Life Kit: Parenting
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Anxious about trying for a baby? Here's how to deal
Oct 19, 2026
18m 10s
How to jumpstart your child's financial future
Sep 10, 2026
18m 55s
Mom needs a moment! How to pause parental rage
Aug 25, 2026
21m 38s
Want to get pregnant? There’s more to it than you think
Jul 9, 2026
26m 11s
Practical advice for modern dads
Jun 18, 2026
19m 42s
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- 🇹🇭TH · Kids & Family#2311K to 132K
- 🇲🇽Mexico · Kids & Family#1114.6K to 57K
- 🇳🇱Netherlands · Kids & Family#833.5K to 43K
- 🇰🇪KE · Kids & Family#102475 to 5.8K
- 🇸🇪Sweden · Kids & Family#177432 to 5.3K
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21K to 252K🎙 Monthly cadence·120 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19/26 |  Anxious about trying for a baby? Here's how to deal | Trying to get pregnant can feel like being stuck on a stressful hamster wheel. Between monitoring your cycle, dealing with your family's probing questions and navigating medical ups and downs, conception is rarely straightforward and often anxiety-inducing. This episode, reporter Andee Tagle shares tips on dealing with conception anxiety no matter your pregnancy journey.Follow us on Instagram: @nprlifekitSign up for our newsletter here.Have an episode idea or feedback you want to share? Email us at [email protected] the show and listen to it sponsor-free by signing up for Life Kit+ at plus.npr.org/lifekitSee pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 18m 10s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | financial literacyparenting+3 | — | 529 planscustodial brokerage accounts+2 | — | financial futureinvestment options+4 | — | 18m 55s | ||
| 8/25/26 | parental rageparenting tools+3 | Cassidy Freitas | NPRMom Needs A Moment: How to Stop Your Reaction Before It Starts and Become a Calmer, Happier, More Connected Parent | — | parenthoodsnack requests+3 | — | 21m 38s | ||
| 7/9/26 | fertilitypregnancy+3 | reproductive endocrinologistreproductive psychiatrist | NPR | — | fertilitypregnancy+3 | — | 26m 11s | ||
| 6/18/26 | fatherhoodparenting+3 | Kevin MaguireDavid Defoe | NPRThe New Fatherhood | — | modern dadsparenting advice+3 | — | 19m 42s | ||
| 5/26/26 | parenthoodchild-free life+4 | Merle Bombardieri | NPRThe Baby Decision | — | parenthoodchild-free+5 | — | 26m 11s | ||
| 5/19/26 | baby talkearly childhood development+3 | — | NPR | — | baby talkinfants+4 | — | 19m 35s | ||
| 4/21/26 | mental loadparenting+3 | Leah Ruppanner | NPRDrained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More | — | mental loadto-do list+3 | — | 24m 42s | ||
| 4/13/26 | working parentbalance+3 | — | NPR | — | working parentbrain fog+3 | — | 25m 53s | ||
| 4/2/26 | teen mental healthAI chatbots+3 | — | NPR | — | AI chatbotsteen mental health+3 | — | 21m 17s | ||
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| 3/26/26 | clutterparenting+3 | Denaye Barahona | NPR | — | toysclutter+3 | — | 23m 09s | ||
| 3/2/26 | car seat installationparenting mistakes+3 | — | NPR | — | car seatinstallation+3 | — | 25m 44s | ||
| 12/1/25 | holiday stressfamily gatherings+3 | Niro Feliciano | NPRAll Is Calmish: How to Feel Less Frantic and More Festive During the Holidays | — | holiday seasonstress management+3 | — | 23m 25s | ||
| 10/2/25 | toddler behaviorparenting strategies+3 | — | NPR | — | toddlerparenting+5 | — | 27m 06s | ||
| 9/25/25 | college selectionhigher education+3 | Jeffrey Selingo | NPRDream School: Finding the College That’s Right for You | — | college choiceprestige+3 | — | 19m 48s | ||
| 9/2/25 | artificial intelligenceteens+4 | — | ChatGPTNPR | — | AIChatGPT+5 | — | 23m 33s | ||
| 8/19/25 | teen supportback to school+3 | Lisa Damour | Walton Family FoundationGallup+1 | — | teensparenting+5 | — | 22m 56s | ||
| 7/29/25 |  Hidden ways technology can influence your parenting decisions | From pregnancy tracking apps to smart baby monitors, technology is ingrained in parenthood at every turn. But at what cost? In this episode, Amanda Hess, author of Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age, shares how data, metrics and our relationship to technology can shape child-rearing — and create barriers between parents and their kids.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 26m 21s | ||||||
| 7/24/25 |  How to embrace the mess and teach your kids to cook | If you have kids, cooking with them might sound like a daunting prospect. But David Nayfeld, the chef behind the new book, Dad, What's for Dinner?, says cooking with your kids can create positive memories and help your kids build useful skills. In this episode, Nayfeld shares easy weeknight recipes to try with your kids and cooking tasks children can help with at any age. Yes, it might get messy, but that's OK if you're connecting and spending time together.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 18m 50s | ||||||
| 5/6/25 |  How to maintain your friendships after kids | It can be tough to navigate adult friendships when kids come into the picture. Parents assume their child-free buds don't want to hang out with them, and vice versa. To overcome this divide, reporter Emily Siner speaks with three experts about what makes friendships work across parenting stages. So whether you have kids, want kids, have friends with kids, or know anyone who could have kids someday, we've got you covered.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 19m 38s | ||||||
| 3/27/25 |  How to raise kids in a multilingual home | There are a lot of benefits to raising a child speaking two or more languages: a better understanding of their culture and their relatives, cognitive benefits and expanded job opportunities. But raising a kid is hard enough in one language. How can a parent be expected to do it in two or more? Reporter Julia Furlan explains that raising a kid in a multilingual household isn't a burden — it's a gift.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 22m 17s | ||||||
| 2/4/25 |  How to combat parental burnout | Today's parents are more involved in their children's lives — and more stressed out — than they were two decades ago, according to an advisory from the 2024 U.S. Surgeon General. So how can they catch a break? Life Kit reporter Andee Tagle explains why parental burnout is a public health crisis and offers realistic ways to ease the pressure. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 27m 12s | ||||||
| 10/24/24 |  Should you let your kid quit something? | You signed your kid up for the soccer team (or swimming lessons, or piano or art), paid the fee and now they're begging to quit! In these moments, it's difficult to know what decision will help your kid grow in the long run. Do you ask them to tough it out and develop perseverance? Or trust their emotions? In this episode, Life Kit visuals editor Beck Harlan talks to two family psychologists about what to do when your kid tells you they're never going back to that extracurricular.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 21m 39s | ||||||
| 9/26/24 |  Your kid is having a tantrum in public. Now what? | Meltdowns, refusing to share, hitting other kids. Every child has bad behavior sometimes. At home, it's easier to deal with. But what about in public? Psychologist Celina Benavides explains what to do in the moment — and how to get ahead of bad behavior. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 21m 05s | ||||||
| 9/17/24 |  Up your lunchbox game | Sulhee Jessica Woo's love language is packing lunch. When she sends her three kids off to school, she includes themed lunches, snacks cut into cute shapes, and sweet notes to give them some support while they're away. If you want to level up your kid's school lunches, she has some suggestions. This episode, Sulhee Jessica Woo shares advice from her new cookbook, Let's Make Some Lunch: Recipes Made with Love for Everyone. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 17m 38s | ||||||
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Chart history for Life Kit: Parenting
Peaked at #23 in TH, currently #23 in TH.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TH | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #83 | #83 | — |
| KE | — | #102 | #102 | — |
| Mexico | — | #111 | #111 | — |
| GR | — | #162 | #162 | — |
| Finland | — | #174 | #174 | — |
| Sweden | — | #177 | #177 | — |
| NG | — | #184 | #184 | — |
| HK | — | #185 | #185 | — |
Chart Positions
9 placements across 9 markets.
Chart Positions
9 placements across 9 markets.