Parenting Roundabout

An episode of the Choiceology podcast [https://www.schwab.com/resource-center/insights/content/choiceology-season-9-episode-1] about Strider balance bikes [https://striderbikes.com/] got us talking about how removing steps, pieces, or extra clutter can help kids master a skill. Terri also thinks there's a market for balance bikes for small adults, so call us, Strider!

Home TV screens are getting bigger, yet phone-size screens are more and more becoming the place our eyeballs soak up entertainment. We talked today about which screens we're most likely to watch TV and movies on—theatre? television? laptop? iPad? phone? Where are you doing your viewing?

We’re still trying to understand what VSCO girls are, while helping kids navigate (or ignore) what’s trendy and what’s not.

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, we each shout out a handy-dandy delivery service. Catherine’s pick is WheresMySuitcase.com [https://wheresmysuitcase.com/], Terri’s is Keurig [https://www.keurig.com/content/beverages], and Nicole's is DoorDash [https://www.doordash.com/].

On Dancing with the Stars, remember last season, when Bobby Bones won [https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18922326] and everyone freaked the heck out? This season, the semi-final prompted the freaking out when the judges, having scored themselves into a corner, eliminated James Van Der Beek. Next week: The finale, which we'll watch but won't be happy about.

On The Good Place, "The Funeral to End All Funerals" was actually three funerals and a courtroom drama. Mentioned: The Good Place podcast (https://www.nbc.com/the-good-place/exclusives/tgp-podcast; please don't try Terri's drinking-game idea). Next week: "The Answer."

On The West Wing's "Welcome to Wherever You Are," we got sympathetic indigestion just watching the Santos team criss-cross the country in the last days of the campaign, even if they did take Jon Bon Jovi along for the ride. Next week: "Election Day, Part 1."