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Episode 378
What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends.…
1 year, 8 months ago
DEEP DIVE: Rule Breaker Or Rule Follower: Which Are You?
This month's Deep Dive series is about flouting parenting rules and advice that don't work for us. Listen to a Spotify playlist of all the episodes i…
1 year, 8 months ago
BEST OF: Judith Warner on What Grownups Get Wrong About Middle School
Judith Warner’s book AND THEN THEY STOPPED TALKING TO ME: MAKING SENSE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL investigates what can be a truly painful period in any adoles…
1 year, 8 months ago
Helping Kids Face Their Fears
Episode 377
Every kid is afraid of something. Sometimes their fears make sense; sometimes their extreme anxiety over every ant that crosses their path can seem a…
1 year, 8 months ago
DEEP DIVE: Advice We Totally Hate
This month's Deep Dive series is about setting aside the parenting rules and advice that just don't work for us. Listen to a Spotify playlist of all …
1 year, 8 months ago
Fresh Take: Amy Betters-Midtvedt on What No One Tells You About Parenting Teens
You hear that parenting teens is a wild ride. But as Amy Betters-Midtvedt, author of the new book YOU'LL MAKE IT (AND THEY WILL TOO), says, it can al…
1 year, 8 months ago
Comparing Without Despairing
Episode 376
It's easy to compare our parenting—often as measured by our kids' achievements—with their peers' achievements. As in, how other parents might be doin…
1 year, 8 months ago
DEEP DIVE: Admitting Things Aren't Perfect
This month, we're doing a deep dive series into letting things go—arguments, unattainable standards, you name it! You can find the playlist with all …
1 year, 8 months ago
Fresh Take: Debra Hendrickson on What We Can Do About Climate Change
We know climate change affects not only our children's health but their future. So what can we as individuals do?
Debra Hendrickson is a board-certifi…
1 year, 9 months ago
Sibling Spacing: Close Together or Far Apart?
Episode 375
What are the best things about having closely spaced siblings? What about farther apart? Siblings' closeness, amount of conflict, and relationships a…
1 year, 9 months ago