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Dr. Jennifer Wider is a women's health expert, author and radio host who frequently appears on television shows including the Today Show, CBS News, and ABC News Nightline.  She is the author of 4 books including her most recent: Got Teens, the Doctor Moms' Guide to Sexuality, Social Media and Other Adolescent Realities, w/ Dr. Logan Levkoff.  She is a medical adviser to Cosmopolitan Magazine and has written hundreds of articles for a variety of publications.  But of out of all of these, her best accomplishments are her 3 children: ages 13, 9 and 4.

 

In this interview, we focus on teenagers and discuss

  • the importance of open communication and how to achieve it

  • changes in their personality

  • managing different rules and structure from home to home

  • how blended families can bond with angsty teenagers

  • how stepparents can bond with teenage stepchildren

  • social media and cell phone contracts

  • peer pressure

  • sex and drugs

  • some listener questions



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Direct download: 37-Interview_with_Dr_Wider.mp3
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These days our children are exposed to more than they should be, and most exposure is due to social media. Teenagers spend the majority of their time with their faces buried in their phones. This is truly frustrating for parents. The choice whether to get your child that smartphone or not is yours as their parent, but you should be aware of what it entails before you make that decision. Most importantly, certain rules should be set before even giving your child that phone. We aren’t going to be able to stop social media, but at least we can gain knowledge about it in order to keep our children safe.



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Direct download: 36-Social_Media_and_Teens.mp3
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Being a stepparent can be hard, and sometimes confusing as well. It’s hard to know how much you can say or do, or how much you can involve yourself in the life of the child. In this episode, I go over some do’s and dont’s to help you in your role as a stepparent.

 

For the donts

  1. Dont badmouth

  2. Dont be a disciplinarian

  3. Dont be a replacement parent

  4. Don’t take things personal

  5. Don’t expect everything to be perfect.

 

And the Do’s

  1. Do communicate with your spouse

  2. Do start slow

  3. Do give our spouse alone time with their children

  4. Do get involved in your step kids lives

  5. Do create new traditions




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Direct download: 35-Your_role_as_a_stepparent.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

melissa@blendedfamilypodcast.com

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Keeping your blended family healthy can be a challenge. As children shuffle from home to home, they can can also bring their illness from home to home. We can’t always control the other home environment where our children live when they aren’t with us. We can only teach them the importance of healthy eating and exercise. In this episode I share tips and challenges. I also get into the benefits of using essential oils to improve your family’s health.





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For the essential oils

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Direct download: 34-Health_and_Wellness.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

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