What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms

Comparing Without Despairing


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It's easy to compare our parenting—often as measured by our kids' achievements—with their peers' achievements. As in, how other parents might be doing it better.

This week, we're talking parenting tips for resisting “mompetition”— and how we can use comparison to create healthy perspectives instead of "compare and despair."

Amy and Margaret discuss:

  • Why competition is a biological imperative
  • The effects of social media and other societal forces on parenting
  • How to know if we're putting too much pressure on our kids

  • Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:

    • Matthew Hutson for The Atlantic: "Why We Compete"
    • Aruna Raghuram for ParentCircle: "Are you a competitive mom? Here are the many ways in which mompetition can harm your child"
    • Urban Dictionary definition of "mompetition"
    • Eileen Kennedy-Moore for Psychology Today: "How to Resist Competitive Parenting"

    • What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can’t wait to go back on the road! https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour

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