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Mamatoto Radio is brought to you by the founder of Mamatoto.info Hanna Schaer. We talk all things motherhood, sharing stories and talking to professionals who work with mothers through pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Follow us on social media @mamatoto.info and visit our website www.mamatoto.info

Learning to follow instructions 03/02/2021

Learning to follow instructions Learning to follow instructions. I know what it sounds like, I can hear it too, but stay with me and hear me out. If we do not teach our kids to know how to follow instructions, all the things they do in life will be harder than they need to be. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/17790731

Leading with compassion 03/02/2021

Leading with compassion As parents we are leaders in our family, and whether we are good or bad leaders, we are the people the smaller people in our group follow, and playing that role comes with a lot of responsibility as we all know. Let's talk a little bit about what choices we have and how they might play out today on Mamatoto Radio. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/17790419

Teaching generosity 02/23/2021

Teaching generosity Generosity is a very close relative of empathy, I will explain why. When I think of generosity I think of being open to sharing what you have. Whether that is material things, your time, your attention, your affection, or your empathy. My grandmother always said that when people were over and it was meal time, you share what you have between everyone. When we share there is more. We is greater than me. It’s no coincidence I choose to talk about generosity during a pandemic. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/17790131

Our pods and networks 02/16/2021

Our pods and networks Before the pandemic happened I think most of us thought of dolphins when we said pod. Or EarPods maybe. Now our pods are the people we include in our safe zone, the people we pod with are an extension of our family. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/17594459

Giving our kids community 02/09/2021

Giving our kids community You know the saying it takes a village to raise a child? Today I wanted to take a moment and think about that village, that community and how we can intentionally build that community around our kids until they are old enough to build their own. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/17593925

Controversy and Creativity 02/02/2021

Controversy and Creativity I imagine we think we are doing our kids a favor shielding them from controversy, but are we really? /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/17520665

Gifts 01/26/2021

Gifts Gifts have always had a bot precious and a conflicted place in my mind. There can be different intentions, purposes and outcomes of gift giving and receiving. I thought we would unpack some of it here today. I guess pun intended? /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/17518907

Creativity as a Superpower 01/19/2021

Creativity as a Superpower When I say I think creativity is a super power I mean it. It’s the foundation of problem solving, of innovation, of communication and any kind of artistic expression. And what better and safer way to nurture and encourage it than at home, and what better format to experiment in than in building and making stuff. It’s low risk, easy access and huge potential benefits. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/17503190

Creativity in our day to day life. 01/12/2021

Creativity in our day to day life. During the past year, it’s almost a year now, we have been sheltering at home and our kids have been doing distance learning for their school. One of the most anchoring and grounding parts of our routine, and what has kept us happy and sane during this time is how we incorporate creativity into our home and day to day lives. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/17500649

Your daily, weekly, monthly and yearly routines. 11/12/2020

Your daily, weekly, monthly and yearly routines. Have you every thought about the different cycles of routines you have? The things you do every day, the things you do every week, every month, every year? I thought we could think a little bit about what parts of your routines you love and what you would like to change, how it will benefit and ripple into your family. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/16580252

Using creativity in home learning 11/05/2020

Using creativity in home learning Distance, or home learning is a great opportunity to use and foster creativity in our kids. Today I share some of the ways we nurture a creative mindset in our kids, while learning from home. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/16580165

Scheduling creative time 10/29/2020

Scheduling creative time How can making space and time for creative projects help you get things done and increase your overall creativity? Listen to today's episode to find out :) /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/16580114

Starting to break the patterns from our childhood. 10/22/2020

Starting to break the patterns from our childhood. Recently I was talking to my daughter about values. She has some kids in her class with very questionable values, and she said, “well, they get it from their parents.” And I think for the most part that might be true. Then she asked me “mom, you have really different values from your parents and siblings, so I guess it’s not always true.” And she is right again. But I had to work really hard to break a lot of the patterns from my own childhood in order to raise my family with the intention that I /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/16311371

Parenting the kids we have 10/15/2020

Parenting the kids we have I want to ask you a question, and I would like for you to answer it to yourself and really think about it. When you became a parent, did you have an idea of what you wanted your kids to be like. What they would like, how they would be, what you would do. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/16311254

What have I learned from homeschoolers this year? 10/08/2020

What have I learned from homeschoolers this year? Do you know who I have learned a lot from this year? Homeschoolers. Honestly, I have learned a lot about education this year, some that in encouraging and good, and some that makes me a bit worried for our kids and makes me rethink my own opinions of and relationship to education the way we do it right now. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/16311077

What have I learned from homeschoolers this year? 10/08/2020

Saying No 10/01/2020

Saying No Teaching our kids to say and hear no is the foundation for teaching them consent. When no is no longer aggressive and confrontational to us we can use it as part of our structure of integrity, and teach our kids to do the same. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/16185683

A different kind of neglect 09/22/2020

A different kind of neglect When I was doing my certification for becoming a safeguarding officer I learned a lot about abuse and neglect. Levels of it that you don’t want to imagine. We mostly think of the most extreme cases being physical neglect, not providing enough or good food, not having clean or fitting clothes, not taking care of hygiene or having a warm home with running water and electricity. But there is another kind of neglect that I wanted to talk about today. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/15947189

When we are bullies. 09/17/2020

When we are bullies. If we are bullies it is much more likely that our kids will be bullies. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/15946991

How much of school is babysitting? 09/15/2020

How much of school is babysitting? The pandemic has revealed so much of the flaws in our systems that most of us probably didn’t know were there. Like for example, How much of school is babysitting? /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/15946694

Do kids know what they don't like? 09/03/2020

Do kids know what they don't like? This topic might be controversial, it definitely goes against traditional parenting. Do you know things you don't like without trying them? I know I do. I know things don't go with me without trying them. Why is it any different with our kids? How can we teach consent and integrity and then ask them to break it? /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/15530684

Practicing independence 09/01/2020

Practicing independence Like with any skill we learn and master, independence and autonomy is taught in bite sized lessons from when our kids are really small. How can you break down the steps to teach your kids the things they need to safely move in the world on their own? /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/15530639

Failing safely 08/27/2020

Failing safely I don't like the word fail, I prefer to see it as learning. The truth is that we need to learn how to handle disappointment and turn a supposed failure into a moment of learning. How can we support our kids on their journey? How can we create a safe environment for them to learn? /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/15530630

Doodling and learning 08/25/2020

Doodling and learning Were you told to stop doodling in school? I was, and it turns out that they were wrong. Doodling while listening and learning helps us and our kids retain and process information more efficiently. How can you incorporate this information into your parenting? /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/15530594

Radical acceptance 08/20/2020

Radical acceptance I recently read love defined as radical acceptance and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/15523535

Creativity as a valuable skill 08/18/2020

Creativity as a valuable skill What skills are going to be most valuable for our kids in the future? It looks like creativity, critical thinking and collaboration are things worth focusing on in our kids. How do you mix teaching these skills into your parenting? /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/15523361

Lessons in empathy from the pandemic. 08/13/2020

Lessons in empathy from the pandemic. How has going slower and deeper during this time at home taught us more empathy and consideration for others? For some of us it has, for some of us it hasn't. This is a little rant about yet another elusive silver lining of shelter in place. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/15522722

They are looking out my window. 08/11/2020

They are looking out my window. What are our kids really saying when they are having arguments or meltdowns that seem irrational from a grown up's perspective? /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/15328529

When we bought a pony on the phone. 08/06/2020

When we bought a pony on the phone. When we were little, my brother and sister and I bought a pony over the phone when our parents were out of town. This needs a little bit of context. It makes us seem a little less crazy. Not a lot but a little less. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/15328376

She ate all the imaginary ice cream 08/04/2020

She ate all the imaginary ice cream My daughter has always been feisty, and it is thanks to my amazing midwife Tekoa that I had the guidance to mother her without taking out the flame. /episode/index/show/mamatotoradio/id/15328106

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