Parenting
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Guest Interview, Parenting, Work
Storytelling, Uncertainty & Optimism (with Mary Laura Philpott)
What do you do when life serves up a moment that upends your perspective on parenting and leads to uncertainty and anxiety? Christine talks with Mary Laura Philpott, bestselling author, former bookseller, former public radio host, and turtle enthusiast. Christine and Mary Laura talk about storytelling, wrestling with uncertainty, small delights, writerly habits, and more. Mary Laura’s new book “Bomb Shelter” arrives everywhere April 12.
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Raising Differently Wired Kids (with Debbie Reber)
When we’re struggling with the unknown, is it possible to reframe the narrative? The answer is, resoundingly, yes. Christine talks with Debbie Reber, author of “Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World” and creator of the TiLT Parenting community and podcast. Christine and Debbie talk about Debbie’s work focusing on the strengths in differences, creating a community for parents of neurodivergent children, and tactics for parents.
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Guest Interview, Lifestyle, Parenting
Navigating Big Feelings + Hard Conversations (with Katie Hurley, LCSW)
Everything is a lot right now, especially for parents who are trying to help their kids navigate continued loss and uncertainty. Christine talks with licensed clinical social worker Katie Hurley about the layers of logistical and emotional complexity kids are facing right now, how to up your own emotional fluency as a parent, navigating uncertainty, big feelings, and hard conversations with kids (and ourselves!), and more.
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Financial Literacy For Kids
Money discussions are taboo in some family cultures and are stressful for others, especially if there’s shame or scarcity in one’s money history. Christine and Asha talk about financial literacy for kids, including key tactics to communicate with kids and ways to work on getting past your own issues around money so you can have conversations more openly and honestly.
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Empty Nest Report
When you’re in the early parenting weeds, the prospect of your kids eventually moving out seems approximately a million years away. Asha provides a look into the enormous juncture of parenting that is the transition to the empty nest.
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How To Improve Communication with Kids (with Ned Johnson)
Finding the right words to say is one of the ongoing challenges in parenting. Christine chats with Ned Johnson, co-author of the recently released "What Do You Say?: How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home." Ned and Christine talk about communication challenges in the time of the pandemic, empathy pitfalls, the power of no-force, stress tolerance, and more.
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