The Mom Hour

When you spend years cycling through maternity, post-partum, nursing and “oh gee I’m pregnant again!”wardrobe pieces, thinking about your personal style can take a back seat. Now that Meagan and Sarah are squarely on the other side of those years, we’re talking about clothes, shopping and style in Episode 47.

Join us for a fun conversation about where we love to shop, when to buy cheap and when it makes sense to spend a little more, how our own personal styles have evolved over the years, and what looks we wish we could pull off but just can’t seem to.

LINKS MENTIONED:

• Fabletics, Meagan’s go-to for workout wear and everyday activewear
• The Style Hour podcast (currently on hiatus) and Shana Draugelis’s website The Mom Edit
• Lucky Brand graphic tees and tanks (Sarah’s favorites)
• Urban Outfitters one-piece swimsuits (Meagan has had luck with these)

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There’s no shortage of movies, television, books and music geared toward kids. The tough part is, some of it is pretty terrible, some is just okay, and some is truly fantastic (making us want to be a kid again, quite frankly).

In Episode 46 Meagan and Sarah discuss helping our kids follow their interests into the realms of literature, music, and screen media. We marvel over some of the differences between what’s available today and what we watched as kids, and we share some of our favorite resources for navigating the ever-changing landscape of kids’ media.T

LINKS MENTIONED:

• Commonsense Media
• Overdrive (mobile app for digital audio and ebook loans from your local library)
• Cool Mom Tech (great reviews of tablet apps and games for kids)
• Some of Sarah’s kids favorite chapter book series (good for read-aloud with a parent or grades 1-3 independent reading)
• Magic Tree House
• The Magic School Bus chapter books (different from the picture books)
• The Secrets of Droon
• Nancy Clancy chapter books (same author as the Fancy Nancy picture books, but for early elementary schoolers)
• Ivy & Bean series
• Non-fiction biography series Who Was… (here’s one example)
• Chinaberry (book catalog)
• KidsVuz (kid-generated videos and product reviews)
• Disney Stories playlist on Spotify
• Podcasts Sarah’s kids like:
• Brains On! and Tumble (both science podcasts for kids)
• Potter and Daughter (an accompaniment to the Harry Potter book series)

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There’s no question that the academic demands on kids – at school and at home – have increased since we were students. Join Meagan and Sarah for an honest, thoughtful conversation about elementary school homework and the continued pressure on our kids into their middle and high school years.

As usual, we embrace the fact that we don’t have all the answers, and we do our best to stay positive and non-judgmental. We love our schools and our kids’ teachers and we’re honest about our own insecurities as we navigate through the school years. This is such an important conversation and we can’t wait to hear your feedback!

LINKS MENTIONED:

• The Homework I Wish My Child Brough Home From School (Sarah’s piece on Scary Mommy)
• Books & articles by Heather Shumaker
• Heather’s books It’s OK Not to Share and her latest It’s OK to Go Up the Slide, which includes more thoughts on homework
• The article we discussed in detail in the show: Homework is wrecking our kids: The research is clear, let’s ban elementary homework (Salon.com)
• Why Parents Should Not Make Kids Do Homework (Time.com)
• Here’s why I said no to homework for my elementary-aged kids (TODAY Parenting Community)
• Meagan’s interview with Heather on The Home Hour, Episode 6
• The question of homework: Should kids have it at all? (Lauren Knight for The Washington Post)
• Other episodes of The Mom Hour on school-related topics: Choosing the Right School (Ep16) and The Myth of the “Good” School Mom (Ep21)
• #EditYourLife podcast Episode 10: How To Handle Homework
• Meagan’s interview with teacher and author Erica Ladd in The Home Hour, Episode 49

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Let’s face it: most of us have certain areas of motherhood that feel easy-breezy and others where we tend to struggle. And while it’s always possible to improve your parenting game, we think it’s also helpful to acknowledge that one mom’s superpower might be another’s kryptonite…and that’s okay.

Join Meagan and Sarah for a frank and fun conversation about their own superpowers and kryptonite. Enjoy Episode 44 of The Mom Hour!

LINKS MENTIONED:

• “Mom. Mum. Mommy” (Family Guy clip via YouTube)
• Untangling the chain: why both strategy and intuition matter (Meagan on MeaganFrancis.com)
• How to get out the door on time, (almost) every time (Sarah for The Happiest Home)

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