The Science of Conversation: Tools for Parents and Kids

Raising Good Humans

Voicing Change Media

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business School professor and author of Talk: The Science of Social Connection. We explore how parents can help their kids—whether they’re naturally chatty or more reserved—develop essential communication skills to thrive socially and emotionally. Alison shares practical tools for reframing anxiety, fostering meaningful connections, and using humor and warmth to navigate even the toughest conversations. Whether you’re raising an anxious kid, a quiet observer, or a social butterfly, this episode is packed with insights to help your child—and maybe even yourself—feel more confident and connected. I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! Order your copy of The Five Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans Here: https://bit.ly/3rMLMsL Subscribe to my free newsletter for parenting tips delivered straight to your inbox: https://dralizapressman.substack.com/ Follow me on Instagram for more: @raisinggoodhumanspodcast Sponsors: Saks.com: Find gifts guaranteed to bring joy to every hard-to-shop-for person this season at saks.com. Instagram: Check our Instagram teen accounts! Kiwico: Get up to 50% off your first crate at kiwico.com, promo code RGH BetterHelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/HUMANS today to get 10% off your first month Bobbie: Shop any of Bobbie's Starter Bundles to see why 500,000 families choose Bobbie! Right now, you can get 10% off your first subscription order of Bobbie's Organic Infant Formula PLUS free shipping on all subscription orders for the duration of your feeding journey by using code RAISINGGOODHUMANS10 at Hibobbie.com code RAISINGGOODHUMANS10 for 10% off your first subscription order. Offer valid for first-time customers only through 12/31/24. Dime: Go to DIMEBeautyCO.com for 25% off with code HOLIDAY25 Good Ranchers: Subscribe to any Good Ranchers box and use my special code humans to get a free gift of chicken breasts, ground beef, bacon, or salmon for a year plus free express shipping goodranchers.com Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode. Produced by Dear Media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.1	One of the biggest pain points we talk about right now is social media and teens.
0:08.3	And I am really excited to partner with Instagram to introduce Instagram's teen accounts.
0:14.8	I am so happy that they have listened to the very serious concerns of parents, and they've begun to really address
0:23.6	them. And the best part about how they're addressing these concerns is that it asks nothing of you.
0:29.8	I'm telling you about it, but your teens accounts will automatically get defaulted into these
0:35.7	settings. So this can give you so much more peace of mind because the right protections are in place.
0:42.2	So here are the protections that are now automated into routine accounts, making their profiles
0:47.3	private by default.
0:48.9	So if they had a public account, it will become private, having automatic contact limits
0:54.1	so that they can only be
0:55.5	messaged by people they follow or already connected to. So no creepy or vicious DMs. There are
1:02.9	content restrictions that place them into the most restrictive settings and automatic filters
1:08.3	for offensive comments or DMs. This matters because screen time comes up
1:13.0	endlessly on this podcast. People are stressed. We've talked about the science about why having
1:18.8	limits is a good idea. And Instagram is helping you set those limits because it's not even
1:23.5	your responsibility for these particular limits. It is that I want you to take those phones
1:29.1	away at night and not at meal time and not during sources of connection and all the things we talk
1:34.1	about. But the fact that Instagram has implemented these limits is going to help. And I am really
1:40.5	behind that.
1:47.6	Welcome to Raising Good Humans.
1:49.4	I'm Dr. Elisa Pressman.
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