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How Parenting Advice Has Changed Over the Last 125 Years
Episode 417
Is parenting today genuinely more difficult—or are we just overthinking it? Amy and Margaret explore the evolution of parenting over the last 125 yea…
11 months, 1 week ago
DEEP DIVE: Decision Fatigue—And Why It's Especially Bad For Moms
This Deep Dive series is all about why motherhood is so gosh darn hard. Turns out there are sociopolitical forces at play that make motherhood way ha…
11 months, 1 week ago
Fresh Take: Anna Fader and Amelia Eigerman
How can we get buy-in from our kids when we go on vacation, whether it's a half-hour down the road or the other side of the world? Anna Fader and Ame…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Moms and Anxiety
Episode 416
Moms are usually low-level anxious about their kids at all times. But it's exhausting. How much of this anxiety we feel is normal and how much of it …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
DEEP DIVE: Making the "Invisible Workload" Visible
This Deep Dive series is all about why motherhood is so gosh darn hard. Turns out there are sociopolitical forces at play that make motherhood way ha…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Fresh Take: Susan Dominus
What do high-achieving families have in common, and what are some good lessons from them we can replicate in our own parenting? Susan Dominus, author…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Finding Summer Camps
Episode 415
What are we going to do with our kids all summer? Gone are the days when kids can just play outdoors unsupervised from sunup to sundown. Now certain …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
BEST OF: What Fresh Hell Is Mother's Day?
Is one morning of runny eggs and burnt toast really fair payback for 364 days of work? Does "Mother's Day" have to mean packing the kids for a two-ho…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Fresh Take: Jessica N. Turner on Rising from Grief and Disappointment
When we're faced with difficulties, how can we put them into perspective and move forward? Jessica N. Turner, author of the new book I THOUGHT IT WOU…
1 year ago
Maternal Gatekeeping: Is It a Thing?
Episode 414
"Maternal gatekeeping" usually shows up in pop culture as an overbearing, overprotective mother preventing everyone else from even touching the baby.…
1 year ago