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Ask Amy: How Do I Get My 8-Year-Old to Read a Real Book?
How can we get our reluctant readers to read a wider range of books? Here are some parenting strategies for getting kids excited about reading.
Jennif…
2 years, 3 months ago
Fresh Take: Dr. Linnea Passaler on Healing Your Nervous System
How can busy moms reduce their stress levels in a way that DOESN'T involve the word self-care? Dr. Linnea Passaler, author of the new book HEAL YOUR …
2 years, 3 months ago
We Just Don't Get It: Stuff That Everyone Likes But Us
Episode 348
We each have those things that we don't hate, exactly; we just don't get them, don't get why everyone but us is so obsessed.
Our listener Melanie post…
2 years, 3 months ago
Ask Margaret: What Should I Do When Friends Exclude My Kid?
What parenting advice works when kids are being excluded from friend groups? Margaret shares some parenting strategies for keeping calm ourselves and…
2 years, 3 months ago
Fresh Take: Jessica McCabe on How to ADHD
Finding out that you, or your child, has ADHD can be a great relief: so many things finally make sense. But the diagnosis, and the self-acceptance th…
2 years, 3 months ago
Why Do Moms Get All The Blame?
Episode 347
Mothers have long been held at fault for anything that might occur in their children's lives, from autism ("refrigerator mothers") to colic, and ever…
2 years, 3 months ago
Ask Amy: My Kid Is Always Saying "That's Mine!"
It's developmentally appropriate for a toddler to shout "That's mine!" every five seconds instead of sharing. That's because toddlers and preschooler…
2 years, 3 months ago
Fresh Take: Andrea Owen of "Make Some Noise"
Self-help culture rewards women and mothers who "stay strong." But that can lead to us people-pleasing even as we struggle, making sure no one sees t…
2 years, 3 months ago
Why Kids Need More Time To Play
Episode 346
Kids have a less time for unsupervised, unstructured play than they did 40-50 years ago. Kids are also a lot less happy then they were back then. But…
2 years, 3 months ago
Ask Margaret: How Do I Get My Baby Sleeping Through the Night?
How do we start to get our babies sleeping through the night, and how do we know whether they're old enough to do so? Margaret shares what worked for…
2 years, 3 months ago