The Mom Hour

Losing your cool and yelling at your kids (how it happens to us ALL, how to prevent it, and how to cope after it happens), dealing with a pinching/biting 19-month-old, and extracting your family from a sticky situation with neighbor friends whose parenting style makes you uncomfortable. These listener questions PLUS a chat with newly-minted mom of two Alison–join us for Episode 175 of The Mom Hour!

LINKS MENTIONED:

• Shout-out to the Hill Country Casitas and Prep Dish for hosting us at the Prep Dish Podcaster Retreat this week!
• Mom Meltdowns, Oh No! (the VERY FIRST episode of The Mom Hour)
• All our listener questions are collected here
• Our Worst #MomFail Moments (episode 157)
• Ignore It!: How Selectively Looking the Other Way Can Decrease Behavioral Problems and Increase Parenting Satisfaction, (affiliate link) by Catherine Pearlman (listen to the Voices interview Sarah did with Catherine Pearlman here)
• Aha! Parenting from Dr. Laura Markham, Sarah’s favorite site about behavior and discipline
• Toddler Biting article Sarah mentioned on the podcast

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It’s officially fall, no matter what kind of whether you’re enjoying. Meagan and Sarah chat fall décor, fall wardrobes, experiencing fall in different parts of the country, and more in this More Than Mom episode of The Mom Hour. Join us!

LINKS MENTIONED:

• Fall Love, Fall Envy, Fall Favorites (an older episode on the same topic)
• An Open Letter To People Who Can’t Stop Talking About Pumpkin Spice Lattes (Sarah’s blog post gone viral from 2013)
• Butternut Squash Soup with Apple & Bacon (Sarah’s family makes this every year…eventually)
• Meagan’s beef stew is loosely based on Paula Deen’s Old-Time Beef Stew

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Supporting your child’s school experience doesn’t have to look like tons of volunteer hours, chaperoning field trips, or organizing classroom parties. It CAN (and we salute those who do it!), but it doesn’t have to. In Episode 174 Meagan and Sarah offer simple ways to start the school year off right when it comes to helping teachers and supporting our schools. Plus, Katie Addiss joins Sarah to discuss life lately as a mom of two littles. Join us!

LINKS MENTIONED:

• Other podcast episodes about starting school, and school-mom-life are collected here
• Katie mentioned the magic of the Daiso store–find out if you have one in your area here

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Why? Because I said so. Has a nice ring to it, right? Even better, though (and more specific): because it’s a rule in our house. In Episode 173 Meagan and Sarah are talking about the beauty and hilarity of arbitrary rules, drawing from our own experience and some genius listener suggestions. Join us!

LINKS MENTIONED:

• Our podcast episodes on Routines, Rituals, & Traditions pair nicely with this one. Here’s Part 1 (episode 128, more about traditions) and Part 2 (episode 129, more about routines and rituals)
• Our episode on How To Survive (And Even Enjoy) Playing Board Games (Episode 112)
• Meagan’s blog post For The Mom Who Hates The Swings, which inspired our fan-favorite episode, We Hate Fun

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Meagan and Sarah talk about what podcasts WE listen to in this week’s More Than Mom episode! After a dry spell of discovering new audio shows, we each have a few new favorites–and they’re outside of the motherhood/parenting sphere. We’ll tell you what podcasts they are, who we’d recommend listen to them, and where to start for maximum enjoyment. Join us!

Meagan’s Podcast Picks:

• ZigZag, from Stable Genius Productions (recommended: start at the beginning)
• Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman (recommended: pick a company/interview guest that interests you and start there)
• Mother Like A Boss with Kendra Hennessey (recommended: we love Kendra’s solo episodes, and the back to school organization one, but watch for an interview with Meagan coming soon, and Kendra was also a guest on The Home Hour last month!)

Sarah’s Podcast Picks:

• Dirty John, from Wondery and the LA Times (recommend: you MUST start at the beginning and listen in sequence from the oldest episode to the newest!)
• Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR (recommended: the longer episodes that include the “What’s Making Us Happy” segment are Sarah’s favorites, but you don’t need to listen in order)
• The Goop Podcast (Sarah doesn’t listen to every one, but liked the Oprah interviewand L-O-V-E-D the Sarah Jessica Parker interview)

Other podcasts we love (but may not have had time to mention):

• How I Built This with Guy Raz (similar to Meagan’s pick Masters of Scale)
• Up First from NPR (Sarah gets her morning news from this podcast, and we also hear good things about The Daily from The New York Times)
• Serial (Season One) and S*Town are both great if you haven’t already listened
• Magic Lessons with Elizabeth Gilbert
• #AmWriting with Jess & KJ

More awesome podcasts for moms that you might like if you listen to our show:

We did not spend a lot of time discussing podcasts that are similar to ours because we’ve talked about them before, and they’re relatively easy to discover if you’re already into fun/encouraging parenting content. If you haven’t checked them out already, we highly recommend these, many of which are hosted by our good friends and colleagues in the industry:

• The Girl Next Door
• Edit Your Life
• What Fresh Hell: Laughing In The Face Of Motherhood
• Spawned with Kristen & Liz
• The Coffee + Crumbs Podcast
• Sorta Awesome
• Just Add Sprinkles
• Friendlier
• MomUP
• The Middle of Everything
• Selfie
• The Home Hour
• Crunchy Cocktail Hour
• Forever 35

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