EmpoweringParents.com Wins Prestigious iParenting Media Award for “Best Products of 2008”

WESTBROOK, Me., February 26, 2008— EmpoweringParents.com announced today that it has been honored with a prestigious iParenting Media Award for Best Products of 2008.” With a growing subscriber base of more than 100,000 readers, EmpoweringParents.com has quickly become the premier online publication for parents who want to learn how to manage challenging behaviors in their children and teens.

Legacy Publishing Company, the force behind EmpoweringParents.com, continues to invest in the website by adding staff and working with renowned experts to provide meaningful content to its readers. Eric Winter, Vice President of Internet Business, said, “It’s great that EmpoweringParents.com was recognized as being one of the best parenting websites by iParenting. I'm proud of the quality of our content and of our team.”

“We are thrilled that the iParenting Media Awards chose to honor EmpoweringParents.com by giving us this award,” said Elisabeth Wilkins, Editor of Empowering Parents. “I believe we offer something unique to parents out there—a website devoted to covering the toughest issues families are facing right now. Our articles, blog posts, audio files and advice for parents focus on providing them with information they can really use in their day-to-day lives. ” James Lehman, MSW, a behavioral therapist who has worked with acting-out kids for the last 30 years, and Dr. Bob Myers, an expert on children with ADHD with 25 years experience, are both regular contributors to the online magazine and blog.

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EmpoweringParents.com was launched in March of 2007. In 2008, the website has plans to add podcasting, video content and a parenting forum.

Headquartered in Westbrook, Maine, Legacy Publishing Company is a leading publisher of The Total Transformation® Program and The Total Focus Program for families. With an average annual revenue increase of 60 percent from 2005 through 2007, Legacy puts the knowledge of America's most respected psychologists in the hands of parents to give them practical tools they can learn, and principles they can apply quickly in their families. The company's web site is www.LegacyPublishingCompany.com.

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If you’d like more information on Empowering Parents, Legacy Publishing, or the Total Transformation® Program, or would like to schedule an interview, please contact Elisabeth Wilkins, Editor at 207-856-5600x3015 or Cheryl Kepner, Vice President of Marketing, at 757-318-3839.

New Empowering Parents Blog Provides Weekly Insights for Parents in Crisis

WESTBROOK, Me., February 6, 2008— Parenting in the 21st Century is perhaps the most difficult it’s ever been. Parents are facing a gamut of problems these days, from kids with ADHD or Oppositional Defiant Disorder to children and teens who act out and are seemingly beyond control. Enter James Lehman, MSW, a behavioral therapist who has worked with acting-out kids for the last thirty years, and Dr. Bob Myers, an expert on children with ADHD with 25 years experience. Both will be blogging, along with other top-notch contributors, for the new EmpoweringParents.com Blog, “The Blog for Effective Parenting.” Launched in March of 2007, the award-winning EmpoweringParents.com has quickly become the premier online publication for parents who want to learn how to manage challenging behaviors in their children and teens.  

“In addition to EmpoweringParents.com, which features articles that are helping families deal with the most challenging behaviors kids can throw at you, our new blog will help us attain an even greater level of connection with our parents out there,” said Elisabeth Wilkins, Editor of EmpoweringParents.com.  “Our subscribers will now have the chance to engage in conversations with the experts and each other about issues that are important to them, get information on the issues about which they worry most, and learn new techniques that will help them work through some of the most difficult situations parents can face as they raise their children.” Wilkins stated, “EmpoweringParents.com, to my knowledge, is the only publication out there dedicated to covering the toughest issues families are facing right now.” 

Jeremy Bloom was hired as the new Manager of E-business Development at Legacy Publishing, publisher of EmpoweringParents.com, and is charged with overseeing the launch and development of the new blog. “With the explosion of blogging over the past few years, I am personally excited to roll out this wonderful tool on EmpoweringParents.com. By adding this type of technology to our growing parenting platform, we are able to publish more information on parenting, in addition to bringing more guest experts and audience discussion than ever before.”

In January of this year, EmpoweringParents.com was given a prestigious iParenting.com Media Award. In 2008, EmpoweringParents.com has plans to add podcasting, video content and a parent forum to its site.

Headquartered in Westbrook, Maine, Legacy Publishing Company is a leading publisher of behavior management products and child behavior programs for families. With average annual revenue increase of 60 percent from 2005 through 2007, Legacy puts the knowledge of America's most respected psychologists in the hands of parents to give them practical tools they can learn, and principles they can apply quickly in their families. The company's web site is http://www.LegacyPublishingCompany.com.

The Total Transformation® Program is available through Legacy Publishing Company, at www.thetotaltransformation.com. More than 100,000 units of the TTP have been sold to date with about 1,000 currently being sold per week. In August 2006, the National Association of Social Workers approved the Total Transformation® Program for 6 Continuing Education Units under the Long-Distance Learning for Social Workers guidelines.

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If you’d like more information on Legacy Publishing, the Total Transformation® Program or would like to schedule an interview, please contact Elisabeth Wilkins, Editor at 207-856-5600x3015 or Cheryl Kepner, Vice President of Marketing, at 757-318-3839. Or visit the website at TheTotalTransformation.com.

Empowering Parents: New Online Magazine Gives Parents “Skills They Can Use in a Judgment-free Zone”

WESTBROOK, Me. Aug. 29, 2007— Empoweringparents.com is a new magazine and online community for parents who are actively seeking solutions to parenting issues. Although the publication was launched earlier this year, parents are flocking to the site—the magazine now boasts more than 70,000 subscribers.

Steve Anderson is the founder of Legacy Publishing, the company that launched Empowering Parents. “We wanted to create a place online where parents could come and talk freely, a sort of virtual coffee house where parents can discuss problems and get practical help,” he said. “We called it ‘Empowering Parents’ because we want our website to do just that—empower parents by giving them the skills they need to parent to the best of their abilities.”

The monthly online publication features “straight talk and real results” for parents whose children fall within the range of normal acting out to those who have ADHD or ODD and are presenting more challenges. Articles run the gamut from “The War at Home: Oppositional Defiant Disorder” to “Motivating the Unmotivated Child.” Noted child therapists James Lehman and Dr. Bob Myers are regular contributors to the publication.

“At EmpoweringParents.com, we’ve created a place for parents and care-givers to learn about kids’ issues, discuss problems and get skills they can use right away in a judgment-free zone,” said Elisabeth Wilkins, editor of the magazine.  Wilkins, who is also the mother of a four-and-half year old, added, “In the end, we want to provide lifelong learning for parents in a single place, a safe harbor where parents can come for knowledge and support.”
Empoweringparents.com also features “One Minute Transformations,” audio installments of behavior modification techniques by noted child therapist James Lehman, creator of the Total Transformation® Program, as well as parenting tips and resources for parents.

Empowering Parents, published by Legacy Publishing Company, was created to provide useful problem-solving techniques to parents and children. Legacy Publishing is the company behind The Total Transformation® and Total Focus Programs-two unique products that have been used by thousands of parents, teachers, coaches and other mentors of children to improve communication and modify problematic behaviors.

If you’d like more information on Empowering Parents, the Legacy Publishing Company, or the Total Transformation® Program and would like to schedule an interview, please contact Cheryl Kepner, Vice President of Marketing, at 207-856-5600 x3009, or Elisabeth Wilkins, editor of Empowering Parents, at 207-856-5600 x3015 or eaw@legacyparenting.com. Or visit our website at http://www.thetotaltransformation.com.