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Back to SearchFinding Your Mom Tribe
Episode 110
Mom tribes are a thing… for some of us. Others find it harder to make and maintain fun, easygoing friendships with other parents. But should we feel …
6 years, 10 months ago
Letting Our Kids Feel Unsafe (In a Safe Way) with Guest Evangeline Lilly
Studies show that risky play creates what Dr. Ellen Sandseter calls a “motivating, thrilling activation,” building self-confidence and self-esteem. M…
6 years, 10 months ago
Making It Work for the Long Haul (with guest Belinda Luscombe)
Episode 108
The familiarity of long-term relationships is the best thing about them. And the worst. When our spouses' chewing or throat-clearing is enough to sen…
6 years, 10 months ago
Sleep Hacks (For All Ages and Stages)
Got kids? Got exhaustion. Every age has its sleep challenges, and in this episode we discuss the absolute best sleep hacks for getting babies, toddle…
6 years, 11 months ago
Making Big Changes as a Family (with guest Jill Krause)
Episode 106
Have you ever considered selling the house, homeschooling the kids, and traveling for a year? Has a job or life change ever thrust a cross-country mo…
6 years, 11 months ago
Do We Really Have To Play With Our Kids? When Parenting Feels Relentless
According to researcher Patrick Ishizuka, "intensive parenting has become the dominant cultural model." Sounds about right. We spend triple the time …
6 years, 11 months ago
Mom Wins! (and Mother's Day Fails)
Episode 104
Happy Mother’s Day Week! In this episode we salute YOU, Mom. Our listeners told us their biggest mom wins and we are passing out some awards- like to…
6 years, 11 months ago
Screen-Free Week: How To Survive and Why It's Worth It
Episode 102
We all know it: our kids are on screens too much. And us parents? Well, if you haven't used Apple's Screen Time function yet, prepare to be horrified…
7 years ago
Changing How We Talk To Our Kids (with guest Dr. Wendy Mogel)
Episode 101
It’s easy for most parents to explain what’s wrong with how our kids speak to us: the snark, sarcasm, and eye-rolling are all things we could use a l…
7 years ago
100th Episode! The Best Stories We Haven't Told Yet
Episode 100
100 episodes in, and we still have a few stories left to tell! In this episode we try to stump each other by playing "True or False." True or False:…
7 years ago