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Life Skills Lessons We’d Like to See
Schools often teach teens important life skills like cooking and how to manage money. But we think they should also teach "How to advocate for yourself when your insurance company pulls a fast one" a…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Speed-Round Sunday: Student Award Suggestions
Recently, we talked seriously about some possible additions to valedictorian in honoring high-school seniors [https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/speed-round-sunday-beyond-valedictorians]…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Second-Listen Saturday: Those Little-Kid Days
We had to comment on an article in which a mom claims not to miss even a minute of her kids' baby and toddler days [https://www.scarymommy.com/why-i-dont-miss-having-little-kids/]. Mentioned: Our sp…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Roundabout Roundup: Third Love, Scrap Paper App, and Cable Clips
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Catherine is shouting out a company that was an early adopter of podcast advertising: Third Love and its very comfy bras and lounge wear [https://www.thirdlove.com/…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Going On a Mom Strike
Nicole's on a Mom Strike, and it's not working out so well. As fellow members of the Mom Union, we stand in solidarity with her in this time of need. (Also, someone please make her a sandwich and del…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Investigating School Behavior
We jump off a recent chat about the school parent portal [https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/improving-the-parent-portal] to complain about school behavior complaints and how hard it is …
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
What We’re Watching: Nomadland and Veronica Mars “Spring Break Forever”
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, we watched a movie! We were both curious about Academy Award-winner Nomadland, and are pleased to have made the effort to watch it (free on Hulu, for rent…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Unable to Accentuate the Positive
An article titled "Use These Positive Phrases to Avoid Conflict With Your Kids" [https://lifehacker.com/use-these-positive-parenting-phrases-to-avoid-conflict-1846972139] got us talking about how pos…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Speed-Round Sunday: Products We Have Loved and Lost
Is there a product you took for granted that you can't find anymore? Nicole's searching for a remove-dog-hair-from-upholstery item, and Terri is ordering off-brand zinc oxide from Amazon, all because…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Second-Listen Saturday: Summer Then and Now
It's no surprise that our kids' experiences are a lot less free-range than our own were. But we did find at least one common thread.
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago