Parent Choices for Struggling Teens

Guest: Eric Franklin, Business Coach and author of the book Peanut Butter Principles, (47 Leadership Lessons Every Parent Should Teach Their Kids) which took the lessons he has learned from personal experience in coaching businesses and adapted them to his other passion, teaching kids life's lessons. This book can be read from principle one to principle 47, and is gathered into five sub-categories such as School of Life, Relationships and Making Good Choices.

Guest: John Hunt, Executive Director and Founder of Jason William Hunt Foundation, 513-943-4247, [email protected], jwhf.org, author of Walking With Jason. The Foundation is raising funds to provide scholarships to young people needing therapeutic wilderness expeditions so they can learn to believe in themselves. Interviewed by host Lon Woodbury and Co-Host Elizabeth MeGhee, John answered some questions of why wilderness works best for kids with troubles, and how it helps them and why he wrote the book as a memorial to his son Jason and named his foundation for him.

Guest: Dr. Michelle Robin, Founder - Your Wellness Connection, P.A. Author, Speaker and Practicing Chiropractor 923-269-5165 [email protected] www.yourwellnessconnection.com Exactly how does the inside impact the outside? Specifically, what challenge do teens face when it comes to health and when should a parent be concerned about health and wellness with their child?

Guest: Patti Murphy, 301-718-7790, [email protected], a Certified Educational Planner who assists adolescents and young adults in their journey to self-reliance. Interviewed by Host Lon Woodbury and Co-Host Elizabeth McGhee, the discussion covered a wide range of issues and perspectives regarding Millenials/20 somethings/Emerging Adults, trying to answer questions such as Out of the several million Millenials, how many are stuck back home not getting on with their lives, what might be causing this problem, and what can be done to help them.

Guest: Dr. Kevin Ross Emery, 603-433-5784, [email protected], mydrkevin.com, innovator, teacher, radio personality, speaker and author of Managing The Gift: Alternative Approaches For Attention Deficit Disorder and Famous People With ADHD: Are You One Waiting to Happen. Interviewed by Host Lon Woodbury, Dr. Kevin is a knowledgable and articulate spokesman for the view that ADHD is an evolutionary process and not a disability. In this interview he explains how medicating so many children labeled as ADHD is focused on forcing them to "fit in" and to be compliant rather than encourage their natural ability to think "outside the box" and bring their questioning ability to solve problems of our society.

Guests: Rob Nielson, [email protected], Founder of Cedar Ridge Academy-UT, and Brent Crane, [email protected],Therapist, both at Cedar Ridge Academy, Utah, 435-353-4498, www.cedaridge.net, interviewed by Host Lon Woodbury and Co-Host Elizabeth McGhee. To help a young person, you must understand them as they really are. Major obstacles to doing that effectively are what can be called Blinders. Other terms that are saying about the same thing are denial or distractions or avoidance. The first step a parent or child care worker must do is to see through those obstacles and find the anxiety underlying the unhealthy coping behavior. Physical activities can help, as well as mindfulness and positive peer pressure.

Guest: Randye Kaye, 203-521-9086, [email protected], benbehindhisvoices.com, Connecticut, Voiceover, actress, author and speaker, mother, and author of "Ben Behind His Voices: One Family's Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope. Randye shared with host Lon Woodbury her experiences narrated in her book about what schizophrenia really is and why it is so hard to diagnose, the stages families go through when mental illness develops, what families can do if they suspect their own teen is beyond "just an attitude,' and other obstacles like stigma families face when mental illness is involved.

Guest: Janet Allison, 541-601-6902, [email protected], boysalive.com, educator, author and family coach. She founded Boys Alive! to assist teachers and parents to understand boys and their exuberant - and sometimes puzzling - approach to life and learning. She was interviewed by Host Lon Woodbury and Co-Host Elizabeth McGhee. In a 50-minute discussion, Janet tackled the questions of how different are the brains of boys and girls, how that is making a difference in contributing to the struggles boys are facing in school and how parents and teachers can better help boys.

Guest: Dr. Dennis Coates, CEO of Performance Support Systems, publisher of online coaching services for parents, teachers, coaches and youth program leaders, interviewed by Host Lon Woodbury and Co-Host Elizabeth McGhee. In a 50 minute discussion, Denny talked about some of the obstacles of young adults attempting to transition to adulthood, what parents can do to help this transition, and what part does it take a village to raise a child?

Guest: Ruben Jimenez, 970-426-9227, [email protected], rubenjimenez.com, author of The Road Home, speaker, family coach, and licensed therapist. Ruben talked with host Lon Woodbury on his show Parent Choices for Struggling Teens about the transition when a child returns home from treatment or any significant out-of-home experience, what parents can expect, and how they can help their child hold on to what they learned. The important central concepts vital to a successful transition back home are for the parents to maintain their authority and to foster full and open communication with their child.