Parenting Smarts! We need them, and sometimes we feel them. Our host, Dr. MaryRuth Hackett, is a mom of four with a doctorate in educational psychology, specializing in child development. Parenting Smarts blends together the science of child development and the realities of family life.Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe, download, and share with the people you know who could use some Parenting Smarts!
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Signup to Generate a PitchParenting Smarts! We need them, and sometimes we feel them. Our host, Dr. MaryRuth Hackett, is a mom of four with a doctorate in educational psychology, specializing in child development. Parenting Smarts blends together the science of child development and the realities of family life. Thanks for listening!
Recent episodes include "135 - Burnout in Parents" (21 October 2026, 43 minutes), "133: Popular Questions and Season Wrap" (22 April 2026, 38 minutes), and "131: Prayer Changes Everything" (25 March 2026, 38 minutes).
Parenting Smarts publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 43 minutes across 100 episodes.
Booking probability for Parenting Smarts is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Parenting Smarts requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Parenting Smarts's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Parenting Smarts are Family & Social Services. Parenting Smarts has a kids audience.
Parenting Smarts is a kids podcast with 100 episodes published.
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In part one of a two-part series, Ched Mendoza, LAC joins Mary Ruth to discuss what burnout looks like in parents and what to do about it. Find resources at the Office of Mental Health Ministry for the Diocese of...
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Mary Ruth tackles common questions parents have about spiritual life as she wraps up this season.
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Shannon Wendt joins Mary Ruth to share how prayer changed everything in her family life as well as encourages us to pray even when it's messy.
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Nell O'Leary joins Mary Ruth for an authentic conversation about the realities of family life and offers perspective on how to navigate it.
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Emily Jaminet joins Mary Ruth to share tips and experience for parenting kids of different ages.
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Fr. Ignatius Mazanowski joins Mary Ruth to talk about forgiveness - how to live it, to teach it to children and to cultivate it in family life.
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Rose Sweet joins Mary Ruth to help us understand the four temperaments and how they affect family dynamics.
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Meagan Martinez joins Mary Ruth to share how to connect deeply with our kids at any age.
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Mary Ruth reflects on the first half of the season with a recap of the episodes on connection.
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Jennifer Ellis joins Mary Ruth for a conversation on the importance of belonging and how to build community.
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Shalini Blubaugh joins MaryRuth to discuss the benefits of movement for spiritual, physical and mental well being.
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Service pulls us outside of ourselves and helps us connect. Melissa Mazzella DeLaney shares her incredible story and the importance of service in family life.
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MaryRuth sits down with Bishop Dolan to talk about his love for art. Together they explore how art connects us to God and to each other.
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Abigail Poole joins MaryRuth to explore how nature helps us connect to God and to each other.
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MaryRuth welcomes listeners to a new season of Parenting Smarts with a look at what's ahead.
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Stephanie Burke joins MaryRuth to talk about how to help children understand the spiritual world in age-appropriate ways.
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MaryRuth dives into the virtue of faith and ways to nurture it in ourselves and in our families.
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MaryRuth is joined by Jennifer Ellis to reflect on patience, what they have learned and how to practice it in family life.
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How can we choose our words, listen to the Lord and discern well? Fr. Will Schmid joins MaryRuth to discuss how to allow wisdom to permeate our lives and families.
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Gail Davis, MaryRuth's mom, joins the program to help us learn how to cultivate courage in ourselves and our families.
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