Talking About Kids

R. Bradley Snyder
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Talking About Kids

Talking About Kids is a weekly podcast for parents, educators, and direct service providers that explores the latest information on issues impacting children and adolescents, from preventing bullying to unlocking creativity. Hosted by R. Bradley Snyder, author of The 5 Simple Truths of Raising Kids, each episode presents a new topic and introduces listeners to authors, academics, and visionaries from around the globe. 

  1. 3D AGO

    How a developmental-relational approach benefits all kids with Debra Pepler

    Send us a text The impact of Debra Pepler’s scholarship and work on the positive development of kids is global. You do not have to take my word for it. You can ask the Canadian Psychological Association, who bestowed on her the Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology; or the nation of Canada who made her an Officer of the Order of Canada; or Oprah, who sought out Deb to help the audience of Oprah Winfrey Show understand and prevent childhood bullying. Recently...

    31 min

  2. MAR 3

    How to protect kids from gendered-racial stereotypes in the classroom with Sheretta Butler-Barnes

    Send us a text For the final Black History Month episode of Talking About Kids, I want to explore steps that we all can take to help protect Black students from the harm caused by gendered and racial stereotypes in the classroom. As you will hear from my guest, the celebrated scholar Sheretta Butler-Barnes, the things that benefit Black students actually benefit all students. Sheretta is the Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholar in the Brown School of Social Work at Washington Unive...

    38 min

  3. FEB 24

    What you need to know about racial socialization competency with Riana Elyse Anderson

    Send us a text Racial socialization competency refers to a parent’s or caregiver’s ability to communicate with their kids about race and to impart strategies for coping with racial discrimination, and the research shows that higher levels of competency are associated with better outcomes for Black children and youth. For this third Black History Month episode of Talking About Kids, I asked Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson to explain racial socialization competency, its components, and how it can be d...

    37 min

  4. FEB 17

    Which resources promote the well-being of Black emerging adults with Mavis Sanders

    Send us a text As adolescents transition into adulthood and independence, their needs change. For Black History Month, Talking About Kids is looking at the specific needs of Black youth and young adults. My guest to help me do that is Mavis Sanders. Mavis is a senior research scholar at Child Trends who recently released a wonderfully insightful brief entitled, “Black Emerging Adults Identify Protective Community Resources That Promote Their Well-Being.” More information about Mavis and her r...

    44 min

  5. FEB 10

    What you need to know to support the positive development of Black girls with Seanna Leath

    Send us a text Talking About Kids is designed to support the positive development of all kids with the recognition that the factors that influence that development will be unique for each child based on their individual characteristics as well as those of their family and community. For Black History Month, Talking About Kids is examining the factors that influence the positive development of Black children and youth, and we kick off the month with insights from Seanna Leath. Seanna is an Ass...

    38 min

  6. FEB 3

    How to connect with young children through authentic stories with Sasha Saidman

    Send us a text My guest today is Sasha Saidman. Sasha is the author of multiple children’s books, including First Day, All Out of Ducks, and, my personal favorite, Melonade. As you will hear, one of the things that makes Sasha special is her willingness to unabashedly explore the adversity she has experienced in order to write authentic books that resonate with young children and their caregivers alike. More information about Sasha and her books and a link to the National Maternal Mental Heal...

    32 min

  7. JAN 27

    What you need to know about the next generation of baby monitors with Ami Meoded

    Send us a text A lot has changed since the days when baby monitors were little more than pastel-colored intercoms. Today, baby monitors transmit video as well as sound, they play lullabies and have night vision, and some even proport to be able to alert parents to changes in their baby’s breathing. While these advancements should result to healthier and happier children, the temptation to replace actual physical contact between a parent and a child with monitoring is great and doing so would ...

    37 min

  8. JAN 20 · BONUS

    Episode 6: What birth statistics indicate about how the U.S. values families

    Send us a text It has been just over two weeks since Baby New Year 2025 arrived, so for this sixth and final mini holiday break episode of the 2024-2025 season of Talking About Kids, I am going to discuss births, deaths, and the fetal mortality rates and maternal mortality ratios. Links to the data I cite are at talkingaboutkids.com. Full-length Talking About Kids episodes will return next week.

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Talking About Kids is a weekly podcast for parents, educators, and direct service providers that explores the latest information on issues impacting children and adolescents, from preventing bullying to unlocking creativity. Hosted by R. Bradley Snyder, author of The 5 Simple Truths of Raising Kids, each episode presents a new topic and introduces listeners to authors, academics, and visionaries from around the globe. 

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  • Creator
    R. Bradley Snyder
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    160
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Talking About Kids
  • Show Website
    Talking About Kids

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