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posted on December 11, 2018

Books Talk: Our Favorite Holiday Picture Books

Sarah and Katie sat down to discuss our favorite holiday picture books for kids. Here is the full list, and we’d love to hear your favorites in the comments!

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posted on December 11, 2018

Raising Readers & Our Favorite Holiday Books: Episode 186



We love books, and we hope our kids grow up to love them too…but how do we get there? Meagan and Sarah break down the ways we encourage literacy and a love of reading in our homes–without piling on the pressure. We talk about reading aloud, reading for homework, encouraging reluctant readers, and modeling a book-loving life as adults.

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posted on October 9, 2018

Books Talk: Our Favorite Halloween Picture Books

Festive reads are some of our favorite reads, and Halloween books are no exception! Sarah and Katie round up our some of our favorites–check out the full list here.

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posted on October 9, 2018

Halloween Costumes & Halloween Picture Books: Episode 177



Halloween costumes come with parenting questions: Will baby keep the hat on? How scary is too scary? Can you figure out how to master that face painting technique your kid is dying for? When and how to veto a costume choice that isn’t your jam? How to help make costume dreams come true without spending a fortune? Meagan and Sarah chat all things Halloween costumes in Episode 177 of The Mom Hour–plus Katie joins Sarah for a roundup of our favorite Halloween picture books. Join us!

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posted on August 3, 2018

How To Be A Happier Parent with KJ Dell’Antonia: Voices 28



Happiness in parenting doesn’t mean mean skipping through fields of daisies with a brood of clean, cheerful, never-whining children who eat their veggies and always put their dirty clothes in the hamper. In reality, it’s a much messier–but totally attainable–thing.

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posted on June 8, 2018

Go-To Resources For Parenting Toddlers

TODDLERS, man. Right? We get lots of listener emails asking us to tackle this topic on the podcast. While we

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