
This Is So Awkward
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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 episode...
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Episodes (402)
NOW WHAT?! Brand New Research About Porn & Teens
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Handling Information About Another Kid
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NOW WHAT?! The Impact of Big Age Spans within a Single Grade
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Intersection of Parenting and Race with Uju Asika
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NOW WHAT?! Getting Silent Ones to Open Up
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New Year’s Resolutions(-ish)
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NOW WHAT?! How Many Friends Is Enough?
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You Thought Feeding Toddlers Was Hard?!
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NOW WHAT?! Starting the Conversation about Money
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High School Romance
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NOW WHAT?! Bedwetting
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Dr. Becky on Seeing the Good Inside
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NOW WHAT?! Shoplifting
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Youth Sports (Over-)Specialization
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NOW WHAT?! Gifting Adolescents
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Sex Talks with Amy Lang
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NOW WHAT?! Managing the Holidays with Tweens + Teens
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Going Viral on TikTok
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NOW WHAT?! Middle School Romance
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LIVE: Caring for Kids Through Mood Swings w/ Dr. Aliza Pressman
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NOW WHAT?! Good Kids, Bad Decisions
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LIVE: What is Modern Puberty?
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NOW WHAT?! Sexting
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Finding Community When Kids are Grown & Flown
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NOW WHAT?! When My Kid is Wired Differently Than Me
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Vocab Lessons for the OG’s
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NOW WHAT?! Access to Social Media
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The TikTok Generation Gets Sex Educated
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NOW WHAT?! Talking About Masturbation
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Penises, Testicles and Internal Reproductive Organs
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NOW WHAT?! Apologies
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Vulvas, Vaginas and Internal Reproductive Organs
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NOW WHAT?! Making Activities Stick
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The Very Real Benefits of Teens Giving Back
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NOW WHAT?! Oversharing
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Starter Conversations About Porn
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NOW WHAT?! Is This Early Puberty?
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How Kids Thrive with Dr. Michele Borba
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Taking the Stress out of Homework with Brian Platzer
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The Emotional Whiplash of Launching a Kid
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Cara and Vanessa Interview Their Kids
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If Only There Were a Student Health Handbook…
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Hook-Up Culture from Those Living In It
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Treating Acne with the Microbiome
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Beginner Conversations about Consent
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Ungendering Body Image
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How to Parent without Judgment
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Giving Parents A Compass
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First Loves and Desires
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Life Hacks for the Sleep Deprived Teen
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