Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Book Chat

All Alone in the World

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:43:14 -0500

Transcript of live chat (6/28/2006)

One out of every 10 children in the U.S. has a parent under the supervision of the criminal justice system. Yet little attention has been paid to this vulnerable population. Join award-winning journalist Nell Bernstein to talk about the lives of the children of incarcerated parents, how law and policy exacerbate the damage to family bonds, and emerging proposals to recognize children�s need for parental contact.

Carolyn Lehman on Surviving Abuse

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:47:41 -0500

Transcript of live chat (4/5/2006)

In her new non-fiction book Strong at the Heart, Carolyn Lehman, the author of the 1986 novel Promise Not to Tell, collects the stories of nine survivors of childhood sexual abuse, who speak candidly both about their suffering and about the ways they found to heal and move on with their lives. Lehman has spent years talking with other abuse survivors from all walks of life, and offers a unique perspective on this difficult topic.

A Love Like No Other

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:39:02 -0500

Transcript of live chat (2/8/2006)

This provocative collection of 20 essays by adoptive parents about their widely varying experiences was edited by Pamela Kruger and Jill Smolowe. (Publisher: Riverhead, 2005) Kruger and Smolowe join us for a discussion of the book—and some of the authors will also chime in to answer your questions.

Martin Guggenheim on What�s Wrong with Children�s Rights

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 16:58:29 -0600

Transcript of live chat (12/7/2005)

In his book (Harvard University Press), Martin Guggenheim offers an analysis of the most significant debates in the children�s rights movement � from foster care to adoption to visitation rights and beyond. How well does the "best interests of the child" standard work as a meaningful test for deciding disputes about children? How do "children's rights" sometimes become a screen for adult interests? Guggenheim, a professor of clinical law at NYU, has been at the forefront of the national discussion about children�s rights for decades. He�ll be live online with CFK to answer your questions.

Bryan & Emily Hassel

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:45:46 -0500

Transcript of live chat (10/19/2005)

Bryan and Emily Hassel, authors of the Picky Parent Guide, Choose Your Child�s School with Confidence (Armchair Press, 2004), will be live on-line with Connect for Kids Editor Susan Phillips on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 from 1 to 2 p.m. Eastern. The book is a how-to guide for selecting the elementary school that fits your child, your budget, and your family. He�s been developing new resources for the parents of secondary school students, and will answer question about any grade level.

Inside Brent's Brain

Wed, 10 Aug 2005 13:04:20 -0500

Transcript of live chat (8/10/2005)

This Book Chat will feature Brent Hartinger, who has published three young-adult novels, with more in the works. Hartinger's fictional themes have ranged from a high school gay-straight alliance in Geography Club to foster kids in a group home in The Last Chance Texaco, and the complex feelings of young burn survivors in The Order of the Poison Oak. He has also given advice to dozens of teenagers, both as co-facilitator of Oasis, a 200-member gay teen support organization he helped found, and as a counselor at a group home for troubled young people. Submit questions ahead of time, or during the chat.

Books to Grow With

Wed, 03 Aug 2005 07:07:01 -0500

Transcript of live chat (6/8/2005)

Cheryl Coon, author of Books to Grow With, will be taking your live questions about summer reading strategies for kids and more. Her book focuses on the age range of early childhood through elementary school, and she's currently researching a sequel aimed at middle-schoolers.

Books for Tweens & Teens: What's Cool & Why?

Mon, 22 May 2006 12:51:09 -0500

Transcript of live chat (7/21/2004)

Do you like to read? According to a recent National Endowment for the Arts analysis of 2002 census data, fewer than half of American adults read literature outside of work and school. And people in their twenties (my cohort!) are said to be reading less and less�