9. "Ack we almost have teenagers! What do we do?" With Tanja Swartz
His Beloved Catholic Podcast
Kendra and Megan both have daughters who are turning 13 this month! Ack!! This stage of motherhood can seem scary and overwhelming. Today we have a dear friend from Austin who we both look up to and love to learn from. Tanja Swartz is a wise mother of four: two girls in college and two boys in high school. She tells us about how her family navigates social media, cell phone usage, talking about pornography, sex, and Theology of the Body. If you are interested in learning more about Theology of the Body visit Jason Evert’s website. It is filled with books, videos, TOB studies for middle school, high school, and adults. He also has a new podcast. We have personally read and used many of his resources and highly recommend them. Www.chastity.com Also, during the podcast Megan mentions a fantastic podcast episode that dives deeper into social media usage and cell phones. It was episode #340 of the Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey and her guest Tracy Foster is the co-founder and Executive Director of START | Stand Together and Rethink Technology. It has some of the best advice for dealing with media with children and teens that we have ever come across. Go give it a listen if you are interested in hearing more. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-hour-340-tracy-foster/id880741976?i=1000499192889