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U of M mother/daughter parenting experts launch radio show on motherhood
May 4 , 2006

University of Minnesota developmental psychologist Marti Erickson, who is known for serving up parenting advice in weekly columns, will be hitting the radio airwaves. Erickson and her daughter Erin Erickson Garner are launching a new radio show on motherhood. Their show “Good Enough Moms” (GEMs) will begin airing Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. on FM 107 starting May 6.

The mother-daughter team will explore many facets of motherhood in today’s world from confronting the daily joys and struggles of helping kids grow up well to balancing work and family. They will also tackle the big questions of how society views and values mothers and mothering.

The experience and knowledge Marti and Erin bring to radio sets their talk show apart. Erickson has spent years studying parent-child relationships, helping professionals learn best practices for working with children and families, and writing and speaking to diverse audiences throughout the world about children and families. Erin is completing her master’s degree at the U of M’s School of Public Health, specializing in maternal and child health. Erin and her husband have one child and their second child is due any day now.

To interview Marti and Erin, contact Patty Mattern, University News Service, (612) 624-2801.