The Today's Mama Podcast

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The founder of Scary Mommy, Jill has spent the last ten years creating and curating online content for parents, having grown her one-time “mommy blog” into one of the most influential digital parenting properties in the world. During her tenure at Scary Mommy — most recently as Chief Content Officer — Jill used candor, humor, and humility to redefine the role and influence of parents online.

Her commitment to publishing honest, compelling, and sometimes controversial content, combined with her uncanny sense of how parents are willing to interact with brands online, created a new kind of digital parenting ecosystem that has given moms a voice and brands a roadmap for engaging the sought after mom audience.

Today Jill uses her unique perspective, rooted in having both been at the forefront of the parent-as-social-influencer movement, as well as being a pioneer in finding ways to monetize that influence, to consult directly with brands, agencies and individuals on strategies to reach and engage parents online. Jill is also a recognized thought leader who frequently speaks at women-centric events and conferences. In 2017, by Forbes magazine named Jill a top ten parenting influencer.

My husband and I spilt up a year and a half ago. Together, we have three kids – Lily (14) Ben (12) and Evan (10.) After leaving Scary Mommy in June, I'm finally exploring what comes next.

Episode 1: Angela Santomero

Angela Santomero (Creator of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and Blue Clues and Author of Preschool Clues etc.) We talk parenting, what pre-schoolers and teenagers have in common, pre-mourning, how to choose the best media for your kids, and how they secretly need us to burn it down (a.k.a set boundaries). We also find out what really happened to Steve from Blues Clues, all the women who had crushes on him, and what’s next for Blue and the gang!

Features

More about and from Angela on TodaysMama.com!

• Tips on Choosing Media For Your Preschooler
• Parenting Advice: The Four Beat Pause
• Are You a Pre-Mourner? Most Moms Are
• Angela's favorite family Italian Meal: We scored her Eggplant Meatballs Recipe
• Conversation: What's YOUR "Ratatouille"?

Show Notes

​What's Your Ratatouille?

Here's the famous clip from the movie Ratatouille: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuyUKdJccgM

The Daniel Tiger Song I Tried To Sing

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2g8fom

TEDx Talk

I mentioned a talk I gave at a SLC TEDx event. The talk was all about asking questions and this is the quote I included Angela in that talk:

"I believe so strongly in the power of listening that it has been my underlying passion while creating high qulaity kids media. I include it in my shows for children through our interactive model in varying degrees. We pace our shows much slower and with pauses to let preschoolers think, from their thoughts, and answer back. Few believed that pausing on television would make such a different to preschoolers, but the positive results have been statistically proven. We have also heard from many adults that it has taught them, as well, to slow down and pause (listen) when they ask a question. Hurray!"

Giveaway!

Win a copy of "Preschool Clues: Raising Smart, Inspired, and Engaged Kids in a Screen-Filled World"

Giveaway instructions are posted on our website here: https://familymaven.io/todaysmama/podcast/ep1-angela-santomero-creator-of-blue-s-clues-daniel-tiger-s-neighborhood-U3wJR4AkAUqjFfQeV74DMA/

Deadline is July 25, 2018

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You can find Angela online under the name @AngelasClues just about anywhere!

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Episode 8: Tech Reset - Screentime Series Part 2

Part 2 of a 3 Part Series on the 3 Screen Time Rules My Kids Thanked Me For. Tech Reset is about resetting your thinking in relationship with technology. In Part 1 discussed what shared vision is, setting goals and being totally transparent with privacy. If you haven’t listened to Part 1 of this Tech Reset series, go back and listen to it here. In Part 2 of Tech Reset, we dive deeper into defining the purpose of our devices and creating an environment to reinforce our goals. We’re going to be making some lists in this episode, so grab some paper.

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The Ultimate Backyard Movie Night Giveaway

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Show Notes

Important notes and links from Part 1 in this series...

How to Check Battery Usage on an iPhone

How to Check Battery Usage on Android {Android is a little murkier, I'd definitely install an app to get better data}

What the Michelle Carter Conviction Means For YOUR Kids

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Rachael Herrscher Bio

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This episode is packed! Riley Jensen and I talk mindset, tools to help us (and our kids) shift focus, and how to stop over apologizing.

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"God had a better plan than I did."

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