Podcast: Chicago Style Parenting

Option 2 (3).png

Welcome to NPN's podcast, Chicago Style Parenting, where we delve into parenting life in Chicago and uncover the resources, information, and support that Chicago families need. Listen and subscribe!

SEASON 1

Season 1, Episode 3: Understanding CPS Elementary School Options

Listen here: Spotify

Published 10/15/24

Description: Grace Lee Sawin, founder of Chicago School GPS, discusses elementary school options in Chicago Public Schools with Amy and Sitaara. Resources discussed include the CPS application portal , the GoCPS Elementary Info and GoCPS Elementary Resources. You can find school tours listed here, here, and here.

About our guest: As a self-described “Tiger Mom Lite”, Grace has always felt that the most important role of a parent is to provide the best possible education for her children by putting in all the time and research required to successfully make that happen. Little did she know HOW MUCH time and research she would have to do in order to get her daughters into a sought-after private Montessori for preschool, then into a well-regarded selective enrollment elementary program followed by a top selective enrollment high school and to an Ivy League university. Throughout the years, Grace has seen the school choice landscape change in Chicago with more options for all types of students. She thrives on uncovering these nuggets of wisdom and “hidden” info that others simply don’t have time to discover. She also is excited to share that info with you as she firmly believes a great education is a right, not a privilege. It just so happens in Chicago, it’s a “right” that takes an inordinate amount of research.

NPN members receive special perks from our partners! Click on these links to learn more and redeem: Park West Cooperative Nursery School and Pilgrim Lutheran School. Not a member? Join now.

Who would you like to hear from next? Please tell us.

Season 1, Episode 2: NPN Weekly Roundup

Listen here: Spotify

Published 9/27/24

Description: Amy and Sitaara take a deep dive into NPN's popular email, the NPN Weekly. Hear about the new Chicago-based dance party Earlybirds Club, the Hidden Gems High School Fair, NPN's Preschool and Elementary School Fair & Family Playdate, Chicago school board elections, and more. Resources mentioned include waituntill8th.org and the Dumb Phone app.

Do you want to receive the NPN Weekly? Sign up here or email us at podcasts@npnparents.org.

What should we discuss next month? Please tell us.

Season 1, Episode 1: Understanding Anxiety in Children and Teens

Listen here: Spotify

Published 9/13/24, hosted by Amy with guest Caroline Adelman, PhD

Description: Dr. Adelman and Amy discuss anxiety in children and teens, and how parents can support their anxious child and teen.

About our guest: Dr. Adelman completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she completed her pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships at the Child Study Center at Yale University, and she is the founder and clinical director of Chicago Psychotherapy. Dr. Adelman has published book chapters and journal articles on the topics of anxiety disorders, childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other topics. She has presented her research regularly at national conferences and has conducted multiple clinical trainings on the topic of treating childhood OCD and anxiety disorders. She is also the proud mother of two girls.

NPN members receive special perks from our partners! Click on these links to learn more and redeem: Chicago Psychotherapy, Blue Bird Day, and Sonnets Academy. Not a member? Join now.

Episode Sponsors