Tired of meltdowns? And I'm not just talking about your kids! Emily Hamblin is here to help us deal with our big emotions and teach our kids to deal with theirs. She gives practical tips about how to talk to our kids about their emotions, how to identify the skills they're lacking, and how to teach emotional regulation and empathy. Then we both share experiments you can try at home. For more resources from Emily, check out enlighteningmotherhood.com.
Join a coven of Halloween experts--my mother and her three sisters--for a costume parade through history as they reminisce and share photos about Halloweens past. We talk about the antics of my Grandpa, the Halloween king, and his legacy of papier mache and discuss useful skills like how to black out your teeth and create a lifelike beard with nothing but vaseline and coffee grinds. 😂
My friend Ashley McGavin and I share all the experiments we tried this summer–in Ashley's case with a brand new baby! We talk about feeding kids in the summer, keeping them entertained, summer jobs, chores, personal development, a senior trip, and how to achieve a throwback 80s and 90s summer. We both have 5 kids, but our families are in very different stages. My kids now range from 10 to 19, and her kids now range from four months to 14 years old. Join us at our weekly Open Labs! Tuesdays at 10:00 MT www.familylab.com/events
What's for dinner tonight? How about tomorrow? This episode helps you answer both questions--with favorite rollover meals from me and my guests Andrea Clark and Hillary Hess. Rollover meals allow you to take parts of one meal and roll it into another meal, to save time, money, and the tedium of leftovers. Hillary Hess shares great recipes and resources at helpingofhappiness.com Andrea Clark offers courses and printables at apurposefulhome.com Andrea 1. Chicken and Rice/ Hawaiian Haystacks/Fried Rice 2. Tacos (Pork or chicken) to Nachos 3. Scrambled Egg and Sausage/Breakfast Burritos 4. Rotisserie chicken with veggie, sourdough bread, or in a tortilla/leftover chicken to Thai Coconut Curry: https://everyday-reading.com/simple-thai-chicken-curry/ 5. Navajo tacos- use the chili leftover for baked potatoes, cornbread Bonus: Meatballs: spaghetti/meatball subs Pot Roast/sandwiches on french bread with meat and peppers Hillary 1. Chicken with salsa/taquitos or enchiladas 2. Tri-Tip-leftovers into stir-fry or fajitas 3. Hawaiian Haystacks/chicken pot pie 4. Leftover rice/rice cereal, pudding 5. Mashed potatoes/potato cheese soup Bonus: Watermelon/Watermelon feta salad/watermelon juice/watermelon popsicles Whitney 1. Mashed Potatoes/Ajiaco (Columbian Chicken and Potato soup) (Link: https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/ajiaco-bogotano-colombian-chicken-and/ 2. Mashed potatoes/shepherd's pie 3. Chicken or pork/ lettuce wraps 4. Roast Beef and veggies/Ropa Vieja 5. Salmon/salmon patties with avocado
Archibald Experiments: Back to School Routine Roundup https://youtu.be/vRngguIVeas Transitioning from a lazy summer schedule to a back to school routine is no joke. So I went through past podcast episodes looking for experiments we've tried here in the Archibald home to make our morning, afternoon and bedtime routines run more smoothly during the school year, from waking kids up to getting them into the car, to cleaning up that car, to connecting with them during the after-school runaround. Here are links to listen to the full episodes about our past fall experiments: How Whitney Experiments: Fall 2022 https://youtu.be/PUdQI9vod40?si=OGwcf47XprCYXMRw How Whitney Experiments: Fall 2020 https://youtu.be/4Af4Ae9DkAw?si=607HOeh1ozfcQ5nP Routine Experimentation (Fall 2019) https://youtu.be/8Zbu456GGEk?si=Xm7jKoqmMRsEfakA
Nothing like curling up under a tree with a good book! This episode is full of summer reading recommendations from kids for kids--with a good mix of avid and reluctant readers ages 8-16 with interests spanning all the genres. Here's a list of all the recommendations: (I'm an Amazon affiliate, so buying from these links helps support my podcast!) Hudson (14): Refugee by Alan Gratz Ground Zero, by Alan Gratz Jacob (15): Magic Treehouse Series, by Mary Pope Osborne Halloween Party by Agatha Christie Slacker series by Gordon Korman Katie (13): Resistance by Jennifer A Nielson A Night Divided by Jennifer A Nielson The False Prince and the rest of the Ascendant series by Jennifer A Nielson Abel (15): Michael Vey series by Richard Paul Evans Aiden (16): Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls Percy Jackson Series, by Rick Riordan My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Four Years Trapped in My Mind Palace by Johan Twiss The House of Months and Years Fablehaven by Brandon Mull Claire (12): Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Anything by Gordon Korman Lydia (8): Charlotte's Web by E. B. White Stuart Little by E.B. White Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling Matilda by Roald Dahl Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner Heidi (10): The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Wayside School Series by Louis Sachar Catwad by Jim Benton The Odd 1s Out by James Rallison The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak Ezra (9): James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl Holes, by Louis Sachar My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis Whitney: The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Masterminds, by Gordon Korman From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Anne of Green Gables Series by Lucy Maud Montgomery Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
Ready for a career change? Wondering what to do in the next stage of your life? Heather Nemelka to the rescue! In this episode we talk about how to transition back to a traditional job after focusing on caregiving and home management, how to figure out what you want to be when you grow up, and how to gain the confidence to make big changes. For more from Heather, check out elavare.com or watch her podcast on YouTube Past episodes about motherhood and work: How She Dismantles the Mommy Wars What She Calls Herself How She Transitions To Motherhood: Work How Ashley Freehan Works from Home How She Outsources How She Identifies Her Passions How Wendy and Alex Pursue Their Passions (Flamenco and Podcasting) How Leslie Graff Pursues Her Passions (Artist, Child Life Specialist, Mother) How Nancy Maldonado Pursues Her Passions (helping underserved communities) Listener Survey Listener survey HERE! I'd love your input for next season. Plus, I'll send you a free Independent Kids Self-Evaluation. Weekly Open Lab: Wednesdays at 10 am MT (through April 30 2025, then resuming in September) Join Whitney in her virtual studio to share ideas, solve problems, craft experiments, chat about past and future episodes, or just drop in to say hi! https://riverside.fm/studio/listener-ideas?t=880793c622433a15fcce
Latest update on the experiments in the Archibald home--from new milestones to sleep habits to meal planning to morning routines. Listener survey HERE! I'd love your input for next season. Plus, I'll send you a free Independent Kids Self-Evaluation. Weekly Open Lab: Wednesdays at 10 am MT (through April 30 2025, then resuming in September) Join Whitney in her virtual studio to share ideas, solve problems, craft experiments, chat about past and future episodes, or just drop in to say hi! https://riverside.fm/studio/listener-ideas?t=880793c622433a15fcce
We're bringing the band back together! The podcasters formerly known as Family Looking Up--Andrea Nielson, Beth Millward, and Camille Ward--reunite to talk about their unique family cultures and how to be deliberate as you design your own. Weekly Open Lab: Wednesdays at 10 am MT (through April 30 2025, then resuming in September) Join Whitney in her virtual studio to share ideas, solve problems, craft experiments, chat about past and future episodes, or just drop in to say hi! https://riverside.fm/studio/listener-ideas?t=880793c622433a15fcce
Spring is in the air, and it's time to open the windows, grab the cleaning supplies and get 'er done--with the help of our guest Joy Williams. Joy has developed a whole series of step-by-step guides to help kids (and adults) learn how to clean every room in the house. I've been meaning to try them for years, and this is finally our year. This will be our main family experiment for April and I'm excited to kick it off with this episode. We'll talk about why it's important for kids to help around the house, how to teach them to do so, and of course we'll have some experiments for you to try. Other episodes about teaching kids to clean: Lab: Teaching Kids to "Notice and Do" with Sam Kelly How Maria Kemp Teaches Her Kids to Work--On a Ranch How Emily Teaches Kids to Work How She Motivates Kids to Work How To Teach Kids to Be Tidy How To Teach Kids to Clean Workshop: How She Shares Family Work: Part 1 Workshop: How She Shares Family Work: Part 2 Weekly Open Lab: Wednesdays at 10 am MT (through April 30 2025, then resuming in September) Join Whitney in her virtual studio to share ideas, solve problems, craft experiments, chat about past and future episodes, discuss this quarter's book, or just drop in to say hi! https://riverside.fm/studio/listener-ideas?t=880793c622433a15fcce
This week, I invited my four siblings--Cassie Gadd, Brad Singley, Brett Singley, and Hayley Kirkland--into the studio to talk about our top family movies. We intended to each share 5 favorite movies from our childhood and then in our own families, but we definitely got carried away. I'm going to list our childhood movies and then our current favorite family movies by the person who recommended them. I'll omit the ones that we mentioned but do not recommend. (Sorry, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) We also talk about how we make family movie nights happen and what they look like for each of us. Of course, check ratings and Commonsensemedia.org to decide if these movie are appropriate for your families. Movies from Our Childhood (80s and 90s) Musicals: Sound of Music, Singing in the Rain, Music Man, Fiddler on the Roof, Newsies, Meet Me In St Louis, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (proceed with caution), Peter Pan (with Mary Martin. Definitely niche), Alice in Wonderland (made for TV movie), Into the Woods All ages: Three Amigos, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Nacho Libre, Princess Bride (Teen? Those ROUSes are pretty scary), Hook, Sandlot, Three Ninjas, Swiss Family Robinson, That Darn Cat, Flight of the Navigator, Sister Act Teens: Happy Gilmore, Goonies, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, So I Married An Axe Murderer, Life Is Beautiful Suspense: Rear Window Top Movies for our Own Families Whitney: Dan in Real Life, Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Hitch, Hunt for the Wilderpeople (language), The Truman Show, Castaway Cassie: Jurassic Park, Blackbeard's Ghost, Remember the Titans, Princess Bride, Night at the Museum, National Treasure Brad: Safety Last, School of Rock (language), Fantastic Mr. Fox, Hunt for the Wilderpeople (language), The Red Balloon, What About Bob, Raising Arizona Brett: My Neighbor Totoro, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Surf's Up, Three Ninjas, All Lego Movies Hayley: School of Rock (language), Princess Bride, Hook, Singing in the Rain, Music Man, Newsies, Paddington 2, Napoleon Dynamite, Monty Python and the Holy Grail Weekly Open Lab: Wednesdays at 10 am MT (through April 30 2025, then resuming in September) Join Whitney in her virtual studio to share ideas, solve problems, craft experiments, chat about past and future episodes, discuss this quarter's book, or just drop in to say hi! https://riverside.fm/studio/listener-ideas?t=880793c622433a15fcce
Time to tackle larger events, like weddings, funerals, family reunions, and community events! In this third installment, we talk about the structure of events, from the invitations to the send off. This week Whitney is joined by Angela Halliday and Debbie Siebert. The book we've been discussing is The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker. To listen to the other two episodes about this book, click the links below: Art of Gathering Part 1 Art of Gathering Part 2 Weekly Open Lab: Wednesdays at 10 am MT (through April 30 2025, then resuming in September) Join Whitney in her virtual studio to share ideas, solve problems, craft experiments, chat about past and future episodes, discuss this quarter's book, or just drop in to say hi! https://riverside.fm/studio/listener-ideas?t=880793c622433a15fcce
On March 6, 2025, Elise Caffee was in a terrible car accident in Cancun. The car she was in was hit by an asphalt truck, and she was rescued, but severely burned. Since this was published, Elise passed away from her injuries. You can find more of her story at instagram.com/elisecaffeeupdates I decided to change my planned schedule to bring you a conversation I had with Elise about friendship in 2022. I used clips from it in two different episodes, but never released the entirety of it. Elise had so many beautiful things to say about friendship and kindness. Please enjoy her wisdom today and say a prayer for Elise and her family. Donate to the driver's family here: Go Fund Me 3kidstravel.com Weekly Open Lab: Wednesdays at 10 am MT (through April 30 2025, then resuming in September) Join Whitney in her virtual studio to share ideas, solve problems, craft experiments, chat about past and future episodes, discuss this quarter's book, or just drop in to say hi! https://riverside.fm/studio/listener-ideas?t=880793c622433a15fcce
So you have never been a room mom. (Guilty!) Look how many books you read with your kids, or magnificent meals you made, or epic hikes you went on. In this episode Maria Eckersley and Whitney Archibald talk about the tradeoffs that come with discovering and leaning into our superpowers. You can't do everything all at once. But you can build different strengths in different seasons and turn out to be amazing in your own unique way. To learn more from the wonderful Maria Eckersley, check out this episode of How She Moms: How Maria Makes It Fun And you can find fun ideas, printables, and her scripture study courses at Meckmom.com. Weekly Open Lab: Wednesdays at 10 am MT (through April 30 2025, then resuming in September) Join Whitney in her virtual studio to share ideas, solve problems, craft experiments, chat about past and future episodes, discuss this quarter's book, or just drop in to say hi! https://riverside.fm/studio/listener-ideas?t=880793c622433a15fcce
How do you run your family calendar? Manage projects around the house? Keep track of kids' money? Whitney and guest Sami Bedell-Mulhern talk about the top 5 tech tools they use to help their homes run smoothly. Weekly Open Lab: Wednesdays at 10 am MT (through April 30 2025, then resuming in September) Join Whitney in her virtual studio to share ideas, solve problems, craft experiments, chat about past and future episodes, discuss this quarter's book, or just drop in to say hi! https://riverside.fm/studio/listener-ideas?t=880793c622433a15fcce
This week I boil down the Family Lab philosophy into ten different ideas--mostly things I've learned the hard way through lots of first-hand experimentation. Here are some links for things I mention in the episode: Open Studio Wednesdays at 10:00 MDT--Please join in! American Man, Age 10 by Susan Orlean How She Shares Family Work How You Do Laundry
When you're hosting an event are you Inclusive or exclusive? Chill or bossy? These are a few of the controversies we'll cover in today's discussion about the Art of Gathering by Priya Parker, with Whitney Archibald, Angela Halliday, and Emily Bean. Watch Part 1: The Art of Gathering Part 1 (Intro and Chapter 1) Other episodes about gathering: How She Builds a Village How She Spends Time with Friends How She Makes Friends How Christina Builds Community
Sure, your kid is capable of picking up his socks. But does he notice those socks are on the floor in the first place? This aspect of carrying the mental load--noticing what needs to be done and then doing it--is the foundation of Sam Kelly's strategy for teaching kids to work in the home. In this episode, Sam and Whitney investigate how to help kids develop this skill, talk about how they've experimented with this in their homes, and suggest experiments you can try in your own home. For more resources from Sam Kelly, visit hellosamkelly.com For more episodes about teaching kids to work, check out: How Maria Kemp Teaches Her Kids to Work--On a Ranch How Emily Teaches Kids to Work How She Motivates Kids to Work How To Teach Kids to Be Tidy How To Teach Kids to Clean Workshop: How She Shares Family Work: Part 1 Workshop: How She Shares Family Work: Part 2
How do you gather with your family? And how could you make gatherings like dinnertime, family scripture study, driving kids around, and family meetings more purposeful? Join Whitney and her friend Angela Halliday as they discuss the intro and first chapter of The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker. This episode will focus on gatherings of your nuclear family. Here's the schedule for the rest of the book: February 11: Art of Gathering Part 2--Chapters 2-3. We'll talk about hosting informal gatherings with friends and extended family March 11: Art of Gathering Part 3--Chapters 4-8. We'll talk about hosting more formal gatherings like weddings, funerals, reunions, and parties.
If your child struggles with anxiety, you know the balancing act between helping them feel safe and helping them become more resilient. Dr. Mary Wilde is here to help. In this episode she explains what anxiety is and teaches us how to focus on building our kids' (and our own) resources rather than putting our energy into minimizing risk. Dr. Mary Wilde is a licensced integrative pediatrician and the mother of 8 boys! You can find more of her resources at drmarywilde.com Sign up for her free masterclass here: Empowering Anxious Kids. Listen to her Ted Talk Here: Compassion Parenting:Transceding the Myth of Perfect Conditions If you enjoyed this episode, check out: How Chantel Allen Manages Anxiety How She Takes Care of Herself Part 1 How She Takes Care of Herself Part 2
Charlotte
Whit, these keep getting better. perhaps I am partial for being lucky to have spent time in your household growing up. I loved hearing your mom's voice and all her stories.