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Raising Happy Kids as a Single Parent

Patrick McMillan is an inspirational speaker to children, pre-teens and teenagers and a subject matter expert in childhood emotional development. He is the founder of HappierKidsNow.com and the author of An Exercise in Happiness™, a “hands on” emotional fitness program for elementary and middle school ages, and The Science of Happy Kids & Joyful Parenting™ [...]

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Is Your Parenting Style Out of Style? How to Make Simple But Powerful Improvements That Will Last a Lifetime

“The purpose of parenting is to protect and prepare our children to survive and thrive in the society in which we live.” Michael H. Popkin, Ph.D., founded Active Parenting Publishers in 1983. Soon after, he introduced the first video-based parenting education program, Active Parenting Now. It has helped millions of parents develop cooperation, responsibility and [...]

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Attention Difference Disorder: How to Turn Your ADHD Child or Teen’s Differences into Strengths

“Dr. Handelman has been treating my daughter for a few years now and I have nothing but praise for his strength-based approach. He is quite right when he says that traditional parenting strategies may not work with kids who have ADHD. I don’t know what we would do without him!” ~ Sheila Tymstra Dr. Kenny [...]

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What Your Preschooler Really Needs for Success

“The wonder of being a parent is the ability to see the world through new eyes.” Diane Flynn Keith is the Editor-In-Chief of Homefires.com, a website devoted to kindling a life-long love of learning and empowering parents around the world with the support and resources needed to help their children get a meaningful education at [...]

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5 Rules to Being a Part of the Self-Employed Movement

Ally Loprete is a stay-at-home mother of 2, a former television, theatre and film actress, singer, performer, storyteller, and teacher. An advocate of parents, Ally founded OurMilkMoney.com in 2007 as a means to help parents find financial opportunities and support. Ally believes that the number one problem facing parents today is the inability for families [...]

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Bully-Proofing Your Child, Made Easy

  Listener Christine Carlson said “Izzy Kalman was awesome.  I have learned SO MANY powerful tools to help my son circumvent a situation from escalating.” Izzy Kalman is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist who has been working in schools and private practice since 1978. He has developed fun and effective methods that use role playing [...]

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The Beliefs Behind your Parenting, and How They Affect Your Children

  Listener Donna Vail said “Thank you for the fabulous show with Bruce Lipton! He had me crying and relieved with a solution too. It was soul touching.” Bruce Lipton was our guest speaker today.  He is an internationally recognized leader in bridging science and spirit. He is a stem cell biologist and bestselling author of [...]

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How to Raise Your Children with the Self-Esteem and the EQ They Need to Thrive

    As both a mom and a Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Laura Markham sounds two clear themes in her advice to parents. The first is that when we feel good, we’re better parents. Quite simply, we can only give what we have inside. Her other theme is that parenting effectively always depends on our connection to [...]

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