3 simple ways to set and teach positive expectations and boundaries with your children. 
Read more about Parenting without saying no (more detailed) and about positive negotiating with kids. 

Guest Katie Joiner and I chat all about great ways to connect with kids and get them to really listen. From little tricks that work to understanding parent-child dynamics when communcating.

• 2:35 My Extremely Good of the week
• 6:45 Katie's Parenting Fail Story
• The first time mom sanctimommy referenced
• 19:00 Waiting until they're ready
• 22:40 Respecting our child's needs in the moment
• 24:09 Katie's "Frontloading" tip
• 28:15 Adapting to the day
• 29:01 When your child listened to you but there's a disconnect

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A quick 14-minute episode for surviving parenthood

• 3:00 Scary Mommy No Our kids do not need exercise bike desks
• Posts mentioned on problem solving & Independence 
  • Raising kids to problem solve so you don't have to
  • Encouraging Independence in young kids
  • Raising your baby to be a rational thinker
• 5:13 Creativity is one of the greatest assets to our kids
• 8:45 The dangerous aspect of problem-solving
• 10:03 Set them up for reality, but also to be an out-of-the-box-thinker

Read more and get links in the show notes

A quick 14 minute episode for surviving parenthood

• 1:07 My Extremely Good of the week
• 3:05 What really is communication?
• 6:25 Why looking eye-to-eye is important
• 9:15 Detailed explanation of learning styles in communication.
• Communicating through your child's learning style
• Tips for communicating to toddlers

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Amanda & I discuss strategies to make it through tough days, how to work through our struggles, and more.

• Mama’s Anger Management Class
• A guide to stop yelling at your kids
• Getting out of the Mom Funk
• Countering every bad with 5 “goods” 
• TED Talks, getting stuck in the negative

Read more and find 5 questions to address when the weight of parenthood is overwhelming in the show notes link.

Let’s face it having and raising awesome kids is hard. But little steps of intentional parenting are the key to working towards raising great kids. Each week, author & host Kara Carrero invites guests to help troubleshoot problems modern moms & dads face every day. She also will do a second show each week of 10 minute tips to survive parenthood. Because despite the rough patches we all have, how we handle each situation is what makes us extremely good parents.