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Episode 52 - Help Your Kids Love Veggies May 07, 2017

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We all want our kids to be healthy eaters. But, like most parenting stuff, it's so haaaard! Especially when we're not exactly leaders in the healthy eating realm. But, is it possible to transition your kid from eating only nuggets and fries to gobbling up spinach and quinoa? I asked Malika Pham how she made the switch with her two little ones. We also chat about how her son's autism diagnosis helped her to get more intentional and creative with how she feeds her family.

You can find Malika on Instagram, Facebook, and her website
Malika mentions The GAPS Diet and how it helped her navigate her son's gut issues.

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Episode 51 - Marriage Counselling for Parents Apr 30, 2017

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My husband and I talk to a renowned couples therapist about marriage and personal growth while parenting. The wonderful Esther Boykin, LMFT weighs in on how to support connection between partners and within the entire family. We also talk about being naked around our kids and how to handle parenting disagreements without resentment. She also tells us the 2 most important elements that will help us be better partners and better parents. Hint: it's all about working on ourselves first.

S h o w N o t e s

Esther is the CEO of Group Therapy Associates located in the Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia region. GTA is a boutique counseling and coaching agency for people who want to live happier and healthier lives. But, more importantly GTA is "a safe place to let out your fears and frustrations and actually start to change your life for the better.

She is also working on a really cool project called Therapy Is Not A Dirty Word. It's a Q&A Happy Hour featuring great food, great drinks, and great conversation with real psychotherapists and mental health professionals. The goal is to remove some of the stigma and mystery from the process of psychotherapy and rewrite the narrative on what mental health and therapy are really all about. Some of her other social and community based therapy projects include:
- Sidewalk Talk DC
- Conversations Off The Couch

You can find Esther on Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

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Episode 50 - I figured out potty training! Apr 23, 2017

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Just me, on my own, again. But, I think I've had a breakthrough about potty training. It's a pretty simple plan that I'm going to be super easy breezy about and not at all worry that I'm doing it wrong. But, just in case I read about 16 parenting articles on the subject. Here are a few of them:

I went to my parenting oracle Janet Lansbury for some tips: http://www.janetlansbury.com/2014/08/3-reasons-kids-dont-need-toilet-training-and-what-to-do-instead/

Toilet Training In One Simple Step

I hate the title of this article because I think it's a bit fear mongering. But, it's got some good info: https://www.babble.com/toddler/dangers-potty-training-early/

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Episode 49 - Just me and the kid Apr 16, 2017

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No guest this week so I asked my daughter to be on the podcast with me. But, she only lasted for a couple of minutes. She's got places to be, apparently. So, I give a short recap of our week and some of the stuff I've been thinking about lately when it comes to parenting. Specifically, when and why should a toddler stop using a pacifier. And, more potty training angst.

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Episode 48 - Toddler Woes and Undoing Childhood Trauma Apr 09, 2017

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My pal Amanda is back with me for this episode. We have a much needed rant about dealing with toddlers. We also do some pretty deep work about our efforts to parent differently than we were parented. Sometimes that means looking at some of the traumatic experiences we had as children and then undoing that mindset so that we don't impose it on our children. Like it said, it gets deep.

Show Notes:

Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Children Won't Save Black America by Stacey Patton

Friend in my head (and on Twitter) and fellow black mom podcaster, Akilah Richards is teaching an online workshop about raising liberated children of color called Raising Free People.

Some books that have helped me get some perspective on life with a toddler:

This TED Talk by badass Black lady pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris will open your eyes about the reality of how we raise our kids: How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime

Don't forget to binge watch Amanda's Youtube videos!

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Episode 47 - What do you want from us? Apr 02, 2017

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Our daughter joins my husband and me on this episode. We talk about some of the topics HTGAWP listeners have said they'd like to hear us talk about.

Here are some of the linkable things I mentioned in this episode:

Raising Playful Tots podcast by Melitsa Avila
Jen's episode about picky toddlers: Your Parenting Mojo--It's not about the broccoli

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Episode 46 - Tantrums: How do I help my kid find inner peace? Mar 26, 2017

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My daughter has been having A LOT of...emotional outbursts, shall we say. I know it's because she's frustrated or overwhelmed or just feeling out of sorts. But, how can I help her? And also, how can I get ok with her feelings? I asked Kelley Carboni-Woods to teach me her wise ways. She's an author, yoga instructor, mother of 2 tots, a Zen Master (my words, not hers) and a self-described recovering yeller. She's got a ton of great advice about everything from cleansing breaths to daily mantras.

Kelley's book is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1541023323/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482517249&sr=1-2

You can find her everywhere: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest

Also, Kelley mentions Scrap Gardening in this episode. It's amazing!

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Episode 45 - Why won't my kid go to sleep? Mar 19, 2017

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Man, we had a sweet window of about 4 weeks when my daughter would go straight to sleep at 7pm and then not make a peep until about 6am. Now bedtime is all over the place and we're in and out of her room doing a dog and pony show just to get her to lay down and chill for a few hours. My friend Vanessa Johnson was also having a crisis trying to teach her baby how to sleep. So she hired an expert to help. In this episode I grill Vanessa for all the secrets that this wise woman taught her.

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Episode 44 - Does my kid hate my husband? Mar 12, 2017

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I convinced my husband to come back on the podcast for a special episode about how our daughter keeps rejecting him. I hope she doesn't hate us when she grows up. Please comment on the website if you have any advice or ideas for us.

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Episode 43 - Meal Planning & Time Management Mar 05, 2017

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As a somewhat reluctant stay-at-home mom I've been dragging my feet when it comes to meal planning and general household management. So I recruited Mimi from Unlikely Martha to help me get it together. She's got sooo much wisdom to share. But, don't get it twisted! She'll be the first person to tell you that she's not perfect either. I think that's why so many folks love her. We chat about everything from giving our children plenty of affection and tenderness to "time chunking" mundane tasks with a stop watch. She's doing it all.

This episode is so chock full of info that I'm bringing back the full show notes. Here we go:

You can keep up with Mimi and all her greatness on her blog Unlikely Martha
Her entire Pinterest page is poppin' but the Recipes section is what I'm loving the most
Mimi lives in Georgia and sometimes uses Southern Savers to look for grocery deals
It all comes down to planning! Mimi uses The Happy Planner.

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