Life Kit: Parenting · NPR
Drowning in toys? Here’s how to handle kid clutter
March 26, 2026·23 min·2 clips
Psychotherapist Denae Barahona reveals how picturing a child's jacket living on another kid helps parents let go.
As heard by us
A steady, practical look at why kid clutter can weigh more than the box it sits in.
Kid clutter comes through here as more than a storage issue; it is framed as something tangled up with memory, guilt, and the weight of time. The episode does well to name how hard it can feel to part with tiny jackets and other outgrown baby items, especially when each object…
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When the bassinet starts feeling like clutter with memories attached.
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