
Guests: Co-owners of Crossroads Academy, Sam Dahlin and Derek Bowles to talked about the differences and similarities between getting high and natural highs.
May 20, 2014
48 min

Guest: Parth Gandhi, PhD, a clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in the clinical assessment of adolescents and young adults, explained how Executive Function skills can determine if a young adult will be successfully independent.
May 13, 2014
48 min

Guest: Jeanie Cisco-Meth, the author of "Bully Proofing You" talked about her book and how her own personal attacks by bullies prompted her to write this self-help book and to share her secrets for bully proofing your life and how to take the initiative to build your self-character, to prevent and deal with bullying and how to deal with bullies face to face, often a terrifying thing to do.
May 6, 2014
48 min

Guest: Alexis Avila, the founder of Prepped and Polished, a tutoring and test preparation educational service for kids. Alexis shared his insight into the world of college and boarding school preparation, the families and students who seek help and the pressures and anxieties both parents and students are under.
Apr 29, 2014
48 min

Guest: Richard Reeve, the Head of School at Allynwood, Hancock, NY, explains what exactly a troll does and how in the world does this term have anything to do with our show? Particularly, we are not talking about the ugly, mythical cave dweller of folklore, but rather a 21st century person who likes to start arguments, or post inflammatory messages in an online community like a chat room, a forum or a blog. Perhaps by accident or deliberate, these trolls provoke readers into an emotional response or even take part in online harassment.
Apr 15, 2014
48 min

Guest: Nikol Hasler, Project Manager at KCET TV and Author of "Sex: A Book for Teens" shared parts of her story, her personal journey through some of the foster care system and discounted some of the myths about kids in the system- "they assume that these kids are street smart and know more- they don't know. You need to cover the basics with them too. For girls that are acting out promiscuously- they are acting out on the shame they feel of being abused and they think- "fine, I'm already broken so I am going to have sex.
Apr 8, 2014
48 min

Guest: Becky Blades, Artist, Entrepreneur, Civic Leader and Author of ?Do Your Laundry or You?ll Die Alone- Advice Your Mom Would Give if She Thought You Were Listening A Guide for Young Adults", started this letter a year before her oldest daughter was set to leave for college, Becky started a list of things maybe she had missed teaching her daughter, things from silly to serious, from common sense to courtesy and everything in between, including last minute lectures on topics like cell phone etiquette, RSVP's, budgeting and forgiveness. "We don't know what they don't know" Becky explained. And there are so many distractions in these young adults' lives- they are bombarded with messages, tweets and feeds and feel there is a subliminal obligation to respond."
Apr 1, 2014
48 min

Guest: Ken Rabow Life Empowerment Coach, Founder of Real Life Coaching and author of: ?The Slacker?s Guide to Success? the "go to guy" for parents with troubled teens and unmotivated young adults, really has a unique way of getting through to these kids with his "out of the box" approach. Starting the show off with a bang- Ken shared "we have always complained about teenagers! Look at the ones out there now- Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus?the role models for kids today has changed drastically. Even where kids hang out has changed.
Mar 25, 2014
48 min
