Mom Squad Pod

Mom Squad Pod

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Mom Squad Pod episodes

  • Ask the pediatrician
    From childhood screenings, to masks, to illnesses and fevers, parents have so many questions when it comes to their kids' health. In this week's edition of the Mom Squad Pod, Cleveland pediatrician Dr. Gina Robinson answers some of the most popular questions she gets from parents.
    18 min
  • Masks in schools: Should they be required?
    We're less than a month out from kids being back in classrooms, and parents have a lot of questions this year. 3News' Maureen Kyle sat down to talk about the impact COVID will have on our kids in this week's Mom Squad Pod.
    30 min
  • Avoiding the summer snacking pitfall
    Summer is a time for ice cream and cookouts and throwing routine out the window. But many parents are starting to notice their kids aren't eating as healthy as they should be. In this week's Mom Squad Pod podcast, 3News' Maureen Kyle talks with mom and Cleveland Clinic Dietician Kristin Kirkpatrick about the summer pitfalls and how to fix them.
    30 min
  • Creating a business and a better lifestyle
    Even though small businesses were among the hardest hit during the pandemic, the State of Ohio is seeing a boom in new businesses. The Secretary of State's office just reported a second month of record setting numbers. In May, there were 20,135 new business filings. That’s on pace with the previous month, where the State had more than 20,000 new business filings in April – the first time in Ohio history.
    Some of that growth is contributed to people looking to find more flexibility with family life and work.
    Cheryl Perez is a business coach and mother of six who helps guide people through setting up a thriving business. In this week's Mom Squad Pod podcast, she and Maureen Kyle talked about the steps to creating a business you love and how to make it successful.
    25 min
  • Effective Discipline
    Nobody wants to be the parent who is constantly yelling. But at the same time, we want to get through to our kids. So what are the most effective ways to discipline?
    In this week's Mom Squad Pod, Dr. Kim Bell explains why discipline is different than punishment, how to de-escalate the anger and yelling, and how to use those moments to mold your child's behavior.
    30 min
  • Facing Adversity
    As parents, we try to protect our kids. But how do you know when to protect them, and when to let them learn from their mistakes? 3News' Maureen Kyle speaks with Dr. David Miller from University Hospitals on how to best set up your kids to be successful adults.
    29 min
  • Summer Schedules
    Summer is supposed to be the time we relax. But after a year of taking time off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to figure out how to manage our schedules without overloading them. Maureen Kyle speaks with an industry expert on how to do just that.
    27 min
  • Father's Day with Matt Wintz
    On this week's episode of Mom Squad Pod, we have special guest Matt Wintz in to talk about  how he dealt with working from home with his three kids during the pandemic, plus how the role of fatherhood has changed over the decades and some of his favorite dad memories.
    28 min
  • Effective Time Management
    Everyone -- especially parents -- struggles to find time to do all the things that need to get done in a day. This week, Maureen Kyle speaks with time management specialist Kelly Nolan about the "calendar method" -- the practice of putting every sports practice, every chore, every errand -- into a shared family calendar, and how you can use the same method in your household.
    33 min
  • Mom Squad Pod: Emotional Intelligence
    Juggling work and home life is hard. 3News morning anchor Maureen Kyle does a lot of stories covering parenthood, but it always seems like we barely scratch the surface of the everyday issues we face. So, we here at 3News decided – our Mom Squad needs a Podcast! Soon, we are launching the weekly “Mom Squad Pod”, where we tap into our area’s best psychologists, parenting experts and friends to get the best advice on raising our kids. This week, our topic is emotional intelligence. This is the Mom Squad Pod from 3News.
    35 min

About Mom Squad Pod

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Hi everyone – I’m WKYC TV’s Maureen Kyle, the morning anchor here at 3 News…but also the mother of 3 kids. Juggling work and home life is hard … I do a lot of stories covering parenthood, but it…