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Summit Series 2010 Launch

 

Summit Series for Families Offers a New Twist on the

Traditional Book Club

 

For Immediate Release:

 

January 25, 2010-Summit Series 2010 (www.summitseriesforfamilies.com) offers parents, educators and authors more opportunities to connect with each other around issues that affect today’s families.  Building on the success of the first eight-week series in the Fall of 2009, Summit Series for Families will continue to open the phone lines to authors, parents and educators interested in child development, family dynamics and educational issues. 

Authors who have participated in the past include Lenore Skenazy, a syndicated columnist and mother who wrote “Free Range Kids: Giving Our kids the Freedom We Enjoyed without Going Nuts with Worry”, “So Sexy So Soon” author Dr. Diane E. Levin, and Peg Tyre, prize-winning investigative reporter and author of the controversial and widely praised book “The Trouble with Boys: A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Schools and What Parents and Educators Must Do”.  

Organizers of Summit Series 2010 want to expand the format to include live discussions between parents and author/experts in the form of panel discussions.  Parenting Groups are invited to join the online community for free and will be notified of upcoming topics.  Members from these parenting groups will be selected to participate, live, in a recorded discussion with authors/experts on topics that apply to their own families.  

“We had a lot of success last year allowing participants to submit their questions in advance as well as call in live to the sessions with each author.  With each session lasting a full hour, we were able to cover a lot of questions and really discuss the books in detail.  This year we want to continue that approach but also incorporate live panel discussions with members of our audience who can add different perspectives to our discussions,” says Julia Kennedy, founder of SummitSeriesforFamilies.com.

Membership to the site remains free and recordings of the calls will be available to registered members after the live call. 

 

Contact:

www.summitseriesforfamilies.com

 

Julia Kennedy

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Summit Series 2009 Author Event

 

Parenting Authors Open the Phone Lines

Summit Series for Families offers readers the chance to talk with authors

www.summitseriesforfamilies.com

For Immediate Release:

September 28, 2009 –Parenting books can be as controversial as they can be comforting. So, the Summit Series for Families 2009 (www.summitseriesforfamilies.com) is giving parents and educators the chance to talk with authors of some of the most influential parenting books on the market today. The live talk-back "Book Club" series allows anyone interested in child development to e-mail or call in questions as a participant in the live discussion.

Authors who have agreed to participate in this unique series cover a variety of parenting subjects. From the importance of letting small children play to a teenager’s perspective on parenting, the topics cover a wide spectrum of child development. One author has tips for step-parents. Another author takes a look at the particular challenges of raising boys.

Lenore Skenazy, a syndicated columnist and mother, wrote "Free Range Kids: Giving Our Kids the Freedom We Enjoyed without Going Nuts with Worry." Skenazy is the author on the hot seat for the next discussion September 29th at 8:00 PM EST. In the first week of the series, Dr. David Elkind talked with readers about his influential book "The Power of Play" which addresses the importance of unstructured play and the negative results of over-scheduling children’s time. This fall eight authors will participate in the series.

Readers can join at any point in the Summit Series for Families 2009 by signing up at www.summitseriesforfamilies.com. Audio versions of any missed discussions can be e-mailed to any new participants. There is no charge to become a part of the book club community. Readers who sign up will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to call-in to the discussion. Then they will be able to participate in this FREE series by either e-mailing or calling the forum live.

The book club books and authors participating in the 2009 series are:  The Power of Play, Dr. David Elkind, Discussion available in audio feed

Free Range Kids, Lenore Skenazy, Tuesday September 29, 2009 8:00 PM EST

You’re Grounded!, Vanessa Van Petten, Tuesday October 6, 2009 8:00 PM EST

So Sexy So Soon, Dr. Diane E. Levin, Tuesday October 13, 2009 8:00 PM EST

The Package Deal, Izzy Rose, Tuesday, October 20, 2009 8:00 PM EST

Parenting is a Contact Sport, Joanne Stern, Tuesday October 27, 2009 8:00 PM EST

The New Global Student, Maya Frost, Tuesday, November 3, 2009 8:00 PM EST

The Trouble with Boys, Peg Tyre, Tuesday November 10, 2009 8:00 PM EST

About Summit Series for Families

This is the first Summit Series for Families. It is hosted by Julia Kennedy. A sales and marketing professional, she is also a mom who lives in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Contact:

www.summitseriesforfamilies.com

Julia Kennedy

12541 Danesfeld Dr

Alpharetta, GA 30004.

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