What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson

Contrary to popular belief, the gender wage gap is widening, not narrowing. Naomi Cahn and June Carbone, authors of FAIR SHAKE: WOMEN AND THE FIGHT TO BUILD A JUST ECONOMY, discuss why working women still lag behind men both in wage equity and in positions of power.
Naomi Cahn is the Justice Anthony M. Kennedy distinguished professor of law at the University of Virginia School of Law. June Carbone is the Robina chair of law, science, and technology at the University of Minnesota Law School.
Naomi, June, and Amy discuss:

How the "winner takes all" economy rewards men and not women

The "triple bind" that sidelines women in the workplace

How things get even more complicated for working parents

What solutions for this problem look like at a societal, organizational, and personal level


Here's where you can find more of June and Naomi:

June Carbone: https://law.umn.edu/profiles/june-carbone

Naomi Cahn: https://www.law.virginia.edu/faculty/profile/nrc8g/2915359

@carbonej and @NaomiCahn on X

Buy FAIR SHAKE: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9781982115128



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How do we know when our kids are old enough to walk home alone? Wear makeup? Get a phone? It definitely depends on the kid, your family situation, and the community where you live, but we think there are few ground rules—and some scaffolding it's a good idea to have in place.
Amy and Margaret discuss:

why social media may be the thing to delay, more than the phone

why it can be tricky to leave older siblings in charge of younger siblings even when they actually are old enough

when kids are old enough to "date" (which depends on what the meaning of the word "date" is)


Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:
Our Fresh Take with Camilo Ortiz

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This month, we're doing a deep dive series into mom guilt—why it's so pervasive and what we can do about it. You can find the playlist with all of the episodes in the series here.
JoAnn Crohn of No Guilt Mom is a parenting educator who helps moms feel confident in everything from raising empowered, self-sufficient kids to dropping the anxiety and guilt out of modern parenthood.
No Guilt Mom offers self-paced digital courses in handling big emotions, getting kids to help out more, creating a morning routine, and conquering the homework drama.
JoAnn is the co-host of the No Guilt Mom podcast, a former board-certified middle-school teacher, and a mom to 2 kids, ages 13 and 8.
In this episode, Amy and JoAnn discuss:

Why rewards charts taught as classroom strategies can often become counterproductive

Why kids do well if they can

When rewards charts actually DO work

No Guilt Mom's HAPPY approach to parenting more effectively– while raising happier, more self-sufficient kids at the same time...


Here's where you can find JoAnn:

@noguiltmom on FB/IG

noguiltmom.com


Here are the links to the podcast episodes Amy references:

Fresh Take: Stacy Haynes on the Best Method to Help Kids Who Struggle

Amy and Margaret's interview on the No Guilt Mom podcast


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How can a step-parent gain the trust of her kids as she becomes part of their family? Cameron Normand, founder of Stepfamily Solutions, discusses her own experience as a stepmom and offers some helpful takeaways for navigating stepfamily dynamics.
Cameron and Margaret discuss:

The biggest misconception about stepfamily life

Cameron's top piece of advice for new stepmoms

How to deal with a stepchild or ex-spouse who is less than accepting


Here's where you can find Cameron:

stepfamilysolutions.com

@stepfamilysolutions on FB, IG, and TikTok

Listen to Cameron's podcast "The Stepmom Diaries"


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When we explain to our partners and families that we need them to pitch in around the house, we sometimes hear back that the real problem is our too-high standards. That if we actually think "doing the laundry" means FOLDING the laundry, instead of leaving it in the dryer, that that is just too high a bar.
Eve Rodsky, author of FAIR PLAY, suggests that partners establish a "minimum standard of care" for household duties. But how does that get set? And is that really all it takes?
In this episode Amy and Margaret discuss:

How to use "community standards" to determine minimum standards of care

The tired old idea that women have impossible standards

Why it might be your system that's the problem, and not your partner


Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:

Sheila Wray Gregoire for Bare Marriage: EMOTIONAL LABOR SERIES: HOW DO WE DECIDE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?


Listen to our Fresh Take with Eve Rodsky

Eve Rodsky's FAIR PLAY: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780525541943


Leslie Goldman for The Cut: The Marriages Hanging On by a $19 Deck of Cards


Buy Lyz Lenz's book THIS AMERICAN EX-WIFE: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780593241127



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This month, we're doing a deep dive series into mom guilt—why it's so pervasive and what we can do about it. You can find the playlist with all of the episodes in the series here.
Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, MD is a psychiatrist and author specializing in women's mental health. She is a frequent contributor to The New York Times and the founder of Gemma, the first digital education platform dedicated exclusively to women’s mental health. Dr. Lakshmin is most passionate about empowering women and sees her clinical work as a perinatal psychiatrist as an extension of this mission.
In this episode we discuss mom guilt, stress, self-care, the anxiety of this ongoing pandemic moment, and how we can reclaim ourselves amidst it all. 
You can find Pooja on Instagram @poojalakshmin and at her website: poojalakshmin.com

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