Introducing: Pop Culture Moms Podcast, from ABC Studios

03/19/24 • 5 min

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Today we're sharing an episode of another podcast we’re loving: Pop Culture Moms.

Andie and Sabrina are toddler moms and best friends of 20 years. They’re taking their obsession with TV and movies to the next level by talking to celebrities, writers and fellow “scholars” of pop culture about what they can learn from the fictional moms they love most. In this episode: Some of the best moms on TV right now are cartoons. We hear from Deena Margolin and Kristin Gallant, the moms behind parenting resource Big Little Feelings and co-hosts of the podcast, After Bedtime, about what the mothers in Bluey and Daniel Tiger are doing right.

Listen to “Pop Culture Moms” here!

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Today we're sharing an episode of another podcast we’re loving: Pop Culture Moms.

Listen to “Pop Culture Moms” here!

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:

https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/

Previous Episode

DEEP DIVE: Getting Your Kids To Talk To You

We're doing a "Deep Dive" into our past episodes about "getting our kids to...," from listening to what we say the first time, to talking to us about what matters most to them. Find the rest of the episodes in this deep dive series in this Spotify playlist.

Getting your kid to talk to you is never easy (unless you’re standing with car keys in hand, front door ajar, 15 minutes late for an appointment). Here are some parenting strategies that work to get kids talking at every age.

Based upon empirical evidence, “How was school today?” is the most annoying question a mom could ever ask. So why bother trying?

Because Jennifer Kolari, author of Connected Parenting: How to Raise a Great Kid, says getting our kids to open up is part of our job description:

It’s our job as parents to help our kids sort through and process the things that happen to them during the day. “They don’t have the higher-order thinking to do it on their own yet.

In this episode we lay out what gets our kids to talk– at every age and stage.

Margaret says you have to “talk the talk that arrives.”

But Amy comes at it armed with research; if her ninth-grader wants to talk NBA draft, she’s ready to lean in.

Both of us plan to work on what Marie Roker Jones calls “listening with the intent to understand.”

Here’s links to some research and hilarious takes on this topic that we mention in this episode:

Alice Bradley for Lifehacker Offspring: Stop Asking Your Kid About Their Day
Marie Roker-Jones for Good Men Project: 10 Ways to Get Your Son to Open Up and Talk to You
Clare Gagne for Today’s Parent: Age-By-Age Guide To Getting Your Kid To Talk
Liz Evans for Huffington Post: 25 Ways to Ask Your Kids ‘So How Was School Today?’ Without Asking Them ‘So How Was School Today?’
The Ungame
...and some perfect viewing for you and your teenager: Maddie Corman’s wonderful short film How Was Your Day?

How do you get your kids to open up? Let us know!

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Next Episode

When One Family Member's Moods Are Running the House

What do we do when one of our kid's moods is affecting everyone else in the house? Whether it's anxiety, frustration, rigidity, or plain old temper tantrums, understanding where it's coming from is the first step. But even when we don't allow emotions to be an excuse poor behavior, that misbehavior can happen anyhow—and walking on eggshells is no way to teach the dysregulated person better emotional skills.

In this episode, we discuss:

the sometimes hidden needs of the other kids in the house
why "fair" is not the same thing as "equal"
the single most important factor for positive family well-being

Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:

Our episode "When One of Our Kids Is Taking All Our Bandwidth"
Nicole Schwarz for imperfectfamilies.com: When The Siblings of a Difficult Child Feel Ignored
Leigh Anderson for Lifehacker: What to Do If Your Child's Behavior Is Ruining Your Relationship With Your Partner
Pamela Li for Parenting for Bain: Emotional Regulation in Children | A Complete Guide
Jane Indergaard for ADHD Newsstand: It's Never About Me: The Hidden Needs of Siblings

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