Parenting Smarts

Parenting Smarts

Hosted by Mary Ruth and MaryRuth Ghiyam · The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix

4.9from 156 ratings

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66Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
136
Episodes
11
Transcribed
156
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2018
First episode
3M
YouTube views

About Parenting Smarts

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!

Publisher
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix
Category
kids & family · religion & spirituality
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
25 Sept 2018
Latest episode
7 Oct 2026
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Latest episodes

11 of 136 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    134 - Season 9 Kick Off on Homework

  2. 22 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

    133: Popular Questions and Season Wrap

  3. 25 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

    131: Prayer Changes Everything

Inside a recent episode

134 - Season 9 Kick Off on Homework

Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I mean, the reality is most of them are on social media. They're just on their phones. They're not even doing anything with a lot of that teen screen time. I tried to find actual data for you guys about kids and playtime and how much unstructured playtime they had. And I couldn't find any good recent research. So I was like, OK, well, if I can't find it, maybe AI could find it. Guess what? Claude couldn't even find it. And we have the paid Claude. And they still couldn't find it. The last data was from 1997, because the reality is kids aren't out there playing. They're not having unstructured playtime outside. […]

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Who has been a guest on Parenting Smarts

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Colleen McCoy-Cejka
  • Nell O'Leary
  • Emily Jaminet
  • Ignatius Mazanowski
  • Rose Sweet

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YouTube views
2,717,526
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
146 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

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Quality
57
Social presence
0
YouTube
93
Engagement
95

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Mary Ruth and MaryRuth Ghiyam host the show. Published by The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix.

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