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From Q&A, by johnnyinsight

I work on a program called INSIGHT on SBS Television (www.sbs.com.au/insight) and we're currently doing a show about ADHD.

I am interested in hearing from parents in Australia who may have ADHD children. In particular I am interested in talking to parents who have chosen to not put their children on medication (or have had a bad experience with medication).

ALSO: I am also looking to hear from parents whose child may have been wrongly diagnosed with the disorder.

For a confidential chat, you can send me a message on here or email me on: johnnyl [AT] sbs.com.au

thanks

Hi all

A writer for That's Life! Magazine has contacted us:

Every week we have a 'hot topic' section where we debate an issue that's relevant to our readers. This week, we are asking if parents should introduce under-18s to alcohol in the home to encourage them to drink responsibly.

If any members have a strong opinion on this issue (either for or against) please contact Louise at Louise.ward[at]pacificmags(dot)com.au

I received an email the other day asking if some of our members want to be on TV.
If you are interested, please read below.

[I have been given permission to provide a copy of the email below.]

My colleagues at The MONTEL WILLIAMS SHOW (2.5 million viewers) are looking for families to participate in television segments regarding improving family life. We would like families that will allow us to go into their home, have a coach intervene with them to enhance their skills and then feature them on the show to see the progress. We are looking for families with two or more children who desire to improve several areas of their lives: 1) Health 2) Exercise 3) School success 4) Friendships 5) Managing your home 6) Parenting your children 7) Coping with tweens and teens 8) Love relationships 9) Finding time for yourself 10) Changing career We are looking for families that can relate to one of the following questions: 1) Are you having difficulty balancing work, family and life? 2) Have you remarried and your new family is having difficulty coming together? 3) Are you having trouble getting your children to do their homework? 4) Are you having difficulty getting your kids to do as you say? 5) Are your children running your home? 6) Are morning or evening routines difficult in your home? 7) Is your marriage suffering cause you don't have time for one another? 8) Are you overscheduled, overburdened or overwhelmed? 9) Are you coping by using habits such as yelling, overeating, smoking or drinking and you want to stop? 10) Are you experiencing other challenges that you'd like help with? Let us know what they are. If you know a family who can relate and would be willing to appear on air in their real lives, please let us know and I shall forward the information to the producers.

More details and email to contact:

Good Day, I have always loved your site, it is engaging and real. My asst producer's husband is from Perth, so I think I have an affinity for Australia and it's kind inhabitants. We are shooting some better family living TV and I wonder if some of your MUMs would be interested. If we get enough budget we are sure to come abroad. Perhaps you know a mom in America as well who would like to participate in a better family living segment with us.  Lynne Kenney, PsyD The Family Coach realtimemoms@aol.

Have posted this for Gemma20

I'm based in the UK & am currently producing a TV program about the difficulties parents can be faced with when raising children. It could be anything from temper tantrums, to extreme financial demands, to messiness, to control issues - anything at all.

If you are struggling as a parent through no fault of your own, I would love to hear from you.

For more information, please contact me -

gemma.chapman(at)shinelimited(dot)com

We will be filming across the US from mid August to mid September.