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Coming up on "Family Matters" Saturday 1/31 on 95.5FM:
Once upon a time, it was enough to teach kids to save their pennies in a piggy bank. Today, kids are under attack by relentless marketing campaigns encouraging them to buy, buy, buy! Add to that, easy access to ATMs and credit cards has made uncontrolled spending and mounting debt the norm at younger and younger ages.
Joline Godfrey, author of "Raising Financially Fit Kids," will give parents the help they need to teach kids the skills to combat the pressure, use good judgment and lead a financially stable life.’s the greatest fear of every parent -- loosing a child:
What would you do if the unimaginable happened to your family? How would you cope and live a normal life again?We’ll talk with Mark and Christi Tripodi about the death of their 3-year-old son, how it effected them and their other children, and how they’re turning their tragedy and grief into help and hope for other families.Positive Parenting:
Every parent knows that children respond positively through music; whether it's singing, dancing or clapping along. Author and publisher Susan Olexa Crandall believes that this positive attitude also can help develop reading skills.In her series of books she pairs fresh, uplifting children's stories with accompanying classical music on CD by composers such as Vivaldi and Gustav Holstharon. We'll talk with Susan Olexa Crandall about her dream come true to be making a difference in the world through books and music. Balancing Act:
Receiving an apology when you've been wronged does a body good. It not only makes you feel better emotionally, it impacts how you feel physically, according to a recent study. We'll talk with best-selling author Ken Blanchard about his most recent book "One Minute Apology." He'll tell us how an apology is one of the most powerful actions for improving company and employee morale. And, how it can extend well beyond the business realm and can repair relationships that we thought were broken forever. Discussion Topic: Are you sorry for something you said or did? Enter your comments here.
Once upon a time, it was enough to teach kids to save their pennies in a piggy bank. Today, kids are under attack by relentless marketing campaigns encouraging them to buy, buy, buy! Add to that, easy access to ATMs and credit cards has made uncontrolled spending and mounting debt the norm at younger and younger ages.
Joline Godfrey, author of "Raising Financially Fit Kids," will give parents the help they need to teach kids the skills to combat the pressure, use good judgment and lead a financially stable life.’s the greatest fear of every parent -- loosing a child:What would you do if the unimaginable happened to your family? How would you cope and live a normal life again?We’ll talk with Mark and Christi Tripodi about the death of their 3-year-old son, how it effected them and their other children, and how they’re turning their tragedy and grief into help and hope for other families.Positive Parenting:
Every parent knows that children respond positively through music; whether it's singing, dancing or clapping along. Author and publisher Susan Olexa Crandall believes that this positive attitude also can help develop reading skills.In her series of books she pairs fresh, uplifting children's stories with accompanying classical music on CD by composers such as Vivaldi and Gustav Holstharon. We'll talk with Susan Olexa Crandall about her dream come true to be making a difference in the world through books and music. Balancing Act:
Receiving an apology when you've been wronged does a body good. It not only makes you feel better emotionally, it impacts how you feel physically, according to a recent study. We'll talk with best-selling author Ken Blanchard about his most recent book "One Minute Apology." He'll tell us how an apology is one of the most powerful actions for improving company and employee morale. And, how it can extend well beyond the business realm and can repair relationships that we thought were broken forever. Discussion Topic: Are you sorry for something you said or did? Enter your comments here.
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