KING - News - Learning for Life http://www.king5.com/news/learning-for-life RSS Feed for KING - News - Learning for Life en-us Mon, 13 May 2013 15:29:40 GMT Parent to Parent: Media, social pressure, and eating disorders http://www.king5.com/news/learning-for-life/Parent-to-Parent-Media-social-pressure-and-eating-disorders-207213421.html Adolescence is a tough enough time - there’s a lot of social pressure about things they can’t change about their looks or their life in general, but one thing that teenagers can control is their weight. Parent to Parent: Zest up your relationships http://www.king5.com/news/learning-for-life/Parent-to-Parent-Zest-up-your-relationships-206275721.html Spring is the time things outside come alive, but for busy couples with kids, jobs and jammed schedules our relationships could use some livening up. UW sociologist and sex expert Pepper Schwartz joined KING 5 in studio to talk about finding balance. Cultural Quotient (CQ) is important http://www.king5.com/news/learning-for-life/Parent-to-Parent--205240931.html With all of us being more globally connected than ever before, Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Co-founder of GROW Parenting, Sarina Natkin talks about why the CQ or Cultural Quotient is so important. Parent to Parent: Getting into college http://www.king5.com/news/learning-for-life/Parent-to-Parent-Getting-into-college-201945631.html Parent to Parent: Helping kids develop resilience http://www.king5.com/news/learning-for-life/Parent-to-Parent-Helping-kids-develop-resilience-199874081.html Psychologist and author of the book “Wise-Minded Parenting”, Laura Kastner, talks about helping your children develop resilience to cope with stress and difficult situations. Parent to Parent: Keeping kids interested in music http://www.king5.com/news/learning-for-life/Parent-to-Parent-Keeping-kids-interested-in-music--198821561.html As our kids get older and more distractions enter their lives it can be hard to keep them interested in playing an instrument. A composer and music critic talks about keeping your kids interested in music when they're ready to quit. Parent to Parent: Helping kids develop self control http://www.king5.com/news/learning-for-life/Parent-to-Parent--196937571.html We all want our kids to be successful in life. We worry about things like their schools, their grades and even how smart they are. But it’s also important to help our kids develop self control. Dr. Laura Kastner gives us more info. Parent to Parent: Helping kids develop friendships http://www.king5.com/news/learning-for-life/Parent-to-Parent-Helping-kids-develop-friendships-190692591.html As parents, we all want our kids to make and keep good friendships. But for some kinds, it’s not so easy. Linda Morgan, editor of ParentMap, and author of the book Beyond Smart, gives us some tips to help our kids develop and improve friendships. Parent to Parent: Talking to kids about sex http://www.king5.com/news/learning-for-life/Parent-to-Parent-Talking-to-kids-about-sex--194887221.html Talking to teens about sex is a must for modern parents, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. ParentMap’s Malia Jacobson gives us tips for making “the talk” a little easier. Parent to Parent: Successfully raising tweens and teens http://www.king5.com/news/learning-for-life/Parent-to-Parent--189670071.html The adolescent years can be full of irrational behavior and chaos that can impact the whole family. Dr. Laura Kastner gives us 7 essentials to wise parenting that she says are building blocks for success.