About this episode

Renee discusses home maintenance, a new meal prep obsession, YouTube parenting rules, and her fitness goals.

Thursday, June 25th: Today I'm covering a truly thrilling topic: dust. Specifically, why there seems to be an endless amount of it in my house, why I recently found myself cleaning blinds and washing curtains, and how home maintenance somehow feels like a full-time job. I also share my latest food prep obsession, a ridiculously simple high-protein chicken bowl recipe I found on Pinterest that has completely transformed my lunches. It's easy, delicious, and somehow even got my husband's approval (which is saying something). Then we get into Milo's newest YouTube obsession and the boundaries we've recently put in place around screen time and content. I explain why I don't automatically view regular YouTube as the enemy, the difference between Kids YouTube and creator-led content, and how we're starting conversations about media literacy much earlier than I ever expected. We chat about creators, sponsorships, clickbait, algorithms, and helping kids think critically about what they're watching online. And finally, I share a new fitness goal that's got me excited: running. Yes, running. I talk about what I'm working toward, why I'm adding it into my routine, and whether any of you…

People in this episode

Host: Renee Reina

Topics covered

• home maintenance
• meal prep
• YouTube parenting
• screen time
• fitness goals

Keywords

• dust
• high-protein lunch
• YouTube rules
• screen time
• media literacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: YouTube, Pinterest

Products: high-protein chicken bowl

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