The Mom Hour

Sarah sits down with fellow writer-turned-podcaster, mom of three, and California girl Lesley Miller in this month’s episode in our Mom Hour Voices series. Join them as they talk about their semi-parallel lives, the process of adjusting to life as a mom of school-aged kids, being a sorta-working/sorta-staying-home mom, and more.

LINKS MENTIONED:

• Choosing The Right School (Not As Scary As It Seems) (Episode 16)
• Sarah’s interview on The Coffee + Crumbs Podcast
• The Magic of Motherhood (the book!)
• Coffee + Crumbs blog, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
• Lesley’s blog and Instagram

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From Ma Ingalls to Claire Huxtable, Mrs. Pteranodon to Marmee March, we’re discussing our favorite moms from books, TV and movies this week on the podcast. We hope after listening you’ll be as nostalgic for classic literature as we are (and maybe that you’ll also want to binge-watch Arrested Development). Enjoy!

LINKS MENTIONED:

• Blueberries For Sal (Robert McCloskey)
• No, David! (David Shannon)
• Make Way For Ducklings (Robert McCloskey)
• Little Golden Book: Mommy Stories (Jean Cushman, Margo Lundell, Eloise Wilkin, Paul Meisel)
• Nurse Nancy (Kathryn Jackson)
• These Happy Golden Years (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
• Harry Potter series (J. K. Rowling)
• Ramona Quimby series (Bevery Clearly)
• Trixie Belden series (Julie Campbell Tatham)
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
• Little Women (1994 film version)
• Little Women (book)
• Almost Famous (movie)
• A Christmas Story (movie)
• A Wrinkle In Time (Madeline L’Engle)
• Beethoven (movie)
• Ivy & Bean series (Annie Barrows)

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What’s your favorite way to help a new mom? In this very special episode–recorded LIVE at The New Mom School in Newport Beach–Meagan and Sarah offer some outside-the-box ideas for helping a new mom, PLUS our amazing live audience chimes in with stories and tips from their own new mom days. Enjoy!

Links we mentioned (or should have!) in this episode:

• 5 Unexpected Ways To Help A New Mom (Sarah’s blog post that inspired this topic)
• Other episodes of The Mom Hour for new moms:
• Things We Shouldn’t Have Freaked Out About (As New Moms)
• Things We Shouldn’t Have Freaked Out About (Breastfeeding Edition)
• Postpartum Symptoms & Surprises
• Pregnancy & Birth, In Hindsight
• Getting Ready For Baby
• The Coffee + Crumbs Podcast
• The conversation on The Mom Hour Facebook page where listeners chimed in with what would have helped them most as a new mom

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Sports and activities should add fun and fulfillment to your family culture–not suck the life out of it. And yet, between keeping wiggly babies occupied in the gymnastics waiting area and driving all over town for team sports commitments, it’s easy to feel like there’s a high cost to all that “fun”. Meagan and Sarah offer concrete tips for being a happier sports parent as we head into this new school year. From opting out of mommy-and-me classes to letting older kids dabble instead of specialize, we’re here to remind you that your happiness matters (and that your kid is probably not a future Olympian).

LINKS MENTIONED:

• Let’s Discuss “Sports Parenting” (Episode 18)

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Whether you have kids heading back to the classroom or not, this time of year feels like an opportunity to renew routines, set some goals, and tackle some overdue projects. Back to school is like another New Year for moms, and in this episode of The Mom Hour, Meagan and Sarah get specific about their own “resolutions” in the areas of work, creativity, health, home, food, and parenting.

LINKS MENTIONED:

• Lask week’s episode about our own kids’ back-to-school season this year
• All our school-related episodes in ONE PLACE
• Meagan’s Mothers of Reinvention: Foundations course–sign up by September 6 (class starts September 12!)

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