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We all know puberty can be a critical time in a girl’s life (boys too) and we want to help our kids through it as best we can. We also know they need to have a place where they can go for infomation and support - a place of their own. KidsHealth (the #1 website for kids and parents) knows that as well and have created The Pink Locker Society (www.PinkLockerSociety.org)  for tween girls as a place they can go to get information, advice and comfort via an entertaining and very cool, fun and savvy site.  

Joining me Thursday at 12 noon will be Debra Moffitt, the author of The Pink Society Book and editor of www.KidsHealth.org. Debra recieves thousands of emails from tweens and she knows what they need and what they want to discuss and learn about. The book and website gives girl-to-girl advice about growing up and all that comes with it. Join me to learn more about this exciting new site and book for tween girls so you and your kids can learn how to make good choices!

Summer is here! Are the kids going off to camp?  Or are you worried it is too late to send them? It is not too late and there is plenty you need to know when they do go to summer camp. Listen in today to Camp Experts (www.campexperts.com) Joanne and Jack who have been advising families for more than 22 years about camp. They are US Camp Experts with an office in New York and they also have have offices worldwide, London, Paris, Spain, Israel and other countries and they know everything. Listen in to learn what you need to know.

And also joining me will be Randy Loren, author of Climbing the Money Mountain: A Young Adults Guide to Reaching Their Financial Peak (www.randyloren.com). This is a fabulous and much needed book for those going off to college or joining the ‘real world.’ Money isn’t often talked about at home or in school and kids need to know more - and Randy is the man to explain what is most important.  Listen in today for his advice so your kids can make good choices ~

Did you ever wake up after the weekend and say, “Thank God it’s Monday!”  That is the name of my guest today Roxanne Emmerich’s, book and she says you should wake up and be happy to go to work. Her book (www.thankgoditsmonday.com) explains How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love. She says, and I agree, “companies that know how to have fun make more money.” Listen in today as she tells us how to do that and talks about her book.

Also joining me will be Suzanne Ross author of The Wicked Truth about Love (www.wickedtruthaboutlove.com). In her delightful and very informative book she will help you discover what your love traits are (with a great quiz in the book) and also how we are often influenced by Hollywood and not our heart. She has some great advice for all of us so listen in and learn how you can make good choices ~

Annie Fox (www.anniefox.com) is back talking about her new book in the Middle School Confidential Series, Real Friends vs. the Other Kind. This terrific and oh so valuable book for middle school kids and parents, offers insider information on making friends, resolving disputes and dealing with common concerns like gossip, exclusion and cyberbullying.  We will also talk about the now spreading problem of ’sexting.”

Annie will also share with us some tips for parents on how to help your child navigate this time and the challenges that friendships and peer groups bring to young teens - and as you may know, a parent saying the wrong thing can shut down all lines of communication. After all, it is their world not ours. Learn what you need to know to help your young teen make good choices ~