NEW PLANS for a NEW YEAR! Check out these shows as you begin to do your own organizing #488 Preparing Middle Schoolers for Life, #482 Down Time, #363 Managing Our Kids' Screen Time, #337 Multitasking Kids, #194 Helping Kids Get Organized and #191 Kids and Chores

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Hundreds of thousands of listeners across the U.S. and (via American Forces Radio) around the world tune in weekly to Parents' Perspective. Caring adults find help with topics as diverse as schools in a stressful time, parents as advocates, stepfamilies, playground safety, risk-taking behavior, toddlers and media, helping children learn to manage money, and what teens want their parents to know. Fifty per cent of listeners are male. Experts in such fields as child development, medicine, nutrition, psychiatry, education, sports, social work, child care, and law enforcement provide up to date information and resources.

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Recent Shows

393.Teaching Teens to Manage Their Money

Janet Bodnar, Editor, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, “Connecting People with Nature” initiative

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Resources

kiplinger.com – See Janet Bodnar’s column and the college section for articles on financial values, college savings plans and a video on student loans.

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392. Playing Outside: Into the Out-of-Doors

Becky Garland, Executive Director, National Wildlife Federation

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Resources

greenhour.org – National Wildlife Federation blog
nwf.org – National Wildlife Federation


391. Kid Related Activities

Amy Miller, Owner Our-Kids.com

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Resources

1. Washington, DC: www.our-kids.com

2. Boston: Boston Central

3. Seattle area: Parent Map

4. Chicago: Chicago Kids

5. San Francisco: SFkids

6. New York Metro Area Parents: Parents Know

7. DC Baby:www.dc-baby.com

8. GoCityKids:

Other written materials for Washington, DC area:
Parent Pages
Giggles on the Go
Washington Parent

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Also – consult relevant blogs and connect with parents’ groups and with neighbors.


390. Summer Camp for Military Kids

Patty Barron, Director, Youth Initiatives Department, National Military Family Association (NMFA)

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Resources

The NMFA web site, where you can request a list of “10 Things Military Teens Want You to Know” and a “tool kit” for civilians.
Military Child Education Coalition
Zero to Three
Operation Purple website


389. Parenting Multiples

John Spirtas and Rebecca DeStefanis, parents of 3-year-old triplets

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Resources

The Triplet Connection web site

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388. Special Occasions When A Parent Is Absent

Mary Alvord, Ph.D., licensed psychologist, working specifically with resilience in children

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Resources

Consumer web site for the American Psychological Association offers wide array of information for all ages.

ZERO TO THREE’s Resources for Military Families
Most states have state psychological associations which have referral sources.

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387. Stepfathers

Barry Frieman, Ph.D., licensed clinical social worker in private practice; Professor Emeritus, Early Childhood Education, Towson University

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Resources

Best resources possible are groups of other men in similar situations – in such groups, men can share feelings and find support. These are educational groups, and can be found through social service agencies or community organizations, school guidance counselor, and so forth.

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386. Kids Managing Money

Brian Crane, Instructional Specialist, Mathematics, Montgomery County, Maryland Public Schools

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Resources

www.giveme20.com

www.familyeducation.com


385. Museum Schools

Sharon Shaffer, Ph.D., Executive Director, Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center (SEEC)

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Resources

American Association of Museums, Department of Education

Smithsonian: Central office of education

Contact this show’s guest, Sharon Shaffer, 202-633-1394 or shaffers@si.edu


384. Sound Therapy

Dorinne Davis, Founder and President of The Davis Center and Davis Sound Research Associates, LLC

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Resources

The Davis Center, 1-862-251-4637
Defeat Autism Now physicians

Behavioral optometrists

Alternative medicine physicians