Jeffery Leving, author of Fathers’ Rights. Topic: Hard-hitting and fair advice for every father involved in a custody dispute. Issues: How to stay in control of your emotions; ways to protect your relationship with your children; special issues
Jess Shatkin, author of Born to Be Wild. Topic: Why teens take risks and how we can help keep them safe. Issues: What adolescents think about risk; what you need to know about the adolescent brain; why adolescence is crucial to evolution; the t
David Lancy, author of Raising Children. Topic: Surprising insights from other cultures. Issues: Culture and infancy; questions about infant attachment; children playing and learning; protection vs. suppression; going to school; consequence of
Michael Hollander, author of Helping Teens Who Cut. Topic: Skills and techniques to end self-injury. Issues: Understanding self-injury and why kids do it; introducing DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) and why it’s successful; how does hurting
Kent Hoffman, co-author of Raising a Secure Child. Topic: How “Circle of Security Parenting” can help you nurture your child’s attachment, emotional resilience, and freedom to explore issues: How to balance being nurturing and protective with p
6/11/17 Erin Leyba, author of Joy Fixes for Weary Parents. Topic: Quick, research-based ideas for overcoming stress and building a life you love. Issues: Grieving your former life; rebel against the “should”; stop kicking your own ass; parent-k
Judith Orloff, author of The Empath’s Survival Guide. Topic: Life strategies for sensitive people. Issues: Are you an empath? How to stop absorbing other people’s distress; empaths and addiction; protecting yourself from narcissists and other e
Heather Haupt, author of Knights in Training. Topic: 10 principles for raising honorable, courageous, and compassionate boys. Issues: The elements of the Knight’s Code: Stand against injustice; protect the weak, respect women, don’t give offens
Michelle Janning, author of The Stuff of Family Life. Topic: How our homes reflect our lives. Issues: Does putting your smartphone on a restaurant table during a date impact your relationship? How does where you place your TV in your home impac
Lisa Sugarman, author of Untying Parent Anxiety. Topic: Myths that have you in knots—and how to get free. Issues: Debunking myths like: Good grades are what matter most; if I punish my kid, she’ll hate me; drama is a middle school and high scho
Dennis Trittin, author of What I Wish I Knew at 18. Topic: Life lessons for the road ahead. Issues: Getting a perspective on life; the importance of character; relationships and communication; handling adversity; career selection and advancemen
Michael Gurian, author of Saving Our Sons. Topic: A new path for raising health and resilient boys. Issues: Recognizing and confronting the boy crisis; the real causes of male violence; the new science of healthy boyhood; dangerous attacks on b
Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read. Topic: Your parenting legacy–past and future. Issues: How the past comes back to but us (and our children); the importance of your child’s environment; feelings–what they are an
James McKenna, author of Safe Infant Sleep. Topic: Expert answers to your co-sleeping questions. Issues: What is co-sleeping? The history of co-sleeping; controversies, confusion, and flawed conclusions; science behind co-sleeping; benefits of
Tim Jones, author of You’re Grounded for Life. Topic: Misguided parenting strategies that sounded good at the time. Issues: The trials and tribulations of parents with kids of all ages; the daunting task of starting, raising, and surviving a fa
Darin Ingels, author of The Lyme Solution. @lymeexpertND – Instagram: dariningelsnd Topic: How to fight Lyme’s inflammatory auto-immune response and beat the disease. Issues: A five-part plan to: fortify your gut health and restore the immune s
Deborah Reber, author of Differently Wired. @TiltParenting Topic: Raising an exceptional child in a conventional world. Issues: Letting go of your impossible expectations for who you “should” be as a parent; seeking out like-minded parents; bec
Chantel Olson, author of Homefront Warriors. @chantellouise16 Topic: Not every warrior wears a uniform. Issues: The many lessons learned from military spouses during their spouse’s deployment; how military spouses can get support during deploym
John Pray, President and CEO of Operation Homefront. @Op_Homefront – IG: operationhomefront Topic: Building strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive—not simply struggle to get by—in the communities they have worked so har
Ashley Broadway-Mack, founding board member and president, American Military Partner Association. @LGBTMilPartners Topic: Spouses and family of LGBTQ servicemembers. Issues: The American Military Partner Association is the nation’s largest reso
Lucie LeBlanc, author of Ordinary Parents Raising Extraordinary Children. Topic: Unlocking your child’s inner strength to full self-expression. Issues: Understanding the human mind; programming your child for success; the six creative faculties
James Knipp, author of Stuff Every Grandfather Should Know. Topic: Making sense of the grandfather years. Issues: When to give advice and how to take it; (re)learning how to be a parent; going from father to grandfather; building a relationship
Dorette Noorhasan, author of Miracle Baby. Topic: A fertility doctor’s fight for motherhood. Issues: Surrogacy, insurance, and overcoming every possible obstacle on the way to becoming a mother. Leslie Schrock, author of Bumpin’. Topic: Navigat
Kerry Goyette, author of The Non-Obvious Guide to Emotional Intelligence. Topic: Understanding emotional intelligence, empathy, and learning to put them to use. Issues: What is empathy and where does it start? What is emotional intelligence? Ho
Julia Bueno, author of The Brink of Being. Topic: Talking about Miscarriage. Issues: What is miscarriage and how common is it? Early miscarriage vs. late; recurrent miscarriage; what to say—and not to say—to someone who’s had a miscarriage; how