larry stednitz

Guest: Dr. Wes Crenshaw, PhD, Family Psychologist and author of Dear Dr. Wes-Real Life Advice For Teens and Real Life Advice for Parents of Teens, http://www.dr-wes.com, (or Contact agent Julia Wouk, JWouk@boothmedia.com). With co-host Larry Stednitz, PhD, 805-772-4311, larry@woodbury.com. A wide ranging one hour discussion which included the most important thing parents must practice when confronted with an angry adolescent, who can benefit most from a Gap year and changes in teen culture in the last generation which include changes in dating, use of technology and bullying. This segment was sponsored by Spring Ridge Academy, 928-632-4602, www.springridgeacademy.com, a Therapeutic Boarding School for Girls in Arizona.

Guest: Sharon Laney, SLaney@lakehouseacademy.com, Ex. Dir. of Lake House Academy, North Carolina, 828-355-4595, lakehouseacademy.com. With the assistance of co-host Educational Consultant Larry Stednitz, 805-215-2910, larry@woodbury.com, Lon and Larry discussed with Sharon the resistance to change shown by students, school staff and parents and how to overcome that resistance to help the students, staff and parents change their thinking to help all take better advantage of the positive environment maintained by the school or program for the benefit of the children.

Guest: John Winton, Founder of Breakwater Expeditions, 208-263-0277, info@breakwaterexpeditions.com, www.breakwaterexpeditions, talk about how effective an exposure to nature can be toward healing families. Co-host: Larry Stednitz, educational consultant.

Guest: Robin Schafer robinschafer@comcast.net, President of Masterful KIds, is a Certified Emotional Intelligence Trainer and Certified Life and Career Coach. She talks about how the stress of academic achievement is a major contributor of many problems of children such as obesity, dropping out of school, substance abuse etc.

Special Guests Bob Kantar-VT, RKantar@aol.com, and Larry Stednitz Ph.D.-CA , larry@woodbury.com, are long time Independent Educational Consultants starting in this work in the 1970s. The discussion revolved around when children have behavioral/emotional problems and need some kind of intervention. It is very important that the right match is made between the child and families needs and the strengths of the school or program. This can be a very refined process and a well trained and experienced Independent Educational Consultant can save the parents and their child unnecessary heartache and expense. The Consultant is not bound by contract limitations that most public entities are bound by and have the freedom to suggest what they feel is the best for the child rather than just places the agency has a contract with. Finders fees, that is cash for kids or money paid by a school or program to a referring agency for an enrollment, is considered unethical and a conflict of interest. A professional consultant will avoid those conflicts of interests, keeping a professional relationship with the parents and child.