Encore: How She Travels
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This week, we navigate the challenges of traveling with kids, discussing the joys that come with family travel, and various strategies that make it more enjoyable. At the Family Lab, we investigate all things parenting and home management. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video episodes and shorts , and find us on Instagram . You can also find us at .
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Encore: How Whitney Experiments, Summer 2020
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A recap of the experiments in the Archibald home in the summer of 2020, including meal planning, cooking, chores, screen time, music lessons and read alouds. At the Family Lab we investigate all things parenting and home management. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video episodes and shorts , and find us on Instagram . You can also find us at .
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Encore: How Andrea Davis Manages Technology
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Andrea Davis shares how her family has learned to navigate technology within her home, from phones to TV usage. At the Family Lab, we investigate all things parenting and home management. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video episodes and shorts , and find us on Instagram . You can also find us at .
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Encore: How Whitney Experiments, Summer 2021
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Recap of the experiments in the Archibald home in the summer of 2021 when my kids were 5-15. We talk about developing interests and talents, cooking class, chores, screentime, and a neighborhood concert. At the Family Lab we investigate all things parenting and home management. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video episodes and shorts , and find us on Instagram . You can also find us at .
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Encore: How Whitney Experiments, Summer 2022
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Throwback to the experiments we did at the Archibald home in the Summer of 2022--with each of my kids as special guests. They talk about what they tried that summer and how it all went, including summer jobs, hosting Lego Camp, fighting boredom, facing fears, family vacations, screen time, and setting goals. At the Family Lab we investigate all things parenting and home management. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video episodes and shorts , and find us on Instagram . You can also find us at .
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Encore: How Donna (Whitney's Grandma) Mommed Back in the Day
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Happy 95th birthday Grandma! In honor of this delightful, hilarious, loving woman, I'm re-releasing this episode where my grandma talks about motherhood (and life) in the 50s and 60s. If you can't get enough Donna, here are a couple of YouTube links: A beautiful video my cousins made, interviewing my Grandma in her home A video of Donna's great grandchildren repeating some of her famous sayings. I made this video for her 95th birthday party.
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Encore: How She Takes Care of Herself Part 2
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Three moms share self-care tactics beyond spa days and manicures. KaeCee Reed focuses on sleep and hobbies, and works with her husband to make sure both of their needs are met. Brittney Smart got out of a mothering slump by spending one-on-one time to get to know her kids bettter. And Andrea Quimby deliberately schedules down time.
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Encore: How She Takes Care of Herself
The Family Lab
Myth: Moms are bad at self care. Truth: Moms are bad at prioritizing self care. In fact, moms have honed their caregiving skills caring for others; now all they have to do is apply those same skills to themselves. This episode is chock full of experiments you can try to figure out what fills you up and then carve out the time for it.
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Top 5 Summer Reads for Kids
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Nothing like curling up under a tree with a good book! This episode is full of summer reading recommendations from kids for kids--with a good mix of avid and reluctant readers ages 8-16 with interests spanning all the genres. Here's a list of all the recommendations: (I’m an Amazon affiliate, so buying from these links helps support my podcast!) Hudson (14): Jacob (15): Katie (13): and the rest of the Ascendant series by Jennifer A Nielson Abel (15): Aiden (16): Claire (12): Anything by Gordon Korman Lydia (8): Heidi (10): by James Rallison Ezra (9): ...
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Re-entering the Workforce with Heather Nemelka
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Ready for a career change? Wondering what to do in the next stage of your life? Heather Nemelka to the rescue! In this episode we talk about how to transition back to a traditional job after focusing on caregiving and home management, how to figure out what you want to be when you grow up, and how to gain the confidence to make big changes. For more from Heather, check out or watch her podcast on Past episodes about motherhood and work: Listener Survey I'd love your input for next season. Plus, I'll send you a free Independent Kids Self-Evaluation. Weekly Open...
info_outlineHave you discovered the amazing and ever-expanding world of kid podcasts? In this episode Whitney gets recommendations from two kid podcast experts, Merideth Kelly (founder of Storitopia.com) and Andi Smiley (host of The Friendly Podcast Guide). All three of us share our top five (Ok, I shared eight) podcasts for kids, and we talk about how we use podcasts with our kids in our daily lives--including that elusive challenge of getting our kids to go to sleep!
Here are our lists, with links for where to find these fabulous podcasts, including recommendations for good episodes to start with.
Andi Smiley: Top 5 Sleep Podcasts
Snoriezzz (fav episode: The Selfish Giant)
Bedtime History (fav episode: Unsinkable Sam the Battleship Cat)
Sleep Tight Science (fav episode: Dolphins)
Story Train (fav episode: No Dancing at the Dinner Table)
Merideth Kelly: Underrepresented Favorites
Armchair Adventures (fav episode: The Shakespeare Adventure)
Reading Bug Adventures (fav episode: Inner Space)
The Story Forest (fave series: Dash Away Detectives)
Solve It for Kids (fave episode: How Do You Study Manatees)
Whitney Archibald: Kid Podcasts that are also Fun for Adults
Adult Podcasts that are Fun for Kids
Radiolab (fave episode: colors)
Radiolab for kids/Terrestrials
Everything Is Alive (fave episodes: Maeve, lamppost; Vinny, Vending Machine; Alligator, Alligator)
Twenty Thousand Hertz (fave episodes: The Sound Design Behind Bluey, Soundalikes, The Dark History of Popular Nursery Rhymes)
Friendly Podcast Guide Episodes
Three Excellent Podcasts My Five-Year-Old Loves
My Son’s Current Favorite Kid Podcasts: Something Scary, Fun, and Adventurous