This Is So Awkward
Peoples Media, This Is So Awkward
This is so awkward…but it doesn’t have to be. These days, puberty starts earlier, lasts longer, and happens with a cellphone in hand. The most trusted voices on puberty, Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett, are here to remove cringe from this stage of life – not just for kids going through it but also the adults who care about them. With science, guidance and humor, they cover all the physical, emotional, and social changes that happen between ages 8-18 and beyond.Watch the full episodes on Youtube!
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Sep 23, 2022 • 18min
NOW WHAT?! Making Activities Stick
A listener asked for advice about getting her 6th grader to try an activity, any activity. Some parts of this conversation are non-negotiable – kids have to do something besides sit on their phones – other parts involve a two-way conversation, especially when that kid is trying to figure out what they might be interested in.Production by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 20, 2022 • 48min
The Very Real Benefits of Teens Giving Back
Acts of service stretch far beyond a resume or a college application – giving back has been proven to enhance peoples’ social-emotional health. Natalie Silverstein, MPH, author of The Busy Teens Guide to Giving Back shares data, real life stories, and practical ways to help kids engage with their communities.Show Notes:Simple Acts PodcastSimple Acts Guide Simple Acts Instagram Production by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 16, 2022 • 23min
NOW WHAT?! Oversharing
A listener wrote in asking for help balancing how to have open conversations with teaching privacy, especially when a subject is complicated or charged. How can we talk to kids about certain topics and ask them not to broadcast the conversation to everyone they know without conferring shame?Production by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 13, 2022 • 46min
Starter Conversations About Porn
Porn is everywhere, which is why kids are exposed – either accidentally or on purpose. It’s on all of us to have clear, calm conversations with them, which is why this episode offers several different ways in with kids of all ages.Production by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 9, 2022 • 32min
NOW WHAT?! Is This Early Puberty?
We are adding a second episode each week inspired by listener questions called: WHAT NOW?! where we answer questions and offer next steps to the wild array of challenges that crop up during the decade of puberty. This week’s question: Is my 5-year old in puberty?Production by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 6, 2022 • 47min
How Kids Thrive with Dr. Michele Borba
There isn’t one path to raising a thriving kids, but there is a special sauce to help tweens and teens get there. Educational psychologist and author of Thrivers, Michele Borba, unpacks the strategies that best support and encourage kids.Show NotesMichele Borba, Ed. D.Thrivers Production by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 30, 2022 • 57min
Taking the Stress out of Homework with Brian Platzer
Homework can be a massive source of conflict throughout the school years. Brian Platzer is an expert on how to minimize this: he’s a teacher, tutor and writer. His advice isn’t just realistic and actionable, it changes the dynamic for good! Show Notes:Twitter: @bplatzerIG: @brian.platzerTaking the Stress Out of HomeworkTeachers Who TutorBrian Platzer’s article in The AtlanticProduction by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 26, 2022 • 41min
The Emotional Whiplash of Launching a Kid
Last week, we dropped our kids off at college. This week, we share the excitement, grief, pride, terror, and all of the other emotions that went along with it. It was a journey, from crying on airplanes to remembering there are siblings still left at home. Production by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 23, 2022 • 36min
Cara and Vanessa Interview Their Kids
Our two oldest children, now in college, get raw (and funny!) as they reflect back on conversations about puberty, telling us where we got it right and all the ways we didn’t.Production by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 16, 2022 • 45min
If Only There Were a Student Health Handbook…
As kids head back to school, we chat with Dr. Jill Grimes, author of The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook who offers pearls for kids of all ages and the adults who love them.Show NotesThe College Student Health Handbook by Dr. Jill GrimesThe Campus Cure by Marsha Morris525 FoundationSocial handle: @JillGrimesMD Production by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
