Ep. 28 Parenting and Mental Health During COVID-19 with Diana Gasperoni

04/03/20 • 60 min

What does parenting look like when you're trapped inside your home with your kids 24/7? Diana and Diana Gasperoni discuss what is "normal" in this new normal, how to check in with our kids, how to communicate with our partners during self quarantine, and when it's time to seek professional help, They discuss how to talk to boomer parents about COVID-19, screen time and more!

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Ep. 27: A Bold Proposal: Childcare As a Common Good with Elliot Haspel

Childcare as a common good. It may sound extreme to some, but... is it really? We have K-12 free, public school education... why should childcare and early education 0-5 be different? In his book, Crawling Behind, America's Childcare Crisis and How to Fix It, education policy expert Elliot Haspel presents this and other arguments and ideas on how we can improve childcare in the United States.

In this conversation Diana and Elliot discuss why childcare should be seen as common good, why parents need to talk about their experiences and hardships finding accessible and affordable childcare, and more!

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Ep. 29: Parent Power for Political Change with Justin Ruben

How can we leverage parent power to create real political change?

How can parents hold their elected officials accountable?

Has COVID19 brought in a once-in-a-lifetime moment where we have the opportunity to create real change, à la post WWII New Deal and make things like paid sick time, universal health care, affordable childcare and paid leave realities in the USA?

In this episode Diana talks to Justin Ruben, cofounder and co-director of Parents Together, a multi-racial, cross-class national parents’ organization focused on improving parents’ daily lives and winning policies that help families and kids.

Diana and Justin speak candidly about the opportunities and challenges we face as we live through a global pandemic. They share their struggles during COVID19 and what this pandemic has brought to the forefront and the power that parents have to affect real change.