Ep 147: Dedicated, Purposeful Teens
Pete Davis, author of Dedicated, speaks to us about the power of commitment in an age of infinite options. Plus, what to say to a teen who’s trying everything to gain status.
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Ep 146: How AI Impacts Our Teens
John Zerilli, PhD, author of A Citizen’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence, clues us in on how AI is affecting us right now and what it means for our teens and families. Plus, John’s prediction for when AI could take over–and what skills teens should hone in preparation.
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Ep 145: How To Raise A Smart Learner
Dr. Barbara Oakley, author of Uncommon Sense Teaching, delivers the best ways to get ahead in academics based on her research in education, neuroscience, and teaching. Is memorizing a waste of time? Who can procrastinate and get away with it? How can we help our teens be better learners?
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Ep 144: Add More To Life With Subtraction
Leidy Klotz, author of Subtract, shares his research on the science of taking things away, simplification, and subtraction to make more space for better ways of living. How to scale back tech use, clean up our calendars, and streamline family rules is coming up!
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Ep 143: The Do’s and Don’ts of College Applications
Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick and Jenn Curtis, authors of The Parent Compass, share their wealth of knowledge on the college admissions process and parenting in the late teens.
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Four Hearty Ways to Build Trust with Your Teenager
As a parent, you know how important it is to build trust with your teens. A good parent/teen relationship is…
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Ep 142: Good Troublemakers
Dr. Charlan Nemeth, author of In Defense of Troublemakers, shares her decades of research on underdogs and dissenters with Andy. Turns out troublemakers have hidden superpowers that can make them top-notch critical thinkers and persuaders!
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Ep 141: Getting Comfortable with Anxiety
Ellen Hendriksen, author of How to Be Yourself, clues us in on what might be triggering your teen’s anxiety and perfectionism–and what you can do to help them overcome those and feel comfortable being themselves!
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Ep 140: Helping Teens Thrive
Dr. Michele Borba, author of Thrivers and UnSelfie, offers up research-based ways to help teens thrive. We’ll delve into some of the seven key traits parents can teach their teen to set them up for success.
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How to Know if Your Teen Is at Risk for Addiction
Is your teen taking one of three major pathways that longitudinal studies found make them at an increased risk for…
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