Stay ConnectedJoin Audrey and Bonnie, homeschooling moms to a combined total of 19 children, as they explore the joyfully chaotic side of motherhood including managing your own expectations and parenting intentionally.
Whether sharing tips for loving your body after pregnancy, setting personal goals amidst the chaos of childrearing or troubleshooting potty training, these experienced moms bring both wisdom and hilarity to motherhood.
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Every parent wants their children to grow up to be kind, moral adults who are confident in choosing right vs. wrong. But how do we instill our most heartfelt values into our children?
In this episode, Audrey and Bonnie share their top 3 takeaways for raising children with a firm set of morals that will bless their lives and their future families for decades to come.
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Have you ever stressed out over a holiday tradition and wondered why you're still celebrating that way? Or maybe it's easy for you to allow the agenda of family members and friends override your own holiday priorities? If so, this is the episode for you!
We talk about the pros and cons of changing up holiday traditions and celebrations, as well as 3 steps for making changes as painless as possible. This episode is all about finding what serves you and your family best and intentionally choosing that over what everyone else is doing.
Recommendations:
Aundi Kolber on IG
Bonnie and Audrey discuss everything related to waterbirth. They share some pros and cons, and then they share many stories of their own personal experiences with waterbirth.
Mentioned in this episode:
Gentle Birth Choices book and video
Bonnie's Hypnobirthing Blog Post
We're thrilled to present today's guest: blogger, podcaster, and now published author, Miranda Anderson! Miranda share some amazing wisdom with us about living an intentional, creative life by choosing adventures and an abundance mentality over the all-too-common and neverending search for MORE.
In this episode with Miranda Anderson, we pick her brain about how minimalism works with kids. She shares tips for helping kids declutter and making intentional choices about what to own. Then she gives ideas for adventures with kids and how to cultivate an adventure mindset. Finally, she advises about keeping a positive mindset when things go wrong.
Mentioned in this episode:
Miranda on Instagram
If you think it's not possible to go through the holidays without stress, we've got your back! In this episode, we identify and discuss tips for 5 main holiday stressors. After listening to this episode and applying our tips, you too will enjoy the holidays!
Mentioned in this episode:
Boundary video by John Townsend
Podcast with Aundi Kolber on grounding technique
Bonnie's Blog post: Tips for traveling with kids
Bonnie's Blog post: Games to play with a toddler on a plane
As a companion episode to last week's talk on raising boys, we're chatting about girls and all the wonderful, scary things involved in raising them!
Being parents to girls means dealing with dresses, dollies, periods, emotions, dating and preparing for motherhood. It's a lot! But we've got your back on this wild adventure and invite you to discuss how we can all best serve our amazing, beautiful daughters!
The Care and Keeping of You (Book 1)
Raising boys can be such a heart wrenching experience! Between their 2 families, Bonnie and Audrey are raising 9 boys from ages 6 months to 19. They share their experiences, successes, failures and lessons learned. Everything from puberty to gender rolls, WD40 to body part obsessions, empathy to facial hair is discussed!
Mentioned in this episode:
Article: Why modern feminism is illogical, unnecessary and evil
https://www.instagram.com/andeemartineau/https://connectmethodparenting.com/We love bringing experts on the show to share their knowledge with you all and we're especially excited to include some great parenting knowledge in today's episode!
Andee Martineau is a mother of 6 and a coach to moms everywhere who are struggling to improve their children's behavior and stop the cycle of frustration and yelling. Andee is a certified life coach and has helped thousands of moms better understand their children's need for connection and acceptance.
Where you can find Andee:
Get her book!
Connect Method Parenting Website
Facebook
Potty training has to be one of the most stressful and overwhelming events of a young mom's life! Coupled with bed wetting, training a child to use the toilet appropriately is a big job, but it doesn't have to be impossible! After potty training a combined total of 15 children, we've got some tips to take the edge off and ensure that toilet training goes smoothly.
Recommendations:
Kid-friendly toilet seat
Peejamas
Mattress protectors
Beddy’s Bedding
Calcium/Magnesium/Zinc supplement
Portable travel folding potty seat and disposable covers
My Size Potty
Teaching kids about money! In this episode, Bonnie and Audrey share all about how they go about teaching their kids about money. They answer the great allowance question, give advice on helping kids understand money concepts, and offer resources for educating yourself. There's a lot of information out there about money, and this distillation of what works for them and each of their families sheds light on the topic.
Recommended in this episode:
Qeepsake (App Bonnie uses to track her cute kid sayings)
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