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July 22, 2016Eight Kids, Toddler to Teen: Episode 61
Isn’t it amazing how quickly we forget the details about each age and stage as soon as they’re behind us? In this week’s episode, Sarah draws numbers from a hat – literally – to prompt a little reflection on the ages our collective kids are right now.
If you’ve got little kids have ever wondered what age 12 is like, or if your kids are older and you want to look back on the lispy sweetness of three, we hope you’ll join us for Episode 61!
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Our bonus interview series! Bonus 01 with Asha Dornfest, Bonus 02 with 3 Working Moms, and the upcoming Bonus 03 with Melody Warnick
This is Childhood is a collection of essays put together by Brain, Child magazine in 2014. With one essay for each year of childhood from ages one to ten plus pages to write your own notes about your own kid, the book does a beautiful job of helping capture the essence of each age.
Kindness Wins by Galit Breen (mentioned in our discussion about middle schoolers and social media)

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53 min
July 22, 2016 Eight Kids, Toddler to Teen: Episode 61
Isn’t it amazing how quickly we forget the details about each age and stage as soon as they’re behind us? In this week’s episode, Sarah draws numbers from a hat – literally – to prompt a little reflection on the ages our collective kids are right now. If you’ve got little kids have ever wondered
53 min
July 19, 2016How Do I Make Time For It All? Episode 60
“Hi Sarah and Meagan, this is Sheena from Oregon, and I have two questions that both relate to time management. I have a 4-year-old, a 2-year-old and a 3-month-old and I’m finding that I’m always behind, and I’m wondering if you have any tips for how to get ahead? Also, how do you find time in the day to play? I find that I’m always just trying to get the kids busy so I can get on to my next task, and I never have time to just sit down and play. Thanks for your advice!”
This is the question we got in our Speakpipe mailbox a couple weeks ago, and in Episode 60 we sat down to answer Sheena’s questions. Want to hear our responses? Listen now in the player below, or keep reading for more!
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Leave us a question via SpeakPipe like Sheena did!
Episode 10: We Hate Fun!
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed (Jessica Lahey)

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38 min
July 19, 2016 How Do I Make Time For It All? Episode 60
“Hi Sarah and Meagan, this is Sheena from Oregon, and I have two questions that both relate to time management. I have a 4-year-old, a 2-year-old and a 3-month-old and I’m finding that I’m always behind, and I’m wondering if you have any tips for how to get ahead? Also, how do you find time in the day to
38 min
July 12, 2016What We’re Watching, Reading & Listening To, Summer Edition: Episode 59
It’s mid-July and time for an update on our summer travels! Join Meagan and Sarah for a fun conversation about cross-country road trips, flying solo with three kids, and what our families watched, listened to, read and played while on vacation. We also talk about what’s coming up for us, and for The Mom Hour, in the second half of the summer. Join us!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Big Quiet Camping (where Meagan and family stayed in the teepee)
The Martian by Andy Weir (audio book via Audible.com)
Star Wars (the original story dramatized for radio in 1981, via Audible.com)
Gem Mountain Montana (where Meagan’s family got their sapphire mining kit)
Michael Pollan’s Netflix Documentary Series, Cooked
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Film Collection (streaming on Netflix or purchase on Amazon here)
Phrase Party app ($1.99 on iTunes)
Meagan is a guest co-host on a local morning radio show July 11-15 – listen here!!
Summer Shortcuts (Yes, We’re THAT Lazy)
Getting Organized for Summer
Travel With Kids (Or, How To Enjoy Your Own Vacation)
Keeping Kids Safe Outside This Summer
Camping With Kids (And Other Outdoor Adventures)

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49 min
July 12, 2016 What We’re Watching, Reading & Listening To, Summer Edition: Episode 59
It’s mid-July and time for an update on our summer travels! Join Meagan and Sarah for a fun conversation about cross-country road trips, flying solo with three kids, and what our families watched, listened to, read and played while on vacation. We also talk about what’s coming up for us, and for The Mom Hour,
49 min
July 05, 2016Personalities, Part 2 (Our Myers-Briggs & Enneagram Types & More): Episode 58
Welcome to part two in our series on personality types! Last week we discussed the general appeal of personality tests and delved into the concepts of introversion and extroversion (we recommend listening to that episode first if you haven’t already. This week we reveal our Myers-Briggs and Enneagram types (drumroll….) and continue the conversation as it relates to parenting, partner relationships and more.
Myers-Briggs & Enneagram Personality Tests
These are the tests we took, and we’d love you to take them too if you haven’t already! These are the tests and results we discuss in this week’s episode.
MYERS-BRIGGS test from 16personalities.com
ENNEAGRAM test from ecclecticenergies.com
After you take the tests, we recommend the full Myers-Briggs type descriptions found here, a more in-depth explanation of the Myers-Briggs letters found here, and the descriptions of the nine Enneagram types found here (scroll to bottom of the page).
LINKS MENTIONED:
The ENFP’s Guide to Dating Rationals (Heidi Priebe for Thought Catalog)
Knowing myself, knowing others: my uncomfortable – but revealing – afternoon with the Enneagram(MeaganFrancis.com)
Megan Tietz and her Sorta Awesome podcast co-hosts LOVE this topic. Check out their shows on Enneagram and Myers-Briggs types
Our friends Kelsey and Erica of The Girl Next Door podcast helped inspire this show with their Personalities & More Compari episode
On The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin defines her four tendencies framework here, and has a fun quiz to determine yours here
Meagan’s articles at QuietRev.com, and Susan Cain’s book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

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45 min
July 05, 2016 Personalities, Part 2 (Our Myers-Briggs & Enneagram Types & More): Episode 58
Welcome to part two in our series on personality types! Last week we discussed the general appeal of personality tests and delved into the concepts of introversion and extroversion (we recommend listening to that episode first if you haven’t already – CLICK HERE to play it now). This week we reveal our Myers-Briggs and Enneagram types (drumroll….) and
45 min
June 28, 2016Personalities, Part 1 (Myers-Briggs, Enneagram & Introversion / Extroversion): Episode 57
Welcome to our two-part show all about personality types! In Episode 57 we discuss the general appeal of self-discovery and the lure (or, for some, skepticism) of personality tests and quizzes. We also discuss the concepts of introversion and extroversion, how neither of us fit a classic mold, and how our needs change over the course of motherhood.
Online Personality Tests (Take yours – it’s fun!)
These are the tests we took, and we’d love you to take them too! Next week in Episode 58 we’ll reveal our results…
MYERS-BRIGGS test from 16personalities.com
ENNEAGRAM test from ecclecticenergies.com

After you take the tests, we recommend the full Myers-Briggs type descriptions found here, a more in-depth explanation of the Myers-Briggs letters found here, and the descriptions of the nine Enneagram types found here (scroll to bottom of the page)
LINKS MENTIONED:
Knowing myself, knowing others: my uncomfortable – but revealing – afternoon with the Enneagram(MeaganFrancis.com)
Megan Tietz and her Sorta Awesome podcast co-hosts LOVE this topic. Check out their shows on Enneagram and Myers-Briggs types
Our friends Kelsey and Erica of The Girl Next Door podcast helped inspire this show with their Personalities & More Compari episode
On The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin defines her four tendencies framework here, and has a fun quiz to determine yours here
Meagan’s articles at QuietRev.com, and Susan Cain’s book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

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43 min
June 28, 2016 Personalities, Part 1 (Myers-Briggs, Enneagram & Introversion / Extroversion): Episode 57
Welcome to our two-part show all about personality types! In Episode 57 we discuss the general appeal of self-discovery and the lure (or, for some, skepticism) of personality tests and quizzes. We also discuss the concepts of introversion and extroversion, how neither of us fit a classic mold, and how our needs change over the course
43 min

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