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In this episode, we are talking with Lisa Woodruff who’s the founder of Organize 365 and the author of several books including her newest book “The Paper Solution”. Organize 365® empowers individuals to learn the functional skills of home and paper organization so that they have time to pursue their passions and share their innate talents with the world. We talk about organization and more so how paper organization can not only break us if don't deal with it, but how to determine what we need in real-life emergencies. Resources We Shared: Organize 365- Lisa Woodruff founded Organize 365. Organize 365 offers practical organization solutions. The Paper Solution: What to Shred, What to Save, and How to Stop It From Taking Over Your Life Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over time things evolve. And that applies to everything in life. Lots of times, the questions and challenges we faced as kids, aren’t the same ones our own kids face. Not the least of which applies to those big questions around sexuality. And how do you answer their questions or have a conversation with your kids about them, when chances are good, that you never had this conversation as a kid yourself? That’s exactly why we called in our friend and sexual education expert Brittany McBride. In this episode, we welcome back Brittany McBride, MPH, the Associate Director of Sex Education at Advocates for Youth. This organization supports school districts and youths by serving adults to provide complete, inclusive sex education. She helps parents/caregivers/and youth serving adults provide facts based complete sex education in a non-shaming and affirming way. We tackle those touchy situations where you aren’t sure how to answer your kids questions or wonder what’s the best way to approach the topic. Resources We Shared: Brittany McBride Sex Education at Advocates for Youth Advocates for Youth works alongside thousands of young people here in the U.S. and around the globe as they fight for sexual health, rights, and justice. Amaze videos AMAZE takes the awkward out of sex ed for parents and their kids. It’s real info in fun, animated videos that give you all the answers you actually want to know about sex, your body and relationships. Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are doing an ENCORE of our most popular episode this week: 5 Steps to End the Backtalk! Pushing limits and testing boundaries is a normal part of a child’s development- I know, it sucks, right? And it’s even more frustrating when it’s Backtalk! In this episode, we share why backtalk happens and 5 easy steps to put an end to it! Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Learn all about Balance VIP HERE! Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Download the Transcripts Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So many of us are told that if we were a “good” mom that we would be able to do everything perfectly and be fulfilled solely in our identity as a mom, but guess what- that’s a lie! Why is it that we get so wrapped up in checking things off our to-do list that we miss out on the things that truly fill our soul and help us be the best versions of ourselves? In this episode, we’re joined by Ryan Haddon, Life & Spiritual Coach, Meditation Teacher, and Hypnotherapist. She helps women create more happy, healthy, and more balanced lives. She’s the daughter of an international supermodel and actress and had a wonderfully unique life growing up in Toronto, New York, and Paris. She now lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania, and is a mother to 4 kids ages 7, 9, 20, and 22. We chat about our own struggles trying to let go of that image of who we “had” to be and what we found was our true, authentic self. And the whole bumpy journey that was in between. Resources We Shared: Cozi Family Organizer App Free Family Organizer app Ryan Haddon Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many of us have good memories of our parents and growing up, but then...there are the not-so good things. Maybe it’s the “My house my rules!” statement that you heard from your parents over and over again, or maybe it’s how your parents never had any consistency with their rules growing up. No matter what experience we had, one thing is for certain- our parents influence how we parent. For good and for bad. In this episode, we're joined by Betsy Stover as we laugh so hard that we cry as we ask that question…Do I parent like my mom did? Betsy Stover is the host of the podcast “Why Mommy Drinks”. She’s a comedian and a mom that helps other parents feel less alone, by showing them that all of us are a hot mess and reminding them that they are doing a great job. So listen along, laugh with us and see what realizations you have, like, do you echo-locate in your parenting too? Resources We Shared: Why Mommy Drinks Podcast Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Cozi Family Organizer App Free Family Organizer app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let’s just face it. Moms are so busy doing so much for everyone, we really don’t have time for anything. Some would even say that we don’t even have time to have kids! 🤷‍♀️ In this episode, we chat about this with Zibby Owens, an author and the creator and host of the award-winning podcast “Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books”. She’s been named “NYC’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer” by New York magazine’s Vulture, & conducts warm, inquisitive conversations with authors, making her daily show a top literary podcast as selected by Oprah.com in 2019 and 2020. Zibby’s also the Co-Founder and CEO of Zibby Books, a publishing home for fiction and memoir. She’s also the CEO of Moms Don’t Have Time To, a media company with multiple podcasts, publications, communities, the Zibby Awards, and two anthologies, Moms Don’t Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology, and her latest book: Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids: A Timeless Anthology. Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Zibby Owens Moms Don't Have Time to Have Kids: A Timeless Anthology Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Cozi Family Organizer App Free Family Organizer app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everyone needs coping skills, especially in this day and age. Both us as parents and our kids. I mean, no one can be perfect and never have difficult emotions right? In this episode, we talk with Janine Halloran, LMHC, about everything we should and shouldn't do when learning and teaching coping skills. Janine’s the founder of Coping Skills for Kids, a therapist, and the author of several books, including the bestselling Coping Skills for Kids Workbook. She creates resources to help kids learn healthy and safe ways to manage stress, anxiety, and anger. Resources We Shared: Coping Skills for Kids Coping Skills for Kids Check out Janine’s website for everything you need to help get those coping skills in place for everyone in family. Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The holidays are upon us and with them we have so many stressors, like...holidays parties, decorating, visiting family, festivities, gifts for your family & friends, cards, baking, gifts for teachers, the list can go on forever! But many of us are adding another stressor to ourselves as well: Making and MAINTAINING gift lists for our kids and partners! I know- can you believe it?! Before you dismiss us because you don’t think it’s an issue for you, answer us these questions... 1. Do you get stressed out when you think of all the gift lists you’ll be responsible for this holiday season? 2. Do you make or provide a list of gift ideas or requests for your kids to others? 3. Do you tell different people what gifts they can get for your kids or partner? 4. Do you go shopping to buy gifts for your kids from other people? I’m looking at you dad! Or brother/sister! If you answered YES to any of these questions then you need to pull up a chair and listen to this episode because we are talking directly to YOU! We will be freeing you from the guilt and the responsibility! Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are so many things that I wish I knew before becoming a mom. First of all, that it won’t look like I imagined, and that’s okay. That will have days where I will lose it, and that’s expected. That my kids won’t be perfect, listen all the time, and be the “model” kid, and that doesn’t mean that I failed as a parent. In this episode, we discuss the things that we wish we knew before becoming moms with our guest Robbin McManne. Robbin is a Certified Parent Coach, Speaker, Author of the book, The Yelling Cure, Host of the award-winning Podcast, Parenting our Future, and am a wife and mom to two teenage boys. Most importantly, she says she came from being an angry and overwhelmed mom to one who has built a strong connection with her boys - and it's the best feeling ever! Resources We Shared: Robbin McManne Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s been a tough past 2 years with the pandemic. And a recent TODAY Parents image post shared a hard truth: If your kids are in 2nd grade or lower, they’ve never had a “normal” school year. That means that helping our kids strengthen their emotional resilience is more essential than ever! In this episode, we’ve got 3 simple things that you can start today to help build strong skills in emotional resistance and you will see so much growth almost instantly with them! Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Ashton Kutcher Gets Heckled By Sports Fans for His Family’s Bathing Habits HOW OFTEN DO CHILDREN NEED TO TAKE A BATH? No Guilt Mom Podcast Ep 056: How to Raise a Thriver with Michele Borba No Guilt Mom Podcast Ep 13: The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey No Guilt Mom Podcast Ep102: You Don’t Need to be Supermom with Jen Riday, PhD No Guilt Mom Podcast Ep 106: The Most Important Thing You Can Do To Stop The Meltdowns with Marcelle Waldman Nike Run Club App Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When it comes to parenting, so many of us want to raise “good kids”. Kids who will be kind to others, who can problem-solve, kids who truly understand and act out of compassion, and who understand inclusivity, justice, and equality. But there is often a space between raising “good kids” and raising pro-justice kids. That’s where the concept of Social Justice Parenting comes in. In this episode, we are talking with Dr. Traci Baxley, a professor, consultant, parenting coach, speaker, mother to five bi-racial children, creator of the Social Justice Parenting program and author of Social Justice Parenting: How to Raise Compassionate, Anti-Racist, Justice-Minded Kids in an Unjust World. She’s been an educator for over 30 years with degrees in child development, elementary education, and curriculum and instruction. Dr. Baxley shares with us a very vulnerable conversation where we talk about how to address race with our kids, how to engage in Social Justice parenting, and what the ROCKS of Social Justice parenting are. Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Dr. Traci Baxley, Social Justice Parenting Social Justice Parenting: How to Raise Compassionate, Anti-Racist, Justice-Minded Kids in an Unjust World The Shameless Mom Academy with Sara Dean Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’ve all experienced drama, right? Maybe we see our kids arguing and we want to step in to solve it, but aren't quite sure how. Or when we do step in and solve it, the fight continues and we find ourselves mediating the same disagreement OVER and OVER again. We can actually help make all of that stop! We share 5 simple steps to give your kids the knowledge they need (and confidence) to solve disagreements on their own. Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Learn all about Balance VIP HERE! Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who doesn’t know the current statistic that 50% of all marriages end in divorce? Even if you haven’t experienced divorce yourself, odds are very high that you have someone close to you who is or has been through a divorce. But few people talk openly about the emotional toll they go through while contemplating divorce. In this episode, we welcome Erin Royer, the founder of Your Village an online resource for parents and host of the Parenting Beyond Discipline podcast. She gives parents tools to support their children to reach their individual potentials. Erin recently released her first book, "The Connected Parents Guide to Toddlerhood - Fixes for 7 Common struggles"! We talk openly and honestly about the guilt that so many go through when trying to decide if it’s time to divorce, what the research says on the effects of parents staying in an unhappy relationship, and what parents can do to support their kids (and their own) mental health during and after divorce. Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Erin Royer, Your Village- Online parenting classes for busy parents who want to raise happy and amazing kids. Parenting Beyond Discipline #201: *Special Edition #2 Co-Parenting Through Divorce – Dealing with Parental Guilt Connected Parent's Guide to Toddlerhood: Easy to Implement Fixes for 7 Common Toddler Challenges Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Cozi Family Organizer App- Cozi is the #1 organizing app for families. It keeps everyone's schedules and all your lists in one place! Try this Free Family Organizer app! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is another installment of our “Listener Questions” episodes where we ask our No Guilt Mom listeners to send us their parenting challenges for us to offer some help. In this episode, we talk about the hot topic of screentime. How do I get my kids to put down their phones or iPad without the fight? Well guys, good news! We have some answers for you! Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! No Guilt Mom Podcast #81 How to Handle Screen Time With Your Kids Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever thought of just leaving it all? You know... quitting your highly successful job, packing up your entire family in your car, taking only want fits in said car, and moving to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico? Does this sound like the plot to some amazing book? Well, it’s the short version of the Award-winning author of Finlay Donovan Is Killing It, Elle Cosimano’s life. She’s a homeschooling mother of two teens, and author of mysteries and thrillers for adults and young adults. Elle shares with us how she left her highly successful career where she felt like something big was missing. So she took a sabbatical and found her happiness in Mexico and writing her first book. In that experience, she learned all about what was truly important to her and her family, how to appreciate a simpler way of life, and most importantly to teach her kids how to fail forward! Resource We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! The Shameless Mom Academy Podcast Elle Cosmino Finlay Donovan Is Killing It: A Mystery Order Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oh, the good old behavior chart! Full of promise, hope, and stickers! But we have to tell you it’s not all it’s been made out to be. Sure, behavior charts might help with one or two challenging behaviors, but it does little to teach and change kids behaviors in the long run. There are better and much more effective ways to manage the whining, fighting, talking back, and everything else. In this episode, we tell you the 3 HUGE reasons behaviors charts don’t work in the long run and the 5 things that WILL work... every time! Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Shameless Mom Podcast- Join Sara every Monday and Wednesday as she and her notable guests dig deep into topics like creating the confidence you crave; turn your struggles into strengths, building better boundaries, and tuning into tiny habits that can change your life. Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you want your kids to learn about math, reading, writing, you name it- there’s a curriculum for it. But it’s not so easy when you are trying to teach your kids about their social-emotional skills. Those skills are things like how to deal with conflict, how to join a group of kids, naming and processing your own emotions, and being thoughtful & empathetic in our actions towards others. All things that every parent wants their kids to know and master! In this episode we’re talking with Marcelle Waldman, El Ed. the mom of 2, early childhood educator, creator and owner of FeelLinks feeling plush dolls and journal set. Her passion is educating parents and caretakers on the importance of building emotional intelligence in our children (and ourselves). We cover everything our kids (and us as parents) need to know about empathy, emotional intelligence, and coping skills so we can avoid those major emotional meltdowns and be resilient in life. Resources We Shared: Marcelle Waldman/FeelLinks Use the code NOGUILTMOM for 10% off any FeelLinks purchase Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we’re going to get into a pretty heated debate among families… the Great Allowance Debate! This is a topic that brings about pretty strong feelings for many parents for so many reasons. We explore what the most common strategies used for allowance, the pros and cons of each strategy, and share what we do in our homes. So let the great debate begin... Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Cara Harvey Purpose Driven Mom Show Podcast No Guilt Mom Podcast #062 How Scrap the Guilt of Paying for College with Ron Lieber No Guilt Mom Podcast #029 How to Raise a Brave Kid with Ned Johnson Time Magazine: Kids and Allowance: The Debate that Divides Us Girl Scouts: Should You Give Her an Allowance? Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every day we're faced by things that scare us. We have to have to be a parent, with pretty much zero training. We have to forge a path in our lives with family and work that often, we have no idea how it will all turn out. And that fear can be crippling. But it doesn’t have to be! In this episode, we talk with Sara Dean, a mindset, business and leadership coach. Her biggest passion is helping women own their space. She’s also the creator and host of the Shameless Mom Academy Podcast. She shares how we can overcome that fear, and do big, AMAZING things! Resources We Shared: Sara Dean Cara Harvey Purpose Driven Mom Show Podcast Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Learn all about Balance VIP HERE! Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It never fails. Every year your kid will forget their lunch or their homework. You are running through the house in the morning yelling (so everyone can hear you) that it’s time to go, as your youngest whines from his room that he can’t find his shoes, and your daughter says that her library book is missing and she absolutely can’t go to school without her library book on library day. Sigh! The frustration builds and you decide that the only way to avoid this mess is to remind & nag your kids or do just do it all yourself. And you are so very wrong mama! In this episode, we share with you our 4 ways to make sure your kids remember everything they need for school this year (without you reminding them or doing it for them!). Resources We Shared: No Guilt Mom Podcast #001: Six Mindset Changes for a Happier Mom Life No Guilt Mom Podcast #078: How to Raise Capable & Responsible Kids with Vicki Hoefle No Guilt Mom Podcast #051: How to Make Your Mornings Work For You No Guilt Mom Podcast #013: The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’ve been living under constant stress these past couple of years. And we’re here to tell you that you don’t have to be Supermom. The truth is that so many moms are feeling overwhelmed. In a recent survey, 93% of moms report feeling they’re burnt out. Ninety-three percent. In this episode we’re excited to speak with Dr. Jen Riday who helps burned out, overwhelmed moms get off the hamster wheel and find balance so they can love their lives again. She’s the Founder of Vibrant Happy Women Club, creator of the Vibrant Happy Coach Certification, and host of the Vibrant Happy Women podcast. Jen is also the mom of 6 kids and currently resides outside Madison, Wisconsin. Jen shares with us her tips on how to deal with burnout, locate our motivation, and how to incorporate our much-needed self-care. She teaches us the BE HER technique and how doing it every day can have so many positive benefits! Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Jen Riday Cara Harvey Purpose Driven Mom Show Podcast Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we are joined by a dynamic duo- William R. Stixrud, Ph.D. & Ned Johnson as we discuss how we as parents have such a crucial role in our kids' motivation and how many times as parents if we step back a little it gives such HUGE rewards to our kids! William R. Stixrud, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist and founder of The Stixrud Group, as well as a faculty member at Children’s National Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine. Ned Johnson is an author, speaker, and the founder of PrepMatters, an educational company providing academic tutoring, educational planning, and standardized test prep. A battle-tested veteran in the fields of test preparation, anxiety management, and student performance, Ned coaches kids on how to manage their stress while simultaneously motivating and empowering them to reach their full potential. Together they are the co-authors of the national best-selling book, The Self-Driven Child, and of their newest book, What Do You Say? Talking with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home. Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! What Do You Say?: How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home William Stixrud, PhD Ned Johnson The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence No Guilt Mom Podcast #60 Guarding Kids Against Addiction with Jessica Lahey No Guilt Mom Podcast #29 How to Raise a Brave Kid with Ned Johnson Download the Transcripts HERE Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is it! Our 100th Episode! And we couldn’t think of any better way to celebrate it than with our listeners! In this episode, we welcome several of our listeners on LIVE for a fun game show format where we tested their No Guilt Mom Podcast knowledge, chat about our favorite episodes, and share some slightly embarrassing antics that went on behind the scenes! This is a MUST listen episode! Resource We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Podcast Episode 013: The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey Podcast Episode 054: How to Go From Overwhelmed to In Control with Cara Harvey Podcast Episode 019: How to Raise a Kind Kid with Dr. Michele Borba Podcast Episode 056: How to Raise a Thriver with Michele Borba Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here!https://www.noguiltmom.com/its-our-100th-episode/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I don’t know about you, but one of the things I hate the most about going back to school is getting back into the swing of things with everyone’s sleep schedules! In this episode, we talk with Nicole Johnson, MBA, the President and Lead Sleep Consultant of The Baby Sleep Site. She’s an extension of a new mom's village and helps families achieve better sleep in a way that fits their parenting philosophy and a baby's temperament and personality. Nicole is the mom of two awesome teen boys, ages 13 & 15. Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! The Baby Sleep Site How to Get Back to School Schedule and Maximize Sleep The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Download the Transcripts HERE Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you get a little squeamish about the idea of sitting down with your kids to talk about the “birds and the bees”? Or do you have questions on how to do it? Well, we have brought in the BIG GUNS with today’s guest! In this episode, we are excited to welcome Brittany McBride, MPH, the Associate Director of Sex Education at Advocates for Youth. This organization supports school districts and youths by serving adults to provide complete, inclusive sex education. She helps parents/caregivers/and youth serving adults provide facts based complete sex education in a non-shaming and affirming way. Brittany has an 8 and a 5 year old. Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Sex Education at Advocates for Youth Brittany McBride Amaze videos Sex education 2.0: Inside the movement to make sex education inclusive from GMA C is for Consent We are Supported By… (Armchair Expert) Download the Transcripts HERE Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We need you to know one cold, hard truth. Regardless of everything else happening in your life, your kids are NOT justified in treating you poorly. And the same goes for you. As kids, many of us were taught a generation ago to simply listen to and follow adults. Because I said so! No questions asked. Have you ever stopped and wondered where so many of us got the idea that we need to make our kids feel worse in order to get better behavior from them? Hmmm. So in this episode, we give you 7 simple ways to get RESPECT in your home! Yes! 7 simple ways- it's really that easy! Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram HERE! Visit No Guilt Mom Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Cara Harvey Purpose Driven Mom Show Podcast Download the Transcripts HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’ve all had those times where we dreaded going to that “parent meeting” or to that friend’s party, where we only know our 1 friend. It’s so intimidating to walk into a room where you know pretty much no one. Cue the sweaty palms and stomach ache. Our guest today has the absolute best way to handle those awkward settings and advice on how to stay authentic in your friendships- share a (kinda) embarrassing story! You’ll laugh, they’ll laugh and suddenly everything will seem so much easier! In this episode, we chat with Joanne Jarrett, a family physician on her 17th year of maternity leave, host of the Fancy Free Podcast, and creator of Shelfies, a line of cozy women's loungewear. She has 2 daughters, ages 15 & 17 and she loves to help women feel less alone in their imperfections and forge connections through vulnerability and humor. Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Fancy Free Podcast Shelfie Shop Loungewear Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.) Adam Ruins Everything: Adam ruins dating (Myers-Briggs origins) Factually! with Adam Conover Download the Transcripts HERE Follow us on Instagram HERE! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is another installment of our “Listener Questions” episodes where we ask our No Guilt Mom listeners to send us their parenting challenges for us to offer some help. In this episode we talk about that somewhat taboo subject of sex! How do you answer your kids questions about where they came from? How does a baby come out of a mom’s tummy? What does it mean when people “love” one another? What is sex? ...And more! Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Middle School Matters: The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond — and how Parents Can Help TRAX podcasts for 9–13-year-olds Healthy Children.org- Talking to Your Child About Sex The Talk: When’s The Right Time to Talk To Kids About Sex? Download the transcript HERE Follow us on Instagram HERE! Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey guys! Our 100th episode is coming up and we wanted to do something BIG! So we want you to come and join us LIVE as we record our 100th No Guilt Mom podcast episode! There will be fun, games, giveaways, and most importantly- fun! (Did I mention that already?) Register to join us LIVE on Friday, July 23rd at 10 AM PST/ 1 PM EST here: https://www.noguiltmom.com/100 Hurry though as space will be limited! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we talk with Einat Nathan, a parenting expert, counselor, and author from Israel. Her first book Haimsheli, was a bestseller across all categories in Israel, making her a national celebrity. The book resonated because mothers read it, cried and smiled, and discovered a way to look at their children as independent people, not solely as an extension of who they are or as a calling card. Einat helps parents with a fresh approach to parenting and is the parent to 5 teenagers. Her book My Everything, was recently translated into English. We discuss the difference in parenting expectations in the US versus Israel, how the way our parents raised us affected our thoughts on parenting and what pressures we face as parents in this digital age. Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Me & My Friendships My Everything: The Parent I Want to Be, The Children I Hope to Raise Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video) Download the Transcripts HERE Follow us on Instagram HERE! Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too! Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When it comes to dealing with discipline, the kids fighting with you and each other, and getting your kids to help out at home…. you pretty much only have three choices for every situation. And sadly, we sing songs to help you remember each of these parenting techniques. So no, it isn’t your cat in a grinder, but JoAnn and Brie sharing their “artistic side”, as we share the 3 ways that pretty much every parent handles discipline, give you the pros and cons to each along with which one will most likely give you the results that you have been searching for! Resources We Shared: Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast group! Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video) Download the Transcripts HERE Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When we over-parent and rescue all the time, we're depriving our kids from living. Life is truly an active verb. And when we focus on making things easier in the short term, we deprive our kids of the skills they need for the long haul. In this episode we speak with Julie Lythcott-Haims who is the New York Times bestselling author of the anti-helicopter parenting manifesto How to Raise an Adult, Real American, and her newest book, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult. Julie believes in humans and is deeply interested in what gets in our way. She shares with us how parents can sometimes get focused on the short term gains and lose sight of those long haul parenting goals. And in the end, it’s our kids who pay the price. We some of our best “Oh crap! I’m an adult now” moments and how we found strength in them, just as our kids will! Resources We Shared: Me & My Friendships Book Julie Lythcott-Haims How to Raise an Adult Real American: A Memoir Your Turn: How to Be an Adult Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video) Download the Transcripts HERE Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why do so many of us moms feel guilty asking for help? You know, like it’s a burden to ask someone for help or something that we need (love, support, so on)? Defining yourself as someone who can “do-it-all” only sets you up for failure and guilt. Why? Because if you can’t “do-it-all-by-yourself” then somehow you are “less than”. And we’re here to tell you that is so not true! In this episode, we share 4 ways to work past that guilt and learn to ask for what you actually want- guilt free! Because like we always say- the best mom is a happy mom! Resources We Shared: Me & My Friendships Book Bonus GoodTherapy- Overcoming Guilt Desert Paddleboards Podcast Episode 082 The Life Skills Your Kids Need Before Launch with Amy Carney Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) Head in the CLouds (Feel Your Feelings Fool) I Go Through (O.A.R.) Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video) Download the Transcripts HERE Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What if we told you that we can live better, happier, and simpler lives by making a few adjustments to how we think about self-care? Would you try it? In this episode, we are talking with Dr.Christine Koh. She’s a music and brain scientist turned multimedia creative! She spent a decade in academia, during which time she was awarded prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health to fund her Ph.D. research at Queen’s University and joint-appointment postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts Institutes of Technology. Christine was about to become a professor when she decided to hang up her academic spurs in favor of more flexible and independent ventures. We discuss what so many of us view “protective self-care” as and what it really needs to be to actually benefit us in the long run. Christine also shares with us her breakdown of Self-Care into two distinct parts: Protective Care and Restorative Care. And how they relate to boundaries, toxic relationships, taking a “pause”, and really overall -how we care for ourselves. Resources we shared: Me & My Friendships Pre-Order Bonus Christine Koh Edit Your Life Podcast Hello Relationships Podcast Protective Care vs. Restorative Care CNN Friendships Piece The Washington Post- Why the parental pandemic wall feels so bad right now, and what you can do about it Podcast Episode 026 How to Help Your Tween Navigate Relationships with Phyllis Fagell CNN- How parents can support kids through (and beyond) the latest wave of anti-Asian American violence Jessica Turner- The Mom Creative Lydia Denworth Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video) Download the Transcripts HERE Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You’ve heard us talk about “back in times of B.C.” (Before Children) and how life worked differently then. One of those things that worked differently were friendships (for many of us). We had school, or work, or outside hobbies where we could meet people with similar interests. But when you become a mom, some of us are cut off from those outside things and we struggle trying to make those friendships going forward. And the truth is that mom friends are absolutely essential to your journey through parenthood! Well, no need to fear, we’ve got 3 tips on how to make (and keep) those mommy friendships going strong! Resources We Shared: Me & My Friendships Pre-Order Bonus Podcast Episode 052: Easy Ways to Update Your Wardrobe with Lani Inlander Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself Peanut App Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video) Download the Transcripts HERE Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So many moms worry about whether or not we are giving enough attention to our kids, especially when they outnumber you! We feel guilty for spending what may seem like a lot of time with one child and not enough with the other. But is that really happening? Are we really giving some of our kids (often the younger ones) the raw end of the deal? In this episode we talk with Lynn Berger, a writer and journalist in the Netherlands, covering care, and author. As the care correspondent for online journalism platform De Correspondent, she writes about the various forms care can take, what it does for us, and what we need in order to take good care. Lynn took her thoughts and experiences of being a second child, combined them with her own thoughts as she prepared to, and had her second child, and rounded it all out with what the research says on the subject and put it together in her book, Second Thoughts: On Having and Being a Second Child. JoAnn, Brie, and Lynn talk about their own experiences both as children with siblings and with their own children and the guilt that we face trying to give each child what feels like is never enough time. Resources We Shared: Follow us on Instagram HERE! PG-ish Podcast Second Thoughts: On Having and Being a Second Child Lynn Berger Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video) Download the transcript HERE Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is our first ever “Listener Questions” episode where we asked our No Guilt Mom listeners to send us their parenting challenges for us to offer some help. In this episode we talk about the difficulties of getting 3 kids (all under 6 years old!) in bed at night and how to not get caught in the middle of every fight- especially ones that involve the TV remote! Resources We Shared: Follow us on Instagram HERE! Me & My Friendships Pre-Order Bonus No Guilt Mom Listener Question Submissions Simply Piano / Simply Guitar App Paddleboard Yoga Go the F to Sleep (narrated by Samuel L. Jackson) 3 Steps to Create an Awesome Bedtime Routine For Your Kids Healthy Children.org- Bedtime Routines for School-Aged Children KidsHealth.org Does the Light From a Phone or Computer Make it Hard to Sleep? Managing Sibling Fights (Without Being the Ref) Calm and Happy Parenting Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video) Download the transcript HERE Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s hard enough when you are trying to pick a place to go out to eat and no one is on the same page, but when you and your partner or co-parent aren’t on the same page...it can be down right agonizing! In this episode, we’re joined by Amy McCready, the Founder of Positive Parenting Solutions and the creator of the 7-Step Parenting Success System online course. She is the author of two best-selling parenting books: If I Have to Tell You ONE MORE TIME and The "Me, Me, Me" Epidemic. She has two adult sons (age 24 and 22). Amy helps moms and dads become the parents they've always wanted to be. We discuss with Amy how parents can identify what the real issue is causing their parenting struggles and how to best get on the same page and become a united front. Resources We Shared: Follow us on Instagram HERE! Positive Parenting Solutions If I Have to Tell You One More Time...: The Revolutionary Program That Gets Your Kids To Listen Without Nagging, Reminding, or Yelling The Me, Me, Me Epidemic: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World Meet the Freemans Marriage 365 Alyson Schafer Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video) Download the transcript HERE Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Summer break is upon us and moms everywhere are desperately coming up with summer schedules, driving from activity to activity and planning day after day in an attempt to keep their kids from getting bored. Then of course, the fighting starts. Why do we as moms feel like it’s our job to plan everything ALL THE TIME? Honestly, so many of us moms set ourselves up for failure. We try so hard to keep everyone entertained so no one gets bored. Why do we feel compelled to control the situation instead of letting it be and letting our kids experience boredom? But science says that boredom is actually really good for them! We give you 5 science-backed reasons why it’s not your job to entertain the kids and it’s actually good for them to be bored! Resources We Shared: 5 Benefits of Boredom Happy Parent Checklist Podcast Episode #5: How to be happy with your family budget with Nicole Rule Podcast Episode #21: Is busy a bad word with Alex Soojung-Kim Pang PhD Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video) Download the Transcripts HERE Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Your space definitely affects your mood. Have you ever noticed how in some places you feel super relaxed and calm and others just seem to make your heart race with anxiety as soon as you set eyes on it? In this episode, we are talking with Tasha Agruso, the founder of the popular DIY and home decor website Kaleidoscope Living, creator of Designer in a Binder and House to Home: A Journal for Homeowners, and host of the Colorful Conversations podcast. She helps you create a home you love, no matter your budget. Because if you don't love your home, you aren't living your best life! Resources We Shared: Follow us on Instagram HERE! Kaleidoscope Living Designer In A Binder 25% off Discount Code NOGUILTMOM @kaleidoscope_living on Instagram Colorful Conversations Podcast The UCLA Cortisol Level test study Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video) Download the Transcripts HERE Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just like riding a bike, baking chocolate chip cookies, or playing a video game, making friends is skill a that kids can build. In this unique episode, Brie takes on the role of host and interviews JoAnn Crohn, author of the upcoming book Me & My Friendships. This is JoAnn’s second book and it was a very special one to her. Kids often don’t understand all the ins and outs of social relationships and friendships. And if your kids are quiet, shy, or have difficulties understanding social norms, friendships can be a HUGE challenge for them. The book Me & My Friendships was written specifically for kids ages 6-10 years old and is as easy and fun read! Kids will learn everything they need to know to make and keep friends, which is essential for social emotional development! Resources We Shared: Preorder Me & My Friendships on Amazon Me & My Friendships Preorder Bonus Follow us on Instagram HERE! PG-ish Podcast How to Win Friends & Influence People Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video) Download the transcript HERE Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As parents, we can get so caught up in school/grades, sports, and so on, that we forget to teach our kids the basics. The life skills they need before launching into the world! In this episode, we talk with Amy Carney, author of Parent on Purpose and 100 Questions for Mom Journal. She creates content and products to help parents raise their children with more joy and purpose. She has 19-year-old triplet sons (launched to 3 different colleges/states), an 18-year-old daughter is a senior (Yep- had 4 kids in 18 months), and adopted their youngest out of the foster care system in 2016. In addition to that, she’s fostering another 9-year-old son now to adopt this summer! Amy tells us all about her "A-ha" moment when it became very apparent that their family needed to stop, rewind, and focus on life skills more with their kids and how that involved a cross-country trek in an RV! We discuss what life skills are the most important for kids to learn before they leave the house (and cursive is not on that list), as well as what are some tips on how parents can be more intentional every day in their parenting. Resources We Shared: Follow us on Instagram HERE! Parent on Purpose: A Courageous Approach to Raising Children in a Complicated World Parent on Purpose The Addiction Inoculation Podcast Ep 60 Guarding Kids Against Addiction with Jessica Lahey Kid90 documentary Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video) Download the transcript HERE Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How much screen time is too much? This is a question we get so much here at No Guilt Mom. And to be honest, many of us are scared by the amount of time that both our kids are spending on screens as much as ourselves! And then… the pandemic hit! And suddenly everyone has to be on screens for so many reasons- school, work, entertainment. It’s impossible to avoid them in the current environment! But before you go into full panic mode- grab your earphones and take a deep breath. We have 4 tips to help you figure out how to best handle screen time with your kids in your home- without the GUILT! Resources We Shared: Follow us on Instagram HERE! PG-ish Podcast Podcast Episode #15: How we can improve our kids’ mental health with Tessa Stuckey Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life What do we really know about kids and screens? From the American Psychological Association American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry updated screentime recommendations in Feb 2020 Download the transcripts HERE Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chances are good that at some point in your life, you have had a disagreement with your partner over money. Money issues are a high conflict topic in any marriage. Many studies show that as many as 41% of divorces are over money disputes. That’s a lot of people experiencing the same problem. But we have experts today to help us with the age old problem of money issues and relationships! Talaat and Tai McNeely, are the Founders of His and Her Money, The His and Her Money Show Podcast and author of the book, Money Talks: The Ultimate Couples Guide To Communicating About Money. They help individuals and couples get on the same page financially and create a life of freedom. They currently live in Chicago with their 3 children (under the age of 11!). We discuss how to have healthy money habits, what are some of the biggest money-related pitfalls in relationships, and how to not only avoid them, but thrive in your money habits as a family! Plus- how to have a “dream date”! Resources We Shared: Follow us on Instagram HERE! His and Her Money Money Talks: The Ultimate Couples Guide To Communicating About Money YouTube Video of Talaat and Tai paying off their mortgage with their kids at the bank Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video) Download the transcript HERE Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why in the world do we have such low standards sometimes? Many of us wouldn’t give someone the time of day if they were to say to us “I like to keep the bar low, so that way when I do anything- you get impressed”. Um- no thank you! Next, please! And yet, we hear moms say that they feel spoiled when their partner gives their kids a bath (for the first time ever...and their youngest is 3!), or they were able to sleep in one day out of the year. Seriously? When did that count as being “spoiled”? In this episode, we push against that thought process that as moms, we should be happy settling for cold chicken nuggets as a meal and someone offering (but not actually doing) the dishes one day a year. We dig deep into expectations, why we sometimes settle for less than we know we deserve, and 4 things we can do about that today! Find all the resources we shared in this episode here: https://www.noguiltmom.com/you-may-be-settling-for-less-than-you-deserve-what-you-can-do-about-that/ Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We all want to raise smart, responsible, and capable kids, right? A great way to do that is by becoming a duct tape parent! So pull up a chair, grab a roll of duct tape and listen up! In this podcast episode, we chat with Vicki Hoefle, an author of 3 books including DuctTape Parenting, National Speaker, Parent Coach. She specializes in teaching parents how to raise Capable, Cooperative, Responsible and Respectful children. Vicki has 6 grown children and currently lives in Northern California on the coast. She shares with us the 3 key things that parents can start doing right now to help raise the capable and responsible kids they want! Find all the resources we shared in this episode here: https://www.noguiltmom.com/the-secret-to-raising-capable-kids Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back in the times of B.C. (Before Children) moms had hobbies, interests, and a fully developed identity outside of being a mom. A hard mom truth is that many of us have slowly lost touch with that identity as our motherhood often took over the majority of our time. But we’re here to tell you that Moms need their OWN thing (guilt-free)! They need to bring their own accomplishments that go beyond raising their family. Not only will it bring you happiness, but it will also bring you fulfillment. And we have 3 easy tips on how to start that journey back to finding your identity outside of being “mom”! Find all the resources we shared in this episode here: https://www.noguiltmom.com/Mom-Isnt-Your-Only-Identity Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey guys! Guess what? We're doing our first listener-only episode! So we need you to give us your burning questions and parenting dilemmas! So send us your questions at https://www.noguiltmom.com/questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever wondered what sensory processing is and how it might be affecting your kid? If your kid has ever complained about itchy tags, had a meltdown when in a loud environment, or gagged over certain foods or smells, they may have Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) — a condition that disrupts the way the brain takes in, organizes, and uses the messages received through the 5 senses. In this episode we talk with Dayna Abraham, the founder of the Calm the Chaos® Framework, best-selling author of The Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day and founder of the popular blog, Lemon Lime Adventures. She helps parents and education professionals unlock the unique superpowers in children so they can live a more peaceful life filled with clarity, connection, and empowerment by providing them with a proven plan designed to Calm the Chaos® of everyday life. Dayna talks with us about what sensory processing really is, how it works, and what we can do if we have a concern that our kid may be dealing with SPD. Find all the resources we shared in this episode here: Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here! https://www.noguiltmom.com/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-Sensory-Processing-Disorder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices