Balance And Motherhood Podcast

Cara Harvey of A Purpose Driven Mom talks about how to create a bedtime routine for your kids and get them to sleep. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 201: [Part 2] How to Create a Bedtime Routine For Your Kids and Get Them to Sleep by Cara Harvey Cara Harvey is a wife, mom, online mentor and woman of God. She has been married to her husband, Ron, for 3 years and they live with their 11 year-old stepson, 2-year old daughter and 2-month old son. She currently works as a virtual lifestyle, mindset, and success coach and her mission is to provide women with the tools, resources and community to reach their goals, empower themselves, find their happiness and live a life by design. The original post is located here: https://apurposedrivenmom.com/bedtime-routine-kids/  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cara Harvey of A Purpose Driven Mom talks about how to create a bedtime routine for your kids and get them to sleep. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 200: [Part 1] How to Create a Bedtime Routine For Your Kids and Get Them to Sleep by Cara Harvey Cara Harvey is a wife, mom, online mentor and woman of God. She has been married to her husband, Ron, for 3 years and they live with their 11 year-old stepson, 2-year old daughter and 2-month old son. She currently works as a virtual lifestyle, mindset, and success coach and her mission is to provide women with the tools, resources and community to reach their goals, empower themselves, find their happiness and live a life by design. The original post is located here: https://apurposedrivenmom.com/bedtime-routine-kids/  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adina Soclof of Parenting Simply tells you how to help your children make transitions between day-to-day tasks Episode 199: Can’t Switch Gears - Helping Kids Transition by Adina Soclof A certified Speech Pathologist, Adina received her Master's degree from Hunter College in New York in Communication Sciences. Adina worked in preschools for the developmentally disabled in the New York area before staying home full time with her family. In 2010, she launched Parenting Simply as a community to help parents connect with their children and learn simple, practical and easy to implement skills to create a peaceful home. Parenting Simply's mission is to reduce the stress that parents and children feel by giving parents communication and organizational tips that can help parents maintain a loving and calm home. The original post is located here: https://parentingsimply.com/cant-switch-gears-helping-kids-transition/  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shawna Scafe of Simple On Purpose shares why she stopped calling herself a lazy mom. Episode 198: I Stopped Calling Myself A Lazy Mom by Shawna Scafe Shawna Scafe is a mom of three small kids who started blogging after her first son was born. She wanted to share her c-section story in order to help herself work through the disappointment she felt about it. She read a book on minimalism that changed how she viewed her life. She started asking questions about why we have so much, do so much, work so much and we feel so restless and overwhelmed. Shawna is trying to live life on purpose, set dreams and goals for herself as a mom, wife and woman and she is trying to share it openly with everyone. The original post is located here: https://simpleonpurpose.ca/lazy-stay-at-home-mom/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Laura Dabney talks about how to handle issues between your parents and spouse Episode 197: Family Issues: Tension Between Your Parents and Your Spouse by Dr. Laura Dabney Laura Dabney specializes in helping clients from across the nation break destructive patterns impacting their relationships. With Laura's support, clients discover the path to happier, healthier futures with deeper personal connections. In addition to a life-coaching certification, Laura has obtained her medical degree and completed a psychiatric residency. The original post is located here: https://www.drldabney.com/article/family-issues/  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kalen Bruce of Freedom Sprout tells us what the actual child labor laws are Episode 196: What are the Actual Child Labor Laws (And What Jobs Should Kids Work) by Kalen Bruce Kalen Bruce created Freedom Sprout to fill a void. He heard too many conversations about how “they don't teach finance in schools.” It took years for him to stop complaining about it and do something about it. He has five kids, so him and his wife have to get five adults into the world with a solid knowledge of finances. The ultimate goal and vision of Freedom Sprout: To sprout a future of financial freedom for 1,000,000 children. The original post is located here: https://freedomsprout.com/child-labor-laws/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Susan Chanderbahn of ChandPsych tells you how to know if your “baby blues” is really postpartum depression Episode 195: How to Know if Your "Baby Blues" is Really Postpartum Depression by Dr. Susan Chanderbhan Dr. Susan Chanderbhan is a psychologist in Laredo, Texas. She helps individuals and couples who are struggling in different areas of their lives gain the clarity they need to grow and change. Her practice is based largely around using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which the National Mental Health Institute (NIMH) notes to be proven by research as effective treatment for a variety of mental health issues that individuals often face, like anxiety, stress, depression, PTSD, and trauma.  The author's original content is located here: http://chandpsych.com Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cara Harvey of A Purpose Driven Mom helps you create a morning routine in 3 easy steps Episode 194: Create a Morning Routine in 3 Easy Steps by Cara Harvey Cara Harvey is a wife, mom, online mentor and woman of God. She has been married to her husband, Ron, for 3 years and they live with their 11 year-old stepson, 2-year old daughter and 2-month old son. She currently works as a virtual lifestyle, mindset, and success coach and her mission is to provide women with the tools, resources and community to reach their goals, empower themselves, find their happiness and live a life by design. The original post is located here: https://apurposedrivenmom.com/create-morning-routine-3-easy-steps/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist shares 9 important strategies for raising children in a world of technology. Episode 193: 9 Important Strategies for Raising Children in a World of Technology by Joshua Becker Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits. Their story has been seen on the CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. Their books have sold in the tens of thousands. BecomingMinimalist.com is about their journey towards a rational approach to minimalism. It is about the joys and the struggles. It is about the lessons they have learned. It has inspired millions around the world. It is written to inspire you to intentionally live with less, and find more life because of it. The original post is located here: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/ikids Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.

Jen of This Time of Mine tells you how to get kids to clean up without a fight Episode 192: How to Get Kids to Clean Up Without a Fight by Jen of This Time of Mine Jen is a busy mom to four energetic kids and between taking care of them, running the household and trying to keep up with everything else she does and enjoys, she's often found herself fantasizing about the moment she can finally sit down for the night. But through it all, she's found that she's happiest when she's intentional in her approach. And even though it's not always easy, she knows when she parents and lives her life on purpose, that's when she can make the biggest difference for her children. She founded This Time Of Mine to use as a platform to teach as many parents as will listen. She wants to meet you where you are and help you fall in love with parenting all over again.  Because she knows how hard it can be.  She also knows that when we learn to parent and live with intention, we can create more good times than bad. We can help our c

Vitaliy Katsenelson of Contrarian Edge shares his thoughts on being a father. Episode 191: Being A Father by Vitaliy Katsenelson Vitaliy Katsenelson is the CEO and Chief Investment Officer at Investment Management Associates. He has written two books on investing, which were published by John Wiley & Sons and have translated into eight languages. The original post is located here: https://contrarianedge.com/2018/08/07/being-a-father/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Jones of Nourishing Minimalism shares 6 steps to becoming a minimalist when you have a family Episode 190: Easy! 6 Steps to Become a Minimalist When You Have a Family by Rachel Jones Rachel started her journey to minimalism in 2008, struggling with depression and horribly embarrassed by the messy state of her home. Her goal for pursuing minimalism was to find contentment and joy in spending time with family and being able to focus on Christ. What she found was that minimalism wasn't the answer. But it is a tool to use to help you focus on what's important. Her mission is to help others turn their home into their own personal oasis. Having found an immense amount of freedom with minimalism, it's her goal to share the methods of simplifying and the tools that she had to rely on (and still does!) to maintain a home that is easy to take care of and a joyful space to live. The original post is located here: https://nourishingminimalism.com/become-minimalist-family/  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn m

Adina Soclof of Parenting Simply asks if we're doing too much for our kids Episode 189: Are We Doing Too Much For Our Kids by Adina Soclof A certified Speech Pathologist, Adina received her Master's degree from Hunter College in New York in Communication Sciences. Adina worked in preschools for the developmentally disabled in the New York area before staying home full time with her family. In 2010, she launched Parenting Simply as a community to help parents connect with their children and learn simple, practical and easy to implement skills to create a peaceful home. Parenting Simply's mission is to reduce the stress that parents and children feel by giving parents communication and organizational tips that can help parents maintain a loving and calm home. The original post is located here: https://parentingsimply.com/are-we-doing-too-much-for-our-kids/  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristi Pahr with Introvert Dear talks about having to tell her guilt to shut up as an introverted mom Episode 188: As an Introverted Mom, I Often Have to Tell My Guilt to Shut Up by Kristi Pahr Jenn Granneman is the founder of Introvert, Dear and author of The Secret Lives of Introverts. She started Introvert, Dear in 2013 as her personal blog. She was living with an extroverted roommate, dating an extroverted guy, and working an extroverted job (teaching 4th grade). Jenn wanted to write about what it was like being an introvert living in an extrovert's world. In true introvert form, she wrote her blog anonymously for almost two years. Jenn had no desire to be in the spotlight. And she had no idea her little blog would become this! Now, with the help of quiet ones around the world, she is on a mission: to let introverts everywhere know it's okay to be who they are. The original post is located here: https://introvertdear.com/news/to-be-the-best-mom-i-can-be-i-have-to-tell-my-guilt-to-shut-up/  Visit Me Online

Josh Anderson of DIY Active shares tips to help busy moms find time to exercise Episode 187: Tips to Help Busy Moms Find Time To Exercise by Josh Anderson DIY Active's mission is to help people stay fit and active no matter where they are and no matter what life demands of them. They believe that being active can and should be fun, and that you can live a healthy life the way you want. Their sustainable approach to fitness doesn't require travel time, fees, or even social skills. The original post is located here: https://diyactive.com/tips-to-help-busy-moms-find-time-to-exercise/  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Renee Benes with The Fun Sized Life tells you what to consider if grandparents are buying too many toys for your kids Episode 186: What to Consider if Grandparents Are Buying Too Many Toys by Renee Benes Renee is a minimalist mom, blogger, & coach. She and her husband downsized their house, paid off debt, started making money online, and now travel part-time with their kids. Her blog and online coaching is centered around helping other women to create this same lifestyle for themselves, both in their day to day living and in how they manage their money. The original post is located here: https://www.thefunsizedlife.com/grandparents-toys/  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen of This Time of Mine shares 5 ways to combat entitlement in children. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 185: [Part 2] Ungrateful Child - 5 Ways to Combat Entitlement in Kids by Jen of This Time of Mine Jen is a busy mom to four energetic kids and between taking care of them, running the household and trying to keep up with everything else she does and enjoys, she's often found herself fantasizing about the moment she can finally sit down for the night. But through it all, she's found that she's happiest when she's intentional in her approach. And even though it's not always easy, she knows when she parents and lives her life on purpose, that's when she can make the biggest difference for her children. She founded This Time Of Mine to use as a platform to teach as many parents as will listen. She wants to meet you where you are and help you fall in love with parenting all over again.  Because she knows how hard it can be.  She also knows that when we learn to parent and live with intention, we can create more g

Jen of This Time of Mine shares 5 ways to combat entitlement in children. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 184: [Part 1] Ungrateful Child - 5 Ways to Combat Entitlement in Kids by Jen of This Time of Mine Jen is a busy mom to four energetic kids and between taking care of them, running the household and trying to keep up with everything else she does and enjoys, she's often found herself fantasizing about the moment she can finally sit down for the night. But through it all, she's found that she's happiest when she's intentional in her approach. And even though it's not always easy, she knows when she parents and lives her life on purpose, that's when she can make the biggest difference for her children. She founded This Time Of Mine to use as a platform to teach as many parents as will listen. She wants to meet you where you are and help you fall in love with parenting all over again.  Because she knows how hard it can be.  She also knows that when we learn to parent and live with intention, we can create more g

Dr. Susan Chanderbhan of ChandPsych shares helpful tips for balancing teen independence Episode 183: Helpful Tips for Balancing Teen Independence by Dr. Susan Chanderbhan Dr. Susan Chanderbhan is a psychologist in Laredo, Texas. She helps individuals and couples who are struggling in different areas of their lives gain the clarity they need to grow and change. Her practice is based largely around using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which the National Mental Health Institute (NIMH) notes to be proven by research as effective treatment for a variety of mental health issues that individuals often face, like anxiety, stress, depression, PTSD, and trauma.  The original blog can be found here: https://www.chandpsych.com/blog/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Dabney shares two short posts about how to parent an anxious child and how to discipline a teenager who makes bad decisions Episode 182: How to Parent an Anxious Child AND How to Discipline a Teenager Who Makes Bad Decisions both by Dr. Laura Dabney Laura Dabney specializes in helping clients from across the nation break destructive patterns impacting their relationships. With Laura's support, clients discover the path to happier, healthier futures with deeper personal connections. In addition to a life-coaching certification, Laura has obtained her medical degree and completed a psychiatric residency. The original posts are located here: https://www.drldabney.com/article/how-to-parent-an-anxious-child/ & https://www.drldabney.com/article/how-to-discipline-a-teenager/  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices