Parent Previews – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Tom Christofferson is openly gay and an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Guest: Sasha Radwan, Founder of Special Kids Company Dressing a child or teen with special needs can be tricky. Shirts don’t lay down flat over feeding tubes. If teens need to wear diapers, clothes their size aren’t made to accommodate that. Special Kids Company sells clothes for kids and teens with special needs.

Guest: Amy Pace, PhD, Assistant Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington  Pre-schoolers need to know basic math and reading skills, and how to follow directions. But if there’s one thing parents ought to really focus on with their pre-K kids, it’s language skills. Professor Amy Pace asserts the importance of language as the best predictor of a child’s success in later grades.

Guest: Benjamin Park, Assistant Professor of History, Sam Houston State University, Author of "American Nationalisms: Imagining Union in the Age of Revolutions” It’s pretty clear we don’t all agree today on politics and policies, but have we ever agreed on the common values that America stands for? Ben Park has written a whole book about the topic.

Guest: Laura Henry, PhD, Associate Professor of Government, Bowdoin University  Vladimir Putin has a tight grip on Russia and recently won re-election by a wide margin. But people living in suburbs around Moscow are complaining – and even protesting in the streets – about the city’s garbage being dumped in their communities.