This Is So Awkward

We loved this listener question! How to handle large age spans – sometimes they’re as big as 18 months – between the youngest and oldest kid in a grade, especially when the wide range of physical and emotional development adds to already complex social challenges. Show Notes:Los Angeles Puberty WorkshopProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s not uncommon to hear the same questions about race that we hear about sex: How do we bring it up? What if we bungle the conversation? When is the right time? Is it ever too early to begin? Journalist and author of Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World Uju Asika answers all of this and more is a deeply moving conversation about race and kids.Show Notes:Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced WorldBabes about Town blogLos Angeles Puberty Workshop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We hear this all the time: How do I get my quiet kid to talk? In short, it’s an art not a science. There are, though, tried and true tips and tricks for drawing out the silent kid in your house.Show Notes:Los Angeles Puberty WorkshopProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re not big believers in New Year’s resolutions, but we ARE big believers in resolving to make change. This episode is about learning lessons from the past year and harnessing that wisdom as we head into the new year!Show Notes:Los Angeles Puberty WorkshopProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kids’ friendships are a huge source of stress for both the kids themselves and their adults. The number one worry we hear from the latter is this: do they have enough friends? Spoiler alert! They only need one. This episode offers advice for helping kids build new friendships, one or many.Show Notes:Los Angeles Puberty Workshop on January 28thDionne Warwick - That’s What Friends Are ForProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Between what they eat and how much, not to mention who’s doing the prep and cleanup, food can be a battle between kids and adults. Stacie Billis to the rescue! The co-host of the podcast Didn’t I just Feed You draws on her culinary chops and her child development background to dish out realistic and practical ways to get our tweens + teens fed.Show Notes:Didn’t I Just Feed YouInstagramProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It would be nice if kids intuitively understood the value of money, where to keep it, how to budget and save, and how to check their bank balances. But these are all skills that need to be taught step by step, creating building blocks for more sophisticated conversations about financial literacy. In response to questions about how to start, we share some basic first steps.Production by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

High school romances today share lots of similarities with decades past, with emotional and physical connection still at the heart of these first relationships. But when things like technology, social media, and hook-up culture are layered on top, high school romance has a distinctly “modern” vibe.Production by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A great question from a listener! And one that *lots* of people have… but feel awkward about asking. Bedwetting can extend well into the tween and even teen years. So we dive into the medical and psychological reasons, plus the fixes.Production by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Becky Kennedy is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Good Inside and a social media parenting whisperer. Listen as she shares simple but deeply resonant advice about how to frame – and deal with – challenging behaviors in tweens and teens.Show Notes:www.goodinside.com InstagramTwitterFacebookProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices