This Is So Awkward

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

People ask us ALL THE TIME about shoplifting: the adults are generally shocked, despite this being an incredibly common phenomena among adolescents. A listener recently asked about how to handle shoplifting and its downstream moral quandaries. Production by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For today’s tweens and teens, youth sports specialization reigns supreme, a new “normal” that presents enormous physical, emotional and financial challenges for kids and their families. We get into all the pros and cons, from helping kids fulfill their potential and achieve their goals to keeping them safe and healthy. Production by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sometimes buying gifts for tweens + teens can feel like a no-win situation. So we’re doing a verbal gift guide with lots of suggestions about the whole gift-giving process with kids. And maybe a gift idea or two ;)Show Notes:OOMSHORTSProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Note to adults: this episode addresses specific sexual acts. So often we hear from adults, “But how do I say it?!” Amy Lang, sex educator and author of Sex Talks with Tweens: What to Say and How to Say It has wonderful and realistic strategies for tricky conversations with adolescents.Show Notes:Sex Talks with Tweens: What to Say and How to Say ItWebsite:www.birdsandbeesandkids.comSocial Media: Instagram Facebook Podcast:Just Say This!Production by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Getting together with family and friends for the holidays can feel like a minefield with growing kids – unsolicited comments and awkward conversations abound. We walk through ways to prepare for and mitigate unwanted collateral damage this holiday season.Show Notes:Discount Code: 15% OFF at myoomla.comCode: PUBERTYPODCASTProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We posted a TikTok about wet dreams and within two days, it went viral. Thousands of people commented that we shouldn’t talk to kids about this topic, ever. Hear our reactions to random strangers’ reactions to our TikTok (we beg to differ!), our theories about what makes our content go viral (hint: it’s always the videos about male body parts) and how that translates to real life conversations (spoiler: better to talk about it!)Show Notes:The Puberty Podcast Episode on Erections & Nocturnal EmissionsLink to SpillingthePubertea TikTok on Wet DreamsProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices