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How technology has changed youth, parents and family relationships!

AIRED: August 11 and September 29, 2010 – 3 PM PST :: “How technology has changed youth, parents and family relationships” :: Guest: Vanessa Van Petten
Youthologist and award-winning author, Vanessa Van Petten, joins Allen to explore how technology has changed youth, parents and family relationships. Is the next generation becoming socially illiterate? Are cell phones like virtual leashes? How can parents balance the modern age with keeping it simple and maintaining strong, deep communication when shallow communication abounds.

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Feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or out of balance? It’s Time to Bring Your Life Back to Center

AIRED: August 16, 2010– 11 am PST :: “Feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or out of balance? It’s Time to Bring Your Life Back to Center”
Miles Adcox joins Allen to examine the impact of challenging life events, relationships, emotional trauma, distorted or compulsive behaviors in yourself or those you love. Anxiety, codependency or just the stresses of daily living that can keep you from the peace and balance you desire.

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Teen Experts – “Motivating The Teen Spirit”

AIRED on July 26, 2010– 11 am PST :: “Teen Experts Teen Experts, “Motivating The Teen Spirit” :: Allen and Ronda will offer ways to engage & connect with teens. Ronda is “the” Teen Expert in helping parents, educators and counselors learn how to get kids to share, listen and guide them to adulthood gracefully.

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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND DECEMBER 28TH! THERE ARE NO PERFECT PARENTS – BUT THE KEY TO SUCCESS MAY JUST BE “RADICAL PARENTING”

Aired: December 28, 2009– 11 am PST :: THERE ARE NO PERFECT PARENTS – BUT THE KEY TO SUCCESS MAY JUST BE “RADICAL PARENTING” :: Guest: Vanessa Van Petten
Youthologist and award-winning author, Vanessa Van Petten, joins Allen in a “revolutionary” discussion on the art of radical parenting. Her blog and company: RadicalParenting.com, which she runs with 15 other teen writers, is read by thousands of teens and adults daily and has been featured on hundreds of other parenting sites around the web as the only teen written parenting blog.

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The Epidemic Ahead – PAIN PILLS & OUT OF CONTROL BEHAVIOR

Aired: November 30, 2009– 11 am PST :: THE EPIDEMIC AHEAD – PAIN PILLS & OUT OF CONTROL BEHAVIOR :: Guest: Dr. Jerry Rand, Executive Medical Director, Bay Recovery Center
According to Dr. Jerry Rand, pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional. In this week’s show Allen and Dr. Rand will discuss why world renowned pain specialists send Dr. Rand their most difficult patients, and his integrative therapeutic approach to addressing chronic pain, chemical dependency and co-occuring disorders that originate from unsuccessfully managed chronic pain.

Specializing in the treatment of chemical dependency and chronic pain with emphasis on: Oxycontin, Heroin, Crystal Meth, and Benzodiazepines… his process of listening, addressing and executing a plan of action has enabled patients of all ages to achieve a quality of life which has been so elusive to them. >>> PROCEED TO FULL STORY PAGE, CLICK “PLAY” TO LISTEN TO SHOW AUDIO

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THERE ARE NO PERFECT PARENTS – BUT THE KEY TO SUCCESS MAY JUST BE “RADICAL PARENTING”

Aired: November 23, 2009– 11 am PST :: THERE ARE NO PERFECT PARENTS – BUT THE KEY TO SUCCESS MAY JUST BE “RADICAL PARENTING” :: Guest: Vanessa Van Petten
Youthologist and award-winning author, Vanessa Van Petten, joins Allen in a “revolutionary” discussion on the art of radical parenting. Vanessa, her blog and company: RadicalParenting.com, which she runs with 15 other teen writers, is read by thousands of teens and adults daily and has been featured on hundreds of other parenting sites around the web as the only teen written parenting blog. >>> PROCEED TO FULL STORY PAGE, CLICK “PLAY” TO LISTEN TO SHOW AUDIO

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“SMART DISCIPLINE”, CORRECTING BAD BEHAVIOR & BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM IN YOUNG PEOPLE

Aired: November 9, 2009– 11 am PST :: “SMART DISCIPLINE” – CORRECTING BAD BEHAVIOR & BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM IN YOUNG PEOPLE :: Guest: Larry J. Koenig, Ph.D.
Allen and Dr. Larry Koenig, creator of “Smart Discipline, discuss the 10 most powerful and easy strategies to stops bad behavior in its tracks and takes a minute or less to get real results and his “Up With Youth Program”, a pioneering organization devoted to the enhancement of self-esteem in young people. >>> PROCEED TO FULL STORY PAGE, CLICK “PLAY” TO LISTEN TO SHOW AUDIO

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YMCA’S C.A.R.E Program Maps the Way to Graduation for Truant Youth!

Aired: November 2, 2009– 11 am PST :: YMCAs C.A.RE. Program Maps the Way to Graduation for Truant Youth! :: Eason Ramson, CARE Director
Eason Ramson joins Allen this week to discuss the first of its kind CARE program created by the Hunter’s Point YMCA. CARE is designed to support the San Francisco Unified District by deploying a “circle of care” that re-engages truant youth who live in the Bayview Hunters Point Community ages 13-17, their families, and the community. Youth who complete the nine-week program will be given a map to graduation. >>> PROCEED TO FULL STORY PAGE, CLICK “PLAY” TO LISTEN TO SHOW AUDIO

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INSIDE THE MS-13 :: Samuel Logan

Aired: October 19, 2009 – Inside the MS-13 :: Guest: Samuel Logan, Author and Investigative reporter :: America’s Most Violent Gang investigative journalist offers the first English-language profile of a group the FBI calls “the fastest growing and most violent gang in the country.” Formed by Salvadoran immigrants on the rough streets of Los Angeles in the 1980s, the Mara Salvatrucha—or MS-13—has now grown to more than 60,000 members worldwide.

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The Power of NLP and Hypnotheraphy

Aired: OCTOBER 19, 2009 – 11:30 am PST :: Guest: Matthew B. James, Ph.D., international trainer, lecturer, and educator, is President of American Pacific University and the Empowerment Partnership. Matt has taught many leaders in the human potential movement, and he is dedicated to creating lasting personal transformation and training people to access and use their intrinsic personal power.

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AS MY LIFE EVOLVES, MY HEART EXPANDS

by Allen Cardoza :: When you work with children and families in distress, it is easy to become hardened by the experience and have your compassion “shut down”. In every “people support” or “care-giving” job… I frequently hear comments such as, “How do I make an meaningful impact on anyone when I only have a limited time to be with them or knowledge of what is happening in their life?” Over the year’s, I have become keenly aware that a few kind words, a supportive attitude, or a simple smile can create a positive memory and make an incredible difference when a person feels fear and distress.

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HOW TO DISCIPLINE YOUR KIDS WITHOUT YELLING, SPANKING, NAGGING OR TIME OUTS

Aired: June 22, 2009 – 11:00 AM PST :: SPECIAL GUEST: Rick & Wendy Jensen Authors of the “G.O.L.D Standard” – The proud parents of 6 children, a few years ago Rick and Wendy Jensen realized that something needed to be done to increase the love and harmony in their home. This is when they began formulating a parenting program called “The G.O.L.D. Standard”, which is based on the principles of Gratitude, Obedience, Love / Respect, Discipline and Service. By implementing their amazing “positive, award-based” system, their family went through a wonderful transformation with an outcome that all parents desire … children who are accountable for their own actions, and more cooperative and willing to work! During this week’s show, they will share the secret of their success with our Allen and his audience.

Rick has his Masters in Education and has worked with the youth in an educational setting for over nine years. Wendy is a freelance writer, an interpreter for the deaf and authored of, “Sign Language for Babies and Beyond: How to promote early communication and language development in your child”.

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