Kids and Terrorism, Great CEOs Are Lazy,  Housework Team Up

Kids and Terrorism, Great CEOs Are Lazy, Housework Team Up

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 6, Episode 251

  • Oct 21, 2017 4:00 pm
  • 2:28:27 mins

How to Talk to Your Kids About Terrorism (19:01) Mary L. Pulido, Ph.D., Executive Director of The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, oversees all program activities where she lends her extensive experience in the mental health field. Mary has over three decades of practice addressing the needs of fragile families and abused and neglected children. In light of recent terrorist attacks, we as adults can be deeply affected. What we don’t think about as often is that these events can cause anxiety and fear for children as well, particularly younger ones. Parents may worry about how to have a conversation with their child about these devastating events and Dr. Mary Pulido shares some suggestions for us today on how we can broach this sensitive topic with our kids. Great CEOs Are Lazy (1:08:45) Jim Schleckser, the CEO of Inc. CEO Project and the Author of “Great CEO’s Are Lazy.” Key Indicators are figures that show if your company if growing or failing.  But, they can also help us in our personal life whether you are learning the piano or trying to lose weight.  Jim Schleckser speaks with us about key performance indicators and how to make better decisions by thinking through the problem before you act. Teaming Up on Housework (1:54:43) Renata Forste was recently appointed as the director of the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at Brigham Young University, and as an associate international vice president.  Her research focuses on the well-being of women and children in Latin America, Africa, and the U.S. How do you divide up the chores at your house? Household chores have traditionally been a woman’s responsibility, even though today more women are in the workforce than ever. A study conducted recently shows that women spend about 14 hours per week doing housework, compared with men who only spend about 9 hours per week. Renata Forste shares about why household chores should be equally divided in a relationship.

Episode Segments

How to Talk to Your Kids About Terrorism

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Mary L. Pulido, Ph.D., Executive Director of The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, oversees all program activities where she lends her extensive experience in the mental health field. Mary has over three decades of practice addressing the needs of fragile families and abused and neglected children. In light of recent terrorist attacks, we as adults can be deeply affected. What we don’t think about as often is that these events can cause anxiety and fear for children as well, particularly younger ones. Parents may worry about how to have a conversation with their child about these devastating events and Dr. Mary Pulido shares some suggestions for us today on how we can broach this sensitive topic with our kids.

Mary L. Pulido, Ph.D., Executive Director of The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, oversees all program activities where she lends her extensive experience in the mental health field. Mary has over three decades of practice addressing the needs of fragile families and abused and neglected children. In light of recent terrorist attacks, we as adults can be deeply affected. What we don’t think about as often is that these events can cause anxiety and fear for children as well, particularly younger ones. Parents may worry about how to have a conversation with their child about these devastating events and Dr. Mary Pulido shares some suggestions for us today on how we can broach this sensitive topic with our kids.