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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Oct 7, 2022 • 26min
NOW WHAT?! Talking About Masturbation
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
Oct 4, 2022 • 31min
Penises, Testicles and Internal Reproductive Organs
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
Sep 30, 2022 • 25min
NOW WHAT?! Apologies
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
Sep 27, 2022 • 44min
Vulvas, Vaginas and Internal Reproductive Organs
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
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
