Episode 146: Pam Lobley – Why Can’t We Just Play?

Pam Lobley is the author of the book Why Can’t We Just Play? What I Did When I Realized My Kids Were Way Too Busy, a memoir of the summer I spent letting my two sons take time off from all their scheduled activities and JUST play. She is also the co-author of the book You Definitely Know You’re a Mom When … a charming gift book for moms of young children. Pam has also written plays, comedy sketch shows and columns on various news outlets including, The New York Times, The Bergen Record, Philadelphia Inquirier, Huffington Post, Today.com, and many more. In this episode, we talk about not giving your kids too much structure and allowing your kids to free play. What we talked about: 4:00- Getting to know Pam 10:30- Sibling fighting 15:00- Relatable parenting conversations 29:50- Why Can’t We Just Play 41:30- Encouragement for parents to let their kids free play 55:05- End of podcast questions Show notes: You and Your Adult Child Pam’s Website Pam’s Books Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: 2Before Use the code “Lindsey” for 30% of 20 packs plus free shipping Goodr Use code “another” for free shipping