David Bianchi, author of Blue Chip Kids. Topic: What every child and parent should know about money, investing, and the stock market. Issues: What is money? different ways of paying for things; the difference between stock markets and stock exchanges; stock options; funds; analyzing companies; borrowing money; net worth; taxes, […]
Richard Rende, coauthor of Raising Can-Do Kids. Topic: Giving children the tools to thrive in a fast-changing world. Issues: The importance of allowing time for unstructured, pretend play; getting children involved in chores on a regular basis; letting kids be samplers instead of specialists; reframing failure; emphasizing learning over grades; […]
Tom Clynes, author of The Boy Who Played with Fusion. Topic: Extreme science, extreme parenting, and how to make a star Issues: The amazing story of Taylor Wilson, an American teenager who became the youngest personever to build a working nuclear fusion reactor; the equally amazing choices Taylor’s parents made […]
Justin Sonnenburg, co-authhor of The Good Gut. Topic: Taking control of your weight, your mood, and your long-term health Issues: The relationship between our bodies and the trillions of organisms that live in our gut; the ways those organisms (called “microbiota”) determine whether we’re sick or healthy, fit or obese, […]
Alissa Hamilton, author of Got Milked? Topic: The great dairy deception and why you’ll thrive without milk. Issues: The major players in promoting milk in the U.S.; how milk makes us sick and increase the risk of bone fractures; the need to balance calcium–which we get a lot of–and Vitamin […]
Heather Flett, coauthor of The Rookie Mom’s Handbook. Topic: Motherhood, fatherhood, the changing landscape of parenthood. Issues: How motherhood has changed over the last 10 years; the mom blogging community; resources for new moms; the importance of letting the dad do things his way; the role of social media in […]
Martha Ertman, author of Love’s Promises. Topic: How formal and informal contracts shape all kinds of families. Issues: The difference between a “deal” (I cook dinner and you wash the dishes) and an enforceable contract; Type A families (heterosexual couple raising a biologically related child) vs. Type B families (pretty […]
Robert Sears, coauthor of The Allergy Book. Topic: Solving your child’s allergies, asthma, food sensitivities, and related problems. Issues: Allergy testing; nasal allergies and the asthma connection; wheat and gluten sensitivity; the importance of probiotics in a healthy immune system; preventing allergies before they happen.
Laura Markham, author of Peaceful Parents, Happy Siblings. Topic: How to stop the fighting and raise friends for life. Issues: The most common mistake parents make with siblings; why you shouldn’t force your kids to share; how and why to schedule meltdowns; ways to foster sibling bonding; when to intervene […]
Josh Levs, author of All In. Topic: How our work-first culture fails dads, families, and businesses. Issues: The parental leave battle; the struggle between work and family; Dumping the “doofus dad” stereotype; challenges of being a military dad; dads’ changing priorities; the overall importance of fathers in children’s life.