Episodes
After the Atlanta shootings, Chinese-American blogger, teacher, and tech expert Leticia Barr published a hugely helpful article about concrete steps people can take now to help stop Asian hate, and we're so grateful that she's on our show, with her teen daughter Emily, to talk about what it's been like for them in this scary environment, and what we can all do.
Published 03/26/21
Published 03/26/21
Are you a parent wondering which college scholarships are legit and which are scams? How do you get a scholarship to college without spending hours and hours on applications? We've got an expert on the show, the founder of The Scholarship System, who figured it out for herself and funded her entire college experience with scholarships!
Published 03/04/21
Are you at your breaking point? The NY Times thought so, and let moms vent by calling in to a phone line where they could rant, complain, or just scream. They also followed three moms in different situations who are, frankly, not doing well. But they did also offer up some advice on how to get a better grip, so that's something.
Published 02/12/21
Thanks to lockdowns and Zoom school, kids are spending an unprecedented amount of time on screens. So how do you handle screen time rules when those screens might be your kid's only connection to the outside world?
Published 01/29/21
New Year's resolutions are kind of dumb. They're difficult to stick to, because if you mess up and break them, it's easy to give up until next year! Instead, we have intentions for 2021, which are much more forgiving.
Published 01/15/21
In light of what happened in our country yesterday, we thought it would be helpful to re-run our episode about The Constitution. We'll see you next week with a new episode.
Published 01/08/21
Have you finished your holiday shopping? We have tons of great last-minute gift ideas that can truly be done right before the holiday, or even on the holiday in most cases!
Published 12/18/20
Just like the rest of this strange year, the December holidays are going to be different. Cookies will be mailed instead of laid out on a buffet table. Dinners will be intimate and safe. And to help us adjust, Melissa Clark is giving us her best tips!
Published 12/11/20
Resilient kids don't just come out that way! We can help them get through tough times in a way that makes them even stronger.
Published 12/04/20
This is going to be a sad Thanksgiving for a lot of people, including us. We're talking about what we usually do for Thanksgiving, and what we're doing this year instead, and how you can make this Thanksgiving more bearable.
Published 11/20/20
Michael Bonebright from DealNews.com is joining us once again for a Black Friday Deals episode, where he shares his expertise on holiday shopping during a pandemic.
Published 11/13/20
The Constitution is referenced a lot, especially when arguing on Facebook about the Supreme Court. But how well do you understand it? We're talking with author and professor Katie Kennedy about her new book, The Constitution Decoded.
Published 10/30/20
There are so many great reasons to listen to audiobooks, and we sat down with Abby West, an Editorial Director at Audible, to talk about some exciting things happening right now in the world of audiobooks, plus some original programming from Audible!
Published 10/23/20
It's almost Halloween, and since nothing is normal this year, nobody quite knows what to do about trick-or-treating.
Published 10/16/20
It's election season. We're still in lockdown. We needed a break from the doom and gloom, so it's an entire episode filled with happy things to do during quarantine!
Published 10/02/20
Do you want to learn a language, but think you're too old? Are you looking for language apps for your kids? We talked with an expert at Duolingo, and she gave us some great tips for learning a new language, no matter what method you use!
Published 09/18/20
With many districts turning to virtual school or a blended in-person/online school model, this school year is going to be very different for most families, so we turned to someone whose kids have been through just about every kind of home and in-person school there is.
Published 09/04/20
Rebecca and Amy are in the studio today and have a special call-in guest, Kelly Whalen from TheCentsibleLife.com, to talk about how to give your kids money.
Published 08/28/20
Teaching kids to drive can be super stressful, so we've got tips for you from a safety engineer!
Published 08/21/20
We originally put this episode up last year, and sadly it is also just as relevant today!! We brought in a media expert to tell us how to teach our kids--and ourselves--how to deal with fake news.
Published 08/14/20
It's so important right now to find ways for kids to have safe fun, and our guest has tons of great options!! Laurie Schacht from The Toy Insider told us all about her favorite outside toys, Zoom games, and family games. So if you're running out of things for your kids to do, we've got plenty of hot toys for you!
Published 08/06/20
We first posted this episode shortly after the 2016 election, and it's amazing (and scary) just how relevant it still is today, especially regarding Facebook. In fact, if you remove the references to the president-elect, we could have recorded the interview today. Our guest, Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), walks us through how to teach our kids to spot fake news and look for reliable sources, a skill that is still lacking.
Published 07/31/20
When Issa Mas wanted to take her son out of school and have him learn at home, she got overwhelmed figuring out how to start homeschooling. Now that she's sorted it out, she's here to discuss getting started, what impact it will have on your day, and how to make homeschool work for both you and your child.
Published 07/23/20
Are you looking for some simple ways to make parenting easier? Asha Dornfest's book, Parent Hacks, is as useful today as when it was published four years ago! Based on tips from her popular website of the same name, the book is full of practical hacks to save time and sanity.
Published 07/16/20