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in Episodes on March 13, 2017 by The Mom Hour

Listener Questions (Vol.5): Episode 93



Preschool boys interested in bad-guy play, fighting stereotypes while raising girls, and how to find the balance between self-acceptance and the desire to grow. These are BIG topics and we’ve got things to say in response to three fantastic listener questions in Episode 93. Join us!

LINKS MENTIONED:

  • Teacher Tom’s blog post about Gun Play
  • Common Sense Media
  • The very FIRST blog post Sarah ever wrote for Meagan’s blog in 2012: On Star Wars, and not having all the answers
  • Melissa Atkins Wardy’s Facebook page Pigtail Pals, plus her book Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the Stereotyping and Sexualizing of Girlhood, from Birth to Tween, and her blog Pigtail Pals & Ballcap Buddies
  • One of Sarah’s all-time favorite books The Case for Make-Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World by Susan Linn
  • The best way to compliment little girls (Sarah’s article for On Parenting at The Washington Post)
  • Podcasts on personal growth/happiness for women like Elizabeth Gilbert’s Magic Lessons or Gretchen Rubin’s Happier
  • SouleMama.com (Amanda Blake Soule)
  • Meagan’s interview with Rachel Macy Stafford in our Bonus Interview 10

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