Parent-Teacher Conference: Conversations on parenting teens and adolescents.

Hi Everyone! I thought I would try a format that I *think* will provide a transcript, a podcast, or video so you can, hopefully, access it in the most convenient possible format for you. Let me know what you think. Cheers, Braden Great — here’s the full transcript fully formatted all the way through the end , cleaned for readability but with every word intact : Transcript Hey everybody, I hope you...

Hi everybody! I think I've mentioned before that I have a fairly long commute into work and I always like to spend the time on my way to work thinking and reflecting. I'm going to try making some little videos; we'll see if you like them or not. What I'll do is post these in such a way that you can watch or listen to them as a short podcast, and then also include a cleaned-up transcript for those...

Hi Everyone! As many of you know, I needed to take a little hiatus for some various reasons, but I'm back and planning on resuming this newsletter. I'm excited to jump back in! I think I'm going to experiment with different formats. Since I stopped, Substack has really increased its capabilities and what it can do. So I am going to try making videos that will automatically be uploaded as podcasts....

I took a sabbatical from this newsletter for some various personal reasons, but my life is now in a place where I think I can get back to thinking and reflecting and writing about parenting adolescents. I wanted to try a new form, though. I started making what I hope are short, positive TikTok videos each morning as I have a long drive to work (I pinkie swear that I am very careful about this). Th...

Parents, if you have ever felt that your weaknesses and mistakes mighg mess your child up; if you feel that a happy family means attaining some arbitrary and impossible standard of perfection that implies being free of real challenges; if you have a child who argues with you; if you have real and difficult problems in your family, today’s guest has wonderful news for you: it’s okay. And you can st...

Amy Joyce is the editor of the “ On Parenting ” section of The Washington Post . In her role, Amy encounters hundreds of parenting pieces a week. She fields questions from regular parents and hears from leading thinkers and writers on parenting. She is also a parent. Like all parents, Amy has questions. Unlike most of us, however, she is able to commission a reporter or writer to think about those...

Bringing her trademark wit, humor, and empathy, award-winning author Mary Laura Philpott drops by to talk about both the paradox of parenting: it brings us great joy and also brings us significant vulnerability. Mary Laura discuss her own parenting journey, including how we come to make peace with the fact that our empathize with our own parents, how we can instill kindness, and some unique though...

Theatre arts educator Dr. Jim DeVivo stops by for a wide-ranging discussion about the value of the creative arts in education, mentorship, encouraging creativity, helping kids find their voices, dealing with pandemic-era, social-emotional learning loss, and an article in The New York Times that says theatre kids run the world. During this podcast, we discuss ways that the creative arts help childr...

Navigating friendships and social relationships is one of the most significant parts of a child’s life. During adolescence, social relationships take on enormous, out-sized importance. That also means that when things get challenging, it can be very difficult. The good news is that there are habits and skills that can be built and research-supported techniques and information that can help. Today’...

Navigating friendships and social relationships is one of the most significant parts of a child’s life. During adolescence, social relationships take on enormous, out-sized importance. That also means that when things get challenging, it can be very difficult. The good news is that there are habits and skills that can be built and research-supported techniques and information that can help. Today’...

Eliza Thompson has a Master's of Social Work from Utah State University. She's a certified social worker and is working as a therapist at a private practice, specializing in perinatal mental health.  Eliza's a self-described self-development junkie. She frequently posts and shares thoughts on her journey and other things she learns on her Instagram account, Elizainprogress .  Last year, Eliza shar...

Before I introduce this episode, I’d like to ask a favor if I may. This is my first podcast ever and I really enjoyed doing it. Are you, my wonderful readers, interested in more? If so, do you have suggestions or ideas for guests and/or topics? I’d love your feedback as well. I personally love long conversations on the podcasts I listen to. But maybe you feel differently. There’s a lot for me to l...