This Is So Awkward

Latest Episodes:

Advice from Famous Sex Educator Shafia Zaloom May 10, 2022

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Shafia Zaloom, author of Sex, Teens and Everything in Between, joins us for an eye-opening and reassuring conversation about teen sexuality, communication and vulnerability.

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Shafia Zaloom's Website

Instagram Shafia Zaloom

Making Caring Common "The Talk"

Dynamo Girl Puberty Workshop Registration

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How to Negotiate with Your Kid May 03, 2022

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There is an endless list of points of contention between adults and tweens + teens: curfew, allowance, screen time, piercings…and on and on. This episode explores how to come up with rules and limits on these issues while making them palatable to our kids, in other words, making our rules seem like their idea.

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Dynamo Girl Puberty Workshop Registration

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Puberty Meets Perimenopause with Monica Corcoran Harel Apr 26, 2022

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The brilliant and hilarious Monica Corcoran Harel, writer and founder of Pretty Ripe, paints the picture of what her household looks like as her daughter experiences puberty and she enters perimenopause, or what she calls “puberty in reverse.”

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Pretty Ripe Newsletter

Pretty Ripe on IG

Jen Gunter "Menopause Manifesto"

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Hair, Hair Everywhere Apr 19, 2022

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Everything you ever wanted to know about when and where hair grows as kids’ bodies change, the social and emotional implications of sprouting on different parts of the body, and how to handle conversations about keeping vs. getting rid of all this new hair.

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Andrew Goldberg On The Puberty Podcast

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When Puberty Doesn’t Go As Expected Apr 12, 2022

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This special episode with Washington Post columnist Meghan Leahy and her daughter, Sophia Rasevic, walks through a family’s atypical puberty journey. Though Meghan is a parenting expert, in this episode she wears her “mom hat'' as she and Sophia share the experience of Sophia’s diagnosis with a condition that dramatically impacted her journey through puberty.

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Meghan Leahy Instagram: @mlparentcoach

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeghanLeahyParentCoach

Twitter: @mlparentcoach

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What Teens Need To Know About Sex Apr 05, 2022

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Part 3 of a 3-part series: What do kids need to know about sex and when? In this episode, we focus on conversations about sex with teens in high school and beyond. The continuation of this ongoing conversation about what they - and you - need to know about talking through these very personal topics.

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Tea & Consent video

Outspoken Education

Planned Parenthood Sex Education Resources

Amaze

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Talking to Tweens About Sex Apr 01, 2022

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What do kids need to know about sex and when? This is the second in a 3-part series answering that question. In this episode, we focus on conversations with kids from 5th grade through the end of middle school, a time when most kids enter and progress through puberty and when they’re getting health/sex education classes in school.

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What School Aged Kids Need to Know About Sex Mar 29, 2022

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What do kids need to know about sex and when? This is the first in a 3-part series answering that question. In this episode, we focus on conversations with kids from Kindergarten through the start of middle school. We’ll help you build a foundation of anatomically correct vocabulary, consent, and privacy, offering age-appropriate and inclusive language.

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Your Whole Body Book

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Goodbye to Anxiety with Dr. Terri Bacow Mar 22, 2022

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Anxiety is a humongous topic of conversation these days, especially increasing rates among kids. Dr. Terri Bacow, author of Goodbye Anxiety, helps sort through what falls into this category, points to the best resources for help, and offers anxiety-management tools for kids and the adults who love them.

A transcript of today's episode is available below:

Transcription of today's episode

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Goodbye Anxiety

Website: https://www.drterribacow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drterribacow/

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From the Horse’s Mouth: Older Teens Give Puberty Advice Mar 15, 2022

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Sometimes, the very best advice comes from a person who’s just out the other end of an experience. Listen in as our interns give the inside scoop on what adolescents need to know and how that information is best delivered.

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The Puberty Portal

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