Vaughnetta J. Barton, Executive Director of Foundation for Early Learning in Seattle, talks with host Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson about making sure every child is ready for kindergarten, with the social, emotional, physical and intellectual skills needed for school success. Find out more at http://www.gettingschoolready.org and http://www.earlylearning.org.

Sabrina Sessa, co-founder of P.E.A.C.E. of Mind in Bellevue, WA, talks about keeping children safe from predators. She outlines ways to keep communication open with children, ways to help children establish boundaries for others, and how to empower kids to recognize and handle situations that trigger an "uh-oh" feeling. Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson hosts.

Sam Apple, author of American Parent: My Strange and Surprising Adventures in Modern Babyland, talks about his experiences as an expectant and new father and what he found out about the basis of popular issues in parenting. Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson hosts.

Dr. Flora Morris Brown, author of Color Your Life Happy, says that happiness is a choice and then she describes how to choose it for yourself and how to encourage happiness in your children. Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson hosts.

Amy Lang shares tips on talking with children about sex, values, and relationships, including what to say when. Amy's new book, Birds+Bees+YOUR Kids, and her new The ASK ANYTHING Journal, are featured. Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson hosts.