You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas

 

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Are you holding your breath?  Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.

You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug.  I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.

 

You are doing the best you can.  You're exactly the right mom for your kids. 

You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas

 

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Are you holding your breath?  Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.

You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug.  I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.

 

 

You are doing the best you can.  You're exactly the right mom for your kids. 

Christy shares her best tricks, tips, and books she read this summer. 

 

Family Fun & Self Care: READ

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Are you holding your breath?  Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together and practice a new thought.

 

“You deserve your attention."

 

 

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"Let’s talk Spiraling Up”

 

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Picture book of a downward spiral-   Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day  To learn more about “Spiraling Up” https://www.bodykindnessbook.com/ Body Kindness by Rebecca Scritchfield RDN

 

 

Self-Care Action

Grab paper & pencil and write a spiral up of self-respect, kindness, and love for your week.

Play Idea:

Grab the flashlights and glow-sticks and play tag or hide and seek in the dark.

 

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Just because it's simple, doesn't mean that it's easy.  But you can do it!

 

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Summer Audiobooks for Mom

Fiction Edition:

Disclaimer --Christy only likes light fluffy books that won't haunt her dreams or cause her to panic when she's home alone due to her husband's military deployments. :)

1. Books by Sophia Kinsella
2. Books by Katherine Center
3. Books by Graeme Simsion 
4. Books by Liane Moriarity (What Alice Forgot)
5. Classic Books with Hollywood Star Narrators
6. Books by Laura Weisberger

Links to all the books can be found at www.christythomascoaching.om

 

Want to know my favorite Parenting Books? Check Out Episode 8.

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Self-care:  Wear a face mask.  Make a homemade concoction and buy one from the store.  I find it impossible to be busy when I'm wearing one.  

 

Play: Get out balloons and make an obstacle course. 

 

 

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Are you holding your breath?  Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together and practice a new thought.

 

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”

― Anne Lamott

 

 

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You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you. --CT

344. What the HECK is Positive Discipline?

 

Don't miss this gift from Julietta for sibling conflict.

Sibling Conflict Help Is Here

Julietta Skoog is a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer with an Ed.S Degree in School Psychology and a Masters Degree in School Counseling from Seattle University, with over 20 years of experience helping families. She is the Early Years Lead and co-founder of Sproutable, which offers grown ups the tools, systems and strategies they need to cultivate powerful relationships, teach social-emotional skills, and set healthy limits and boundaries with all kids, from babies to teens. Her trauma-informed expertise includes early child development, autism, learning disabilities, anxiety, behavior disorders, Positive Discipline, Social Thinking, and mindfulness. Julietta draws from her real life practical experience working with thousands of students with a variety of needs and her own three children when coaching parents, bringing a unique ability to translate research, child development and Positive Discipline principles into everyday solutions. Her popular keynote speeches, classes, and workshops have been described as rejuvenating, motivating, and inspiring.

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Sproutable | Positive Discipline | Online classes, workshops, individual training, nanny certification (besproutable.com)

Facebook

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‎Joyful Courage - A Conscious Parenting Podcast on Apple Podcasts

Sproutable - YouTube

 

 

Self-Care: Setting Boundaries is Julietta's best self-care practice.  She can't do it all and doesn't try to.

Family Fun: Game Night!  Julietta's family enjoys Exploding Kittens, Forbidden Island, Rummikub, Sequence, and Salad Bowl Charades. 

Don't miss this gift from Julietta for sibling conflict.

Sibling Conflict Help Is Here

 

 

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Good enough is good enough. 

 

 

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Virginia Sole-Smith is the author of Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture and The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Guilt in America. Her reporting on diet culture, health and parenting has appeared in the New York Times, Scientific American, and many other publications. She also writes the popular anti-diet newsletter Burnt Toast and hosts the Burnt Toast Podcast.   Grab her book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3PalAlH     Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith | Substack     Self-Care: Virginia loves to do jiggle saw puzzles as a main self-care activity. She does not let her kids put in the last piece.  She loves discrete objects on a colorful background.  She's not striving for puzzle excellence; she is just doing it for enjoyment.      Family Fun-- Watching Gilmore Girls with her nine-year-old.  Family walks in the woods, gardening, and kids play in proximity near her.   

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This is a wonderful moment of calm. 

 

 

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You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you. --CT

342. Get Out of the Comparison Cage

When you compare yourself-- you are trapping yourself in a box.  It is "normal to do, but it's not helpful.  There will always be someone better than you.  Technology is constantly being changed and upgraded.  Records are being broken.

You are an inviddual-- you can only compare yourself to yourself.

Notice when you want to compare yourself to other moms-- What are they better at? What are you jealous of?  Why does it matter to you? What action can you take?  Focus back on what you can work on.  Dig into it-- and find the smallest step.

 

Somedays you won't be better than yesterday-- that's normal too.  Be kind to yourself. Let yourself be more honest.  Be softer.  Be more you. 

 

 

 

Self-Care: Paint the shadow of a flower.  

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cs93qCog_it/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA

 

Family Fun: Play a game of hide and seek, count to 100. 

 

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You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas

 

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Are you holding your breath?  Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.

You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug.  I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.

Can you create a bouquet of blooms in your heart with your breath?

 

You are doing the best you can.  You're exactly the right mom for your kids. 

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Are you holding your breath?  Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together and practice a new thought.

 

Mistakes happen because I am still learning. 

 

 

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You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you. --CT

341.  The Orange Rhino: Not Yelling & Growing as a Mom

The Orange Rhino, also known as Sheila, is a mother to 4 boys and the author of "Yell Less, Love More: How The Orange Rhino Mom Stopped Yelling at Her Kids and How You Can Too!" Winner of PARENTS magazine "blog most likely to help you achieve your goal" and author of viral Huffington Post Article, "10 Things I learned When I Stopped Yelling at My Kids," Sheila shares honest and vulnerable stories from her successful 520-day journey of not yelling at her kids...and all the days after where she yells less and because while she is The Orange Rhino, she is still human and yells happen! While her journey started when her boys were 5 and under, she quickly realized that the insights, tips, and tricks she learned to not yell at her young kids absolutely still apply to her now teenagers (and to herself.) She invites you to join her on the journey to be an Orange Rhino: a parent who remains cool and composed and responds warmly and thoughtfully instead of charging vis-a-vis yelling.

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www.TheOrangeRhino.com

The Orange Rhino | Facebook

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Try out the practice of saying, "At Least..." "Let me see something else..."

 

Self-Care: Shelia goes on a walk outside every single day. 

 

Family Fun: Fun looks like playing games like Scatergoies and Dance Parties. Shelia also enjoys acting like a total goofball and dork for their entertainment. 

 

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You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you. --CT

  340.  Rest, Delight, Nourish with Lisa McCrohan    Lisa McCrohan is a Somatic Experiencing Psychotherapist, Integrative Coach, Author, and Poet. She works with clients 1:1 online and in her office. She consults with organizations to invest in the well-being of their greatest asset -their people. She advises leaders and entrepreneurs on how to live and work in a way that empowers them to thrive. Lisa is the author of two books: Gems of Delight and Your Light is Rising. She started a podcast last year called Delightful, where she helps listeners live a life they deeply love and follow what delights their heart. She is a mom to two teenagers. She and her family live in Maryland with their dog, Sherlock, and the mountains outside their backdoor.

Check out Lisa's Podcast: https://www.lisamccrohan.com/category/delightful-podcast/

https://www.lisamccrohan.com/

 

Bonus-- try out poetry after listening to Lisa talk about her Sandwich Board in her yard. 

 

Self-Care:  Ask yourself how you can nourish yourself.  Lisa tries not to stack activities right on top of themselves; she likes to pause and breathe.  Hand on the heart-- focusing on the exhale. 

 

Family Fun: Go on Adventures with your family!  Invest in time together and gear. 

 

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Miracles are everywhere I look. 

 

 

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You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you. --CT

  339.  Break the Taboo About Pelvic Floor   Julie Demers is an experienced holistic pelvic floor therapist. She is on a mission to stop the silent struggle many women experience with symptoms like urine leaks or organ descent.  She is the creator of the holistic program “Pelvic Floor Simplified” to help women regain lasting control down there with simple daily actions.

Julie Demers Pelvic Floor Connection | Facebook

Julie Demers

 

Self-Care: Breathing Exercises! Breathing helps your pelvic floor. Reconnect to your whole body and get out of your head.

Family Fun: Julie and her family enjoy hikes and camping.  They are an outdoorsy family that enjoys a connection with nature.

 

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The grass is greener where I water it. 

 

 

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You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you. 

 

338.  Choose Your Mother's Day

 

Let's have a short chat about how to choose your own Mother's Day.

1) Stay off of Social Media

2) Collect the Evidence You Want

 

Thought-- Feeling-- Words we Speak-- Actions

If Mother's Day is complicated for you, please check out the poem book by Bunmi Laditan, The Honest Toddler.

https://www.bunmiladitan.com/product-page/mother-s-day-blues-ebook

Self-Care:  Journal.  Read Poems

 

Family Fun: Take Photos with your Kids. 

 

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I am exactly the right mom for my kids. 

 

 

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You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you. 

 

337. An Enough is Enough Story with Stef Tousigant of Parent Differently with Gratitude.

This is a two-part episode, part one aired on Stef's podcast.  You can listen out of order; just make sure you listen to both. 

 

Stef Tousignant is a parenting expert and gratitude nerd. A former professional nanny for two decades and the author of the award-winning bedtime book The Middle of the Night Book, burned-out parents everywhere rely on her mindfulness tools and honest blog posts. Head to ParentDifferently.com to join her monthly Gratitude Circle for mothers.

Patience is something you grow with mindfulness. 

 

Self-Care:  Stef takes one night off a week.  That includes the bedtime routine. Sometimes she even sits in the car so she has space.

 

Family Fun: A lot of forced hikes. Gratitude Prompts at dinner. 

 

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I am a vessel of love. 

 

 

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387. Safety plus Kindness equals the opportunity to chose to have fun. 

Let's have a parking lot chat about honor codes, kindness and living in community.

 

Check out the picture book The Cool Bean: https://amzn.to/3zhVQhT (affiliate link)

Family Fun & Self-Care: Talk to strangers together.

 

 

You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you. 

You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas

 

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You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you. 

 

335. Connecting with Kids with Trevor Romain

 

https://www.comfortcrew.org/militaryheroes.html

https://www.trevorromain.com/

For more than 30 years, Trevor Romain has been entertaining, educating, and inspiring both children and adults with his best-selling books, award-winning animation series, as a keynote speaker, and an incredible storyteller. Being South African born and American by choice, Trevor has written over 50 books that have sold more than a million copies worldwide and published in 24 different languages. Thousands of educators have used Trevor’s materials to help kids that are facing some difficult situations such as bullying, divorce, deployment, grief/trauma, homework to name a few. As the Washington Post has said, “His rapport with kids is a stunning thing to watch.” He has traveled to schools, hospitals, orphanages, refugee camps, and military bases worldwide, delivering his unique heartfelt self-messages of resilience, compassion and the ability for kids to safely express themselves.

 

 

Self-Care:  Trevor uses daily affirmations to help guide him.  He shared four of them during the episode.  He also goes on runs. 

 

Family Fun:  Draw with your kids.  Let them know you are terrible at it and do it anyways. 

 

 

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Are you holding your breath?  Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.

Today let's try a Breathe With Me. Let's be mindful and just stand. 

 

 

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You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you. 

 

335. Partners in Promise// Military Kids and Special Education

https://thepromiseact.org/

 

Partners in PROMISE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the rights of military children in special education and the military's Exceptional Family Member Program.   Jennifer Barnhill is the Chief Operating Officer and Lead Researcher for Partners in PROMISE. In addition to her role at Partners in PROMISE, Jennifer is a freelance reporter and researcher who writes a monthly column covering military family policy issues for military.com.   Michelle Norman is the founder and Executive Director for PIP. She is a Navy spouse of over 25 years and mother of a 18-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy and many other medical diagnoses. After years of successfully advocating and winning multiple legal cases to ensure her daughter receives the minimum education required by law, Michelle observed that military children with special needs and their families were in need of an advocate. She founded PIP along with four other military mothers to help close this gap.

https://thepromiseact.org/

 

 

Self-Care:  Michelle suggests taking respite care if it's available to you.  Go to Target in your PJs and wander the aisles.  Go on date nights.  Take time for yourself.  Jennifer suggests taking time away from your spouse for things you love.  She also uses habit stacking to build routines that fill her cup all day long. 

 

Family Fun:  Michelle's family loves watching TV shows together, eating dinner most nights, and taking family vacations.  Jeniffer's family enjoys cheering on each other in baseball and softball games.  Go team!

 

 

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Are you holding your breath?  Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.

Today let's try a Breathe With Me. Let's be mindful.  Today we're going to offer to sit with our teen or our inner teenager and practice finding peace. 

 

 

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You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you. 

 

324.  Be a Spartan! Character Does Matter

 

"If not me, then who?" Travis Manion  

Be big in the small things.

www.travismanion.org

Character Development Programs - Veterans Mentoring Youth - Travis Manion

Tonya Murphy is the Senior Manager of Advancement for Travis Manion Foundation, utilizing her top five character strengths of humor, fairness, teamwork, kindness and creativity to support corporate partners, connect with employee resource groups, and build relationships. In her nearly 20 years of experience serving the military community through volunteer and nonprofit work, she has engaged with the community through a variety of roles, including mentor, advocate, programmatic manager, and fundraiser. As a Navy spouse, Tonya’s passion for supporting the military community is both personal and professional. Tonya is the 2023 Navy Spouse of the Year.   Tonya believes that learning, both formal and informal, is a lifelong endeavor. She has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis, a Master of Science degree in Counseling from University of Memphis, a Post-Master’s Certificate in Counseling from The George Washington University, and is constantly pursuing opportunities to expand her knowledge through individual courses and certifications.   Tonya’s favorite thing in the world is enjoying a good belly laugh, and outside of work you can most likely find her doing just that with her husband, three sons, and their ridiculously spoiled goldendoodles and cat.    

 

 

Self-Care:  Be aware if you are spread really thin, and take a step back and remind yourself to take care of yourself. Take long meandering walks. Move your body and soothe your mind. Motion changes emotion. 

 

Family Fun: Game Night. Movie Night with Disney favorites. Play with their pets together.  Try out new restaurants together. 

 

 

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333. BLOOM Military Teens

Today I want you to meet BLOOM.  BLOOM is powered by the National Military Foundation but run by Military Teens all around the world.  On today's episode, you'll meet Jessica and Alyssa.

 

Bloom is proud to be the leading organization dedicated to elevating the authentic voices of military teens. Through content creation, advocacy, and community, we are here to empower, inspire, and connect our peers.

As a Mom to two military teens, I need you to read The Field Guide to the Military Teen | BLOOM (bloommilitaryteens.org). Send this to your local schools and share it with your doctors. 

Self-Care:  Journaling &  Wandering. 

 

Family Fun: Family Dinners, Family Walks, Family Adventures.  

 

 

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Today let's try a Breathe With Me. Let's be mindful instead of aiming of loving kindness can you aim for warm and friendly?

 

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332.  The Truth About Resilience and Thriving

Dr. Michele Borba is an educational psychologist, best-selling author, and TODAY show contributor who has spoken to over one million participants on five continents and to countless media about child development issues.

She blends 40 years of teaching and consulting experience with latest science to offer sound, realistic advice to parents teachers and child advocates about helping children thrive.

Michele Borba, Ed.D.

Amazon.com: Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine (Audible Audio Edition): Michele Borba, Michele Borba, Penguin Audio: Audible Books & Originals

 

Self-Care:  Baking! Dr. Borba really loves looking at the pictures in the cookbooks too. 

 

Family Fun: Do whatever feels like destressing-- board games, reading forts, drawing projects for the process. 

 

 

 

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Today let's try a Breathe With Me. Let's be mindful.  Have you ever tried to another sound breathing technique-- BUZZ like a bee. 

 

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You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas

 

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Are you holding your breath?  Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.

You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug.  I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.

Can you connect the imaginary dots to center yourself? 

 

You are doing the best you can.  You're exactly the right mom for your kids. 

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331. Low Demand Parenting

Amanda Diekman is a late-diagnosed autistic adult and parent coach in the area of low-demand parenting. Known online as "low demand Amanda," Amanda promotes a parenting approach of dropping demands and aligning expectations to surround our kids with radical love and acceptance.

 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lowdemandamanda/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lowdemandamanda

• www.lowdemandparentingsummit.com

   

   

  Self-Care:  Amanda uses a ritual with a glass of cold ice water to reset her system.  So gentle, so simple.  It counts. 

   

  Family Fun:  Rough Housing! 

   

     

   

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Today let's try a Breathe With Me. Let's be mindful.  Have you ever tried to breathe with your feet?

 

 

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330.  The Impact of a Legacy Letter with Blake Brewer

 

Check out the landing page Blake set up just for Keep Calm Mother On:

https://www.legacyletterchallenge.com/kcmo

Blake is on a mission to help 1 million dads and moms leave a lasting legacy for their children.

Blake has a wonderful wife and loves being a father to his three children, all under 8.  As he leads his family, he draws from many mentors, but none more important than his late father, Larry Brewer.

• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/legacy_letter/

• Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/legacyletterchallenge

• LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/blakecbrewer/

 

Self-Care:  Gratitude Journaling

 

Family Fun:  Dance Party with Kids Bop!

 

   

 

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Today let's try a Breathe With Me. Let's be mindful.  

Can we make our breath sound like the ocean?

 

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329. Stick a Fork In Me- I'm Done

Solo Show with Christy sharing that we all have feelings and that it's important to show our kids how to label them and how we process them.  Feel don't conceal.  Our kids want the best for us just like we want the best for them.

 

Are you unsure how to label feelings more than glad, sad, and mad? Check out this feelings wheel. 

There are zero ways for you to be a perfect mom, so be honest and fail a little better every time.  Your kids benefit from watching you repair their relationship with them.  You are in charge of your relationship with your kids and yourself.  Show them what it means to live with self-compassion and a full spectrum of feelings. 

 

 

Self-Care:  Take 90 seconds and lie down on your bed or the floor.  Don't hold your phone while you do this.  Lay down and be.  Check-in with yourself-- you are valuable and loved. 

 

Family Fun:  Have a dance party or freeze dance game where people dance like a dog getting out of the water.  Research shows shaking releases muscular tension, burns excess adrenaline, calms the nervous system and helps neutralize stress. 

 

   

 

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Today let's try a Breathe With Me let's be mindful.  

"What do I notice right now that I've never noticed before?

 

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328. Rough Housing is Good!

Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., is the author of Playful Parenting, an award-winning book that has been translated into 18 languages. He is also the author of The Opposite of Worry, which addresses the anxieties and fears of children (and parents). Larry is also the co-author of two books on children’s social development: Best Friends Worst Enemies and Mom They’re Teasing Me. His most recent book, co-authored with Anthony DeBenedet, is Unplug and Play: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Roughhousing with Your Kids.

Playfulparenting.com

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/playful-parenting

 

Self-Care:  Larry does yoga and chi-gong.  His favorite 10-second self-care is called pat the baby.  Pretend you have a baby on your shoulder and pat the fussy baby. 

Play: Rough House! Sit with your family in a circle, with all the feet towards each other.  Socks on, no shoes.  1-2-3- go.  Your goal is to keep the socks on your feet, get everyone else's socks off, and have fun!

 

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Today let's try a Breathe With Me that we can do with our kids. Notice the colors that are around you, it's really that simple 

 

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327.  How She Does It All  -- The Time-Saving Mom 

Meet Crystal!

Crystal Paine is the founder of MoneySavingMom.com, host of The Crystal Paine Show podcast, and a New York Times bestselling author. Her desire is to help women across the globe live with more joy, purpose, and intention in their everyday lives. She lives with her husband and six kids in the Nashville, Tennessee, area. Her biggest passions are raising awareness for foster care, going on adventures with her family (locally, domestically, and internationally), finding great deals at the grocery store, having heartfelt conversations, and trying to read too many books at one time!

Find Crystal on Instagram: Crystal Paine 🌻 MoneySavingMom (@themoneysavingmom) • Instagram photos and videos

Money Saving Mom® | Saving Families Money Since 2007

Time Saving Mom

 

Self-Care:  Crystal loves her habit tracker.  Here's a blog post where she explains it more:

A Peek Into This Past Week (+ an update on my goals & habit tracker) | Money Saving Mom®

 

Family Fun:  Getting out with her three big kids and her husband to have fun.  They are planning outings and savoring the anticipation of events like laser tag. 

 

   

 

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Today let's try a Breathe With Me. We can teach our kids a breathing strategy by sitting back to back with each other. 

 

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386.  Have you heard of the viral tiktok trend of Dopamine Menus?

Learn about Dopamine from Jessica at How to ADHD:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_P6sNFjLzI

 

 

Family Fun & Self-Care: Make a dopmaine menu and try it out as a family.

Apetizers (10 minutes or less)

Main Dish (30 minutes to three hours)

Sides (Can be done with boring tasks)

Specials (big events like sports, concerts, vacations, shows)

 

You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you. 

You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas

 

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 Sleep for the WHOLE FAMILY with Dr. Kelsey Alford

 

Dr. Kelsey Alford is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner who trained in sleep medicine and started Nested Sleep with the goal of helping children get the best sleep possible She is a mama of two, a certified pediatric nurse practitioner, a certified positive discipline parent educator, and a trained professional in sleep.

Find Kelsey at https://nestedsleep.com/  and  https://www.instagram.com/nestedsleep/

 

 

Here are great links to expand on what we talked about:

Hatch for sleep restore clock   Insomnia blog   Bedtime fears blog    Free bedtime routine chart      

 

Self-Care Idea:  Kelsey does many five-minute snip-its of stretching, reading, and rest.  I can't wait to find eucalyptus for our shower

 

Family Fun Idea:  They enjoy games as a family.  They play a lot of UNO and War. 

 

       

 

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Today let's try a Breathe With Me we can teach our kids that involves simple counting

 

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Sensory Needs and Communication

Today's  episode features Jessie Ginsburg.  She is a Sensory Integration trained speech-language pathologist and CEO of Pediatric Therapy Playhouse, a top-rated clinic in Los Angeles. She is an international speaker, creator of the global Inside Out Sensory Communication Programs for parents and professionals, and soon-to-be mom of 4 boys.

 

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https://www.pediatrictherapyplayhouse.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sensory.slp/

https://www.youtube.com/@SpeechDudeJessieGinsburg

 

 

Self-Care Idea:  Jessie's tip is to let go of the guilt.  Let other people have joy and feel good using your village. 

 

Family Fun Idea:  Less is more.  (Go watch the Minimalism documentary on Netflix)  The things aren't what bring happiness,  it's the connection.  

 

 

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