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 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...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Dec 23, 2024 | Family Topics, Teenagers, Toddlers
This may be a familiar refrain around your home, and if it is, it’s one that typically frustrates parents. Around age 4, kids start to understand the concept of FAIRNESS, but—as with many things—they’ll probably need lots of discussions on what it...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Nov 25, 2024 | Family Topics, Teenagers, Toddlers
Just a cursory browse thru the parenting interwebs will deliver a sweeping range of opinion on discipline & punishment. Largely what it comes down to is connotations and semantics. And possibly, a question of what worldview lens you’re using to view...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Nov 18, 2024 | All Grown Up, Family Topics, Health, Teenagers, Toddlers, Wellbeing
This episode is a shorter conversation just to do a bit of a gut check. Renee, you were just saying the other day that you’d been talking to a friend who’s about to move here from central America, and that you were giving a big head’s up about the pace of life...
