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Sonia Dong

Host of Raising the Next Gen, a parenting podcast for teens and tweens; Toronto-based podcaster, author, educator, and parent advocate.

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Jul 22, 2026

Parenting Teens: Advice Redefined for Today's Complex World

Parenting Teens: Advice Redefined for Today's Complex World

~185~"The Parenting Truth No One Talks About: Why Raising Teens Starts with You | Cheryl Pankhurst & Sonia Dong"

Jul 22 · 47m

Cheryl PankhurstHOST

2:34

Who are you? What are you doing? What's the point?

Sonia DongGUEST

2:38

Yeah, so I had been involved with an e-commerce business, product business for almost 15 years.

Sonia DongGUEST

2:51

And I started there after my first was born.

Sonia DongGUEST

2:55

And so... throughout that entire time, I just felt like I was getting pushed and pulled in these different directions.

Sonia DongGUEST

3:05

Like, oh, I feel guilty because I'm working or I feel guilty because I'm with the kids and I'm not working and that type of thing.

Sonia DongGUEST

3:13

And as the kids are growing older, Into the teen and tween stage, I thought, oh, my gosh, I don't know what I'm doing anymore.

Sonia DongGUEST

3:22

I thought I knew what I was doing.

20 MINS LATER

Cheryl PankhurstHOST

23:51

But what have you, is there anything that stands out from other guests' interviews that you're like, yes, yes, that's absolutely right?