Prayer Shaming, Paying For Grades, Competing Families

Terrorism and Prayer Shaming (11:48) Joe Cannon is the CEO of the Fuel Freedom Foundation, former Chairman of the Utah Republican Party, past assistant administrator in the US EPA, and editor of the Deseret News. Joe Cannon talks about the political response to recent terrorist attacks and Prayer Shaming.  Paying For Grades (1:01:40) Parenting expert Amy McCready is a “recovering yeller” and the Founder of Positive Parenting Solutions. A champion of positive parenting techniques for happier families and well-behaved kids, she reaches a worldwide audience with her Positive Parenting Solutions Online parenting course, web and print articles, live webinars, and media appearances. Amy is the author of The Me, Me, Me Epidemic! which give tips on how to empower your kids without indulging them.  Competing Family Loyalties in the Holiday Season (1:46:06) Dr. Lynn Margolies is a psychologist and former Harvard Medical School Instructor. She is in private practice in Boston specializing in treating families, relationships - and particularly men and is a contributing writer for PsychCentral and other publications.  The holidays can be a trying time for married couples and things can get messy trying to decide whose parent’s house to go to for dinner or how to split their time between families. This can bring out a lot of family drama and offended in-laws. Dr. Margolies share with Dr. Townsend ideas on how to deal with competing family loyalties during the holidays.