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How do you define bratty behavior and how do you stop it?
That is the question Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family co-hosts, bestselling author and chef Christina Ferrare and personality Mark Steines asked AJGpr client — parenting expert Betsy Brown Brown.
Betsy affirmed, “What parent hasn’t thought her child was a brat at one point or another And what child hasn’t been a brat at one point or another?” However a parent defines brattiness —
- Your child resorts to crying or yelling when they want something.
- Your child constantly throw tantrums when they don’t get what they want.
- Your child is rude to you, other adults, and even to other children.
- Your child refuses to share with other children.
- Your child always has to be the center of attention.
the list goes on… whether your child really is a brat, at risk of becoming one, or is simply trying to grow up, Betsy, a renowned child development and behavior specialist, shares her tried and tested brat busters with the Home & Family audience.
Tune in on Tuesday, March 18th at 10:00 am/9:00 am Central to watch Betsy Brown Brown talk about “How to Bratproof Your Child” on Home & Family.
ABOUT BETSY
Betsy is the bestselling author of Just Tell Me What to Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents (HarperCollins) and You’re Not The Boss Of Me: Bratproofing Your Four To Twelve Year Old (HarperCollins). She blogs on parenting for the Huffington Post and has an “Ask Betsy” column in the Pailsadian Post and is an expert source for the on line parenting video resource Kids in the House.
Gym Comedy Dumbbells Is Surprisingly Sweet at Its Core
Village Voice
Dumbells, created by two actors…is a competent…gym-scene comedy
Los Angeles Times
Dumbells, set at a Los Angeles fitness center… at last…the satirical takedown this subject deserves
The New York Times
AJGpr client Hoyt Richards co-wrote, co-produced and co-wrote Dummbells, a buddy comedy which, opens today January 10th in 13 cities across the United States.
New York City—–Village East
Los Angeles—–Crest Westwood
Atlanta—–AMC Southlake Pavilion
Chicago—–AMC Cicero
Dallas—–AMC Valley View
Ft Myers—–AMC Merchant Crossing
Milwaukee—–AMC Sart 12 Johnson Creek
Minneapolis—–AMC Showplace 16 Inner Creek
Little Rock—–Market Street Cinema
Ft Wayne—–Cinema Center
Juneau—–Goldtown Cinema
Detroit—–Cass City Cinema
Costa Mesa—–Triangel Square
Orlando—–Southcase 7 Cinema
Eugene—–Bijou Metro
DUMBBELLS follows Chris Long (Brian Drolet), an ex-NCAA star turned trainer who finds new purpose when his gym’s shallow new owner, Jack (Hoyt Richards), unleashes a lucrative plan to turn the neglected business into a reality show. When Chris’ complacent peers resist this new direction, he and Jack form an unlikely alliance that allows them to face the demons of their pasts and ultimately, save their gym’s future.
Look for hilarious cameos by Carl Reiner and eccentrics Tom Arnold, Jay Mohr, Jaleel White, Andy Milonakis, and Fabio!
Sasha Emmons of Parenting.com examines the question of media violence and it’s effect of kids today.
She opens her article stating, “With every school shooting, like December’s horrific massacre in Newtown, questions about guns in media and their connection to real-life violence bubble to the surface again. After all, there have been reports that Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza was a fan of the ultra-bloody Call of Duty video game series.”
To read the full story click here.
For expert insight into this question, Sasha turned to my client, Dr. Gwenn O’Keeffe, pediatrician, parenting and digital media expert, and CEO of Pediatrics Now. Dr. Gwenn is the author of Cybersafe: Protecting and empowering Kids in the Digital World of Texting, Gaming, and Social Media.
Greg Milam of Sky.com, recently interviewed AJGpr client, talent manager Susie Mains and author of the upcoming book Baby You’re A Star about Lindsay Lohan and her most recent brush with the law. Below is the transcript. Click on the link to view the video
LINDSAY LOHAN ON TRIAL OVER LYING TO COPS
By Greg Milam, US Correspondent
Troubled star Lindsay Lohan goes on trial in a case that represents her most serious brush with the law in six years of scandal.
The 26-year-old is accused of lying to police when she told them she was not behind the wheel of a Porsche that collided with a truck as she headed to filming of the movie Liz & Dick in June.
If she is found guilty, Lohan could also be in breach of her probation for a conviction for shoplifting from a jeweller’s shop in the Californian beach resort of Venice.
The former child star has repeatedly been in trouble with the law since she was arrested for driving under the influence in 2007.
A catalogue of arrests, court appearances and rehab has become fodder for America’s huge entertainment news industry.
Mike Walters, news director of TMZ.com, told Sky News that this is the most serious case she has ever faced.
“She is not going to get a slap on the wrist and sent to jail for a couple of days. She is going to be there for a long time,” he said.
He accepts the media has played a part in her troubles – but that can be no excuse for her.
“When Lindsay Lohan first got in trouble I would say the way it was covered could have caused some of her problems,” he said.
“But at a point you’ve got to say ‘Take some responsibility’. She is an adult, she has been famous for a number of years, you can’t blame the media, her parents, her upbringing, the movies she was on, her ex-boyfriends, after all this time.”
Her life has become a cautionary tale for those who spot child stars and guide them through the minefield of Hollywood and fame.
Susie Mains, a child talent agent and author of Baby, You’re A Star, told Sky News: “Lindsay Lohan was wanted by producers and directors, and now she’s wanted by the law.
“The greatest tragedy is that she is so uber-talented, unbelievably, off-the-charts talented, and made the difficult transition from child star to meaningful movie star, but couldn’t sustain it.”
Lohan faces misdemeanour charges of reckless driving, giving false information to a police officer and resisting, obstructing or delaying an officer in relation to the crash in Santa Monica. Each carries a potential jail sentence of three months to a year.
It has been reported she rejected the offer of a plea deal offered by prosecutors which had proposed she spent 90 days in a locked rehabilitation facility.
Her lawyer, Mark Heller, told the last court hearing that Lohan was currently in therapy.
He said: “This is not what she needs – rehab. Lindsay doesn’t have a problem with alcohol and drugs. Lindsay’s issues are different.”
Judge James Dabney dismissed his calls for a delay, saying: “I don’t know how the next two weeks is suddenly going to change the history of these cases.
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