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Podcast Episode 220: Raising Children with Justice, Mercy and Kindness
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 220 of The New Family Podcast, where we talk to…
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Podcast Episode 219: What Sparked the Entrepreneurial Fire in this 15-year-old Founder
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 219 of The New Family Podcast, where we talk to…
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Podcast Episode 218: What it takes to be — and raise — a mentally strong woman
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 218 of The New Family Podcast, where we talk about…
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Podcast Episode 217: A Chat with Workin’ Moms Creator Catherine Reitman
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 217 of The New Family Podcast, where we talk to a creator of a hit TV show that presents the realities of being a modern-day working mother. For this episode I had the enormous pleasure of chatting with Catherine Reitman, creator and star of the…
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Podcast Episode 216: Why We Need Classrooms Where Kids Get Up and Move
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 216 of The New Family Podcast, where we explore better ways to keep our kids active and moving in the classroom. As you know, it’s so critical that we address the fact that kids are far too sedentary these days. Today I’m joined by Amy…
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1,000 Families Project: Growing Up with Greek Immigrant Parents and the Drive for Higher Education
Although his parents had very little formal education themselves, they expected their kids to aim as high as they wanted. My parents taught me a lot about education, but they barely had one themselves. In December 2016, I successfully defended my doctoral dissertation after years of work. As I left the examining room that day,…
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Podcast Episode 215: We Need to Do A Better Job of Caring for New Moms
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 215 of The New Family Podcast, where we explore how to better support new mothers. We try our best to prepare for parenthood while we await the arrival of our first-born babies, but there’s really only so much we can know until we’re in the…
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Podcast Episode 214: How to Make More Time for Family in 2019
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 214 of The New Family Podcast, where we explore how to achieve a healthy balance in our different roles as parents. I don’t think I’ve met a parent who doesn’t feel — at least some of the time — that the 24 hours in a…
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Podcast Episode 213: Best Parenting Advice of 2018
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 213 of The New Family Podcast, where we highlight the best parenting advice shared on the show this year. For this special episode, we look back on some of the best parenting advice shared on the New Family Podcast in 2018. It is definitely hard…
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‘Glitter is cancelled’ and other observations on the messy business of blended family fun
Enter our giveaway to win a prize pack of Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day products that are gentle on your home but hard on mess “OH MY GOD,” my 15-year-old son shouted from the bathroom. “What wrong?” I called out from bed, where I’d retreated with a book, exhausted from the weekend’s events. “How do I…
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Podcast Episode 212: Listeners Share Holiday Traditions Old and New!
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 211 of The New Family Podcast, where we share a collection of listeners’ favourite holiday traditions. For this special holiday episode of The New Family Podcast, I asked listeners to send me voice messages about their favourite holiday traditions, old and new. Tune in for…
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1,000 Families Project: This couple separated for 3 years — then got back together
When their first child was small, this couple parted ways for several years, surprising themselves when they eventually found that — through their time apart — they were able to save the marriage. “If we have a future together, we need to break up.” I remember using some version of this paradoxical line each time…
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Podcast Episode 211: Sharing the Emotional Labour of Parenthood
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 211 of The New Family Podcast, where we talk to a family therapist about what it takes for both parents to share the emotional labour of raising kids. Women talk a lot about emotional labour — carrying the mental load of things that need to…