How Beth Does Christmas
Beth Millward is the mom version of Buddy the Elf. In this episode she shares her many Christmas traditions, from Santa's Workshop to the twelve days of Christmas. I dare you to listen without getting excited to celebrate!
How She Plays With Her Kids (And How She Doesn’t)
In this episode we’ll talk about 10 tactics to bring a little more play into parenting. Along the way, we’ll dig into the guilt a little bit and examine that pressure we feel to entertain our kids, we’ll talk to moms about specific ways they play with their kids—including march-madness style taste tests, airborne pancakes, and competitive toilet wiping—and we’ll even learn some techniques for making those pretend-play sessions something you can actually enjoy once in a while.
How Josie Moms On a Boat
The Lauducci family lives a life of simplicity, togetherness, and global awareness—on a 40-foot sailboat.
How She Evolves
When my first son was about six months old, I [...]
A Mom’s Job
Art by Leslie Graff, lesliegraff.com
Moms wear many hats and juggle lots of balls while walking across the work-life balance beam and mixing metaphors. It’s easy to keep adding more and more “shoulds” to our already endless to-do lists—especially when we see the amazing things other moms are doing.
How She Outsources
Soon after we got married, my husband, David, needed a [...]
How She Celebrates Christmas
Christmas should be a season of peace and joy—even for moms!
How Donna Mommed—Back in the Day
My grandma, Donna Dayton, is 89 years old. She talks about what motherhood was like for her and for her mother.
How She Motivates Kids to Work
Ten ways to get your kids to stop whining and start working. (Art by Emma Taylor emmapaints.com)
I’m Turning Into My Mother (At Least I Hope So)
My mom shares some of her funniest stories, and I share what they taught me.