1-2-3 Magic: Adventures in Adulting, Overparenting, & Vanilla Ice
Release Date: 03/01/2019
Are My Kids on Track: Boundaries, Reflection, and COVID-19
Minimally Acceptable Parents
We touch on COVID-19. Then we explore excellence with chore time & practicing spelling. Then we attain imperfection with missed moments and dinner interruptions. We wrap-up our last book review of, "Are My Kids on Track?" by Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan. We discuss the social & spiritual milestones & finish by reflecting on the past year. Then we add our last quote for the Parent Board and read through our quotes for our vision statement for parenting.
info_outline
Are My Kids on Track?: Vocabulary, Entitlement, and the DMV
Minimally Acceptable Parents
info_outline
The Gardener & The Carpenter: Imitation, Technological Pessimists, & Spats
Minimally Acceptable Parents
We explore excellence with new books & animal facts. Then we attain imperfection with sick days and a difficult weekend. We complete our discussion on "The Gardener & The Carpenter" with a discussion on learning through imitation & testimony, essentialism, "why?", playground culture, & technological pessimists. Then we end with a new quote for the Parent Board from the last sentence in the book.
info_outline
The Gardener & The Carpenter: Zombies, Oxytocin, & Vaccine Hesitancy
Minimally Acceptable Parents
We explore excellence with exciting career news & avoiding zombies; attain imperfections in our budget and exercise routines; and start our discussion on Alison Gopnik's book, "The Gardener & The Carpenter" with a discussion on the "parenting" model, immaturity & prolonged lifespan, & oxytocin with a major to detour to discuss ingroup versus outgroup in the context of institutional racism and vaccine hesitancy. Then we end with a new quote for the Parent Board!
info_outline
Simplicity Parenting: Cool Runnings, Blockbuster, & Crafting Rhythms
Minimally Acceptable Parents
*This episode is PART B of Simplicity Parenting & picks up in the middle of our book review. So, we suggest checking out Episode 19A first.*
info_outline
Simplicity Parenting: Tree Climbing, Toy Marketing, & A Blue Moose
Minimally Acceptable Parents
We explore excellence with simplified rooms & climbing trees, then attain imperfection in shifting schedules and shower meltdowns. In Part A of our discussion on Kim Payne's book, "Simplicity Parenting," we discuss the pillars of "Too Much." As well as simplifying our environment through noticing marketing influences and sifting through all our stuff; with a couple detours into waldorf salads, the soul, & a blue moose from Montana.
info_outline
How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t: Soccer Game, Panic Attack, & Sleep Hygiene
Minimally Acceptable Parents
We explore excellence with soccer games, abstaining from eating out, and The Lord's Prayer with a detour talking about The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard. Our imperfection is evident in lying, panic attacks, and ticking time bombs. Then we finish our discussion on Carla Naumburg's book, "How To Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids," by sharing our thoughts on some BuRPs (button reducing practices) to include sleep, support, self-compassion, and space. Then, Sydney has a quote for the Parent Board!
info_outline
How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t: Budgets, Triggers, & Multi-Tasking
Minimally Acceptable Parents
We explore excellence with budgeting and after-school talks and attain imperfection with hyperfocus on budgeting and napping wars. We start our discussion on Carla Naumburg's new book, "How To Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids." We talk on why we lose it and the importance of writing a new story, social media, prefrontal cortex with fight-or-flight response, and multi-tasking/multi-thinking. Then we end with a new quote for the Parent Board!
info_outline
Hands Free Momma: Marriage Journal, The Principal's Office, & Forgiving Your Mistakes
Minimally Acceptable Parents
We explore excellence through finding time to play and "The Marriage Journal." Then, we attain imperfection with parent-teacher conferences and a visit to the principal's office. We finish our conversation on "Hands Free Momma" by Rachel Macy Stafford with a discussion on clarity, simplification, acceptance of your mistakes, and compassion moving forward. Finally, we update The Parent Board and announce that we're moving some things around.
info_outline
Hands Free Momma: Pre-K, Residency Woes, & Connectedness
Minimally Acceptable Parents
We find excellence in 1st day of Pre-K & initial thoughts on "The Marriage Journal." We attain imperfection with screaming matches and a venting session on residency. We introduce "Hands Free Momma" by Rachel Macy Stafford with discussions on presentness, safe sleep, connectedness in the family & in medicine, and deliberateness. As always, we wrap it up with The Parent Board.
info_outlineWe explore wearing makeup and awkward political conversations! Then our imperfections about derailed routines and curse words. We review the second half of 1-2-3 Magic, and touch on "adulting", overparenting, wrap it up with The Parent Board additions and updates.
Exploring Excellence 00:45
Attaining Imperfection 6:00
Book Review 9:25
"This program is a simple, easy to remember approach to discipline that when applied consistently leads to, at minimum, a more tolerable home."
Parent Board 49:30