This Is So Awkward

Latest Episodes:

The Grandparent Episode with Henry + Zoe Winkler (Holiday Rerun)! Dec 26, 2023

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Happy Holidays! Today we re-run our Season 1 episode with Henry + Zoe Winkler is a father/daughter. This is a master class on how grandparents play loving, supportive and epicenter-of-fun roles in their grandchildren’s lives. If we’re lucky, children have grandparents who can act as an extra set of trusted adults, helping them navigate the twists and turns of childhood. But every parent knows that when it comes to grandparents, the rules tend to get thrown out the window - cake for breakfast anyone? We laughed and cried during this inspirational conversation with a very special family… we think you will, too.

Show Notes:

This Is About Humanity

Alien Superstar Book Series

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Neurodiversity and Puberty with Debbie Reber of Tilt Parenting Dec 19, 2023

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We’ve had countless requests to dive into the topic of neurodiversity, and we’re thrilled to start here with podcaster, author, and founder/CEO of Tilt Parenting Debbie Reber. It’s a conversation about puberty plus ADHD, autism, and so much more.

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Tilt Parenting

Differently Wired: A Parent’s Guide to Raising an Atypical Child with Confidence and Hope

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Lessons Learned from the Road Dec 12, 2023

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That’s a wrap! It was such an honor to spend the past two months speaking across the country about our new book This Is So Awkward. Even though we did a lot of talking, we also did a lot of listening and learning, too. Passing along the top lessons learned from speaking to thousands of folks through the fall.

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Middle School Superpowers with Phyllis Fagell Dec 05, 2023

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Middle school is hard enough, and then you add puberty. Here to walk us through the trials, tribulations, and yes JOYS of it all is Phyllis Fagell, school counselor, journalist, and author of two books about surviving and thriving in middle school. Plus, she’s simply delightful!

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Understanding STI’s/STD’s Nov 28, 2023

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Taking a positive approach to health and sex education works better than fear mongering. Still, though, we need to talk about the scarier consequences of sex, starting with STIs and STDs. In this episode, we cover the most common infections, how they are transmitted, and how they can be prevented or treated.

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Fostering Gratitude Nov 21, 2023

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Getting a tween or teen to say thank you can sometimes feel like pulling teeth, but it’s not always about saying the exact words. The long game is about cultivating a sense of gratitude in kids and learning to decipher the different ways they might choose to show their appreciation. Spoiler alert: it’s not always in the way we might expect.

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Talk to Your Boys Nov 14, 2023

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Some of the best advice we’ve heard for how to talk to boys about everything from health to sex to friendship comes from award-winning educator and writer, Christopher Pepper. He offers invaluable insights into the lives of teen boys.

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TeenHealthToday.com

TalkToYourBoys.com

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Big News! Our New Health Education Curriculum Nov 07, 2023

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Revealing our newest project: a reliable, relatable and fun health and sex ed curriculum arriving in the next few weeks! We’ve had this in the works for a while, but our book tour audiences across the country have provided new inspiration. Now we’re reaching out to our listeners: What would you want to see included? And if you’re an educator, how can we make the teaching as light a lift as possible?

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Sex Ed Standards Across the US Oct 31, 2023

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There’s no federally mandated standard for sex education – in fact, there aren’t consistently enforced standards across states or even local school districts. Jaclyn Friedman, founder of Educate US, joins us to un-complicate this web of loose and widely-varying recommendations, ultimately explaining where parents and educators alike go from here.

Show Notes:

Jaclyn Friedman

https://educateusaction.org/resources/

https://siecus.org/state-profiles/

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Consequences + Discipline with Tina Payne Bryson Oct 24, 2023

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Discipline is about teaching kids, not about punishing them. It can be challenging to take that approach when managing our kids’ behavior, but ultimately the goal is for kids to do better next time. Our consequences need to keep that goal in mind and Tina Payne Bryson joins us to give us a pathway toward that goal.

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Tina Payne Bryson

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