The Family Lab: Experiments in Parenting and Home Management

Latest Episodes:

77 How She Manages Family Photos Nov 09, 2021

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The purpose of this episode is not to make you feel guilty or overwhelmed about all the things you should be doing with your family photos. The goal today is to help you create a system for managing your photos that works for you, in your current stage of life. We'll give you some tools and show you how five different moms manage their photos, but also give you permission to do the bare minimum now, to protect and organize your photos so they'll be there when you get around to doing something with them.

Then the next episode will be about how moms use these photos and videos to tell their family's story—some of the creative ways people display pictures and make them more accessible.

Resources:

missfreddy.com (Use code howshemoms for 20% off)

chatbooks.com

lubnajamalphotography.com

76 How Janet Gathers Family and Friends Oct 26, 2021

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Janet Thompson, a mother of six and one of my motherhood mentors shares eight tips to create an inviting family culture.

75 What She Calls Herself Oct 19, 2021

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Stay-at-home mom? Homemaker? Simply "mom"? In this episode we try to answer the elusive question: What is the best job title for a woman who makes a career out of taking care of children and managing a home.

74 How Maria Makes It Fun Oct 12, 2021

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Maria Eckersley is the queen of what she calls easy, lazy fun, from a quirky family book club to flying pancakes. In this episode, we talk about some of her fun ideas and about how to create a positive family culture, how to pursue your own passions while cultivating your kids' passions, and how to overcome trials.

73 How Vanessa Tells Her Family Story Oct 05, 2021

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Vanessa Quigley, co-founder of Chatbooks, shares the story of how--and why--they started the company and gives lots of great tips about taking, storing, curating, and enjoying family photos.

72 How She Cultivates Kids' Talents Sep 28, 2021

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My guests and I discuss eleven ways to help our kids develop their talents as we try to untangle this topic. Are we pushing too hard? Not enough? Enriching them with good experiences or overscheduling them? But though it can be difficult, helping our kids cultivate their talents is one of the best parts of motherhood.

71 How Adrienne Collaborates with Her Great Grandmother Sep 21, 2021

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This is a story of a two mothers, two pandemics, and two births-- three generations apart. It's a story of poetry and hope, and about how good things can come from difficult circumstances.

70 How Jasmine Cultivates Maddie's Talents Sep 14, 2021

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Jasmine and Madison Wilson have made music, love, and laughter their family creed, as well as their Instagram handle (@musiclovelaughter). In this episode, we talk about how Jasmine has cultivated her young daughter's musical talent, helping her write and record original songs as early as age 6.

69 How She Discovers Kids' Talents Sep 07, 2021

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The first in a three-episode series about one of the very best parts of motherhood--discovering each of our kids' unique talents and helping them cultivate those talents.

68 How Andrea Davis Manages Screen Time Jun 29, 2021

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Andrea Davis, founder of Better Screen Time, shares how her whole family works together to set boundaries around technology, and keep an ongoing, positive dialogue about screentime.

Resources:

Betterscreentime.com

Connection Reset Challenge

Linda and Richard Eyre Article

Gabb Wireless