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
The Family Lab
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_outlineThis week, I invited my four siblings--Cassie Gadd, Brad Singley, Brett Singley, and Hayley Kirkland--into the studio to talk about our top family movies. We intended to each share 5 favorite movies from our childhood and then in our own families, but we definitely got carried away. I'm going to list our childhood movies and then our current favorite family movies by the person who recommended them. I'll omit the ones that we mentioned but do not recommend. (Sorry, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
We also talk about how we make family movie nights happen and what they look like for each of us.
Of course, check ratings and Commonsensemedia.org to decide if these movie are appropriate for your families.
Movies from Our Childhood (80s and 90s)
Musicals: Sound of Music, Singing in the Rain, Music Man, Fiddler on the Roof, Newsies, Meet Me In St Louis, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (proceed with caution), Peter Pan (with Mary Martin. Definitely niche), Alice in Wonderland (made for TV movie), Into the Woods
All ages: Three Amigos, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Nacho Libre, Princess Bride (Teen? Those ROUSes are pretty scary), Hook, Sandlot, Three Ninjas, Swiss Family Robinson, That Darn Cat, Flight of the Navigator, Sister Act
Teens: Happy Gilmore, Goonies, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, So I Married An Axe Murderer, Life Is Beautiful
Suspense: Rear Window
Top Movies for our Own Families
Whitney: Dan in Real Life, Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Hitch, Hunt for the Wilderpeople (language), The Truman Show, Castaway
Cassie: Jurassic Park, Blackbeard's Ghost, Remember the Titans, Princess Bride, Night at the Museum, National Treasure
Brad: Safety Last, School of Rock (language), Fantastic Mr. Fox, Hunt for the Wilderpeople (language), The Red Balloon, What About Bob, Raising Arizona
Brett: My Neighbor Totoro, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Surf's Up, Three Ninjas, All Lego Movies
Hayley: School of Rock (language), Princess Bride, Hook, Singing in the Rain, Music Man, Newsies, Paddington 2, Napoleon Dynamite, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Weekly Open Lab: Wednesdays at 10 am MT (through April 30 2025, then resuming in September)
Join Whitney in her virtual studio to share ideas, solve problems, craft experiments, chat about past and future episodes, discuss this quarter's book, or just drop in to say hi!
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