In today’s episode, we invite Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson from What Fresh Hell Podcast to discuss rescuing our kids – when it is, and more importantly, when it is not needed.
It’s hard as a parent to see our children struggling, knowing we can solve the problem for them, but not stepping in.
Cara talks with Amy and Margaret about examining this impulse and deciding what is right for you, and your kids.
They also go into the ever-present concept of judging – how we judge ourselves, how we think other moms are judging us, and even if we are judging other moms.
What’s great about this set of guests is the age range of all the kids involved – helpful tips and real-world experiences are covered from toddlers to teenagers!
5:07 Meet Margaret and Amy
11:52 Difference in parenting rules between yours and others’ homes
15:40 (Not) being our Child’s keeper
19:00 No one is thinking of you as much as you think they are
21:30 Mom to the rescue – maybe not this time
27:20 Using systems to give your children the responsibility
32:35 Are these systems working – reassessing what is and is not working
37:20 Dealing with the big mistakes and learning to accept that things happen
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Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson are co-hosts of the comedy parenting podcast What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood, a Top Ten Parenting podcast in Apple Podcasts with almost three million downloads to date. Between them, Margaret and Amy have six kids, ages 7 to 17.
“What Fresh Hell” was the winner of the 2018 Mom 2.0 Iris Award for Best Podcast, the 2017 Podcast Awards People’s Choice for Best Family and Parenting Podcast, and a finalist for the 2019 Romper’s Parent’s Choice Award.
Margaret Ables is a comedy writer and producer with a wide array of credits in television, film and theater, including Head of Video and Senior Writer for Nickelodeon’s NickMom.
Amy Wilson is the author of the parenting memoir When Did I Get Like This? (Harper Collins) and the creator of Mother Load, a one-woman show which toured to 16 cities nationwide after its hit off-Broadway run.
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