This week's show highlights:

• Parenting for the launch of our kids into the real world
• Building our boys

Dennis Trittin is the founder, president and CEO of LifeSmart Publishing, and the co-author of Parenting for the Launch and What I Wish I Knew at 18 with Arlyn Lawrence. Prior to his career in publishing, Trittin was a successful investment manager and senior executive for 28 years with Russell Investments. During this time, Trittin researched and evaluated thousands of investment leaders worldwide, giving him a unique perspective to share the strategies and practices of successful people. Trittin has been married to his wife, Jeanne, for 31 years. They have two grown children and make their home in Gig Harbor, Washington.

Arlyn Lawrence is the editor, curriculum developer and seminar leader for LifeSmart Publishing, and the co-author of Parenting for the Launch and What I Wish I Knew at 18 with Dennis Trittin. A published author and international seminar leader emphasizing children and family leadership, she equips parents and educators with vision, perspective, and practical solutions. She and her husband Doug have been married for 30 years and have five children. They reside in Gig Harbor, Washington.

Jennifer L.W. Fink is the creator of BuildingBoys.net, a website devoted to helping parents, educators and others build healthy boys, and a Prominent Women Supporter of the effort to establish a White House Council on Men & Boys. She's also a single mom of four boys. Jennifer's writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Parents, Scholastic Instructor, Boys' Life, The Saturday Evening Post and on Parade.com.

So pull up a chair, shake up a cocktail, and kick up your heels while you tune in to the refreshingly real talk about what it takes to be a functional - and fun - parent in today's wild world of raising kids.

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