by justaskyourmompodcast | Feb 3, 2025 | Family Topics, Health, Toddlers
Back in April of 2022, we aired an episode on potty training, which was pretty comprehensive. We looked at potty training around the world and how it differed from the US. Told a bit about our own experience and gave a lot of suggestions for what works, lots of...
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...
