{"podcast":{"title":"This Is So Awkward","slug":"this-is-so-awkward-4040762","podcast_index_feed_id":4040762,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WFH2067314356","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d1164bd4-50de-11ef-b782-87fdbac72ca6/image/467fc5a1e353b26fc64e17a131a93546.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"This Is So Awkward","episode_count":389,"summary":"This is so awkward…but it doesn’t have to be. These days, puberty starts earlier, lasts longer, and happens with a cellphone in hand. The most trusted voices on puberty, Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett, are here to remove cringe from this stage of life – not just for kids going through it but also the adults who care about them. With science, guidance and humor, they cover all the physical, emotional, and social changes that happen between ages 8-18 and beyond. Watch the full episodes on Youtube!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-so-awkward-4040762"},"episode":{"title":"Consent 101 for the Early Years","slug":"consent-101-for-the-early-years","published_at":"2026-01-06T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-so-awkward-4040762/consent-101-for-the-early-years","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-so-awkward-4040762","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL3835949558.mp3?updated=1767653190","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL3835949558.mp3?updated=1767653190","summary":"Teaching kids about consent begins in their earliest years as they learn what it looks like to give and receive permission for any number of things. Hand in hand is their developing sense of privacy and safety in relationship to others. All of these skills become critical as kids grow and mature. Pediatrician and author of Eyes, Knees, Boundaries Please!, Dr. Krupa Playforth, joins us for a joyful unpacking of the language, choices, and routines families can use to integrate a culture of consent into their own homes. Show Notes: Eyes, Knees, Boundaries Please! Watch the full episode on Youtube! Join the LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP HUB Go to Quince.com/AWKWARD for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns. Download the FREE Playbook for Getting Your Kid to Talk Order our book This Is So Awkward Check out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.com To bring us to your school or community email operations@lessawkward.com To submit listener questions email podcast@lessawkward.com Produced by Peoples Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Teaching kids about consent begins in their earliest years as they learn what it looks like to give and receive permission for any number of things. Hand…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2999,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-so-awkward-4040762/episodes/consent-101-for-the-early-years/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-so-awkward-4040762/consent-101-for-the-early-years.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}