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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.
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This Is So Awkward Peoples Media

    • Kids & Family

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 episodes on Youtube!

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    To Spy Or Not To Spy?

    To Spy Or Not To Spy?

    A listener asks: Is it ok to snoop through your kid’s phone? And if you do, and then you find something surprising or worrying, what next? We cover the complexities of talking to kids when information was gathered while spying on them. 

    Show Notes:
    Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP 

    Go to magicspoon.com/PUBERTY to save $5
    Visit Bioptimizers.com/PUBERTY and use code PUBERTY10 for 10% off your purchase.
    Go to FACTORMEALS.COM/puberty50 and use code puberty50 to get 50% off your order.
    Get 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!

    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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    • 39 min
    Managing Failure with Michelle Icard

    Managing Failure with Michelle Icard

    This sounds negative, but it’s not: helping kids to avoid failure is a major parenting goal. They need to learn to handle setbacks in order to navigate life. Educator and author of 8 Setbacks that Can Make a Child a Success, Michelle Icard, g0es beyond managing kids’ failure to making space for healthy risk taking.

    Show Notes:

    Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP 

    Go to magicspoon.com/PUBERTY to save $5
    Visit Bioptimizers.com/PUBERTY and use code PUBERTY10 for 10% off your purchase.
    Go to FACTORMEALS.COM/puberty50 and use code puberty50 to get 50% off your order.
    Get 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!

    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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    • 45 min
    Mistakes We Make With The First Kid

    Mistakes We Make With The First Kid

    Ah, the first pancake: it’s either overcooked, undercooked, or somehow both simultaneously. Every parent (and grandparent, too!) lives a steep learning curve the first time through, racking up a long list of what and how they could have done better. But there’s also a silver lining as we all get better at the job over time. This episode is about letting go of the guilt we feel when we make mistakes, instead leaning into a parenting growth mindset.

    Show Notes:
    Join our LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP 

    Go to magicspoon.com/PUBERTY to save $5
    Visit Bioptimizers.com/PUBERTY and use code PUBERTY10 for 10% off your purchase.
    Go to FACTORMEALS.COM/puberty50 and use code puberty50 to get 50% off your order.
    Get 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!

    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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    • 34 min
    Elisa Song on Healthy Kids, Happy Kids

    Elisa Song on Healthy Kids, Happy Kids

    Trailblazing integrative pediatrician and author of Healthy Kids, Happy Kids Elisa Song has long been a deep believer in the brain-gut connection. Her two decades in functional medicine have made her a leading voice… you’ll understand why when you hear how she explains the gut microbiome to the youngest kids and connects it to issues like teen anxiety for the older ones. 

    Show Notes:
    Go to magicspoon.com/PUBERTY to save $5
    Visit Bioptimizers.com/PUBERTY and use code PUBERTY10 for 10% off your purchase.
    Go to FACTORMEALS.COM/puberty50 and use code puberty50 to get 50% off your order.
    Get 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!

    Order Elisa's book: Healthy Kids, Happy Kids

    NEW! Community Membership and link this https://lessawkward.com/community/

    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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    • 52 min
    Setting a Firm Limit

    Setting a Firm Limit

    A listener wrote in asking: if I give my kid a hard “no” answer to something I know they really want to do, am I just setting them up to go behind my back and do it anyway? Limit setting would be so much easier if it were black and white. This episode explores the gray area of boundary-setting so that adults can remain in conversation with the kids they’re desperately trying to keep safe.

    Show Notes:
    Go to magicspoon.com/PUBERTY to save $5
    Visit Bioptimizers.com/PUBERTY and use code PUBERTY10 for 10% off your purchase.
    Go to FACTORMEALS.COM/puberty50 and use code puberty50 to get 50% off your order.
    Get 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!

    NEW! Community Membership and link this https://lessawkward.com/community/

    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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    • 37 min
    Data and Decision Making with Emily Oster

    Data and Decision Making with Emily Oster

    Author and economist Emily Oster covers all the ways to apply data to thoughtful decisions, from wellness to managing illness. There’s science all around us, but sometimes so many numbers that we feel overwhelmed. Emily to the rescue.

    Show Notes:
    Go to magicspoon.com/PUBERTY to save $5
    Visit Bioptimizers.com/PUBERTY and use code PUBERTY10 for 10% off your purchase.
    Go to FACTORMEALS.COM/puberty50 and use code puberty50 to get 50% off your order.
    Get 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!

    NEW! Community Membership and link this https://lessawkward.com/community/

    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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    • 53 min

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