When friendships are strained by politics and the pandemic, how can a lonely mom re-envision her social life? What ideas do we have for family bonding as kids get older? Can Meagan distill her best parenting advice into five minutes or less? And finally, the sibling bickering is non-stop–what’s a mom to do? Join us for Episode 288 of The Mom Hour where we take YOUR listener questions and offer our best solicited advice. Enjoy!

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Links we mentioned (or should have) in Episode 288:
Check out our other Listener Questions episodes
If you want to hear more on the topic of friendships, listen to Female Friendships & Women We Admire (Episode 227 from September 2019), The Myth of the Mom Tribe (Episode 144 from February 2018), and Keeping Friendships Alive (Episode 78 from November 2016).