Podcast Episodes

036: The impact of divorce on a child’s development (Part 1)

This is the second of a short series of episodes on issues related to divorce.  The first was our “All Joy and No Fun” episode, where we talked about…

9 years, 1 month ago

035: Parenting: All joy and no fun?

Today’s episode is about a book I read way before I started the podcast, called All Joy and No Fun (Affiliate link) by Jennifer Senior. I actually go…

9 years, 1 month ago

034: How do I get my child to do chores?

We have a pretty cool mini-mini-series launching today. I’ve been seeing a lot of those “chores your child could be doing” articles showing up in my …

9 years, 2 months ago

033: Does your child ever throw tantrums? (Part 2)

Episode 33

Well this took a bit longer than I’d planned…  WAY BACK in episode 11 I did Part 1 of a two-part series on tantrums, and was expecting to release the…

9 years, 2 months ago

032: Free to learn

Professor Peter Gray was primarily interested in the motivations and emotions of animals before his son Scott started struggling in school, at which …

9 years, 2 months ago

031: Parenting beyond pink and blue

Today I join forces with Malaika Dower of the How to Get Away with Parenting podcast to interview Dr. Christia Brown, who is a Professor of Developme…

9 years, 2 months ago

030: On Education (And on Betsy DeVos)

I’ve thought about doing this episode for a while but I sat on it for a few weeks because it’s still in motion.  But now Betsy DeVos is confirmed as …

9 years, 2 months ago

029: Why we shouldn’t ban war play

This episode comes to us by way of a suggestion from my friend Jess, who told me she had joined an outing with some children in her three-year-old so…

9 years, 3 months ago

028: How do children form social groups?

This episode is part of a series on understanding the intersection of race, privilege, and parenting.  Click here to view all the items in this serie…

9 years, 3 months ago

027: Is a Reggio Emilia-inspired preschool right for my child?

This episode is the final in our mini-series that I hope will help you to think through the options you might have for your child’s preschool. In pr…

9 years, 3 months ago