Leading Edge Parenting

Sandi uses the book, "Redirecting Children's Behavior" to understand two of the main reasons why children misbehave and offers ideas on how parents can lovingly get them back on track.

Learn how to 'rig your child's environment for happiness' with guest Christine Carter, Executive Director of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, New research is showing that happiness is a learned skill and parents have huge input!

Lance Shaw became a single dad of two young kids the same week he was faced with loosing a high powered job. Tune in to find out how he used his challenges as inspiration for creating a joyful, abundant, positive family life.

Children with sensory processing issues can be hard to understand and challenging to parent. Carol Kranowitz helps parents deal with the frustrations of raising a kid with SPD. She is the leading expert today in this field. You won't want to miss this show.

Join Sandi as she interviews Caroline Britton, author of "Happy In My Skin," a book that lays out the strategies for developing courage, determination, confidence and self-esteem. Learn how to encourage these traits in your children.

Child development specialist, Nancy Carlsson-Paige discusses why time outs backfire and how to have empathetic, confident, creative kids without punishments or yelling. She will give practical advice for parenting challenges.

Jonathan is the spiritual director for the acclaimed Canyon Ranch Health Resort and he comes to share how he personally uses a spiritual path to balance the challenges of being the daddy of an active toddler.

The Nurtured Heart Approach has been incredibly successful in transforming difficult children into their greatness. Creator of this approach, Howard Glasser shares strategies and exercises to move parents and children into their own unique and miraculous greatness!

Dr. Matthew James teaches us how to connect to our deeper self, where we, as humans find the true wisdom to love, to forgive, and to be the wise parents we all wish to be. In this season of love, come join us as we discover the spiritual shamanism secrets of ancient Hawaii.

Lance Shaw found out that some of his best strategies as a single dad were the same successful techniques he used as a business man and an engineer. These unique processes worked wonders as he taught his kids about compassion, leadership and creativity. Lance combines humor and business in his approach to loving parenting!

The messages we get as children that we aren't good enough, smart enough, worthy enough can haunt us throughout our lives. Jan Denise offers concrete processes of discovering our own innate goodness so we can pass them to our children.

You may not like what Laurie A Couture has to say but it is necessary to hear it! Instead of medicating and punishing children we need to change some of our own behaviors. Yikes! Are we willing to change to help our children? Learn more , about Attachment Parenting and what you can change right now, on this show.

Don Mesibov, co- founder of The Institute for Learning Centered Education will explain the constructivist theory of how children really learn. Help your children learn how to think for themselves so they can reach their true potential.

Brain expert, Don Joseph Goewey gives us strategies to eliminate the stress and worry that spoil the joy of the holiday season as well as daily life. Join us to learn the secrets of being a 'STREE FREE PARENT!"

Tracy Liebmann helps us locate the 'triggers' from our own childhood that challenge us from being the parents we want to be. Learn how to soothe your own 'inner child' and find some tools that will help you when you feel overwhelmed.