MOM Podcast

Identifying Stress in Kids

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:34:15 +0000

Angela Bussio, best-selling author, stress expert and creator of Real Stress Solutions discusses what signs you should look for in your kids that show they are feeling stressed. Angela provides great tips and guidance. For more information from her, check out her website Real Stress Solutions.

Part 1: Signing Explosion-How it Starts

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:29:07 +0000

Kathy Irving, an audiologist, mother, and listener updates experience of signing with her daughter with Nancy (author of Baby Signing 1, 2, 3). With her background working with hearing impaired children, Kathy is uniquely qualified to explain what is going on with her daughter and other kids who are lucky enough to sign with their parents. This is Part 1 of a 2 Part discussion requested by listeners.

Baby Signing 1, 2, 3 is available in bookstores, on Amazon or from SignBabies.com. You can even purchase a Kindle version from Amazon.com and from iTunes for the iPad.

The Power of Connected Moms

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:20:29 +0000

Chrysula Winegar, community manager of the Million Moms Challenge, author, blogger, and mother of four discusses the power that moms can have when they wake up and understand their power to do good in the world.

Learn more about Chrysula at http://chrysulawinegar.com. Her blog on how mothers who wake to their calling to help the world is located at http://www.whenyouwakeupamother.com/. To learn more about the Million Moms Challenge, check http://millionmomschallenge.org/ . To find the Power of Moms website, go to http://powerofmoms.com/.

To win a Million Moms t-shirt, send Nancy an email at nancy@babiesandmomsradio.com and include your size. First come first shirt!

Blast in the Past

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:11:27 +0000

Want your kids to get interested in history? Let them step back into it and try it on for size. We visit America’s Historic Triangle and enjoy more than just American history. How about history mixed with roller coasters and cannon fire. Hear how Jamestown, Yorktown, and Williamsburg make for a great family vacation that teaches US history in a unique interactive manner focused on children and families. We even get our roller coaster fix in at Busch Gardens Williamsburg!

Dating after a Divorce

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:45:46 +0000

We speak again with Claire Lerner from Zero to Three about dating after divorce. She shares ideas on how to gauge your child’s readiness for meeting a parent’s new partner and ideas of what information kids can handle and what is too much. If you are a single parent and are ready to date, this show is not to be missed. This show was originally broadcast on Babies and Moms: Birth and Beyond

Teaching the Cost of Freedom

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:02:06 +0000

During a trip to Washington DC, children learn that freedom has a cost and that cost can be very high. Learn how to instill a lesson that helps your child to understand the cost of freedom and the history of the United States. On our quick one-day trip, we were able to see as much as we did thanks to the Old Town Trolley company. Their trolleys took us directly to the places we wanted to visit on our one day blitz of the nation’s capital.

Motherhood’s Simple Joys

admin — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:53:12 +0000

As a mom, you have opportunities no one else gets. We discuss the simple joys you experience and how to savor them so the hard times are easier. We discuss how to embrace, record and reflect on the unique experiences only YOU have with your child.

Under the Sea in Georgia

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:01:12 +0000

We visit the world’s largest aquarium exhibit and swim with the fishes at the Georgia Aquarium. We were able to see amazing sites like Whale Sharks, Rays, Piranhas, Lion Fish, Beluga Whales and More! Hear how the kids enjoyed the trip!

The Pitfalls of Rewarding with Food

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:35:35 +0000

Our society often rewards kids with food. This has serious problems for our kids and our family life. We discuss what this means and how we can help our kids overcome this situation.

When Discipline Doesn’t Work

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:58:16 +0000

When we choose a discipline style, sometimes we find it doesn’t work. We discuss what to do when our chosen path isn’t yielding the desired results and how to help our children grow into great adults!

Preparing Kids for Historic Travel

admin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:51:44 +0000

Whether you are traveling to historic places like D.C. or just visiting the local historic locations, a bit of preparation can help your children really absorb and enjoy the history they will see. We share insights and tips on what to do to prepare: things like reading historic fiction, watching documentaries, discussing family stories, sharing pictures of you as a child in those places and many more tips help bring historic travel to life for kids and give them mental hooks they can hang their experience on to savor for years.

Keeping the Spirit of the Seasons

admin — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:46:03 +0000

Commercialism is alive in our culture and children can get swept up in it and lose sight of the reason for celebrations like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. We share how we try to strengthen the spirit of these holidays in our own houses and tips you can use to make the season more meaningful for you and your children.

Job Charts for Digital Natives

admin — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:23:15 +0000

Our kids are digital natives and the old job charts with stickers just don’t cut it anymore. Stacey and Shelly love a FREE online job cart designed to help parents and kids bridge the digital divide and come to a consensus on job charts. This is one your children will want to use and is so flexible that you can set it up to meet your specific needs. It emails you when jobs are completed and even allows you to reward kids through online ordering. Greg Murset, creator of www.myjobchart.com discusses why he created it and we tell you what we think of it!

Fostering Animals

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:23:44 +0000

Thinking about getting a cat or dog but not sure you want the long term commitment? Fostering animals might be the option for you. Shelly has been fostering kittens and she introduces us to the idea with two experts from No More Homeless Pets: Ashley Wing and Verral May. Ashley works for No More Homeless Pets and Verrel volunteer with No More Homeless Pets, as well as many other animal rescue groups and has rescued over 1500 dogs and cats.

If you are looking to foster or adopt an animal, check out these sites:

petfinder.org (national)
bestfriends.org (national)
caws.org (Utah)
utahpets.org (Utah)

Magic 8 Ball Pictures

admin — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:53:16 +0000

As requested, pictures of the Magic 8 Ball

Motherhood and Mesothelioma

admin — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:56:50 +0000

Heather Von St. James tells her story of how after giving birth to a beautiful baby girl, she discovered she had mesothelioma and the path her life has taken since then. For any mother struggling with an illness, her story will give you heart. If you have never heard of mesothelioma, listen up because it is a cancer on the rise.

For more on Heather, check out her blog at http://www.mesothelioma.com/blog/authors/heather/

Simple School Life

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:08:53 +0000

Now that the kids are back in school, we have to get our lives adjusted to the new normal. Learn the principles to making school life function well and products we use for our kids.

When Bright Kids Can’t Learn

admin — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:52:05 +0000

We talk to Dr. John Heath, author of When Bright Kids Can’t Learn to discover the research into training the brain to learn better and how it can help your child succeed in school and overcome small and large learning problems like forgetfulness or dyslexia.

When Kids Struggle with Learning

admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:02:17 +0000

If your child struggles at school and you wonder what might be going on, we discuss things to check and how to help your child. A solution might be as simple as a trip to the right optometrist and a few simple exercises or you might want to have an evaluation from a school or private psychologist to pinpoint a learning disability (even when you have an incredibly bright child).

Making Time for Your Passions

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:53:31 +0000

As moms, we put our needs last. But making time for our passions can make us better moms. We share how we have found time for our passions and what we have done–it just might inspire you to take up an instrument, pick up your tennis racket or lace on tap shoes!