Parenting a strong-willed kid, handling criticism about your family size or kids’ spacing, the first signs of kid crushes and puppy love, and gift ideas for your kids’ grandparents. Meagan and Sarah take on these questions and offer our advice in Episode 176. Join us!LINKS MENTIONED:<ul><li><a href="http://themomhour.com/mom-hour/175/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Last week’s Episode 175 was also a Listener Questions show</a></li><li><a href="http://themomhour.com/tag/listener-questions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">All our Listener Questions episodes are available on this page</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/positive-discipline/Parenting-Strong-Willed-Child" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Parenting A Strong-Willed Child</a> (Aha! Parenting from Dr. Laura Markham)</li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2015/11/09/why-its-good-to-have-a-strong-willed-child-and-why-you-should-let-up-on-them/?utm_term=.832e527cdefc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why it’s good to have a strong-willed child, and why you should let up on them</a> (On Parenting from The Washington Post)</li><li>In our discussion of grandparent gifts we talked about <a href="http://www.canvaspeople.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Canvas People canvases</a> (text MOMHOUR to 484848 to get a free one), <a href="https://chatbooks.com/custom-photo-books/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chatbooks photo books</a> and <a href="http://storyworth.com/themomhour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Storyworth</a> (sponsor link!), the service that prompts your loved ones to write down family stories and memories</li><li><a href="http://themomhour.com/tmh2017giftguide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Our 2017 Holiday Gift Guide</a></li></ul> MORE HELPFUL LINKS:<ul><li><a href="https://themomhour.com/welcome/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit our website</a></li><li><a href="https://themomhour.com/partners/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Check out deals from our partners</a></li><li><a href="https://instagram.com/themomhour/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/themomhour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join our private listener group on Facebook</a> (be sure to answer the membership questions!)</li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/TMHNews/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for our newsletter</a></li></ul> See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

The Mom Hour

Listener Questions (Vol.16): Episode 176

Co-hosts Meagan Francis and Sarah Powers have eight kids between them, little to grown. Weekly conversations offer practical tips and real-life encouragement for moms who want to enjoy motherhood more, and cut back on comparison, worry, and stress. We’re not experts, we’re moms who’ve been there. We’re not perfect, we’re real. Welcome to The Mom Hour.