Answers for the Family - Radio Show

SPECIAL GUEST: Jenny Amory, Executive Director of Teen Voices

Allen and Jenny Amory from Teen Voices discuss their intensive journalism mentoring and leadership development program for teen girls whose mission is to support and educate teen girls to amplify their voices and create social change through media.

Through its program, teen girls create Teen Voices and Teen Voices Online, two internationally distributed print and online social justice magazines reaching 45,000 readers and receiving 88,000 visitors from 177 countries annually.

Written by, for, and about teen girls, Teen Voices is positive, powerful, and empowering, amplifying teen girls’ real voices in a world filled with too much media focused on what girls look like – not what they think.

SPECIAL GUEST: Dr. Cara Natterson, Pediatric Doctor and and Parenting Expert

There is little doubt that children today face unprecedented dangers. Dr. Natterson joins Allen in a most enlightening discussion about what parents actually need to worry about. Dr. Natterson sets the records straight for parents regarding what is safe for their children to put in and on their bodies…Science-based and presented in an easy to understand manner. Her book “Dangerous and Safe?” focuses on educating parents about what foods and products might endanger their children.

SPECIAL GUEST: Pastor Matthew Hagee

Everywhere we turn— the evening news, the morning newspaper, or the casual conversation with a close friend—it seems that things have never been as bad as they are right now. The truth is the world has been here before, even if we have not.

Allen and his guest, Matthew Hagee, discuss his new book - Shaken, Not Shattered - which appropriately addresses preparing for life’s challenges and how we can react to overcome them.

SPECIAL GUEST: Dr. Larry Koenig, Author of - Happily Married for a Lifetime - and founder of Smart Discipline & Author of “Happily Married for a Lifetime”

Allen and Dr. Koenig identify the four big mistakes couples make when trying to communicate–and how to correct them so both you and your partner feel wonderfully loved and understood. They will also discuss the positive effects of a happy marriage on the healthy development of children and teens.

SPECIAL GUEST: Dr. Joanna Bettman, Research Director, Open Sky Wilderness

There is no typical teenager because adolescents express themselves in such a variety of behaviors. However, there is often one common theme that runs through the lives of teen students: difficulty coping with life’s challenges in a healthy and effective manner.

Dr. Joanna Bettman joins Allen to discuss what kinds of teens are served by wilderness therapy and the studies that have been conducted that compare this method with other conventional therapies.

SPECIAL GUEST: Julie Ziglar Norman, Co-Author with Zig Ziglar of

“Embrace the Struggle, Living on Life’s Terms”

Allen and his guest, Julie Zigar Norman, explore how to embrace your struggle, live and accept life on life’s terms. When life takes an unexpected turn we can either respond or react. Julie’s father has been known as the motivator’s motivator and his short term memory loss due to a serious brain injury changed everything for him and his family. His response to that accident has inspired thousands.

SPECIAL GUEST: Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD and Author of - 10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD - Making the Grade with ADD - ADD and Your Money

Dr. Stephanie Sarkis joins Allen to discuss the challenge students face making it through school with attention deficit disorder, or ADD. Keeping track of schedules and deadlines, concentrating on lessons, and completing tasks are all hard-learned skills for youth with this condition. Because of these difficulties, students with ADD are more likely to drop out of school or spend extra, costly years pursuing their college education as well. Dr. Sardis’ book offers families with youth with ADD a comprehensive guide to getting the most out of education.