Anger is a normal emotion, but it can cause chaos and hurt when not understood and managed. Join Nurse Rona and guests to explore strategies you and your children can use to develop self-regulation and manage strong feelings to help everyone in the family.
• Sue Dinwiddie, MA, an author and parent educator with Parents Place.
• Elizabeth Moffet, MFT, a therapist in private practice.
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Even when families are struggling to make ends meet, there are ways to ensure that children and parents eat good, healthy food. Listen as Nurse Rona and guests offer suggestions so that you don’t sacrifice your health during these challenging times.
• Denise Jardine, a community educator with Whole Foods Market.
• Dr. Preston Maring, a physician with Kaiser Oakland and founder of Kaiser’s Friday Fresh Farmer’s Market.
• Dorothy Whittenburg, personal chef and founder of The Blissful Kitchen.
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June 29, 2009 – Understanding Depression and Anxiety in Preteens
Sometimes the lives of fathers can be overshadowed by the importance of motherhood. Fathers play a vital role in their children’s life that stretches far beyond economic responsibility. Join Nurse Rona and guests for a conversation about fatherhood.
• Dr. Will Courtenay, “The Men’s Doc.”
• Two fathers, Glenn Cotter and Kevin Nichols.
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More and more same-sex partners are raising children together, and there are a variety of different ways these families are created. Join Nurse Rona and guests as they discuss adoption, artificial insemination, surrogates, and gay parenting.
• Jill Jacobs, executive director of Family Builders by Adoption.
• Alice Ruby, MPH, MPPM, executive director of the Sperm Bank of California.
• Johnny Symons, director of Daddy and Papa.
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