293. How to Raise Mentally and Physically Strong Pre-teens with Dr. Talib

HERself

Abby and Amy

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🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

If you’re parenting little ones now, the idea of raising pre-teens or teenagers might feel far off—or a little intimidating. These years often come with a tough reputation, but what if they didn’t have to? In this insightful episode, we’re joined by pediatrician Dr. Hina Talib to talk about how we can start preparing now to enter the teen years with more confidence, connection, and compassion. Too often, teens get labeled as the problem, when in reality, it's our job as parents to prepare and...

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0:00.0	And having that nine-year-old who's on the cusp or the precipice of these years, I'm so excited.
0:08.5	Like when I start to see the big feelings and the deep thinking and the big questions and the calling me out on things, I mean, I'm like, this is awesome.
0:17.8	Because here comes my favorite part of pediatric care, of children, of parenting.
0:22.8	Like, I've always been more interested in these tween, teen, and young adult years.
0:28.3	And so I'm also terrified.
0:33.3	I'm Amy.
0:34.9	And I'm Abby.
0:36.4	And as women, we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.
0:40.6	But your life isn't supposed to look like hers. Being your best self means standing firm in your
0:46.2	decisions and always being willing to grow with a purpose. We get vulnerable and real with an honest
0:52.4	look into the challenges and triumphs we all face.
0:56.0	Every woman listening gets an opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.
1:05.5	Hello, herself listeners. We have an amazing guest on the podcast today.
1:10.1	And Amy and I, we recorded this episode
1:11.9	this spring before we made the transition into just Abby and Amy solo episodes. This interview
1:17.7	is so important. I know many of you are starting to get into the preteen and teen phases.
1:23.0	So it just comes at a good time where we can just be a little bit prepared for what's ahead.
1:28.2	It's a good one to listen to now and then maybe keeping your pocket for later.
1:32.1	And our guest, she just does such a good job talking about a very sensitive topic.
1:37.0	So next week, we'll be back with another Abby and Amy episode.
1:40.4	But for now, let's get into our episode with our amazing guest.
1:45.8	So a lot of our listeners are like us. They have school age kids and maybe even younger,
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