Parenting with a Story + Not What I Expected

Paul Smith, author of Parenting with a Story.

Topic: Life lessons in character for parents and children to share.

Issues: Tell a young person what to do–play fair, be yourself, stick to the task at hand–and most will tune you out. But show them how choices and consequences play out in the real world, with real people, and the impact will be far more profound.

Rita Eichenstein, author of Not What I Expected.

Topic: Help and hope for parents of atypical children.

Issues: Defining “atypical;” how the diagnosis of an atypical child affects the child and the parents; the emotional stages parents go through as they struggle to help their child; how to get help when you need it.