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    This Is So Awkward

    Growing up is packed with awkward moments… not just for the kids going through it, but for their adults, too. Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett are here to help, with humor and zero judgment. They explain the science behind all of the physical, emotional, and social changes of the tween, teen, and even early 20-something years. 

    From body changes and big feelings to every imaginable blush-worthy question about friendships, sex, and social media, we cover it all. Trade in your cringe for clarity so it can all be less awkward!

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    Rethinking College with Jeff Selingo Oct 28, 2025
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    Higher education is changing at a wildly dramatic pace. Shifting politics, rising tuition costs, and draws like sports and weather all contribute to changes in the application landscape. In this episode, higher ed journalist and author of Dream School, Jeff Selingo, answers some of today’s biggest questions including: Does attending a top-tier school matter? What’s the value of community college or technical school? How do people rationalize the rising cost of higher education?


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    LIVE! Making Sense of Risk Taking Oct 21, 2025
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    Gambling, nicotine and e-bikes… Some degree of increased risk taking during the tween + teen years is completely expected, even among the non-risk takers. This is thanks to where they are in their brain development, a physiological fact that doesn’t make life particularly easy for them or their adults! Cara + Vanessa cover the topic in a LIVE recording, exploring kids’ penchant for risk taking through 3 very timely topics and how to point them towards making good (or at least better) decisions.



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    Raising Strong Girls Oct 14, 2025
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    Being a girl in today’s world can be highly empowering, but at the same time it often means walking through a cultural minefield of social media messaging, toxic perfectionism, and unachievable bodily ideals, all before you turn 13. Journalist Kate Rope‘s new book, Strong As A Girl, looks at the factors that can offset these forces, starting with self-compassion. Our discussion covers the emotional challenges faced by both parents and daughters, how fear impacts parenting decisions, and why it’s so important for girls to express their interests and emotions.



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    Check out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.com

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    The Surprising Effects of Alcohol on Your Body Oct 07, 2025
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    The drinks have changed, yet the alcohol education of young people has remained relatively simplistic. This podcast offers listeners the class that we think should be taught in every high school—the information kids need in order to make informed choices. We start with the science of alcohol, and how it impacts bodies and brains differently. Then we get into consent, drink spiking, mixing alcohol and caffeine, blood alcohol concentration, blacking out, and more! And as always, we suggest different ways into the hundreds of conversations you’ll want to have on the topic.



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    Download the FREE Playbook for Getting Your Kid to Talk


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    Check out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.com

    To bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.com

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    The True Story About Hormones Sep 30, 2025
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    The endocrine system – in charge of making and sending all the hormones throughout the body – is basically the musical conductor for puberty. During puberty, a network of specific glands and hormones work together like an orchestra, eventually leading to a sexually mature reproductive system along with certain smelly and awkward side effects. Listen to how endocrinologist Dr. Gillian Goddard tells the fascinating story of how hormones work throughout puberty, making a complex system so much more understandable.



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    Go to Quince.com/AWKWARD for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns.


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    Download the FREE Playbook for Getting Your Kid to Talk


    Order our book This Is So Awkward



    Check out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.com

    To bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.com

    To submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.com

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    Produced by Peoples Media


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    Caffeine’s Effects on Growing Bodies Sep 23, 2025
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    Caffeine might be the most socially acceptable addictive substance on earth. For starters, it’s sold in coffee shops on nearly every city corner. It’s also available in gummies and sprays. Kids have become a huge target market for highly caffeinated products. What are the repercussions? How does caffeine work in the body and brain? Does it impact growing bodies? Is it safe for your kid? We cover it all.



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    Join the LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP HUB



    Go to Quince.com/AWKWARD for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns.


    Head to phyla.com and use code PUBERTY for 25% off your first order




    Download the FREE Playbook for Getting Your Kid to Talk


    Order our book This Is So Awkward



    Check out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.com

    To bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.com

    To submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.com

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    Big Kids, Bigger Feelings Sep 16, 2025
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    Parenting gets easier right? HA. As our kids get older our expectations grow right along with them, sometimes outpacing their abilities. We need reminding that they are works in progress, with developing brains and burgeoning emotional intelligence. This combination makes for exciting – albeit sometimes challenging – moments when, despite wanting to do our best, we can’t necessarily get there. Enter Alyssa Campbell, MS Ed and her new book Big Kids, Bigger Feelings. Alyssa swoops in with thoughtful, evidence-based guidance for managing these bigger feelings found in bigger kids. Oh, and she tackles our enormous emotional reservoirs, too!



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    Download the FREE Playbook for Getting Your Kid to Talk


    Order our book This Is So Awkward



    Check out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.com

    To bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.com

    To submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.com

    Watch the full episode on Youtube!

    Produced by Peoples Media


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    Getting Boys to Open Up Sep 09, 2025
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    The world (wrongly) assumes that teenage boys want to be left behind their closed bedroom doors until emerging years later. In fact, tween and teen boys want connection, meaning, and care; they might just show it in different ways. We welcome the authors of Talk to Your Boys, Christopher Pepper and Joanna Schroeder onto the podcast to share research and strategies for connecting to boys during these formative years.



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    Go to Quince.com/AWKWARD for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns.


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    Order our book This Is So Awkward



    Check out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.com

    To bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.com

    To submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.com

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    R-E-S-P-E-C-T and teens Sep 02, 2025
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    Individuation is an important theme threaded through the tween and teen years: the formation of independent identity ultimately allows a kid to stand on their own in adulthood. But getting there can sometimes look – and feel – pretty disrespectful. How can we make sense of the challenges, confusion, and sometimes painful moments? (or months?!). Child development specialist and bestselling author Betsy Brown Braun explains this developmental stage and teaches us how to draw lines, set expectations, and not personalize what’s happening!



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    To bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.com

    To submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.com

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    Produced by Peoples Media


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    Protecting the Joy in Youth Sports Aug 29, 2025
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    The benefits to kids of playing sports are super clear. But the picture has gotten more complicated with the pay-to-play takeover of youth sports and the increasingly intense pressure on kids (and their families) to perform at higher and higher levels. Amanda Stanec, youth sports expert and author of Protecting the Joy, is here to make sense of the research and offer balanced guidance for families navigating the youth sports industrial complex.

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