Victoria Johnson was the best Parent Mentor on earth for me. Today she tells us the way to teach our children to respect us and the world.

Who do you turn to when you or your child needs counseling or just a good ear?  The alphabet soup after professionals' names is confusing. Mr. Bob Gallo, LCSW, Diplomate in Clinical Social Work, generously explains how to find the right help with the right professional. Bob reveals the right questions to ask when you interview counselors so that you don't waste your time or energy, and can get the help you need pronto! His key point is: Trust yourself and your inner voice and find who you are comfortable with. He also explains professional boundaries that I want you to be aware of. Thank you, Bob.


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Allison Gilbert, LMFT is a veteran psychotherapist with a nurturing heart. Her work supports especially Moms, but is universal at
www.MothersHaveNeedsToo.com.
Find out more about pampering yourself so you can do your best with your family.

Allison Gilbert, Founder of the ground breaking work at www.mothershaveneedstoo.com
is a veteran psychotherapist and MOM. Allison goes all out to soothe our aching shoulders as moms and dads. Listen and be relieved!

If you like this broadcast, then you'll LOVE the FREE Evolving Parent Ezine at www.lorrainepursell.com PACKED with parent advice!

I'm sure you feel some pressure to spend more than you have. Giving time and energy is fine, but giving monetary things that aren't within our current means is a bad example for our kids and for the world. Most of it is garbage anyway that's forgotten in a few weeks while you're still paying your
credit card bill. Not cool. Let me support you with all the ways  you can be
reasonable and moderate this holiday season, yet giving with all your heart. I love you. This is my gift to you.

TOPIC: "Get Your Kids Ready to Launch": Lorraine Pursell and Ellen Gibran-Hesse, founder of Kids Out Now

Do you ever worry that your kids aren't ready for the real world? Are you wondering if you've sheltered them and now they may not be able to function when they leave the nest? This was one of my biggest concerns when Mark was a teen. Ellen had taken the lead by creating a way to get our kids ready to get out. Just what does it take to survive on the "outside" these days. Ellen's got the answers.

Eating Disorders can be a subtle and tricky condition. Often shrouded in secrecy, they are shameful and forbidden, and therefore elusive and frightening. This is part 1 of a 2-part series on the subject of eating disorders helping you spot and get the right help for yourself or your child. This week, eating disorder specialist Andrea Wachter, LMFT, author of Live It, Don't Diet (Gurze), works diligently in her Aptos, CA clinic helping people caught in this confusing disease be set free at last.

Next week, Drs. Mabery and Knoblich discuss medical methods that can work.