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Do Your Children Feel Loved? I
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Don’t Wish Away Today
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Don’t Expect Perfection with Jill Savage II
Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 060. If we are constantly expecting perfection from our children, our husband, our home, and ourselves, we are going to feel very dissatisfied with our lives. During last week’s episode I was joined by Jill Savage, author of the book No More Perfect Moms* and the Hearts at Home Conference and website. During this…
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Don’t Expect Perfection with Jill Savage I
Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 059. Why is it that we moms often expect ourselves to be perfect? Even worse, why do we find ourselves upset when our husbands, our children, or our homes aren’t perfect either? During this podcast episode I talk about our tendencies as busy moms to expect perfection of ourselves.…
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How To Create a Strong Family Unit
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Parent Your Children as Individuals
Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 057. Over the years of parenting 8 children, I have discovered that to be a truly effective parent, you have to modify your parenting style to account for the uniqueness of each of your individual children. Because our kids do not learn the same, think the same, behave the…
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How Am I Smart with Dr. Kathy Koch II
Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 056.On last week’s episode, I discussed the concept of multiple intelligences with Dr. Kathy Koch, author of the book “How Am I Smart? A Parent’s Guide to Multiple Intelligences*” and the website www.CelebrateKids.com. If you missed that episode, the concept is that there are 8 basic ways that people learn. Every person…
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How Am I Smart with Dr. Kathy Koch I
Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 055.My husband got his Master’s Degree in Teaching. One of the things I remember him studying was “Multiple Intelligences” and “Learning Styles”. I admit, I didn’t really pay much attention to it back then, but I picked up enough to learn that different children learn differently. That seemed like…
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How to Teach Your Children to Work
Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 054.During the previous two episodes I discussed work ethic with Eric Chester, author of the book Reviving Work Ethic.* Those episodes sparked some good conversations, but it also resulted in several questions from parents asking how I actually taught my toddlers and young children to work. During this episode, I…
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Teach Your Children Work Ethic with Eric Chester II
Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 053.Today we’re going to finish the conversation I started last week with Eric Chester. Eric is the author of the book Reviving Work Ethic* and as an author and speaker he has visited over 1500 schools. Eric is not just aware of how important a strong work ethic is,…
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Teach Your Children Work Ethic With Eric Chester I
Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 052. I’ve seen two trends concerning children and work ethic that disturb me. The first is that many parents treat work as a punishment. The second is that many parents indulge their children and then expect them to all of a sudden magically develop a work ethic when they…
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Feeding Your Family VIII – Picky Eaters II
Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 051. Some children naturally outgrow being a picky eater. Unfortunately, without intervention, many children who are picky eaters become adults who are picky eaters. While it is difficult having children who are picky eaters, it is also difficulty being married to one. I know this because I married a…
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Feeding Your Family VII – Picky Eaters I
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Feeding Your Family VI – Teach Children to Cook III
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Feeding Your Family V – Teach Children to Cook II
