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When Our Kids Have Different Relationships with Our Parenting Partners
Episode 298
Do you feel like the odd parent out in your house? Or do your kids want only you to do everything with them all the time? A listener in our Facebook …
3 years, 2 months ago
Ask Margaret: Is It Normal to Feel This Lonely?
Is the never-ending work and exhaustion and loneliness of parenting small children getting to you? You're not alone– but better days are coming.
Jordy…
3 years, 2 months ago
Fresh Take: Jen Lumanlan of "Your Parenting Mojo"
Do you feel like you're at the end of your rope with trying to get your kids to behave? Jen Lumanlan takes us through the steps for getting at the ro…
3 years, 3 months ago
Our 2/1 Back-to-Ones
Episode 297
Are you already punishing yourself for breaking your impossibly difficult New Year's resolution? Yes, the one where you were going to eat 12 vegetabl…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ask Amy: How Do I Prepare My Kids for Leaving Them for the Weekend?
Leaving your kids for the first time in, well, forever? Getting anxious about how saying farewell will fly? A listener wrote in to say:
"My spouse and…
3 years, 3 months ago
Fresh Take: Liz Gumbinner on Ditching the Hustle
Contrary to what social media would have us believe, not every hobby has to turn into a madly successful side-hustle that takes the world by storm. M…
3 years, 3 months ago
Things We Weirdly Enjoy
Episode 296
What oddities do you love that others might look askance at?
Is it your magical singing rice cooker? The silence just before it snows? Terrible Ikea …
3 years, 3 months ago
Ask Margaret: How Do I Choose Between Conflicting Kids' Events?
When you have more than one kid event in your calendar, how do you hit both– or choose one and live with your kid's disappointment? A listener in our…
3 years, 3 months ago
Fresh Take: Dr. Amber Thornton on Finding Real Balance
We've all felt the guilt that comes with taking time away from our kids to do something we enjoy. But if we're always being told how liberating it is…
3 years, 3 months ago
What Fresh Hell Is Winter?
Episode 295
What do we do when the magic of the holiday season is behind us, spring is months away, and we have to keep kids busy for months more of cold weather…
3 years, 3 months ago