by justaskyourmompodcast | Jan 27, 2025 | All Grown Up, Family Topics, Teenagers, Toddlers
If going to church is something your family does regularly, there’s no reason to stop when you have a baby. In fact, we’d argue it’s even more important that you continue the routines you had before your baby joins the family. When it feels like it takes...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Jan 20, 2025 | All Grown Up, Family Topics, Teenagers, Toddlers
Today’s episode came from a listener suggestion. Their older family dog recently had a cancer diagnosis and they’d decided with the veterinarian to prevent suffering and hasten the end. That prompted a lot of questions from their child about the process...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Jan 13, 2025 | Family Topics
We grew up in the 70’s and 80’s, which wasn’t much of a heyday for family photography. It was all portraits done in basic studios with rolled up vinyl backdrops that pulled down behind you like a classroom map of the US. The last actual family portrait I...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Jan 6, 2025 | Family Topics, Health, Teenagers, Toddlers, Wellbeing
A couple of months ago I came across an article in the Atlantic on caregiving that led me to a book by the same author. Elissa Straus: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others. That’s a switch, I thought. Because a glance at typical...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Dec 30, 2024 | All Grown Up, Family Topics, Teenagers, Toddlers
A recent email from a listener got our wheels turning. Her question had to do with adult child/parent relationships, which can be tricky if your own parents aren’t on board with your own ideas for raising your children. The listener wrote that she’s been...
