Bonny Forrest, author of Will My Kid Grow Out of It?

Topic: A child psychologist’s guide to understanding worrisome behavior.

Issues: Common concerns and possible diagnoses; even babies get the blues; does my child have autism spectrum disorder? Does my child have ADHD? Sad or clinically depressed? Eating disorders; when to get help and whom to turn to.

Dale McGowan, author of In Faith and In Doubt.

Topic: How religious believers and nonbelievers can create strong marriages and loving families.

Issues: Negotiation tips to set the stage for harmonious relationships; dealing with pressure from extended family; helping kids make their own choices about religious identity; handling holidays, churchgoing, baptism, circumcision, religious literacy.

Ken Keis, author of Why Aren’t You More Like Me?

Topic: The secrets to understanding yourself and others.

Issues: Why certain kinds of people irritate you—and what you can do about it; increase team compatibility and leadership effectiveness; stop feeling offended and emotionally hooked; select the right job style for yourself; understand and encourage your spouse and children.

Gary Small, author of

Gever Tulley, author of of 50 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do.

Topic: Teaching your children about safety by helping them learn to manage risk.

Issues: Exciting ways for your children (and you) to explore the world around them; melting glass, walking a tightrope, tasting electricity, throwing things out of moving cars, deconstructing appliances, and more.

Guest: Amy McCready, author of If I Have to Tell You One More Time…

Topic: The revolutionary program that gets your kids to listen without nagging, reminding, or yelling.

Issues: Why it’s so difficult to get kids to listen; how giving your child more power, not less can end power struggles; effective ways to correct misbehavior and bring out the best in your children.

Timothy Denevi, author of Hyper.

Topic: A personal history of ADHD.

Issues: What it’s like to be a boy who can’t stop screaming or fighting or fidgeting; startling stats about ADHD (1/5 of high-school-age boys and 11 percent of all school-age children have been diagnosed with ADHD; the evolution of drug treatments; understanding this complex and controversial diagnosis.

Rosalind Wiseman, author of Masterminds & Wingmen.

Topic: The new rules of Boy World.

Issues: Popularity and groups; body image; schoolyard power; locker room tests; girlfriends; intimacy; the emotional lives of boys (which are more complex that we’re led to believe; why boys are lagging behind girls in education; why boys are more likely to commit suicide than girls.

Patricia Riba, co-author of Fit Kids Revolution.

Topic: Raising healthy and fit children without diets.

Issues: What’s wrong with diets; the real reasons kids are overweight; the psychology of feeding children; protecting your child from a toxic world; how to foster an active lifestyle; feeling safe in an unsafe world.

Ross Parke, author of Future Families.

Topic: Diverse forms, rich possibilities.

Issues: Redefining “family”; changing parental roles; are two mothers (or fathers) good enough?; are multiple caregivers helpful or harmful?; how many “parents” are too many? (insights from the world of assisted reproductive technologies; overcoming the barriers to change.