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This week Margaret tackles the question, "What are reasonable rules for when our parents visit?"
Today Amy tackles the question "How Do I Deal with Meltdowns at School Drop-Off?"
Helicopter moms, snowplow moms, tiger moms, free-range moms…these parenting types are usually defined in the negative: well, at least I’m not THAT. But might there be useful takeaways from any parenting style that we can custom-blend for ourselves?
A listener asks Margaret how her kids will call 911 if they don't have a landline in the house.
We asked you to tell us your spouses’ most unacceptable- and also extremely minor- infractions. Whether it’s turning off the AC, creating a Sock Mountain, or pausing Netflix to point out plot holes, these husband (and wife) crimes deserve justice.
Amy answers a questions from a listener who is frustrated when her spouse sleeps through the night when she's up caring for the baby.
Most little kids have an ironclad sense of right and wrong and are happy to report on whoever isn’t sharing in the dress-up corner. But as they get older, the stakes get higher- for them, for us, for the kid …
Margaret answers a question from a listener who knows she's not supposed to tell her toddler things 1,000 times but doesn't know how to stop.
Can a kid ever have TOO good of an imagination? Does there come a time when we need to lead kids back to reality? Will they take their imaginary friends to prom if we don’t? Here’s why an overly active …
Today Amy tackles the question "How Do I Get My Kid to Stop With the Self-Touching?"
Why do kids prefer one parent over the other? Why do those allegiances shift as kids grow? Are we supposed to ignore our own hurt feelings because it’s developmentally appropriate? Or are there times when we should push back? Here’s …
Today Margaret tackles the question, "How do you handle a kid who's a runner?"
How do we own the time we've spent out of the workforce? How do we re-enter our former careers— or find new opportunities? Guest: Christina Geist, mom-gap survivor and author of the new children's book SORRY GROWNUPS, YOU CAN’T GO …
Today Amy tackles the question "How Should I Get Ready to Fly With My Toddlers?"
Parenting experts say we shouldn’t take our kids’ snarkiness towards us personally. But shouldn’t we insist on their respect? What happens when it really starts to wear us down? Here’s why kids take it all out on us, and how …
What is empathy, exactly? It’s not pity… or passive. Empathy involves both emotion and action. For our kids, it’s an acquired skill- one that needs our guidance and encouragement to be cultivated. Here’s how to model and teach empathetic behavior.
Each week Amy or Margaret answers a listener's most pressing parenting question. Today Amy answers "What's the best timing for a third child?" Submit yours! questions@whatfreshhellpodcast.com.
What are your house rules- the ones that keep your home life tolerable, the ones kids know so well they self-police? Whether it’s “no feet where we eat” or “ask Mom twice and it’s no forever,” here are our (and …
Each week Amy or Margaret answers a listener's most pressing parenting question. Today Margaret tackles the question "What should I do when my kid won't eat a lick of dinner?" Submit yours! questions@whatfreshhellpodcast.com....
How do we find a mom tribe? How can we get closer with the ones we already have? Do online tribes count? In an age when our family of origin is less likely than ever to live next door, here’s …
We're taking your questions! Every week Amy or Margaret will answer one listener's most pressing parenting question. Submit yours to questions@whatfreshhellpodcast.com. Today Amy tackles the question "How do I deal with a kid...
How can we allow ourselves to allow our kids to experience the exhilaration of feeling just a little unsafe? How does risky play create more confident adults? Guest: actress and author Evangeline Lilly, author of the book series The Squickerwonkers.
We're taking your questions! Every week Amy or Margaret will answer one listener's most pressing parenting questions. Submit yours to questions@whatfreshhellpodcast.com. Today Margaret tackles the question "What do I do when ...
The familiarity of long-term relationships is the best thing about them- and the hardest. How do we make our marriages work for the long haul? Guest: Belinda Luscombe, author of the new book MARRIAGEOLOGY: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF STAYING …