episodes

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 wea…

Why are some little boys so obsessed with trains or dinosaurs? Psychologists call these preschool preoccupations “extremely inten…

We have more direct relationships with our children’s teachers than our parents could ever have imagined. But the homework, onlin…

Tantrums seem to come out of nowhere. But getting curious about what lies beneath the meltdown in Aisle Six can go a long way tow…

Every mom struggles with the juggle. We discuss strategies to work smarter and get more done. The best time management secret? Be…

5 to 8 p.m. is the worst. Nap-skipping toddlers melting down, babies in “witching hour” mode, 6th graders crying over homework— …

For most of us, the right number of kids is the number of kids we have. (At least most of the time.) But there are proven, distin…

The toys, keepsakes, hand-me-downs, and art projects our kids create could fill a dumpster. Weekly. Whether you’re a sentimentali…

Most of us would like our kids to express — and feel— more gratitude. So how do we get our kids to say thank you like they mean i…

Moms aren't supposed to struggle; we're meant to be benevolent goddesses of wisdom and Hamburger Helper. But when things get real…

It’s not your imagination: kids raised in the same family push in opposite directions. Why do siblings, especially closely-spaced…

Is a mother only as happy as her unhappiest child? Kind of, yeah. How do we find happiness in the daily slog? Our guest KJ Dell’A…

How should we respond when our kids talk back? Some experts say it’s normal child behavior; we should take a deep breath and igno…

Once we become parents there’s a great divide (of perspectives, bedtimes, and tolerance of baby videos) between us and our friend…

The randomer the thing, the greater the love. From grapefruit LaCroix to Target bathing suits, here’s the beverages, websites, an…

At school our sons manage to keep it together. At home, flushing the toilet is well beyond their capability. This leads to a lita…

Whether it's moving to the big boy bed or heading off to high school - transitions are hard. We discuss ways to help kids transit…

Psychologists say we parents transfer our own unfulfilled ambitions onto our children. (Sing out, Louise!) Are we living through …

Before our kids were born we had an idea of the mothers we would be— and definitely knew the mothers we would NEVER be. (And then…

While we grade our husbands’ household contributions against our own, the world grades them against Don Draper— which means any g…

Successful travel as a family doesn’t mean your choice of destination needs to revolve around your kids. But you may need to keep…

The best partnerships are symbiotic, so in this episode we give a shout-out to all the things our spouses handle way better than …

The princess phase feels pretty inescapable. But does every Royal Sparkle tutu a Honey Boo Boo make? Or is our princess paranoia …

Our kids have been left behind by once-best friends. They’ve also struggled with creating space between themselves and playmates …