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Are you suddenly sharing a dining room table "office" with your kids as they figure out "distance learning"? Has your home life been turned upside-down by the Coronavirus outbreak and school closings…

There's a lot of confusing, inaccurate, panicky, and downright false information out there about Covid-19. So we were fortunate to get pediatrician Dr. Nadeen White to clear things up for us with a C…

Should middle school girls be made to say yes at a school dance, even if they don't want to dance with a boy who asks? One school decided that everyone had to say yes, and one mom had a big problem w…

When you think of STEM, do you automatically think of coding? We talked with Marti Skold-Jordan from Honeywell about how the company is using a week-long space camp experience to introduce kids to al…

Are your kids on TikTok? (The answer is probably!) Most adults are pretty clueless about this insanely popular app, so we're talking with Barbara Jones, founder of Outshine Talent and manager of two …

Need new winter-related ideas for what to do on a snowy day inside with your kids? How about outdoor snow activities that involve science? The Polar Vortex is back, but we’ve got you covered with the…

Parenting adult children is hard: you no longer have the day-to-day involvement you once had, and the stakes are so much higher than when they were little! So how do you cope?

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Guided meditation can reduce stress, improve sleep, increase attention span, and more. But how do you use guided meditation for kids? Special guest Anna Peterson Macsalka of Zenimal is here to tell u…

Are you easily distracted? Whether you (or your kids!) are dealing with social media distraction, digital distraction, school or workplace distraction, or something else that's pulling your focus, au…

We're back with Suzanne Kantra of Techlicious to discuss our highlights from CES!

You can go to the Parenting Bytes website for all of the links we talk about, plus an interactive transcript of the en…

There is always so much to see at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but Andrea and Amy have each picked out five of their favorites for this episode. Then, they're joined by David Puckett o…

Want to have a healthier family this year? We've got a fantastic guest on the show, nutritionist Kim Mazzella, who talks about how to make gradual changes and set realistic new year goals so that you…

We're talking with Amiyrah Martin in this encore episode about how she organizes her entire year in one day!

Do you need to get your life together? What if you could plan out and organize your entire …

Have you finished your Christmas or Hanukkah shopping? We have tons of great last-minute gift ideas that can truly be done right before the holiday, or even on the holiday in most cases!

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Road-tripping with your family? We've got tips!

This episode, #162, originally aired in summer of 2018, and has been one of our most popular episodes, thanks to guest Susan Pazera's travel tips! And s…

This year Parenting Bytes put together a list of the best, hottest gifts for cooks, for the home, and kids of all ages! We've got dozens of unique ideas for everyone on your list.

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Do you have a big family Thanksgiving dinner coming up? Or maybe another holiday? Big family gatherings can be tough, because of longstanding tensions between family members, energetic kids, and the …

Black Friday is almost here, are you ready? If you don't have a plan, you're likely to waste money and miss out on great deals! We brought in an expert from dealnews.com to talk about Black Friday sh…

Does making a holiday feast stress you out? Jack Bishop, who has been with America's Test Kitchen since the very beginning, has some great tips for holiday dinners, plus a fun new way to teach kids c…

Even though we're a year out from the next presidential election, "fake news" is already in the news, whether it's Russia trying to sway low-information voters, Facebook allowing political ads with b…