Sadly, reports of school staff sexually abusing students is on the rise. It's a very troubling topic that schools and PTAs can be  hesitant to discuss and that parents are often untrained to handle. In this segment our guest offers insightful and practical guidance for parents.

The three "R"s are still important, but our guest says that to prepare your teen for the brave new world we need to encourage the four "C"s -critical and creative thinking, collaboration and communication. Tune in to find out how to develop these critical skills in your children.

Teens running away from home and using the Internet in both constructive and destructive ways is a fairly new phenomenon. In this segment we discuss what parents and educators need to know about this trend.

A new generation of teens is experimenting with a new set of "designer drugs."  Most parents are unaware of many of these new drugs, and the vary so greatly in their composition, that even experts struggle to track them. Here are the basics every parent needs to know.