Archive - Think of the Children

She wears short skirts, I wear T-shirts

Meditations on mothering a tweenage Swiftie

Apr 15 •

March 2024

Julie Chavez and 'Everyone But Myself'

On stress as isolation, permission to be adequate, and why bullet journals won't save us but puzzles might

Mar 4 •

February 2024

Dr. Regine Galanti and 'Parenting Anxious Kids'

On knowing when not to swoop in, the truth behind the stomachache your kid gets before school every day, and the things we wouldn't do for 10 bucks.

Feb 12 •

January 2024

What price sleep?

Parenting PR Pitches of Doom: A Series

Jan 14 •

December 2023

Think of the Children's 2023 in Numbers

90+ online sales, 3 cross-country trips, one cat goodbye, and more

Dec 18, 2023 •

November 2023

Cindy Marie Jenkins watches YouTube so you don't have to

On the Mr. Beastification of online videos, the joys of nerding out with your kids, and why it's hard to keep track of all the streamers out there

Nov 5, 2023 •

October 2023

Minna Dubin and 'Mom Rage'

On when rage shows up in mom's lives, the insane expectations mothers face, and the joy of laughing at your child's particularly well-executed joke.

Oct 9, 2023 •

September 2023

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.

Sep 3, 2023 •

and

Devorah Heitner, PhD

August 2023

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.

Aug 7, 2023 •

Episode 18: Jen Lumanlan

Jen Lumanlan is host of the Your Parenting Mojo podcast and author of “Parenting Beyond Power: How to Use Connection and Collaboration to Transform Your…

Aug 7, 2023 •

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July 2023

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.

Jul 9, 2023 •

Episode 17: Jennifer L.W. Fink

Jennifer L.W. Fink is founder of Building Boys, and author of the Building Boys Bulletin and "Building Boys: Raise great guys in a world that…

Jul 9, 2023 •

and

Jennifer L.W. Fink

30:43

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