Down the Electronics and Pick up a Book

Why are video games, TV and computers more appealing to our children than reading? Because we make it that way; ...   more »

View Article  100-Pound 4-Year-Olds! Former Copy Reveals Why We Need to Lay Down the Law on Parents of Obese Kids

Yolanda Levy shudders every time she sees another obese child on  Maury Povich. She’s disgusted by the marketing of unhealthy ...   more »

View Article  When Parents Aren’t on the Same Page; What Happens When Mom Says No but Dad Says Yes?
It happens in just about every household with children. Sometimes it’s a savvy child who plays one parent off the ...   more »
View Article  Using Their Kids as Pawns; Pediatrician Reveals Why 90% of Divorced Parents Play Dirty
Pediatrician John Mangoni, M.D., has seen it happen countless times in the families he treats: A mom and dad split ...   more »
View Article  10 Million Parents Need This Advice; How to Get Services for Children with Autism, ADHD and Other Behavioral Problems
Every parent wants a happy, well-adjusted child. Unfortunately, one in five American children needs treatment for psychiatric disorders such as ...   more »
View Article  Are We Raising a Generation of Irresponsible Children?

The future belongs to our children. Are we raising a generation unable to take it?

Too many of today’s youth ...   more »

View Article  1 in 3 Girls in America Becomes Pregnant By Age 20; How to Pregnancy-Proof Your Daughter

Parents: do you know what your teens are doing this summer? Consider these alarming statistics:

• 1 out of 4 sexually ...   more »

View Article  How To Fool Your Kids Into Learning Math This Summer

Need new ideas to keep your kids entertained this summer? Rae Pica will illustrate games from her new book, Jump ...   more »

View Article  How to Get Your Child to Love Books More Than Video Games

Everyone knows that today’s kids spend too much time playing video games and watching TV, and not enough time reading. ...   more »

View Article  Don’t Talk to Strangers, Use the Buddy System and Other Things We Teach Kids That Put Them in Danger

According to child safety expert and LAPD officer Tony Newsom, 95 percent of all currently taught safety tips are ...   more »

View Article  Kids Getting High on Household Chemicals… What Might Kill YOUR Teens?

Street drugs. Prescription meds. Dope, drinking and addictive substances both legal and illegal. If all that wasn’t bad enough, teens ...   more »

View Article  Would You Be Able to Accept a Gay Child in Your Family?

You do your best raising your children to be the best they can be. They grow up, move out and ...   more »

View Article  52% of High School Seniors Got an ‘F’ in Finances; How to ‘Immunize’ Your Kids against Financial Failure

When your child heads to college, they will face countless opportunities to get into debt, including seductive offers from credit ...   more »

View Article  National Parenting Gifted Children Week Is July 14-20; ‘Help, My Kid is Smarter Than I Am!’ ‘Help, My Kid is Smarter Than I Am!’

Whether your child is a math genius or a musical prodigy, raising a gifted child is both a joy and ...   more »

View Article  Why Teen Stress Levels Soar During Summer (and What Savvy Parents Can Do about It)

It’s summertime, school is out, and you would think it’s a great time for the whole family to enjoy the ...   more »

View Article  Are You Your Child’s Parent or Friend? Why Today’s Parents Have Difficulty Saying No

Parents today seemed more concerned about being friends with their children than about being their parents. Are the two mutually ...   more »

View Article  How to Turn Around an Underachieving Student This Summer

School’s out, but millions of parents nationwide are worrying about their underachieving kids’ less-than-stellar grades, troubled attitudes, lack of motivation ...   more »

View Article  Puberty, Periods & Sex... Oh My! STOP SQUIRMING: Help for Perplexed Parents is Here

It’s important to talk to your 9-12 year old girl about her body and growing up—but it’s just not that ...   more »

View Article  Are You Teaching Your Child to Be Average? Learning Expert Reveals Secrets to Having a Smarter Kid

Most parents will agree that raising a child, while rewarding, is never easy. You want your kid to be happy, ...   more »

View Article  Great Show for Father’s Day or Any Day; ‘How My Down’s Syndrome Son Made Me a Better Dad’

“He’s lucky to have you.”

Martin Ramirez frequently heard those words from his well-intentioned friends. After all, raising a boy ...   more »

View Article  Father’s Day is June 15; What No One Ever Tells You about Fatherhood

What’s a onesie? Where do you buy nursing pads? How do you install an infant car seat or swaddle a ...   more »

View Article  The Conversation Most Parents Never Have; How to Talk to Your Kids about Racism

One in eight kids grow up to be racist. With statistics this shocking, racism MUST be addressed. But how? Invite ...   more »

View Article  Old MacDonald, Itsy Bitsy Spider: How to Teach Your Baby to Sing and Sign!

As the authors of SONGS FOR LITTLE HANDS, Monta Z. Briant and Susan Z. can show your audience ...   more »

View Article  Great Father’s Day Show; Is Your Ex Ruining Your Life? What to Do When He or She Tries to Control the Kids

You need to understand what’s going on, the impact it’s having on your children, and what to do to stop ...   more »

View Article  Seen on ABC and Nightline 5 Ways to Prevent Your Child from Having a Tantrum or Acting Out in Public

It seems to always happen at the worst possible time and place— at the grocery store check-out, eating out at ...   more »

View Article  Why Has High School Become the Most Stressful Time in Life?

FaceBook, YouTube, cell phones and text messaging. This is definitely NOT your father’s high school experience or even yours. There’s ...   more »

View Article  What Do Kids Need to Know to Survive Away from Home? Do a Show on the Worst ‘Surviving Away From Home’ Disasters

Are you prepared for your kids to call and ask…‘Mom, how long do you cook spaghetti till it turns red?’ ...   more »

View Article  How to Get Your Kid into an Ivy League College on a Full Scholarship
The job market gets more competitive every year, while the price of college tuition continues to explode. Will your child’s ...   more »
View Article  10 Best Ways to Get Kids Excited About Reading
It’s no secret that our educational system is in crisis. It’s also no surprise that parents play a key role ...   more »
View Article  Kindergarten Readiness; How to Prepare Your Child and Yourself for This Big Step

Is my child ready for kindergarten? What can I do to make sure my child will succeed? How do I ...   more »

View Article  10 Things Parents Need to Tell Their Newly Minted Graduates to Get Them Moving On Instead of Moving Back Home!
This May, thousands of graduating college seniors will be enthusiastically entering the working world and getting their first taste of ...   more »
View Article  Great Show for Father’s Day or Any Day; ‘How My Down’s Syndrome Son Made Me a Better Dad’

“He’s lucky to have you.”

Martin Ramirez frequently heard those words from his well-intentioned friends. After all, raising a boy ...   more »

View Article  Why Today’s Kids Suffer from Responsibility Deficit Disorder (and What to Do about It)
Anyone who has children knows the Responsibility Wars. Motivating your kids to take the trash out, finish their homework, and ...   more »
View Article  Mothers Day is Sunday, May 11; Do a Funny Show on What Motherhood
Picture a potty-training toddler — reading books on the potty! Or an infant with a Cheerio stuck between her eyes, ...   more »
View Article  He Has Run Nearly 1,600 Miles to Save His Kids; How Far Would You Go to Keep Your Family Together?
Marlin Keesler was like many parents — raising a family while working long hours at a demanding job. Keesler’s family ...   more »
View Article  April is Stress Awareness Month; How to Help Your Teen Cope with Adult-Style Pressure
Does this sound familiar? Your teenage daughter crawls out of bed at 6 a.m., climbs on the bus to face ...   more »
View Article  Pediatrician Discusses Is It Ever OK to Bribe Your Kids?
When your child throws a tantrum in the grocery store and everyone is staring at you, is it OK to ...   more »
View Article  What Parents Need to Teach Their Kids about Money and Life
Today's high school and college students are tomorrow's leaders. How they manage themselves throughout these crucial years will impact them ...   more »
View Article  Do All Buddhas Have Big Bellies? How to Talk to Your Kids about Other Religions
When questions come up, and they do, make the most of the opportunity to talk about other religions and different ...   more »
View Article  Earth Day is April 22; The World Will be In Their Hands 5 Ways to Raise Green Kids
One of the most rewarding aspects of parenthood is watching your child make the right decision on their own. If ...   more »
View Article  Relationship Expert Reveals; What No One Tells You to Expect When You’re Expecting
Tracey Serebin is the mother of a toddler. Before she and her husband had their son, they were used to ...   more »
View Article  This Baby Whisperer Helps Listeners Communicate with Their Babies— Even Before They’re Conceived!
That’s right! Like “The Horse Whisperer,” who had an uncanny ability to understand and soothe skittish equines, Robin Alexis can ...   more »
View Article  R U Lft Out? What’s Going on in Your Teen’s Wireless World?
Kids today spend more time texting their friends, listening to their iPods, playing their Wi and updating their MySpace pages ...   more »
View Article  Celebrities Have Made Adoption Hot; Do a Show on Ordinary People’s Adoption Success Stories
When it comes to adoption, A-list celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Sheryl Crow, Mary Louise-Parker, Madonna and Tom Cruise get the ...   more »
View Article  From Britney Spears' Miserable Mothering to the Black Welfare Myth; How Society Unfairly Tarnishes Single Mothers
Most American kids aren’t living the Leave it to Beaver or The Cosby Show life, with two parents in a ...   more »
View Article  From Cyberbullies and Mean Girls to Tough Teachers - 7 Ways to Help Your Kids Survive and Thrive During their Teen Years
Do you remember your teenage years as “the best years of your life”? If so, you might be suffering from ...   more »
View Article  Are You Making Your Kids Fat? How Parents Unknowingly Contribute to Childhood Obesity
Jean Antonello says that we all think we know why children in America are getting fat, but not so fast! ...   more »
View Article  Life is Not Fair, Get Used to It... and Other Lessons They Should Teach Kids in School
Parents and teachers have been told to endlessly praise children and ask them how they feel. “Enough already,” says Charles ...   more »
View Article  Hey Boomer — Is Your Baby Heading to College Soon? Interview the Man Who Sings Kids Off to College
In a few months, America’s high school seniors will graduate. More than 2.3 million of those teens will head to ...   more »
View Article  Where’d Your Cute Kid Go? How to Put the Positive Back into Your Negative Teen
Parents of teenagers often suddenly find that their warm-hearted children have turned into sullen beings incapable of speaking more than ...   more »
View Article  7 Deadly Lies Parents Pass On to Their Kids!
Parents unwittingly poison their kids with ignorant statements, bad actions, and poor modeling, all of which create irresponsible children, and ...   more »
View Article  A Teen Author exposes… What is YOUR Teen Confessing? 22 Year-Old Girl Divulges Revelations Of Over 1,000 Teens …What She Learned Your Audience MUST Know
What are the Secrets to ‘Friction-Free’ Teens?
Ask the “Teen Whisperer”, Vanessa Van Petten
There are thousands of parenting books ...   more »
View Article  Leading Legal Expert Reveals How 74% of All Parents Fail to Protect Their Kids
Almost three-quarters of the parents in your audience do not have a will that names who would raise their kids ...   more »
View Article  America's Distaste for Math and Science is Turning Us Into a Third World Country - Why Only Parents Can Save the Next Generation
It’s already happening. Technical jobs are outsourced to India, China and Japan because we lack qualified people. Our economy is ...   more »
View Article  What Happens to Autistic Kids When They Grow Up? This Guest's Son's Accomplishments Will Make You Cheer

The Center for Disease Control estimates one of every 150 children will be diagnosed with autism. And while parents of ...   more »

View Article  80% of Kids 8-15 Have Viewed Pornography; Learn to Protect Your Child from the Porn Industry’s Sneaky Tactics
You might think that your child has to purposely search for pornography on the Internet to find it. Think again. ...   more »
View Article  His 2-Year-Old Daughter Read 20 Books a Day! Expert Tells How to Teach Your Baby to Read
Dr. Robert Titzer’s daughter must have been a genius, right? After all, at nine months, she was reading 30 words, ...   more »
View Article  Millionaire Reveals… Why You Should Keep Your Kids OUT of College if You Want them to Be Rich
Sending your kids to college could not only leave you with a mountain of debt, it’s also going to doom ...   more »
View Article  Should Parents of Obese Children Be Held Responsible? Top Pediatrician Discusses Disturbing Parenting Trends
Obesity rates among 6-to-11 year olds have nearly quintupled since the 1970s, while teens and 2-to-5 year olds are three ...   more »
View Article  Martin Luther King Day is January 21; Hate Crimes are Rising How to Talk to Your Kids about Racism
Racial prejudice is as old as civilization; as long as there are differences between people, there will be racial abuse ...   more »
View Article  His 2-Year-Old Daughter Read 20 Books a Day! Expert Tells How to Teach Your Baby to Read
Dr. Robert Titzer’s daughter must have been a genius, right? After all, at nine months, she was reading 30 words, ...   more »
View Article  The Home-for-the-Holiday Show YOU Should Be Doing; College Parents Are NOT the Enemy
It’s the season when millions of college kids and young working singles return to their parents’ homes for holiday gatherings. ...   more »
View Article  Drugs... Drinking... Pregnancy... Debt... Violence Are Your Kids Headed
Do your kids admire celebrities who go in and out of rehab? How well do your youngsters handle money? Is ...   more »
View Article  Timely Show for the Holidays Psychologist Reveals Why Dr. Phil Is Wrong:Why You Should Stop Being a Pushover Parent and Learn to Say No!
It’s the season of giving — so why are your kids so focused on what they can get? No matter ...   more »
View Article  Is It Ever OK to Bribe Your Kids?
“If you do X, I’ll give you Y.” There isn’t a parent in the world who has not uttered these ...   more »
View Article  Marijuana, Cocaine, Barbiturates, Opiates, Amphetamines and More; How to Know if Your Kids Are on Drugs — in 5 Minutes
For many kids, “Just Say No!” to drugs is a meaningless bureaucratic slogan. It seems today’s youth have a host ...   more »
View Article  What Sports Can Teach You about Parenthood
Mention the word “coach” and you’ll likely think of a leader who mentors and trains the team, teaches valuable lessons ...   more »
View Article  Fist Fights, Public Nudity, Bad Language: No, It’s Not a Biker Gang, It’s His Kids: Dad Delivers a Funny Show on Parenthood
Without a doubt, having kids is a hugely life-changing event. So much so that dealing with the change becomes something ...   more »
View Article  Mother-Daughter Team Discovers Unique Method of Play to Empower Little Girls and Help Them Learn Life Lessons
A holiday gift doesn’t have to have loud sound effects and flashing lights to make it fun for your child ...   more »
View Article  Letting Kids Wear Baggy Pants… and Other Mistakes Parents Make that allow their Kids to Look Like Hoodlums
Many parents begin agonizing over how to properly raise their kids long before they’re even born. From the baby’s name ...   more »
View Article  Interview This Psychic Mom about Her Psychic Daughter
In the McIntyre household, mother and daughter are truly on the same wavelength. That’s because they share an unusual gift ...   more »
View Article  Are We Raising Prejudiced Children? 5 Influences That Foster Intolerance
In the 21st century it’s incredible that some of our youth are still growing up prejudiced as the Jena 6 ...   more »
View Article  Which is More Important: Street Smarts or Grades? 5 Things Parents Must Teach Their Kids that They Won’t Learn in School
Why do some brilliant straight-A students wind up driving cabs, while
high school dropouts wind up as CEOs? Steve Patterson...   more »
View Article  Is Trick-or-Treating Too Intense for Some Kids? Award-Winning Parenting Expert Explores This Timely Topic
For millions of children, Halloween means tasty treats, colorful costumes, friendly and generous neighbors, school parties and countless decorations of ...   more »
View Article  How to Turn A Child’s Fears into an Opportunity for Fun: Interview the Child Psychologist Who Saw Bigfoot While Hiking with his Family
What would you do if you were hiking in the woods and suddenly saw a huge, terrifying creature watching your ...   more »
View Article  This Guest Says: If You’re Not Having Fun Raising Children You’re Doing Something Wrong
Want happy well-adjusted kids? Be a happy parent.

Author and mother of six Nicole MacKenzie shows how child rearing can ...   more »
View Article  Trick-or-Treat Safety: What Every Mummy (and Daddy) Should Know to Protect Kids on Halloween
Halloween is one of the most anticipated holidays by kids for good reason — costumes, free candy, and monsters are ...   more »
View Article  Will Today’s Mollycoddled Tots Become Tomorrow’s Drug-Addled Teens? Pediatrician Reveals the Top 15 Mistakes Parents Make
Have you ever met a helicopter parent who hovers and overprotects to the point of being overbearing? Or perhaps a ...   more »
View Article  As Seen on CNN; Why are Thousands of Children Misdiagnosed and Medicated?
If it seems that more and more children today are taking Ritalin, Adderall, or other medications to treat emotional disorders, ...   more »
View Article  HOW TODAY’S FATHERS CAN BE BETTER DADS; Renowned Coach Resolves Fatherhood’s Stresses and Problems
The facts:

• With divorce rates climbing, more than one-quarter of all children in the U.S. now live with just one ...   more »
View Article  How Far Would You Go to Help Your Child? The Inspiring Story of a Mother’s Struggle Against Social Services, Stereotypes and the Stress of Caring for a Special Needs Child
Most parents give their children love and support in the hopes that they will one day be self-sufficient. But what ...   more »
View Article  ‘Mom Do You Think I’m Gay?’ Teaching Teens About Gay People Is Easier Than You Think!
Engaging and provocative gay expert Eric Marcus answers the questions all kids and teens – as well as parents, educators ...   more »