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Caitlin is furiously planning the next series for the pod, so we revisit an oldie but goodie with these spring cleaning and organization hacks!

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We share 14 spring organizing tips that scratch the spring cleaning itch without spending a fortune on new storage bins. We also get nerdy about the upcoming total solar eclipse, debate hyperfixation snacks, and tell a cautionary story that starts with cleaning a bathroom vent and ends with a bruised knee.

• cleaning vs tidying vs organizing as separate tasks
• pool noodles to keep boots upright
• stickable hooks for tools and hiding cords
• vinyl placemats as fridge shelf liners
• shoe organizers used for mugs, supplies, and more

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Your hands are shaking. Your stomach drops. A parent-friend just told you that your child's kindergarten teacher is using a stern voice with your kid "all the time"—and it isn't getting better.

If you hate confrontation but also can't ignore that protective mama bear instinct, this episode is for you.

This week, I'm sharing my appearance on the Uncomfy podcast with host Julie Rose. We talk about what happened when I chose to advocate for my son anyway—and how that teacher meeting led to not one, but TWO ADHD diagnoses: his and mine.

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You Need This Episode If...

• You've ever had to confront a teacher (or need to and you're terrified)
• You suspect your child might be neurodivergent and don't know where to start
• You've wondered if YOU might have ADHD (especially as a woman)
• You need practical scripts for advocating without starting from accusation
• You're a mom trying to survive modern motherhood while carrying all the things

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What You'll Get

How to advocate for your child without making it worse:

• When to contact the teacher directly vs. when to loop in support staff
• The magic phrase: "Can you help me understand?" (turns confrontation into fact-finding)
• How to separate valid teacher frustration from a harmful pattern

The path to ADHD diagnosis:

• How classroom behavior can flag neurodivergence
• What the evaluation process actually looks like
• How advocating for my son led to my own adult ADHD diagnosis at 38

ADHD in women and moms:

• Internal hyperactivity, mind racing, time blindness
• Hobby hopping, hyperfixation, high achievement paired with silent struggle
• How the label gave me language and tools (not excuses)

Survival skills for modern motherhood:

• Setting boundaries around news consumption
• Scheduling joy like it matters
• A sensory reset you can try tonight if you're overstimulated

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Your Host

Caitlin Kindred (that's me!) is a former middle school teacher, current mom, host of "How to Be a Grownup," and someone who got her adult ADHD diagnosis at 38 after advocating for her kindergartener led to an evaluation that changed everything.

Julie Rose hosts the Uncomfy podcast, where hard conversations become useful ones.

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Fear hits differently when it involves your child. But sometimes advocacy—even when it's scary—leads to clarity, validation, and tools you didn't know you needed.

This conversation is about conflict resolution, neurodivergence, and the unexpected ways motherhood reshapes who we are.

Want more from Uncomfy? Find them at uncomfy.podcast on Instagram or email uncomfy@byu.edu.

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The internet is raising your kids right alongside you—through DMs, group chats, and comment threads. And that's important, because it's where both empathy and power get practiced every single day.

If media literacy asks, "Is this real or fake?", digital citizenship asks, "Who am I becoming online?"

This episode is about digital citizenship for real families: not vague "be nice online" advice, but concrete habits you can model, repeat, and actually use when group chats turn mean or your kid sees something sketchy.

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Digital citizenship doesn't mean never posting anything spicy again. It means asking yourself: is this helping build the kind of world I want to live in, or am I just adding to the noise?

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You Need This Episode If...

• Your kid has access to group chats, DMs, or social media
• You want practical scripts for when online spaces get toxic
• You need a family code of conduct that applies to adults, too (because modeling matters)
• You're not sure how to connect "digital citizenship" to real-world civic action
• You want to teach accountability and repair when kids mess up online

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What You'll Get

4-rule family code of conduct:

1. Pause before you post (especially when emotions spike)
2. Don't dehumanize people

(Get the other 2 in the episode!)

Weekly feed check-in – How to sit with your teen and unpack what the algorithm is showing them (and why)

Real scripts kids can use:

• When a group chat turns mean
• When they see sketchy content in DMs
• When they realize they joined in and need to repair
• The "blame the parent" exit strategy

Accountability – Why "it was a joke" doesn't cut it, and what to do instead

How to connect online energy to civic action

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Your Host

Caitlin is a former teacher, current mom, and someone actively opposed to becoming a troll in the comments section (and doesn't want her kids to be trolls either).

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Sources & Mentions

• How Media Literacy Supports Civic Engagement in a Digital Age | Media Education Lab (PDF; links media literacy to civic participation)
• Resource Library | Media Literacy Now (curated K–12 media literacy and digital citizenship resources)
• Enhancing Young People’s Media Literacy for Civic Engagement | YouthNetworks (how youth media literacy connects to civic skills and engagement)

Get the rest in the blog post!

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Next week: Catch Caitlin's appearance on the Uncomfy podcast, talking about her ADHD diagnosis.

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