Picking our battles but not with our kids
Extremely Good Parenting
Dive a little deeper into how you spend time as a parent and how you can reduce "busy" to maximize time with your kids.
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How to solo-parent when your spouse is away
Extremely Good Parenting
Guest, Kylie Hastings from Scribbles and Dots discusses both short-term and long-term tips for parenting your kids when your spouse is away.
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Establishing a longterm parenting self-care routine
Extremely Good Parenting
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Nurturing emotional intelligence and empathy in our kids
Extremely Good Parenting
Spreading compassion in the world by raising our children to be empathetic and understand their emotions. 6 main ways you can easily teach empathy, compassion, and emotional intelligence to raise socially intelligent kids.
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Teaching life skills to end entitlement
Extremely Good Parenting
Guest, Kristen Mason, from Busy Kids Happy Mom and I discuss how to teach life skills to our children and how it relates to independence and ending entitlement. From Kristen's tip to simplify family life to how her son thought the word "bored" was a bad "B" word, we discuss opening the doors to raising tiny adults in little child-size homes that nurture and foster independence.
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The rarely beautiful art of tidying up with kids
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Because messes happen, kids have a ton of toys, and not all of us live in an HGTV dream world. So how do you teach responsibility and have fun while letting your kids learn to help with the messes?
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The trouble with overpraising children
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Guest, Val from Bon Bon Break and I discuss why we shouldn't be constantly praising our kids or be too quick to say "good job". We have lots of great resources for you too and interesting topics like how parenting and narcissism can be interrelated.
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Juggling parental priorities - balance doesn't exist
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After a brief hiatus because of sick kids and unexpected travel plans, I'm back with an episode on how balance doesn't exist because you cannot give yourself equally to everyone and everything. Learn how to do this and how to create a plan.
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What to expect when adding a baby to the family
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Paula from Beauty Through Imperfection is back (even though this was actually recorded before episode 11) and we're talking about planning for more kids in your family and what to expect when the new baby arrives. Maybe you or a friend is contemplating having another child and we chat all about this! She literally wrote the book on introducing a new baby into your family so it's a great show!
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Tough questions about child abuse great parents ask
Extremely Good Parenting
info_outlineLiz from Love & Marriage Blog discusses one of her favorite subjects with me -- getting kids to sleep. She wrote the book Hacking Sleep and is passionate about helping parents get their kids to sleep better so they too can sleep better.
- 7:06 Liz Recommends Moms on Call to learn about sleep solutions. They also have online classes.
- 14:09 Foam-lined Blackout Curtains
- 15:40-17:00 Happy Light and Sleep/Wake Light bulbs
- 16:00 “OK to Wake!” Stuffed owl
- 18:00 Liz talks about bananas, sleep, and her bedtime popsicles
- 27:00 More naps = better nighttime sleep
- 29:20 Taming the Overly Tired Toddler
- Liz’s Extremely Good of the Week: Dubsmash
- Kara’s Extremely Good of the Week: Family time after a year of being away