The Puberty Podcast
1) LIVE! Making Sense of Risk Taking
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 bra...Show More
2) Raising Strong Girls
Being a girl in todayâs 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...Show More
3) The Surprising Effects of Alcohol on Your Body
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 schoolâthe i...Show More
4) The True Story About Hormones
The endocrine system â in charge of making and sending all the hormones throughout the body â is basically the musical conductor for puberty. During puberty, a network of specific glands and hormones ...Show More
5) Caffeineâs Effects on Growing Bodies
Caffeine might be the most socially acceptable addictive substance on earth. For starters, itâs sold in coffee shops on nearly every city corner. Itâs also available in gummies and sprays. Kids have b...Show More
6) Big Kids, Bigger Feelings
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 develop...Show More
7) Getting Boys to Open Up
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 ...Show More
8) R-E-S-P-E-C-T and teens
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 s...Show More
9) Protecting the Joy in Youth Sports
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 the...Show More
10) Back to School Battles
Moving from summer mode into school gear is a tricky transition for everyone â kids and adults. Predictable battles arise over tech use, clothing choices, and summer reading (for starters⊠we could go...Show More