Linda Goldman, MS, LCPC, FT; author, Coming Out, Coming In: Nurturing the Well-Being and Inclusion of Gay Youth in Mainstream Society
NEWS: Fodor's interviewed Sandy and Linda for their expert parenting advice on the thrills and possible pitfalls of family summer travel to our nation's capital. Read the Fodors.com article "The Capital with Kids: Tips From D.C. Parenting Experts" for more information!
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Recent Shows
356. Keeping Kids Safe
Scott J. Wolfson, Deputy Director of the Office of Information and Public Affairs, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Tracy Whitman, Coordinator, Kids In Safety Seats
355. Recess
Charlener R. Burgeson, Executive Director of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)

Resources
National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)
American Association for the Child’s Right to Play
National initiative on “rescuing recess”
353. Enabling Childhood
Chris Mercogliano, Former Director, Albany Free School; author, In Defense of Childhood: Protecting Kids’ Inner Wildness
Resources
Defending Childhood: Protecting Kids’ Inner Wildness, by Chris Mergogliano
The Case Against Homework, by Sarah Bennett
Last Child in the Woods, by Richard Louv
The Alternative Education Resource Organization
Chris Mercogliano on getting kids to love reading
352. Adapting to American Culture
Maryanne Kearny Datesman, ESL Teacher and Administrator; co-author (with JoAnn Crandall and Edward N. Kearny), American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture, Third Ed..
Resources
The Center for Applied Linguistics
The Pluralism Project at Harvard University
351. Teens Online Part II
Kent Norman, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Cognitive Area, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland
Resources
350. Teens Online Part I
Kent Norman, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Cognitive Area, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland





