Crazy schedules, school, meals, and bills crowd our plate! Get help with the parent portion from the award-winning parenting author, expert, and mom who understands you want to be a great parent - or just survive - amid life's chaos. Mission-driven to empower parents through education and encouragement, Brenda Nixon, M.A., helps you with discipline, child temperament, finding a nanny, avoiding sex traffic, Internet safety, rules for dating and more! Whether you have tots or teens - or those inbetween - Brenda empowers you to parent with competence and confidence! Listen here Tuesday 10 am(EST). Call-in line: 877-864-4869.

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Before it was popular - or common - Hogan Hilling, became a stay-at-home dad 20 years ago. From his myriad experiences raising three kids, while his wife earned the family income, he entertains and educate listeners here Tuesday, February 21.

Did you know stay-at-home dads doubled in the last 10 years? At home dads experience isolation, just like moms do plus at home dads often feel ignored or subjects of suspicion!

Tune in Tuesday morning, February 21, 10 am (EST) to hear Hogan Hilling talk about Daddyshome.org - The National At-Home Dad Network - reveal more intel, share stories, and answer commonly asked questions about stay-at-home dads!

We know that Valentines Day is a reminder to show affection towards those we love. Many parents use this special day to give an extra dose of love to their child. But there’s a multitude of easy, no-cost – yet profound – ways to send this powerful message every day throughout the year.

Why is it critical for your child to feel loved? Because self-esteem is taught, and you are the first and most influential teacher! Children who feel loved and valued by their parents become happier, healthier, and more productive adults.

Join me Tuesday morning, February 14, for practical and age-appropriate ways to show your love and build your child’s self-esteem! I hope you will call in to share stories, tips, Valentines Day recipes and crafts with our listeners, 877-864-4869.

Love is Like a Cabbage

My love is like a cabbage
Divided into two
The leaves I give to others
The heart I give to you.

~ unknown

         "One ouf of every two marriages today ends in divorce and many divorcing families include children," says the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Children have imagined powers and often believe they have caused the divorce.

         What are the effects of divorce to children? How can parents help?

         My guest came from a unique family history - even by today's standards! Listen as Mary Englund Murphy. my guest Tuesday, February 7, 10 am (EST), shares about her background, why children feel responsible for problems in their parents' marriage and if kids wish their parents would get back together, Tuesday morning on THE PARENT'S PLATE.

         Are YOU the child of divorced parents? Or are YOU trying to raise children without your spouse? Then listen to this helpful show! We will discuss how to handle Visitation, how divorce affects you (or your kids') dating and marriage, stepparents and step siblings, plus more!

OMG, a Google search for ADD reveals more than 834 million sites/articles! Is this problem over diagnosed? Is it today's hip-excuse for poor parental discipline? Is it a crutch for a child's low school performance?

Tuesday morning, January 31, Helen Neville, RN reveals amazing facts about Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Helen will answer question about what medicines do, how do they help or hurt children with ADHD, and bad side effects.

She welcomes callers 1-877-864-4869 anytime between 10-11 AM (EST), Do you have questions, comments, disagreements, or stories about ADD and ADHD? Listen to this powerful episode and feel free to call in and participate!

Helen has terrific drug info and tips for parents like, what you say to your child about medication. If you miss the live show Tuesday morning, come back here anytime at your convenience to click on the podcast or listen via iTunes.

Children as young as 12-14 years are recruited by pimps to become prostitutes! They are targeted through telephone chat-lines, on the street, at the mall, online, and even by friends at school and after-school activities. This horrid modern-day slavery goes on throughout the world but, also in the United States. All 50 states report human trafficking crimes.

How do you learn or teach your child about, and save your child from becoming a victim of sex traffic? Listen to the Tuesday, January 24th episode of The Parent's Plate radio show! I will interview Kathi Macias, author of Deliver Me from Evil, who exposes this plight and admits this was the hardest book she'd ever written.

Kathi will reveal how prevalent human trafficking is in the United States, share why so few attempt escape, and give some guidelines to parents so they can protect their child from getting caught up in this deadly trap.

Educate yourself and save your child! Make a note to listen to this powerful episode of The Parent's Plate Tuesday morning, January 24th, 10 am (EST). If you must miss the live show, come back later at your convenience and listen to it here on podcast.