LearnOutLoud.com Audio - Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting Podcast

215: Is It Possible to Talk About Feelings Too Much? (Tue, Apr 15, 2025)
214: Should I Let My Son Spend All His Free Time Playing Video Games? (Tue, Apr 08, 2025)
213: Lessons from Netflix's "Adolescence" (Tue, Apr 01, 2025)
212: ENCORE: Will Social Media Harm My Kid? (Tue, Mar 25, 2025)
211: How Do I Parent with an Ex Who Doesn't Share My Values? (Tue, Mar 18, 2025)
210: Dealing with Disappointing College Admissions. What Helps? (Tue, Mar 11, 2025)
209: The Science of Managing Emotions with Author Ethan Kross (Tue, Mar 04, 2025)
208: What Should I Do When Other Parents Host Wild Parties? (Tue, Feb 25, 2025)
207: What's the Best Way for My Teen to Handle a Mean "Friend"? (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)
206: How Can We Roll Back Our Kids' Technology Use? (Tue, Feb 11, 2025)
205: The New Edition of Untangled by Dr. Lisa Damour (Tue, Feb 04, 2025)
204: How Do I Help My Kid Develop a Work Ethic? (Tue, Jan 28, 2025)
203: How Do I Get My Teen to Give Up Weed? (Tue, Jan 21, 2025)
202: My Son's Friends Are Sending Him Inappropriate GIFs. How Do I Help? (Tue, Jan 14, 2025)
201: 2025: The Year of Intentional Living (Tue, Jan 07, 2025)
200: ENCORE:The Five Principles of Parenting with Dr. Aliza Pressman (Tue, Dec 31, 2024)
199: ENCORE: How Should I Deal with My Angry, Disrespectful Son? (Tue, Dec 24, 2024)
198: Is it Okay for My Kid to Gossip with Her Friends Online? (Tue, Dec 17, 2024)
197: The Power of Belonging with Special Guest Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble (Tue, Dec 10, 2024)
196: Is My Kid Really Sick? Or Just Avoiding School? (Tue, Dec 03, 2024)
195: ENCORE: How Do I Raise a Compassionate Child? With Dr. Traci Baxley (Tue, Nov 26, 2024)
194: How Do I Help My Daughter Get Past an Ugly Rumor? (Tue, Nov 19, 2024)
193: Should I Talk with My Teens About My Own Mental Health Challenges? (Tue, Nov 12, 2024)
192: Raising Resilient Kids in Uncertain Times with Tovah Klein, PhD (Tue, Nov 05, 2024)
191: Should I Let My Kid Use Swear Words? (Tue, Oct 29, 2024)
190: How Can I Help My Depressed Teen? (Tue, Oct 22, 2024)
189: How Do I Support My Unathletic Son in our Sports-Obsessed Town? (Tue, Oct 15, 2024)
188: Should I Talk with My Teen About Masturbation? (Tue, Oct 08, 2024)
187: Getting Into College with Special Guest Rick Clark (Tue, Oct 01, 2024)
186: Can I Get My Entitled Teen to Change? (Tue, Sep 24, 2024)
185: How Should My Son Deal with Trash-Talking Friends? (Tue, Sep 17, 2024)
184: How Do I Support a Teen Who Hates Her Body? (Tue, Sep 10, 2024)
183: Back to School with U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona (Tue, Sep 03, 2024)
182: Untangling All Things Digital for Parents (Tue, Aug 27, 2024)
181: Encore: How Do I Help My Disorganized High School Kid? (Tue, Aug 20, 2024)
180: Encore: Never Enough: Confronting Toxic Achievement Culture (with author Jennifer Wallace) (Tue, Aug 13, 2024)
179: Encore: Teens and Sleep, with Journalist & Author Lisa L. Lewis (Tue, Aug 06, 2024)
178: Encore: My Son and his Friends Use Slurs. Can I Stop This? (Tue, Jul 23, 2024)
177: Encore: My Teen Is into Sports Betting. Help! (Tue, Jul 16, 2024)
176: Encore: My Child is Turning Into a Teenager. How Do I Handle It? (Tue, Jul 09, 2024)
175: Encore: Should I Track My Teen’s Location? (Tue, Jun 25, 2024)
174: The Making of "Inside Out 2" (Tue, Jun 11, 2024)
173: S.U.N.: Lisa's Three Keys to a Happy Summer (Tue, Jun 04, 2024)
172: Encore: Should I Kick My Kid Off TikTok? (Tue, May 28, 2024)
171: Should I Snoop on My Teen? (Tue, May 21, 2024)
170: How Should I Deal with My Angry, Disrespectful Son? (Tue, May 14, 2024)
169: How Do We Move Our Family Without Damaging Our Kids? (Tue, May 07, 2024)
168: Teens and Sleep, with Journalist & Author Lisa L. Lewis (Tue, Apr 30, 2024)
167: Weed's Legal. How Do I Talk With My Teen About It? (Tue, Apr 23, 2024)
166: My Kid Is Being Bullied. What Should I Do? (Tue, Apr 16, 2024)
165: How Do I Support my Heartbroken Son? (Tue, Apr 09, 2024)
164: Why Is My Kid Hooked on Luxury Skin Care? (Tue, Apr 02, 2024)
163: Encore: My Kid Looked at Porn. What Should I Do? (Tue, Mar 26, 2024)
162: How Do I Talk with My Teen about Fentanyl? (Tue, Mar 19, 2024)
161: How Do I Get my Teens to Want to Spend Time with Me? (Tue, Mar 12, 2024)
160: Can I Require my Teen to Be on Birth Control? (Tue, Mar 05, 2024)
159: Should I Worry That My Teen Is So Introverted? (Tue, Feb 27, 2024)
158: Practical Optimism with Dr. Sue Varma (Tue, Feb 20, 2024)
157: My Kid Has Diagnosed Herself on TikTok. What Should I Do? (Tue, Feb 13, 2024)
156: Is There a Gentle Way to Drop a Friend? (Tue, Feb 06, 2024)
155: Should I Be Worried that My Son Is Obsessed with Weightlifting? (Tue, Jan 30, 2024)
154: The 5 Principles of Parenting: with Dr. Aliza Pressman (Tue, Jan 23, 2024)
153: Encore: How Do We Help Kids Through Divorce? (Tue, Jan 16, 2024)
152: Will Social Media Harm My Kid? (Tue, Jan 09, 2024)
151: How Do I Find Balance in 2024? (Tue, Jan 02, 2024)
150: Encore: How Do I Get My Son to Stop Picking On His Little Sister? (Tue, Dec 26, 2023)
149: Encore: Should I Bribe My Kid? (Tue, Dec 19, 2023)
148: What Should I Do With Dicey Information About Other People’s Kids? (Tue, Dec 12, 2023)
147: Girls Are Harassing My Son. What Should I Do? (Tue, Dec 05, 2023)
146: What's the Best Way to Help a Kid with ADHD? (Tue, Nov 28, 2023)
145: Encore: My Kids Lose it When They Make Sports Mistakes. How Can I Help? (Tue, Nov 21, 2023)
144: How Much Should I Share About My Kids? (Tue, Nov 14, 2023)
143: How Do I Raise A Compassionate Child? With Dr. Traci Baxley (Tue, Nov 07, 2023)
142: Should My Teen Be In Cars with New Drivers? (Tue, Oct 31, 2023)
141: How Do Stop Riding My Kid's Emotional Roller Coaster? (Tue, Oct 24, 2023)
140: Can I Talk My Teen Out of a Toxic Romance? (Tue, Oct 17, 2023)
139: This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained with Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Bennett (Tue, Oct 10, 2023)
138: Should Our Teen Stay Home Alone When We Leave Town? (Tue, Oct 03, 2023)
137: How Do I Parent a Teen with a Chronic Health Condition? (Tue, Sep 26, 2023)
136: Should I Allow My Tween To Wear Crop Tops? (Tue, Sep 19, 2023)
135: How Do I Combat My Kid's Perfectionism? (Tue, Sep 12, 2023)
134: My Son and His Friends Use Slurs. Can I Stop This? (Tue, Sep 05, 2023)
133: A Conversation with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy (Tue, Aug 29, 2023)
132: Never Enough: Confronting Toxic Achievement Culture (with author Jennifer Wallace) (Tue, Aug 22, 2023)
131: Encore: How Do I Help My Disorganized High School Kid? (Tue, Aug 15, 2023)
130: Encore: Should I Kick my Kid Off TikTok? (Tue, Aug 08, 2023)
129: Encore: My Kid Was Dumped by Her Friends. How Can I Help? (Tue, Aug 01, 2023)
128: Encore: Should I Track my Teen's Location? (Tue, Jul 25, 2023)
127: Encore: How Much Gaming is Too Much? (Tue, Jul 18, 2023)
126: Encore: Raising an Athlete? Advice from an Olympic Mom (Tue, Jul 11, 2023)
125: Encore: How Do We Talk to Kids About Justice? Special Guest Preet Bharara (Tue, Jul 04, 2023)
124: Encore: How and When Do I Give My Kid a Phone? (Fri, Jun 23, 2023)
123: Here's To Summer! (Tue, Jun 13, 2023)
122: How Much Structure Should Kids Have in the Summer? (Tue, Jun 06, 2023)
121: Encore: Should I Bribe My Kid? (Tue, May 30, 2023)
120: My Teen Is Into Sports Betting. Help! (Tue, May 23, 2023)
119: How Do I Get My Son to Stop Picking on His Little Sister? (Tue, May 16, 2023)
118: My Daughter Is Cutting Herself. What Should I Do? (Tue, May 09, 2023)
117: My College-Bound Kid Is "Soiling the Nest." Help! (Tue, May 02, 2023)
116: Should I Kick My Kid Off TikTok? (Tue, Apr 25, 2023)
115: How Do I Parent a Young Adult (and Deal with my Own Parents)? Guest: Laurence Steinberg, PhD (Tue, Apr 18, 2023)
114: Should My Kid Take a Gap Year? (Tue, Apr 11, 2023)
113: How Do I Help My Kid Deal with Unfairness? (Tue, Apr 04, 2023)
112: How Much Gaming is Too Much? (Tue, Mar 28, 2023)
111: What Kind of Therapy is Right for My Kid? (Tue, Mar 21, 2023)
110: What Is Real Self-Care for Parents? Special Guest and Author: Pooja Lakshmin, MD (Tue, Mar 14, 2023)
109: Encore: Why Are Our Kids So Mean To Us? (Tue, Mar 07, 2023)
108: How Do I Help My Disorganized High School Kid? (Tue, Feb 28, 2023)
107: Lisa's New Book! The Emotional Lives of Teenagers (Tue, Feb 21, 2023)
106: Should I Give the Sex Talk if I Think I'm Already Too Late? (Tue, Feb 14, 2023)
105: My Kid Complains Constantly. How Do I Get Him to Stop? (Tue, Feb 07, 2023)
104: How Do I Support My LGBTQ+ Daughter? (Tue, Jan 31, 2023)
103: How Do I Talk My Teen Out of Vaping? (Tue, Jan 24, 2023)
102: Encore: My Son Messed Up. Can I Keep Him from Being Canceled? (Tue, Jan 17, 2023)
101: How Do I Get My Teen Sons to Talk to Me? (Tue, Jan 10, 2023)
100: How Can Parents Find Joy and Energy in the New Year? (Tue, Jan 03, 2023)
99: Encore: How Do I Keep My Kids Grounded in a Materialistic World? (Tue, Dec 27, 2022)
98: My Friends' Kids Are Excluding My Kid. What Should I Do? (Tue, Dec 13, 2022)
97: Should I Track My Teen's Location? (Tue, Dec 06, 2022)
96: How Do I Raise Financially Responsible Kids? Special Guest Bobbi Rebell (Tue, Nov 29, 2022)
95: Encore: Happy Holidays? Dealing with Difficult Relatives (Tue, Nov 22, 2022)
94: My Clingy Teen Hates Going to School. How Do I Help? (Tue, Nov 15, 2022)
93: Should I Monitor My Kid’s Grades Online? (Tue, Nov 08, 2022)
92: I’m Not Ready for My Kid to Be in Love. Help! (Tue, Nov 01, 2022)
91: My Kid Hates Being A Late Bloomer. How Can I Help? (Tue, Oct 25, 2022)
90: Should My Kid Play Violent Video Games? (Tue, Oct 18, 2022)
89: How Do I Get My Teen To Take Charge of Her Life? (Tue, Oct 11, 2022)
88: How Do I Get My Son to Give Up Pot? (Tue, Oct 04, 2022)
87: Do I Really Have to Send My Tween to Sleepovers? (Tue, Sep 27, 2022)
86: How Do I Pay For College Without Going Broke? Special Guest: Author Ron Lieber (Tue, Sep 20, 2022)
85: My Kids Lose it When They Make Sports Mistakes. How Can I Help? (Tue, Sep 13, 2022)
84: How Do I Encourage My Tween to Drop a Bad Friendship? (Tue, Sep 06, 2022)
83: How Do I Get My Teen to Take School Seriously? (Tue, Aug 30, 2022)
The Danger Zone on Insta (Tue, Jun 21, 2022)
Summer Instagram Lives! (Tue, Jun 07, 2022)
82: How Should Kids Spend Summer 2022? (Tue, May 24, 2022)
81: Why Is Our Kid Being So Mean to Us? (Tue, May 17, 2022)
80: Should I Push My Child Out of the Nest? (Tue, May 10, 2022)
79: What Do Parents Need to Know about Suicide? (Tue, May 03, 2022)
78: My Daughter’s Nude Selfie Got Out. What Do We Do Now? (Tue, Apr 26, 2022)
77 Encore: I Hate Nagging My Kids. What Else Works? (Tue, Apr 19, 2022)
76: How and When Do I Tell My Kids Their Grandma is Dying? (Tue, Apr 12, 2022)
75: How Do I Help My Teen Deal With College Rejections? (Tue, Apr 05, 2022)
74: My Son Messed Up. Can I Keep Him from Being Canceled? (Tue, Mar 29, 2022)
73: I Saw My Daughter’s Shocking Texts. Should I Confront Her? (Tue, Mar 22, 2022)
72: How Do We Talk to Kids About Justice? Advice from Preet Bharara (Tue, Mar 15, 2022)
71: My Kid Was Dumped by Her Friends. How Can I Help? (Tue, Mar 08, 2022)
70: Do I Tell My Daughter She’s Beautiful? (Tue, Mar 01, 2022)
69 Encore: Lying, Sneaking, Cheating. What Keeps Kids from Being Honest? (Tue, Feb 22, 2022)
68: How Should Step-Parents Fit In? (Tue, Feb 15, 2022)
67: Should My Teen Go to a Sleepover with Her Boyfriend? (Tue, Feb 08, 2022)
66: Should I Bribe My Kid? (Tue, Feb 01, 2022)
65: My Depressed Teen Refuses Therapy. How Do I Help? (Tue, Jan 25, 2022)
64: Encore: How Do I Build My Kids' Confidence and Self-Esteem? (Tue, Jan 18, 2022)
63: Raising an Athlete? Advice from an Olympic Mom. (Tue, Jan 11, 2022)
62: How Do I Boost Mental Health in 2022? (Tue, Jan 04, 2022)
61: Encore: My Kid Looked at Porn. What Should I Do? (Tue, Dec 28, 2021)
60: How Do We Help Kids Through Divorce? (Tue, Dec 14, 2021)
59: My Daughter Is the Mean Girl. What Do I Do? (Tue, Dec 07, 2021)
58: Does My Child Have OCD? (Tue, Nov 30, 2021)
57: Happy Holidays? Dealing with Difficult Relatives. (Tue, Nov 23, 2021)
56: Encore: My Child is Turning Into a Teenager. How Do I Handle It? (Tue, Nov 16, 2021)
55: How Do I Keep My Kids Grounded in a Materialistic World? (Tue, Nov 09, 2021)
54: How and When Do I Give My Kid a Phone? (Tue, Nov 02, 2021)
53: Should I Comment on My Child’s Weight? (Tue, Oct 26, 2021)
52: What Do Parents Need to Know About Edibles? (Tue, Oct 19, 2021)
Welcome to Ask Lisa! (Thu, Oct 14, 2021)
51: I Hate Nagging My Kids. What Else Works? (Tue, Oct 12, 2021)
50: How Do I Build My Kid’s Confidence and Self-Esteem? (Tue, Oct 05, 2021)
49: Should My Teen Socialize With Unvaccinated Friends? (Tue, Sep 28, 2021)
48: How Often Should I Be in Touch with My College Freshman? (Tue, Sep 21, 2021)
47: Should Teens Be Allowed to Drink at Home? (Tue, Sep 14, 2021)
46: How Do You Help a Kid Who Shuts You Out? (Tue, Sep 07, 2021)
45: I Don't Like My Kid's Friends. What Do I Do? (Tue, Aug 31, 2021)
44: Seriously?! How Do I Face Back-to-School 2021? (Tue, Aug 24, 2021)
43: What Should My Kids Do This Summer? (Tue, Jun 08, 2021)
42: How Do I Talk to My Child About Racism? With Special Guest: Emmanuel Acho (Tue, Jun 01, 2021)
41: How Do I Help My Kid Find Friends Again? (Tue, May 25, 2021)
40: My Kid’s Room Is a Hot Mess. What Should I Do? (Tue, May 18, 2021)
39: How Do I Get My Kids to Stop Fighting? (Tue, May 11, 2021)
38: How Do I Teach My Kids About Consent? (Tue, May 04, 2021)
37: How Do I Know If My Child Has an Eating Disorder? (Tue, Apr 27, 2021)
36: Helping Kids Manage Grief and Loss (Tue, Apr 20, 2021)
35: Sexy Social Media. Where Should Parents Draw the Line? (Tue, Apr 13, 2021)
34: How to Raise an Adult (Tue, Apr 06, 2021)
33: Encore Podcast: Toolbox for Terrible Times (Tue, Mar 30, 2021)
32: Lying, Sneaking, Cheating. What Keeps Kids From Being Honest? (Tue, Mar 23, 2021)
31: My Kid Looked at Porn. What Should I Do? (Tue, Mar 16, 2021)
30: My Kids & I Have Hit a Wall. How Do We Keep Going? (Tue, Mar 09, 2021)
29: How Do I Get My Kid Into Mindfulness? (Tue, Mar 02, 2021)
28: Bored, Sad, & Smoking Weed: How Do We Talk to Kids About Drug Use? (Tue, Feb 23, 2021)
27: What Do I Do When Friends and Family Don't Share Our Covid Rules? (Tue, Feb 16, 2021)
26: My Child is Turning Into a Teenager. How Do I Handle It? (Tue, Feb 09, 2021)
25: How Do I Get My Smelly Teen to Shower? (Tue, Feb 02, 2021)
24: My Daughter Is Questioning Her Gender. What Do I Do? (Tue, Jan 26, 2021)
23: I Can’t Make Sense of America. What Do I Tell My Kids? (Tue, Jan 19, 2021)
22: My Kid Hates Remote Learning. What Do I Do? (Tue, Jan 12, 2021)
21: How Do I Hit the Reset Button for 2021? (Tue, Jan 05, 2021)
20: Kids & Covid: Pediatrician & Covid-19 Expert Dr. Cara Natterson Answers Your Questions (Tue, Dec 22, 2020)
19: How Will the Pandemic Affect my Child Long-term? (Tue, Dec 15, 2020)
18: Can Online Socializing Go Too Far? (Tue, Dec 08, 2020)
17: How Do I Get My Kid To Open Up? (Tue, Dec 01, 2020)
16: How Do You Handle Holidays in a Pandemic? (Tue, Nov 24, 2020)
15: How Has the Pandemic Changed College Admissions? (Tue, Nov 17, 2020)
14: Dads & Daughters, Mothers & Sons: How Does Gender Shape Parenting? (Tue, Nov 10, 2020)
13: How Do I Motivate My Kid to Do Homework? (Tue, Nov 03, 2020)
12: What Can Kids Learn from a Tense Election? (Tue, Oct 27, 2020)
11: Where's the Line Between Being Healthy and Having an Eating Disorder? (Tue, Oct 20, 2020)
10: How Do I Parent When I Feel Like I’m Drowning? (Tue, Oct 13, 2020)
9: What to Do When Kids Don’t Listen: Advice for Threenagers to Teenagers (Tue, Oct 06, 2020)
8: Apathetic, Cranky, Frustrated: Dealing with Kids' Distress About School (Tue, Sep 29, 2020)
7: When Is Anxiety a Disorder? When Does Sadness Become Depression? (Tue, Sep 22, 2020)
6: Will the Pandemic Disrupt My Kid’s Social Development? (Tue, Sep 15, 2020)
5: Toolbox for Terrible Times: Managing Helplessness and Hopelessness (Tue, Sep 08, 2020)
4: Helping Kids Eat Well and Stay Active Under Covid-19 (Tue, Sep 01, 2020)
3: How to Deal with Conflict While Stuck at Home (Fri, Aug 28, 2020)
1: Parenting During a Pandemic (Mon, Aug 24, 2020)
2: Back to School During Coronavirus (Mon, Aug 24, 2020)