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  • Smelly, smelly teenagers: How to talk hygiene and self-care when it matters most

    Smelly, smelly teenagers: How to talk hygiene and self-care when it matters most
    2025/05/30
    You catch a whiff during the car ride home. Apparently your tween’s refusal to shower has reached new heights. What’s a parent to do? From the early days of bathtime battles to the awkward puberty talks and buying that first stick of deodorant, teaching kids to care for their bodies can be surprisingly complicated. This week, Lisa and the Council of Moms—Erika Price, Amy Hackworth, and Geraldine “G” Fitisemanu—tackle the question: How do you teach proper hygiene to your kids? They open up about how they started hygiene routines young, why they normalize conversations about body changes, and how the lessons they’ve learned balance consistency with compassion.
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    26 分
  • College, Careers, and Confidence: Setting Kids Up for Success

    College, Careers, and Confidence: Setting Kids Up for Success
    2025/05/23
    College isn’t the only path after high school, but it’s still the one a lot of kids (and their parents) expect to take. So how do you prepare them for that step, or for any step into adulthood? What really matters before they leave the house? Lisa and the Council of Moms—Shima Baughman, Cimony Mahoney, and La Beene—talk through the big picture of post-high school readiness. They discuss helping kids explore all their options from trade school to military service to entrepreneurship. They share how to guide kids toward careers that can actually support them, teach essential life skills like laundry and budgeting, and, most importantly, communicate that your love isn’t tied to what they choose next. #CollegePrep #LifeSkills #ParentingTeens #CouncilOfMoms #MomWisdom #AfterHighSchool
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    26 分
  • Is it fair? Stepkids, trust, and how to say no

    Is it fair? Stepkids, trust, and how to say no
    2025/05/16
    When it comes to parenting stepkids, it can feel like every decision is a test. Say no, and you risk seeming cold or unloving. Say yes, and you might feel like you're being a pushover. How do you stay consistent without becoming the ‘mean parent’? And what about the ‘fair police’, those kids who keep score and expect everything to be exactly equal? In this episode, Lisa and the Council of Moms—Brittney Phillips, Liz Palmer, and Tammy Hall—tackle the tricky balance of parenting in blended families. They open up about the pressure to prove loyalty, how to handle different expectations, and why real love includes setting boundaries and saying no when needed. #StepParenting #BlendedFamilies #ParentingTips #CouncilOfMoms #MomLife
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    27 分
  • My Kids' Friends Have More Money And It's Getting Awkward

    My Kids' Friends Have More Money And It's Getting Awkward
    2025/05/09
    Presents, vacations, toys, clothes—it can get awkward when kids want everything they see at a friend’s house. Or when their parents suggest group activities and playdates that are way out of budget. How do you have healthy conversations about money when your kids notice the contrast between your lifestyle and what they see in the community around them? Lisa and the Council of Moms: Josephine, Wendy Mar, and Hilary Craner, discuss the challenges of parenting in a world of socioeconomic comparisons. They share personal experiences about family finance conversations, shifting perspectives on materialism, and creating meaningful family experiences without overspending.
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    24 分
  • Messy rooms and cleaning skills: is it too late?

    Messy rooms and cleaning skills: is it too late?
    2025/05/02
    Clean, previously folded laundry is strewn across your child's bedroom floor, amid forgotten school papers and cups which you specifically asked be returned to the sink. What do you do? And beyond just this messy room, how do you help kids successfully manage their personal spaces so that they have the skills to live independently? And is it too late for cleaning-impaired kids to learn the skills? Lisa and the Council of Moms— Ruth Aguirre, Whitney Call, and Lindsay Clark, dive into the challenges of teaching kids cleanliness, as well as identifying what's most important—finding the right balance of restoring order and allowing a healthy amount of chaos, and separating the societal pressure of appearances from healthy personal habits.
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    28 分