My guest this week is Brenda Nixon a fellow host here on Toginet radio.  Her show airs on Tuesdays at 10am ET and is called The Parent's Plate.  Brenda blends practical parenting tips with child development and is an unusual and popular keynote speaker at events and workshops in more than 10 states.  She says she is a media fave on the NBC TV affiliate in Columbus, OH, the FOX TV affiliate in Kansas City, and Atlanta's Kevin & Taylor in the Morning on WFSH-FM.  Speaking aside Brenda is also an author and penned the award winning book, THE BIRTH TO FIVE BOOK, as well as co-authoring A SCRAPBOOK OF CHRISTMAS FIRSTS.  She is a contributor to 30 titles, including several in the New York Times best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Today she is going to empower your child rearing skills by offering insights and encouragement to everyone listening, so get yourself a cuppa and sit down!