This Is So Awkward

Consent conversations can – and should – start early. So early that they begin around topics that have absolutely nothing to do with sex. We offer ways to apply the lessons of consent to a bunch of different topics in kids’ lives and start a conversation that will happen many different times in many different ways throughout a kid’s life.Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Go to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code AWKWARD to receive UP TO $300 off air purifiersGet 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/FREEAWKWARDGo to Quince.com/awkward for free shipping and 365-day returnsGet $25 off any Gabb smartphone GABB.com/AWKWARDBLACK FRIDAY DEAL: visit PhylaBiotics.com and get 60% off their serum, and the entire 3-step system for only $48. Use the code PUBERTY60. Tea and Consent Video Cycling Through Consent Video Teens and the Law with Jonathan Cristall, Esq. Advice from Famous Sex Educator Shafia Zaloom Order our book This Is So AwkwardCheck out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.comTo bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.comTo submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.comWatch the full episode on Youtube!Produced by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our two mothers have, between them, more than 100 years of parenting experience. They share it all – including lots of lessons learned while raising the two of us and what they love most about being grandparents. And if you’re wondering, the answer is yes, we absolutely ask them about how they talked to us about puberty, sex, teenagers, and all the rest of it. Enjoy this love-filled episode! Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Go to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code AWKWARD to receive UP TO $300 off air purifiersGet 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/FREEAWKWARDGo to Quince.com/awkward for free shipping and 365-day returnsGet $25 off any Gabb smartphone GABB.com/AWKWARDBLACK FRIDAY DEAL: visit PhylaBiotics.com and get 60% off their serum, and the entire 3-step system for only $48. Use the code PUBERTY60.Order our book This Is So AwkwardCheck out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.comTo bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.comTo submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.comWatch the full episode on Youtube!Produced by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kid’s organizational skills (or lack thereof) can be a huge source of tension and frustration for adults. But executive functioning are skills that can be learned over time – we just have to be patient with brains in progress and dominant limbic systems. And certain challenges, like procrastination, are actually much more complex than they initially seem. Psychologist and executive functioning expert, Dr. Tori Cordiano, joins us back on the podcast.Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Go to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code AWKWARD to receive UP TO $300 off air purifiersGet 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/FREEAWKWARDGo to Quince.com/awkward for free shipping and 365-day returnsBLACK FRIDAY DEAL: visit PhylaBiotics.com and get 60% off their serum, and the entire 3-step system for only $48. Use the code PUBERTY60.Get $25 off any Gabb smartphone GABB.com/AWKWARDDr. Tori Cordiano Order our book This Is So AwkwardCheck out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.comTo bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.comTo submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.comWatch the full episode on Youtube!Produced by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When it comes to college, getting in is only the beginning. The much longer journey includes twists and turns about handling independence, making new friends, managing academic rigor, experiencing loneliness, facing rejection, and finding community. We’re joined by college-life guru and social media megastar Harlan Cohen, who shares his heartfelt guidance for supporting kids through these bumpy times.Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Go to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code AWKWARD to receive UP TO $300 off air purifiersGet 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/FREEAWKWARDGo to Quince.com/awkward for free shipping and 365-day returnsGet 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!Get $25 off any Gabb smartphone GABB.com/AWKWARDYear 13 For Parents on FacebookBest First YearOrder our book This Is So AwkwardCheck out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.comTo bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.comTo submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.comWatch the full episode on Youtube!Produced by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fearmongering works for clickbait, but don’t rely on it to pave the way to a great relationship with your kids. There are so many reasons to choose joy over fear, starting with the impacts of non-stop stress causing the body to release cortisol round the clock. This is especially true when toeing into tricky topics. This episode starts with a rant – because any more negativity coming from the world of news will undo us! – and then moves to why + how we opt to make these conversations fun. Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Get 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/FREEAWKWARDGo to Quince.com/awkward for free shipping and 365-day returnsGet 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!Get $25 off any Gabb smartphone GABB.com/AWKWARDWhat Teens Need to Know About Sex Talking to Tweens About SexWhat School Aged Kids Need to Know About SexOrder our book This Is So AwkwardCheck out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.comTo bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.comTo submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.comWatch the full episode on Youtube!Produced by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Boys need – and deserve – all of the same conversations that girls get (and deserve!): they want to learn about their changing bodies, express their ideas, and make sense of their realities. Clinical psychologist Dr. Chris Miller offers a path forward based on 25 years of working with boys and their families.Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Go to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code AWKWARD to receive UP TO $300 off air purifiersGet 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/FREEAWKWARDGo to Quince.com/awkward for free shipping and 365-day returnsGet 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!Get $25 off any Gabb smartphone GABB.com/AWKWARDBoys Institute for Growth (BIG)Order our book This Is So AwkwardCheck out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.comTo bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.comTo submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.comWatch the full episode on Youtube!Produced by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Should I let my kid play tackle football? That listener question raises a tangle of others, so we set out to address the big ones including: what is a concussion? How they should be treated? When do the prevention strategies or treatments cause their own issues? And why has concussion advice changed so much over time? Getting into conversation with kids about concussions does not have a one-size fits all answer, but this episode offers all the tools you need to help.Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Get 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/FREEAWKWARDGo to Quince.com/awkward for free shipping and 365-day returnsGet 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!Get $25 off any Gabb smartphone GABB.com/AWKWARDOrder our book This Is So AwkwardCheck out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.comTo bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.comTo submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.comWatch the full episode on Youtube!Produced by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There’s so much research swirling around! From substance use to gaming to porn, the overwhelming number of studies can make raising kids feel overwhelming. Dr. Yalda Uhls founded The Center for Scholars and Storytellers to help make sense of all of this data by bridging the gap between families and tech companies, content creators, and studios.Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Get 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/FREEAWKWARDGo to Quince.com/awkward for free shipping and 365-day returnsGet 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!Get $25 off any Gabb smartphone GABB.com/AWKWARDCenter for Scholars and StorytellersMedia Moms and Digital Dads: A Fact Not Fear Approach to Parenting in the Digital AgeOrder our book This Is So AwkwardCheck out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.comTo bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.comTo submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.comWatch the full episode on Youtube!Produced by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lying is normal – literally everyone does it – but it peaks during adolescence. Sometimes they’re little white lies, sometimes they’re big, scary lies. To help us understand how to handle all of them – and the difference between consequences, discipline, and punishment – child development specialist and parenting guru Betsy Brown Braun guides us through.Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Get 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/FREEAWKWARDGo to Quince.com/awkward for free shipping and 365-day returnsGet 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!Get $25 off any Gabb smartphone GABB.com/AWKWARDOrder our book This Is So AwkwardCheck out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.comTo bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.comTo submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.comWatch the full episode on Youtube!Produced by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our favorite otolaryngologist, Dr. Nina Shapiro, dropped in to cover all that can go wrong with tween + teen ears, noses, and throats. We talk about everything from piercings to pimples, bloody noses to snoring, and HPV to Herpes. Fun times!Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Get 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/FREEAWKWARDGo to Quince.com/awkward for free shipping and 365-day returnsGet 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!HYPE: A Doctor’s Guide To Medical Myths, Exaggerated Claims and Bad Advice: How to Tell What’s Real and What’s NotThe Ultimate Kids’ Guide To Being Super HealthyOrder our book This Is So AwkwardCheck out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.comTo bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.comTo submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.comWatch the full episode on Youtube!Produced by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices