Talking About Kids

Talking About Kids

R. Bradley Snyder

Episodes 211
Avg. Duration 27m
Activity Highly Active
Since Feb 2022
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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About This Podcast

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 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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Recent Episodes

S5E21 How to help neurodivergent kids succeed in college with Tara Williams

Mar 02, 2026 37m

Send a textThe challenges of transitioning from high school to college are difficult for everyone. For neurodivergent kids, these challenges can be overwhelming. My guest this episode is Tara…

S5E20 What you can learn from summer camps to benefit the kids in your life with Matthew Kaufman

Feb 23, 2026 35m

Send a textThere are summer camp fanatics, individuals who attribute their best qualities to the counselors they had, the songs they sang, the skits they performed, and the friendships they made in…

S5E19 How a positive financial mindset benefits kids with Darla Bishop

Feb 16, 2026 36m

Send a textDarla Bishop likes to talk about a family’s relationship with money, like money is a person. The more I listened to her and thought about it, the more I recognized the parallels. A…

S5E18 How communities can promote child oral health with Shelly Buckholz

Feb 09, 2026 23m

Send a textThe guest for Talking About Kids’ second episode of National Children’s Dental Health Month is Shelly Buckholz.  Shelly is the Sealant Program Manager for the Arizona Department of Health…

S5E17 Why children’s oral health is a public health concern with David Krol

Feb 02, 2026 43m

Send a textFebruary is National Children’s Dental Health Month. To kick it off, I asked David Krol on the podcast to provide an overview of children’s oral health. David is former Chair of the…

S5E16 How grandparents play a crucial role in supporting kids with autism with Theresa Lyons

Jan 26, 2026 42m

Send a textAutism is a spectrum disorder, meaning that it is a defined by a variety of conditions that, themselves, may exist on continuums. This can make it difficult…and anxiety provoking…for…

Holiday Break Episode 5: What the poetry of Audre Lorde can teach us about kids

Jan 19, 2026 4m Bonus

Send a textIn honor of Audre Lorde’s 1985 essay, "Poetry Is Not a Luxury," I devoted the mini Holiday Break episodes of Talking About Kids to poetry about the holiday season and issues related to…

Holiday Break Episode 4: What the poetry of Robert Frost can teach us about kids

Jan 12, 2026 3m Bonus

Send a textI am devoting the mini Holiday Break episodes of Talking About Kids to poetry about the holiday season and issues related to kids. In this fourth mini episode, I read a classic: “Stopping…

Holiday Break Episode 3: What the poetry of Joy Harjo can teach us about kids

Jan 05, 2026 5m Bonus

Send a textI am devoting the mini Holiday Break episodes of Talking About Kids to poetry about the holiday season and issues related to kids. In this third mini episode, I will read “Perhaps the…

Holiday Break Episode 2: What the poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow can teach us about kids

Dec 29, 2025 4m Bonus

Send a textI am devoting these mini Holiday Break episodes of Talking About Kids to poetry about the holiday season and issues related to kids. In this second mini episode, I will read “Christmas…

Holiday Break Episode 1: What the poetry of Edgar Guest can teach us about kids

Dec 22, 2025 5m Bonus

Send a textIn her 1985 essay, "Poetry Is Not a Luxury," Audre Lorde argues that poetry gives form to ideas that are "formless" but none-the-less "felt," ideas that precede "understanding." I have…

S5E15 How art can transform a kid’s trauma into resilience with Matt Sandoval

Dec 15, 2025 33m

Send a textMatt Sandoval is in the business of transforming kids’ trauma. To accomplish this, he and Free Arts, the organization he leads, employ a simple formula: art + mentors = resilience. Matt…

S5E14 How to help kids overcome math anxiety with Aditya Nagrath

Dec 08, 2025 30m

Send a textAditya Nagrath believes that math anxiety is real and that one of its chief instigators is memorization. This is why his book, Treating Mathematics Anxiety, and the system he created at…

S5E13 How kids benefit from being entrepreneurs with Leah Ellis

Dec 01, 2025 33m

Send a textLeah Ellis says that she created The Society of Child Entrepreneurs to help kids develop capacities like resilience and problem solving. The society currently offers workshops and coaching…

Thanksgiving Episode: James Baldwin's and James Baldwin's perspectives on the holiday

Nov 24, 2025 8m Bonus

Send a textIn this mini Thanksgiving episode, I investigate what James Baldwin and the other James Baldwin have to say about the holiday. More information is at talkingaboutkids.com. Full-length…

S5E12 What a child of deaf parents can teach you about communication and connection with Maria Gallucci

Nov 17, 2025 35m

Send a textMaria Gallucci is a CODA, which stands for a Child of Deaf Adults. As she chronicles in her new book, Raised in Silence: Lessons on Listening, Love, and Loud Family Dinners from a Child of…

S5E11 How organized sports should benefit kids with Harvey Araton

Nov 10, 2025 35m

Send a textHarvey Araton is an award-winning reporter and best-selling author whose journalism and fiction expertly explore both the best and worst of sports. Harvey’s forthcoming work, The Goal of…

S5E10 How to protect kids from trafficking and exploitation with Erin Williamson

Nov 03, 2025 38m

Send a textIs it possible to foster in kids the skills and knowledge needed to avoid trafficking and exploitation without needlessly exposing them, even in small way, to the devasting ugliness of…

S5E9 How to break generational cycles to parent better with Harper Bailey

Oct 27, 2025 39m

Send a textWhat happens when a public health leader writes a memoir? In Harper Bailey’s case the resulting work is as instructional as it is engaging. As you will hear in our discussion, this was…

S5E8 How to support the language and cognitive development of deaf children with Donna Jo Napoli (part 2)

Oct 20, 2025 33m

Send a textThis is the second part of my episode on the cognitive health of deaf children. My guest is Donna Jo Napoli, Professor of Linguistics and Social Justice at Swarthmore College, author of…

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How many episodes does Talking About Kids have?

Talking About Kids has published 211 episodes since February 2022, covering topics in Education, Kids & Family.

Is Talking About Kids still active?

Talking About Kids is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 27m.

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