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Episode 162
This extended pause has been really hard for some of our kids, and actually sort of good for others. For every lonely preschooler who just wants to f…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ask Amy - How Do I Get My 8-Year-Old to Read a Real Book?
Each week Amy or Margaret answers on listener's most pressing question.
This week a listener asks: "Any thoughts on how to get my 8 year old son to li…
5 years, 10 months ago
Helping Kids Feel Secure In a Scary World (With Guest Dr. Abigail Gewirtz)
Episode 160
No joke: this is a particularly anxiety-provoking time. And even if our kids are little, and we manage to keep the TV off most of the time, they're s…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ask Margaret - My Husband is a Terrible Gift Giver!
Each week Margaret or Amy answers one listener's most pressing question.
Today Margaret answers the question, "What can I do about my husband who give…
5 years, 10 months ago
How Do We Handle This When Everyone Is Doing It Differently?
Episode 160
Shutting it all down was definitely hard, but the parameters of the assignment were clear.
Reopening is more like: do what you want when we think you …
5 years, 10 months ago
Ask Amy - My Toddler Doesn't Listen When I Say "Stop!"
Each week Margaret or Amy answers a listener's parenting question.
This week Amy answers the question, "How do I get my incredibly active 2 1/2 year o…
5 years, 10 months ago
Talking With Our Kids About Race (with guest Deborah Porter)
Episode 159
The idea that our kids are colorblind, and that we therefore should put off talking to our kids about race because they’re too young to understand it…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ask Margaret - Dealing With My Kids' Coping Mechanisms
Each week Margaret or Amy answers one listener's most pressing question.
Today Margaret answers the question, "What should I do about my kids' trouble…
5 years, 10 months ago
Uh-Oh, Here Comes Summer (with guests Ashley and Keri from the Momtourage Podcast)
Episode 158
Here comes the summer of nothing! For older kids, camps and sports leagues and internships and jobs are canceled. For little kids, even "Camp Grandma…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ask Amy - My Toddler is Mean to Her Older Sibling
Each week Amy or Margaret answers one listener's most pressing question.
Today Amy answers the question, "What can I do about my toddler who is giving…
5 years, 11 months ago