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Parenting Roundabout

Parenting Roundabout

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 Join parenting writers Terri Mauro and Catherine Holecko for a weekly look at the things parents are talking about, complaining about, and obsessing about right now.Copyright Terri Mauro, Catherine Holecko, and Nicole Eredics Art Parenting Relationships Social Sciences
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  • Weekly Roundup: “Just Do Nothing (for Parents),” Prayminder App, and Snow Days

    Weekly Roundup: “Just Do Nothing (for Parents),” Prayminder App, and Snow Days
    Jan 29 2026
    Here's what we're reading, recommending, and revisiting this week.

    Catherine's library find is a parenting book. Its title caught her eye, but it's not necessarily what it seems (who woulda thought?). That title is Just Do Nothing (for Parents): How to Parent Better By Doing Less by Joanna Hardis.
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    Terri's random recommendation is not to do nothing, but instead to pray regularly. The Prayminder app is helping her do that. Like an Apple Watch for the soul, it issues reminders to keep you on track.

    In the archives, we checked in on an episode from 2019 on snow days, which are themselves becoming a thing of the past.

    Next week's lineup:
    • Shrinking S3 E1, "My Bad," on Tuesday, February 3
    • Lost S4 E12, "There's No Place Like Home," on Wednesday, February 4
    • Weekly roundup on Thursday, February 5

    Until then (and anytime you're in need), the archives are available.
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    23 mins
  • Parenting Tips from “A Man on the Inside” Season 2

    Parenting Tips from “A Man on the Inside” Season 2
    Jan 28 2026
    Each Wednesday, we share our thoughts on a newer entertainment property, and for this week, we binged A Man on the Inside's season 2. As with last season, we enjoyed the gentle, loving Mike Schur sitcom of it all and the many wonderful actors, even if the mystery wasn't especially strong. Mentioned: a You've Got Mail scene and manic pixie dream girls.

    For next week, we'll switch up our order and discuss Lost on our Wednesday episode, and switch our newer series watch to Tuesdays with the return of Shrinking (season 3). We'll be back tomorrow with our weekly roundup.
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    23 mins
  • Parenting Tips from “Lost” S4 E11, “Cabin Fever”

    Parenting Tips from “Lost” S4 E11, “Cabin Fever”
    Jan 27 2026
    Each Tuesday, we discuss an older entertainment property, and currently, that's Lost. What made Locke the way he is, you ask? Well, you'll find out in this episode, and encounter some creepy characters from the island and its orbit along the way.

    Next week, we'll adjust our schedule a bit and continue with season 4, episode 12, "There's No Place Like Home, Part 1" on Wednesday. Tomorrow, we'll discuss a newer show, season 2 of A Man on the Inside.

    This episode was recorded before a live studio audience ... of dogs.
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    25 mins
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