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Hundreds of thousands of listeners across the U.S. and (via American Forces Radio) around the world tune in weekly to Parents' Perspective. Caring adults find help with topics as diverse as schools in a stressful time, parents as advocates, stepfamilies, playground safety, risk-taking behavior, toddlers and media, helping children learn to manage money, and what teens want their parents to know. Fifty per cent of listeners are male. Experts in such fields as child development, medicine, nutrition, psychiatry, education, sports, social work, child care, and law enforcement provide up to date information and resources.

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Guests are frequently world renowned, often entertaining, and always stimulating. The daughter of a terrorist discussed helping children reject hatred; a county executive related how he dealt with anxious residents during sniper attacks; a social worker (who is also a bereaved parent) provided encouragement and support for parents who have lost a child; and a psychologist with adult children in the armed forces discussed issues arising when soldiers return to their families.

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Recent Shows

160./161. Childhood Autism, Parts I and II

C.T. Gordon, M.D., child psychiatrist, and Mrs. Edie Gordon, both parents of an autistic 12-year-old son

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159. School Uniforms

Geoffrey Jones, Head, the Potomac School, McLean, VA
Bruce Stewart, Head, Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC

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158. Facing College

Lori Potts-Dupre, Ph.D., CollegeCounselor

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157. Beginning A New School Year

Christine Tveit, Head, Lower School, Langley School, McLean, Virginia

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156. Child Assault Prevention

Christine Boucher, Executive Director, Metropolitan Center For Assault Prevention

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155. Kids and Bioterrorism

Julia McMillan, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; member, American Academy of Pediatrics Task force on Terrorism and AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases

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154. School Success

John Potter, educator, founder, The New School of Northern Virginia

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153. Teaching Youngsters About Sex

Deborah Roffman, sexuality and family life educator; author, Sex and Sensibility: The Thinking Parent’s Guide to Talking Sense About Sex and But How’d I Get In There In the First Place?

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152. Helping Kids Respond to Terrorism

Linda Goldman, grief therapist; author, Life and Loss: A Guide to Help Grieving Children and Breaking the Silence: A Guide to Help Children with Complicated Grief

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151. Risk-Taking

John Richters, Ph.D., research psychologist, and Margot Richters, Ph.D., clinician

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