As a recovering perfectionist, Monica Packer chooses to focus on "progress, not perfection." In this episode, she teaches us how to do it too. For full show notes, including the 3 Takeaways and sponsors, please visit https://3in30podcast.com/goals/

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“How are you today, Grampy?” “Oh the same: old and ugly, but contented.” This is the opening line of this week’s interview with my 88-year-old grandpa. You are going to love his personality and spunk, as he shares memories from his childhood Christmases. For full show notes, including the 3 Takeaways and sponsors, please visit https://3in30podcast.com/holiday-traditions/

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Though you may never have defined it as “soul fever” before, all parents have witnessed this malady taking over their children from time to time…when kids have had too much excitement, too little sleep, too much sugar, and too little downtime–and their behavior shows it! On today’s episode, Carrie Thomas Scott–a licensed professional counselor and a mother herself–uses the four pillars of Simplicity Parenting to teach us how to protect our kids from catching a “soul fever” this holiday season. For full show notes, including the 3 Takeaways and sponsors, please visit https://3in30podcast.com/soul-fever/

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I invited Tana Parke, a mother of five children and a semi-professional organizer, to share three strategies for keeping our kids’ clutter at bay. For full show notes, including the 3 Takeaways and sponsors, please visit https://3in30podcast.com/clutter/

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"At any given point, you can say, 'This is not how the story is going to end.'" Cate Johnson shares three small but significant changes that transformed their home environment. For full show notes, including the 3 Takeaways and sponsors, please visit https://3in30podcast.com/peaceful-home/

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This week, my family has been through a terrible loss: the death of my son’s birthmother, Katie. We’ve had an open adoption with her and she became part of our family over the last seven years. Listen in as I share three scriptural phrases that gave me strength during my long battle with infertility and the ups and downs of the adoption process. For full show notes, including the 3 Takeaways and sponsors, please visit https://3in30podcast.com/hope/

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Is your child’s life at school a bit of a mystery to you? Amanda Hamilton Roos' mission is to help families bridge the divide between home and school and build strong, effective partnerships. In today’s podcast, she shares three easy steps for forming a “working relationship” with your child’s teacher. For full show notes, including the 3 Takeaways and sponsors, please visit https://3in30podcast.com/school/

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Ralpie Jacobs, a parenting expert, teaches us three principles to help us control our anger and increase patience and love in our homes. For full show notes, including the 3 Takeaways and sponsors, please visit https://3in30podcast.com/yelling.

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Jennifer Brimhall, a mother of five and the founder of the website Raise the Good, teaches us how to surround our children with good role models whom they will want to emulate. For full show notes, including the 3 Takeaways and sponsors, please visit https://3in30podcast.com/unexpected-heros/

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This week my little sister Laura Webb, a mother of two young children and a Chemistry and Math teacher--"not a writer!" she is quick to point out--will share her ideas for easy ways that we can fit record-keeping into our busy lives as moms. For full show notes, along with the three takeaways, please visit https://3in30podcast.com/journaling.