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Defying Dyslexia Guest: Barbara Dianis, MA, ED, CEO and Founder of Dianis Educational Systems, 214-213-3015, dianis@dianiseducation.com, dianiseducation.com, developing learning systems for schools, counseled parents for 21 years and tutored numerous students. She is the author of Don't Count Me Out! and Grade Transformer for the Modern Student Early High School Edition. Barbara explained what dyslexia is, that about 10-15% of the population have it, and without inadequate intervention how it can harm a students self-confidence. She explained how she overcame her own dyslexia and the approaches she uses to help retrain the brain through understanding the student's strengths and weaknesses and encourage a lot of work on the part of the student so the student can achieve normally in academics.

Healing Families Through Adventure Therapy Guest: Stuart Squires, LCSW, 435-313-1712, contact@thefamilysolution.com, thefamilysolution.com founder of The Family Solution in St. George, Utah, a. short term adventure therapy program for families. Stuart explained how often, a child with behavioral problems is part of a family dysfunction and often teaching parents in better interactions with their children can drastically influence the child in a positive manner. He explained how a short outdoor adventure experiential experience can heal family dysfunction before the need for a more intensive residential experience for the child, or as a followup to an intensive treatment program for the child.

Revolutionize Your Child's Life Guest: Peggy Caruso, 814-335-4314, pcaruso@lifecoaching.comcastbiz.net, lifecoachingandbeyond.com, an Executive and Personal Development Coach with a lot of work with children with ADHD and depression. She talked about her book "Revolutionize Your Child's Life" which was released early August of this year. In the discussion, she outlined how the world has changed since the parents were adolescents and how parents need to adjust to that, the negative influences in our society that are increasingly influencing children, and how a child's mind in each of three development stage works. She concluded with a review of some of the changes children go through that might be signs of a developing problem the parents need to learn about and help their child before their negative thinking goes too far in developing poor mental habits. For those interested, her book is available online at about a hundred outlets.

Learning To Live Again: One Girl's Journey Toward Recovery Guest: Emily, a graduate of a Wilderness Therapy program and a Therapeutic Boarding School. And, Carrie Weatherhead, 617-605-5827, carrie.weatherhead@savingteens.org, savingteens.org, the Director of Development at Saving Teens in Crisis Collaborative (STICC). Emily is a recent graduate of a Wilderness Therapy program and a Therapeutic Boarding School. She shared her story about the negative choices she was making that caused her parents to decide on a residential intervention. She emphasized that contrary to negative stories, everyone - including the transport officials, wilderness staff and boarding school staff treated her very well, making her for maybe the first time in her life feel guilty about how poorly she treated them. More importantly, she feels that that experience has given her a second chance for a good life, one that she intends to take full advantage of. Carrie Weatherhead shared how SavingTeens is raising money to help families like Emily's financially so they can make the difficult decision to enroll their child in a residential program.

A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens Guest: Joani Geltman MSW, 781-910-1770, Joani@JoaniGeltman.com, JoaniGeltman.com , parenting expert, speaker, and designs and presents parenting and education leadership workshops. Joani talked about the issues inspiring her to? write her book as a handbook for parents to refer to for practical answers for when they run into a challenge that they are not sure how to handle. Although modern children are basically the same as older generations were, the options (or temptations) from digital devices have created a significantly different teen society that is new to the parents and makes it difficult for them to exert family leadership.

Breakdown of an All-American Family Guest: Mary Romero, 804-651-4869, llcoachromero@yahoo.com, Life Coach and author. Mary discussed with host Lon Woodbury the elements of domestic violence and abuse at home, based on her book: Breakdown of an All-American Family, an autobiography of child abuse, domestic violence and recovery.

Legal Aspects of Cyber-bullying & Prevention Guest: Thomas A. Jacobs, 928-774-3536, tomjacobs59@masn.com, past Arizona Assistant Attorney General for 13 years and Maricopa County Superior Court Judge for another 13 years, and author since retirement from the bench in 2008 including "Teen Cyberbullying Investigated" and "What Are My Rights?" In a discussion with Host Lon Woodbury and Co-Host Liz McGhee, Jacobs described the evolution of bullying to cyberbullying, and some of the case law suggesting when cyber-bullying crosses the line and susceptible to legal prosecution.

The Downside of Psychiatric Hospitalization Guest: Ross Ellenhorn, 617-214-4605, rellenhorn@prakashellenhorn.com, prakashellenhorn.com, a sociologist, psychotherapist and social worker and Co-Founder of Prakas Ellenhorn, a wrap-around service in Massachusetts to provide services for those suffering serious psychiatric symptoms outside institutions. Ross talked about when even psychiatric treatment in hospitals is needed, there also needs to be attention paid to them from the psycho-social trauma of being pulled out of their social settings. He explained there is a growing "Recovery" movement among ex-patients to provide healing support to those suffering from serious mental illnesses to complete the necessary healing cycle that might allow them to regain their lives without stigma or debilitating isolation.

What Does It Mean To Be a Father? Guest: Dr. Ronald Levant Ph.D, ABPP, 330-414-3219, levant@uakron.edu, drronaldlevant.com, Professor of Psychology at The University of Akron, 2005 President of APA, Editor of the Psychology of Men and Masculinity, and author. Dr. Levant was interviewed by host Lon Woodbury explaining how being a father has radically changed since the 1980s, and outlined the various ways families have adjusted to this change and how those family adjustments have even contributed to what is being called The New Fatherhood.

Using Positive Peer Culture (PPC) Guest: Barry Blevinsm 432-364-2241m, bkevuns@thehighfrontier.org, thehighfrontier.org, Executive Director of High Frontier-TX and Licensed Child Care Administrator in Texas. Barry was interviewed by host Lon Woodbury and Co-host Liz McGhee and explained how, through PPC, other teens as a part of the community are used as an important part of the healing process that is more effective than a residential program that relies on all kinds of rules.

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The Importance of Fathers Guest: Dr. David Andrews, 410-516-7820, david@myfathersdaygift.com, Dean of School of Education and Professor in Education and the Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, and author of my fathers day gift Interviewed by Lon Woodbury, Dr. Andrews talked about the important role fathers play in children's growing up. The key thing children need from their fathers is time engaged with them. If the father is absent, then other male role models can be very helpful, but there is a lot of work society can do to support proper fathering to counter the all too common tendency to overcome the influence of the media where fathers unfairly are portrayed as clueless. He also explained what he sees as a growing trend for fathers to become more nurturing which he sees as a good thing.

Peanut Butter Principles Guest: Eric Franklin, Business Coach and author of the book Peanut Butter Principles, (47 Leadership Lessons Every Parent Should Teach Their Kids) which took the lessons he has learned from personal experience in coaching businesses and adapted them to his other passion, teaching kids life's lessons. This book can be read from principle one to principle 47, and is gathered into five sub-categories such as "School of Life," "Relationships" and "Making Good Choices."

What Wilderness Does Best Guest: John Hunt, Executive Director and Founder of Jason William Hunt Foundation, 513-943-4247, John@jwhf.org, jwhf.org, author of Walking With Jason. The Foundation is raising funds to provide scholarships to young people needing therapeutic wilderness expeditions so they can learn to believe in themselves. Interviewed by host Lon Woodbury and Co-Host Elizabeth MeGhee, John answered some questions of why wilderness works best for kids with troubles, and how it helps them and why he wrote the book as a memorial to his son Jason and named his foundation for him.

Getting Millenials Out of the Basement Guest: Patti Murphy, 301-718-7790, pattimurphy98@gmail.com, a Certified Educational Planner who assists adolescents and young adults in their journey to self-reliance. Interviewed by Host Lon Woodbury and Co-Host Elizabeth McGhee, the discussion covered a wide range of issues and perspectives regarding Millenials/20 somethings/Emerging Adults, trying to answer questions such as Out of the several million Millenials, how many are stuck back home not getting on with their lives, what might be causing this problem, and what can be done to help them.

Famous People With ADHD: Are You One Waiting to Happen? Guest: Dr. Kevin Ross Embry, 603-433-5784, DrKevin@mydrkevin.com, mydrkevin.com, innovator, teacher, radio personality, speaker and author of Managing The Gift: Alternative Approaches For Attention Deficit Disorder and Famous People With ADHD: Are You One Waiting to Happen. Interviewed by Host Lon Woodbury, Dr. Kevin is a knowledgable and articulate spokesman for the view that ADHD is an evolutionary process and not a disability. In this interview he explains how medicating so many children labeled as ADHD is focused on forcing them to "fit in" and to be compliant rather than encourage their natural ability to think "outside the box" and bring their questioning ability to solve problems of our society.

Pulling Back the Blinders Guests: Rob Nielson, robn@ubtanet.com, Founder of Cedar Ridge Academy-UT, and Brent Crane, brent@cedaridge.net,Therapist, both at Cedar Ridge Academy, Utah, 435-353-4498, www.cedaridge.net, interviewed by Host Lon Woodbury and Co-Host Elizabeth McGhee. To help a young person, you must understand them as they really are. Major obstacles to doing that effectively are what can be called Blinders. Other terms that are saying about the same thing are denial or distractions or avoidance. The first step a parent or child care worker must do is to see through those obstacles and find the anxiety underlying the unhealthy coping behavior. Physical activities can help, as well as mindfulness and positive peer pressure.

Sometimes It's More Than an Attitude Guest: Randye Kaye, 203-521-9086, Randye@randyekaye.com, benbehindhisvoices.com, Connecticut, Voiceover, actress, author and speaker, mother, and author of "Ben Behind His Voices: One Family's Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope. Randye shared with host Lon Woodbury her experiences narrated in her book about what schizophrenia really is and why it is so hard to diagnose, the stages families go through when mental illness develops, what families can do if they suspect their own teen is beyond "just an attitude,' and other obstacles like stigma families face when mental illness is involved.

Boys Alive - Bring Out Their Best Guest: Janet Allison, 541-601-6902, janet@boysalive.com, boysalive.com, educator, author and family coach. She founded Boys Alive! to assist teachers and parents to understand boys and their exuberant - and sometimes puzzling - approach to life and learning. She was interviewed by Host Lon Woodbury and Co-Host Elizabeth McGhee. In a 50-minute discussion, Janet tackled the questions of how different are the brains of boys and girls, how that is making a difference in contributing to the struggles boys are facing in school and how parents and teachers can better help boys.