by justaskyourmompodcast | Sep 15, 2025 | All Grown Up, Family Topics, Marriage, Teenagers
When we were in middle & high school in the 80’s, all of my friends had intact 2-parent homes. There’d been a couple divorces in my extended family—and more later down the road—but 40ish years ago, no one I knew dealt with the issue. (and I lived in several...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Sep 1, 2025 | Family Topics, Teenagers, Toddlers
The past few months, there’s been a new parenting trend on the scene. It’s called FAFO parenting. The first letter of the acronym stands for something you can probably figure out, but we’re going to call it Fool Around and Find Out. annnnd….the...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Aug 25, 2025 | Family Topics, Teenagers, Toddlers, Wellbeing
If you’ve listened to enough of our podcasts you have a pretty good idea of our philosophy and where we’re coming from after having raised our own kids into adulthood and taught parenting classes for decades. A parent’s goal should be to raise confident, faithful...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Aug 18, 2025 | Family Topics, Teenagers
We’re in our mid-50’s and I can still recite my favorite lines from the John Hughes’ movies in the 80’s. When certain songs come on the radio (looking at you, YACHT ROCK station!), I know all the words & it immediately transports me to a different...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Aug 11, 2025 | Family Topics, Teenagers
A 2020 PEW Study found that 52% of young adults ages 18-29 live with one or both parents. The highest percentage ever. The pandemic we know is a factor in that statistic, but college debt, housing costs, and the comforts of home contribute to it as well. Maybe more...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Aug 4, 2025 | All Grown Up, Family Topics, Teenagers
Most moms of tweens or teens know this situation: One morning they’re hugging you at breakfast and chatting about their day, and the next (it seems) your relationship has become this minefield of what you can and can’t say, how you might unpredictably trigger...
