Parenting Roundabout

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Catherine's found a new sweet treat with good-for-you ingredients: Justin’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups [https://www.justins.com/products/mini-dark-chocolate-peanut-butter-cups/]. Nicole's new best buddy is a handy gadget called the Door Buddy [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N258SAG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1]. And Terri reports, with a bit of a sigh, that she's back on WW (for a clean start this time) [https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/].

When we learned that, apparently, LinkedIn causes stress and FOMO for college students [https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-college-students-linkedin-fomo-is-realthese-tips-will-help-11647045049?st=5oeipimyvlrv9qm&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink], we obsessed about our own LinkedIn profiles, as well as life in the olden days when resumes were on paper and you had to talk to potential employers on the telephone.

A Wall Street Journal article about YouTube in the classroom [https://www.wsj.com/articles/youtube-is-a-huge-classroom-distraction-teachers-are-reluctant-to-banish-it-11647656643?st=jwes8cn1sxfw83c&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink] got us (well, mostly Nicole) complaining about people who complain about technology in school. It's here to stay, folks, so figure out how to use it.

On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, we wrapped up the (first?) season of As We See It with "Please Don't Leave." Everything's coming up Douglas, and Mandy manages to patch things up with Harrison after he learns about his parents' plans. If the show comes back, we'd like more roommate stories and less focus on the neurotypical drama, please.On The Gilded Age, it's nothing but neurotypical drama in "Irresistible Change" as Tom and Marian have a secret meeting, Turner gets fired, Gladys finally gets to grow up, and George is possibly on the hook for manslaughter (plus, there's drama in Catherine's house which you may overhear). Next week, we'll watch the final two episodes of this season: "Tucked Up in Newport" and "Let the Tournament Begin."

The U.S. Senate's vote to make Daylight Saving Time permanent got us talking about the twice-yearly time change, and whether it really makes kids squirrely or is just a minor inconvenience that's quickly forgotten.

From the latest in late night to our college daytime-show faves, we talk talk-show hosts and who we remember most fondly.

There's almost nothing more delicate than trying to encourage a kid to exercise ("Are you saying I'm fat?!"), which explains why we're all a little obsessed with our children's fitness habits.

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Nicole's Instagram Minute is back with cat rescuer Heidi Wrangles Cats [https://www.instagram.com/heidiwranglescats/]. Terri's got a non-Walker Hayes, non-Taylor Swift music recommendation, and it's HARDY [https://linktr.ee/hardy]. And Catherine's enjoying #grumpyjimmy DiResta on Making Fun [https://www.netflix.com/title/81267200]. Also mentioned: Making It [https://www.nbc.com/making-it].

It seems that some of our family members need a public service announcement about thoughts and opinions they should keep to themselves. Or perhaps find a more tactful way to express. (A mom can dream.)

Inspired by a mom who mercilessly sold her kids' toys on eBay, we complain about the stuff in our homes we'd like to put a price tag on and shove out the door (although two of us are more motivated than the third).

On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, so much betrayal. On As We See It ("Outed"), Harrison feels deceived by Mandy, Jack realizes he isn't fooling anyone into thinking he's neurotypical, and Violet finds out Van wants her to move to a residential treatment center. Next: "Please Don't Leave," the season finale.On The Gilded Age, Agnes's butler, Bannister, commits the sin of moseying across the street and posing as the Russells' butler. As the episode title reminds him, "Heads Have Rolled for Less." Next: "Irresistible Change."

An episode of the Choiceology podcast [https://www.schwab.com/resource-center/insights/content/choiceology-season-9-episode-1] about Strider balance bikes [https://striderbikes.com/] got us talking about how removing steps, pieces, or extra clutter can help kids master a skill. Terri also thinks there's a market for balance bikes for small adults, so call us, Strider!

Spam phone calls are bad enough, but what about when salespeople come to your door—do you open it or hide until they go away? Or what if it's a kid selling cookies? Or a neighbor with a dead goose? We assess our degree of welcoming on today's Speed Round.

Even though she's moved on from having to wrangle small, grabby children in line at the store, Nicole still has some complaints about the system (or lack thereof).

This week, in honor of an ailing pet in our podcast family (get well soon, buddy!), we're revisiting some of our past discussions about our companion animals--and that goes for roundup recommendations too.In November 2018, Terri shouted out Chewy.com and 1800PetMeds.com. In May 2020, Catherine gave Crown and Paw pet portraits the seal of approval (also mentioned: Gray Duck Art pet painting kits). ​ ​In October 2021, Nicole shared a squeezable treat that her cats go crazy for.Visit https://parentingroundabout.com/ for links to all of these goodies.

This week, in honor of an ailing pet in our podcast family (get well soon, buddy!), we're revisiting some of our past discussions about our companion animals, from cats and dogs to turtles and stick bugs. Today's episode comes from September 2021.​Today we're obsessing about family members' conflicting opinions about adding a furry friend to the mix. It all started because a kitten literally fell into Nicole's yard (and was far too cute to turn away).

This week, in honor of an ailing pet in our podcast family (get well soon, buddy!), we're revisiting some of our past discussions about our companion animals, from cats and dogs to turtles and stick bugs. Today's episode comes from May 2019.​Today's Round 3 is not for the weak of stomach. Skip this one if you don't want to join us in recalling and complaining about all the disgusting ways we've had to show love and care for our dogs.

On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2: As We See It's 6th episode, "Fear Is My Bitch," once again found us lamenting some bad, bad decisions and choices (but at least Joe Mantegna's character is still alive). Next: "Outed."On The Gilded Age (episode 5, "Charity Has Two Functions"), there are more lamentable choices, but also more extremely elaborate gowns and hats. Next: "Heads Have Rolled for Less."

This week, in honor of an ailing pet in our podcast family (get well soon, buddy!), we're revisiting some of our past discussions about our companion animals, from cats and dogs to turtles and stick bugs. Today's episode comes from May 2019.Today we have some complaints about our (mostly) beloved pets: Cats are stalking lizards, a dog has herpes, and we've got a tortoise situation AND a hare situation.

Catherine plans to attend a local writer's conference, and that inspired Terri to share her formative experience with the Santa Barbara Writer's Conference [https://www.sbwriters.com/] in the mid-’80s and Nicole to recall a particularly great teacher's conference full of math accessories [https://creativemathematics.com/].