parenting

Ahead of Mother's Day, Liana Finck , illustrator and author of several books, most recently, How to Baby: A No-Advice-Given Guide to Motherhood, with Drawings (The Dial Press, 2024), discusses h...

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Priya Krishna  has helped audiences fall in love with cooking. In her latest cookbook, Priya's Kitchen Adventures , the New York Times food reporter helps children of all ages and comfort level...

https://www.wnyc.org/shows/all-of-it

On today's show: Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject.  ELIZABETH KIM, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he tal...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/reporters-ask-mayor-new-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-secret-smoking/

Coming up on today's show: Three U.S. service members were killed in Jordan this week, and now some Republicans are proposing that the United States should attack Iran. FRED KAPLAN, Slate's War S...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/the-brian-lehrer-show-2024-01-30/

Elizabeth Passarella , magazine writer and the author of the essay collections It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway and Good Apple  (Thomas Nelson, 2023), discusses the phenomenon of excessively permiss...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/accidentally-permissive-parenting/

Yesterday, Pew Research released a results of a study showing that only 45% of young adults ages 18 to 34 are completely financially independent from their parents. We hear from listeners -- both...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/financially-dependent-young-adults/

Norman lear the veteran writer and producer behind such hit TV shows as All in the Family and The Jeffersons, died last week at the age of 101. Back in 2015, Anna Sale , host of the podcast De...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/celebrating-norman-lear-on-the-media/

"School Pictures," a new one-person show at Playwrights Horizons, takes aim at the education system in New York, especially the High School admissions process. The show is written and performed ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/new-one-person-show-inspired-stress-nyc-high-school-admissions/

Kathryn Jezer-Morton , columnist for The Cut covering modern family life, talks about her article "Does Anyone Feel Like An Actual Adult?" where she explores feeling out place around other parent...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/are-you-real-adult-or-just-imposter/

The phenomenon of “The Eldest Daughter Effect” is all over the internet, from X threads and TikTok reels to lengthy conversations on Reddit. Oldest daughters call in to share how the dynamic ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/eldest-daughter-effect/

School is back and so are demands on parents. There's pressure on parents to join clubs, volunteer, bake goods, coach teams, attend conferences, all the while documenting it all on social media. ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/parents-under-pressure-school-returns/

When Sarah Short was pregnant with her first child, her health insurance didn’t cover it. She was 19, and by the time she found that out, it was also too late to apply for Medicaid. Her hospita...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/sarah-short-surrogacy-update-death-sex-money/

The New York Times journalist Ezra Klein thinks a lot about the impacts of policy and systems on our personal lives. On his podcast, The Ezra Klein Show , he recently mentioned how American socie...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/ezra-klein-death-sex-money/

As a parent, vacationing with young children can consist of a chaotic mix of events: car ride sing-a-longs, diaper changes at the airport, and a lack of your usual support system. But there is be...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/what-vacation-when-you-have-young-kids/

Alexis’s 8 year old son didn’t like to be out of sight from his mother for even for five minutes. “I would always be like, okay, I'm going right upstairs, I'm just switching the load of lau...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/can-you-help-your-kids-anxiety-changing-your-behavior/

For Pride month, Krys Malcolm Belc , writer and author of the memoir The Natural Mother of the Child: A Memoir of Nonbinary Parenthood (Counterpoint, 2021), talks about his experience and chall...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/understanding-nonbinary-parenthood/

Mary Louise Kelly , a host of NPR's All Things Considered and the author of It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs (Henry Holt and Co., 2023), talks about her work and her memoir about th...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/mom-and-journalist-mary-louise-kelly/

If you’ve ever waited on a subway platform in New York City, you probably recognize Bernie Wagenblast’s voice — you know, the one that tells you when the next train will arrive. Bernie�...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/bernie-wagenblast-nyc-subway-death-sex-money/

A recent CDC report found that adolescent girls reported high rates of sadness, suicidal thoughts and sexual violence. Lisa Damour , Ph.D., co-hosts the Ask Lisa podcast and writes about adolesc...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/new-book-offers-guide-emotional-lives-teenagers/

Liam Lowery and Marisa Carroll met in college, just as Liam began transitioning. Liam had been crushing on Marisa for a while, and one day, he spotted her on the subway. They came to his stop. An...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/adopting-trans-couple-death-sex-money/

Do you let your children out on their own despite fear of crime? And at what age did your child start taking the subway alone? Listeners offer their insight. → The Manhattan Parents Who Won�...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/its-4-pm-do-you-know-where-your-children-are/

When country musician Margo Price was two years old, her family lost the farm they had owned for generations. That big upheaval left her family with a deep sense of loss and shame—feelings that...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/margo-price-death-sex-money/

When Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert first met as film students at Emerson College, they didn’t like each other. But after a summer camp job, they embarked on a creative partnership that’s l...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-daniel-kwan-scheinert-death-sex-money/

When we looked back on the movies we loved in 2022, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On was one of our favorites. The film stars Marcel (voiced by actress and comedian Jenny Slate), a small, animated...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/jenny-slate-dean-fleischer-camp-death-sex-money/

Enjoy catching up with these recent conversations: MAGGIE HABERMAN, senior political correspondent for The New York Times, political analyst for CNN and the author of Confidence Man: The Making o...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/holiday-best-maggie-haberman-jon-meacham-dr-becky-priya-parker-nyc-refuge/

Before Radiolab co-host Lulu Miller became a parent, she worried having children would zap her creativity. “I had a really patronizing view of them,” she said. “Like, you gotta use dumb, si...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/lulu-miller-terrestrials-death-sex-money/

In our last episode, we look at how estrangement changes shape over the course of a life: how it can bend or harden, and how it affects new relationships, old memories, and the idea of family. Si...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/estrangement-longterm-ending-death-sex-money/

Becky Kennedy , clinical psychologist and author of Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be (Harper Wave, 2022), offers her guidance on raising kids, including help for parents...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/dr-becky-parenting/

Elaine Mitchell came of age in the counterculture of second wave feminism. When she was diagnosed with likely curable rectal cancer at age 66, she decided to exclusively pursue alternative cures,...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/rachel-matlow-death-sex-money/

For many of us, the last few years of the pandemic has given us time to reflect on different aspects of our identities and how we show up in the world. That's meant more room to explore what silh...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/personal-style-death-sex-money/

For our ongoing back-to-school week series, we talk about parenting and race. Helena Andrews-Dyer , senior culture writer for The Washington Post, has a new book called, The Mamas: What I Learn...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/what-helena-andrews-dyer-learned-about-parenting-and-race-moms-not-her/

Ben Lerner reads his story “Café Loup,” from the September 5, 2022, issue of the magazine. Lerner is the author of the novels “Leaving the Atocha Station,” “10:04,” and “The Topeka...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/ben-lerner-reads-cafe-loup/

Late August is a time when parents are moving their kids into their first dorm room or shared housing. We speak with Wirecutter senior staff writer and former RA Jackie Reeve about move in esse...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/essentials-moving-college/

As a parent, moving your kid into college can be hard, with a mix of feelings. On the one hand, you're sad your child won't be at home anymore, but also, you're proud of their independence. To gi...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/approaching-college-move-day-parent/

It's almost time for the summer season's Perseid meteor showers. BART FRIED, executive VP of the NYC-based Amateur Astronomers Association, joins with tips on the best times and places to catch...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/all-of-it-2022-07-26/

With smartphones being a common tool of everyday life for many people today, it can be hard as parents to navigate when to buy your child their first smartphone, if you can afford it. What are th...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/how-teach-your-kids-use-their-cellphone-responsibly/

A new guidebook, 111 Places for Kids in New York That You Must Not Miss , spotlights 111 places to take the kiddos around the city in all boroughs for all budgets. Co-author Rachel Mazor joins ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/111-things-do-kids-nyc/

Many New York City parents say they have had to get creative to secure baby formula for their children, relying on word of mouth, social media and family and friends while waiting out a national ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/new-yorkers-share-their-tips-finding-baby-formula-shortage-moves-toward-its-fourth-month/

Parents, do you let your kids play with toy guns? Water guns? What about when they use their hands to "shoot" their friends? Call in to discuss how you navigate toy guns and your children's play.

http://www.wnyc.org/story/toy-guns-call/

Helena Bottemiller Evich , senior food and agriculture reporter at Politico, joins to discuss what's behind the nationwide shortage of baby formula and how Congress is responding.

http://www.wnyc.org/story/how-will-congress-solve-baby-formula-shortage/

Helena Bottemiller Evich , senior food and agriculture reporter at Politico, joins to discuss what's behind the nationwide shortage of baby formula and how parents can seek help.

http://www.wnyc.org/story/parents-grapple-baby-formula-shortage/

A few years ago, Krista hosted an event in Detroit — a city in flux — on the theme of raising children. The conversation that resulted with the Jewish-Buddhist teacher and psychotherapist Syl...

https://onbeing.org/programs/sylvia-boorstein-what-we-nurture/

The beloved Buddhist-Jewish teacher Sylvia Boorstein led this impromptu, short meditation as part of her On Being conversation with Krista Tippett (“What We Nurture”) at a gathering in Michi...

https://onbeing.org/blog/sylvia-boorstein-a-lovingkindness-meditation/

A few years ago, Krista hosted an event in Detroit — a city in flux — on the theme of raising children. The conversation that resulted with the Jewish-Buddhist teacher and psychotherapist Syl...

https://onbeing.org/programs/sylvia-boorstein-what-we-nurture/

Cargo e-bikes have become an increasingly popular sight in New York City streets since the pandemic began, especially amongst parents bringing their children to school, playdates, or just around ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/rise-cargo-e-bikes-new-york-city/

Former MTV VJ Karen Duffy  shares some life advice in her new book, Wise Up: Irreverent Enlightenment from a Mother Who's Been Through It . Told through a series of letters with guidance on l...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/karen-duffy-her-new-book-wise-irreverent-enlightenment-mother-whos-been-through-it/

At the start of this year, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage achieved a feat. Three of her works—Clyde's, the musical MJ, and an opera adaptation of her play Intimate Appa...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/lynn-nottage-death-sex-money/

In this hour, new purposes, shifting perspectives, and fresh takes. At work, at home, and on the streets of Harlem. This episode is hosted by Moth Senior Curatorial Producer, Suzanne Rust. The Mo...

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Coming up on today's show: DAVID REMNICK, editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, talks about the latest news from Ukraine as Russia continues its invasion. LEE MIRI...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/the-brian-lehrer-show-2022-03-03/

It’s not easy being a perfect dad. Especially when your son has some notes about the performance. Written by Louis Kornfeld. Performed by Tim Platt, Michael Cullen, Alex Dickson, Tanyika C...

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