Stay ConnectedListen for coaching on how to care for yourself while mothering. You ARE the right mom for your kids. Motherhood is too important to do alone and too serious to be so serious all the time. You deserve self-care that isn’t hygiene every day. You are a world changer. I am so glad you’re here on Earth.
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This is a Pep Talk & A Breathe With Me:
Love is the way of life. Efficiency is how we love.
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You are a full human.
Self-Care: Set up a date with a friend or your partner. Linger in conversation and connection.
Family Fun: Try out a tournament of Tic-Tac-Toe.
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
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Let's Practice Breathing Together. We can practice growing joy and happiness instead of growing overwhelming and negative.
Show up for happiness and joy.
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Let's talk kids and smartphones. Today we're going to chat about a brand new book called First Phone by Dr Catherine Pearlman written for kids.
Dr. Catherine Pearlman is the founder of The Family Coach and a licensed clinical social worker who has been working with children and families for more than 25 years. She holds a PhD in Social Welfare from Yeshiva University and a Masters of Social Work from New York University. Catherine also the author of Ignore It: How Selectively Looking the Other Way Can Decrease Behavioral Problems and Increase Parenting Satisfaction (TarcherPerigee, 2017) and First Phone: A Child's Guide to Digital Responsibility, Safety and Etiquette. She is regularly called upon to provide expert opinion for newspaper and magazine articles, speaking engagements, radio and television. Her writing has appeared in CNN, Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, US News & World Report, Grown & Flown, Your Teen Magazine and on many parenting websites around the world. Catherine lives in California with her sports-writing husband Jeff, their two kids and puppy Poppy.
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Self-Care: Going outside in nature is always a reset. Another act of self-care is setting boundaries with phone use around bedtime.
Family-Fun Idea: Fuss over family pets together.
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
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Today's affirmation:
"Being loving is more important than loving every moment."
You are amazing. I hope you believe it.
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Today's guest made our new home feel like home faster because of her local Washington DC family travel guides.
I am so excited for you to meet Jennifer Liao. Jennifer runs a great blog Family Trip Guides - Family Travel DC and Beyond! and a very active Instagram page for the Northern Virginia/DC Metro area.
Here is her Instagram Page: Jennifer | DC Family Travel (@familytripguides) • Instagram photos and videos
Tips from Jennifer-
Self-Care: Use a line-a-day journal. Record the moments in real-time.
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Family Fun Idea: Jennifer has stickers in her bag when her family has to wait.
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
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Affirmation: I might not see it now, but the time I'm investing does matter.
Follow along and practice deep breathing with me.
Find more affirmations with episode 26.
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I've worked really hard to help my kids live and breathe in a house where growth mindset is the normal idea. Here is the book that started it for me: https://amzn.to/3ORmyAb
Parenting Kids With Anxiety - The Atlantic
Big Life Journal Posters (I hang these in my kids bathroom and by their bedroom doors)
Self-Care: Wash your face and celebrate yourself.
Family Fun Idea: Dance to the Baby Shark Song, it's the new YMCA.
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
Find me on Instagram at @everyday_runner_christy
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Today is a good day for you to meet Teresa Ramirez. She calls herself a Kindness Ambassador and wants to inspire you to become one too. Follow Teresa on Facebook, Journey In Kindness with Teresa Ramirez | Facebook
Teresa developed the KIND program.
Self-Care Task: Teresa likes to go outside with her dog early in the morning at a local park very close to her house.
Family Fun: Play kickball!
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
Find me on Instagram at @everyday_runner_christy
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