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uh-PARENT-ly with Anne Johnsos and Tracy Heuvelman Weiner on WGN Plus from WGN Radio in Chicago. Former WGN Radio producers, Anne and Tracy are now absolutely average parents and created this parenting podcast to share information with other parents looking for information about raising children, family issues, education, and more.

90 - Emotional lives of teenagers: Why mental health isn’t what we think it is
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  • 90 - Emotional lives of teenagers: Why mental health isn’t what we think it is

    In December 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an urgent advisory regarding the youth mental health crisis in America. The pandemic took an already strained system and pushed it to the brink. Dr. Lisa Damour, bestselling author of Untangled and Under Pressure, has a new book, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable and Compassionate Adolescents. She joins uh-PARENT-ly hosts […]

    Tue, 21 Feb 2023
  • 89 - What you don’t know until it’s too late: How to prepare your family for unexpected tragedy

    Anne and Tracy have always centered their podcast episodes around topics in the news, at the soccer field, or in their mom groups. This particular episode, however, is highly personal and painful for both of them. Last month Tracy’s brother-in-law died unexpectedly, leaving behind his wife and three young kids. He and Tracy’s sister actually […]

    Thu, 29 Sep 2022
  • 88 - College tuition and merit aid explained

    As families of high school seniors navigate things like college visits or the “Common App” this fall, it could be helpful to revisit an episode from Season Six. uh-PARENT-ly co-hosts Tracy Weiner and Anne Johnsos talked to Ron Lieber, the Your Money columnist for the New York Times, about his book, The Price You Pay for […]

    Thu, 25 Aug 2022
  • 87 - The cost of childcare: How to fix a system on the brink

    Whether from headlines or tweets or conversations with friends, the message lately has been clear: Inflation is on the rise. But the price of gas and groceries is nothing compared to the cost of childcare. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index, since 1990 childcare costs have risen 214 percent while the average family income has […]

    Thu, 31 Mar 2022
  • 86 - A hard reality: Lessons in threat detection and prevention to keep your kids and families safe

    According to a recent poll conducted by John Zogby Strategies, 56 percent of adults say concern for their public safety has influenced their decision not to go out. Reports of carjackings and random shootings bombard the news. Just outside of Chicago, two days before Christmas, a mall shooting left four people injured and thousands of shoppers stranded […]

    Thu, 03 Feb 2022
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