Hillary Frank, author of Weird Parenting Wins. Topic: Hacks from the parenting trenches. Issues: soothing a screaming child; getting your child to eat stuff; getting yo8ur kid to act like a person; making monsters less scary; tricking your child into self-babysitting; making the world less scary; getting your kids to tell you things; much more.

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Carl Pickhardt, author of Who Stole My Child? Topic: Parenting through the four stages of adolescence. Issues: What is an adolescent? Early adolescence (ages 9-13), which is marked by resistance and conflict, disorganization, and distractibility; Mid-adolescence (13-15), marked by puberty, vulnerability, peers, intense friendships, and social life; Late adolescence (15-18), marked by risk-taking, dating and […]

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Jason Freedman, coauthor of The Dream Feed Method. Topic: Getting babies to sleep through the night by month 4, without crying it out. Issues: How to get your baby to sleep from dusk ’til dawn by four months by using top-up bottles (or feedings) and dream feedings (feedings given while the baby is mostly asleep).

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Amy Serin, author of The Stress Switch. Topic: The truth about stress and how to short-circuit it. Issues: What stress is, when it’s good, and when it’s not; coping with stress vs. curing it; how stress interferes with our lives (physical/health problems, memory and cognition problems, relationship problems, etc.)

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Darria Long Gillespie, author of Mom Hacks. Topic: Science-based shortcuts to reclaim your body, raise awesome kids and be unstoppable. Issues: Building blocks of a healthy diet; what not to eat; making good nutrition easier; the basics of exercise; finding the time for exercise; making it fun; getting motivated and building the habit; sleep; sleep […]

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Lisa Damour, author of Under Pressure. Topic: Confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls. Issues: Coming to terms with stress and anxiety; girls at home; girls among girls; girls among boys; girls at school, girls in the culture

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Ron Lieber, author of The Opposite of Spoiled. Topic: Raising kids who are grounded, generous, and smart about money. Issues: Why we need to talk about money; how to start the conversation; the allowance debate; the smartest ways for kids to spend; how to talk about giving; why kids should work; how much is enough?

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Emily Guy Birken, author of End Financial Stress Now. Topic: Immediate steps you can take to improve your financial outlook. Issues: Redefining money; economic reasons why we struggle with money; psychological reasons we struggle with money; the difference between reducing financial stress and reducing financial problems; achieving a stress-free financial life.

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Robert Melillo, author of Disconnected Kids. Topic: Balancing the brains of kids with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other neurological disorders. Issues: How the developing mind is wired; what causes left- and right-brain disconnect; identifying left- or right-brain deficiency; (re)training the brain through physical stimulation.

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Julie King, co-author of How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen. Topic: Strategies and stories that will help you improve communication with your preschooler. Issues: The importance of recognizing and acknowledging kids’ feelings—and how to do it; tools for engaging cooperation, resolving conflicts, and handling discipline; handling your own feelings—including anger.

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