Speakers & Topics
Dr. John GrayJohn Gray, PhD, is the bestselling relationship author of all time. He has written 16 bestselling books, including Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, one of the best-selling books of the last decade. In the past 15 years, over 40 million Mars Venus books have been sold in over 45 languages throughout the world.
An expert in the field of communication, Gray's focus is to help men and women understand, respect, and appreciate their differences in both personal and professional relationships.
John Gray provides practical tools and insights to effectively manage stress and improve relationships at all stages and ages by creating the brain chemistry of health, happiness, and lasting romance.
Gray has appeared on Oprah, the Today show, Good Morning America, The Early Show, The View, Politically Incorrect, Larry King, and others. He has been profiled in Newsweek, Time, Forbes, USA Today, TV Guide, People, and New Age Journal, among others.
In addition to being a certified family therapist, Gray is a consulting editor of The Family Journal and a member of the Distinguished Advisory Board of the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors. In 2001 he received the Smart Marriages Impact Award.
Topic: Children Are From Heaven: Positive Parenting Skills for Raising Cooperative, Confident, & Compassionate Children & Teenagers
Description: In his presentation, John Gray PhD will teach practical and positive parenting skills. These skills support the development of a strong sense of self for your children and will help you to explore your child's special gift of greatness. You will learn how to motivate your children and teenagers through reward and the natural, healthy desire to please you. You will learn practical tools to improve communication, increase cooperation and to motivate your children.
By putting John's five positive parenting messages to use, you will help your children to develop the necessary skills for successful living, forgiveness of others and themselves, sharing, delayed gratification, self-esteem, patience, persistence, respect for others and themselves, cooperation, compassion, confidence and the ability to be happy. With this new approach, you will be allowing your children to develop fully during each stage of their growth.
Terri Khonsari, Founder of Great Parenting Academy & Best Selling Author: Raising A Superstar: Simple Strategies to Bring Out the Brilliance in Every Child
Terri Khonsari knows a word or two about the effort that goes into raising an outstanding child when times are difficult. She's overcome numerous obstacles to get to where she is today.
Terri immigrated to 3 different countries while raising her daughter alone, conquering language; cultural and financial challenges so that most people would have given up. Yet, Terri earned a Master's degree in Industrial Psychology and worked in corporate management. Terri is a consultant, coach and an author.
Terri was her own first client and practiced her coaching and parenting lessons in her own life and with her daughter who is now a human rights attorney from Georgetown University, a fulbright alumna, a dancer and a marathon runner who also speaks six languages fluently and has explored the the world. Most importantly this young woman lives a balanced, happy, healthy and fulfilled life and enjoys her life to the fullest.
Terri's mission is to empower fellow parents to bring out the brilliance in their children, guiding them towards the best life conceivable. Her overall vision is a world with shining and extraordinary adults succeeding in every aspect of their lives.
Terri has appreared in numerous radio shows, national print media and Television shows. She has been known as "Productivity Expert" who provides practical tools that lead to immediate and lasting results.
Topic: Raising a Well Rounded Child
Description: Help your child shine in every area of life and become the best they can in sports, academics, arts and in the game of life! Raise children who are happy, healthy and responsible.
Dr. Brenda WadeDr. Brenda Wade has a PhD in child psychology. She is a regular on NBC's Today Show, CNN, and Fox's Morning Show with Mike and Juliet as a psychology expert. Featured on shows such as Oprah and Good Morning America, and as the host of the nationally syndicated Can This Marriage Be Saved and the national PBS Pledge Special Power Choices, Dr. Brenda reaches millions of people.
Dr. Wade consults in Child Development for MCA, and presents at the Disney Television Think-a-Thon answering the question "Who is the American family?" She is the author of Power Choices: 7 Signposts on Your Journey to Wholeness; Joy, Love and Peace; Love Lessons: A Guide to Transforming Relationships and What Mama Couldn't Tell Us About Love.
With a unique force in the world of personal transformation, Dr. Brenda has an international reputation and following. Through her blend of science, spiritually and psychology, she provides practical tools for immediate and lasting behavior change. Dr. Brenda shakes up the field of traditional psychology by focusing on reclaiming power so that people become more effective in their relationships, life endeavors and daily lives.
Topic: Learn to Teach your Children the Secret Weapon for Success: Self-Confidence!
Description: One of the greatest secrets to success in life is self-confidence. Are we born with it? No! We must learn it. Confidence makes the difference between giving up when things get tough or creating the life you really want. It's a thousand times harder to learn self-confidence as an adult, but it's so much easier if you teach it to your children.
Lynn LottLynn Lott is a nationally-known speaker, author, and licensed family therapist. She has been in private practice for 30 years helping parents, couples, and individuals with a myriad of relationship issues from kids who fight to folks who have full blown panic attacks. She provides help with anxiety, depression, post-partum depression, parenting children from birth to teen, couples' communications and compatibility, single parenting, divorce, step-parenting, building self-confidence and self-esteem, problem solving and relationship issues, chores without wars, and traveling the writer's path.
Lynn is the cofounder of Positive Discipline Association and author of 18 books. She has consulted throughout the U.S. and Canada on Positive Discipline. She also founded and directed the Family Education Center, founded Summerfield Counseling and Educational Services, served as a member of the California State Advisory Board for Drug Prevention Programs, and worked as an Associate Professor at Sonoma State University where she taught courses in nursing, psychology, counseling, and education.
Topic: Raising Children with Positive Discipline
Description: Kids hard to get up and going in the mornings? Breakfast a time of nagging, begging, and coaxing? Homework hassles after school? Fights over screen time? Sibling rivalry? No one helps? Are you the judge, jury, and executioner? Do you fall into bed exhausted, only to be wakened in the middle of the night by crying kids who insist on sleeping in your bed---crosswise? What would this scene look like in the Positive Discipline family?
Help is on the way as Lynn Lott, therapist, parent educator and author shares 40 plus years of experience with Positive Discipline. You’re sure to walk away with tools you can use immediately with your family that will help you raise responsible, respectful, resilient and resourceful children.
