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Podcast Episode 230: Money Matters – Realistic Budgeting and Financial Literacy for Families
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 230 of The New Family Podcast, where we talk to…
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Podcast Episode 229: Money Matters – How Financial Anxiety Affects Families
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 229 of The New Family Podcast, where we explore the…
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Podcast Episode 228: Laughing and Crying
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 228 of The New Family Podcast, where we explore the…
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Podcast Episode 227: Why Confidence Tanks for Girls and Women
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 227 of The New Family Podcast, where we explore gender equality and how parents can help their daughters retain their confidence. At least here at home, we see girls picking up academic awards on assembly days at schools and women out-graduating men from university. Yet,…
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Podcast Episode 226: A Healthy Relationship with Food Begins at the Beginning
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 226 of The New Family Podcast, where we explore how to give kids a healthy foundation when it comes to their relationship with food. This episode we’re joined by esteemed parenting writer Teresa Pitman. Teresa has been writing about raising kids for more than 30…
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The March Madness Vasectomy — It’s a Thing
If you’re going to be marooned on the sofa with a bag of peas for a few days, it might as well be during NCAA March Madness. Here’s why some men make the smart play of booking a March Madness vasectomy. March Madness is finally here! And that means…more vasectomies? Yes! Apparently there’s no better…
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1,000 Families Project: Reunited with her 10th Grade Boyfriend
He was once the boy everyone thought was wrong for her. Reunited in adulthood, he’s now the husband that’s entirely right. In the tenth grade, a teacher pulled me aside one day. “You can do better,” he told me, with a furrowed brow. “You shouldn’t be dating that boy.” That boy was Shawn. He had…
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Podcast Episode 225: Your Kids Are Capable of Doing So Much More
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 225 of The New Family Podcast, where we learn from an experienced teacher how to instill and cultivate self-sufficiency in our kids. Most of us know that our kids could be more self-sufficient and helpful around the house than they are today. We look back…
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Podcast Episode 224: Parental Alienation & Reunification Therapy
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 224 of The New Family Podcast, where we talk to a family lawyer about parental alienation and reunification therapy. I’ve talked a lot on this show about positive co-parenting, but sadly, there are still a lot of acrimonious divorces where positive co-parenting is just not…
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1,000 Families Project: Mother-daughter scientists pioneer medical technology together
For International Women’s Day, we hear from engineer Franny Jewett on how her mother, a pioneering medical scientist, helped shape her ambitions and career. We learn about the journey that brought them together in business and the distance we have to go to create gender parity in STEM fields. Growing up, we all have role…
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Podcast Episode 223: How to Have Body Positive Conversations About Healthy Eating
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 223 of The New Family Podcast, where we learn from a leading scientist how to have body positive conversations with our kids about healthy habits. You’ve heard this before — obesity rates among children and youth have nearly tripled over the past three decades. We…
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Podcast Episode 222: Raising Boys With Positive Ideas About Masculinity
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 222 of The New Family Podcast, where we talk to author and therapist John Kim about raising boys with healthy ideas about masculinity. We’ve heard a lot about toxic masculinity in the last year or so. But are we doing enough to provide men and…
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Podcast Episode 221: Happy Parents, Happy Kids
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 221 of The New Family Podcast, where we talk to parenting author Ann Douglas about the important insights in her latest book, Happy Parents, Happy Kids. Today I am so delighted to have friend and colleague Ann Douglas back on the show. Ann is Canada’s…