Vermont Mom

https://open.spotify.com/episode/63DMGzrAJW8jzNWf059IoH Meet our Middle School correspondent (and Val's niece) Emma! She coming to us live from the trenches of middle school to help us navigate busy schedules, bullying, new trends, and so much more! You're going to love Emma just as...

Congratulations on your child’s acceptance to college!! March is an exciting time for high school seniors as many are finding out which colleges they have been accepted to and thinking about where they will be attending in the fall....

A mass shooting is an event in which four or more people are shot, not including the shooter. At the time I’m writing this, there have been 5954 mass shootings in the United States since 1/1/2013. By the end...

There I stood, front and center of the holiday candy aisle in my friendly neighborhood Walmart. Not only was I confused about what to put in each child’s Easter basket, but I also became sick to my stomach thinking...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4q44a6aT2g1ZBoRIBfcgxl Read this: ⁠The Buccaneers ⁠by Edith Wharton Watch this: The Buccaneers, season 1 on Apple+ Overall Opinion of the Book Claire: Nothing really stood out to me. I was just mostly shocked about how Americans were so different from the British. Was this true?...

Vermont Moms' Whose Kid Is That ?!? podcast hosts Julie and Val spoke with beloved local pediatrician, Dr. Leah Costello, about the risks faced by young people with regard to flavored tobacco and how parents can talk to their...

You really level up as a parent when you hit the drop off playdate stage.  My kids are five and seven and we are just entering that golden domain. A few hours alone in my house that ends with picking...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3k2u8yqVuKYC22mYXypbNt In this episode, we're talking about Eminem lyrics, big girl beds, nose-picking, and getting lost skiing. We also try out a TikTok parenting trend that's finally made its way to Instagram and we chat about Ruby Franke's sentencing. Grab a...

One of the BEST things I did for myself last year was taking a social media hiatus. For me, the pull of social media is strong. I blame this primarily on being a stay-at-home momma. My main source of interaction comes...

One day I was going through our guest bedroom closet and I came across this huge box that was taking up so much space. Inside this box is something that I only used once, I am never going to...

Andrea explains why she thinks she is the best parent in the world.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2QrocDAPujdarRzu2WiNI0 Read this:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Argylle⁠ by Elly Conway Watch this: Argylle - a major motion picture in theaters now! Background Knowledge Claire: Just the Taylor Swift conspiracy theory. Julie: All I knew before we picked it was that there were conspiracy theories around it involving Taylor Swift Overall Opinion of...

After working with hundreds of new parents in my private chiropractic practice, I’ve seen how being a parent can be really hard on our backs. And now that I have three little kids myself, I understand this more than...

A few years back, we had a follower who was upset with something we posted on Facebook. LOL! Who am I kidding? People get upset with us all the time! This one, however, you may have seen. We shared side-by-side...