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April 10, 2017 Minivans, Mom-Mobiles, and Grownup Cars: Episode 97
Meagan's kids are getting older and car seats and boosters are a thing of the past. Sarah is still the thick of it with three young kids and lots of driving around town. Can you guess which of us a drives a brand new, "murdered out" crossover SUV and which of us is rocking a filthy, cluttered minivan?
46 min
April 05, 2017Magical Night Visitors (Elves, Bunnies, Fairies & Jolly Fat Dudes): Episode 96
To Elf or not to Elf? What’s the going rate for a tooth these days? And when did a St. Patrick’s Day visit from the leprechaun become a THING? In Episode 96 of The Mom Hour Meagan and Sarah talk about how these magical night visitors–from St. Nick and the Easter Bunny to lesser-known myths like the pacifier fairy–work in our families. Join us!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Our St. Patrick’s Day meme about leprechaun fun being optional–not required–for moms
Sarah’s favorite Easter book: The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes, by Dubose Heyward
Keeping Santa Magic Alive (Without Lying) (Sarah read this essay aloud on the podcast in December 2015)
When The Littlest Still Believes (For Now) (Meagan reading this essay aloud on the podcast)

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50 min
April 05, 2017 Magical Night Visitors (Elves, Bunnies, Fairies & Jolly Fat Dudes): Episode 96
To Elf or not to Elf? What’s the going rate for a tooth these days? And when did a St. Patrick’s Day visit from the leprechaun become a THING? In Episode 96 of The Mom Hour Meagan and Sarah talk about how these magical night visitors–from St. Nick and the Easter Bunny to lesser-known myths like the pacifier
50 min
March 28, 2017Raising Lifelong Learners: Episode 95
How do we raise curious kids who love to learn, and who discover and follow their own interests? How do we cultivate a home environment that supports kids’ intellectual development without going overboard and zapping the joy right out of learning? These are questions that Meagan and Sarah tackle in Episode 95. Join us!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Painless Learning Placemats – like these map versions from Amazon.com
Google Home – what Meagan’s family uses for entertainment/learning
5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) – Sarah’s kids love this series from National Geographic
Teach Your Child to Love Learning: Keys to Kids’ Motivation (PBS Parents)
How to Raise a Creative Child. Step One: Back Off (Adam Grant, NYTimes SundayReview)
What the modern world has forgotten about children and learning (Carol Black, The Washington Post)
The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grownups (Erika Christakis)
The public school parent’s guide to learning at home (Megan Tietz for The Art of Simple)
Other podcast episodes where we discuss kids and learning:
Choosing The Right School (Not As Scary As It Seems) – Episode 18
Finding Kids Media That Isn’t Terrible – Episode 46
Sarah and Katie discussed @PlayingWithChanel on Instagram

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43 min
March 28, 2017 Raising Lifelong Learners: Episode 95
How do we raise curious kids who love to learn, and who discover and follow their own interests? How do we cultivate a home environment that supports kids' intellectual development without going overboard and zapping the joy right out of learning? These are questions that Meagan and Sarah tackle in Episode 95. Join us!
43 min
March 21, 2017Listener Questions (Vol.6): Episode 94
What do we wish we’d worried about LESS in hindsight? What are we doing differently–and the same–than our parents’ generation did? And just what do we think about sending a seven-year-old to sleepaway camp? We’re taking on three more great listener questions in Episode 94, and offering our advice to moms Avery, Mandee, and Alicia. Join us!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Episode 93 (last week!)
Our “Things We Shouldn’t Have Freaked Out About” series: New Mom Edition (Episode 19), Toddler Edition (Episode 24), Starting School Edition (Episode 62)
How Does Birth Order Impact How We Parent? (Episode 40)
Lisa & Lottie, by Erich Kastner (the book that inspired The Parent Trap movie)
Our two-part series on free-range parenting: What Does ‘Free-Range Parenting’ Really Look Like? (Episode 12) and Raising Confident, Independent Kids–Safely (Episode 13)

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31 min
March 21, 2017 Listener Questions (Vol.6): Episode 94
What do we wish we'd worried about LESS in hindsight? What are we doing differently--and the same--than our parents' generation did? And just what do we think about sending a seven-year-old to sleepaway camp? We're taking on three more great listener questions in Episode 94, and offering our advice to moms Avery, Mandee, and Alicia.
32 min
March 13, 2017Listener Questions (Vol.5): Episode 93
Preschool boys interested in bad-guy play, fighting stereotypes while raising girls, and how to find the balance between self-acceptance and the desire to grow. These are BIG topics and we’ve got things to say in response to three fantastic listener questions in Episode 93. Join us!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Teacher Tom’s blog post about Gun Play
Common Sense Media
The very FIRST blog post Sarah ever wrote for Meagan’s blog in 2012: On Star Wars, and not having all the answers
Melissa Atkins Wardy’s Facebook page Pigtail Pals, plus her book Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the Stereotyping and Sexualizing of Girlhood, from Birth to Tween, and her blog Pigtail Pals & Ballcap Buddies
One of Sarah’s all-time favorite books The Case for Make-Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World by Susan Linn
The best way to compliment little girls (Sarah’s article for On Parenting at The Washington Post)
Podcasts on personal growth/happiness for women like Elizabeth Gilbert’s Magic Lessons or Gretchen Rubin’s Happier
SouleMama.com (Amanda Blake Soule)
Meagan’s interview with Rachel Macy Stafford in our Bonus Interview 10

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48 min
March 13, 2017 Listener Questions (Vol.5): Episode 93
Preschool boys interested in bad-guy play, fighting stereotypes while raising girls, and how to find the balance between self-acceptance and the desire to grow. These are BIG topics and we've got things to say in response to three fantastic listener questions.
50 min
March 08, 2017 Only Love Today with Rachel Macy Stafford: Voices 10
Rachel Macy Stafford is the New York Times bestselling author of Hands Free Mama, Hands Free Life, and Only Love Today, and this week she joins Meagan in a special bonus interview episode of The Mom Hour. In this episode, Rachel and Meagan discuss Rachel’s journey from being a stressed-out, over-scheduled mom to scaling back
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35 min

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