Common Sense Parenting

The show features one women's journey with an autistic son who could not be accommodated in the local public schools. She did her own research on autism and felt she knew more than the professionals she was dealing with in the public school. She decided to home-school her child.

This show is broadcast live on Thursday's at 2PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Does homework have any value? What can frustrated parent do when homework stresses out both student and parent? Is there any research to support excessive homework assignments. What should kids be doing rather than homework?

This show is broadcast live on Thursday's at 2PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Parenting tips from Adrian Meyer Mallin and Dr. James L. Casale. How to interact with the most needy parents: teen moms, abused moms, prison moms, and what are the key strategies; modeling and a family mission statement. How to interest organizations that want to help parents. Who should be teaching life skills to children? Is it the school's job or should these skills be taught at home?

This show is broadcast live on Thursday's at 2PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Frances Castelli and host Dr. James Casale discuss Frances's journey as a mom who had three kids with serious food allergies and a traveling husband but, still managed to home school them for 17 years. She had to learn a how to cook specific meals based on these allergies and conduct her homeschooling as well. She has written a cook book,"The Kitchen Chemist" which should be available this summer.

This show is broadcast live on Thursday's at 2PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Teaching and modeling kindness, caring, compassion and all the characteristics and virtues that parents want for their children. Rabbi Marc Gelman of the God Squad, retells the story of a Holocaust survivor's advice to his grandson when he was asked to speak at his grandson's Bar Mitzvah.

This show is broadcast live on Thursday's at 2PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Pirate Pete's Voyage, teaches lessons about oral hygiene to kids. Lisa discusses her book and her motivation to solve her children's health issues and the changes she made at home. Lisa is also a homes-schooling mom. Dr. Casale interviewed her about her homeschooling choices, processes and protocols.

This show is broadcast live on Thursday's at 2PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Dr. Casale responded to the previous program's chat room questions regarding home-schooling.
Public school issues; safety/violence/ crowded schools.
Home-schooling issues with local school regulations and more

This show is broadcast live on Thursday's at 2PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Homeschooling processes and protocols with Mary Sullivan Cooper, a mom from Colorado. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS INCLUDE: Why home-school? Homes school benefits, home-school frustrations,home-school curriculum, tracking home-school progress, socialization issues.

This show is broadcast live on Thursday's at 2PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Raising socially and emotionally adjusted kids. Expert guest is author and illustrator, Jennifer Miller. Her credentials include being part of the award-winning NBC Education nation's Parent Toolkit. The focus is on self-awareness skills,self management, social awareness,and decision making.

This show is broadcast live on Thursday's at 2PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Early Childhood Education with expert Barbara Harvey. Barbara is an expert in this field and the discussion centers on all aspects of early childhood and basic knowledge that should be acquired by parents including evaluating preschools and in the home strategies to establish a culture of learning for all members of the family.

This show is broadcast live on Thursday's at 2PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).