Journalist Belinda Luscombe has been writing about relationships at TIME for more than a decade, so when she came out with Marriageology: The Art and Science of Staying Together, uh-PARENT-ly cohosts Tracy Weiner and Anne Johnsos couldn’t wait to talk to her. Luscombe uses six F-words to describe the obstacles all partners must overcome. (No, not that F-word.) The book combines research, humor and brutal honesty about making marriage work.

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Maybe you’re returning to the job market after staying home with your kids for 10 years. Maybe you have little ones but need to go back for financial reasons. Maybe you realize stay-at-home life isn’t for you, and you want to interact with adults. Whatever your reasons, it can be a challenge to find a job when you’ve got kids at home, but The Mom Project is trying to change that.

uh-PARENT-ly cohosts Tracy Weiner and Anne Johnsos talk to Colleen Curtis, Head of Community and Marketing at The Mom Project, about a new effort to connect talented women (and some men) with world-class employers who respect work-life balance.

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June 20, 2019 is No Small Matter Day in Chicago. Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued the proclamation to increase awareness of a new documentary about early childhood. According to Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child, during the first few years of life, a child forms more than one million new neural connections every second. That means every interaction counts, but not every child has access to those interactions. Cohosts Tracy Weiner and Anne Johnsos start season four of uh-PARENT-ly talking to writer and filmmaker Greg Jacobs about the childcare crisis in America.

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Should college women wear leggings to church? What about moms at school drop-off? What can sports failures teach our kids about life? And, speaking of life, how can we balance work commitments with family time?

Heidi Stevens writes the Balancing Act column for the Chicago Tribune, where she has worked since 1998. She joins uh-PARENT-ly cohosts Tracy Weiner and Anne Johnsos to dish about all things parenting.

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A 2017 Gallup poll showed 4.5 percent of adults identify as LGBT. That’s up from 3.5 in 2012. And more than 8 percent of millennials identify as LGBT. How can families navigate what might be unfamiliar territory? Is it OK for parents to worry about discrimination? What are the best ways to communicate love and acceptance?

Kristin Russo cofounded Everyone Is Gay and My Kid Is Gay, both organizations that provide advice, guidance, and education to LGBTQIA youth and their families. She also is the co-author of This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids. She tells uh-PARENT-ly cohosts Tracy Weiner and Anne Johnsos that parents and kids will make mistakes, but that’s OK.

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Have you heard the term “mompreneur?” It refers to a mom who merges parenting with business. Lindsay Pinchuk did just that when she founded Bump Club and Beyond. Now the site serves parents and almost-parents across the country with blog posts, webinars and live events. Lindsay joins uh-PARENT-ly cohosts Tracy Weiner and Anne Johnsos to talk about building her community and helping parents get ready for the arrival of their bundles of joy.

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Everyone knows death is unavoidable. But does it have to be a dinner-table topic? What do you do when your child comes home asking about a school shooting or the murder of 5-year-old A. J. Freund? How do you break the news that Grandpa “went to heaven?” Barbara Coloroso, author of Parenting Through Crisis: Helping Kids in Times of Loss, Grief and Change, tells uh-PARENT-ly hosts Tracy Weiner and Anne Johnsos about the importance of honesty…and listening.

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Everyone’s road to parenthood is unique. One in eight couples has trouble getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy. This week is National Infertility Awareness Week. It’s intended to increase awareness surrounding infertility, which affects the reproductive systems of both women and men. uh-PARENT-ly cohosts Tracy Weiner and Anne Johnsos talk to Rebecca Flick, vice president of communications and programs at RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, to learn about support and advocacy for couples facing challenges and stressors in their family-building journey.

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As college admissions letters roll in, many students are facing the biggest decisions of their lives. Add to that the fallout from the admissions scandal involving dozens of parents, including actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, and the stakes get even higher. The story made uh-PARENT-ly cohosts Tracy Weiner and Anne Johnsos wonder just how valuable enrollment in a selective college is. They talked to Paul Franz, a research associate with Challenge Success, who co-wrote a study that shatters the college-rankings myth.

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Is our culture’s narrow definition of masculinity harming our boys and men? What does it mean to “man up” or “be a man?” The Mask You Live In documents the pressures boys face: to disconnect from emotions, to devalue friendships, to degrade women and to resolve conflicts with violence. Michael G. Thompson, psychologist and author of the New York Times best-selling book Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, contributed to the documentary. He tells uh-PARENT-ly cohosts Tracy Weiner and Anne Johnsos boys need to learn and practice social literacy.

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