The Importance of Names
A lot of history and tradition can go into naming a child and our guest has researched how we pick names and why they are important.
Family and Interpersonal Relationships Sub-categories:
- Children and Parenting (180)
- Friendship (6)
- Marriage and Divorce (14)
Getting What You Want From Others
We discuss how to engage the person you want something from, how to “mirror” their behavior and how to resolve conflicts and come to a mutual understanding.
Men, Women and Equality
Our guests talk about issues of gender equality, why they happen, and how we can level the playing field for both women and men.
Grit: The passion and perseverance to succeed (2016)
We discuss how grit, passion, hope and perseverance all play into the ability for some individuals to keep on course and accomplish great things.
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas: Lessons in survival and equality from the Bushmen
Our guest discusses how she learned a lot about how to raise children, find food and water, and community cooperation from the Bushmen of southwestern Africa.
Juveniles Sent to Adult Prison (2016)
Should children be tried as adults and sent to adult prisons? Our guests discuss so many people are incarcerated and how juveniles should be given another chance.
Summer Driving Safety: Advice from Hollywood’s Top Driver
When was the last time you thought about how you drive? Do you know how to survive a blowout on the highway? What if your brakes fail? Do you really know how much to inflate your tires, or do you just estimate? Our guests – a tire specialist and a race car driver who is also a Hollywood stunt driver – share advice on these and other important driving issues.
Travel, People and Freedom: A journalist’s travels inform his life
Our guest has spent many years of his life traveling the world and he suggests that for a better and more memorable trip, you should rub shoulders with the locals.
The Formula To Make Learning Math Easy (2016)
Our two guests discuss some innovative ideas on how to help kids and adults become better at math.
The Third Wave: An internet pioneer talks technology
Internet pioneer Steve Case discusses the third wave of technology that will bring tech from the first wave more fully into our every day lives.
Having the Money Talk With Family
Author Lori Sackler talks about why we are reluctant to discuss money matters with aging parents, spouses or children and why it is so important that we do.
The Importance of Recess (2016)
Recess helps kids unwind during the school day, but it’s much more than just a time to exercise. We talk to two recess “specialists” about the mental as well as the physical benefits of recess, and learn about some recess activities that help a child be more creative, more social as well as more physically active.
Mastering Fear at Work and in Life
We all get stressed now and then, but did you ever consider that this “stress” is actually fear? Our guests discuss why that is, how it can sabotage our lives and work, how to handle fear when it comes along, and how to do a better job on the job of recognizing fear and learning to handle it.
Character Education for Kids
Character in a person is something we admire, and something we all would like to think that our kids grow up to achieve. But how do you teach them character? What are some of the virtues that go hand-in-hand with character and how can we instill them in our kids? We talk to two people who work with character education efforts to find out how two very …
Teens and Dystopian Literature
A great many books and films these days deal with a dark, forbidding world where young people are warring with the villainous adults to save civilization. Teens are drawn to these stories, but why? What is it about dystopian fiction that fascinates young people? We talk to two successful authors of these stories about how kids are working out some of the …
Sex and Labor Trafficking
Often it’s young people and immigrants who are forced to work in the sex industry or in sweatshops, restaurants and hotels with little pay, horrible hours and horrible living conditions.
Great is the Truth: A story of sexual abuse at school
Many stories of child sexual abuse in schools by trusted teachers, coaches and clergy have come to light in the past decade or so. One of the latest is the abuse suffered by some students at the Horace Mann School in New York City. We talk to a former student of the school about how the story of abuse came to light, how teachers and coaches lured children …
Drew Barrymore: A child actress talks about life, love and family (2016)
Everyone remembers little Gertie from the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and the actress who played the part – Drew Barrymore. Now, as a 40-year-old mother of two, Barrymore talks about her growing up, the problems she had with her family, fending for herself at age 14, and what she’s learned on the way to becoming an accomplished actress and a mature and …
Are We Obsessed With The Future?
We are a culture that’s obsessed with the future and technology. We want to “seize the future” like no other generation before, and become available to anyone 24/7 through the internet, wifi and cell phones. Our guests address these phenomena and discuss why it’s happening and how concentrating too much on the future and the internet affects our world, our …
All American Boys: Young People Deal with Race Relations
How do young people deal with race in their lives? We aren’t born racist, so how do some of them become that way? We talk to two young readers authors about their new book that addresses the issue.
What To Do When You’re New Navigating New Situations (2015)
When you’re the new person at the office, in the neighborhood or at a party it can be an awkward situation, especially if you’re not the most gregarious person. Our guest discusses the issue and offers advice on how to navigate various situations when you’re the newbie in the room.
Teaching Kids to Read: It Starts Before They Even Begin to Speak! (2015)
Every parent wants their child to excel in school, and a big part of succeeding is learning to read well. Some parents try to teach their children to read when they’re toddlers, but is that too early? When should children be taught to read and how? Our two guests, one a professor specializing in early childhood, the other an author of children’s books, share …
Foster Care: How Can We Make The System Better For All?
When a child is placed in foster care, she’s already been through the traumatic experience of being removed from her family’s care, and now faces an uncertain future in a new home – sometimes worse than the one she left. We discuss the successes and failures of the system and hear about what can be done to strengthen it so that children receive the best care …
Co-Parenting: Raising Kids In Two Homes (2015)
Separations and divorces are common in the U.S., and out of those split-ups come children living in two households. These kids often experience situations and conflicts that their friends living in an intact household don’t .We talk to a co-parenting specialist about how the parents’ behavior, ability to compromise, and desire to put the child’s needs above …
