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The Lives in the Balance Podcast

The Lives in the Balance Podcast

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 Lives in the Balance is a non-profit organization devoted to ensuring that all kids are understood and treated in ways that are compassionate, effective, non-punitive, non-adversarial, proactive, and collaborative. We provide vast resources and training on Collaborative & Proactive Solutions, an evidence-based model of care originated by our founding director, Dr. Ross Greene, and support grass-roots advocacy and legislation aimed at sharply reducing or eliminating the use of harmful, counterproductive disciplinary practices.Copyright Lives in the Balance
Episodes
  • Preschool Pushout

    Preschool Pushout
    May 12 2026
    Our new host Ben Jones, Director of Legal & Policy Initiatives, explores the issue of Preschool Pushout. Every year, our youngest learners are pushed out of early childhood education settings through formal expulsions, but much more commonly, they are pushed out by informal means. We hear from two experts and a parent on not only the depth and personal impact of the issue, but how we can make progress in the name of kids.

    "What a tragedy it is, right at very beginning of a child's educational career to be told that school isn't the right place for them at three years old. Can you imagine that? And yet that happens all the time. Every single year we expel enough children to be able to fill up Yankee Stadium and Medlife Stadium and still have children standing in the parking lot without a place to sit." - Dr. Gilliam.

    Interviewees:
    Walter S. Gilliam, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute.
    Alejandra Jaramillo, a parent of a young student who was pushed out of preschool.
    Shantel E. Meek, Ph.D., Founding Director of the Children's Equity Project at ASU.

    Lives In The Balance:
    Visit our Action Center to join in the movement.
    Register for our 2026 Annual Summit - Between Alarm and Opportunity: Kids in the Digital Age - presented virtually on May 20, 2026.
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    51 mins
  • Empowering Voices: Previewing The Children's Mental Health Advocacy Conference

    Empowering Voices: Previewing The Children's Mental Health Advocacy Conference
    Oct 3 2025
    In this episode of the CPS Podcast, Dr. Ross Greene and Ben Jones discuss the upcoming Children's Mental Health Advocacy Conference, the current issues in children's mental health advocacy, and the opportunities for community involvement. They highlight recent legislative successes and challenges, particularly regarding corporal punishment and restraint in schools, and emphasize the importance of grassroots advocacy efforts. The conversation underscores the need for continued advocacy and legislative change to protect children's rights and well-being. You can register for the CMHAC here and be sure to check out our advocacy Take Action page here.
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    37 mins
  • Are the Kids OK?

    Are the Kids OK?
    Jul 1 2025
    Check out the May 2025 episode of the CPS Podcast - Are the Kids OK? Dr. Ross Greene and Dr. Nirav Shaw explore the question “Are the kids ok?” by unpacking the rising stressors kids face in a rapidly changing world, from social media and school shootings to shifting social roles, while reminding us that many kids are still doing well. They emphasize that mental health struggles are human responses to stress and that it’s hard to pin down single causes, given the layered and nuanced nature of these challenges. They caution that correlation (e.g., social media user with anxiety) does not equal causation – and that involving kids in identifying solutions will likely be more successful than mandates. This was a special live presentation arranged by Freeport Speech, Meetinghouse Arts, and Freeport Community TV3.
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    1 hr and 28 mins
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