Megan Bearce, author of Super Commuter Couples. Topic: Staying together when a job keeps you apart. Issues: The super commuting phenomenon; who are supper commuters? coping with suspicions of infidelity; six steps to make super commuting work; three characteristics of a successful super commuting relationship. Sara Connell, author of Bringing […]
Tsh Oxenreider, author of Notes from a Blue Bike. Topic: The art of living intentionally in a chaotic world. Issues: The story of one family’s quest to live more simply, fully, and intentionally. Tovah Klein, author of How Toddlers Thrive. Topic: What parents can do for kids ages 2-5 to […]
David Bredehoft, co-author of How Much is Too Much? Topic: Raising responsible, likeable, respectful children in an age of overindulgence. Issues: The three types of overindulgence (too much stuff, not enough boundaries, helping when it’s not needed); the damage that overindulgence causes; how parents can break their overindulgence habits; dealing […]
Kevin Salwen, coauthor of The Power of Half. Topic: One family’s decision to stop taking and start giving. Issues: Realizing how much each of us has; what can you give away? The importance of volunteering; starting a family conversation; tapping into anger; experiencing the lives of others. Joan Friedman, author […]
Katrin Schumann, author of The Secret Power of Middle Children. Topic: How middleborns can harness their unexpected and remarkable abilities. Issues: What makes middle children different from their older and/or younger siblings; middle children in the workplace; middle children as parents; parenting a middle child; specific positive and negative traits […]
Patti Wollman Summers, co-author of Toddlers on Technology. Topic: Helping parents grab the reins of their digitod’s digital technology. Issues: Secrets to managing touchscreens in a toddler’s life; choosing apps in tandem with your child’s learning style; creating balance between screen time and real-life activities; the latest research on the […]
Barbara Dianis, author of Don’t Count Me Out! Topic: Better grades and test scores for kids with educational difficulties. Issues: Building strong bonds between academically struggling students and parents as they learn to understand and alleviate educational issues. Carl Alasko, author of Say This, Not That. Topic: How to […]
Joel Young, author of When Your Adult Child Breaks Your Heart. Topic: Coping with substance abuse, mental illness, and the problems that tear families apart Issues: How parents can combat self-blame; identifying manipulative behavior; why most psychiatric disorder are treatable; how to support–rather than stigmatize–parents of mentally ill adult children. […]
William Levin, author of Parenting without Fear. Topic: Raising balanced children in a healing world Issues: Recognizing the guiding signals from our children’s nature in their early years; how we can move into natural partnership with our children’s nature and our own; recognizing and disengaging from the shamed and fearful […]
Maureen Dawn Healy, author of Energetic Keys to Indigo Kids. Topic: Raising and resonating with today’s new children Issues: Recognizing “indigo” children (highly sensitive, hyperactive, creative, but defiant); harnessing and redirecting that special indigo energy; triggers that set off bad behavior; why punishment may make problems worse. Sharon Meers, coathor […]