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Because getting started can be the hardest part
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Because sometimes getting started is the hardest part
  
Whether you're a brand new parent, or you've been doing this a while - here are some ideas, depending on what seems difficult right now:
  
  
core // Constructing a Solid Foundation
  
Episode 053: Sleep (and how to get more of it)
Original release date: Dec. 17, 2017
A look at how culture intersects with sleep and can offer a path forward with sleep struggles. Listeners have called this "the most balanced" content they've ever seen/heard on this topic.
Episode 146: The Rested Child
Original release date: Oct. 17, 2021
Dr. Chris Winter shows us how relaxing a little may help us all to get more sleep.
Episode 152:
Everything you need to know about sleep training
Original release date: Mar. 27, 2022
If you're in a deep with sleep struggles and sleep training is in the cards, Dr. Macall Gordon will help.
Episode 007:  Help! My toddler won't eat vegetables
Original release date: Oct. 10, 2016
It can be tempting to reward children with dessert to get them to eat their vegetables... but this just ends up backfiring. See how to work toward balance in this episode.
Episode 142: Division of Responsibility with Ellyn Satter
Original release date: Aug. 15, 2021
Ellyn Satter's Division of Responsibility is a go-to tool among parents who want to reduce struggles over eating. But there's a lot of grey area between the instructions in the books and what actually happens in your home. I put all the questions you've ever wanted to ask Ellyn to her directly.
  
core //
Constructing a Solid Foundation
  
Episode 053:
Sleep (and how to get more of it)
Original release date: Dec. 17, 2017
A look at how culture intersects with sleep and can offer a path forward with sleep struggles. Listeners have called this "the most balanced" content they've ever seen/heard on this topic.
Episode 146: The Rested Child
Original release date: Oct. 17, 2021
Dr. Chris Winter shows us how relaxing a little may help us all to get more sleep.
Episode 152: Everything you need to know about sleep training
Original release date: Mar. 27, 2022
If you're in a deep with sleep struggles and sleep training is in the cards, Dr. Macall Gordon will help.
Episode 007:
Help! My toddler won't eat vegetables
Original release date: Oct. 10, 2016
It can be tempting to reward children with dessert to get them to eat their vegetables... but this just ends up backfiring. See how to work toward balance in this episode.
Episode 142:
Division of Responsibility with Ellyn Satter
Original release date: Aug. 15, 2021
Ellyn Satter's Division of Responsibility is a go-to tool among parents who want to reduce struggles over eating. But there's a lot of grey area between the instructions in the books and what actually happens in your home. I put all the questions you've ever wanted to ask Ellyn to her directly.
  
intermediate //
Going Beyond the Basics
  
Re-Release: Parenting Beyond Pink & Blue
Original release date: Mar. 26, 2017 |
Re-Released Dec. 5, 2021
An entry-level guide to the differences (and lack of differences) between young girls and boys - which are far fewer than we might imagine (until they learn differences from our culture). Listener Malaika co-interviews Christia Brown, author of Parenting Beyond Pink & Blue.
Episode 049:
How to raise a girl with a healthy body image
Original release date: Oct. 22, 2017
What should we say when someone calls our daughter 'fat' or 'ugly'? In a culture where girls are supposed to manage their appearance, these criticisms can be davastating - and may remind us of similar challenges that we have faced. Dr. Renee Engeln shows us how to respond in a way that supports your daughter rather than embedding the problems more deeply. If you are or have struggled with an eating disorder, the episode is a must-listen.
Episode 050:
How to raise emotionally healthy boys
Original release date: Nov. 5, 2017
While girls are learning to manage relationships, boys are learning to cut themselves off from others - because to display feelings is to show weakness. Dr. Judy Chu tells us how to hold our boys closer for a little longer.
Episode 111: Parental Burnout
Original release date: Apr. 26, 2020
Listener Kelly, who has been diagnosed with burnout, co-interviews burnout expert Dr. Moira Mikolajczak to discuss its origins, and what we can do about it.
Episode 120 (Re-release):
How to raise a child that uses their uniqueness to create happiness
Original release date: Jan. 12, 2020
In this listener-favorite, Dr. Todd Rose describes his work to understand Dark Horses - people who may not appear to be conventionally successful, but who use their unique skills and talents to create incredibly fulfilled lives.
  
expert // Advanced Level
  
Episode 094:
Using Non-Violent Communication to parent more peacefully
Original release date: Jul. 7, 2019
A super-practical conversation with Christine King where we demonstrate how to solve problems with our children in a way that meets both of our needs.
Episode 156:
From desperation to collaboration
Original release date: May 15, 2022
Adrianna was at the end of her rope: she couldn't even go to the bathroom without her young children tearhing each other's hair out. Then she started problem-solving with her five-year-old, who very quickly started doing it with his three-year-old sibling.
Episode 104:
How to help a child overcome anxiety
Original release date: Jan. 26, 2020
It's so easy to see our child's behavior as the problem, and the thing that needs to be changed to make our lives easier. But what if their difficult behavior was a signpost to their unmet needs? What would we do differently if we saw it in this way? Listener Jamie and I interview Dr. Mona Delahooke to find out.
Episode 087:
Talking with children about race
Original release date: Mar. 31, 2019
If we identify as White, we have a responsibility to talk with our children about race. We can't just tell them that 'we don't see race' - because we know that's one of the most effective ways to raise a racist child. Dive deeper at yourparentingmojo.com/race
Episode 106:
Patriarchy is perpetuated through parenting (Part 1)
Original release date: Feb. 23, 2020
Listener Brian co-interviews a luminary in the filed of research on patriarchy with me: Dr. Carol Giligan. We learn how patriarchy, which arbitrarily divides 'masculine' from 'feminine' and then privileges the masculine over the feminine, is perpetuated in families. Brian and I discussed what we learned in a follow-up conversation.
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