Talking About Kids is a weekly podcast for parents, educators, and direct service providers that explores the latest information on issues impacting children and adolescents, from preventing bullying to unlocking creativity. Hosted by me - R. Bradley Snyder, author of The 5 Simple Truths of Raising Kids - each episode presents a new topic and introduces listeners to authors, academics, and visionaries from around the globe.

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How to manage a mature nonprofit with Dede Yazzie Devine

Release date: March 20, 2023 This is the third episode in Talking About Kids’ series using the history of HomeBase Youth Services to...

What a nonprofit Board of Directors does with Neil Sutton

Release date: March 13, 2023 This is the second episodes in the series that uses my experience with HomeBase Youth Services to examine...

How to start a nonprofit with Dan Minton

Release date: March 6, 2023 There are over 1.8 million nonprofits in the United States. Tens of thousands of new nonprofits are launched...

How technology can help prevent cyberbullying with Yasin Silva and Deborah Hall

Release date: February 27, 2023 Protecting kids from the cyberbullying can be, to say the least, frustrating. Parental controls and...

How to pay for college with Ann Garcia

Release date: February 20, 2023 If you are a parent or you work with parents, then you know that the topic of paying for college can be...

How to motivate kids to read and write with Sharon Lynn

Release date: February 13, 2023 With all of the headlines about the pending death of writing at the hands of artificial intelligence...

What you need to know about year-round schools with Cara Jackson

Release date: February 6, 2023 As communities struggle to address the impact of the pandemic on student learning and well-being, there...

How to teach kids to manage emotions and tolerate frustrations with Kate Lund

Release date: January, 2023 The science is clear: Kids need to be able to regulate their emotions and overcome adversity and...

Holiday Break Episode 5: How to bridge the gap between home and school

Release date: January 13, 2023 In this final mini Holiday Break episode, I asked Dan Uttech and Anthony Smith, two Response to...

Holiday Break Episode 4: How to interpret the Teens and Pornography report

Release date: January 16, 2022 In this fourth mini Holiday Break episode, I address Teens and Pornography, the new report from Common...

Holiday Break Episode 3: What we know about Pediatric Seasonal Affective Disorder

Release date: January 9, 2022 In this third mini Holiday Break episode, I look at the research on Pediatric Seasonal Affective Disorder...

Holiday Break Episode 2: What News Year's resolutions teach us about how kids want to learn

Release date: January 2, 2022 In this second mini Holiday Break episode, I look at the science of why New Year's resolutions fail or...

Holiday Break Episode 1: How an understanding of foreign cultures benefits kids

Release date: December 26, 2022 In this first mini Holiday Break episode, I explore the research on the ways being exposed to foreign...

How to make gifted and talented programs more equitable with Scott Peters

Release date: December 19, 2022 In the United States, 6.6% of public-school students are enrolled in gifted and talented programs, but...

How to make the most of a children's museum experience with Kate Wells

Release date: December 12, 2022 The Holiday Season is a great time to take the kids to a children’s museum, but museums can be...

How to create a vibrant youth program with Ziana James, Arielle Kelley, and Melina King from YTC

Release date: December 5, 2022 I recently was in a workgroup in which some colleagues were complaining about how difficult it can be to...

Thanksgiving Episode: What we know about gratitude and kids

Release date: November 24, 2022 In this mini Thanksgiving episode, I discuss the science of gratitude, its benefits, and one technique...

What we know about growth mindset

Release date: November 21, 2022 Growth mindset has come up before in this podcast because some advocates believe that it helps kids...

Veterans Day Episode: Supporting the children of soldiers

Release date: November 14, 2022 In this mini Veterans Day episode, I discuss two things research indicates you can do right now to...

How animation can help kids

Release date: November 7, 2022 Over the course of my career, several private sector and public sector companies have asked me to consult...

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