We all agree that covering your windows is important (though some of Nicole's neighbors? Not so much). But what are we covering them with? Blinds? Fresh new curtains? Old dirty curtains? Maybe a bedsheet in a pinch?

It should come as no surprise that teens want their parents to be available but not intrusive. A New York Times article [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/well/family/what-do-teenagers-want-potted-plant-parents.html?_r=1] considers that a good thing, but some of us aren't so sure.

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Catherine shouts out the Alex & Ani store in Cranston, RI, for giving her daughter's team the VIP treatment. Nicole's keeping up with the kids on TikTok, while Terri is reliving her youthful love of Banana Republic on Abandoned Republic (also on Facebook). Mentioned: Periscope was the app Grandma Terri was trying to recall. Visit https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog for links to everything!

Go read the caption on this adorable photo James Van Der Beek posted on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/B9CRnBQprAu/], then come back here for our discussion of just how right we think this dad of five gets it. He's probably been listening to our podcast to acquire this wisdom.

Catherine's about to enter semi-retirement from all her sports mom volunteer jobs, and Terri and Nicole are already there. We wonder what we'll find to complain about now!

On our entertainment-themed Round 2 this week: On Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Zoey's powers get her in trouble with neighbor Mo, and we trade growing complexity of plot (thumbs up) for big production numbers (thumbs down). Next: "Zoey's Extraordinary Failure."

In Neptune, Veronica dons an array of costumes to solve the Veronica Mars case of the week, "The Wrath of Con," and we trade Keith Mars screen time for lots of Lilly flashbacks. Next: "You Think You Know Somebody."

Last week's mention of "The Repair Shop" [https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/roundabout-roundup-apple-music-playlists-sheraton-hotels-linens-the-repair-shop] got us talking about family heirlooms: What we have, what we care about, what we might pass on to our kids (whether they like it or not).

We hope you're not surrounded by people who make you feel like something's wrong with you. But come to think of it, there might be something we'd like to change about our appearance, just if we could do so magically, no big deal. Not to be ungrateful or anything. If you could change something, what would it be? Theoretically speaking?

Do your kids represent themselves to their pediatrician, or are you the one doing all the talking? How can you transition teens and young adults to self-advocacy so you can be released from the room where it happens (and the pressure of being the family medical caseworker)? Finding the right doctor helps, unsurprisingly.

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Terri enjoys listening to and creating playlists on Apple Music (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207542 or follow her at temauro [https://music.apple.com/profile/temauro]). Nicole enjoyed some restful sleep thanks to Sheraton Hotels' linens [https://www.sheratonstore.com/category.aspx?bedding], and Catherine enjoys the sweet TV show The Repair Shop on Netflix [https://www.netflix.com/title/81224128].