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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

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52:47

The Sleep Deprived Teen

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/09/20

Spoiler alert: the only life hack for sleep deprivation is… more sleep! Lisa Lewis is the journalist who helped pass California’s new later school-start time law, all in an effort to prioritize teen sleep. This episode makes you look at sleep needs – for our kids and us, too – in a whole new light. Show Notes: Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Go to Quince.com/awkward for free shipping and 365-day returns Get 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code

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57:25

Body Image with Dr. Charlotte Markey

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/09/17

Adults often bring their own baggage into conversations with tweens + teens. Nowhere is this more evident than with body image. It’s a fraught and complex issue to begin with – helping kids achieve positive (or at least neutral) body image becomes nearly impossible when we entangle their feelings about their bodies with our feelings about our own. Psychologist and leading expert in body image research, Dr. Charlotte Markey, offers invaluable advice. Show Notes: Join our LESS AWKWARD

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48:28

The Power of Shutting Up

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/09/13

Listen more and lecture less. It’s the golden nugget piece of advice about being in conversation with tweens and teens. But zipping your mouth can be tough – because you know the right answer or because your worry overruns your self control or because constructive conversation gets hijacked by your frustration. This episode is all about how, why and when we need to shut our mouths. Show Notes: Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Go to Quince.com/awkward for free shipping and 365-day returns Get

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51:53

Parenting with a Big Age Gap

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/09/10

People often ask for advice about talking about tricky topics when there are big age gaps between kids in the home. The short answer is that there are some conversations everyone can be a part of, and others need to be handled individually. The longer answer, which we get into with journalist Ericka Sóuter, speaks to which conversations might be age-segmented and how to help kids understand what they should — and shouldn’t — share with their siblings.Show Notes: Join our LESS AWKWARD

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44:02

The Family Group Chat

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/09/06

As technology has evolved, family communication has changed right along with it. Enter the family chat – which can take place on messaging apps or social media platforms. This space might be a forum for political arguments, meme sharing, telling kids it’s time for dinner, or all of the above. It’s fun! It can be LOL funny! But how can we use text “conversations” to stay connected without further increasing our tech dependence?Show Notes: Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Go to

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40:09

Sensory Integration in Tweens + Teens

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/09/03

Changing bodies and fluctuating hormones require kids to develop a new awareness of their own bodies and new skills to care for them. Occupational therapist Dr. Allie Ticktin joins us to explore sensory integration, the importance of the 3 “hidden senses” (vestibular, interoception, proprioception), and what dysregulation looks like in kids this age.Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIPGo to Quince.com/awkwardfor free shipping and 365-day returnsGet $25 off any Gabb

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46:56

Sensory Integration in Tweens + Teens

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/09/03

Changing bodies and fluctuating hormones require kids to develop a new awareness of their own bodies and new skills to care for them. Occupational therapist Dr. Allie Ticktin joins us to explore sensory integration, the importance of the 3 “hidden senses” (vestibular, interoception, proprioception), and what dysregulation looks like in kids this age. Show Notes: Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Go to Quince.com/awkward for free shipping and 365-day returns Get $25 off any Gabb

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48:07

Youth Sports (Over-)Specialization

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/08/30

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.Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIPThree Sixty-Five brand by Whole Foods MarketGo toK12.com/AWKWARDtoday to learn more and find atuition-freeK12-powered schoolnear you.Get 25%

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54:55

Youth Sports (Over-)Specialization

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/08/30

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. Show Notes: Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Three Sixty-Five brand by Whole Foods Market Go to K12.com/AWKWARD today to learn more and find a tuition-free K12-powered

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35:09

Fad Diets and Supplements

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/08/27

Most people feel pressure to look a certain way regardless of gender or age. And at least as long as we can remember, fad diets and supplements have been marketed as shortcuts to achieve these goals. Things have only amplified over the past decade thanks to social media. So what diets are effective? And safe?? If any! And how should tweens and teens make sense of all of the information streaming their way at the very same time their bodies are transforming? We try to make sense of it all.Show

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41:56

Fad Diets and Supplements

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/08/27

Most people feel pressure to look a certain way regardless of gender or age. And at least as long as we can remember, fad diets and supplements have been marketed as shortcuts to achieve these goals. Things have only amplified over the past decade thanks to social media. So what diets are effective? And safe?? If any! And how should tweens and teens make sense of all of the information streaming their way at the very same time their bodies are transforming? We try to make sense of it all. Show

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51:38

The Power of Showing Up With Dr. Tina Payne Bryson

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/08/23

Tina Bryson provides a masterclass in the science of why it’s so important to show up for kids and how we can do it, even imperfectly.Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIPThree Sixty-Five brand by Whole Foods MarketGo toK12.com/AWKWARDtoday to learn more and find atuition-freeK12-powered schoolnear you.Get 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!The Power of Showing UpThe Center for ConnectionOrder our book This Is So AwkwardCheck

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58:26

The Power of Showing Up With Dr. Tina Payne Bryson

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/08/23

Tina Bryson provides a masterclass in the science of why it’s so important to show up for kids and how we can do it, even imperfectly. Show Notes: Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Three Sixty-Five brand by Whole Foods Market Go to K12.com/AWKWARD today to learn more and find a tuition-free K12-powered school near you. Get 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout! The Power of Showing Up The Center for Connection Order our

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42:30

Interviewing Our Second Borns

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/08/20

Days before they leave for college, Cara and Vanessa’s 2nd-born sons made their debut appearance on the podcast. Listeners will have to make their way through even more laughter than usual as we ask them hard hitting questions like: What’s it like being the second kid? What do they wish they could change about their mothers? And why are their rooms such a mess? Unvarnished, hilarious, and deeply honest, this episode is one for the ages.Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIPThree Sixty-Five

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49:15

Interviewing Our Second Borns

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/08/20

Days before they leave for college, Cara and Vanessa’s 2nd-born sons made their debut appearance on the podcast. Listeners will have to make their way through even more laughter than usual as we ask them hard hitting questions like: What’s it like being the second kid? What do they wish they could change about their mothers? And why are their rooms such a mess? Unvarnished, hilarious, and deeply honest, this episode is one for the ages. Show Notes: Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Three

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55:17

Taking the Stress out of Homework

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/08/16

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:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIPThree Sixty-Five brand by Whole Foods MarketGo to Quince.com/awkwardfor free shipping and 365-day returnsGet $25 off any Gabb smartphoneGABB.com/AWKWARDGo toK12.com/AWKWARDtoday to learn more and find

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62:05

Taking the Stress out of Homework

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/08/16

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: Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP Three Sixty-Five brand by Whole Foods Market Go to Quince.com/awkward for free shipping and 365-day returns Get $25 off any Gabb smartphone GABB.com/AWKWARD Go to K12.com/AWKWARD today to learn more and find

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46:00

Understanding Boys with Ruth Whippman

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/08/13

Boys face strong cultural messaging about how they should look, act, and express themselves. Social media only amplifies the narrative, delivering it to tweens and teens in every imaginable way. Which is why our conversation with journalist and author Ruth Whippman was so valuable: starting from a place of deep understanding of science and data, she interviewed boys and young men and then wove their stories with her own parenthood in the new book BoyMom.Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD

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52:47

Understanding Boys with Ruth Whippman

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/08/13

Boys face strong cultural messaging about how they should look, act, and express themselves. Social media only amplifies the narrative, delivering it to tweens and teens in every imaginable way. Which is why our conversation with journalist and author Ruth Whippman was so valuable: starting from a place of deep understanding of science and data, she interviewed boys and young men and then wove their stories with her own parenthood in the new book BoyMom. Show Notes: Join our LESS AWKWARD

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55:58

Executive Function in Tweens & Teens with Dr. Tori...

This Is So Awkward ·

2024/08/09

Dealing with executive functioning in tweens and teens can be a perfect storm of frustration, anger, and low self-esteem. Clinical psychologist, Tori Cordiano, shares insight into what’s happening in the brain and trade secrets about how kids and adults alike can maximize executive function skills at different ages.Show Notes:Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIPThree Sixty-Five brand by Whole Foods MarketGo to Quince.com/awkwardfor free shipping and 365-day returnsGet $25 off any Gabb

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