This show will make you think about how you parent. Lenore Skenazy became a media sensation a few years ago when she published a column describing how she allowed her nine-year old child to ride the New York subway system. Alone. Overnight she became a topic of discussion on television shows, [...]
Fact: 1% of kids in our country save money. Now that we’ve let that statistic settle in, I’m happy to tell you that there’s hope for all of us who struggle with effective ways to teach our kids about money. As with most things involving kids and lessons, it starts when [...]
Author Whit Honea has something to share with you. He wants you to stop and think about the way you communicate with your kids. The way you teach them about the world and each other. Bottom line, he wants to remind you about the importance of raising kids who understand human [...]
Did you know that 160,000 kids skip school every day for fear of being a victim of bullying? Did you know that bullying has three players? And did you know that your child will likely play one of those three roles sometime in the course of their youth? Today, we’re [...]
*This episode sponsored by the Philadelphia International Children’s Festival. Amazing episode this month with tons of new music from Danny Weinkauf (of They Might Be Giants), Rachel Loshak, Stacey Peasley with Mista Cookie Jar, Starfish, Hullabaloo, Bari Koral and more. The Golden Age of Family Music all up in your [...]
Andy Miller and Brian Stephens join us to talk about their decision to adopt their 6-year old son, the challenges they faced, and why they think it’s important for gay dads to serve as role models for young gay men. They also talk about their latest project, The Handsome Father, [...]
Today we’re talking with Jeff Bogle, dad of two daughters and one of the best writers (Out With the Kids) out there. In a recent story in Huffington Post celebrating Jeff’s oldest daughter’s 10th birthday, Jeff shared his sentiments about what it means to him to be a dad: “We [...]
We all have problems. We have personal problems, family problems, work problems. Even our problems have problems. Some problems are worse than others. I know that my problems are not necessarily the same as your problems. Having said that, I have a problem. I have lived in NY for [...]