Listen in as Heather and Jon have a great conversation with audiologist and author, Shelley Francis. Shelley shares her insights on misophonia, hyperacusis, auditory processing disorder, and the expanding population of sensory sensitive kids and adults.

Listen in as Heather & Jon get Real about little kid anxiety: what it looks like, a tip or two, and how (dare we admit it) tiresome it can be to parent through.

Welcome to 2019! Join Jon and Heather as they celebrate surviving another fringy holiday season. In this episode we run the gamut, talking about upcoming guests, sensory kids and illness, Rocky IV, wine & wine clubs, magical disembodied mom voices, and so much more!

Phew! Episode 100 is finally here! Thanks for your patience, and enjoy this light-hearted episode as we revisit some favorite parenting fails and hear some new ones from the Bits and from Heather and Jon.

Tabletop games can be a favorite pastime for gifted minds.Join Heather and Jon as they chat about their views of gaming and provide a long list of their family favorites.

Happy (US) Thanksgiving from Heather & Jon!

Sometimes us fringy parents get to be on the receiving end of unintentional shaming. Heather and Jon will talk about one such incidence and will (hopefully) encourage you to find ways to shed off the shame.

How do you handle media, technology, screen time, and you kids? how do you determine appropriate content? Listen in on as Heather and Jon share their strategies.

Ahh…doesn’t intellectual indulgence sound so warm and cozy and invigorating too? Join Heather and Jon as they talk about intellectual indulgenceand focusing on our kids (and our own!) strenghs and curiosities.

Ever feel exhausted just moving through daily life as a fringy parent? There’s some very real reasons why you do! Join Heather & Jon as they chat/converse/debate/convivially argue about the splitting of all the household things on top of all the fringy things.

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