Hey Friends. Ok, so maybe I've said this before, but I really mean it: This podcast episode is sooo important. I would put this week's episode at the top of the list of most important Boy Mom episodes to listen to! As we are wrapping up my summer mini-series on Boys and Technology, today we dive into the most concerning issue related to boys and devices: Pornography. Josh Glaser and Daniel Weiss, authors of Treading Boldly through a Pornographic World, join me to
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Everything You Need to Navigate Video Games with Your Kids {Episode 112, with Liz Busby}
Hey friends! Today we get to tackle a topic I have wanted to cover for a long time! I get asked about kids and video games, a lot, and have never felt qualified to give a comprehensive answer. Our family has not used video games very much, but I am not fully anti-video game, either. So, I have always wanted to bring someone on who has an educated, balanced approach. Boy did this conversation exceed my expectations!! Liz Busby, a researcher and writer for the
What Most Parents Don’t Know about Internet Filters {Episode-111, with Sean Clifford}
If your kids are on devices of any kind, then this is one episode you DO NOT want to miss. We continue our summer mini-series, “Boys and Technology”, with a chat that had me on the edge of my seat. Sean Clifford, CEO of Canopy, shares some eye-opening statistics, and also helps us understand what most internet filters do…as well as what they do NOT do (hold on, this might surprise you!) He also shares a new type of filter that uses cutting edge technology (artificial intelligence!)
Empowering Kids to Make Good Choices Online {Episode 110 with Kristen Jenson}
This episode kicks of a short summer series all about boys and technology!! --- If reading those words just made you break out in hives, you're not alone...This is big, hard, but-oh-so-important-stuff! And I'm here to encourage you, equip you with resources, and cheer you on. (I'm also right here with you learning as I go!) One thing I want to do is to come at parenting in this age of technology, from a number of angles. Over the next 3 weeks we'll be doing exactly
End of Spring Coffee Date, 2021
Join me today for coffee, photos, updates, and a giveaway! Oh and some pretty stars, too... Happy June, my friends... And Wow...look how 2021 is flying by! I seriously just looked at my own website trying to remember when exactly I published my "End of Winter Coffee Date" post...only to find that...I didn't. 😌 Nope. My last Coffee Date post was last fall, and I just don't have a good explanation for that. After years of blogging 3-4 times a week (I REALLY DID THAT!) I
Where the (Character) Magic Happens. And Happy Podcast Birthday! {Episode 108}
Aloha! This week we celebrate TWO YEARS of the Boy Mom Podcast! (how could that be!?) And this week's short, solo episode feels like the perfect way to celebrate... You hear me talk about character a lot around here, but some of you may feel like I did when I was a younger mom: I heard so many of the more seasoned moms talking about "just focus on your child's character" and oftentimes it seemed so vague and confusing. What did that even mean? 😉 Did it mean don't
Creating Family Adventures – Around the World or Around Your Table! with Liz Yeboah {a free download and a book giveaway included!}
Talking about Family Adventures and giving away a book to inspire you! If you've been around me long, you know that I love to talk about adventure...How boys truly need adventure. How families bond through shared adventure. How I believe God made all of us for adventure! When I got to know Liz Yeboah through an instagram roundup (thanks, Em) I knew she was the perfect person to join me for this conversation! Liz, her husband, and their four boys and one
Mothers’ Day Starts Now! Giveaways included! {Episode 103 with Morgan Bieber}
Mothers' Day Starts Now! Really, jump in because we're not messing around (except we are messing around -- in the very best way!) Today you get to meet my assistant, Morgan, as she is co-hosting this super fun episode! Together, we are sharing Fun Facts about Mothers' Day and Motherhood, as well as audio clips from a few of YOU! Yes -- Four Boy Mom book readers are sharing how Boy Mom has inspired their parenting as well as some of the BEST PARENTING ADVICE they've
