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Let's talk Music. Please join Marsha on Thursday July 16th at 8PM CST 9 EST for a very special show with Songwriters,Kecia Burcham, Judy and Gil Snider and Brian Tedeschi. It's going to be so much fun and very different.

Kecia is originally from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and moved to Nashville to pursue music and songwriting. Kecia has performed since the age of 10 in talent shows, pageants, private parties, churches and nightclubs. She writes her original music on her antique upright Wurlitzer piano that she's had since childhood.

Although not a traditional country artist, Kecia has played most all of Nashville's Broadway honky tonks as well as the famous Printer's Alley. She has worked as a demo singer for songwriters such as Johnny Christopher ("Always on My Mind"), and has shared the stage with notable singers such as Lorrie Morgan and Joanne Cash Yates. Kecia plays regularly at most of Nashville's writer venues including the Bluebird Cafe and the Commodore Lounge. She is also a regular at both Nashville and Smoky Mountain Cowboy Church - sometimes giving the message in addition to singing.

 

Brian is a successful author and screenwriter who was recently invited to NSAI Nashville Song Writer's to play 2 original songs on June 29 at the Bluebird. Along with his wife Vicki they write novels and have written over ten screenplays, several have been optioned.

Gil Snider, MD, a neurologist at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, and his wife Judy suddenly found themselves writing lyrics for country songs. Now one of their songs has been released as a single.  Both Judy and Gil are very successful authors and are on their way to a new career of songwriting.  Billy Rae Stewart has teamed up with Judy & Gil Snider from Va. Beach to create a beautiful ballad, "If I Call A Name At Night"

BTR's Featured WOI show: Families Matter on Student & School Safety

Join BTR's World of Ink Network Featured Families Matter show March 27, 2013 at 6pm EDT - 5pm CDT - 4pm MDT - 3pm PDT as the hosts Kecia Burcham, Irene Roth and Virginia S Grenier discuss the recent issues all families are talking about...student and school safety.

NASRO President Kevin Quinn will be joining the show to talk about the importance of having the presence of school resource officers in schools, their duty to protect children on campus and the prevention of school violence.They will be addressing the issues of guns in schools, bullying and what parents and schools can do to help keep this crisis from growing.

The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) is dedicated to providing the highest quality of training to school-based law enforcement officers in order to promote safer schools and safer kids. NASRO, the world’s leader in school-based policing, is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1991 with a solid commitment to our nation’s youth. NASRO is an organization for school-based law enforcement officers, school administrators and school security/safety professionals working as partners to protect students, school faculty and staff, and the schools they attend.

To learn more about NASRO visit http://www.nasro.org/

 

The Families Matter show can be listened to every 4th Wed. here on the World of Ink Network.

About the Hosts:
Kecia Burcham works as a middle school counselor and holds a Masters Degree in education/school counseling as well as being a certified trainer in the "7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" curriculum. She is also a certified NLB life coach, business coach, master weight loss coach and social/emotional intelligence coach. She has worked in the field of education/psychology for 20 years.
Irene Roth is a freelance writer for teens, tweens and kids. She has published over 150 Ezine articles on different topics that are relevant to self-esteem and self-confidence for girls. She is in the middle of writing three E-books for teens and tweens.
Virginia S Grenier is a partner of the World of Ink Network with Marsha Casper Cook. She is a Mom's Choice Honoree, an award-winning author and editor, and also speaks at writing conferences, book festivals and schools. She has appeared on other radio networks to share her expertise and guest blogs monthly.

To find out more about theWorld of Ink Network Hosts and what we do, visit http://WorldOfInkNetwork.com

Tune into the show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldofinknetwork/2013/03/27/familes-matter-show--guest-nasro-president-kevin-quinn

BTR's Featured World of Ink Network Show: Families Matter Tackles Cheerleading

Join the Families Matter show hosts VS Grenier, Irene Roth & Kecia Burcham November 28, 2012 at 6pm EST - 5pm CDT - 4pm MDT - 3pm PST

This month the hosts will be talking about high school cheerleading along with the dangers involved with this popular sport many school districts do not have classified under the sport catagory and therefore the popper safeguards are not in place to keep these teens safe during practice and events.

The parents along with the media are calling for reform. Learn more at the following links.
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/cheerleading-dangers-bring-calls-reform-medical-group-17538311
http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/49866576/
http://www.childrenshospital.org/dream/summer09/the_dangers_of_cheerleading_and_mixed_martial_arts.html

To learn more about the Families Matter hosts and The World of Ink Network visit http://worldofinknetwork.com
You can also follow us on our Families Matter blog http://familiesmatter2us.blogspot.com

Listen to the show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldofinknetwork/2012/11/28/families-matter-show--cheerleading

The Families Matter Show 01/25 by WorldOfInkNetwork | Blog Talk Radio

BTR’s World of Ink Network show: Families Matter with hosts VS Grenier and Kecia Burcham.

Airs live 6pm EST - 5pm CST - 4pm MST - 3pm PST

The Families Matter show airs live once a month on the 4th Wednesday.

This months show topic is on Divorce.

We will be talking about tips for parents and children dealing with this tough life changing event. When it comes to divorce, everyone is touched by its awful power.

The idea of this show is to have guests and listeners (adults or kids) share information to help empower children and their families.

Please post any questions or stories you would like us to answer or share on the show. You are also invited to call in and join the conversation.

Listen at
The Families Matter Show 01/25 by WorldOfInkNetwork | Blog Talk Radio

Sept. 21st: The Families Matter Show

The Families Matter show on BTR's World of Ink Network is a monthly show for families where no issue is to small or great for us to tackle. We want to share as much information and true stories as we can to help uplift and strengthen the family unit.


Your hosts are Kecia Burchan and VS Grenier.

Joining us will be Irene Roth, wonderful Children’s Author and Stories for Children Magazine Nonfiction Editor. She will be our shows new Producer.

This weeks topic: Standardized Testing and How Teachers are Teaching to Tests.

Here are some links to articles about standardized testing by Kecia Burcham.
http://www.examiner.com/parenting-in-nashville/is-there-too-much-emphasis-on-standardized-test-scores

http://www.examiner.com/parenting-in-nashville/teacher-breakdown-teacher-suicide

http://www.examiner.com/parenting-in-nashville/test-anxiety-standardized-tests

This is a huge discussion going on all over the nation with No Child Left Behind and Teacher Accountability.  If we can get people thinking about it - many have strong opinions - maybe we can make a difference!

Sexually Active Teens; Wake Up

Kecia Burcham

Nashville Parenting Examiner

Sexually active teens, particularly girls, wake up!!!  Besides all of the risks involved in being sexually active prior to finishing childhood and school, the pregnancy rates are alarming.  Many girls are having sex not because they really want to but order to “keep their boyfriend”.  Some girls are even lying about being pregnant for the same reason.  Girls – boyfriends do not want to be daddies!!  They are not going to become responsible young men who will love you and your child forever because you tell them you’re pregnant. They are much more likely to run like the wind.  Whatever gives teen girls the idea that getting pregnant will “keep” someone??  That is so not how it works.

Here is the real scenario.  Girl pretends to be pregnant, boy runs off, or girl is pregnant; still no guarantees of boyfriend sticking around.  He may have told you he’d be there; he may have told you he loves you.  Words are cheap and people say a lot of things in the heat of the moment.  Don’t be stupid.  Ask a teenage mom who cannot get any kind of support financially or emotionally from the baby’s father. 

Child support cannot be enforced. Period.  Boys/men (hard to define in these situations), who do not work do not pay child support.  They do not work in jail or out of jail.  If they chose to continue to play, go to school, or find a new girlfriend, there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.  The court will only garnish wages of an employed person.  If they choose not to be employed, there is no wage to garnish. They cannot be forced to get a job, and certainly can’t keep a job they don’t want.  Many of them deliberately move from job to job as soon as the garnishment takes effect.  If they work for someone for cash, you can’t get that either unless they choose to give it to you.  The law is not on your side.  If they are sent to jail, there is still no money to garnish.  Guess whose job it is to take care of the baby??  The pregnant girl; that’s it, and she is the one who is ultimately responsible.  It doesn’t matter what he said or promised.

You can be angry and hurt, but that won’t pay for daycare or diapers.  You are just as responsible for the situation as he is, so you really can’t blame him.  It took two.  When you choose to have unprotected sex, you are saying that you are ready to raise a baby alone.  Are you?

Continue reading on Examiner.com Sexually active teen girls; wake up - Nashville Parenting | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/parenting-in-nashville/sexually-active-teen-girls-wake-up#ixzz1UTSP6ww8

August 10th - Families Matter Show

Once a month the Families Matter show address topics families, teens and children deal with everyday.
Come join us this month as hosts Kecia Burcham and VS Grenier talk about Stalkers and Abuse. There is help out their and they want to share information so you or a loved one can get the help you need.

Drama does not keep boyfriends

By: Kecia Burcham

Teenagers are under extreme pressure largely by virtue of their age.  There is pressure from parents, pressure to do well in school, sports and to fit in.  This pressure is normal, and most teens are able to handle it.  After all, life itself comes with pressure.

I'd like to address the girls in this article as I have noticed personally and in the news that there are some young ladies who are feeling extremely desperate. Society and popular culture continues to promote beauty, sex and coupledom as the things to aspire to.  Sexual relationships are paramount in many of the most popular shows that teens do watch such as The Hills, Gossip Girl, 16 and Pregnant; even Sex and the City.

There is a particular subgroup of girls who base their entire self concept on being someone’s girlfriend.  You know these girls; maybe you are one of them. They compromise their values, put up with abuse and then, when things don’t work out, they resort to desperate measures.  These measures often include pregnancy scares, cutting and/or suicide attempts.  This is a very small population, and it is alway serious when someone goes to these extremes.  In most cases, these extremes are the result of true depression, lack of family support or some type of mental disturbance. 

When it is manipulation as a way to force another's behavior, the concern is the utter desperation.  What leads a young woman to believe that if she and her boyfriend break up; pregnancy, a dramatic attempt on her life or cutting herself will make him return?  Most young men are completely turned off by such behavior because it implies instability and a neediness that most young men don’t know how to deal with. Even if an extremely sympathetic boyfriend was temporarily pulled back into communication with an ex-girlfriend over such an event; it is highly unlikely to be permanent. If he is made to feel responsible for someone else's choice, he may stay until the dust settles, but his heart won’t be there, and he’ll move on eventually whether the girlfriend knows it or not. Then he'll be called a cheater. If someone no longer wants to be in a partnership, it cannot be forced. You cannot demand affection, nor can you blame someone for your own choices. If it’s over, it’s over, and creating some dramatic scenario to maniuplate the situation is not only unfair, but it is not going to bring someone back.  It is also going to damage your reputation. Someone else who might have been interested may view you as deeply troubled or a "drama queen".

Teen relationships end.  You are still worthy and valuable. They are supposed to be opportunities to learn; to figure out what you like, what you don't like; to decide what you value and what you don't. Some work out, some do not, but manipulating someone with dangerous choices is not healthy.  It is also very ineffective. 

If you or someone you know is considering something drastic as a means to an end, please remember that desperation is not attractive. If someone is not treating you well, or if they have decided to move on; Let Go! Find someone or help them find someone to talk to - parents, friends, coaches, teachers; they can all be supportive and help you realize that life is more than a boyfriend!

If reaching out is difficult, the below links might be helpful:

www.teensuicide.us,

www.yellowribbon.org

www.kidshealth.org

Continue reading on Examiner.com Drama does not keep boyfriends - Nashville Parenting | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/parenting-in-nashville/drama-does-not-keep-boyfriends#ixzz1UTQjFXKT