Segment from Mommy Dearest

An Expert on Parenting Experts

Brian talks with journalist Ann Hulbert about the early 20^th Century advice that mothers not smother their children with love.

Historian Linda Kerber discusses the role of women in the Founding period, and the concept of “republican motherhood.”

00:04:08

The hosts explore the question of why it’s been so difficult to be a good mother in a country that equates motherhood with being American?

00:05:08

The hosts talk with a listener who asks, given immigration and diversity in the United States, what is “motherhood” in America?

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The hosts talk with a listener who wonders about the role of male experts in offering advice on preparing for pregnancy.

00:06:20

Brian chats with Liz, a mother who has posted over 19,000 comments to Mothering.com, “the birthplace of the natural family lifestyle.”

00:03:16

Brian talks with journalist Ann Hulbert about the early 20^th Century advice that mothers not smother their children with love.

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