strugglingteens

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.

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.

Guest: Dr. Michelle Robin, Founder - Your Wellness Connection, P.A. Author, Speaker and Practicing Chiropractor 923-269-5165 mrobin@yourwellnessconnection.com www.yourwellnessconnection.com Exactly how does the inside impact the outside? Specifically, what challenge do teens face when it comes to health and when should a parent be concerned about health and wellness with their child?

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.

Guest: Dr. Kevin Ross Emery, 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.

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.

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.

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.

Guest: Dr. Dennis Coates, CEO of Performance Support Systems, publisher of online coaching services for parents, teachers, coaches and youth program leaders, interviewed by Host Lon Woodbury and Co-Host Elizabeth McGhee. In a 50 minute discussion, Denny talked about some of the obstacles of young adults attempting to transition to adulthood, what parents can do to help this transition, and what part does it take a village to raise a child?

Guest: Ruben Jimenez, 970-426-9227, ruben@rubenjimenez.com, rubenjimenez.com, author of The Road Home, speaker, family coach, and licensed therapist. Ruben talked with host Lon Woodbury on his show Parent Choices for Struggling Teens about the transition when a child returns home from treatment or any significant out-of-home experience, what parents can expect, and how they can help their child hold on to what they learned. The important central concepts vital to a successful transition back home are for the parents to maintain their authority and to foster full and open communication with their child.

Guest: Chris Kelly, 424-644-0123, chriskelly@preventionplus.info, www.preventionplus.info, health educator and founder of Prevention PLUS. Chris provided a stimulating interview with host Lon Woodbury and co-host Liz McGhee in outlining the current status of the movement to legalize marijuana in the US, and outlined the potential benefits and possible harm that could come from this apparent change to our national public policy toward use of marijuana.

Guest: Ellen Galinsky, 212-465-2044, egalinsky@familiesandwork.org, familiesandwork.org, President and Co-Founder of Families and Work Institute, and author of Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs and numerous additional books and reports. Host Lon Woodbury and Co-Host Elizabeth McGhee discussed with Ellen how stress and pressures on children and families have increased and changed over the years, and how much of stress is just unreal expectations. When parents and children change their perspective, just that simple attitude change can help change what is stressful to a healthy and building challenge to overcome.

Guest: Dan Hanks, ME, dan@collegesupportnw.com, www.collegesupportnw.com, Director of Northwest College Support, Coeur d'Alene Idaho. Interviewed by host Lon Woodbury and co-host Liz McGhee, Dan answered why even bright autistic young Adults often have trouble succeeding in college and outlined some of the interventions parents and professionals can do to help these young people be successful in college academics.

Guest: Adam Dolgin, fodder4fathers@gmail.com, fodder4fathers.com, Founder of his blog/web site devoted to parental equality in the raising of children. especially as champion for the involved dad. Interviewed by host Lon Woodbury and co-host Liz Mcghee, Adam explained how the perception of the role of a father in the lives of their children is changing among young couples and how he is enjoying a better relationship with his children through sharing child rearing responsibilities equally with his wife. He has about 50,000 followers on his facebook page that he shares his experiences and observations with.

Guest: Nancy Rose, 707-266-6178, nancyrose@nancyjrose.com, nancyjrose.com, author, Acceptance Advocate, workshop presenter. Interviewed by host Lon Woodbury, Nancy emphasized to raise healthy children, parents need to accept them as they are, otherwise the children will pick up the idea that there is something wrong with them. The basic road-map Nancy presents is what she calls the "CoreSelf" which is nine traits that each child is hardwired with. To feel accepted the child needs to feel his/her parents accept each trait and provide guidance and parent leadership consistent with their personal individual pattern.

Guest: Malissa Morrell, 801-638-8779, mmorrell@laeuropa.com, laeuropa.com, licensed Marriage and Family Therpist, national board-certified art therapist, and runs La Europa's "Social Media and Technology Track." Interviewed by host Lon Woodbury and co-host Elizabeth McGhee, Malissa explained that a Digital Native is a youth born about the mid-nineties or even earlier, and have lived and depended on digital devices all their lives. She explained evidence that, as a result of this different experience, these young people seem to have brains wired somewhat differently, seem to think a little differently and communicate somewhat differently than their older siblings, parents and teachers. We discussed what many of the implications of this change in environment both positive and negative, and how parents and professionals have to adjust to this new perspective in order to help them grow up successfully.

Dr. Laura Kastner PhD, 206-324-6444, kastneri@comcast.net, www.laurakastnerphd.com, Professor at the University of Washington, a clinical psychologist with a private practice and parent workshops and authored four books: Getting to CALM: Cool-headed strategies for parenting tweens and teens, and Wise-Minded Parenting: 7 Essentials for Raising Successful tweens and teens. In the insight packed interview with Lon Woodbury, Dr. Kastner emphasized one of the most important aspects of successfully dealing with teens is mastering self-regulation so when a teen confronts a parent, the parent avoids escalating the situation and maintains necessary control while they train their teen to learn how to control themselves. CALM is an acronym for the steps a parent can use to establish self-control when confronted by their teen. She explained several approaches parents could use to parent their children from a base of the parent having strong self-regulation.

Nicole Shelton, 760-814-2949, info@sheltonconsulting.org, sheltonconsulting.org, a Special Education Advocate. operating nationwide, a private advocacy consulting firm helping parents navigate the complexities of School District Special Education rights, rules, laws, benefits, etc. Interviewed by Host Lon Woodbury, an Independent Educational Consultant, and co-host Liz McGhee with Sandhill Child Development Center in New Mexico, Shelton explained the complexities of navigating School District's Special Education rules, how strong the Districts motivation is to do all they can for their special needs students, and when and why parents should obtain the help of Special Education Advocates and Attorneys.

Dr. Ron Taffel, rivervue83@aol.com, rontaffel.com, a leading authority on child rearing practices, the Chair of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, he maintains a private practice in New York, is the parent of two children, has been featured in the New York Times, on 20/20, Dateline, The Today Show, Good morning America, Primetime Live, and Larry King, and is the author of numerous articles on parenting and child rearing, and is the author of eight books on the subject including the acclaimed book "Childhood Unbound". The one hour discussion explained how childhood today is different from previous eras and what parents need to do that is different and similar to how their parents raised them. Join us for this enlightening session with many insights into the benefits and dangers of modern needs for parents.

David LePere, 864-647-1885, dlepere@cherokeecreek.net, cherokeecreek.net, Executive Director of Cherokee Creek Boys School gave examples of how our mainstream educational system is failing many boys, what the fallout is, and ways parents can help their sons succeed better in schools and some of the things schools could do to make a school environment more supportive to boy's unique needs. David was interviewed by Lon Woodbury, host of Places for Struggling Teens Internet Talk Radio show and an Independent Educational Consusltant, 208-267-5550, lonwoodbury@gmail.com, and Co-host Elizabeth McGhee 415-218-1579, emcghee@sandhillcenter.org, sandhillcenter.org, Dir. of Admissions for Sandhill Child Development Center-NM, with a public service announcement about Saving Teens In Crisis Collaborative (STICC), 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization founded in 2004 to assist families of teens struggling with substance abuse and other emotional issues, savingteens.org.