Mom Enough: A Parenting Podcast

Mom Enough: A Parenting Podcast


Latest Episodes

Children and Money: Engaging Your Children in Your Family’s Efforts to Make Wise Decisions about Money
July 02, 2018

“Who is interested in shaping your child’s attitudes around money?” That is the first question posed by this week’s Mom Enough children and money guest, Nathan Dungan, financial advisor and founder of Share, Save, Spend. -   -

Inspiring Your Children to Love Math: A Conversation with Professor Lesa Clarkson from the U of M’s College of Education and Human Development
June 25, 2018

Many of us parents feel intimidated by how early children are moving into relatively advanced mathematics – and how much we already have forgotten of the math we learned in school. Or, as Mom Enough host Erin observed from her kids’ experience,

Estate Planning for Young Families: Practical Guidance from Attorney Gretchen Baker
June 18, 2018

There are many legal and financial pieces to consider in estate planning for young families. Do you have a will in place? Have you filed documents specifying who would care for your children if something happened to you?

Clinical Hypnosis for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges: A Conversation with U of M Physician Andy Barnes
June 11, 2018

Clinical hypnosis for children can sound strange or even scary to many of us. But University of Minnesota pediatrician Andy Barnes finds hypnosis for children to be an effective, child-friendly way to help his young patients (tots to teens) use play an...

Recognizing and Responding to Signs of Possible Substance Abuse in Your Adolescent or Young Adult: Guidance from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
June 04, 2018

As parents, most of us would rather not even think about the possibility that our son or daughter could develop an addiction to alcohol or other substances. But putting our head in the sand and ignoring signs of possible substance abuse only increases ...

The Impact of Infertility on Couples and Individuals: A Candid Conversation with Therapists from The Family Development Center
May 28, 2018

Countless couples have traveled the road of infertility, with all its uncertainty, heartache, difficult interventions and associated emotional and financial costs. -   - Alyssa Wright and Monica Landolt White,

Qualities of an Effective Parent and Child Relationship: A Study from Search Institute
May 21, 2018

For decades, Search Institute has studied assets that are most important for helping children and teens grow up well. In their study of the parent and child relationship, they examine the importance of five key strategies in developmental relationships...

Helping Your Child’s Academic Performance and School Success in the Upper Grades: Front-line Guidance from Family Educators at Way to Grow
May 14, 2018

Many studies have documented a common slump in academic performance and behavior when children reach grades 4, 5 and 6, with the trend particularly striking among children in poverty. There are various theories about why this happens,

The 12th Annual Motherhood & Words Reading: A Special Mom Enough Production Featuring Women Writers
May 07, 2018

Since 2007, author and writing teacher, Kate Hopper, has invited a select group of women writers to read from their work at her annual Motherhood & Words Reading at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. Kate’s mission is, in her own words,

Helping Your Child Maintain a Healthy Body and Positive Body Image: A Conversation with University of Minnesota Researcher Katie Loth
April 30, 2018

Wherever we and our children look, we confront ads for the latest ways to get “the perfect body” along with air-brushed images of celebrities with unattainable bodies. How do those messages influence our children’s eating behaviors and affect their abi...