Media & Appearances - Sara Dimerman, Therapist, Parent Educator & Author

Savvy Mom
- Expert blog post on extracurricular activities (March 1st 2010)
- Expert blog post: "Say You're Sorry" (February 22nd 2010)

YorkRegion.com
- Quoted in "Children can cope better than you think" by Sean Pearce (December 23rd 2009)

TVOParents.com
- Quoted in "Going Back to School with Confidence - What Kids Need to Know" by Lisa Tabachnick Hotta (September 15th 2009)
- Quoted in "Mom and Dad Go to Class, Too!" by Lisa Tabachnick Hotta (September 15th 2009)
- Quoted in "Combating Anxiety: Equipping Today's Kids with Coping Skills" by Lisa Tabachnick Hotta (May 2009)
- "Are You a Normal Parent?" on Your Voice, TVO's web-based program for parents. Sara is a guest on the show hosted by Cheryl Jackson. (December 9th 2008)

Free Lance-Star
- Quoted in "Don't be hands-off on money" by Kim Baer in the Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Virginia) (March 31st 2009)

2 Magazine
- Quoted in "Recession-Proof Your Relationship" by Lisa Tabachnick Hotta (October 2008)

MirrorMoms.com
- Altoona, Pennsylvania - Quoted in "Don't keep questions to yourself" by Kristy MacKaben (September 18th 2008)

msn.ca
- Am I a Normal Parent? featured on msn.ca (July 19th 2008)

City Parent
- Am I a Normal Parent? book review by Kevin Mackinnon (for City Parent and Durham Parent newspapers) (July 8th 2008)

ParentsCanada.com
- Parent Talk Blog - Am I a Normal Parent? (June 10th 2008)

Canadianparents.com
- Take Sara's 'Am I a Normal Parent?' quiz (June 2008)

West Coast Families
- Quoted in "Birds, Bees and Toddlers - Are YOU Ready?" by Wendy Helfenbaum (page 31) (February 1st 2010)

BC Parent
- Quoted in "The Tweenage years: Beyond 'Where do babies come from?'" by Wendy Helfenbaum (page 6) (February 1st 2010)

Durham Parent - Durham, Ontario
- Quoted in "What's the big deal with 'sexting'?" by Wendy Helfenbaum (January 4th 2010)
- Quoted in "Is it the end of modesty as we know it?" by Wendy Helfenbaum (November 30th 2009)
- Quoted in "Beyond 'Where do babies come from?' by Wendy Helfenbaum (November 5th 2009)
- Quoted in 'Addressing the birds and the bees' by Wendy Helfenbaum on preparing for questions from your five to eight year-olds (October 2nd 2009)
- Quoted in "Does preventing failure prevent success?" by Kathy Turnpenny (June 2009)
- On teaching your child to be less greedy, by Danielle Harder (November 2008)
- On how to talk to kids about grades and report cards by Karen Stiller (February 2005)

Todays Parent Magazine
- Quoted in "Precocious Friends" by Susan Spicer (January 2010)
- Quoted in "When Kids Clash" by Susan Spicer (November 2009)
- Sara is quoted in "A touchy topic: It's normal for kids to touch themselves-but parents don't always know how to respond" by Susan McClelland (July 2009)
- Extra Curriculars by Neilia Sherman (October 2005)
- Single parents and their children by Susan Spicer (October 2005)
- Strange behaviours in Toddlers by Ann Douglas (December 2003)
- Extreme age differences between kids with Laura Pratt (September 2003)
- 10 Things Kids Do That Drive Us Nuts ...and what we can do about them by Christine Fischer Guy (April 1999)

Aurora Banner
- Quoted in "Children can cope better than you think" by Sean Pearce (December 23rd 2009)

Globe and Mail Newspaper
- Quoted on reusing school supplies in "Sorry kid, no more fall shopping sprees", by Sarah Boesveld (August 27th 2009)
- Quoted in "An outward life of normality" by Marina Jimenez (July 27th 2009)
- Sara is quoted in an article about menopausal moms + pubescent teens by Adriana Barton (Vancouver) (July 14th 2009)
- 4 (or more) Christmases by Tralee Pearce - On how a couple copes with having to juggle holidays with divorced and remarried parents on both sides (December 18th 2008)
- On parents' explanations for gift cut-backs during the season of gift giving (December 9th 2008)
- "Are you ready to run?" (preparing families for emergencies) by Sarah Boesveld (August 19th 2008)
- Sending your nine-year-old on the subway alone: child abuse? (April 2008)
- Pressure comes from unexpected source" by Alison Motluk in regards to Wendy Shalit's book "Girls gone Mild (July 2007)
- Parent trap by Nora Underwood (April 1999)
- Desperately seeking furby by Nora Underwood (December 1998)

The Sarnia Observer
- Quoted in "When it's time to let your child camp overnight" by Sharon Aschaiek in the Sarnia Observer. (July 2009)

National Post Newspaper
- Sara is quoted in an article about adult children vacationing with their parents. (May 9th 2009)
- On how adult children, their adult siblings and parents deal with family get-togethers (December 6th 2008)
- Monkey See, Monkey do: Irresponsible parents are teaching their children dangerous driving habits" By David Menzies (November 2007)
- For girls is 12 the new 15? by Anne Marie Owens - front page (April 2006)
- The micromanaged child by Anne Marie Owens (October 2003)
- Tweens by Lianne George (April 2003)

More magazine
- Quoted in "Kid Conondrum", part of "Baby it's hot outside" by Vanessa Craft (May 2009)

Canadian Family magazine
- Quoted in 'Money Talk$: How to discuss tightening budgets with your kids' by Steve Bochenek (April 2009)
- Discipline (February 2001)
- Stress of holidays (October 1999)
- Moving (May 1999)

Free Lance Star - Virginia, USA
- Quoted in "Don't be hands-off on money" by Kim Baer (March 31st 2009)

Jewish Independent News - Vancouver, BC
- Interviewed in Parenting Psychology by Dave Gordon (February 20th 2009)

Boston North Jewish Journal
- Explaning financial cutbacks to kids (February 5th 2009)

Our Kids Go To Camp Magazine (Globe & Mail supplement)
- Quoted in "Parents take the Plunge" by Hailey Eisen (January 2009)

2 Magazine - Toronto, Ontario
- Quoted in "Recession-Proof Your Relationship" by Lisa Tabachnick Hotta for 2 Magazine (October 2008)

Thornhill Liberal
- Author offers reassurance on parental pressures (August 2nd 2008)

Thornhill Post Newspaper
- Put an educational spin on summer fun: transitioning into the school year by Judith Muster (August 2007)

Toronto Star newspaper
- On teens, gadgets and gizmos by Peter Krivel (August 2005)

World Vision's Childview Magazine
- How to help kids cope with tragedy and loss by Karen Stiller (May 2005)
- The secrets of raising a compassionate child by Karen Stiller (2005)

24 Hours
- On siblings (February 2004)

Living Light News - Calgary, Alberta
- On children and television by Kim Perrone (October 2003)

Canadian Living Magazine
- On encouragement (April 2003)
- On kids and drugs (April 2003)
- Dealing with friends of your children whose parents don't reciprocate (December 2002)
- Crib Safety by Laura Pratt (August 2002)

Health Wise Magazine
- On Siblings by Nora Underwood (2003)

Sears Family First Magazine
- On extra curriculars by Janice Biehn (September 2002)

Baby Years Magazine - U.S.A.
- On Discipline by Lisa Marie Saunders (May 2002)

London Free Press - London, Ontario
- (March 1999)

I'll be the Parent, You be the Kid (book)
- by Paul Kropp (1999)

Canadian Living Family Book: Understanding your Teen
- acknowledged as parenting expert (1999)

Modern Woman
- On gift-giving (December 1994)

Your Baby
- On child behaviour (1993)

Sara is available to talk to your organization or group on a variety of different topics. Please book through Speakers House Canada by writing or calling Steven Baird at sbaird@randomhouse.com or 416-957-1505.

Parent Engagement presentation/workshop at your school or centre
- co-presented by Sara Dimerman and Dynamix. Click here for more information, call Dynamix at (647) 477-7615 or email adam@getdynamix.com

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Rogers Toronto
- Interviewed on Daytime TV about "Am I a Normal Parent?" (March 9th 2010)

Rogers York Region
- Interviewed on Daytime TV about how to connect as a family (February 15th 2010)
- Interviewed on "Savvy Savers" about how parents can help their children understand the value of money (April 30th 2009)
- Parents stress before new school year begins (August 27th 2008)
- Daytime with Jacqueline Betterton, chatting about Am I a Normal Parent? (June 3rd 2008)
- Local News, on Alternatives to Spanking (April 2008)

CBC TV
- The Steven & Chris Show - What to do about family feuds (January 8th 2010)
- The Steven & Chris Show - How to deal with kids' awkward questions (April 15th 2009)
- The Steven & Chris Show - Discussing 'Am I a Normal Parent?' (March 3rd 2009)
- The Steven & Chris Show - On whether or not parents are overprogramming their kids with extra-curricular activities (January 28th 2009)
- Halifax, Nova Scotia - on Corporal Punishment with Gillian Brown (August 2001)

CHCH LIVE@5:30
- Sara comments on Ohio woman arrested for spanking a stranger's child. Is it ever okay to discipline another person's child? (September 17th 2009)

TVO
- Saturday Night at the Movies - Interview about surviving divorce (March 7th 2009)
- "Are You a Normal Parent?" on Your Voice. Sara is a guest on the show hosted by Cheryl Jackson (December 14th 2008)
- Saturday Night at the Movies - Interview with Thom Ernst about lying to our children (November 22nd 2008)
- The Agenda with Steve Paikin on permissive parenting (February 2008)
- Planet Parent - New moms socializing (January 2004)
- Planet Parent - Losing the Soother (October 2003)

W Network
- Save Us from our House - Sara helps stepfamilies co-exist (October 16th 2008)

City TV
- Breakfast Television - Sara Dimerman and Dina Pugliese chat about "Am I a Normal Parent?" (June 2008)
- Breakfast and Lunch television on parenting issues (1994)

Global TV
- On the exploitation/sexualization of young girls in the media (November 2006)
- working women juggling home and work - Kristen Firth (October 2002)
- 5 part parenting series with Maureen Trotter (November 1999)

CTV
- National News - Emotional closeness of parents and children (March 2004)
- Canada AM with Seamus O'Regan - Kids transition from Grade 8 to 9 (September 2003)
- Canada AM with Seamus O'Regan - How to talk to teens about dressing appropriately (June 2003)

WTV
- Live with Erin Davis - Kids and Stress (November 2003)

CTS
- Burlington, Ontario - Rhonda London Live - Parenting (May 1999)

CFTO
- Eye on Toronto - On parenting teens (and answering questions about teens and drugs, etc.) (1994)

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101.9 CHAI FM - South Africa
- Interviewed by Leonard Carr on parenting related topics. Listen to segments on Character is The Key and Am I a Normal Parent? (January 12th 2010)

CFAX Radio, Victoria, B.C.
- Sara talks with Joe Easingwood about character education (December 7th 2009)
- Live with Terry Moore on The hurried child (April 2006)

CBC Radio
- Sara is interviewed by Karen Horsman on CBC Metro Morning's parenting segment on September stress (September 29th 2009)
- Sara is interviewed ten times across Canada about how parents can figure out when to give their teens more responsibility (click here for the interview from Ottawa Morning) (August 28th 2009)
- Sara is interviewed across Canada about how to help parents deal with their children's potential disappointment over not receiving the gifts that they had hoped for this holiday season. (click for interview from Ontario Morning, Southern Ontario) (December 22nd 2008)
- With National Parenting columnist Karen Horsman on vacationing with your kids (August 12th 2008)
- With National Parenting columnist Karen Horsman on kids and divorce (February 2008)
- Winnipeg, Manitoba - Live with Margaux Watt on kids returning to school (September 2006)
- Toronto, Ontario - with Avril Benoit on back to school (1999)

CKGL 570 Kitchener/Waterloo
- Interview on the Gary Doyle Show (November 25th 2008)

Dave Gordon Podcast
- Sara Dimerman and Dave Gordon talk about "Am I a Normal Parent?" and various parenting concerns on his podcast (July 2008)

C-FAX & KOOL-FM Radio (Victoria, BC)
- Live open-line talk show on Am I a Normal parent? with host Terry Spence (May 21st 2008)

KZBL-NATCHITOCHES (L.A.), KVCL-WINNFIELD (L.A.), KWLV-MANY (L.A.), & KTHP-HEMPHILL (Texas)
- Radio interview with Tedd Dumas discussing parents who question if they are "normal" (April 30th 2008)

940 Montreal Radio
- Parent Talk Radio with Lianne & Andrea: Help for families and children who are bedwetting (July 2007)
- Live with Joe Cannon on Teens and Binge Drinking: Is it the parent's fault? (January 2007)

Vancouver, B.C.
- Parent Talk segments with Susan Sierra (2005)

AM640 Radio, Toronto, Ontario
- on stress of holidays (December 2003)

CKOM Talk Radio 650, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Live with John Gormley on teens and curfew (September 2000)
- Live with John Gormley on should children call adults by their first names (October 1999)
- Live with John Gormley on not having to be your child's best friend (May 1999)

CFRB - Toronto, Ontario
- The Parent Report with Joanne Wilson (2) (2000)
- The Parent Report with Joanne Wilson (1999)

CHOK Radio, Sarnia, Ontario
- Live on Talk back with Sue Store (April 1999)

CJME Radio, Regina, Saskatchewan
- with Margaux Watt on stress of holidays (1999)