The Parent Trip

Carol Anne and Mary-Margaret learned quite a bit this episode and we are pretty sure you will too!  We welcome Brian Smith, Becky Beerbower, and Caroline Allen to the table as we discuss the ins and outs of Learning Disabilities.  How to look for them, how to diagnose them, and how to handle them.  There are resources and advice given that can benefit parents, teachers, and kids alike.  Tune in to hear what these experts have to share!

For more information, check out: www.interdys.org

This quick trip offers up a few outside the box ideas for finding sitter.  Everyone needs some alone time now and then, and family or firends aren't always an ooption. So, here's what we came up with. Tune in now to The Parent Trip: Quick Trips!

Well, this show may be a little awkward at times, but Mary-Margaret and Carol Anne power through it!  Tough topic or not, this is a very important discussion for parents to have with their kids.  You may surprised at what we find out... in fact, we learned a lot on this episode!  

We welcome Judy Ingold to the table for the dos and don'ts & the hows and whys...about the birds and the bees. 

Finally back from summer break, Carol Anne and Mary-Margaret welcome special guest, Ann Miller, to the table to help us get down to the nitty gritty of ADHD.

Ann Miller is an expert ADHD coach with ADD 2 Success ADHD Coaching. Ann is dedicated to helping teens and young adults with ADHD and similar issues reach peak academic and personal success. She believes parents need encouragement and support during this transition of their children into adulthood. Having ADD herself along with raising two sons with it, she has personally experienced every possible symptom and challenge that both students and parents experience with ADHD in the family. Ann has a unique ability to connect deeply with students and parents individually plus bring increased communication and harmony back into the family.

Blog: www.add2success.com/blog

College Readiness Assessment: www.add2success.net/college-readiness

We all do it, nobody wants to, but its going to happen - especially with children.  It's STRESS!  Mary-Margaret and Carol Anne touch on a few easy things you can do to release your tension and avoid sobbing on the kitchen floor (not that we'd know anything about that).  Breathe in, breathe out... and listen to The Parent Trip! 

Its the famous last words of a parents' sanity… "I'm bored!" With summer quickly approaching, Carol Anne and Mary-Margaret have some tips on how to get the jump start on keeping your kids active and happy!

Need some tips to pull off the perfect April Fools joke on your kids? We've got you covered! Carol Anne and Mary-Margaret give you some easy and fun ideas to help "get them good" in this silly Quick Trip!

You never want to talk about it, but, now days you have to.  Tragedy effects so many aspects of childrens lives... but when it happens at school, its a whole new discussion.  How do you talk to your child about it? What is being done to prevent it?  What can you do to help the authorities?  Carol Anne and Mary-Margaret are joined by Steve Demiter, Assistant Superintendent of Catawba County Schools and Captain Alton Price of the Catawba County Sherriffs Department.  These gentlemen discuss what is being done in our local schools and how recent events have led authorities to step outside the box and evaluate their policies.  

The big day is almost here!  Can Michael prepare for baby Willard just like he did in high school?  Wait... what do you mean he made D's and fell asleep?  What's he in store for?  He's learning massage, eating snacks, watching "the video" and cramming all he can for the final exam!  

'Tis the season for holiday traditions and podcasts!  Here's a Quick Trip just for you and yours to enjoy this festive season... see you in 2013!