Parenting
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Tips to Simplify Back-To-School Season
Seasonal transitions can be both wonderful and challenging. Christine shares 7 tips to simplify back-to-school season, spanning shopping, schedules, routines, and transitions. She also includes a couple of financial life skill lessons.
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Should We Force Kids To Be Tidy?
Messy room battles never seem to end, but may feel more aggravating during the summer when kids “should” have more time to declutter but likely have little to no interest in doing it. Christine and Asha discuss the act of decluttering as well as decluttering in relation to morality, anxiety, and more.
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Guest Interview, Lifestyle, Parenting
Seasonal Subtraction Tactics (with Amy Wilson & Margaret Ables)
We know that less can be more. And sometimes it takes serious intention to subtract. Christine chats with Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson about the importance of subtraction tactics, especially in chaotic seasons.
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Why Kids Should Get Jobs
Have you wondered whether kids should try to juggle work alongside homework, extracurriculars, and free time? Christine and Asha talk about the many skills kids can gain from jobs, including and beyond the financial payout.
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Guest Interview, Health, Lifestyle, Parenting
What To Look For In A School Sex Ed Curriculum (with Rachael Gibson, PhD)
Are you freaked out or overwhelmed by the prospect of sex ed in school? Are you unsure of what should be included in a school sex ed curriculum? Christine talks with Dr. Rachael Gibson about the ideal age to start sex ed, red and green terminology flags, key topics to include in a comprehensive sex ed curriculum, advocacy, and more.
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Communication, Guest Interview, Lifestyle, Parenting
How To Have Sex Positive Conversations (with Melissa Pintor Carnagey, LBSW)
Do you cringe at the prospect of talking to your kids about sex ed topics? In this expansive and compassionate conversation, Christine talks with Melissa Pintor Carnagey, LBSW, about destigmatizing conversations, when to start, communication tactics, creating space for kids who are coming out, pleasure, and more.