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SFP 169: Too Many Toys? Sep 04, 2019

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Do your kids have too many toys? When it comes to toys, there is no perfect number. But in today’s episode we are talking about why children don’t need a lot of toys. Having an abundance of toys is not only unnecessary but could be harmful. We are talking about all that and more.

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SFP 168: Hiking with Kids [How + WHY] Aug 21, 2019

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Life gets busy. Sometimes it gets hard to make time for the simple things–like taking your kids for a walk in nature. But the value of the free and simple things should never be underestimated. Today, I’m sharing my favorite strategies for hiking with kids and the immense (yet not-so-obvious) benefits for the whole family.

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SFP 167: The Love Languages + Children [with Diane Debrovner of Parents Magazine] Aug 07, 2019

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In today’s episode, we are discussing the 5 Love Languages as they pertain to children. I am joined by Diane Debrover, the Deputy Editor of Parents Magazine where we talk through each of the Love Languages and explore how they show up in children. Spoiler alert: I’ve got my reservations about the Love Language of gifts.

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SFP 166: The Tip of The Iceberg (Brain Busyness) Jul 23, 2019

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Summer is supposed to be relaxing, yet I have found that this summer we’ve had a lot of transition, a lot of change, and my brain has been very busy. Therefore, today’s episode is dedicated to just that: We’re talking about the “Tip of the Iceberg” and brain busyness.

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SFP 165: Journey to Simplicity | Jane’s Story Jul 10, 2019

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Today I’m chatting with Jane Monnier about her journey towards reducing mental and physical clutter. Jane is a longtime member of the Simple Families Community. She’s also is a rocket-scientist-turned-military-wife-and-mother who has lived around the world with her family. I think you will enjoy Jane’s wisdom in this episode!

(Full episode transcription below).

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SFP 164: Late Bloomers [with Rich Karlgaard of Forbes Magazine] Jun 26, 2019

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In today’s episode, I am chatting with Rich Karlgaard, Publisher of Forbes Magazine, about his new book Late Bloomers. Rich is a self-proclaimed late bloomer. He’s sharing more of his story along with some research that will give fellow parents of late bloomers some piece of mind.

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The Book: Late Bloomers
Rich’s Website
Carol Dweck’s book, Mindset

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SFP 163: Reflections on Bad Language + Potty Talk Jun 19, 2019

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It happens. All kids will use less-than-desirable language as they are growing up. Whether its potty words or outright profanity, we all deal with this as parents. Today I’m reflecting on how we’ve been managing it in our house–including what is working and what is not working.

Hi, there it's episode 163. And today we're talking about kids using bad words and not just necessarily profanity, but just undesirable words.

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SFP 162: Reading Aloud + Our Book Overhaul [with Emily Cook of Build Your Library] Jun 12, 2019

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I recently went through and did a huge book overhaul. I got rid of all the “twaddle” in favor of prioritizing high quality, well-written children’s books. To quote today’s guest Emily Cook, “well-read children will grow into well-read adults”. In this episode, Emily and I talk about reading aloud and choosing great books for our children.

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(Our new fairytale books) Atlas of Classic Tales/Atlas of Fairy Tales
My Father’s Dragon
Good Omen
Emily’s Website: Build Your Library
Emily on YouTube: Arrrgh Schooling
Emily on Instagram: bylibrarycurriculum
Emily on Twitter
Emily’s Book: A Literary Education

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SFP 161: Behind-The-Scenes Jun 04, 2019

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It’s officially book launch week! In today’s episode I am sharing more about the publishing process behind Simple Happy Parenting, along with my goals and hopes for the book and what exactly I am afraid of.

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SFP 160: Selfish vs. Selfless Parenthood [with Hunter of Mindful Mama Mentor] May 29, 2019

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There is a fine line between selfishness and selflessness in parenthood. In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Hunter Clarke-Fields of Mindful Mama Mentor. We talking about martyrdom in motherhood and how trying to be-it-all and do-it-all is not actually the best thing for kids. This is an important message for every parent.