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Helping Kids Learn From Mistakes with Jessica Lahey: Voices 35 Apr 05, 2019

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Seeing our kids struggle is HARD–but the long game involves supporting them through mistakes and even failures in the pursuit of raising kids who take (appropriate) risks and can advocate for themselves competently and autonomously.

In this month’s Voices interview Meagan chats with teacher, author, and mom Jessica Lahey about the connection between overparenting and academic learning, when the slippery slope of helicopter parenting really begins, and what parents can do at every stage to support kids’ tolerance for mistakes and the discomfort that necessarily accompanies growth and learning.

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Spring Traditions & Spring Books For Kids: Episode 202 Apr 02, 2019

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Meagan wants to go lilac-hunting and Sarah might try something for Earth Day this year. Of course we're also dyeing eggs, hiding baskets, and sprucing up our homes and gardens for a new season. Join us as we discuss the rituals, routines, and traditions that Spring brings to our homes--plus Katie Addiss joins Sarah to talk Spring and Easter books for kids!

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Sarah uses this Nordic Ware Spring Lamb 3-D Cake Mold for their lamb cake tradition
We learned a ton of technical tips from this post on MidCenturyMenu.com: 10 Tips For The Perfect Retro Easter Lamb “Lambie” Cake
Our Bonus Episode where Meagan interviewed Amy Joyce of The Washington Post's On Parenting section about the college admissions scandal
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Katie and Sarah discussed springtime books for kids plus what we're reading lately. It's all covered in this blog post.

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It’s Time To Plan For Summer: Episode 201 Mar 26, 2019

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It’s spring, which means we’re thinking about summer. Cobbling together childcare as a working mom, giving kids a chance to try new activities without over-scheduling them, and making time to enjoy a simpler schedule in your own backyard–we’ve got a lot to talk about. Join us!

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More episodes about SUMMER
More episodes about CALENDAR PLANNING

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More Than Mom: Making The Podcast (Then vs. Now) Mar 24, 2019

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From microphones to sponsors, babysitters to sound engineers, the way we make The Mom Hour podcast has changed a ton in the last four years and 200+ episodes. In this fun look-back episode we laugh about what we’ve learned, what has changed, and what has stayed the same. Join us!

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Episode 200: What We’ve Learned From Each Other
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What We’ve Learned From Each Other: Episode 200 Mar 19, 2019

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Four years to the day after dropping our very first episode of The Mom Hour, Meagan and Sarah are here with our 200th show. Join us as we reflect on what we’ve learned from each other, our guests, and you: our community. We also play voicemails from listeners, team members, and fellow podcasters from around the world. It’s a four-year-old birthday party and a bicentennial all rolled into one…join us for the celebration!

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Our friends from other podcasts left us such sweet messages. Go check out their shows at What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood, Edit Your Life, and Welcome Home
Queue It Up! Our very first episode is called Mom Meltdowns, Oh No!

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BONUS: Not Aunt Becky!? The College Scam & Parenting Culture Mar 14, 2019

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Were you shocked – but, you know, not really all that surprised – to learn about this week’s widespread accusations of wealthy parents using cheating, bribing, fraud and other nefarious means to get their kids into elite colleges? In a special “breaking” episode of The Mom Hour, Meagan sits down with Amy Joyce, the On Parenting editor at The Washington Post, to find out more about this case, the high-stress culture many kids are growing up in, and how we parents can resist.

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Consumed by competition, parents fuel a college admissions game that few can play (Amy Joyce and Caitlin Gibson, The Washington Post)
The college admissions scandal is more proof that helicopter parenting hurts kids (Amy Joyce, The Washington Post)

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Listener Questions (Vol. 18): Episode 199 Mar 12, 2019

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Helping a little kid deal with big feelings about an out-of-state move, traveling as a nervous flyer, finding your groove as an at-home mom when kids are in school full-time, and getting dad involved when a toddler only wants mama–we’re taking more of your parenting challenges and listener questions in this week’s episode. Join us!

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More on helping kids adjust to a move in Episode 56 (Moving With Kids & Cultivating Community) and also in Episode 153 (Moving, Remodeling, & Other Home Transitions
Kimberly’s question was responding to what Meagan shared in our 2018 recap episode about realizing she is more moody than she thought
More on productivity and calendar planning in Episode 83 (Calendar Planning & To-Do List Tips) and also in Episode 169 (Productivity & Time Management Tips For Moms)
More on co-parenting and getting dads involved in Episode 141 (Busting Dad Stereotypes with Whit Honea) and Episode 178 (Co-Parenting In Real Life)
All our Listener Questions episodes are on this page
Submit your questions at speakpipe.com/themomhour OR by using your phone’s voice memo recorded and emailing the audio file to hello@themomhour.com

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More Than Mom: Smartphone Apps We Can’t Live Without Mar 10, 2019

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Those little squares on our phones are portals to a whole lot of essential–and nonessential–aspects of life. From navigation to shopping, social to fitness, mindless to productive, Meagan and Sarah break down the apps on our phones in today’s More Than Mom edition of The Mom Hour. Join us!

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Sarah uses Pocket Casts to listen to podcasts
We mentioned Voxer a few dozen times (and! fun fact! our sound editor helped us fox the unheard messages glitch!)
Sarah struggles with Google Keep, but wants to love it; meanwhile, Evernote plugs along as a good-enough note-taking solution
Sarah likes Accuweather for the radar and maps
Here’s how we figured out our most-used apps: Settings > Battery > “Last 10 Days” > “Show Activity”
We talked about our mixed feelings for Waze
Sarah’s go-to photo editing app is Snapseed, which she learned to use even better after reading Jill Kraus’s eBook Picture Play
We also talked about the photo of Meagan’s yoga studio that Sarah edited

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Listener Questions (Vol.17): Episode 198 Mar 05, 2019

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Helping school-age kids start to self-regulate around screens and sweets, navigating an awkward situation with a fellow preschool mom, and organizing the “drop zone” in our homes–we answer these great listener questions in Episode 198. PLUS Alison Thompson joins Sarah to answer more questions from listeners about her transition from one baby to two. We talk sleep, schedules, and getting ready to go back to work.

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Other listener questions episodes are listed here
Our bonus audio classes are available at the Patreon Editor level
Sarah’s interview with Eileen Kennedy-Moore (Voices 18)
Listen to Alison every other Friday on the Crunchy Cocktail Hour podcast
Submit your listener questions via Speakpipe, or record yourself on your phone’s voice memo recorder and email the file to hello@themomhour.com

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Parenting Only Children & Loving The Teen Years With Karen Walrond: Voices 34 Mar 01, 2019

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As a mom of an only child who came home through adoption to a family already rich with diversity, Karen Walrond has thought a lot about what it means to develop a family culture under your own roof. Combining influences from their countries of origin and cultural backgrounds, she and her husband have intentionally set out to give their daughter an appreciation not only for her own diverse background but also for that of others.

In this month’s Voices interview Sarah chats with Karen, a photographer, author, speaker, and host of the podcast Make Light, about loving the teenage years, being an one-kid family, and how the process of rebuilding her family’s hurricane-damaged home provided a surprising opportunity to further define their values and priorities. Join us!

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Make Light, Karen’s podcast
a full video tour of Karen’s new house
KarenWalrond.com
@HeyChookooloonks on Instagram
Karen Walrond, Leadership Consultant on Facebook

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