Jessica Speer is regularly featured in and contributes to news media outlets on topics related to kids, teens, parenting, friendship, and families.
BFF or NRF BOOK ACCOLADES
AWARDED: 2021 Royal Dragonfly Book Award (Silver)
FINALIST: 2022 Colorado Authors League Best Juvenile Book
READING MIDDLE GRADE: Best 25 Middle-Grade Nonfiction Books
DAILY MOM: 32 Ultimate Bookwork Gifts for Children and Teens
READING FOR SANITY: Best Books of 2021
PRETTY PROGRESSIVE: Best Books for Moms and Daughters
BOOK REVIEW: ETrain Talks Book Podcaster and Reviewer
BROADCASTS
ABC NEWS: Why Kids Friendships Are Important
CONNECTING WITH DR. KIMBERLY SWALES PODCAST: Girl Friendships
KNOW THEM, BE THEM, RAISE THEM PODCAST: Grappling with Girl Friendships and Tackling Tricky Friendship Scenarios
DEAR NINA PODCAST: What if My Kid is Not Interested in Pursuing a Friendship?
PARENTING RESET PODCAST: Navigating the Middle School Years
WEEK BY WEEK PODCAST: Social Boundaries, Friendship, and Trust
BRAINY MOMS PODCAST: Problems with Friends? Help Your Daughter Navigate Difficult Friendships
THE PUBERTY PROF PODCAST: Navigating Friendship During the Preteen Years
HABIT MASTERS: How Your Friendships Affect Your Identity
PARENTING AND BONDING THROUGH CHILDREN”S BOOKS: Interview with Jessica Speer
READ AND WRITE WITH NATASHA: Author Jessica Speer Demystafies Preteen Friendships
RAISING CONFIDENT TEENS PODCAST: Navigating Friendships
THE PEACEFUL PARENTING PODCAST: Helping Your Kids Navigate Friendship
FATHERING TOGETHER PODCAST: Learning About Girls Friendships with Jessica Speer
LOVE RAISING US: Healthy Friendships
HONEST AS A MOTHER PODCAST: Navigating Friendships
FEARLESS PARENTING PODCAST: Tricky and Awkward Ups and Downs of Adolescence Part 1 and Part 2
MIMOSAS WITH MOMS PODCAST: Happy Friendships
HELPING FAMILIES BE HAPPY PODCAST: Understanding Preteen Friendships & BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends)?
ARTICLES
RAISING TEENS TODAY: The Perfect Storm: Why Girls’ Social Struggles Peak in Adolescence
PARENTING TWEENS & TEENS: Why Popularity is So Important in Middle School and How to Navigate It
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT: Mindfulness Activities for Kids
CIRCLE AROUND: The New Friendship Normal
TINY BEANS: Why Dining Together is Good For Your Family’s Health, Blaming Vs. Giving the Benefit of the Doubt, Yes, Sexting Happens in Middle School – How to Talk to Kids About It, Mean or Bullying? Helping Kids Understand the Difference, Tattling vs. Reporting, Helping Kids Re-Enter Their Post Pandemic Social World
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL-TEEN LIBRARY TOOLBOX: Why Girls’ Social Struggles Intensify During Adolescence and The Inspiration Behind BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends)
SHEPHERD: The Best Middle-Grade Books About the Ins and Outs of Friendship
THRIVE GLOBAL: Back-to-School, Back-to-Friendships, Three Magic Phrases to Connect With Your Kids
SMART SOCIAL: 10 Tips to Combat the Fear of Missing Out, 20 Ways Students Can Avoid Oversharing Online, How Sexting Can Damage a Student’s Reputation, Future or Lead to Lawsuits, The Negative Effects of Social Media on Mental Health
UPJOURNEY: 12 Books to Read With Your Tween Daughter, How to Make Online Learning More Engaging and Interactive, 20 Signs of Fake Friends: How to Spot and Deal With Them, How to Politely Decline an Invitation to Hangout
FAMILIUS: Helping Kids Manage Emotions (video), How to Support Your Kids Through Friendship Struggles, Back to School and Friendships, Behind the Book BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends), Is it Mean or Bullying Behavior?, Why Girls Social Struggles Intensify in Adolescence, How a Growth Mindset Benefits Kids’ Social-Emotional Development, Practicing Kindness and Boundaries
THOUGHTFUL PARENTING: Shift in Perspective Post-Quarantine, 8 Tips for Distance Learning Success, and 5 Hidden Friendship Truths That Confuse Kids (Adults, Too)
COUNTRY LIVING: Keeping Your Kids Busy Without a Traditional Summer Vacation
HOPE EDUCATION: Children’s Mental Health – 22 Tips from Experts in Education and Science