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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Recent Shows

473. Launching Our Young Adults

Brad E. Sachs, Ph.D., family psychologist; author, Emptying the Nest: Launching Your Young Adult Toward Success and Self-Reliance

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Resources

www.drbradsachs.com

MacArthur Foundation – series of books about young adulthood
Dr. Jeffrey Arnett, psychologist, has also done work on “emerging adulthood”

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472. Childhood Onset Psychosis

Nitin Gogtay, M.D., Psychiatrist, National Institute of Mental Health, Child Psychiatry

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Resources

National Institute of Mental HealthChild psychiatry branch, Childhood Onset Psychosis

National Alliance for Mental Illness – resources, advocacy

North American Society for Childhood Onset Schizophrenia – Can research NIH studies and findings

Dr. Nitin Gogtay – 301-496-7162


471. Math Concepts for Youngsters

Elon Kohlberg, Ph.D., Royal Little Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Founder, Digi-Block, Inc.

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Resources

Digi-Block
Developing Early Math Skills

Getting Ready for School Begins at Birth

Everyday Ways to Support Your Baby or Toddler’s Early Learning


470. Kids and Competition

Erika Huck, School Resource Counselor, Thomas W. Pyle Middle School (Bethesda, MD)

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Resources

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469. Plugged-In Kids

David Dutwin, Vice President, Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS); research scholar, Institute for Jewish and Community Research; adjunct professor, West Chester University

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Resources

commonsensemedia.org– This is a wonderfully helpful site – reviews video games, movies, TV shows; provide critiques so families can check out media appropriateness.

Making Good Decisions About Screen Time


468. Safety in Toys and Other Children’s Products

Rachel Weintraub, Director of Product Safety and Senior Counsel, Consumer Federation of America

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Resources

Consumer Products Safety Commission – Check for recalls. REGISTER your infant-durable products.

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

Consumer Incident Data Base – Consumers will be able to report evaluations and experiences electronically with regard to specific products

Consumer Federation of America

Kids in Danger

For advocacy regarding infant durable products see:
Consumer’s Union


467. Extending the School Day

Jessica Cunningham, Knowledge Is Power Program, Chief Academic Officer, KIPP DC

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Resources

KIPP

KIPPDC

KIPP DC’s Facebook page

National Center on Time and Learning

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466. Bereavement Camp (Part 2)

Stephanie Handel, therapist at Wendt Center for Loss and Healing, specializing in grief and trauma

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See show 465 for part 1.

Resources

Volunteers are much needed for all these camps.

Wendt Center for Loss and Healing

Camp Erin

Comfort Zone Camps

TAPS program – “Good Grief Camp” -Children’s camp for children whose family members have died in the military.

Association for Accreditation of Camps – Has a limited number of grief camps listed but is a good camp resource.

Moyer Foundation

Discussing Death With a Toddler

Books for Babies and Toddlers That Cover Challenging Life Experiences

Books
Jeremy Goes to Camp Good Grief

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465. Bereavement Camp (Part I)

Stephanie Handel, therapist at Wendt Center for Loss and Healing, specializing in grief and trauma

Listen to podcast

Resources

Volunteers are much needed for all these camps.

Wendt Center for Loss and Healing

Camp Erin

Comfort Zone Camps

TAPS program – “Good Grief Camp” -Children’s camp for children whose family members have died in the military.

Association for Accreditation of Camps – Has a limited number of grief camps listed but is a good camp resource.

Moyer Foundation

Discussing Death With a Toddler

Books for Babies and Toddlers That Cover Challenging Life Experiences

Books
Jeremy Goes to Camp Good Grief

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464. Raising A Child with Juvenile Diabetes

Mona Charen, syndicated columnist and political analyst; parent of diabetic child

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Resources

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

American Diabetes Association

Book
Understanding Insulin-Dependent Diabetes