Weird Parenting Wins

12/08/20 • 13 min

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Hillary Frank, author and host of the award-winning parenting podcast The Longest Shortest Time, takes us on a journey to the wonderful world of weird parenting. You won’t find any of these tips in a traditional parenting book. Instead, Hillary says, weird parenting is real advice from real parents born out of moments of sheer desperation. “One of my favorites is a game called ‘What's on My Butt?’ You lie down face-down on the couch or on the floor, and then you tell them to get some random object and place it on your butt. And then you have to guess what the thing is and the longer it takes you to guess, the longer you get to lie down.”

You can follow Hillary Frank on Twitter @hillaryfrank and on Instagram @thisishillaryfrank.

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Interested in learning more about Hillary? Check out the links below:

Check out Hillary’s book, Weird Parenting Wins: https://www.hillaryfrank.com/weird-parenting-wins
Listen to Hillary’s award-winning podcast, The Longest Shortest Time: https://longestshortesttime.com/about
Keep up with all of Hillary’s work on her website: https://www.hillaryfrank.com/

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You can follow Hillary Frank on Twitter @hillaryfrank and on Instagram @thisishillaryfrank.

Support the show by checking out our sponsors!

Livinguard activity masks use materials with amazing properties that deactivate viruses and bacteria continuously, safely and in a sustainable way. They are super comfortable as well. Get 10% off your activity mask when you go to shop.livinguard.com and use code GOODKIDS10 at checkout.

Interested in learning more about Hillary? Check out the links below:

Check out Hillary’s book, Weird Parenting Wins: https://www.hillaryfrank.com/weird-parenting-wins
Listen to Hillary’s award-winning podcast, The Longest Shortest Time: https://longestshortesttime.com/about
Keep up with all of Hillary’s work on her website: https://www.hillaryfrank.com/

To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to https://www.lemonadamedia.com/show/good-kids/ shortly after the air date.

If you want to submit a show idea, email us at [email protected].

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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