Deborah Kahn, author of The Roads Taken.

Topic: Complex lives of employed and at-home mothers.

Issues: Is there an ideal work status? why do mothers change–or not change–their work status? can we really have it all? who gives us support? advantages and disadvantage of working or being at home; where do we go from here?



Louise Greenspan and Juliana Deardorff, co-authors of The New Puberty.

Topic: How to navigate early development in today’s girls.

Issues: Why girls are developing earlier and what it means for their long-term health; things that can trigger early puberty (excess body fat, hormone-mimicing chemicals, emotional stressors at home); strategies to help prevent and/or manage early puberty.