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 prepare kids for careers in public service

Release date: October 31, 2022 Career days at schools tend to be generic. Students hear from doctors and lawyers, but they rarely hear...

How to address the growing need for social and emotional intelligence

Release date: October 24, 2022 The topic of this episode was suggested to me by the Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence, which is...

How to respond to traumatic brain injuries in kids

Release date: October 17, 2022 This is part three in Talking About Kids' three-part series on traumatic brain injury (TBI). In part...

How to help prevent traumatic brain injuries in kids

Release date: October 10, 2022 This is part two in Talking About Kids’ three-part series on traumatic brain injury (TBI). In part one,...

What you need to know about traumatic brain injuries and kids

Release date: October 3, 2022 Traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, are injuries that affect how the brain works, and they are a major...

How to approach educating kids about sex

Release date: September 26, 2022 Sex Education has been in the news a lot recently, and it has me thinking about my favorite sex...

How state agencies are supporting suicide prevention

Release date: September 19, 2022 In the U.S., we have started to make real progress towards decreasing juvenile suicides by promoting...

What we know about restorative justice practices in schools

Release date: September 12, 2022 Over the years, many teachers, administrators, and parents have asked me about restorative justice in...

Labor Day Episode: Being a caring adult in the life of child

Release date: September 5, 2022 In this mini Labor Day episode, I discuss labor and new evidence of the power of being a caring adult in...

How we know if an initiative or program for kids works

Release date: August 29, 2022 As parents, teachers, and direct service providers, we are bombarded with products and services that claim...

What we know about human trafficking

Release date: August 22, 2022 Dominique Roe-Sepowitz joins us for this episode. Dominique is the Founder and Director of Arizona State...

How we can support co-regulation with young children

Release date: August 15, 2022 My guest for this episode is Chandra Ghosh Ippen. Chandra is the Associate Director and Dissemination...

Why early childhood education is important

Release date: August 8, 2022 My guest this episode is Melinda Gulick. Melinda is the CEO of First Things First, which is an...

How to create a trauma-informed learning community

Release date: August 1, 2022 My guest this episode is Steve King. Steve is the Superintendent of the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School...

How to L.E.A.D. (Learn. Explore. Act. Discover.) for racial justice and liberation for families

Release date: July 25, 2022 This episode was recorded in front of a live audience on July 19th, 2022, at the Child Abuse Prevention...

Why bullying is bad for kids

Release date: July 18, 2022 My very special guest for this first episode of Season 2 is the venerable Dorothy Espelage. Dorothy is the...

Summer Episode 4: What can be done about kids' stress

Release date: July 11, 2022 In this final mini summer episode, I discuss some new research about the effectiveness of fostering in kids...

Summer Episode 3: What we know about kids and fireworks

Release date: July 4, 2022 In this third mini summer episode, I use the occasion of Independence Day (and my friend's birthday) to talk...

Summer Episode 2: How to support LGBTQIA+ kids in school

Release date: June 27, 2022 In this second mini summer episode, I use the occasion of Pride week to address how LGBTQIA+ kids are...

Summer Episode 1: What we really know about the "achievement gap" between Black and White students

Release date: June 20, 2022 In this first mini summer episode, I expose truth of the so-called achievement gap between Black and White...

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