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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 min) | Stephanie Malia Krauss is the author of "Whole Child, Whole Life: 10 Ways to Help Kids Live, Learn, and Thrive.”
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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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To Be Of Some Use
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Staring down the Spreadsheet of Doom
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The Death and Life of a Two-Room Schoolhouse
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Anya Kamenetz and "The Stolen Year"
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Bonus content: Why are helicopter parents?
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Austin Channing Brown and "I'm Still Here"
On the frustrations of a Gen X childhood, the challenges of curating your life for a public audience, and the joys of doing nothing with your friends.
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Episode 14: Austin Channing Brown
Listen now (16 min) | Emily and Austin talk about being in a hurry to grow up, the challenges of curating your life for social media, and the joys of…
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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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Spring cleaning
Taking this newsletter in a new direction
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Staring down the Spreadsheet of Doom
Or, my ongoing struggle with summer care
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Best of 'Think of the Children'
Or, my response to winter break overwhelm
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Yael Schonbrun and 'Work, Parent, Thrive'
On the hard choices working parents face, and why it's OK to tap out when our kids won't stop talking about Pokemon cards
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