Boys Built Better Jessica Crow and Loudspeaker Studios

Earlier this summer, I was asked by my neighbor and friend Jennifer Little if I would speak at her shop Hey Day as part of its Hey Day grows series. We’d had several conversations about raising kids at our neighborhood get togethers and decided that it was information worth sharing.

Would I speak alone? Oh, no! I reached out to my resident conversation expert and previous guest Kori Wilford.

In this episode, we tackle how to talk to your kids about tough things while also respecting their curiosity and their right to know. The longer I host this show, the more I learn that this, above all other parenting topics, is the heart of our relationships with our kids.

Want more Kori? Check out our original episode on talking to your kids about sex:
https://boysbuiltbetter.com/podcast/creating-sexually-healthy-boys-of-all-ages-and-talking-to-your-son-about-sex/

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Boys Built Better returns on NoCo FM with part two of our conversation recorded live at Heyday Fort Collins with guest Kori Wilford. Learn more about how to have tough conversations with your kids.

Vaping has been all over the news lately, but if you are raising a young adult vaping has probably been something that they have been exposed to for a lot longer than the recent headlines. Today I am chatting with health educator Christa Timmerman about the basics of vaping, its health concerns and how to talk to you child.

Show Notes and Links

For more information on vaping check out:
https://www.larimerhealth.org/vaping

For resources on how to help you child quit visit:
https://www.larimerhealth.org/youthquit

Does your child want to become a youth advocate? Check out:
https://youthactionforhealth.com

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Timestamps
•What is an e-cigarette (3:56)
•Why is vaping so interesting to teens? (8:18)
•Vaping rates in boys (10:00)
•What regulations are in place to protect kids? (11:57)
•Health Risks associated with vaping (15:36)
•Recent Headlines (18:11)
•What addiction really means (21:20)
•How can parents prevent vaping (22:13)
•Vaping in the community (24:24)
•What to do if you find vaping products (25:24)
•Does vaping hlep smokers quit? (26:38)

Tune in for an update on where my family is now vs. when Boys Built Better started two years ago. There is more details in the episode, but for now, this is our last regularly scheduled show. Be sure to subscribe or like us on Facebook or Instagram for updates on new episodes.

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In this episode you will learn a little more about Boys Built Better and its host, Jessica Crow. Jessica is a mom to 3 boys aged 5, 9 and 11 who decided to get into podcasting after a particularly hard year as a parent.
The Boys Built Better podcast is a bi-weekly show designed help all parents raise their boys, better.
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For more information about the art project mentioned in the show, check out our blog post about it here:
https://boysbuiltbetter.com/arts-and-crafts/getting-started-with-perler-beads/

Last Fall, at my oldest son’s 11 year checkup, the pediatrician mentioned the onset of puberty. Sounds silly, but I hadn’t really thought about it before and I certainly didn’t know about the changes my son was about to go through. (If you need a great puberty resource, check out the book I bought for my son and I here.)

Want to know more about your own son’s development? Today I am interviewing Dr. Roy Benaroch and we are chatting about the development of boys from newborn baby through to puberty with parenting tips for each stage of growth.

Show Notes

Roy’s blog is www.pediatricinsider.com and follow him on Twitter at @pedinsider
Search for Roy Benaroch at www.thegreatcourses.com to learn more about his Medical School for Everyone video courses

Time Stamps

Roy’s number one parenting tip (1:38)
Parenting Babies (7:19)
How parents treat boys and girls differently (8:38)
Toddlers are little scientists (13:37)
Developing Independence in Preschoolers (15:44)
School age boys (18:32)
Early Sexual Development (23:59)
Understanding Physical and Emotional Development during Puberty (27:13)
Sexual Development in older boys (35:37)
When to call your pediatrician (38:24)