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 of Emotionally Healthy Twins.

Topic: A new philosophy for parenting two unique children.

Issues: Recognizing each twin as a unique individual; fostering each child’s separate friendships and activities; coping with the stress that comes with caring for two babies at the same time.


Alan Kazdin, author of The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child.

Topic: Parenting a defiant child without pills, therapy, or battles.

Issues: Why most of the parenting advice we get is guaranteed to fail; a research-based and proved approach that is guaranteed to work.