Mom By Her First Name is Still As Sweet

We took a little break from podcasting but we are back and ready to talk. Because our conversations in our podcasts flow right from our actual talks, we know this is a real question out there. To catch you up: some teens at the snack bar addressed Ellen by first name. Some hackles were raised. Some were not. And thus a podcast was born.

So do your kids call you by your first name? What do you let other kids call you? Does it really matter? We will try to figure out what these questions and their answers say about our parenting styles and insecurities. We might even throw out there that a mom by her first name is still as sweet but not before we unpack some of the thorny issues of this burning question.

On the podcast: parenting talk about whether kids should call adults by their first names | Tips and Experience from Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms

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Some other things to look forward to in this podcast:

Ellen talks about how she wins teens over with her melon balls.

On the podcast: parenting talk about whether kids should call adults by their first names | Tips and Experience from Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms

We talk about this crazy vacation <ahem> trip we take together every summer with our friends and a gaggle of kids and how this might have been where the whole first-naming- mom thing started for us.
We bring up two great articles where smart people talk about just this issue: one by Jen Rose about 4 Reasons we should ditch the old school formality and the other by Lynne Palazzi that addresses some of the issues surrounding the “should kids call adults by their first names?” thing.
Ellen mentions that her daughter participates in Destination Imagination so we thought we should link it up in case you didn’t know what that was.
In the course of our talk, Erin mentions that her son just graduated and Ellen’s daughter is graduating in May so we thought we would share some of our pieces about that big change:

Ten Things I Want to Say to My Son Before He Graduates

Parents: 10 Survival Tips for College Prep Stress

Another way to teen hearts is through sugar. Ellen has a bunch of great cake ideas. She talks about them so we linked them up for you.
We mention that one lifesaver for us when we were young moms was the MOMS Club. You can see if there is one near you.

Make time to join us and hear our conversation this week. We would love to hear what you have to say so please feel free to tell us how you feel and what your kids and their friends call you.