How To Talk To Kids About Anything

How do we talk to kids about Health Challenges & Medical Diagnoses Many of us have been there. We walk out of an appointment with our child’s doctor or teacher and we feel concerned—and a whole host of other feelings from fear to anger to sadness, confusion and of course, love. We all hope that […] The post How do we talk to kids about Health Challenges & Medical Diagnoses with Kelly Fradin appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

This podcast focuses on the conversations that need to occur around racism, inequities and social justice in a world where black and brown boys are routinely marginalized, mistreated and made to feel inferior.  How can advocates, educators, parents and activists become mentors and guides for black and brown boys? How can we empower our young people to speak out and create change? How can we change the stereotypes of this group of young people by highlighting the good, changing our expectations and altering the old systems that no longer serve? Dr. Robyn Silverman speaks with educator, Jason B. Allen, about how we can make a difference. The post How to Talk to Kids about Equity, Racism and Social Justice with Jason B. Allen – Rerelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Raise Good Humans How do we raise good humans? Parents need to know their North Star, have some good tools and be ready to parent for the long haul. Dr. Robyn Silverman interviews Dr. Aliza Pressman on the How to Talk to Kids about Anything podcast. Special Guest: Aliza Pressman How do we […] The post How to Raise Good Humans with Dr. Aliza Pressman appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Talk to Kids about Money Values, Spending & Giving This podcast focuses on teaching kids and talking to kids about money values and money mindset. How do we help kids to understand how to save, spend and give? What money stories and money beliefs are we passing forward and what do we want […] The post How to Talk to Kids about Money Values, Spending & Giving with Chelsea Brennan – ReRelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Talk to Kids About Outsmarting Worry This podcast focuses on talking to kids about outsmarting worry. Special Guest: Dawn Huebner, PhD Do your children or young teens get nervous? Scared? Jittery? Uneasy? Agitated? Stressed out? Well, everyone gets worried sometimes. Some people are able to move through worry fairly easily while others find […] The post How to Talk to Kids About Outsmarting Worry with Dawn Huebner, PhD – ReRelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Talk to Kids About Differences and Inclusion How do we talk to kids about diversity and inclusion? Beth Leipholtz, inclusion and accessibility advocate discusses what to consider when our own child has a disability as well as how to answer other children’s tough questions about a child’s disability or difference. Special guest: Beth […] The post How to Talk to Kids About Differences and Inclusion with Beth Leipholtz appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Raise Resilient, Self-Reliant, and Secure Kids in an Age of Anxiety This podcast focuses on how to raise resilient, self-reliant and secure kids in an age of anxiety. The most common health disorders among children are mental health disorders. That’s 17 million children! We must help children cope with stress and learn from […] The post How to Raise Resilient, Self-Reliant, and Secure Kids in an Age of Anxiety with Dr. Harold Koplewicz – Rerelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Talk to Kids about Being Sensitive in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World This podcast will focus on how we can support our highly sensitive children in a world that is often loud, fast and overwhelming for them. Dr. Robyn Silverman interviews Jenn Granneman of Introvert, Dear. Guest Expert: Jenn Granneman Do you have […] The post How to Talk to Kids about Being Sensitive in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World with Jenn Granneman appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

How to Talk to Kids about Middle School This podcast is about how to help ourselves and our children navigate middle school successfully. Dr. Robyn Silverman interviews Judith Warner, author of “And Then They Stopped Talking to Me,” about middle school friendship, relationships, emotions, frustrations, screen-time and more. Guest Expert: Judith Warner The Middle School […] The post How to Talk to Kids about Middle School with Judith Warner Rerelease appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

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.