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Sept. 25, 2023

Ask Amy: I've Got a Bedtime Staller

What do we do when our child takes forever to get ready for bed? How do we get them back on track without too many tears? Amy gives suggestions to a listener.

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Sept. 22, 2023

Fresh Take: Minna Dubin on Mom Rage

Mom rage is something we don't like to admit exists—but Minna Dubin, author of the new book MOM RAGE, found that each of us only thinks we're alone for having had these moments. Here's why.

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Sept. 20, 2023

Best of: Sick Day Hacks

Back to school, back to home from school with an itchy throat. Here's how to keep sick kids happily busy, when to keep them home, and when they just might be pulling one over on you.

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Sept. 18, 2023

Ask Margaret: How Do You Get Your Kids to Part with Their Toys?

How do we cull some of our kids' least-played-with toys without going down to tantrum town? Margaret gives some tips for helping kids say goodbye to toys they no longer need or use.

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Sept. 15, 2023

Fresh Take: Devorah Heitner on Growing Up in Public

Most of us have been posting about our children since they were born. Once they get phones, they post about themselves. Devorah Heitner, author of GROWING UP IN PUBLIC, explains how to help kids navigate their own privacy.

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Sept. 13, 2023

Back-to-School Back-to-Ones

It's back to school, back to morning insanity, back to seventeen different after-school activities per kid! We asked our listeners for their best back-to-school tips - or their biggest complaints.

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Sept. 11, 2023

Ask Amy: My Child Is Not Nice to Her Grandparents

What do we do when our child makes hurtful or rude comments to family members? Here's how to turn those embarrassing moments into teachable ones.

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Sept. 8, 2023

Fresh Take: Dr. Emily Edlynn on Autonomy-Supportive Parenting

How do we stop ourselves from "overparenting" our kids and let them find their own agency? Dr. Emily Edlynn, author of the book "Autonomy-Supportive Parenting" explains how to foster independence in our kids.

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Sept. 6, 2023

I've Got a Mom for That

If someone were to drop your name as the perfect person for a job, what would that job be? Remembering dates for random events? Sensible homesteading? Running efficient meetings?

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Sept. 4, 2023

Ask Margaret: Should I Quit the School's Group Chat?

How do we avoid being dragged into the Negative Nancy talk in parent chat groups? Margaret answers a question from a listener who is getting stressed out by her nursery school's group chat.

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Sept. 1, 2023

BEST OF: Debbie Reber on Parenting Kids Who Are Differently Wired

At least 20% of today's kids are “differently wired” with anxiety, ADHD, autism, giftedness, processing disorders, learning disabilities, and more. Guest Debbie Reber explains the parenting “tilts” that work best to support non-neurotypical kids.

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Aug. 30, 2023

BEST OF: How Little Parenting Can We Get Away With? (with guest James…

How little parenting can we get away with? Is doing less better—or at least good enough? We talk backing off on what our kids wear, what they eat, and what they do all day with James Breakwell, author of the hilarious new book Bare Minimum Parenting.

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Aug. 28, 2023

Ask Amy: What Age Is Old Enough for Social Media?

How old should our kids be before they have social media accounts, given all that we know about their dangers? It's a complicated decision, but here are the factors to consider.

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Aug. 25, 2023

Fresh Take: Jennifer Wallace on Achievement Pressure

How do we protect our kids from the toxic achievement pressure that surrounds them? Jennifer Wallace, author of the new book NEVER ENOUGH, explains how to walk this line.

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Aug. 23, 2023

When Typical Parenting Advice Just Doesn't Fit

Parenting advice is often deemed to be universal. When it's not, we tend to question ourselves—but what we should be questioning is why parenting was ever thought to be one-size-fits-all.

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Aug. 21, 2023

Ask Margaret: My Kid Won't Eat a Bite of Dinner!

How do we get our kid to eat what's on their plate when they'd rather launch it across the room? It's time to start thinking of our kid's nourishment in larger units (like weeks).

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Aug. 18, 2023

Fresh Take: Bea Kim on Rediscovering Yourself After Motherhood

Once we become mothers, does everything else about us go out the window? How do we get back in touch with our values? Bea Kim, executive and life coach, provides concrete advice for maintaining a healthy sense of identity post-parenthood.

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Aug. 16, 2023

Crazymakers

We all have people in our lives who are crazymakers— always late, always stirring the pot, always causing chaos. Here's what a crazymaker really is - and how to deal with the ones in your life effectively.

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Aug. 14, 2023

Ask Amy: Should I Care If My Teenagers Curse?

What do we do when our kids start using colorful language around the house? Especially when we are sometimes guilty of doing the same thing? Here's how to lay down some ground rules around cursing if you can't outlaw it completely.

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Aug. 11, 2023

Fresh Take: Jamilla Svansson-Brown on How Motherhood Changes Us

How do we accept the huge changes that motherhood brings while maintaining strong relationships with our partners? Jamilla Svansson-Brown, co-creator of the Jamilla and Que YouTube channel, discusses how she and her wife have navigated these changes.

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Aug. 9, 2023

BEST OF: Ditching What Doesn't Matter (with the Lazy Genius)

Whether we’re stressed perfectionists or hot messes, our homes and relationships get happier when we clarify what goes in what pile FOR US. Guest Kendra Adachi, author of THE LAZY GENIUS WAY, talks about making systems that work for us and only us.

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Aug. 7, 2023

Ask Margaret: My Child Is Being Ostracized

How do we help our child when their friends have cast them out without making things worse or helicopter parenting? Margaret gives some tactics for helping kids through inevitable friendship drama.

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Aug. 4, 2023

Fresh Take: Lara Love Hardin

What does it take to come back from absolute rock bottom? Lara Love Hardin, author of the new memoir "The Many Lives of Mama Love" discusses her journey from perfect soccer mom to incarcerated felon to reinvented woman.

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Aug. 2, 2023

We Forgot What Little Kids Were Like

Margaret recently took care of a 6- and 2-year-old for awhile, and Amy recently attended a family reunion with little ones running around. The results are in - constantly attending to the needs of little kids is way more exhausting than we remember!

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