Dr. Wes appears around the 15th of each month on Up to Date with Steve Kraske at 11:00 am on Kansas City Public Media KCUR FM.. We never fail to light up the switchboard with thoughtful calls from listeners! Join the conversation by emailing your question to uptodate@kcur.org.

FAILING OUT OF COLLEGE. What happens when your child’s college dream turns into a nightmare of collapsing grades, lost scholarships, academic probation or even dismissal?

DR. WES BREAK UP RULES. It's never any fun, but there's a way to break up a romantic relationship, and a way not to. How teens, young adults, and everyone else can improve their relationship endings.

DR. WES DATING RULES. Dr. Wes discusses his rules for dating. Although honed over 20 years of experience with teens and young adults, they work pretty well for the over 25 crowd too, including recently divorced adults who are re-entering the dating pool.

DATE RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT: Tammara Webber author of Easy joins Dr. Wes to discuss this important topic and take listener's calls about how teens and young adults can reduce the risk of sexual assault and how to cope when it happens.

PLAN B AND OTHER TOPICS: Dr. Wes discusses several teen topics, including the new guidelines on emergency contraception; how to handle young adults over the holidays; and end the semester stress over finals.

ANOREXIA AND BULEMIA: Dr. Wes and co-columnist Katie Guyot discuss these difficult teen disorders

TEEN DATING AND SEXUALTY: Dr. Wes and a Panel of Young Adults discuss what's happening today in teen sexuality.

KID PROOFING YOUR DIVORCE: Dr. Wes and Ron Nelson, Attorney at Law discuss how to keep your divorce from going high conflict.

BACK TO SCHOOL: For kids transitioning from elementary to middle school and from middle to high school it's an especially stressful time of year.

LETS TALK ABOUT SEX (PLEASE!): Helping Forge Healthy Conversations with Teens.

NEW GRADUATES: Welcome to Adult Life!

BULLYING: Teaching Empathy, Ethics and Excellence

TEENS TECHNOLOGY: The Missing Ethics Manual

ADHD IN TEENS & ADULTS: Busting the Myths of Diagnosis and Treatment

My Fourteen Principals for ADHD People (cited on KCUR Up to Date ADHD show)

VALENTINES DAY 2012: Teens and Young Adults in the Modern Dating World

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Avoiding Conflict Between Parents & Adult Children on Break

Dr. Wes joins Kim Murphree every other Wednesday morning between 7:30 am and 8:00 am on Great Day Lawrence to discuss current topics in parenting teens. If you have a question you'd like him to address email Kim at Kim@themurphreenetwork.com. Click below to hear recent broadcasts. You'll need to scroll down the page to find the air date coorespondening to the topic.

MAY 1 2013: TEENS, SEXTING AND ONLINE SEXUAL CONTENT

APRIL 17 2013: COLLEGE STUDENTS FAILING OUT OF COLLEGE

APRIL 3 2013: TAKING ONE (TEST) FOR THE TEAM

Listen to the Podcast: Dr. Wes speaks at the Kansas City Public Library on teen dating and sexuality, and offering general parenting tips based on Dear Dr. Wes: Real Life Advice for Teens and Real Life Advice for Parents of Teens.

Breaking Up is Hard to Do. But Not As Hard as You Think. Dr. Wes joins Lauren Halifax on the Fox4 Morning Show to discuss his best rules for breaking up, which he calls the most essential tool in dating. Hint: It's called "breaking up" for a reason...because it's broken.

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Dr. Wes Dating Rules. Dr. Wes joins Fox4 Morning Show to discuss his best rules for dating. Whether you're a teen or adult, these guidelines will keep you on track in finding love..

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Acquaintance Rape and Sexual Assault. Dr. Wes returns to the Fox4 Morning Show with Lauren Halifax to discuss this important topic. He's joined by his friend and New York Times Bestselling author, Tammara Webber author of Easy, a novel that wraps a college student's recovery from sexual assault inside a high interest romance for teens and young adults.

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Teen Tech. Dr. Wes joins Lauren Halifax on the Fox4 Morning Show to talk about the missing ethics manual in your child's Christmas gift gadget box. Don't wait until problems arise. Start writing your manual now with tips on the good and bad uses of technology.

The Sex Talk is So 1985. Today parents need to start talking to their kids about sex when they're younger and keep talking all the way through adolescence. Dr. Wes appears on Great Day St. Louis to help parents gain some confidence and get started. By the way, this was the day after Prince Harry got photographed in the buff cavorting with young ladies in Las Vegas! Perhaps he didn't get the sex talk yet?

Back to School. School transitions can be stressful for teens, and even more so for parents. Get some quick tips about how to work with teens to create a good communication, avoid cyber bullies and even set a good plan for leaving home for college, trade school, or work. Lots of info in a 3 minute interview with Lauren Halifax.

1. ADHD IN TEENS AND ADULTS: Busting Some Myths
2. PARENTING TEENS IN 2012: What parents needs know
3. NEW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES: Pathways and Pitfalls on the Journey to Adulthood

1. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! Dr. Wes gives tips for dad's on how to build a culture with their kids
2. PARENTING TEENS WITH INFLUENCE: Don't Throw Up Your Hands at Age 13!
3. PREVENT BULLYING WITH 3-Es: Empathy, Ethics and Excellence

Supreme Court Ruling. In all the brouhaha surrounding the Affordable Care Act, there was a lot less ink and air time given to The Court's latest decision on how teenagers are treated in sentencing. The court struck down 29 state requirements that teens who commit capital crimes be given mandatory life sentences without possibility of parole. Dr. Wes discusses the ruling with Jim Bohannon on his nationally syndicated talk show and explains the psychological basis for the decision.

Oh what silliness is this? Dr. Wes discusses The Ugly Meter joke app on St. Louis Channel 5, and explains why it's not the best idea for teens, particularly younger ones who may mistake it's sardonic use of a random number generator for a real estimate of attractiveness. Dr. Wes says, stick with Angry Birds.

Bullying. Dr. Wes discusses bullying with the host of STL Moms, focusing on the 3-Es parents must live by and reinforce with positive and negative consequences traditional bullying has given way to "mean kid" behavior used to control the social hierarchy. And are girls really meaner than boys in bullying?

Dr. Wes is quoted in newspaper and blog articles around the country. You can download copies of the articles, and links Dr. Wes discusses on the air, by clicking below!

1. MY THOUGHTS ON THE TRAGIC INCIDENT AT SANDY HOOK
2. YOUR TEEN MAGAZINE: Is My Teen a Social Outcast?
3. SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS: Keeping Tweens Busy This Summer
4. DETROIT FREE PRESS: Thinks Study Time, Not Homework
5. Jefferson High School Dating Network: Visual image of how STDS are transmitted.

Listen to other recent appearances available on podcast:

1. KANSAS PUBLIC RADIO (KPR) PRESENTS: Double Take Column and Working with Teenagers in Therapy
2. THREE WORDS TO AVOID in talking to teens. On Jefferson Public Radio.
3. ADHD AND TEENS: Conversations Live with Vickie St. Claire
4. PARENTING PART 1 w/ Aileen Martin on 98.9 The Rock
5. PARENTING PART 2 w/ Aileen Marton on 98.9 The Rock
6. STRATEGIES FOR LIVING Interview
7. INTERVIEW from The Journey Home, KSFR Santa Fe, NM

Dr. Wes and teen coauthors are weekly contributors to the Ten to Twenty Parenting Blog including reprints of past Double Take columns and other opinion and commentary about raising teens. Check out Ten to Twenty and remember it's a age, not a sentence!

Book Dr. Wes to Speak. Dr. Wes is an accomplished speaker. He has presented programs at the American Psychological Association Continuing Education Conferences, The Erickson Foundation, as well as to local civic groups. You can listen to his radio interviews online to get a feel for his humorous, direct presentation style on topics related to parenting teens. Click here to email us and set up a time for him to speak to your group.