Overview

• Obama used her acceptance as a Parents Next Gen Awards honoree to urge parents to open up about the “messy” and “more complicated” parts of family life.
• She warned that scrolling through curated social media feeds fosters unrealistic comparisons that heighten parental anxiety.
• On her IMO podcast with brother Craig Robinson, she shares candid conversations about parenting challenges and encourages community storytelling among parents.
• Reflecting on her White House tenure, she recounted how assigning chores and summer jobs helped her daughters develop resilience under intense public scrutiny.
• She reaffirmed her ongoing children’s health advocacy through Let’s Move!, co-producing Waffles & Mochi and founding PLEZi Nutrition to make healthy choices easier.