This Is So Awkward

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

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

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

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

An honest conversation with our interns about hook-up culture, situationships and friends with benefits. Yes, today’s sexual culture is just as confusing as it sounds.Show Notes:https://myoomla.com/pages/the-puberty-portalProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode will blow your mind. Dr. Yug Varma, microbiologist and entrepreneur, takes us on a journey through the wondrous microbiome of the skin, unmasking the causes of acne and offering up a completely new approach to treatment.Show Notes:Phyla CollectionProduction by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Consent conversations can – and should – start early. So early that they begin around topics that have absolutely nothing to do with sex. Learn how to apply the lessons of consent to a bunch of different topics in kids’ lives and start getting comfortable with a conversation that will happen many different times in many different ways.Shownotes: Tea and Consent Video Cycling Through Consent Video Teens and the Law with Jonathan Cristall, Esq. Advice from Famous Sex Educator Shafia Zaloom Production by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Struggles with body image affects people of all genders and all ages. Psychologist and author Charlotte Markey talks us through all of it, debunking myths and offering guidance for building positive body image.Production by Peoples Media  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Judging ourselves, judging other parents, judging our partners and judging our kids… none of these feels good, and all clog lines of communication. But this is a really tough habit to kick. The first step is owning our judgment, so in this episode we share a bunch of our own parenting fails and then (try to) forgive ourselves. Visit OOMLA to shop thoughtfully designed (OOM)Bras! Produced by Dear Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guiding kids through the adolescent years requires finding true north, a trusted point in the distance during the chaos. So we interviewed education consultants and co-authors of The Parent Compass to get guidance on how to support kids and get out of their way. Shownotes: The Parent Compass Teenager Pro Tips on Instagram & Visit OOMLA to shop thoughtfully designed (OOM)Bras!  Produced by Dear Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices