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Fresh Take: Christina Hillsberg on How Being a Spy Prepared Her For Parenting
Christina Hillsberg is a former spy who worked at the CIA for more than twenty years before transitioning to the private sector. Her new book is LICE…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Best Mom Lies Ever
Episode 222
Some people say parents should never lie to their kids. We are not those people.
We asked our listeners to tell us all the lies that totally worked fo…
4 years, 11 months ago
Ask Margaret - Handling Tough School Drop-Offs
When school drop-off is tough it can ruin the whole day. The feeling of walking away and leaving a sobbing kiddo at pre-school is just plain awful, b…
4 years, 11 months ago
Fresh Take: Annie Murphy Paul on The Extended Mind
“Use your head.” That’s what we tell ourselves when facing a tricky problem or a difficult project. But a growing body of research indicates that we’…
5 years ago
Competition: How Much Is Good For Our Kids?
Episode 221
Does competition have benefits? What level of competition is healthy for our kids? Many of us agree that the stereotypical dad yelling through the fe…
5 years ago
Fresh Take: Ashley Brown on Routines That Work
Ashley Brown is the founder and owner of Routine and Things, a product-based business equipping women to consistently live their happiest lives, one …
5 years ago
We Thought This Would Be Over By Now
Episode 220
As the *third* school year affected by the pandemic begins (or approaches, depending on where you live), many of us are overcome with frustration. We…
5 years ago
Ask Margaret - Can I Say "No Gifts" For My Kid's Birthday?
Birthday parties are terrific but gifts can be a drag. Buying gifts for kids' parties can be an expensive hassle, and your kid receiving gifts can me…
5 years ago
Fresh Take: Amanda Knox on Feeling Lost and Finding Hope
Amanda Knox is an exoneree, journalist, public speaker, and author of the New York Times best-selling memoir Waiting to Be Heard. Between 2007 and 20…
5 years ago
Highly Sensitive (and Under-Sensitive) Kids
Episode 219
When a parent first hears about highly sensitive kids– or their opposite, sensory seekers– it can provide a profound moment of recognition, of connec…
5 years ago