Episode 84Black Boys, Black Hair, Black Anger w/ Michael Waters

Show Description Many of us feel intimidated to talk to our kids about racism. It’s so much more than someone not liking someone else because of the color of their skin and that can get confusing. However, we don’t need to make it this hard. We just need to provide them with an awareness of…

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Episode 82Kids & Aunties Sew Masks with Kristina Wong

Show Description Masks have become a polarizing political symbol in our society this year. Opinions on them have changed and developed throughout the entirety of COVID-19, but they are still quite divisive. Depending on our backgrounds, experiences, and personal perspectives, we all view this tiny piece of cloth in a different way. That is why…

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Episode 81The Science of Parenting with Amy and Jeff Olrick

Show Description It’s easy to forget that our kids are people too. They have just as much humanity as we do and yet we place so many limits on them. We have to understand that kids experience the same amount of stress we experience. They just lack the brain development to express it in a…

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Episode 80Raising Antiracist Kids with Rebekah Gienapp

Show Description Today, I brought my friend Rebekah Gienapp on to talk about raising antiracist kids. A lot of you have been asking questions about how to talk to your kids about everything that has been going on and we wanted to answer them for you. Rebekah is a former community organizer from Memphis, Tennessee…

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Episode 79Stories from THE Rebel Girl w/ Francesca Cavallo

Show Description It’s so important that we put real-world events into accessible language for our children so they can form their own opinions on them. Too much of mainstream media either hides hard topics from kids altogether or translates them so thoroughly that they are no longer based on facts. Francesca Cavallo is a children’s…

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Episode 78The ABC’s of Diversity w/ Carolyn Helsel & Joy Harris-Smith

Show Description Today, I’d like to introduce you to the authors of the upcoming book, The ABC’s of Diversity: Helping Kids (And Ourselves!) Embrace Our Differences. Joining me to share some of the ABC’s are Carolyn Helsel and Joy Harris-Smith.  As I was reading their book, I was struck by how compassionately Carolyn and Joy…

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Episode 77Growing Sustainable Together with Shannon Brescher Shea

Show Description Shannon Brescher Shea is a mom who writes about parenting, social justice, and sustainability. This week she joins me on the podcast to talk about her new book, Growing Sustainable Together, and how we can guide our children to cultivate kindness, our bodies, our minds, and Earth together as a family. I hope…

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