Episode 121Visible Child w/ Robin Einzig

If we want to address and overcome all of the “isms” in our world, we have to start with the “ism” we have against our children. We can never help our kids understand the danger of racism, ableism, and sexism if we overlook ageism and the effects it has on them. This can feel extremely…

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Episode 120Cultures of Dignity w/ Carey Goldstein

More than anything, parenting is about creating and changing culture. We just happen to do so one child at a time. As we extend love, compassion, and justice towards our children, they are formed into members of society who extend the same to others. They challenge the harmful status quo of the world and, together,…

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Episode 119Raising Kids for a Just World w/ Lydia Wylie-Kellermann

I’ve often joked that Parenting Forward is a social justice parenting manual. However, I wish The Sandbox Revolution had existed before I wrote it. That book is even more like a social justice parenting manual.  This week I am talking with its author, Lydia Wylie-Kellermann. She was raised in a family where she was heavily…

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Episode 118Free Mom Hugs for LGBTQ+ Kids w/ Sara Cunningham

I imagine many of my listeners are regulars at pride parades. If that’s you, you’ve probably seen the moms who offer free hugs to LGBTQ kids who may not have a supportive or loving family. There is something so simple and yet so profound about that act of kindness. It communicates a love that is…

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Episode 117Civics at Home w/ Ashley Berner

What are schools really teaching our kids? Are they educating them on information that is actually relevant to our world right now? Most of our schools just aren’t teaching our kids things like how to vote and make wise decisions about policies. Those topics usually aren’t even brought up. That’s why I am so excited…

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Episode 116Cultivating Civic Imagination w/ Sangita Shresthova

Storytelling is a key element of the human spirit. As human beings, we respond to stories with both our emotions and our minds. Specifically, when we hear the stories of those who are different from us, we are forever changed.      In our effort to raise conscious citizens, this should be one of our…

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Episode 115To Raise a Conscious Citizen w/ Lauren Duca

Children in America have been largely boxed out from politics. They have missed out on that sense of political agency that our culture affords to adults. It’s not that they don’t care; they aren’t in a state of apathy but are experiencing disconnect.  How can we empower our kids to shift from a passive acceptance…

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Episode 114My Children’s Book! w/ Lynnor Bontigao

If the pandemic and the Trump-era taught me anything, it’s that we need to be conscious citizens. In fact, we can’t afford to be unconscious. Democracy and the assurance of justice require us to remain woke, vigilant, and engaged in the way our society runs itself. Because of this, parenting includes a responsibility to raise…

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Episode 113Parenting Forward with a Rebel Girl w/ Francesca Cavallo

So many of us who grew up in evangelicalism just wanted to be good. We lived in fear of not being good and therefore losing God’s love.  This was even more prominent for those of us who are natural storytellers. Not only do we experience religious trauma but we let it embed deeply into the…

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