iMOM Podcast
If you need a mom friend right now, you’ve come to the right place. On iMOM.com we share ideas, insight, and inspiration. All that happens here, too, by sharing the best kind of stories—mom stories.
Episodes
No two kids are the same, even within one family! In this episode, we discuss how different personalities can make parenting more challenging and how we can use our strengths to be the best moms we can be to all of our children.
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How to Know What Your Kids Are Made of
The Positive Impact Fostering Has on Your Biological Children
Podcast Episode 72: Have We Taken Parenting Styles Too Far?
The Positive Impact ...
We can't prepare our kids for everything the might encounter in life, but we can help lay a foundation that sets them up to be able to make good decisions and be confident in who they are. If you're trying to build kids who know their worth and can handle difficulty, this is the episode for you!
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5 Traits of a Well-Rounded Child
7 Core Values Every Child Needs
Susan's book, The Passionat...
Being a mom is a gift and a blessing, but boy, is it a lot of work. That means motherhood can lead to burnout. But there's hope! In this episode, we talk about the things moms believe that lead to that "I need a break" feeling and ways to find rest.
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5 Lies the Exhausted Mom Believes
15 Things to Do When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed
Research Conducted by Ohio State University on Working Pa...
Bullying, risky behavior, inappropriate conversations... when a child is in trouble or doing something he shouldn't, but it's not YOUR child, when should you step in? In this episode, we talk about when to meddle and when to mind your own business.
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How Involved Should You Get in Another Kid’s Drama?
The Mom Mafia
This episode’s show notes can also be viewed here on iMOM.com.
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4 Things You Need to Fall Back Into
7 Meaningful Ways to Spend Time With Your Kids
3 Simple Truths That Help You Parent With Purpose
Q&U App for Hundreds of Conversat...
No mom wants to stand on the sidelines and listen to her child get yelled at or hear about a coach who's a bully at practice. But knowing the next best step can be tricky. Pull your child from the activity? Report the coach? That's our discussion for today's iMOM Podcast episode.
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5 R’s to Use With Your Kid’s Harsh Coach
Find out how to start an All Pro Dad chapter at your kids' school...
Why are the tiniest members of our families the ones who frustrate us the most? When your toddler won't listen or is mischievous, it's tempting to yell (and yes, we all yell). In this episode, we'll discuss our attempts to get toddlers to comply without raising our voices.
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8 Ways to Get Toddlers to Listen Without Yelling
5 Ways to Get Your Toddler to Listen
Is Your Toddler’s Favorite ...
Hindsight helps us realize a situation wasn't as big of a deal as we thought, but when we're in the thick of it, it's hard not to cry. In this episode, Chloe talks about how she managed to laugh during a disastrous day, and we talk about keeping things in perspective.
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5 Ways to Laugh Instead of Cry
All Pro Dad Podcast Ep. 8: What Are 7 Things A Son Needs From His Dad?
Folex - the mirac...
Have you ever gotten to the end of a school break and thought, did we really relax? Did we have fun? Did we make the most of it? Striking a balance during time off isn't hard, but it takes some thought. Let us do the thinking for you in this episode.
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6 Ways to Make the Most of School Breaks
The Schedule That Saved Our Summer
Summer Bucket List
50 Things to Do This Summer
Why You Should Tr...
The iMOM Podcast has hit a milestone: 100 episodes! To celebrate, we're answering questions from listeners. Thanks for growing with us and taking us along on your parenting journey!
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Want to ask a question? Have an idea for an episode? Email imom@familyfirst.net.
This episode’s show notes can also be viewed here on iMOM.com.
Are you a people pleaser? What happened when you became a mom? Did it get worse, or did you become more assertive? In this episode, we chat about what's behind the need to please others and how to do what's best for our kids.
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5 Things a Recovering People Pleaser Should Practice
My Son Laughs When I Yell. It Used to Drive Me Crazy.
This episode’s show notes can also be viewed here on iMOM.com
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When your name changed to "Mom," did you experience an identity crisis? Even if you were overjoyed to become a mother, it's a massive change for your body, mind, and self-image. In today's episode, we'll talk about adjusting to this new (and hopefully improved) version of you.
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3 Reasons Becoming “Mom” Is Awesome
Losing Yourself in Motherhood—But Maybe Not
Harvard Business R...
With more moms working, we really do need our husbands to be parenting partners. In this episode, we talk about how to cooperate with our husbands, express what we need, and lean on each other’s parenting strengths.
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5 Ways You Can Help Your Husband Be a Better Dad
5 Strengths Dads Bring to Parenting
When You Resent Your Husband After Having a Baby
Find or Start an All Pro Dad Chapter
Pew Rese...
Even if you aren't familiar with the capabilities of A.I., your kids are, and it's probably just a matter of time before they want to use it for school. In this episode, we discuss whether using A.I. at school is helpful, harmful, or maybe a little bit of both.
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Is Using A.I. for Schoolwork Cheating?
7 Core Values Every Child Needs
Junior Achievement Survey
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The Sunday Scaries (a.k.a. the Sunday Blues) hit adults and kids, but they don't have to! This episode will help you get to the heart of what's giving you that icky feeling on Sunday evening and help you and the kids hold on to that relaxed weekend vibe.
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7 Tips for Eliminating the Sunday Scaries
Printable Habit Trackers
Printable Week Planner
This episode’s show notes can also be ...
How do you show love to each of your kids when they need it when you’re just one person? ESPN’s Laura Rutledge is back with us to talk about how to be a great mom when your attention is divided between multiple kids.
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The 5 Love Languages of Children
A Simple Way to Discover Your Child’s Love Language
What I Didn’t Expect About Expecting Baby #2
4 Fun Ways to Fit in One-on-One Time With Kids
The “smart one,” “lazy,” “a handful,” “our future pro athlete.” Putting labels on kids is tempting. We all do it to a certain extent, but when does it become harmful? In this episode, Chloe shares a story of being labeled as a kid, and we talk about the effects of labels.
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Six 4-Letter Words Never to Say to Your Child
5 Ways Labeling Hurts Our Children
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Eating together as a family is no easy feat with busy schedules and wiggly kids. In this episode, we talk about how to make family meals happen and plan meals so you’re not scrambling every night (unless it’s breakfast for dinner, of course!).
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10 Ideas That Will Help You Conquer Meal Planning
How to Make Family Dinners Happen
6 Family Dinner Conversation Starters
A Weekly Dinner Plan to Help You Cook at Ho...
Can you hear the baby cooing? Chloe shares what the first three months of motherhood have been like (and her sweet baby makes his first podcast appearance). What do you remember from your first months as a new mom, and what advice do you give new moms now?
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7 Ways to Resist the Pressures of Being a New Mom
15 Things I Wish I’d Known as a New Mom
4 Clever Responses to “Is He a Good Baby?”
What I Wis...
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and then it's over. (Or is it?) Many of us struggle with the blues when Christmas or the New Year has passed. This episode will give you some ideas for working through them and for talking through the blues with kids, too.
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Simon Sinek's talk on the scientific power of kindness
7 Ways Moms Can Beat the Post-Holiday Blues
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