Your Teen Mag Podcast

(RERELEASE of December 2019 episode.) We hope you had a great holiday! Please enjoy this resharing of a tell-all by Zach and Jessica, kids of Steph and Sue. The twenty-year-olds reveal high school secrets: what they got away with, what their moms should and should not have worried about, and what they now appreciate most about Steph and Sue's parenting choices. Check out Your Teen on Facebook here...

Well… we’re here. How can we best support our families, our partners, and ourselves through the coming months? Katie Hurley, psychotherapist and author of “A Year of Positive Thinking for Teens” is here to share her wisdom on staying positive through this year and beyond.  Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Make sure to check out all of Evergreen Podcast’s shows and follow them on Twitter, Inst...

For many parents of teenagers, conversations centering around racial justice, police violence, and inherent bias can become interpersonal powder kegs— and quickly. How do we get past the fear of "getting it wrong?" Jen Cort, diversity, equity, inclusion and and justice educator is here to explain her perspective, and the perspective of those working to combat systemic discrimination in educational...

It's a generally accepted fact that college admissions are a meritocracy. Get good grades, participate in a wide range of extracurriculars, score high on your standardized tests, and you're in, right? Jeff Selingo, author of "Who Gets In and Why" is here to dispell that myth, shedding light on the fact that college admissions decisions are often much more likely to be determined by a college's age...

Screentime and teenagers... does one pick the battle or just let it be? AND in a global pandemic? Delaney Ruston, the filmmaker and physician behing the award-winning documentaries "Screenagers" and "Screenagers: Next Chapter" joins Sue and Steph to share her thoughts on approaching the often-messy topic of digital limits with teens and tweens. Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Make sure to ch...

Talking with your teen or tween about sex can, of course, be an uncomfortable topic. But here's the good news: Dr. Megan Maas claims that parents don't have to be sex educators, just sex socializers. What does that mean? Listen to this week's episode to find out! Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Make sure to check out all of Evergreen Podcast’s shows and follow them on Twitter, Instagram, Fac...

Lori Gottlieb, author of New York Times bestseller "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone," deeply understands the powerful effect of talk therapy as both a clinician and a patient. She joins Sue and Steph to answer listener questions on what to look for in a therapist, how to know when you've found a good match, and even how to get your teen to go to therapy. Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Make...

Lifequakes: they're happening constantly. Major disruptions in life's trajectory can be incredibly overwhelming and disorienting— but they don't have to be. Bruce Feiler, author of "Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age," joins Sue and Steph to discuss his story-centric approach to coping with life changes both challenging and exciting. Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Make...

Around the start of middle school, it's totally normal for kids to start spending more time with their friends and coaches than they do with their parents— at least, under usual circumstances. Our middle school mastermind Phyllis Fagell is back to address the challenges of middle school from home, including how to navigate the inevitable middle school meltdown.

From sharing the news with your kids in an age-appropriate way to handling issues of custody and newly blended families, it can be hugely challenging to confidently navigate divorce with your children. David Hill, co-author of Parenting Through Separation and Divorce, is here to share his insight on how to smoothly navigate such an emotionally charged situation.

The class of 2021 (and perhaps beyond!) is in for a unique experience when it comes to the college admissions game. From going on virtual campus visits to analyzing the impact of cancelled extracurriculars affecting a student's application, Ned Johnson of PrepMatters joins Sue and Steph to share his insight on the college admissions process in our ever-changing new world.

Enjoy this rerelease of our episode with Phyllis Fagell this week! We'll be back with new episodes soon. Mediocre (or just plain mean!) friends, lunchroom exclusion, and the sting of first-time rejection from a sports team or school play are all hallmarks of everyone's least favorite years... middle school. However, according to Phyllis Fagell, author of Middle School Matters, this time can be abo...

Even in a world sans Covid-19, taking a "gap year"— or taking a year in between high school and college to travel or do service work— is an underrated and excellent option for many teens. Julia Rogers of EnRoute Consulting and the podcast Gap Year Radio joins Sue and Steph to discuss options for students currently in their junior or senior years of high school.

So you made it through the rest of the school year... but now what? With no camps or other traditional organized activities, what's your kid going to do all summer? Dr. Anisha Abraham joins Sue and Steph to share some ideas on how to build the best non-traditional summer possible for your kids, plus some advice on how to handle the transitional phases between varying levels of lockdown.

Empathy is an often underrated trait in the hyper-competitive, achievement-based world that many of our teens are living in. Michele Borba, educational psychologist and author of "UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed," joins Sue and Steph to teach us the value of empathy in the lives of young people.

Even in a world sans Covid-19, taking a "gap year"— or taking a year in between high school and college to travel or do service work— is an underrated and excellent option for many teens. Julia Rogers of EnRoute consulting and the podcast Gap Year Radio joins Sue and Steph to discuss options for students currently in their junior or senior years of high school.

Mediocre (or just plain mean!) friends, lunchroom exclusion, and the sting of first-time rejection from a sports team or school play are all hallmarks of everyone's least favorite years... middle school. However, according to Phyllis Fagell, this time can be about more than "just getting through it." 

The day-to-day world of today's teens is vastly different than the one once experienced by their parents. Between social media pressures and the barage of all-too-accessible, often-troubling information, being a teen today is even more overwhelming than it was just ten years ago. Dr. John Duffy, author of Parenting The New Teen in the Age of Anxiety, shares his thoughts on how to best parent the n...

Did you know that primary school learning accommodations like IEPs and 504s have no collegiate equivalent? Kind of daunting for those with disabilities, right? Not necessarily! Elizabeth C. Hamblet, learning disabilities consultant at Columbia University, is here to share her advice on how students can best navigate the transition to college and create a new academic normal.  NOTE: This episode wa...

The new wave of shelter in place orders sweeping the nation may feel more like a sentence of "mandatory family bonding" for the teen in your life. Dr. Tori Cordiano joins Your Teen to share her recommended strategies for keeping the peace while staying safe at home.

While coronavirus has the general population social distancing, it's doing the exact opposite to parents and forced-to-be-at-home college students. How should families handle these tenuous circumstances? Debbie Paris, child psychotherapist and go-to guide of Your Teen, shares her thoughts. (Episode audio quality courtesy of social distancing.)

Put down the melatonin— getting a great night's sleep is less complicated than you might think. Dr. Marc Milstein joins Sue and Steph to share his simple tricks we can all use to get some solid rest and to create the sleep schedule of our dreams. 

The phrase "boys will be boys" has taken on new life (and new meaning) in 2020. From the condemnation of dozens of high-profile men in the media, to conflicting messages about consent and pleasure in today's hyper-accessible world of pornography, the lives of teenage boys are more complicated than ever. Peggy Orenstein, author of "Boys & Sex," is here to discuss her findings with Sue and Steph.

Debbie Reber is the founder of Tilt Parenting, an online community aimed at helping parents raise differently-wired kids from a place of confidence. In this episode of Your Teen, Debbie explains her approach to positive parenting in a world that's not always so accommodating to the neurodiverse. 

In many ways, the college admissions process can feel like a lottery. What can applicants do to set themselves apart from the crowd? Julie Kim, college admissions expert, has some innovative ideas for teens and parents looking to create an exceptional college application.