TPP 344: Dr. Robyn Silverman Explains How To Talk to Kids About Anything
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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Hey there, I'm Debbie Rieber and welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm gonna confess something with you right here and now. When it comes to having important conversations with my kid about tricky topics, big issues, things where the stakes feel very high, I often feel like I totally blow it. Get really anxious. If the subject comes up without any advance warning, I fumble over my words. I very often say the exact wrong thing and then feel stressed about what I wish I'd said. And then I often awkwardly force a do-over. Am I the only one? Okay, so if you are like me and you struggle with knowing what to say about anything that feels big and important and potentially tricky, you are gonna love.
this episode because today I'm sharing a conversation with Dr. Robin Silverman about her new book How to Talk to Kids About Anything Tips, Scripts, Stories, and Steps to Make Even the Toughest Conversations Easier. And when Robin says anything, she means anything. You might be familiar with Robin and her podcast, How to Talk to Kids About Anything, and she's been on this show before talking about nurturing our kids' character and character strengths. But today, we are going to be talking about how to have conversations with our kids, no matter their age, about big things like death, sex, diversity, depression, suicide, big feelings, and more. And not just how to talk about those things, but why it matters.
Matters so much that we are safe, informed adults who can talk about these issues with our kids and how a little preparation goes a long way in terms of helping us feel regulated and calm while we're doing it. We really want our kids to know that we're always there to talk with them about anything and that we are their top trusted and safe source of information no matter the topic. Full disclosure, I blurbed Robin's book because I loved it so much. I feel so strongly about the need for us to be prepared for any conversation and to not be so attached to it unfolding perfectly. The bottom line is that we want to open the communication channel so our kids know they can talk with us about anything at any age.
I hope you enjoyed the episode. Well hello Robin. Welcome back to the Tilt Parenting Podcast. Thank you for having me. I'm excited to be back. Yes, it has been years actually since you were on this show. I think it was twenty seventeen, so kind of in the infancy or toddler stage of this show. And since that time, you've continued to produce your fantastic podcast, which is how to talk to kids about anything. And now you've written a book on it, which I had a chance to read an advanced copy. So thank you first of all very much for sending that to me. I would love just as a way to kick off this conversation, tell us a little bit about the impetus of the book and yeah, why you felt so compelled to get this out into the world.
Well, I'll say that because of the podcast, I felt like I had a unique opportunity to combine the voices of so many incredible experts to create a book that was very multifaceted, provided the voices of a lot of people who could help.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:44
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Why do parents feel anxious about having tough conversations with their kids?
6:44–18:45
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What inspired Dr. Robyn Silverman to write *How to Talk to Kids About Anything*?
18:45–35:49
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How does the book combine expert voices to create comprehensive conversation scripts?
35:49–45:42
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