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I’ll Give It to You Straightish: What Your Teen Wants You to Know
Hit podcast host Max Dubrow reveals what teens wish their parents understood, with insight from Dr. Judy Ho.
Whether your child is just entering their teenage years or on the way out of them, Max Dubrow provides a peek into what teens like herself are really experiencing—and what they want you to know about it.
When Max started her "I’ll Give It to You Straightish" podcast, she wanted to offer teens a voice of support during these sometimes-trying years. What she didn’t expect was parents of teens to rapidly fill her listener base, eager for a teen’s perspective.
Max realized that parents are hungry to understand what issues their kids are facing and that teens are looking for ways to convey just how different their experiences are from their parents’. No previous generation has faced the combination of anxiety, school and parental pressure, social media, friend and relationship complexities, and gender and sexuality discussions—not to mention Covid—that this one is facing right now. In addition to Max’s own perspectives, the book includes:
• insights from clinical and forensic neuropsychologist Dr. Judy Ho
• key takeaways for parents
• quotes from teens
In "I’ll Give It to You Straightish," Max pulls back the curtain on the emotional life of today’s teens, providing valuable insight to anyone close to a Gen Z teen.
Whether your child is just entering their teenage years or on the way out of them, Max Dubrow provides a peek into what teens like herself are really experiencing—and what they want you to know about it.
When Max started her "I’ll Give It to You Straightish" podcast, she wanted to offer teens a voice of support during these sometimes-trying years. What she didn’t expect was parents of teens to rapidly fill her listener base, eager for a teen’s perspective.
Max realized that parents are hungry to understand what issues their kids are facing and that teens are looking for ways to convey just how different their experiences are from their parents’. No previous generation has faced the combination of anxiety, school and parental pressure, social media, friend and relationship complexities, and gender and sexuality discussions—not to mention Covid—that this one is facing right now. In addition to Max’s own perspectives, the book includes:
• insights from clinical and forensic neuropsychologist Dr. Judy Ho
• key takeaways for parents
• quotes from teens
In "I’ll Give It to You Straightish," Max pulls back the curtain on the emotional life of today’s teens, providing valuable insight to anyone close to a Gen Z teen.
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Published November 9, 2021
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March 24, 2024Best book ever written by best sister in law ❤️
August 24, 2025
Before we begin, I notice many of the reviewers who gave this book a poor reading did it Soley based on the fact that her parents are millionaires. To which I say that is of poor taste and very biased. Yes, Heather and Terry Dubrow are respected in the medical and media industry, but we aren't here for them we are here for the Insite of Max Dubrow, which to my surprise this book had value. Let's at least give her a chance, eh?
No, I don't agree with everything she said and to be frank there were times I thought I don't think this girl realizes how good she has it. Specifically, when her mom wants to take her out to a fancy dinner and she has social anxiety and can't make it. I'm a veteran of a foreign conflict and when I see a NOBU or a Maestro's I smile and say God bless America. Or how there was the award ceremony where under performers didn't receive a prize to which I say, sorry, not everyone gets a trophy and furthermore you need to stick with the winners!
I read this in two different ways, Max Dubrow's take on contemporary adolescent development and Dr. Judy Ho's notes. I do not have kids yet but I'm in my first serious relationship in 10 years and we do plan for a family in the not-too-distant future. I will take what Dr. Ho has stated for advice. The key take away's where I agreed with Max Dubrow are the following:
-Smartphones and social media, must be prohibited for minors under the age of 18. Sorry but the social life needs to end after school, and their academic life comes first. Judging people on the premises how many "likes" they get or having RF exposure from a phone constantly can for all we know cause cancer. This causes depression, Anxiety and needless stress to developing youth. I do support California's injunction on cellphone free campuses. I doubt if it's enforced, but's it's a start.
-the current education system, sorry but when you send your kid to a school who develops at an unknown rate of mental awareness is assigned 6 different classes, plus homework for advanced classes ok then they have sports then community service I mean my god.... all this for a diploma which only is good enough for military service. Whew!!!!! yeah, I like the U.S Army way better than the irrelevant education system. Sorry but life was so better than when I graduated High School.
-I do have mixed feelings about this one, Dating and Sexuality, growing up many of my fellow students had homosexual tendencies. They also dated and most including myself lost their virginity at a young age. It's didn't make them bad people. Yes quite a few had kids immediately after high school and they got to work, for some it was a poor decision, and the parents had to claim them. No arguments there. I would rather my kid have sex than do drugs, yeah no one ever got denied a job for being intimate with their significant other nor was it a question on most job applications.
I think it's wrong for many of the people to call her sexualized or that she has no clue when it comes to real world problems. These are problems facing today's youth. That mentality if I may be soo candid to say caused columbine, parkland and other atrocities as well as an opioid epidemic and a mental health crisis. If your poverty in this country, I'm sorry it is your fault! Don't knock max because even she says in this book, people who insult others are exposing insecurities about themselves! I wish I had this book growing up teenager, Good Job Max!
No, I don't agree with everything she said and to be frank there were times I thought I don't think this girl realizes how good she has it. Specifically, when her mom wants to take her out to a fancy dinner and she has social anxiety and can't make it. I'm a veteran of a foreign conflict and when I see a NOBU or a Maestro's I smile and say God bless America. Or how there was the award ceremony where under performers didn't receive a prize to which I say, sorry, not everyone gets a trophy and furthermore you need to stick with the winners!
I read this in two different ways, Max Dubrow's take on contemporary adolescent development and Dr. Judy Ho's notes. I do not have kids yet but I'm in my first serious relationship in 10 years and we do plan for a family in the not-too-distant future. I will take what Dr. Ho has stated for advice. The key take away's where I agreed with Max Dubrow are the following:
-Smartphones and social media, must be prohibited for minors under the age of 18. Sorry but the social life needs to end after school, and their academic life comes first. Judging people on the premises how many "likes" they get or having RF exposure from a phone constantly can for all we know cause cancer. This causes depression, Anxiety and needless stress to developing youth. I do support California's injunction on cellphone free campuses. I doubt if it's enforced, but's it's a start.
-the current education system, sorry but when you send your kid to a school who develops at an unknown rate of mental awareness is assigned 6 different classes, plus homework for advanced classes ok then they have sports then community service I mean my god.... all this for a diploma which only is good enough for military service. Whew!!!!! yeah, I like the U.S Army way better than the irrelevant education system. Sorry but life was so better than when I graduated High School.
-I do have mixed feelings about this one, Dating and Sexuality, growing up many of my fellow students had homosexual tendencies. They also dated and most including myself lost their virginity at a young age. It's didn't make them bad people. Yes quite a few had kids immediately after high school and they got to work, for some it was a poor decision, and the parents had to claim them. No arguments there. I would rather my kid have sex than do drugs, yeah no one ever got denied a job for being intimate with their significant other nor was it a question on most job applications.
I think it's wrong for many of the people to call her sexualized or that she has no clue when it comes to real world problems. These are problems facing today's youth. That mentality if I may be soo candid to say caused columbine, parkland and other atrocities as well as an opioid epidemic and a mental health crisis. If your poverty in this country, I'm sorry it is your fault! Don't knock max because even she says in this book, people who insult others are exposing insecurities about themselves! I wish I had this book growing up teenager, Good Job Max!
January 14, 2022
best book! i loved it. really eye opening.
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