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Fresh Take: Sam Kelly on Teaching Kids About the Mental Load
What if kids didn't need chore charts and constant supervision in order to participate in the lives of their households? What if the "mental load" wa…
9 hours ago
Episode 1,000! How Doing This Podcast For a Decade Has Changed Our Parenting
Episode 490
What have 10 years of doing this podcast taught us about being better parents? In this, our 1,000th episode(!), we look back at the biggest parenting…
2 days, 9 hours ago
Deep Dive: We Caught Our Spouses Being Awesome
This Deep Dive series revisits some of our previous episodes about dynamics with our parenting partners.
We asked the listeners in our Facebook grou…
4 days, 9 hours ago
Ectopic Pregnancy and the Increasing Danger to Mothers' Reproductive Health
Trigger warning: On today's episode we will be discussing pregnancy loss, abortion, and maternal death. Please be advised if those topics are difficu…
1 week ago
When Kids Hate Transitions
Episode 489
Why do some kids completely fall apart when it’s time to leave the playground, get ready for school, or switch activities? We dive into why transitio…
1 week, 2 days ago
Deep Dive: Is This Battle Worth Fighting?
This Deep Dive series is all about reducing the friction between ourselves and our kids when trying to communicate with them, whether it's yelling le…
1 week, 4 days ago
Fresh Take: Dr. Siggie Cohen on Setting Boundaries Without Dismissing Kids' Feelings
We want our kids to feel validated and heard. We also don't want to engage in five-hour negotiations every time they have to do something they don't …
2 weeks ago
Which Behaviors Should You Fix and Which Should You ignore?
Episode 488
Which kid behaviors need to be addressed in the moment—and which are better ignored? We discuss when to fix behavior and when to let it go, from whin…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Deep Dive: When One Family Member's Moods Are Running the House
This Deep Dive series is all about reducing the friction between ourselves and our kids when trying to communicate with them, whether it's yelling le…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Fresh Take: Fran Hauser on How to Make Time for What Actually Matters
How much of your time is actually going toward what matters most to you? Career expert and author Fran Hauser joins us to talk about her new book, 20…
3 weeks ago