Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTwo Kinds of People- Which Are You?
Episode 165
We asked our listeners to divide the world into two kinds of people, and to stake out their claims on one side.
Sleep cuddler or stop-breathing-on-me?…
6 years ago
Ask Margaret - When Does This Get Easier?
Margaret answers a question from the What Fresh Hell Podcast Group from a listener who asks when (if ever) life with her 2 and 1-year-olds is ever go…
6 years ago
Hitting the Wall: Get Us Off This Coronacoaster!
Episode 164
Even the cheeriest and sunniest of parents are hitting the wall. We're over it. This stinks. Even the most ‘We’ll make a fun obstacle course in the y…
6 years ago
Bad Mom Moments (with guest Arianna Bradford)
Fess up: everyone's got a Bad Mom Moment. Or twelve.
We tend to hold these things really close, our shame rooted in deep certainty that no other mothe…
6 years, 1 month ago
Ask Margaret - I'm So Worried About Being Away From my Kid
Every week Margaret or Amy answers one listener's most pressing question.
This week Margaret answers the question, "I know it's silly but I'm really w…
6 years, 1 month ago
What This Has Taught Us About Our Kids
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…
6 years, 1 month 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…
6 years, 1 month 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…
6 years, 1 month 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…
6 years, 1 month 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 …
6 years, 1 month ago