This Is So Awkward

What to do when you discover nudes on your kids phone? Or sexting?Production by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As kids get older, the parenting community shifts dramatically. Gone are the days of baby groups and adult-supervised play dates. To fill the hole, Lisa Heffernan co-founded Grown & Flown, which has become the largest online community for parents of teens and young adults. Listen to her hard-earned wisdom.Show Notes:Grown and Flown College Admissions - 7 day free trialGrown and Flown Free NewsletterGrown and Flown Parents Facebook GroupProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A listener sent in a question – via voice memo! – asking for advice: she’s a self-described introvert/nerd raising a highly social tween. So how can adults raise kids when those kids have unfamiliar temperaments? Show Notes:LIVE Puberty Podcast Recording at the JCC ManhattanShop OOMSHORTSProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you ever feel like you can’t understand what kids are talking about? Us too! “Talking” doesn’t even mean talking anymore. This episode is all about the new terminology and how to ask a kid to help you translate.Show Notes:LIVE Puberty Podcast Recording OOMSHORTSProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tons of listeners ask us to weigh in on when they should give their kids access to social media. We have opinions, but (spoiler alert), there’s no ONE way to approach this issue. There are lots of things to consider, though…Show Notes:Get your tickets to our Live Event: Mon, Oct 24th, 2022!Production by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Social media offers lots of positive avenues for providing science-based, inclusive health education, and young people flock to it. Danielle Bezalel, creator of SexEdwithDB, offers insightful guidance, educating the next generation.Show Notes:Sex Ed with DB www.sexedwithdb.com Follow Sex Ed with DB on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.OkaySo Planned ParenthoodAdvocates for YouthProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A listener wrote in with a question about when to talk about masturbation. This is a third rail topic for so many adults! Here’s our advice about when and how to begin the conversation. Production by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Part 2 of our series on anatomical body parts dives into the XY body, explaining and exploring all of the parts of male reproduction. Even the ones that don’t get a lot of play – epididymis anyone?Show Notes:OOMSHORTS Production by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sometimes we over apologize and sometimes we owe an apology but can’t seem to offer it up. This goes for every corner of our lives, including interaction with our kids. Vanessa kicks this episode off by owning a parenting fail for which she needed to apologize, BIG TIME.Production by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Knowing the names and functions of body parts keeps people healthy and safe. Words like vulva and vagina are not bad words – they are body parts just like elbow and knee. In addition to the external parts of an XX body, we discuss internal parts like the ovaries, fallopian tubes and uterus.Show Notes:https://myoomla.com/collections/oomshortsProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices