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Not One More Teen: We don’t need one more teen to die in a car crash on our roads. Pay attention to how we can stop this tragedy from continuing to happen to our kids

The Times Herald-Record has published a series of articles, and carried on a campaign, called “Not One More” (www.recordonline.com) to put an end to fatal car crashes involving teens in our area. Last week I talked about this on a national scale with AAA spokesperson Robert Sinclair, and this week I talked with Times Herald-Record reporter Kristina Wells and librarian Patti Racine,who have done an outstanding job enlightening us about this massive, and often tragic problem in our local area. Their series has been an indepth and helpful crusade to warn our teen drivers about the dangers they face on the road and to make parents aware of what they can do to keep their kids safe behind the wheel.Hope you had a chance to listen on Wednesday November 29th when we talked about what you and your teens need to know about safe driving and what is being done in our area to make this less of a problem.

You can access lots of information about this issue, along with the parent/teen driving contratct, learn some of the facts and helpful tips about what you can do by going onto www.recordonline.com and clicking the Not One More series, which will give you access to all the Record has printed on this. It is now more important than ever to teach our kids - to make good choices

Not One More: Ending the fatalities of teen driving on our roads - Times Herald-Record (www.recordonline.com)

It is an issue that is too close to home for many and one that needs to be addressed in every household with children, especially those of driving age. I hope you listened to Shannon’s Corner this past Wednesday November 22nd, when my guest was Robert Sinclair from AAA.

Mr. Sinclair was wonderfully informative on how we can reduce teen drivers’ exposure to risk, how to modify risky driving behavior, and how to encourage teens to develop skills and experience before getting behind the wheel. (more…)

I loved talking with husband and wife psychology team Judith Sherven and James Sniechowski, authors of The Smart Couple’s Guide to the Wedding of Your Dreams: Planning Together for Less Stress and More Joy (www.smartweddingcouples.com). 

It was so refreshing to talk about weddings in a different light - one that includes the groom and the marriage! As many of you know, it is usually the bride (more…)

Returning to Work and Going Back to School Online:

Wednesday’s guest, Nancy Collamer, is a career counselor and founder of www.JobsandMoms.com,  a website for professional-level women looking for jobs after being a stay-at-home mom. Is that you ? Well, if it is Nancy had lots of information for you. Or maybe you are just thinking about your future choices, in which case Nancy had information that had to make you feel hopeful about what lies ahead of you. Are you a bit unsure of yourself and afraid that after staying home you can’t cut it in work place? Well, Nancy assured us that you aren’t alone. Feeling insecure is something most moms experience (regardless of their background) and boy did that feel good to hear!  

Nancy also has a wonderful Back to Work Toolkit: A Guide for Come BackMoms, which you can access on her website (more…)

Dr. Robert Weltman - November 1st ~

I hope you had a chance to listen to Dr. Bob Weltman, retired Head of the Psychology Department at he Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center,  talk about spirituality and children. He was delightful and it seems clear that raising our children without a spiritual structure leaves them open to violence, gangs and cults. (more…)