Michelle Icard: ...how to make your child comfortable with difficult conversations

Dec 31, 2022

On this episode, we look at the ways parents can help prepare their tweens and teens for the emotional, physical and social challenges they’ll be facing.  Our guest is Michelle Icard, who’s a member of the Today show parenting team and NBC News Learn.  She’s also the author of a great  book called, "Fourteen Talks By Age Fourteen:  The Essential Conversations You Need to Have with Your Kids Before They Start High School".  Her website is https://michelleicard.com/

 

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