Q&A 4: Is it safe to delay math learning?

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  In this episode we hear from listener Lindsay who wonders whether it’s safe to delay math learning, since (they’ve heard) there’s a ‘critical window’ for learning language.   Would delaying math learning mean that our child can’t catch up later? Will they develop a negative view of their own learning? What if they can’t…

188: How to learn way beyond ‘doing well in school’

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When you listen to this episode you may get a bit of a sense of deja vu – way back in 2020, listener Kelly reached out to me and asked if I would be willing to do an episode on parental burnout, which she was struggling to navigate at the time. We ended up interviewing…

187: What to do when my child says: “I’m booored!”?

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  Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are in the middle of summer now, with the whirlwind of cobbled together childcare and kids at home saying: “I’m booored!”.   What’s happening for them when they’re saying this?   And, more importantly, what should we DO about it?   We don’t want to have to…

Q&A #3: Why do you have to go to work?

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Listener Kelsey posted in the Your Parenting Mojo Facebook community a while ago asking how she should respond when her child asks: “Why does Daddy have to go to work?” She got some great answers from community members…and yet there was also a lot more to explore. I asked her to record her question so…

186: How to meet your needs with Mara Glatzel

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We talk a lot about meeting needs on the show. And mostly we focus on meeting your child’s needs, because when those are met then your needs for peace and ease and collaboration with your child get met as well.   But of course those are not your only needs. You also have needs independent…