How To Talk To Kids About Anything

Many would agree that most teenagers are emotional. Sometimes those emotions are worn on the sleeve while other times they are more covert but often ever-present. How do we understand our teenagers’ intense and often fraught emotional lives—and how do we support them through this critical developmental stage? For that, we have the pleasure of having the fabulous Lisa Damour back on our show today. Recognized as a thought leader by the American Psychological Association, Lisa Damour, Ph.D., co-hosts the Ask Lisa podcast, writes about adolescents for the The New York Times, appears as a regular contributor to CBS News, works in collaboration with UNICEF, and maintains a clinical practice. She is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood and Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls (we had Lisa on the show to discuss it!). She has a NEW book out! Wooohoo! It’s called The Emotional Lives of Teenagers:

How Mindfulness Can Positively Impact the Way We Parent Our Children This podcast will focus on mindfulness and how it can help the way we parent and teach our children. The podcast episode provides how to train yourself to stay calm in tough situations, how to calm down more quickly and how to teach your […] The post How Mindfulness Can Positively Impact the Way We Parent Our Children with Dr. Laura Markham Rerelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Talk to Kids about Adoption, Foster Care and Attachment This podcast will talk about how many people have the wrong idea about adoption and kids. Adoption is nuanced and those involved in adoption are human! Experts in adoption have found that children, adoptive parents and birth parents may grapple with seven different core […] The post How to Talk to Kids about Adoption, Foster Care and Attachment with Allison Davis Maxon, LMFT appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

This podcast will focus on talking to our kids about being brace and having uncomfortable conversations about race and racism. Don’t let the discomfort get in the way! Dr. Robyn Silverman interviews coauthors, Shanterra McBride and Rosalind Wiseman, about their book, Courageous Discomfort. The post How to Talk to Kids about Race and Racism with Shanterra McBride and Rosalind Wiseman appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

This podcast will focus on boys, consent, masculinity, hook-ups, love and porn—and how to open up conversations with boys about these topics that will help them to become more informed boys and better men. The post How to Talk to Boys about Sex with Peggy Orenstein Rerelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

This podcast will focus on breaking the cycle of reactive parenting so that we don’t get derailed by everyday challenges, irritations, and frustrations while parenting. Hunter-Clarke-Fields provides specific strategies for all parents to use so that we can bring more calm and peace into our daily lives. The post How to Break the Cycle of Reactive Parenting with Hunter Clarke-Fields, MSAE appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

This podcast will focus on the 5 love languages and how they apply to blended families. Blended families must learn how to navigate step parents, step siblings, step grandparents with all of their nuances, needs, rules, emotions, concerns and ways that all of these different people want to feel valued and important. Stepfamilies must deal with the pain of the past, the complexities of new relationships and the unique challenges that come with creating one family. As parents and stepparents, how can we have these important conversations about fear, loss, inclusion, empathy and connection—tying the binds between the biological family members and the new family members? How do we find love, strengthen it and keep it in a step family? This podcast addresses these unique challenges. The post How to Talk to Kids about Step-Families and Blended Families with Ron L. Deal, MMFT ReRelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Talk to Kids about Meaning & Purpose in a Secular Age This podcast focuses on talking to kids on talking to kids about finding meaning, connection and purpose even if they are not raised in a religious family—or if they are raised in a family without religion at all. Tips and scripts are provided […] The post How to Talk to Kids about Meaning & Purpose in a Secular Age with Katherine Ozment Rerelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

The Good News about Bad Behavior This podcast will focus on the good news about bad behavior! Looking into some of the top parenting models, Katherine Reynolds Lewis and Dr. Robyn Silverman discuss how best to help our children thrive in different situations. Inspired by parenting models from authors and podcast guests, Dr. Ross Greene […] The post The Good News about Bad Behavior with Katherine Reynolds Lewis – ReRelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Talk to Kids about the Gifts & Challenges of Neurodiversity This podcast is about the gifts and challenges of raising neuro-diverse children and how we, as adults, educators and typically-developing children can support, encourage and help atypically-developing children thrive. What do we need to know about ADHD, autism, giftedness and more? How can […] The post How to Talk to Kids about the Gifts & Challenges of Neurodiversity with Debbie Reber ReRelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

This podcast will focus on self-compassion, especially in moments when we mess up as parents. We need to remember, being a great parent is not the same thing as being a perfect parent. When we show ourselves self-compassion, we don’t judge ourselves and we show our kids that it’s okay to make mistakes and move forward. The post How to Show Self-Compassion When You Mess Up as a Parent with Carla Naumburg appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Talk to Military Kids about Common Stressors and Concerns This podcast will focus on common stressors that military families—and, in particular, military kids, must cope with because they are in military families. From frequent moving to deployment, injuries and even death of a loved one, military kids must endure a great deal of […] The post How to Talk to Military Kids about Common Stressors and Concerns with Dr. Julie Kinn Rerelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Raise Teen Girls and Grow a Relationship with Your Teen Daughters This podcast focuses on the “truths” teen girls should know as they go through the adolescent years. What do they need to know about friendships? Romantic relationships? Reputation? Their strengths? We will discuss some important topics that apply to teen girls and […] The post How to Raise Teen Girls and Grow a Relationship with Your Teen Daughters with Kari Kampakis – ReRelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

This podcast focuses on talking to kids about ignoring it when siblings are driving them nuts. We will be discussing how to deal with siblings who annoy, pester, bully, or fight using the “Ignore It!” system developed by Catherine Pearlman. The post How to Parent with Intention with Destini Ann Davis appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Cope with Siblings who Annoy, Bully or Fight This podcast focuses on talking to kids about ignoring it when siblings are driving them nuts. We will be discussing how to deal with siblings who annoy, pester, bully or fight using the “Ignore It!” system developed by Catherine Pearlman. Special Guest: Catherine Pearlman Now, […] The post How to Cope with Siblings who Annoy, Bully or Fight with Catherine Pearlman – ReRelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

This podcast episode provides important lessons antibias and antiracist practices as well as how to address some uncomfortable conversations with kids, in the moment, when biased things are said. The post How to Talk to Kids about Antibias and Antiracist Practices with Liz Kleinrock appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Talk to Middle Schoolers about What Matters Most This podcast will focus on the key skills kids need to thrive in middle school and beyond as well as how parents and educators can help. In this interview with school counselor and psychotherapist, Phyllis Fagell, LCPC, author of Middle School Matters, we discuss how […] The post How to Talk to Middle Schoolers about What Matters Most with Phyllis Fagell, LCPC – ReRelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Talk to Kids about Death & Dying Having a conversation about death and dying is not typically a conversation people are excited to have with their kids. And yet, we all know it’s necessary. A friend of mine came over to me at a party the other day. She had just found out […] The post How to Talk to Kids about Death & Dying with Joe Primo – ReRelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

This podcast episode provides an in-depth look at the lives of adolescent girls and their mental health. The post How to Talk to Girls about Anxiety, Depression, and Social Media with Donna Nakazawa appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

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