Podcasts about teen's guide

Today, we're pleased to share with you an audio essay written and read by David Murray, entitled, "How to Pray When You're Feeling Depressed". David Murray has pastored four churches in Scotland and the USA. He is also a counselor, a regular speaker at conferences, and the author of several books including 'Why Am I Feeling Like This?: A Teen's Guide to Freedom from Anxiety and Depression'. Read the essay here. If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Chike Ozuka is a licensed financial professional who teaches and guides families how to build wealth. He has worked with teens for the past 17 years and is very passionate about generational wealth and building it from the ground up. He is also the author of the book, “The Teen's Guide to WEALTH”, available at www.teensguidetowealth.comConnect with Chike OzukaInstragram:      https://www.instagram.com/chike_ozukaTwitter(X):        https://twitter.com/chike_ozukaYouTube:        https://www.youtube.com/@TheTeensGuidetoWealthPurchase “Black Wall Street” The Board Gamehttps://www.playblackwallstreet.com/maliksfirstjobpodcastGet a GreenLight Debit Card for Your Children:https://share.greenlight.com/96453721Register for Free Online Financial Literacy Courses:https://maliksfirstjob.banzai.org/wellness/collections/teaching-kids-financesPurchase Malik's First Job: Financial Principles for Teens:www.maliksfirstjob.comFollow Malik's First Job on Social Media Facebook:       https://www.facebook.com/maliksfirstjobInstagram:       https://www.instagram.com/maliksfirstjobTwitter:            https://www.twitter.com/maliksfirstjob

You never know what you’re going to hear when Dr. Gary Chapman takes phone calls from listeners. It could be a marriage struggle, a disagreement about a previous answer he’s given, or a parenting question. He’ll tackle any relational issue you have—from in-laws to the love languages. Need some encouragement? Don’t miss this “Dear Gary” broadcast on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: A Teen's Guide to the 5 Love Languages: How to Understand Yourself and Improve All Your RelationshipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Lisa and Ben discuss:The biggest challenge for teens and the best predictor of student success. Understanding the true definition of your teen's stress. How your teen (and you!) can learn to be calm, confident, and focused in the face of stress. Helping your student when they say they are not stressed, but you think they are. How to foster agency in your student. Key Takeaways: Self-definition is one of the most difficult things for teenagers (and everyone). The current education systems do not teach individuality and society does not give people the experience early enough to be able to define who they are. Ideal stress is a bell curve. Too much or too little and performance decreases, but some stress is required for your student to perform at their best.  Life is going to happen and it will be filled with challenges. Stress comes with how people react to those situations. Parents can help their teens get through stressful situations by reminding them of other situations where they have overcome something challenging.  “When you approach life's challenges, whether it's the ACT, a college interview, or somebody getting sick, you can approach it in a calm and confident and focused way. You're not struggling with it, you're not wishing it were different, you are just dealing with it as it is.” – Dr. Ben BernsteinAbout Dr. Ben Bernstein: Ben Bernstein is a senior psychologist and educator specializing in top performance. Known as the “Stress Doctor,” he is the author of four books on how stress affects performance: Test Success (2009), A Teen's Guide to Success (2014); Stressed Out! for Parents (2015); and Crush Your Test Anxiety (2018). His forthcoming book, The Threefold Path to Optimal Living, will be released in 2024. His monthly blog posts on the Psychology Today website regularly receive thousands of hits. ‘Dr. B' is a performance coach for Academy Award, Tony Award, and Pulitzer Prize winners. His client list includes dentists and dental specialists, CEOs, business owners, athletes, attorneys, physicians, parents, opera singers, and actors. He lectures worldwide, live and online, to audiences of business executives, professors, parents, and healthcare professionals. Episode References:Episode #040 Building Motivation & Stress Tolerance for Happy Teens with Ned JohnsonGet Lisa's Free on-demand video: How-to guide for your teen to choose the right major, college, & career...(without painting themselves into a corner, missing crucial deadlines, or risking choices you both regret). https://courses.flourishcoachingco.com/howtoguideyourteen-free-trainingConnect with Ben:Website: https://www.drbyourbest.com/  Books: https://www.drbyourbest.com/store/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbyourbest/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drbyourbest Facebook: https://www.Connect with Lisa: Website: https://www.flourishcoachingco.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@flourishcoachingco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flourishcoachingco/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flourishcoachingco LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-marker-robbins/

Response to stress manifests in a multitude of ways. Unfortunately, most of them are bad! Amy and Mike invited psychologist Ben Bernstein to explain how stress affects test performance. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is the scientific relationship between stress and performance? How can stress be defined? What is the 3-legged-stool model for keeping stress at an optimal level? How can stress-reducing tools be integrated while studying and practicing for tests? What are some of the keys to assessing underperformance? MEET OUR GUEST Ben Bernstein is a senior psychologist and educator specializing in top performance. Known as the “Stress Doctor,” he is the author of four books on how stress affects performance: Test Success (2009), A Teen's Guide to Success (2014); Stressed Out! for Parents (2015); and Crush Your Test Anxiety (2018). His two forthcoming books, What You Should Have Learned in School: Accept, Grow and Serve, and The Well-Trained Husband will be released in 2023. His monthly blog posts on the Psychology Today website regularly receive thousands of hits. ‘Dr. B' is a performance coach for Academy Award, Tony Award, and Pulitzer Prize winners. His client list includes CEO's, business owners, dentists, athletes, attorneys, physicians, parents, opera singers and actors. He lectures worldwide, live and online, to audiences of business executives, professors, parents, and healthcare professionals as well as at conventions, corporations, universities, colleges and hospitals. An award-winning honors graduate of Bowdoin College (Brunswick, Maine), Bernstein received his doctorate in Applied Psychology from the University of Toronto (Ontario, Canada). He also holds a master's degree in Music Composition from Mills College (Oakland, California). An educator for the last fifty years, Bernstein has taught at every level of the educational system. Originally trained in London, he has received major grants from the American and Canadian governments for his work. Paralleling his career in education and psychology, Bernstein has extensive involvement in the performing arts. He created and publicly produced original films and plays with psychiatric patients in Australia and the US. As a result of this work, he was invited to be a resource artist at Robert Redford's Sundance Institute to collaborate with writers to realize their creative ideas. He has directed theater at the Juilliard School (New York) and the National Academy for Dramatic Art (Sydney). An award-winning composer, a Master Coach at the San Francisco Opera, Bernstein is the Founder and Artistic Director of The Singer's Gym, a non-profit training workshop for professional singers to have more vitality, spontaneity and connection in their work. Bernstein's wife, Suk Wah, is a novelist. The couple divide their time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Tamil Nadu in south India. Ben can be reached at drb@drbyourbest.com. LINKS Yerkes–Dodson law How to Breathe When Feeling Stressed Bpi https://www.drbyourbest.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Bernstein_Performance_Inventory2.pdf https://courses.drbyourbest.com/courses/crush-your-test-anxiety RELATED EPISODES MENTAL TECHNIQUES FOR PEAK TEST PERFORMANCE USING MINDFULNESS FOR TEST AND SCHOOL SUCCESS HOW TO BREATHE DURING STRESSFUL ACADEMIC SITUATIONS ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page. ABOUT YOUR HOSTS Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros. If you're interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, feel free to get in touch through our contact page.481. 

Episode 3 of the Greatest Hits features one of Mike's most oft-recommended interviews with Josh Shipp.Josh Shipp (@joshshipp)is an author, speaker, and youth empowerment expert. He has written several books on personal development and motivation, including "The Teen's Guide to World Domination" and "The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans." Shipp is known for his engaging and humorous speaking style, and has delivered keynote speeches at numerous conferences and events. As a former at-risk foster kid, he uses his personal experiences to connect with and inspire young people facing similar challenges. Shipp is also the host of the "Youth Speaker University" podcast, where he interviews other speakers and experts in the field of youth development. Mike Pacchione (@mpacc) is a public speaking coach who provides training and coaching for individuals looking to improve their speaking skills at BestSpeech.co. With over a decade of experience in the field, Pacchione has helped countless clients develop their speaking abilities and deliver more impactful and engaging presentations. He is known for his personalized and practical approach to coaching, which emphasizes the importance of authenticity and connection with the audience. Pacchione is also a sought-after speaker himself, having delivered keynote speeches and workshops at conferences and events around the world.  

DESIREE PANLILIO, an author, and the founder and owner of "Encouraging Teens", will join us to discuss her work with teenagers. As she says, 'Parents often struggle with “connecting” with their teen. Parent coaching allows parents to build on known skills and learn new communication tools that encourage communication and build a stronger, deeper relationship with their teen.' Desiree is also the author of the book, "One Friend? Two Friends? Good Friend? Bad Friend?: Teen's Guide to Creating Lifelong Friendships". FROM HER WEBSITE: "Prior to its official founding, Encouraging Teens was the passion and brain-child of Desiree Panlilio. As a former nurse, medical manager, and spousal mentor at the U.S. Navy's Command Leadership School in Newport, RI, Desiree honed the skills needed for her future role as a mother and community leader. It was through her own teen-rearing experiences that she began developing the tools and communicative framework that would be employed in Encouraging Teens' effective seminars. After receiving a master's in Human Services Counseling with a focus in life coaching, Desiree began sharing her knowledge through social collaborations and platforms for the sole benefit of thousands of viewers and readers. Through her success in the digital space, she saw the need for a more robust approach that could create better access to her coaching and practice methods, while creating community with other teens.   Today, Encouraging Teens offers several avenues for teens to discover where they are, who they want to be, and how they'd like their future to look. Through dynamic and interactive seminars, one-on-one coaching or group coaching, and community-structured “pods,” both teens and parents acquire and develop better communication skills. Through better communication we can increase mutual respect, foster collaboration and, most importantly, build their relationship–and their relationships with others." encouragingteens.com   ​​

DESIREE PANLILIO, an author, and the founder and owner of "Encouraging Teens", will join us to discuss her work with teenagers. As she says, 'Parents often struggle with “connecting” with their teen. Parent coaching allows parents to build on known skills and learn new communication tools that encourage communication and build a stronger, deeper relationship with their teen.' Desiree is also the author of the book, "One Friend? Two Friends? Good Friend? Bad Friend?: Teen's Guide to Creating Lifelong Friendships". FROM HER WEBSITE: "Prior to its official founding, Encouraging Teens was the passion and brain-child of Desiree Panlilio. As a former nurse, medical manager, and spousal mentor at the U.S. Navy's Command Leadership School in Newport, RI, Desiree honed the skills needed for her future role as a mother and community leader. It was through her own teen-rearing experiences that she began developing the tools and communicative framework that would be employed in Encouraging Teens' effective seminars. After receiving a master's in Human Services Counseling with a focus in life coaching, Desiree began sharing her knowledge through social collaborations and platforms for the sole benefit of thousands of viewers and readers. Through her success in the digital space, she saw the need for a more robust approach that could create better access to her coaching and practice methods, while creating community with other teens.   Today, Encouraging Teens offers several avenues for teens to discover where they are, who they want to be, and how they'd like their future to look. Through dynamic and interactive seminars, one-on-one coaching or group coaching, and community-structured “pods,” both teens and parents acquire and develop better communication skills. Through better communication we can increase mutual respect, foster collaboration and, most importantly, build their relationship–and their relationships with others." encouragingteens.com   ​​

In preparing for licensure and certification exams most of us typically prepare the same old way we did throughout our educational process, utilizing the same old study process that got us through and doing our best to manage our stress, our anxieties, and our fears. But what if there had been a way for us to not just become better test takers, but to have a way to have crushed our test taking fears and anxieties? In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor speaks with Dr. Ben Bernstein. Ben is a psychologist, teacher, and performance coach whose career has spanned 40 years in education, psychology, and the arts, including coaching in such diverse settings as psychiatric hospitals, prisons, primary schools, and universities. Ben is the author of three books, A Teen's Guide to Success, Stressed Out! For Parents, and Crush Test Anxiety: How to Be Calm, Confident, and Focused on Any Test. Together Ben and Graham discuss the causes for performance anxiety, the various levels of anxiety, how stress can affect us, and how to reclaim our locus of control. We will resume this conversation in our next upcoming podcast. For more information about Dr. Ben Bernstein's website B Your Best Performance Coaching, please visit: https://www.drbyourbest.com For more information about Dr. Bernstein's Crush Your EPPP Online Course or Crush Your Test Anxiety Online Course, please visit: https://courses.drbyourbest.com For more information about Crush Your Test Anxiety by Dr. Ben Bernstein, please visit: https://www.drbyourbest.com/product/crush-your-test-anxiety/

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comIt's our March Ask Us Anything episode! We're covering anti-diet puberty books, clothing size chart confusion, our style icons, and a mom who thinks her 13-year-old needs to chew her food more. If you are already a paid subscriber, you'll have this entire episode in your podcast feed and access to the entire transcript in your inbox and on the Burnt Toast Substack.If you are not a paid subscriber, you'll only get the first chunk. To hear the whole conversation or read the whole transcript, you'll need to go paid. It's just $5 a month or $50 for the year—and you get the first week free!Also, don't forget to preorder Virginia's new book! Fat Talk: Parenting In the Age of Diet Culture comes out April 25, 2023 from Henry Holt. Preorder your signed copy now from Split Rock Books (they ship anywhere in the USA). You can also order it from your independent bookstore, or from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Target, Kobo or anywhere you like to buy books. (Or get the UK edition or the audiobook!) Disclaimer: Virginia and Corinne are humans with a lot of informed opinions. They are not nutritionists, therapists, doctosr, or any kind of health care providers. The conversation you're about to hear and all of the advice and opinions they give are just for entertainment, information, and education purposes only. None of this is a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice.BUTTER & OTHER LINKSSellTradePlusUnlikely Hikersthe Unlikely Hikers Merrell collabBody Liberation Hiking Clubplus size backpacksCelebrate Your Body (and Its Changes, Too!): The Ultimate Puberty Book for GirlsThe Body Is Not an ApologyA Body Image Workbook for Every Body: A Guide for Deconstructing Diet Culture and Learning How to Respect, Nourish, and Care for Your Whole SelfThe Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens: A Non-Diet, Body Positive Approach to Building a Healthy Relationship with FoodLove Your Body: Your Body Can Do Amazing Things...No Weigh!: A Teen's Guide to Positive Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom. It's Perfectly NormalSex is a Funny WordUniversal Standard has some petite pantsBig Bud Press has petitesJeans Science seriesthe complaints of the mid-size queensLydia Okello Matty Matheson Julie from Rudy JudeMarquimodeDacy's course.Emma StraubAmintou Sow is it the ultra processed foods?Muna and Broad pattern for underwearmistaken for pregnant All That BreathesCREDITSThe Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith. Follow Virginia on Instagram or Twitter.Burnt Toast transcripts and essays are edited and formatted by Corinne Fay, who runs @SellTradePlus, an Instagram account where you can buy and sell plus size clothing.The Burnt Toast logo is by Deanna Lowe.Our theme music is by Jeff Bailey and Chris Maxwell.Tommy Harron is our audio engineer.Thanks for listening and for supporting independent anti-diet journalism.

Anxiety I'm So Done With You...A Teen's Guide to Ditching Toxic Stress and Hardwiring Your Brain For Happiness.  That is the name of a new book by psychotherapist Jodi Aman.  She explores the issue of anxiety in our youth and practical steps they can take to overcome it.  We discuss why anxiety is so prevalent in young people  and what we can do to help them cope.  As a mom of a two kids, ages 19 and 22, I believe this is subject every parent needs to learn more about. Here's what she Jodi says you will learn in the book... You'll learn what anxiety is and what anxiety isn't. You'll finally know why anxiety and depression are not your fault. You will learn that anxiety and depression are totally understandable and highly treatable and that you can make a full recovery. You'll know the exact practical steps to build trust in your skills and abilities so you can create your own life instead of feeling like a passive recipient of it. You'll understand anxiety and negative self-judgment so well so that it is no longer scary. You'll realize how anxiety lies to make you feel vulnerable and alone. You'll learn how to take control of your personal power, and engage your confidence, motivation, and intuition. Not the "pseudo" power of beating yourself up or bullying someone else, but real live, sustainable personal agency to respond to life and maximize your potential. You'll finally let go of trying to be perfect, fully accepting yourself, beautifully imperfect as you are. You will learn daily practices to hone the skills and abilities to keep your brain well and happy. Know how to generate happiness in your life. And, keep it there.  

Denise Crittendon's debut science fiction novel,Where it Rains in Color (Angry Robot, 2022), is set far in the future, long after the Earth has been destroyed, on the planet of Swazembi. Swazembi is a color-rich utopia and famous vacation center of the Milky Way. No one is used to serious trouble in this idyllic, peace-loving world, least of all the Rare Indigo. But Lileala's perfect, pampered lifestyle is about to be shattered. Published on the cusp of Crittendon's 70th birthday, the novel's creation was decades in the making. Ideas were jotted down and relegated to a drawer while her work as a journalist and ghostwriter took front seat. Inspiration was gathered from her time in Zimbabwe and a recurring dream she had over many years. “The dream influenced the novel a great deal,” says Crittendon. “The novel was kind of built around the dream. When I finally started writing it again, then the dreams came back. And then I stopped and the dreams went away. When I finally got a chance to do that final push, I never had a dream again.” That experience layers an almost metaphysical presence to a story that already includes a different kind of worldbuilding from what we normally see in science fiction. From Swazembi's galaxy-renowned wind-force public transit system and nuanced cultural greeting of “waves of joy” to the noted lack of violence throughout, the novel offers a fresh perspective on what sci fi can be. Before making the big leap into the world of sci-fi & fantasy, Denise Crittendon held a string of journalism jobs. In addition to being a staff writer for The Detroit News and The Kansas City Star, she was editor-in-chief of the NAACP's national magazine, The Crisis. Later, she became founding editor of a Michigan-based lifestyle publication for black families. After self-publishing two manuals that empower youth, “Girl in the Mirror, A Teen's Guide to Self-Awareness” and “Life is a Party That Comes with Exams,” she entered the new-age healing movement as a motivational speaker for teens. These days, she fulfills ghostwriting assignments for clients and writes speculative fiction on the side. She divides her time between Spring Valley, Nevada and her hometown, Detroit, Mich. Brenda Noiseux and Rob Wolf are co-hosts of New Books in Science Fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Denise Crittendon's debut science fiction novel,Where it Rains in Color (Angry Robot, 2022), is set far in the future, long after the Earth has been destroyed, on the planet of Swazembi. Swazembi is a color-rich utopia and famous vacation center of the Milky Way. No one is used to serious trouble in this idyllic, peace-loving world, least of all the Rare Indigo. But Lileala's perfect, pampered lifestyle is about to be shattered. Published on the cusp of Crittendon's 70th birthday, the novel's creation was decades in the making. Ideas were jotted down and relegated to a drawer while her work as a journalist and ghostwriter took front seat. Inspiration was gathered from her time in Zimbabwe and a recurring dream she had over many years. “The dream influenced the novel a great deal,” says Crittendon. “The novel was kind of built around the dream. When I finally started writing it again, then the dreams came back. And then I stopped and the dreams went away. When I finally got a chance to do that final push, I never had a dream again.” That experience layers an almost metaphysical presence to a story that already includes a different kind of worldbuilding from what we normally see in science fiction. From Swazembi's galaxy-renowned wind-force public transit system and nuanced cultural greeting of “waves of joy” to the noted lack of violence throughout, the novel offers a fresh perspective on what sci fi can be. Before making the big leap into the world of sci-fi & fantasy, Denise Crittendon held a string of journalism jobs. In addition to being a staff writer for The Detroit News and The Kansas City Star, she was editor-in-chief of the NAACP's national magazine, The Crisis. Later, she became founding editor of a Michigan-based lifestyle publication for black families. After self-publishing two manuals that empower youth, “Girl in the Mirror, A Teen's Guide to Self-Awareness” and “Life is a Party That Comes with Exams,” she entered the new-age healing movement as a motivational speaker for teens. These days, she fulfills ghostwriting assignments for clients and writes speculative fiction on the side. She divides her time between Spring Valley, Nevada and her hometown, Detroit, Mich. Brenda Noiseux and Rob Wolf are co-hosts of New Books in Science Fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

As a former at-risk foster kid, Shipp found it difficult to trust adults: “The way I defined trustworthiness was: are you gonna not give up on me when I show you what I'm capable of? When I show you all my ugliness and all of my past and everything you didn't cause, but now you're gonna be dealing with…can you handle all of that?” Josh Shipp wants to pass that experience on to as many others as he can, so those adults can care for the kids in the way he needed: “Every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story.” This week, we talk to Josh Shipp about how growing up in foster homes and being a counterphobic six has impacted his current work as a global youth empowerment expert.  Josh Shipp is an author & youth advocate, and television producer of a documentary TV series on A&E that follows his groundbreaking work with youth and families. He has written two national bestsellers, “The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans,” winner of the Nautilus Gold Award for Parenting & Family – and “The Teen's Guide to World Domination.     Episode Links:  YouTube  Apple  Spotify

Denise Crittendon's debut science fiction novel,Where it Rains in Color (Angry Robot, 2022), is set far in the future, long after the Earth has been destroyed, on the planet of Swazembi. Swazembi is a color-rich utopia and famous vacation center of the Milky Way. No one is used to serious trouble in this idyllic, peace-loving world, least of all the Rare Indigo. But Lileala's perfect, pampered lifestyle is about to be shattered. Published on the cusp of Crittendon's 70th birthday, the novel's creation was decades in the making. Ideas were jotted down and relegated to a drawer while her work as a journalist and ghostwriter took front seat. Inspiration was gathered from her time in Zimbabwe and a recurring dream she had over many years. “The dream influenced the novel a great deal,” says Crittendon. “The novel was kind of built around the dream. When I finally started writing it again, then the dreams came back. And then I stopped and the dreams went away. When I finally got a chance to do that final push, I never had a dream again.” That experience layers an almost metaphysical presence to a story that already includes a different kind of worldbuilding from what we normally see in science fiction. From Swazembi's galaxy-renowned wind-force public transit system and nuanced cultural greeting of “waves of joy” to the noted lack of violence throughout, the novel offers a fresh perspective on what sci fi can be. Before making the big leap into the world of sci-fi & fantasy, Denise Crittendon held a string of journalism jobs. In addition to being a staff writer for The Detroit News and The Kansas City Star, she was editor-in-chief of the NAACP's national magazine, The Crisis. Later, she became founding editor of a Michigan-based lifestyle publication for black families. After self-publishing two manuals that empower youth, “Girl in the Mirror, A Teen's Guide to Self-Awareness” and “Life is a Party That Comes with Exams,” she entered the new-age healing movement as a motivational speaker for teens. These days, she fulfills ghostwriting assignments for clients and writes speculative fiction on the side. She divides her time between Spring Valley, Nevada and her hometown, Detroit, Mich. Brenda Noiseux and Rob Wolf are co-hosts of New Books in Science Fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction

Michael A. Tompkins, PhD has just published the anxiety & depression workbook for teens: simple cbt skills to help you deal with anxiety, worry, and sadness with New Harbinger Publications. He a cofounder of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy, an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Universtiy of California at Berkleley and an adjunt faculty at the Beck Institute for Cognitve Therapy. Among his other publications relevant to this podcast are My Anxious Mind: A Teens Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic and Zero to 60: A Teen's Guide to Manage Frustration, Anger and Everyday Irritations. Given the documented increase in the prevalence of depression and anxiety in teens, this is a timely and important topic that I was fortunate to talk with Dr Tompkins about.  

Chapter 1 - Do you struggle with your weight? Learn how to end your obsession with food and weight with Body Image Therapist, Laurelee Roark, MA, CCHT - co-author of    It's Not About Food: End Your Obsession With Food and Weight  and                       Over It:  A Teen's Guide to Getting Beyond Obsessions with Food and Weight.  In Chapter 1, Osha interviews Laurelee Roark on the prevalence and dangers of eating disorders and some of the psychological, social and media factors that have contributed to the rise in the number of people suffering from eating disorders.  Listen to Chapter 2 of this episode to hear about solutions and learn more about strategies for recovery and how to love and honor your body and celebrate your true beauty. Laurelee Roark is a Body image Therapist,  licensed Hypnotherapist,  author and educator specializing in body image and eating disorders.Tune in to her podcast, It's Not About Food, for more information.Laurelee Roark & Carol Normandi co-founded Beyond Hunger https://beyondhunger.org/ an eating disorder prevention and education program for schools.

Osha Hayden and Laurelee Roark discuss the healing benefits of psychedelic plant medicine and psilocybin mushrooms. A growing body of scientific research confirms the use of psilocybin for treating issues including depression, PTSD, OCD, and eating disorders. Noted author, Michael Pollan's book, How to Change Your Mind, documents the research and use of psychedelics and its astounding benefits when used in a therapeutic setting. You may have watched his recent Netflix series, How to Change Your Mind. Psychedelics are making news due to the astonishing results which far surpass those achieved through conventional treatments such as anti-depressants. It's interesting to note research that indicates that the anti-depressant medications when used long term for treatment resistant depression may have no more benefit than a placebo. This research is ongoing and should not dissuade a patient from taking anti-depressants in an acute state of depression. As always, if in doubt, check with a medical professional.We talk about the importance of taking plant medicine with a “Sitter” who is trained as a guide to assist participants in their journeys and help integrate the profound epiphanies that often occur.  Many participants who have experienced a therapeutic guided psychedelic journey have stated that the results were life-changing.AboutLauralee Roark, MA, CCHT,  is a Body Image Therapist, educator and author of two books on  recovering from eating disorders. Beyond Hunger https://beyondhunger.org/ is a non-profit dedicated to providing eating girder prevention and education programs.  Listen to her podcast:  It's Not About FoodBooks co-authored by Lauralee Roark & Carol Normandi:It's Not About Food:  End Your Obsession With Food and Weight Over It:  A Teen's Guide to Getting Beyond Obsessions with Food and WeightListen to other episodes featuring Laurelee Roark:Beyond Hunger: Food, Weight and Healing - Chapter 1 with Laurelee Roarkhttps://oshahayden.com/podcast/beyond-hunger-food-weight-and-healing-body-image-therapist-laurelee-roark-chap1/Beyond Hunger:  Food, Weight and Healing - Chapter 2 with Laurelee Roarkhttps://oshahayden.com/podcast/chapter-2-beyond-hunger-food-weight-and-healing-body-image-therapist-laurelee-roark/Laurelee Roark https://www.laureleeroark.com/

In Chapter 2 of Beyond Hunger - Food, Weight and Healing, Osha and  Body Image Therapist, Laurelee Roark, discuss solutions - how to recover from the suffering of obsession with food and dieting and the impossible standards of “beauty.” Laurelee describes a tried and true 3-prong process of recovery and offers guidance for connecting with your body's wisdom and deepening appreciation of your true source of beauty. You'll learn about Laurelee's work  with the non-profit,  Beyond Hunger https://beyondhunger.org/  an eating disorder prevention and education program for schools and a highly successful peer education program. AboutBody Image Therapist, Laurelee Roark , MA, CCHT is co-author with Carol Normandi of  It's Not About Food: End Your Obsession With Food and Weight  and  Over It:  A Teen's Guide to Getting Beyond Obsessions with Food and Weight.  Laurelee Roark

What better way to kick off Season 2 AND National Body Acceptance Week than an episode on raising body-positive teens? In this episode of Sh*t Your Teenagers Won't Tell You, hosts Cathy and Meredith sit down with Wendy Sterling to discuss how diet and nutrition are central to raising healthy teens. Wendy is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian and Approved Supervisor through the International Eating Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics in the Bay Area in California. This episode offers a wealth of information to listeners who are interested in learning more about disordered eating, body image, relationship with food, and nutritional needs during adolescence.  TIMESTAMPS [00:00] Intro [00:59] Introducing special guest, Wendy Sterling [03:19] Let's talk about disordered eating [08:00] How do you approach someone who you suspect may be struggling with disordered eating? [12:31] Nutritional needs during adolescence [19:00] Societal and cultural influences around body image [22:10] The goal is to become awake and aware [26:34] Supplements [30:23] Nutrition for athletes [34:19] Addressing concerns in terms of behavior [37:54] Ending on a snacky note [44:03] Outro LINKS Sterling Nutrition The Plate-by-Plate Approach® Wendy Sterling on IG Books: Raising Body Positive Teens: A Parent's Guide to Diet-Free Living, Exercise and Body Image How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder: A Simple, Plate-by-Plate Approach to Reestablishing a Healthy Relationship with Food No Weigh! A Teen's Guide to Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom Herrera Educational Consulting Village Coaches Sh*t Your Teenagers Won't Tell You website

  Nikki Young and Alyssa Najera talk food, movement, weight, and body image with co-authors of the book “Raising Body Positive Teens.” Join the conversation as Signe Darpinian, Wendy Sterling, and Shelley Aggarwal crush “diet culture and weight stigma” by breaking down common myths about food and eating, offer tips on how to talk with your child about media and body image, and explore how to develop a friendship with food and your body.   Guest Bios Signe Darpinian is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, and host of Therapy Rocks! a personal growth podcast. She provides tele-health therapy services in the state of California.   Wendy Sterling, is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian and Supervisor, and a Board-Certified Sports Dietitian. She has consulted for the Oakland Athletics, Golden State Warriors, NY Jets, and NY Islanders. She is also the co-author of How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder and maintains a virtual private practice throughout the US.    Shelley Aggarwal is a physician and is a board-certified Pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Sub-Specialist. Dr. Aggarwal has worked with premiere academic institutions and continues to be teaching faculty with Stanford Children's Health and UCSF-Fresno. She is the Medical Director of clinics serving justice involved youth.   They are the co-authors of No Weigh! A Teen's Guide to Positive Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom and Raising Body Positive Teens: A Parent's Guide to Diet-Free Living, Exercise and Body Image, both with Jessica Kingsley Publishers in London.    To learn more about our guests visit the below links Signe Darpinian https://www.signedarpinian.com/ @therapyrockspodcast @noweighguide Wendy Sterling http://sterlingnutrition.com Instagram @wendy_sterling Shelley Aggarwal https://www.signedarpinian.com/books.   In this episode we talk about: What motivated Signe, Wendy, and Shelley to write their 2nd book together, Raising Body Positive Teens How our bodies are impacted by stress How to navigate conversations with your child around media and body image Common myths about food, eating, and weight The role of sleep, movement, and food in sport performance   Resources mentioned: We've pulled together any resources mentioned in this episode and put together some links: No Weigh! A Teen's Guide to Positive Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom   Raising Body Positive Teens: A Parent's Guide to Diet-Free Living, Exercise and Body Image,     Thank you for allowing us into your lives and helping us make mental health relatable and a part of your everyday conversation! For more information or to access all episodes visit TherapistsUncut.com.   What is the Therapists Uncut Podcast: The Therapists Uncut Podcast is a light-hearted, informative self-help podcast for grown-ups. It is hosted by off-the-clock therapists hoping to validate your experiences, normalize therapy and therapists, and help you prioritize your mental health. Who are the Therapists Uncut Podcast Co-Hosts: Nikki Young is co-host of Therapists Uncut and a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. Nikki keeps it personable and professional. Yet, she always manages to keep the Therapists Uncut family and followers laughing. You may find her squirreling through topics, stories, or jokes, and all in good fun. Don't worry because someone will bring her back around to the conversation. Nikki is a licensed marriage and family therapist in her private practice located in Modesto, CA, and she is also a Crisis Junkie at heart. In addition to being co-owner of a group private practice, she is also a crisis clinician responding to local mental health crisis and emergencies. Learn more about Nikki at catalystcounselinginc.com Alyssa Najera is co-host of Therapists Uncut and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Alyssa is typically calm and composed on most days, but often has difficulty containing her excitement about the little things in life. She loves to laugh, spread positivity, and is often caught with a smile on her face. Alyssa is also a Child Welfare Services social worker and supervisor alumni, previous child sexual abuse forensic interviewer, trainer and consultant, and CEO of a group private practice in the small town of Oakdale, CA. Learn more about Alyssa at smalltowncounselingca.com or alyssanajera.com. Disclaimer: Thank you for joining Therapists Uncut, a production of AMP Smart Business. To learn more about Therapists Uncut and stay up on upcoming episodes, please subscribe and follow us on social media. As a reminder, although the Therapists Uncut co-hosts are licensed therapists, they are not your therapist. This podcast is not intended to substitute professional mental health counseling. If you need professional therapy, please contact your local provider or primary care provider.  Thanks for listening and we'll see you on the next episode of Therapists Uncut! Social Media Links Instagram @therapistsuncut Facebook @therapistsuncut Credits: Therapists Uncut is a production of AMP Smart Business. Voice Over by Alexia Gloria

Can you begin preparing for marriage, even as a teenager? Yes! Start by reading the book, "A Teen's Guide to the 5 Love Languages". It'll help you mature in all of your relationships, not just your future marital relationship.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join me as I talk with former Juvenile Corrections Officer and author, Daniel Hernandez about his book "A Teen's Guide to Surviving Juvenile Hall."

Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport have a conversation with Signe Darpinian, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, about the importance of boundaries and trust when it comes to helping our children cultivate a peaceful relationship with food and body. Signe is also the co-author of No Weigh! A Teen's Guide to Positive Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom as well as the forthcoming book How to Raise Body Positive Teens: A Parent's Guide to Diet-Free Living, Exercise and Body Image. They discuss: The juxtaposition between an overall increase in eating disorder awareness, and the increased normalization of disordered eating behaviors that is inherent within diet culture. How boundary setting is generally challenging, but especially when it comes to food. Emotional regulation with teens & pre-teens, and getting consent before giving advice. A control model versus a trust model. How interfering with our teens' dietary intake breaks down their natural ability to eat intuitively.  When parents make it clear that we trust our children to listen to their bodies it is supportive and creates a sense of safety. Links:  Support the Podcast -- Virtual “Tip Jar”! Signe's Website Therapy Rocks! No Weigh! A Teen's Guide to Positive Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom How to Raise Body Positive Teens: A Parent's Guide to Diet-Free Living, Exercise and Body Image Sunny Side Up Nutrition Podcast  Lutz, Alexander & Associates Nutrition Therapy Pinney Davenport Nutrition https://thirdwheeled.com/ https://m8.design/ https://www.sonics.io/ Signe Darpinian is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, host of Therapy Rocks! a personal growth podcast, and public speaker. Signe provides tele-health therapy services in the state of California. Signe holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from San Francisco's John F. Kennedy University and a B.A. in Psychology from University of the Pacific. She is the past president of the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp™) SF Bay Area Chapter. 

CONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN WE THE SPECIES New: CLIMATE OPTIMISTS (Everything NOT fine) Panel: YOUTH and CLIMATE CHANGE and Beyond. Sat. June 4 2022 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scudTM3YUZQ ** Ten hugely diverse in thought and journey panelists explore youth and climate change and MUCH more. Check panel notes. Well worth your time. Please subscribe to channel and share. CLIMATE: “It's now or never” THUMBNAIL Photo by Peter Burdon on Unsplash #climatechange #environmentalist #genz PANEL TOPIC NOTES: Puerto Rico and increased hurricanes; HOPE; Environmentalists know too much; faced with losing 20% of population; This upcoming generation smarter, climate conscious; Scotland just banned single use plastics; NJ banned plastic bags; Rutgers banned all tobacco on campus; Mostly women are present at climate protests; Survey of 10,000 between 16 and 25 in 10 countries, ¾ say FUTURE is frightening. EDUCATION IS THE KEY; CORAL is 1% of ocean bottom and coral accounts for 25 to 40% of world's fisheries. LOST ½ of world coral. WHO FEEDS 700 million people that require seafood for their daily sustenance; ** AUDIO: SPOTIFY http://spoti.fi/3bMYVYW GOOGLE PODCASTS http://bit.ly/38yH3yP Edits by Claudine Smith- Email: casproductions01@gmail.com PANELISTS: ** CLIMATE OPTIMISTS PANELISTS (1)NEIL KITCHING (Scotland), Climate, Energy Specialist. Author, "Carbon Choices;" Univ. of Edinburgh; Poverty Alleviation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-kitching-55833314/ (2) J.L.TORRES (NY) Writer; Professor; Puerto Rican Gadfly; USC, PhD (English Language, Lit) Author, ‘Migrations' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-l-torres-b086ba52/ (3) GRACE AGNEW; Novelist, (Sanctuary) (A new novel on CLIMATE CHANGE ); Retired; Special Advisor for Strategic Initiatives and Analytics, Alexander Library, Rutgers University LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graceagnew/ (4) SAMANTHA WALDRON; Environmental Scientist at AES, LSRPA & BCONE (AP) International Humanitarian making a positive global impact. Rutgers LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-m-waldron/ (5) DR. DAVID VAUGHN; Founder of Plant a Million Corals. https://plantamillioncorals.org/ (6) CLAUDINE SMITH; Rutgers Senior, Media & Journalism, Women's Track and Field Star, Video Editor. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudinesmith-cashh/ (7) CLAUDE LARSON; "A Teen's Guide to Finding Personal Success;" Author; Educator; Artist; U of Delaware, BS. Ed; Marygrove College, MS, Ed. Website: claudeblarsonllc.com (8) WAJID HASSAN; Metaphysics, Author, “The Struggle for World Sanity;” Contacts: www.wajidauthor.com (9) C.J. JULIANUS: is a long-time director and producer of live theater throughout Chicago area, established Binary Star Pictures, LLC in 2018. Binary Star Pictures: binarystarpictures@gmail.com (10) CALVIN SCHWARTZ, Journalist, novelist, host, You Tube, Conversations with Calvin; We the Species LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-schwartz-866a805/

#011.  Today's guest is Dan Sheeks.  We chat about why financial literacy and personal finance is not a focus in the public school system.  We talk about what financial independence looks like and how your teenager can achieve early financial independence as a viable option to the typical working 9-5, until 65 grind.  We learn about the strategies that Dan uses as a teacher to help teens learn about personal finance and the benefits of parents working through these concepts alongside their teenager.  We get into the 4 main mechanisms to achieve early FI and specific strategies and tactics teens can employ under each of those mechanisms.  Dan is also a seasoned real estate investor, and we talk into real estate, and how kids as young as 19 years old can get into real estate and use this to their advantage to achieving early financial independence. Show notes and more at:https://moneydadpodcast.com/session011

CLICK LINK FOR YOUR OWN COPY SOMETIMES, LIFE IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR. Spoiled teenager Jenny Halpen's parents were against her going on a cruise, but her doting uncle didn't see it that way. He thought it a fine graduation gift for his favorite (and only) niece. Unfortunately, before Jenny has a chance to enjoy the voyage, the Cassandra collides with a meteor shower, and her escape pod is separated from the others. Landing on an uninhabited world might not be so bad if Jenny's pod-mates were human, but they're not. They're poodles...all three of them...and not just your garden-variety poodles, either. They're the telepathic royal family of Canaris, and they're of the opinion that Jenny is now their servant, existing only to protect and serve them. Robinson Crusoe had it easy!

CLAUDE LARSON; "A #teen Guide to Finding Personal Success;" Author; Educator; Artist; U of Delaware, BS. Ed; Marygrove College, MS, Ed. BIO: Claude Larson is a 25-year veteran of teaching in #NewJersey public schools, primarily middle school science. As an #educator she experienced shifts in society and their impact on her students and classroom climate which inspired her book The Power of Choice: A Teen's Guide to Finding Personal Success. It is based on her two core beliefs about education and life. First, education can give anyone, despite their circumstances, power to direct their future. And second, well developed life habits have the power to give each day more value. The practices in this book are applied every day in her choices, both large and small. This book is a vehicle to help you find the path for yourself and contribute your greatness to the world. You can follow Claude on Instagram @thepowerofchoiceforsuccess for more inspiration and ideas. CONTACT: Instagram: @thepowerofchoiceforsuccess Website: claudeblarsonllc.com Email: claudeblarsonllc@gmail.com Amazon Book: The Power of Choice: A Teen's Guide to Finding Personal Success https://amzn.to/3O28LXy

Signe Darpinian joins the Body Myth for a conversation about catching changes in behavior before they become eating full blown eating disorders, how body image is contextual, the social media-parent-peer effect on teens, helping kids become critical viewers of the media, and treating our bodies with respect even when we don't like them very much. Also in this episode:  -how parent diet history affects teens -the trouble with wellness culture -nurturing a friendship with our bodies -Ryan Reynolds   Signe Darpinian is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, and host of Therapy Rocks! a personal growth podcast. She is also the co-author of No Weigh! A Teen's Guide to Positive Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom as well as the forthcoming book How to Raise Body Positive Teens: A Parent's Guide to Diet-Free Living, Exercise and Body Image, both with Jessica Kingsley Publishers in London. Signe provides tele-health therapy services in the state of California.  To learn more about Signe, visit Instagram:   -Current Statistics & Research on Eating Disorders: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/statistics-research-eating-disorders -Stice E, Ryzin MJV, A Prospective Test of the Temporal Sequencing of Risk Factor Emergence in the Dual Pathway Model of Eating Disorders. Journal of Abnormal Psychology Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Vol 128(2), Feb 2019, 119-128. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-63717-001 -More on statistics about boy and men: Dr. Jason Nagata (he edited the 2021 book Eating Disorders in Boys and Men.). -The Tripartite Influence model of body image and eating disturbance (parents, peers, social media). Ronit is a writer, teacher, and mom who has taught elementary school through high school and whose writing has been featured in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, Salon, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, Scary Mommy, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about her body image struggles and the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh was named Finalist in both the 2021 Best Book Awards and the 2021 Book of the Year Award and a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and will be published in 2022. She is also host and producer of the podcasts And Then Everything Changed and Let's Talk Memoir. More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Have a body image story you'd like Ronit to read on air or want to take the Your Body and the World survey? Follow this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZiXP1FklUkWaYg4T6IAqFKDRp6OIvef4be8SRHVaaWt044w/viewform Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank Photo credit: Baran Lotfollahi on Unsplash Theme music: The Lighthouse by Sounds Like Sander 

Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport chat with Shelley Aggarwal, a board certified pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist, about weight-inclusive care for teens and young adults. Dr. Aggarwal speaks on the importance of challenging diet culture in schools, at home, and in healthcare settings, and what parents can do to help their teen build a positive relationship with food and body.  We discuss: The cultural factors that influence food choices and can shape food exposures for teens. How well-meaning adults and medical providers can inadvertently say things that leave teens feeling bad about themselves. How common pop culture messaging around food and bodies often neglects to take into account global cultural traditions which tends to be harmful rather than helpful. The ways in which diet culture influences parents' experiences of their children going through puberty. The importance of parents educating themselves on weight neutral care and modeling affirming behaviors in the home to help teens build resilience. Links:  Raising Body Positive Teens: A Parents Guide to Dieting-Free Living, Exercise, and Body Image No Weigh! A Teen's Guide to Positive Body Image, Food and Emotional Wisdom Sunny Side Up Nutrition Podcast  Lutz, Alexander & Associates Nutrition Therapy Pinney Davenport Nutrition Dr. Shelley Aggarwal is a board certified pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist in California. She treats medically complex teens and young adults and consults on a variety of youth specific health issues, including adolescent development. Dr. Aggarwal has worked with premier academic institutions and continues to be teaching faculty at Stanford's Children's Health at UCSF Fresno. Currently she is the medical director of clinics serving justice involving youth. She is a co-author of No Weigh and the upcoming book Raising Body Positive Teens: A Parents Guide. 

Teens have the ability to know how much they need to eat. And when we interfere with that, as parents, we start to break down their natural ability. When we model that we trust our children to listen to their bodies, that they are in charge of their bodies, it also models consent.Welcome to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast where we talk about diet culture, fatphobia, parenting, and health. Today I’m chatting with Signe Darpinian who is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, certified eating disorder specialist, and host of Therapy Rocks, a personal growth podcast. She is also the co-author of No Weigh!: A Teen's Guide to Positive Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom and the new book Raising Body Positive Teens: A Parent’s Guide to Diet-free Living, Exercise, and Body Image. I’m really thrilled to have Signe on the podcast because she is someone who can answer all your questions about intuitive eating and anti-diet life with teenagers.If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe, rate and review us in your podcast player! And subscribe to the Burnt Toast newsletter for episode transcripts, reported essays, and more.ICYMI! I joined Signe on her podcast last week. We focused on how to talk about fatness and fatphobia with teenagers; listen here.VirginiaI am such a fan of your work, and especially the new book. Can you tell our listeners a little more about yourself and your work?SigneI’ve been treating eating disorders now for over 20 years. And I actually had the good fortune of being exposed to non-diet and weight-inclusive approaches right in the beginning, when I was really green. It’s something that I was very lit up about right from the beginning. It’s been interesting in 20+ years to see the different trends. Like you talked about in your book, The Eating Instinct, to see the trends of diet culture, which were more straightforward in the beginning, like Jenny Craig, to today’s wellness culture. A couple other things about me: I started a podcast right in the beginning of the pandemic. And I’m what some people call a single mother by circumstance, a little bit different than a single mom by choice. It was a happy accident! It can be interesting being a single parent and doing this food piece. My lived experience is more like, well, we’re going to do it this way. That’s not always a parallel to what other people experience — doing food when partners feel differently about diet culture can be tough.I have a 12-year-old daughter and this book was a much bigger project. My daughter threatened to stab the book in the heart when it comes out. VirginiaIs that because of the time it took or because she disagrees with the content?SigneShe doesn’t really know the content. It’s a funny question because the teen book is actually just perfect for her. Age 12 would be a great starting age. She has it on her bookshelf and I asked her if she would consider reading it. She’s like, “Only if you pay me.” I’m like, “Are we talking about twenty bucks?” She’s like, “More like one hundred.” I’m like, “Forget it.” So no, it’s not the content because I don’t think she’ll ever know. She has no interest. It’s more like, you know how it is with writing. It took a lot of time. It was a much bigger project and those last few weeks are pretty daunting. It’s a lot of hard work—and really fun! But she was ready for it to be done, which I understand.VirginiaMy eight-year-old often asks, “Oh, are you still writing that book?” And there’s a little tone there! A little judgment. She’s like, “How many chapters are you trying to do?”SigneVirginia, what about your recent post about your eight-year-old never wanting to be a writer unless she had to for the money?VirginiaI was like, “Oh, how do I explain to you that if you have to do things for the money, this is not the thing?”SigneI’ve definitely got a reluctant reader over here.VirginiaMine’s a reader, but she does not like writing. She feels sorry for me with this career choice. Okay, so the big reason I wanted to have you on is because I get lots of questions from parents of teenagers. I really relate to the sense of panic I get in these emails where parents say, “I’m just now discovering concepts like intuitive eating or diet culture or fatphobia.” Maybe during their kids’ earlier childhood they were more controlling around food or they were on diets themselves. And they’re just feeling like, well, now, what do I do? My kid is 14 or 16 or 20, and this is a shift we want to make. But is it too late?SigneThe short answer is: It’s never too late. We’re not modeling perfectionism, as parents. We’re modeling humanity. I don’t know about you, Virginia, but I try to do my best in modeling good mistake-making. I’m really taking ownership for my part in things more than I’m trying to model being perfect. Well, because I couldn’t anyway. I’ve tried that it doesn’t work. We are all immersed in diet culture and it’s really, really sneaky. There’s so much morality around food. Parents are in the same culture. Just thinking about their evolution, the evolution of their body image, and the messaging they received when they were young. What was going on at their table with food? What was happening with body image? And the conditioning that they come with. So on one hand, I think parents hold a lot of power. Our hope in writing the parent book is that we can give parents a point of reference for what a friendship with food might look like or a friendship with body might look like. Because we’ve really lost our way as a culture. We hope for them to become awake and aware about when did they become disembodied? When did they become disconnected from their own body? Thinking about ways that they might like to be different as it relates to food and body image, so that they can extend it outward.  I have friends, for example, that by now know about body positivity and intuitive eating. They know the right things to say, but there’s an incongruency with what they’re saying and what they’re doing themselves. Our kids and our teens, they can sniff out those incongruencies. So we can think about the ways that we would like to be different and think of it in terms of a process, not a finished product. I think that’s a great starting place for parents.VirginiaWhat you’re really modeling is recognizing mistakes and learning from mistakes. Because kids know we’re making mistakes all the time. They’re not fooled. For us to own that and say, “Yeah, I’ve been getting this wrong, and I’m trying to do it differently.” That feels so powerful. I would imagine kids would appreciate it, even if they don’t say, “Oh, thanks, Mom, I really appreciate that.” What does this shift look like if you’re starting this with older kids? Concepts like Division of Responsibility can be so helpful when you’re developing this with younger kids but the guidance gets a little hazier as kids get older. They are more adept at preparing their own food, they’re out in the world more. They can take more responsibility in some senses. Parents often don’t know how and when to really hand over that responsibility.SigneThe Division of Responsibility, the way that I understand it, is the parent is in charge of the when to eat and the what to eat. I like to put a lot of emphasis on being very mindful about the what to eat not being only “healthy” food. It can be problematic when somebody is in charge of the what to eat and they are immersed in their own diet culture. That could go really badly. Then of course, the child or the teen is in charge of the how much. I want to make one disclaimer about Division of Responsibility. In my caseload, by the time people come to me, there is already a very serious problem. There is already a clinical eating disorder. The thing that I’m hearing most often from parents, when there’s already a clinical eating disorder, is “I just thought they were trying to eat healthier and exercise more.” That’s the way this looks right now. I’m on the frontlines in this work. If my daughter came to me and said she wanted to eat healthier, I would respond to it in the same way as if she told me she wanted to start smoking cigarettes. VirginiaSo it’s a big red flag.Signe“Eating healthier” is a big red flag. And just don’t want to do any false advertising around Division of Responsibility. VirginiaIt doesn’t work for people in the acute stages of an eating disorder. That’s not where you start when you’re in treatment. SigneExactly. Division of Responsibility is going to really look very different with my 12-year-old than it is with somebody else’s. At one end of the continuum, we have households that may have been modeling externally imposed restriction. Externally imposed restriction might look like a parent micromanaging a teen or a child’s food and feeding them in a way that really has to do with their concern about their weight. On the other end, you might have a household that almost looks too loose. That’s actually the the household that I had, up until my daughter was in kindergarten or first grade. I was so aware of attuned ways of eating and how important a more connected way of eating is that I actually wasn’t providing enough structure for my particular child. That doesn’t mean that other children couldn’t do just fine with a very loose household with food. In my own circumstance, my daughter was needing more structure and guidance around food the same way she needed a bedtime. With teenagers, I think parents can still incorporate a lot of the Division of Responsibility paradigm. Making sure that the foods are there. One of the guidelines that we use in our book is making foods equal. Not only equal in morality, but equal in availability. Equal in availability might look like if the refrigerator was full of foods that sort of matched an “all foods fit” paradigm, not just the ones deemed “healthy.” Foods are there and equally easy to grab. Maybe there’s cubed up fruit and there’s cheese sticks and there’s fun size candy. They’re equally easy to grab. We can then grab the food that our bodies are actually calling for versus what’s easiest. I also want to make the disclaimer that we don’t always have the time to do the preliminary work to make foods equally easy to grab, equal in availability. So I just want to name that sometimes we will, sometimes we won’t. No big. One of the things that really resonates with me is not micromanaging what they’re up to with their food during the day. They’re clearly going to have a lot more autonomy with food. Some of them are driving now. They have their own money. They’re going to friends’ houses. So you would never assess or take an inventory of what was eaten that day and base your dinner decision or dessert decision on what they had during the day.VirginiaThat’s their opportunity to be practicing these skills. It’s not on you to say that if they had ice cream after school, then they can’t have cookies with dinner.SigneExactly. If I asked my daughter, “What did you guys have for snack today?” Like, if I know somebody brought something in. If my intention is to see if she had sweets and that will determine if we have dessert tonight, then I’m not going to say anything. But if my intention is just genuinely, I’m curious, then I might ask. With teenagers there’s another component that comes in and this piece would really come more from my co-author Wendy Sterling, the dietitian. She says the teenage years are also a really nice time to start introducing some basic food prep skills. Maybe they’re in charge of one recipe for dinner or maybe they’re putting together their own lunch. You’re making the food available and accessible, but they’re in charge of some of those chores that are related to food prep or cleanup as it relates to a meal. One other thing I want to bring in around that, and this comes from a podcast I did with somebody who’s an expert on adulting, Julie Lythcott-Haims. She was talking about how when we grew up we didn’t experience a culture of busy-ness in quite the same way that we’re seeing today. Sometimes, these meal prep chores, we’re not having our kids do them, because they’re too busy. Everybody is too busy. I can empty the dishwasher quicker than they can, I can set the table quicker than they can, so I might as well just do it for them. So I just wanted to bring in how the culture of busyness may show up in what we’re talking about, as well.VirginiaI think that applies for parents of all ages. I even think about that now with my eight-year-old, she could be clearing the table more. We do have them clear their own plates, but we were just having a conversation about starting to build in small opportunities for these skills. Because I want a 16-year-old who can make her own lunch! I don’t want to be packing lunches when they’re 16.SigneBefore before I did that interview, I don’t know that I was as aware of it, you know? My 12-year-old is like, “Can you get me some water?” I’m like, “Hey, you’re as tall as I am. Go get it yourself!” Right now I’m noticing how often I’m like there’s no time for her to empty the dishwasher. I’m just going to do it. Julie Lythcott-Haims, who was a Stanford Dean for several years, noticed a trend that a lot of these kids that are entering school nowadays, it looks like somebody has been cutting their meat for too long. Way too long.One other skill, as far as parents thinking about first steps that they might take in getting more attuned and connected to their body’s wisdom, is the hunger meter. We have a pretty basic hunger meter, which is one to ten. At the higher end is fullness. So, say six to ten, those are the fullness gradations of the hunger meter. At the lower end, the one would be famished, starving. A three would be the first sign of appetite, whatever that feels like for a particular person. When somebody is going from eating with a diet mentality or eating “from the chin up,” which means reducing their food choices to nutrients only and what I “should” and “shouldn’t” eat. When you go from years of eating from the chin up in a very disconnected, disembodied way and you’re going to start trying to eat from your body’s cues, the hunger meter can be a nice tool. Some people aren’t calibrated enough to start eating intuitively and so they might need to do mechanical eating. A simplified definition of mechanical eating might be eating by the clock on the wall. It may require some calibration first.VirginiaThat’s for folks who maybe in the past have been skipping meals or eating really erratically, so this is to make sure you are eating during the day and not skipping and ending up over-hungry.SigneThinking about getting recalibrated, doing some mechanical eating, ultimately that might give you some access to your body’s cues. And then the hunger meter as a tool may come in handy. We get told a lot that that’s probably one of the most helpful tools, and we have a chapter on the different gradations. Here’s what it would look like once you’re recalibrated. Maybe you just ate lunch at noon and it’s two o’clock and you’re feeling a pull toward food. Okay, so just trying to identify where you might be on, on the hunger meter. Maybe you’re at a five and you’re neutral. You’re not hungry and you’re not full, but you’re feeling that pull toward food. The hunger meter is meant to really just be used as a tool that you’re checking in and deciding from the inside. Becoming awake and aware about where you are. It’s all about choice. The target behavior here is really about creating a little bit of space between you and the food and just assessing where you are. oh, I’m at a five, I’m neutral. I’m not hungry, I’m not full. Just to be awake and aware of what’s going on for you—and then what you do after that is up to you. That’s your choice. The intervention or the target isn’t so much what you end up doing with the food—maybe you eat it, maybe you don’t, who cares? The intervention is just becoming awake and aware so you have more choice around your food.VirginiaThat’s a helpful distinction, because I do think there’s a risk of using hunger meters and feeling like, Well, I’m not hungry enough. There’s definitely a way to turn it into a diet,SigneYou can turn it into a diet in a nanosecond. It’s just creating that space between you and the food. VirginiaAnother thing you have in the book that I really love is the chapter on boundaries. I loved one you just highlighted, setting a boundary of not policing what your kid eats out of the house. What else do parents of teenagers need to understand about boundaries? What kind of boundaries should we be trying to respect when kids set them around food and body?SigneOne of my favorite excerpts around boundaries and food is from the chapter co-written with Anna Lutz, RD. [You can also hear Anna on Burnt Toast here!]Anna says: “Teens have the ability to know how much they need to eat. And when we interfere with that, as parents, we start to break down their natural ability. When we model that we trust our children to listen to their bodies, that they are in charge of their bodies, it also models consent.” So I think this really illuminates the importance of not interfering with children’s or teen’s stopping place. You are really helping them strengthen the muscle of listening to their instinct and honoring it. We might be talking about food right now, but in allowing them to do that with their food and not saying like, “you’re not going to get up from the table until you eat your broccoli,” or “you can’t have your dessert until you do this,” or “you’re not going to have another piece of pizza,” or whatever it is. VirginiaThat’s such a powerful moment, for parents to realize that the concepts that we’re working out around the dinner table is going to translate into how your kids trust their bodies in so many different settings. And that’s all we want, right? We want our kids to listen to their bodies first and foremost, in dating, all of a that.SigneThat’s my favorite boundary as it relates to food. In the body boundaries chapter, we did this effective communication model, we call it ad libs for effective communication. It’s an effective communication model that I see in a lot of places, it’s pretty well documented. When you have a body boundary to not let other people comment on your body, whether it’s positive or negative, letting them know where you stand. Like, “Hey, it’s not okay when you comment on my body without my consent.” So you stick with the facts, then you grab in one or two feeling words: “I feel angry.” And then the because. Because is what it is about them commenting on your body that makes you feel this way. “Because it gives me the impression that you’re scrutinizing my body.” So it’s a really simple formula and of course, you want to make it yours. You don’t want to sound like a therapy session. The person may come in and say, “Well, gosh, I just thought you looked great and I thought I would just tell you. It looks like you’ve lost weight.” The best way to win the game is to not play. So you just say, “That maybe be your perspective, but I wanted to let you know how those comments affect me.” Sometimes it helps to practice in your journal or with a therapist or to a friend that you’ve really felt safe with. Sometimes it’s helpful to just write out what you would have liked to have said that you didn’t feel comfortable saying, as you’re practicing and getting ready to do boundaries. Something I think we leave out when we talk about boundaries is they’re really hard. Especially if somebody has been taught to not make waves in their family of origin or if somebody’s temperament is conflict avoidant, it’s not very comfortable. I think it’s important, when we’re talking about boundaries, instead of just saying, “Oh, be sure to have a boundary and don’t let anybody comment on your body,” to also bring in this preparation. We need to tell people: When you do have these boundaries for the first time, it may feel really bad. I mean, really, really bad. In the chapter, I talked about my own experience, where I would feel so awful in practicing boundaries for the first time, like I robbed a bank or something. It might feels bad in that situation, not because your boundary is wrong, but because you’re breaking a pattern. VirginiaI appreciate the script you’ve given us because I think the other person’s reaction is often what makes it feel so dangerous. You can’t control whether or not the boundary will be respected or how they’ll respond. So that follow up of, “That may be your perspective, but I wanted you to know how these comments affect me,” is so helpful, because that gives you a way to get out of that. SigneYou’re right, you’re right. Because it of course it depends on who you’re giving the boundary to. If it’s a person that feels really safe and you have an egalitarian relationship with, then then they’re going to hear it and be very receptive. That’s going to be different from delivering a boundary from somebody who is out of balance. When you give a boundary to some people, they’re not going to be happy and that’s okay. It’s important for us to really get comfortable with tolerating somebody not being okay with us.VirginiaAnd not feeling like it’s our job to fix them not being happy about the boundary we needed to set. SigneYeah, you can say it in the most eloquent way, and some people may still not be happy and that’s alright.VirginiaThe last thing I wanted to talk to you about was your social media chapter. This is a major route that teenagers are being exposed to diet culture. Talk a little bit about how you advise parents to engage with kids on this. How do we talk about the negative food and body messages that kids are encountering online while holding that kids want to be on social media and that there’s a real need for it. SigneOne thing that I learned while writing this book comes from dialoguing with Sara Pipher Gilliam about social media. In preparing for the 25th Anniversary of Reviving Ophelia, they did 18 months of focus groups with adolescent girls and their parents. What was interesting is that every single one of those teenagers were told up front when they first got their devices, “We are going to be checking in on your social media on a regular basis. Whatever you put out there in a text or group chat, it’s for the whole world to see. I am going to be looking at it regularly.” And almost every single one of the parents never did follow up on that. This is something I’m dealing with regularly with with my particular caseload, but also with my 12-year-old. We have really good intentions and we know that the technology genie is out of the bottle and not going back in. We want to check their social media on a regular basis. But it’s mind numbing. It’s not fun. We want to be sitting down every few days or weekly and scrolling through and having them give us a tour of their TikTok or what they’re seeing and talk to them about it. But it’s just not very fun and we don’t want to do it. There’s a little bit of avoidance.VirginiaI already feel that way hearing my eight-year-old talk about Animal Crossing, so I can’t even imagine how I’ll feel when it’s TikTok.SigneYeah, it’s super boring. So let’s just say that out loud. In that chapter, we did use one of Sara’s interventions that she calls peer-to-peer peer agreements. I think we need to have parent-to-parent agreements, where we’re checking in with each other. Did you check your kid’s TikTok this week?The peer-to-peer agreements are really powerful, more so than what they might hear from a teacher or from a parent. It’s not uncommon for me to have a teenager in my caseload totally distraught because her friend was mad at her for not being on call at 2AM because she had a breakup. There’s a lot going on behind the scenes with social media, a lot of expectations. So maybe one of the agreement is we’re putting our phones away at 10PM, depending on the age. So that people know ahead of time and they don’t have unrealistic expectations for accessibility to each other. The other thing is, I’ve seen parents who are checking social media too often. It feels a little like dimming the kid’s light. It’s really different for everybody, but we need to be finding something that’s that sort of in the middle of being too strict or too loose with social media.VirginiaYou’ve talked about needing to respect to what kids are getting out of it, too. There’s the social piece and the creative expression that comes with social media. SigneI did an interview with a colleague and good friend of mine who is a registered Art Therapist. She talks a lot about how we really see our kids trying to express themselves creatively through social media, through music and dance. They’re looking for art, as well as creating it themselves. On one hand, that can be okay. On the other hand, we know that not all the images that they’re seeing are positive. What she says so eloquently is that social media is not meant to take to take the place of going to see art in real time or doing our own art. Over this last holiday, my mom was in town and she really had to push us out the door to go to the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco. I didn’t really want to go, like the parking, you know. We ended up getting there and I’m so glad. We brought my daughter and one of the times we brought her friends, too. They didn’t love everything, but it’s good for them to get exposed to art in different ways than on an online platform.VirginiaIn a museum, there is still an audience for the art, but it’s a much different audience than when you’re only putting things on social media and thinking of art as something you make for the whole internet. It’s really powerful for kids to realize that art is something they can do just for themselves. I think that’s really helpful for parents who are trying to appreciate what kids are getting out of it. But also figuring out the self regulation piece and kind of helping them learn those tools. It’s a messy thing we have to keep muddling through.SigneAnd making sure that there’s plenty of time where we allow our kids to be bored, and not sort of swoop in and rescue them from the boredom. Having art supplies available and accessible would be great. I do want to mention, the ability to have art supplies, and to go see art, depending on where you are, can be a privilege. Nowadays, places like the dollar store have a lot better art supplies than they did 10 years ago. So there are ways to get it cheaper than you used to be able to, so that’s cool. I like the idea of making sure they have a fair amount of time just hanging out in their boredom and learning to tolerate it and giving them an opportunity to come up with their own creative and imaginative expression through their own art.Butter For Your Burnt ToastSigneSomething that I’ve been up to lately that I used to do in my 20s and 30s and I rediscovered it recently is collaging. What’s really cool about collaging is that I don’t have art skills. I don’t know how to draw, I don’t necessarily know how to paint. So collaging can be one of the least daunting forms of creative expression. What I like about it, too, is that you can use the catalogs that come in the mail to just kind of spend time cutting out images that inspire you, which can be really meditative. My colleague calls it visual journaling. It’s kind of cool because it can give your journaling a three dimensional quality. For teens that maybe don’t want to be writing in their journal because they’re afraid a parent might see it, journaling through art or visuals can be a way to express and get your dark thoughts out on paper so that they’re not staying private. Only you really know what the symbols and the metaphors mean in the art. So it’s something that I’ve been doing myself and I’ve also been doing with clients. It’s been really helpful. I have a couple of clients that I’m doing that with right now that struggle with unhealthy perfectionism. So just spending time cutting out images and doing collage in a way that you can’t really get it wrong teaches is a nice mindfulness practice. It helps them pace themselves. And lately, I’ve been making collage cards. Cards are pretty expensive, at least the ones that I really like. You can personalize a collage card for a birthday card and make it uniquely for somebody that you’re close to. It’s just a fun way to share your art.VirginiaI mean, I’m obsessed. I want to start collaging immediately. It sounds like a great thing to do with teenagers with younger kids. It’s something I also did for a while and sort of dropped. And now as you’re talking about it, I’m like, where did that go? I need to bring collaging back. That’s a wonderful idea.SigneIt’s a really fun thing to just get totally lost in.VirginiaWell, my Butter this week is a movie recommendation. It’s not a new movie, so probably most people have seen it. I think it came out one of the years I had a baby because the year you have a child, you’re kind of culturally illiterate. It’s Inside Out and I had a feeling you would be a fan, Signe. We just watched it with our kids a few weeks ago. It was so funny because our four-year-old was really resistant. She had a lot of feelings before we started, but then she was just mesmerized. I think she has watched eight times since then. I mean, we were all stuck in the house with COVID for two weeks. It’s been so cool because she is really using the tools from it. So for people who don’t know, the premise of inside out is that it’s this 11-year-old girl Riley, who’s going through some big life stuff. And the movie is narrated by the emotions in her head. So you see the sadness and joy and anger, and disgust and fear constantly narrating what’s happening to Riley and what’s happening within her head. Now when my four-year-old gets mad, she goes, “Oh, angry guy, you’re being so loud in my head right now.” It’s amazing because she’s labeling the emotions and it takes her down a notch. She’ll scream and be frustrated and then we can talk about what the angry guy is so angry about. So yeah, if you’re looking for a way to talk about feelings with kids in a super accessible way, it’s such a beautiful movie. SigneIt is so well done. My co-author, Shelley Aggarwal, MD, she’s an adolescent medicine doctor. We were just talking about Inside Out because in our friendship with body image chapter, we have this section on how it’s really normal for adolescents to over-identify with their peer groups. She was talking about how perfect the movie is to explain and show over-identification with a peer group. Diversifying our interests is a really great way to protect ourselves from body image dissatisfaction or eating issues. I’ve been talking about watching it with my daughter again.VirginiaI can see it being something we come back to throughout the years. You’ll get different things out of it. Right now the four-year-old loves angry guy,- and she loves the imaginary friend Bing Bong, because she has many imaginary friends. My eight-year-old is a little more close to the vest with feelings and she, I think, felt very seen by the movie. Like, oh, other people have all these big feelings inside them. That was so wonderful to see. SigneIt’s just a brilliant movie. That’s going to be our movie this week.VirginiaGood to hear. Well, Signe, tell listeners where they can find more of you.SigneSo the pre-order link for Raising Body Positive Teens: A Parent’s Guide to Diet-free Living, Exercise, and Body Image is now available. My website has a books tab and both books are there. VirginiaThank you so much for being here. I really appreciate it,Thanks so much for listening to Burnt Toast. Once again. If you’d like to support the show, please subscribe for free in your podcast player and tell a friend about this episode and consider a paid subscription to Burnt Toast. You get a ton of cool perks including next week’s bonus episode and you will keep this an ad- and sponsor-free space.The Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by me, Virginia Sole-Smith. You can follow me on Instagram or Twitter.Burnt Toast transcripts and essays are edited and formatted by Corinne Fay, who runs @SellTradePlus, an Instagram account where you can buy and sell plus size clothing.The Burnt Toast logo is by Deanna Lowe.Our theme music is by Jeff Bailey and Chris Maxwell.Tommy Harron is our audio engineer.Thanks for listening and for supporting independent anti-diet journalism. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com/subscribe

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Wendy Sterling, MS, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian and Approved Supervisor through the International Eating Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, and a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics in the Bay Area in California. She specializes in sports nutrition, eating disorders, and utilizes a non-diet, Health at Every Size® approach in her practice. Wendy maintains a private practice in Menlo Park and Los Altos, California. Wendy is a co-author of “How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder: A Simple, Plate-by-Plate Approach to Reestablishing a Healthy Relationship with Food.” She and her co-author Casey Crosbie, RD, CEDRD-S created the innovative approach to refeeding called the “Plate-by-Plate Approach®,” a no-numbers, visual approach, which has been featured in the Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics.  Wendy is also the co-author of, “No Weigh! A Teen's Guide to Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom,” a book co-written by an adolescent doctor, therapist, and herself as the dietitian for teens about their changing bodies, hormones, emotions, and tips for improving sleep, body image, and their relationship with food. Wendy has been the Team Nutritionist of the Oakland Athletics since 2016. She has consulted for the Golden State Warriors, New York Jets (2006-2013), NY Islanders, and Hofstra University's Women's Lacrosse and Volleyball teams, where she worked directly with players to improve endurance, speed and explosiveness.  We discuss topics including: The struggles for kids and teens over the pandemic The importance of families being together at meals The home should be a place of safety Not using exercise as a reward Parents working on their own relationship with food and movement _____________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: rlgrd@askaboutfood.com You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. For more information on Robyn's book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.

The arrival of Fall ushers in a new television season with lots of new shows on both network and streaming services. The Plugged In team examines these new offerings with recommendations for programs to enjoy and to avoid. Adam and Jonathan then take a deep dive into the trending news stories surrounding Facebook and Instagram and how their products negatively impact many teens. Get the book "The Teen's Guide to Face-To-Face Connections in a Screen-To-Screen World" for your donation of any amount: https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-plugged-in-2020-12-10?refcd=1156406 Get more episode resources: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/the-plugged-in-show-episode-99/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

“We gotta talk to our kids. We have to equip them to make good decisions and we have to teach them truths so they recognize lies.” Screen time, phones, tablets, computers…online predators, rule breaking, off the charts average daily screen times…parenting this generation of screen obsessed kids is so stressful. Most parents know that too much screen time, especially social media, is unhealthy for kids, but they don't know how to set wise limits and teach their kids the “why” behind the rules. Today's guest Jonathan McKee has over 20+ years of experience with youth ministry and family research that has taught him that parents need to connect with their kids just as much as they correct their kids. In his latest book Parenting Generation Screen: Guiding Your Kids to Be Wise in a Digital World, he offers insights that show us that safe, loving conversations about screen use that will set kids up for a lifetime of good decisions and habits. But how do we do that? Where do we start? Don't worry, Jonathan covers aaaaaaaaaall things parenting and screens today. And if it's not in this episode (we talk about A LOT!), you'll probably find it in his book. Jonathan's Bio: Jonathan McKee is the author of more than twenty-five books, including Teen's Guide to Face-to-Face Connections in a Screen-to-Screen World; If I Had a Parenting Do Over; and the Amazon bestseller – The Guy's Guide to God, Girls and the Phone in Your Pocket. He speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for moms and dads on his website becomingscreenwise.com. He draws from more than twenty years of experience working with teenagers, studying and writing about youth culture and the influence of digital media, and raising three kids with more devices than they can count! In 2018 Focus on the Family aired a broadcast of Jonathan McKee talking about helping our kids learn “wise posting in a digital world,” and plugging his book to teenagers, The Teen's Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices. The show was one of the top broadcasts of 2018. FULL SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE AT: WWW.ELEVATINGMOTHERHOOD.COM Elevating Motherhood Links: Website: www.elevatingmotherhood.com Instagram: @loribethauldridge @elevatingmotherhood Patreon: www.patreon.com/elevatingmotherhood Please Visit Today's Sponsors: Blossom & Root: Today's episode of Elevating Motherhood is sponsored by Blossom & Root a nature-based, Charlotte Mason inspired homeschool curriculum company that has been gently guiding and supporting families for years! This thoughtful, age appropriate curriculum begins at the preschool level with options all the way up to 4th grade with more grade levels being released each year. Blossom & Root is the homeschool curriculum my family uses and loves! The information and ideas are easy to follow, fun, and engaging. If you're new to homeschool or looking for an inspired homeschool curriculum to help you lovingly teach and guide your children, I highly recommend Blossom & Root. Using this curriculum has brought so much connection and joy to our homeschool days—I love it! Blossom & Root has generously offered a discount for listeners of Elevating Motherhood: use the code LORIBETH10 at checkout for 10% off your order. For more information about Blossom & Root, head over to www.elevatingmotherhood.com/homeschool Homeschool Explained: www.homeschoolexplained.com

Jonathan McKee gives parents practical tools on how to approach technology with wisdom and grace instead of constant correction. Resources Mentioned in this Episode Parenting Generation Screen: Guiding Your Kids to be Wise in a Digital World  Teens Guide to Social Media  Guy's Guide to God, Girls, and the Phone in their Pocket    BIO Jonathan McKee is the author of more than twenty-five books, including Teen's Guide to Face-to-Face Connections in a Screen-to-Screen World; If I Had a Parenting Do Over; and the Amazon bestseller – The Guy's Guide to God, Girls and the Phone in Your Pocket. He speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for moms and dads on his website becomingscreenwise.com.   20+ years of experience with youth ministry and family research has taught him that parents need to connect with their kids just as much as they correct their kids— it's the safe, loving conversations about screen use that will set kids up for a lifetime of good decisions and habits. 

In this podcast episode, Jesus McDonald interviewed Ben Bernstein who is a senior psychologist and educator specializing in top performance. Known as the “Stress Doctor,” he is the author of four books on how stress affects performance: Test Success (2009), Crush Your Test Anxiety (2018); A Teen's Guide to Success (2014); and Stressed Out! for Parents (2015). His forthcoming book, The Path to Optimal Living, will be released in 2021. His client list includes CEOs, business owners, dentists, athletes, attorneys, physicians, parents, opera singers, and actors. He lectures worldwide virtually to audiences of business executives, professors, parents, and healthcare professionals as well as at conventions, corporations, universities, colleges, and hospitals. Talking points: 1. What inspired Dr. B to choose a career in psychology with a focus on top performance 2. Why stress is the main focus when helping people achieve top performance 3. Dr. B's ideal client 4. Dr. B's advice for our listeners For business inquiries, send Jesus McDonald a LinkedIn message.

Robrenna talks with Jonathan McKee about his new book, A Teen's Guide to Face-to-Face Connections in a Screen-to-Screen World. He wrote the book with his daughter, Alyssa, who is right on the line between Millennial and Gen-Z. Topics Discussed in This Episode: • Why 2012 was such a turning point in the digital world • Why the vulnerability and honesty of younger generations can help us learn how to manage new technologies • New research on the effects of social media on girls • What happened when Alyssa decided to take a social media break • Teaching our kids that what they post now may have repercussions in the future • The benefits of delaying giving your kids phones (and how you can talk to them about waiting for that coveted phone) • How to deal with potential predatory behavior in social media apps Find more from Jonathan: Becoming Screenwise Jonathan's books can be found here. Follow Robrenna: Website | Instagram Episode Image Credit: Getty/Nadia_Bormotova

With Christmas on the horizon, family, traditions – and gift-giving – are likely on your mind. The Plugged In team reflects on their favorite holiday traditions and offers their Gift Giving – or Playing, or Streaming, or Listening – Guide. You'll get a solid reminder of why it's so important to exercise intentionality when it comes to any sort of entertainment or technological gift. Get the book "Teen's Guide to Face-to-Face Connections in a Screen-to-Screen World": https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-plugged-in-2020-12-10?refcd=1027801 Get more episode resources: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/the-plugged-in-show-episode-55/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

The new video game Among Us is all the rage with tweens and teens. The Plugged In team unpacks this phenomenon and tells you everything you need to know about it. Because video games will continue to be a part of our families' lives for a long time to come, you'll want to know which ones are making waves and why you need to pay attention to them. You'll learn how these games continue to evolve in their appeal and in the way kids interact with them. The Teen's Guide to Social Media... and Mobile Devices: 21 Tips to Wise Posting in an Insecure World: https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-plugged-in-2020-11-26?refcd=1021901 Get More Episode Resources: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/the-plugged-in-show-episode-53/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

With handy tutorials, funny videos, and informative presentations, YouTube has grown increasingly popular with kids and adults alike. The Plugged In team explores the draw, the upside and the downside of this user-generated video-sharing platform. Because YouTube's influence is here to stay, you'll want to check out Plugged In's new review section of these channels to navigate this newer form of entertainment with your children. The Teen's Guide to Social Media... and Mobile Devices: 21 Tips to Wise Posting in an Insecure World: https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-plugged-in-2020-11-12?refcd=1020401 Get More Episode Resources: If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey

The new Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma, has brought some interesting—and concerning—insights to our interaction with social media. The Plugged In team dives into the documentary and examines the repercussions we may face if we choose to use these platforms. You'll gain better understanding of the lasting effects of social media and how to navigate those with your family. The Teen's Guide to Social Media... and Mobile Devices: 21 Tips to Wise Posting in an Insecure World: https://store.focusonthefamily.com/singleitem/checkout/donation/item/don-plugged-in-2020-10-8#efcd=1003101 Get More Episode Resources: https://www.pluggedin.com/the-plugged-in-show-episode-46-examining-the-social-dilemma-and-our-interaction-with-social-media/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey

Dr. B Your Best (Ben Bernstein) joins Familius CEO and co-founder Christopher Robbins for a discussion about strategies to crush stress and B Your Best even in challenging and uncertain times. Crush Your Test Anxiety: https://www.familius.com/book/crush-your-test-anxiety/ Stressed Out! For Parents: https://www.familius.com/book/stressed-out-for-parents/ Stressed Out! For Teens: https://www.familius.com/book/stressed-out-for-teens/ A Teen's Guide to Success:https://www.familius.com/book/a-teens-guide-to-success-2/ Ben's background, from his website https://www.drbyourbest.com/: "As a young child I was a prodigious piano player. I immersed myself in Mozart, Beethoven and Bartok and my imagination took flight. Yet when I was forced to perform in recitals and competitions playing the piano became a nightmare. I sat in front of audiences and judges and my hands and knees shook. No one helped me. All I heard were unanswerable questions and non-sequiturs, What's the matter with you? It's all in your head! You'll grow out of it. It took me years to work through my performance anxiety and the physical, mental and spiritual suffering that went with it. Through my own self-study and training, I brought myself out of the shell of tension, self-doubt and distraction so I could live fully in the freedom of who I am. We all have that birthright: to live into our fullest potential. When I work with people I see what they are capable of, what binds them to unproductive habits, and I train them to be their best.  From my own experiences and training, I now pass on to every person I work with– whether it's a high school student with poor SAT scores, a business executive who stutters during presentations, or a parent seized by indecision." About the Publisher: Familius is a global trade publishing company that publishes books and other content to help families be happy. We believe that the family is the fundamental unit of society and that happy families are the foundation of a happy life. We recognize that every family looks different, and we passionately believe in helping all families find greater joy. To that end we publish books for children and adults that invite families to live the Familius Nine Habits of Happy Family Life: love together, play together, learn together, work together, talk together, heal together, read together, eat together, and laugh together. Founded in 2012, Familius is located in Sanger, California.  

In today's episode with Jodi Aman, Family Therapist, YouTuber and author of Anxiety...I'm So Done with You. A Teen's Guide to Ditching Toxic Stress and Hardwiring Your Brain for Happiness. We discuss how stress affects us as well as how to get rid of stress.  Jodi Aman has been working with clients for 20 years and has learned how to successfully help them ditch their anxiety, while doing what she feels is the best job ever (because she tells people how awesome they are everyday). Her newest book is also being released today and is geared towards helping adolescents get rid of stress and anxiety but is beneficial for all ages. To get ahold of her newest book - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1510751343/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=jodiaman-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1510751343&linkId=1cef1992f102b9fadf52d0dbb2a38f0c To work with Jodi or get her free resources - https://jodiaman.com/ To provide me with feedback or work with me so you can skyrocket your energy and overcome chronic illness email me at margaret@margaretsteffie.com or visit my website at https://www.margaretsteffie.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/margaret-steffie/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/margaret-steffie/support

More teens are experiencing anxiety these days, along with fear, loss, and uncertainty about the future. Teens also experience a natural biological shift in their sleep that can throw their daily routine into disarray. When combined, these patterns can lead to insomnia, fatigue, irritability, and fuel more anxiety. How can parents help anxious teens get the sleep they need and support their mental and physical wellbeing during stressful times? Today's episode features best-selling author and psychotherapist Jodi Aman, sharing her expertise about how teens can feel better, sleep better, and enjoy their lives by managing anxiety. Jodi Aman is a practicing psychotherapist and best-selling author whose new book Anxiety....I'm So Done With You. A Teen's Guide to Ditching Toxic Stress & Hardwiring Your Brain For Happiness is now available for pre-order. As a family therapist, author, and inspirational speaker, Jodi shows people how to thrive even in the most difficult times. As the mom of teenagers, she specializes in helping teens and their parents learn to push past fear and anxiety, find confidence, heal past trauma, and soar. Show notes: sleepwellstaywell.com Follow me: instagram.com/bymaliajacobson

Today's teens interact daily with technology more than ever before. Ease of access to the online world for things such as streaming, social media, and shopping comes with the big responsibility to develop smart computer habits early in life. This episode features the series' youngest guest to date: seventh-grader Athena Contos, who shares personal examples of cyber carelessness, foundational tips for building good habits, and more.

Trump approval at highest point so far The Guy's Guide to Four Battles Every Young Man Must Face ... GUEST Jonathan McKee ... author of over 20 books including “The Teen's Guide to Social Media and Mobile Devices” ... Jonathan speaks to parents, leaders, and young people worldwide ... Find his work at TheSource4Parents.com ManUp Pittsburgh - Craig Giles Celeb Bday: Janet Jackson AL Human Life Protection Act signed into Law + similar bill in Missouri and 6 other states ... + ... PA State Rep Brian Sims follow-up Love over Fear: Facing Monsters, befriending Enemies, and healing our polarized World ... GUEST Dan White Jr Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion ... GUEST Rebecca McLaughlin ...holds a PhD from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill seminary in London ... She is a regular writer for The Gospel Coalition ... this is her first book Harvard Prof defending Harvey Weinstein removed from position at Harvard; his wife, too This Day in History: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences had its first Academy Awards ceremony. Let’s talk about our favorite Best Pictures of all time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump approval at highest point so far The Guy's Guide to Four Battles Every Young Man Must Face ... GUEST Jonathan McKee ... author of over 20 books including “The Teen's Guide to Social Media and Mobile Devices” ... Jonathan speaks to parents, leaders, and young people worldwide ... Find his work at TheSource4Parents.com ManUp Pittsburgh - Craig Giles Celeb Bday: Janet Jackson AL Human Life Protection Act signed into Law + similar bill in Missouri and 6 other states ... + ... PA State Rep Brian Sims follow-up Love over Fear: Facing Monsters, befriending Enemies, and healing our polarized World ... GUEST Dan White Jr Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion ... GUEST Rebecca McLaughlin ...holds a PhD from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill seminary in London ... She is a regular writer for The Gospel Coalition ... this is her first book Harvard Prof defending Harvey Weinstein removed from position at Harvard; his wife, too This Day in History: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences had its first Academy Awards ceremony. Let’s talk about our favorite Best Pictures of all time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Because digital devices have now become ingrained in our culture to the point of almost being considered a kind of “sustenance” by many people, we will need to prepare our kids to navigate today's digital age in ways that are safe and God-honoring. Of all the digital devices that bring liability to their users, social media and mobile devices are arguably considered to be the most concerning. Today, we will discuss these concerns as we talk to the author of the new book, The Teen's Guide to Social Media and Mobile Devices. Jonathan McKee is the author of over twenty books including the brand new Teen's Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices, 52 Ways to Connect with Your Smartphone Obsessed Kid, More Than Just the Talk, Sex Matters, and The Guy's Guide to God, Girls, and the Phone in Your Pocket. Jonathan has over 20 years of experience in youth ministry and speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for parents on his website TheSource4Parents.com. On this website, parents can follow Jonathan's blog and get a regular dose of youth culture and parenting help. How Digital Technology and Social Media Presents Kids with Risks and Complications Evidence that parents need to start rethinking the way they allow their children to interact with digital technology can be found in statistics, science, current events, and everyday life. Digital technology like the smartphone brings much unnecessary complication and risk into the lives of parents and kids. I'm all for simple cell phones for safety and communication purposes, but I think smartphones are addictive adult toys that can bring more liability and burden to our family dynamics than we need in our hustle/bustle age. I don't know that the risk of the smartphone is worth the reward. I also think there is a good case to be made that we inadvertently exasperate our kids, provoke them to anger, and cause them to stumble by giving these devices to them. We know what Jesus said about “causing one of these little ones to stumble.” Is it really worth putting our kids at risk just to be culturally relevant or accepted? In my line of work, I deal with otherwise good and godly kids whose lives and families have been wrecked. Virtually every case can be linked back to a smartphone. Let me ask you this: What would be the worst thing that could happen if we made smartphones “no-kid-zones” at home? Jonathan McKee and I discuss social media and smartphones as we cover the following topics: Why you should read The Teen's Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices. The difference between tech-enabled and not tech-dependant. Could smartphones be contributing to teen depression? A crucial question you need to ask as your child begins to enter adulthood. How you can empower your child to know the truth about the intentions of the creators of social media sites. How to help your child understand that nothing transferred over the internet is truly deleted. How to educate your child about privacy settings. The importance of understanding Snapchat and the new feature, “Snap Maps.” Picture provided by: maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com  

Because digital devices have now become ingrained in our culture to the point of almost being considered a kind of “sustenance” by many people, we will need to prepare our kids to navigate today's digital age in ways that are safe and God-honoring. Of all the digital devices that bring liability to their users, social media and mobile devices are arguably considered to be the most concerning. Today, we will discuss these concerns as we talk to the author of the new book, The Teen's Guide to Social Media and Mobile Devices. Jonathan McKee is the author of over twenty books including the brand new Teen's Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices, 52 Ways to Connect with Your Smartphone Obsessed Kid, More Than Just the Talk, Sex Matters, and The Guy's Guide to God, Girls, and the Phone in Your Pocket. Jonathan has over 20 years of experience in youth ministry and speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for parents on his website TheSource4Parents.com. On this website, parents can follow Jonathan's blog and get a regular dose of youth culture and parenting help. How Digital Technology and Social Media Presents Kids with Risks and Complications Evidence that parents need to start rethinking the way they allow their children to interact with digital technology can be found in statistics, science, current events, and everyday life. Digital technology like the smartphone brings much unnecessary complication and risk into the lives of parents and kids. I'm all for simple cell phones for safety and communication purposes, but I think smartphones are addictive adult toys that can bring more liability and burden to our family dynamics than we need in our hustle/bustle age. I don't know that the risk of the smartphone is worth the reward. I also think there is a good case to be made that we inadvertently exasperate our kids, provoke them to anger, and cause them to stumble by giving these devices to them. We know what Jesus said about “causing one of these little ones to stumble.” Is it really worth putting our kids at risk just to be culturally relevant or accepted? In my line of work, I deal with otherwise good and godly kids whose lives and families have been wrecked. Virtually every case can be linked back to a smartphone. Let me ask you this: What would be the worst thing that could happen if we made smartphones “no-kid-zones” at home? Jonathan McKee and I discuss social media and smartphones as we cover the following topics: Why you should read The Teen's Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices. The difference between tech-enabled and not tech-dependant. Could smartphones be contributing to teen depression? A crucial question you need to ask as your child begins to enter adulthood. How you can empower your child to know the truth about the intentions of the creators of social media sites. How to help your child understand that nothing transferred over the internet is truly deleted. How to educate your child about privacy settings. The importance of understanding Snapchat and the new feature, “Snap Maps.” Picture provided by: maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com  

The Christian Outlook -– October 7, 2017Las Vegas will never be the same after the Massacre at the fourth annual “Route 91” concert. We hear from a first person survivor, Carly Maciel, who joins Don on the “Don Kroah Show.” President Trump addresses a very disturbed and grieving nation. Albert Mohler joins Kevin McCullough on the obsession the country has in finding out why the mass murder did what he did. Kevin McCullough then turns to Mike Baker, former operations officer with the CIA, on what we can do to avoid or stop such an attack in the future. Craig Roberts of K-FAX in San Diego invites Brock Krietzburg of Samaritan's Purse to provide an update on the situation in Puerto Rico. Johnathan McKee, veteran author and youth worker, shares insights from his new book “The Teen's Guide to Social Media and Mobile Devises” on the Georgene Rice show on KPDQ in Portland. Frank Sontag of KKLA speaks with Pastor John MacArthur on who Jesus actually is. Finally, Jim Daly, of Focus on the Family, joins McCullough to pray for our nation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we'll talk with Jonathan McKee, author of “The Teen's Guide to Social Media...& Mobile Devices: 21 Tips to Wise Posting in an Insecure World” (Shiloh Run), and we'll reflect on the death of cultural icon Hugh Hefner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josh Shipp aka “The Teen Whisperer” is a former at-risk foster kid turned teen advocate. His TV series TEEN TROUBLE (A&E / Lifetime) documented his work with teens in crisis. He is the author of “The Teen's Guide to World Domination“, and was listed on Inc. Magazine's 30 under 30 list. He helps adults understand teens & teens understand themselves. He's spoken at universities such as Harvard, Stanford, MIT & UCLA and has contributed to Good Morning America, Oprah, 20/20, MTV, CNN, The New York Times and many other media outlets. Eric and Josh dive into topics that apply to everyone, not just teens and parents. For More Information visits our website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Wishful thinking is NOT a strategy." -Josh Shipp Josh Shipp is a motivational speaker and author with an awesome story (in both the good and the bad way).Jordan and Josh uncover:-The journey from depression and criminal behavior to successful entrepreneur-How to ditch the victim mentality-The importance of mentors and how to get them-Breaking things down to baby steps and WHEN to get training (and what kind) in order to overcome your hurdles-How to deal with critics and hatersJosh Shipp is a former at-risk foster kid turned teen advocate. His TV series TEEN TROUBLE (A&E / Lifetime) documented his work with teens in crisis. He is the author of “The Teen's Guide to World Domination“, and was listed on Inc. Magazine's 30 under 30 list. He helps adults understand teens & teens understand themselves.You'll also like:The Art of Charm ToolboxBest of The Art of Charm Podcast  HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review!  This is what helps us stand out from all the fluff out there. Ways to subscribe to The Art of Charm Click here to subscribe via iTunesClick here to subscribe via RSSYou can also subscribe via Stitcher FEEDBACK + PROMOTION Hit us up with your comments and guest suggestions. We read EVERYTHING. Download the FREE AoC app for iPhoneEmail jordanh@theartofcharm.comGive us a call at 888.413.7177 Stay Charming!

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Alexandra Jackman has created “A Teen's Guide to Understanding and Communicating with People with Autism,” which encourages teenagers to understand and accept peers who have autism spectrum disorder. The film focuses on the positive aspects of autism and includes individuals on the spectrum and their families. In the video, Jackman asks middle school students and teachers “What is Autism?” She also speaks to the founder of Autism Family Times, parents of children with Autism, an Autism educator and a doctor. She highlights children of all ages w Autism and features adults as well.  Her video is geared towards teens, but is relatable to all ages on the basics of how to accept and understand those who have Autism Spectrum Disorder. Of her film she has said "Maybe if they (middle schoolers) see someone with special needs, they won't be so afraid to talk with them. For a lot of people, if they don't understand something, they can be afraid." Also participating in the film is Adrienne Robertiello, Autism Educator at Children's Specialized Hospital and Board member of Autism Family Times with Brianna. Ms. Robertiello steers collaborative initiatives to facilitate the awareness and participation of children with ASD and their families in community settings.