iMOM Podcast

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! In today's digital age, managing screen time is a growing concern. In the recent crossover episode of the All Pro Dad and iMOM podcasts, hosts Megan Tignor and Ted Lowe talked with Joey Odom, co-founder of ARO, about the impact of phone usage on family dynamics and child development. T...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Announcement time! This episode of the iMOM Podcast has a special announcement you don’t want to miss. We’re also sharing the highs and lows of making a career work while raising children. Mentions: Are You Experiencing Working Mom Guilt? 5 Ways to Decide if You Should Be a Working Mom 5 Sa...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! No mom wants to put her child in front of a screen, but they’re so convenient, and life is busy! In this episode, we discuss how to lean on screens less even when they feel like the only option.   Mentions: 19 Alternatives to Screen Time Your Kids Will Actually Like Screen Time Tickets Scre...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Sometimes being a mom means doing things we don’t want to do. In this week’s episode, which was inspired by the Instagram mom who doesn’t play with her kids, we talk about how our kids force us to step outside our comfort zones.   Mentions: 4 Ways to Play Pretend When You’re Not Feeling It...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! AI and education is an incredible collaboration that can help your kids learn and grow. In the third episode in our series on AI, we dig into how AI and education will merge and how parents can cooperate with AI to help their kids academically.   Mentions: All Pro Dad Podcast Is Using A.I....

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Once you have a basic understanding of AI, the next step is figuring out how your kids are going to use it for entertainment, socialization, and learning. In this episode, we cover how parents can navigate AI with their children and keep them safe.   Mentions: All Pro Dad Podcast Real or AI...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! AI is new and exciting (and a little intimidating). In this episode, we talk with Mary Jo Wyse, iMOM's AI researcher to learn the basics of this new technology and how it will impact our families.   Mentions: All Pro Dad Podcast 6 Things You Need to Know About AI Right Now 4 Ways AI Wi...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Has motherhood made you more authentically you, or have you lost your sense of self? In this episode, we ask how moms can embrace the sacrifices that come with parenting and maybe even find themselves in this journey.   Mentions: State of Motherhood Report Losing Yourself in Motherhood—But...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Mental health is a big part of our cultural conversation, which means it has become part of many families' conversations. In this episode, we talk about what influences a mom's decision to put her child in therapy. Mentions: Article from The Sydney Morning Herald 5 Situations that...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Even if your husband and son are like two peas in a pod, you have a special relationship with your boy, too. In this episode we chat about how moms can use their influence to raise kind, strong young men.   Mentions: 3 Words We Say That Hurt Our Sons 7 Things Single Moms Can Do to Raise Awe...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! It's time to go back to school. A mom's attitude and approach to a new school year can make all the difference, so in this episode, we break it down to the ABCs.   Mentions: 7 Ways to Be Involved at School Even When You Work After School Conversation Starters Printable The Mom I A...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Grab your husband for this episode because the iMOM ladies are joined by speaker, author, and founder of For Us Marriage, Ted Lowe. We fire questions at Ted as he tells us what to avoid when we're in the midst of conflicts with our husbands. Mentions: Conflict in Marriage: 4 Things to...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Part two! In the last episode, we talked about how Susan and Megan's family changed through adoption. In this episode, we dig into how and when to share changes with kids and how big changes can help our faith grow. Mentions: Adoption resources Susan's Adoption Story 10 Reasons Wh...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Every family faces big changes at some point or another. A move, an illness, a job loss, or, in the case of Susan and Megan’s family, adoption. The way you respond to the changes can bring your family closer together and strengthen your family identity. So in this episode, Susan shares her...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Our kids need to make decisions on their own as they grow, so it's on us as parents to teach the skill of discernment. In this episode, we talk about how to help kids make good choices with media, friendships, and life decisions.   Mentions: 2 Questions Every Child Needs to Answer to M...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Teaching kids how to be independent is key to their physical and mental well-being, but man, is it hard for moms to let go. In this episode, we discuss the benefits of independence and little ways to give our kids room to grow. Mentions: University of Michigan poll: "Promoting children...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Can a mom actually feel like she's on vacation when she takes a trip with her family? In this iMOM Podcast episode, we share mindset shifts, practical ideas, and stories of surviving nightmarish vacation situations. Mentions: 15 Family Car Games to Beat the Boredom Bug A Trip With Kids...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Resilience is one of the most important things we can teach our kids, but that means we have to let them struggle, which can be really tough for moms. In this episode, we'll talk about what resilience is and how to look for everyday opportunities to build it in our children.   Mentions...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! A new tie and golf balls are great Father's Day gifts, but the best gift you can give your husband any time of the year is to be a more loving wife. In this episode, things get real. We talk about how we (might) be falling a little short and what makes it difficult to be the loving wiv...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! If you could give advice to a younger version of yourself, what would you say? Whether you want to talk to the nine-months-pregnant you or you from last year, you probably have some words to share! In this episode, we talk about the lessons we learn throughout motherhood and how to hold on...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Often, one of the first battles between moms and kids is at the dinner table. In this episode, we talk about picky eating struggles, how to know when it’s time to get help, and a few ideas to help expand your picky eater’s palate. Mentions: 9 Strategies for Feeding Picky Eaters How to Fix a...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Generation Alpha—the kids born between 2010 and the end of 2024. They're impacting our culture and our world in big and small ways. All of Chloe's, Abby's, and Megan's children are Gen Alpha, so in this episode, we talk about what makes these kids unique and how moms can...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! We all have different stories. Our pasts, our kids, our marriages... they're all unique, but we love to compare ourselves to one another anyway. In this episode, we talk about how to stop comparing yourself with others, what pulls you into that trap, and what to do to maintain a health...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! No two kids are the same, even within one family! In this episode, we discuss how different personalities can make parenting more challenging and how we can use our strengths to be the best moms we can be to all of our children. Mentions: How to Know What Your Kids Are Made of The Positive...

We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! We can't prepare our kids for everything the might encounter in life, but we can help lay a foundation that sets them up to be able to make good decisions and be confident in who they are. If you're trying to build kids who know their worth and can handle difficulty, this is the e...