Does birth order determine your child's personality? Katie and Caitlin share their views on birth order in their own family and chat about how they introduced their older children to their new siblings. 

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Caitlin and Katie talk about how they make time for themselves in their busy schedules. They also share their challenges and successes in growing their relationships with their partners. 

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What is burnout, and are we all burned out right now?

Katie and Caitlin explore ways to manage burnout and provide library resources for burned-out caregivers. 

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Producer Amber and sound engineer Paul join Caitlin and Katie for this special first anniversary episode. The team reflects on their year on the podcast and their parenting journeys. 

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Were you inundated with parenting wisdom and myths when you were expecting?

Caitlin and Katie share some myths they've heard over the years and share resources and library book recommendations that'll help you when the days feel long. 

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How do you talk to your children about upsetting and challenging occurrences? Skokie Public Library Youth Services librarians Katie and Caitlin chat about their approach and share library books and other resources to help parents and caregivers start the conversation. 

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Katie and Caitlin kick off the new year by discussing boundaries. They chat about their struggles and how to create boundaries, both as children and adults.  

How do you talk about failure in your home? Mandy joins Caitlin and Katie as they discuss ways parents can fail, adults can fail, and how we should use this as an opportunity to learn and build empathy. 

Katie and Caitlin chat about their experience with climate change, how their families discuss and work to counteract climate change, and share helpful resources from the library. 

Katie and Caitlin share their challenges when dealing with sleep regression and other sleep issues.  

Caitlin also gives an overview from a July library event about literacy and how the library can support young readers. 

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