Jan 29, 2015
The end of the NBC series Parenthood — and
with it perhaps the end of all emotional family dramas until the
pendulum swings back from its current spot in dark and violent and
edgy fare — got us talking about why we never took to the
Braverman family saga the way we should have; an
article by Linda Holmes on NPR's...
Jan 28, 2015
In the first of our "Round 3" mini-podcasts on specific
parenting topics, Katherine Lee, who writes about parenting
school-age children at childparenting.about.com,
joined Terri for a discussion of
restaurants that ban kids -- and the kind of kid behavior
that makes bans look like a good idea. If you are That Mom...
Jan 26, 2015
In this week's entertainment-themed "Round 2"
mini-podcast, Catherine and Terri started out talking about the
impending Snowpocalypse aimed at the northeast (and hyperbolic
Weather Channel stormcasting in general) and moved on
to the Super Bowl and who should be providing halftime-show
color commentary;
Downton vs....
Jan 22, 2015
Judging
from articles like
"Why Cafeteria Food Is Best" -- in which nutritionist Jane
Brody shares with NY Times readers the studies saying
parent-packed lunches are full of unhealthy cookies and chips and
other stuff kids enjoy eating -- and the comments for said
article -- in which parents declare that so-called...
Jan 20, 2015
Talking about parenting all the time gets a little tiring,
you know? For a between-podcast break, Terri and Catherine are
bringing you a weekly "Round 2," dedicated to movies, TV, books,
and all that entertainment we'd be consuming if we could just stop
podcasting and catch up on our work. In this week's...