Episode 107: Political Indoctrination and Career What-Ifs

We know, we know -- your Facebook feed is full of politics, you have to block half your friend list, Twitter is becoming a minefield. We don't like talking about politics either. Our interest for today, though, is what to do if your kid is not so careful about the topic. If even that makes you nervous, use this road map through the episode to fast-forward right on past it to the topics that follow.

0:30: What's New With You? — Nicole is coming to us live from a fabulous ... soccer field full of Canadians in Las Vegas. Terri, meanwhile, is in parenting-expert limbo as her time as About.com's Parenting Special Needs expert comes to an end.

5:26: Kids and Politics — Inspired by a Boston Globe article that parodied talking to your kid about politics (or one politician in particular), we thought we'd chat about that for real. How do you get your kids to agree with your politics without pushing them there, and how do you keep them from barreling into school saying "My mom says ..."?

18:49: Job Options — Catherine's book-club discussion of what jobs they imagine doing led us into a chat about what work we'd do if we weren't doing the work we're doing now. Or maybe we could just skip right to retirement?

27:48: Interview of the Week — Catherine talks with grandparenting expert Susan Adcox about the big scary issue of money, and the conflicts that arise between parents and grandparents over financial assistance.

39:58: Shameless Self-Promotion — Terri is dustin’ off her old site, Mothers With Attitude; Amanda recommends using her book On the Go Fun for Kids: More Than 250 Activities to Keep Little Ones Busy and Happy--Anytime, Anywhere! to distract your kids from politics; Nicole hopes you're looking forward to her book, which she's working on when she's not hangin' in Vegas; and Catherine takes a stand on the issue of standing desks for kids.

Thanks as always to Jon Morin for producing our podcast and for our fun in-and-out music. If you're reading this somewhere without hyperlinks, come to http://parentingroundabout.com for the full recap experience.