Your Teen with Sue and Steph

Some parts of being a parent are just so hard... like talking to our kids about porn. Luckily, Justine Ang Fonte doesn't find the topic uncomfortable at all. In fact, her advice will make your life much easier and less stressful, including language to use when having these "awkward" discussions. Learn more about Justine Ang Fonte and her work here.  Subscribe to Your Teen with Sue and Steph here! Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Linkedin Twitter Instagram

What do we, the parents, know about teen dating in 2022? If we feel clueless, as many of us do, how can we guide our kids? Our friend (and expert!) Tori Cordiano, Ph.D. helps Sue and Steph make sense of it all. Subscribe to Your Teen with Sue and Steph here! Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Linkedin Twitter Instagram

No one really looks forward to it, and most of us feel like we are not equipped to do a very thorough job. But thankfully, we have leaders like Justine Ang Fonte to help us navigate this tricky topic and make it easier to have these conversations with our teens. Justine takes the awkward out of “The Talks” and leads us to greater confidence and healthier dialogue.   This episode kicks off our three-episode series on teen sex, dating, and relationships— stay tuned for more!  More about Justine Ang Fonté Subscribe to Your Teen with Sue and Steph here! Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Linkedin Twitter Instagram

Dr. Nanika Coor, psychologist and “respectful parenting enthusiast,” joins Sue and Steph to talk about how parents can work through their histories with their own former caregivers to create a more positive, less power-wielding approach to parenting.  Resources mentioned by Nanika: livesinthebalance.org and https://lauralreagan.com/ More about Dr. Coor Subscribe to Your Teen with Sue and Steph here! Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Linkedin Twitter Instagram

Just in time for Thanksgiving, Nancy Davis Kho of The Thank You Project joins Sue and Steph to talk about her quest to make handwritten thank-you notes more than just something you send after a special event.  Subscribe to Your Teen with Sue and Steph here! Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Linkedin Twitter Instagram

Sue and Steph’s podcast producer Hannah Rae Leach joins the ladies on-mic for the VERY FIRST TIME to ask them all the questions she’s always been curious about.  Listen to Hannah’s podcasts Sleepover Cinema and Wholehearted here! Subscribe to Your Teen with Sue and Steph here! Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Linkedin Twitter Instagram

Grieving all the priceless events and personal milestones that were altered (or missed completely) due to nationwide lockdown over the past year and a half is a doozy, especially for teens and their parents. Dr. Karen Moon, grief and loss therapist, joins us to work through this challenging topic.  Subscribe to Your Teen with Sue and Steph here! Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Linkedin Twitter Instagram

Our kids are part of a generation determined to create social, political, and ecological change. In fact, they’re so determined, it can be hard to feel like you’re keeping up. Diversity and equity educator Eva Vega-Olds joins Sue and Steph to talk parenting our teens through challenging conversations, both in-person and online. Subscribe to Your Teen with Sue and Steph here! Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Linkedin Twitter Instagram

Taking your teen’s mental health temperature is one of the most crucial (and challenging) parts of living separately. How do we give them space in all the right ways? Resilience expert Dr. Debi Gilboa joins Sue and Steph to discuss how best to handle your teen’s transition into college life, boundaries and all.  Subscribe to Your Teen with Sue and Steph here! Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Linkedin Twitter Instagram

Our all-time most popular episode is getting a second run this week. We'll be back in two weeks with a new episode! Screentime and teenagers... does one pick the battle or just let it be? AND in a global pandemic? Delaney Ruston, the filmmaker and physician behing the award-winning documentaries "Screenagers" and "Screenagers: Next Chapter" joins Sue and Steph to share her thoughts on approaching the often-messy topic of digital limits with teens and tweens. Subscribe to Your Teen with Sue and Steph here! Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Linkedin Twitter Instagram