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Jen Lumanlan and 'Parenting Beyond Power'
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Mary Catherine Starr and "Momlife Comics"
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To Be Of Some Use
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Staring down the Spreadsheet of Doom
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Devorah Heitner and 'Growing Up In Public'
On the hidden value of spam instas, the Class Dojo surveillance state, and that anti-drug commercial from the 80s that we all remember.
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Jen Lumanlan and 'Parenting Beyond Power'
On the limitations of research, how to get on the same team with our child, and when to say yes to berries dipped in jam.
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Jennifer L.W. Fink and 'Building Boys'
On the harm of viewing boys as potential problems, and the magic of meeting kids where they are, both at school and at home.
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Moving up
On middle school and other horrors
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Beverly Cleary, Ramona, my mother, and me
Remembering an amazing author on the occasion of her birthday (or close enough)
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Bonus content: Why are helicopter parents?
Are they (we) just kinda lazy? Or is there something else going on?
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Episode 16: Ryan Rydzewski
Listen now (29 mins) | Ryan Rydzewski is co-author of "When You Wonder, You're Learning: Mister Rogers' Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious…
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Stephanie Malia Krauss and "Whole Life, Whole Child"
Listening to our child's cues, leaning in to what nourishes them, and why you should stop at the scenic overlook.
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Episode 15: Stephanie Malia Krauss
Listen now (25 mins) | Stephanie Malia Krauss is the author of "Whole Child, Whole Life: 10 Ways to Help Kids Live, Learn, and Thrive.”
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Think of the Children
Think of the Children
Parenting, education, and why it's all so f*@#ing impossible
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