108: How Do I Help My Disorganized High School Kid?
Preparing for life after high school is about more than just getting into college - it’s also about having the ability to operate independently. A parent writes in worried about a charming, but disorg...
28 Feb 202331min
107: Lisa's New Book! The Emotional Lives of Teenagers
Dr. Lisa’s new book The Emotional Lives of Teenagers is officially out today in print and audio book. In this episode Lisa and Reena discuss Lisa’s new book and the research behind it. Lisa explains...
21 Feb 202331min
106: Should I Give the Sex Talk if I Think I'm Already Too Late?
Parents should view sexual development as a facet of overall healthy development, but that's not always easy to do. Dr. Lisa and Reena unpack the concept of “the sex talk" and Lisa explains that, inst...
14 Feb 202330min
105: My Kid Complains Constantly. How Do I Get Him to Stop?
How should a parent respond to a kid who seems to complain all the time? Dr. Lisa explains why complaints, though often tedious to listen to, can actually play an important role in healthy development...
7 Feb 202327min
104: How Do I Support My LGBTQ+ Daughter?
A teen confides to her mother that she is gay but doesn’t want her dad to know. Her mother writes the Ask Lisa podcast with several questions: How can parents best support teens who identify as LGBTQ+...
31 Jan 202330min
103: How Do I Talk My Teen Out of Vaping?
Vaping has become a growing concern for many parents of tweens and teens. What can adults do to steer kids clear of it, and what should we do to help kids who find themselves hooked on nicotine? Dr. L...
24 Jan 202328min
102: Encore: My Son Messed Up. Can I Keep Him from Being Canceled?
A parent writes in that her teen sent a group text to his classmates that contained racial and homophobic slurs about another kid. He thought he was being funny, but quickly realized that his classmat...
17 Jan 202326min
101: How Do I Get My Teen Sons to Talk to Me?
Is it normal for my teen son to not want to talk to me? That’s the question we tackle this week. Dr. Lisa explains that it can feel like a personal rejection when teens pull away from their parents, b...
10 Jan 202331min
