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BEST OF: Let It Go? Or No?
Episode 258
This week we're revisiting one of our all-time favorite episodes, in which we review listener grudges, large and small, and deciding once and for all…
4 years, 1 month ago
Fresh Take: Iris Chen on "Untigering"
Iris Chen was raised in the "tiger parenting" model, and began her parenting journey using similarly authoritarian and strict tactics– until she cons…
4 years, 1 month ago
BONUS: What We're Watching, Reading, and Listening To
In this bonus episode, Amy and Margaret discuss what they read, watch, and listen to between recording episodes of "What Fresh Hell." It involves stu…
4 years, 1 month ago
Which Parenting Rules Can We Break?
Who makes the parenting rules? And how bendable are they? From picky eaters to sleep routines to playing outside, we all have to navigate the line be…
4 years, 1 month ago
Ask Amy: My Kid Has Serious Separation Anxiety
The discomfort and distress of a child experiencing separation anxiety can be hard to hear. The best responses are consistency and a heavy dose of re…
4 years, 1 month ago
Fresh Take: Mary Laura Philpott on "Bomb Shelter"
Mary Laura Philpott is the author of the national bestseller I MISS YOU WHEN I BLINK, and the brand-new memoir BOMB SHELTER: LOVE, TIME, AND OTHER EX…
4 years, 2 months ago
When Our Partners Just Don't Get it
Episode 254
Why does it feel like I do all the work around here? Why can't my partner take on a little more? Why does a dad get to go on Good Morning America for…
4 years, 2 months ago
Ask Margaret: How Do I Talk To My Kids About My Cancer Diagnosis?
A listener posted on our Facebook page: "I’m wondering if any other moms on here have been diagnosed with breast cancer? I was just diagnosed and am …
4 years, 2 months ago
Best Of: Dr. Lisa Damour on Helping Kids Manage Anxiety
Anxiety is a natural response to stress. Sometimes it’s even useful, like when it alerts us to danger. But when anxiety grips our children, they ofte…
4 years, 2 months ago
Peer Pressure
Episode 255
When we imagine peer pressure, we imagine coming to the rescue by slapping drugs and alcohol out of our kids' hands after their friends undoubtedly t…
4 years, 2 months ago