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It's easy to bond when you and your child have similar interests and personalities. But what about the child who’s your opposite? There’s no less love, but how do you connect when you have less in common?

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Do you have a child who’s different from you? How do you find ways to connect? Email [email protected] with the subject line "Connect."

Mentions:
4 Ways to Nurture Your Child’s Interests When They Don’t Interest You
How to Connect With the Kid Who Is Different From You
7 Things Parents Do to Make Their Kids Hate Sports
Printable Mother-Daughter Bucket List
Printable Mother-Son Bucket List

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How do you know if you’re being overprotective or just doing what you’re supposed to do as a mom who loves her kids? Megan’s story today might help make that more clear for you as we talk about our struggles to protect our kids physically and emotionally.

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Is it harder for you to watch your kids take physical risks or emotional ones? Email [email protected] with the subject line "Overprotective."

Mentions:
3 Ways to Walk the Line Between Protective and Overprotective
4 Reasons to Take the Bubble Wrap Off Your Child
3 Ways Parents Today Are Overprotective
5 Signs You’re Parenting Out of Fear
Overprotective Parents: Signs, Examples, and Impact on Mental Health
Quit Telling Your Child to Be Careful!

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Do you have a child who loves to take control? Abby has a bossy (or maybe assertive) child, and she’s learning how to respond in a way that will help develop it as a strength instead of making him feel like it’s something to fix. 

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 If you have a bossy child, when do you see it coming out most? Email [email protected] with the subject line "Bossy."

Mentions:
Parenting the Bossy Child
3 Sneaky Ways Anxiety Comes Out in Kids
How to Parent Well Based on Birth Order
Science Direct Article on Power and Status
Sibling Love Habit Tracker
Sibling Love Conversation Starters

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Most women have gone on a diet or tried to adopt healthier eating habits. That's a complicated topic in and of itself. Once you add kids to the mix, it's taken to another level. This week's story comes from Chloe and will help you put your relationship with food (and your observant kids) into perspective. 

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 How do you try to pass on positive food talk to your kids? Email [email protected] with the subject line "diet."

Mentions:
Should I Diet in Front of My Kids?
5 Mom Bod Features to Love
The Secret to a Positive Body Image for Moms
5 Things to Say if Your Child Wants to Lose Weight
NYTimes: Your Kids Don’t Have to Inherit Your Body-Image Issues
NYTimes: Anxious About Family Mealtimes? Serve a Buffet

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Abby’s story this week raises the question of when you should tell another mom her child hurt yours or did something wrong. Talk about a dicey conversation! When is it right to speak up and say something? And how do you prepare to receive that news when your child is the one who did something wrong?

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How have you reacted when another mom told you your kid misbehaved? Have you ever had to tattle on a child to his mom? How did it go? Email [email protected] with the subject line, "Confronting another mom."

Mentions:
6 Ways Your Child’s Misbehavior Makes You a Better Parent
What to Do When Your Child’s Friend is in Danger
When to Talk to Another Mom About Her Child’s Bad Behavior

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DON'T MISS OUR EXCITING NEWS IN THIS EPISODE! And unless you're attached to your child 24/7, you have to allow other adults into their lives. We talk about all the people who have influence over our kids, from daycare providers to teachers to coaches and other parents. 

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What’s most important to you about the other adults you allow into your kids’ lives? And if you want to offer some words of wisdom to our mom-to-be, email [email protected] with the subject line, "Congrats!"

Mentions:
3 Questions to Ask When Others Try to Parent Your Child
Is It OK to Discipline Someone Else’s Child?
5 Rules of the Mom Mafia
Are parents spending less time with their kids?

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When they enter the final stretch of the school year, do your kids peter out? Staying motivated when the weather is warming up, and pencils are little eraserless stubs is tough, but today’s episode will help you keep your kids’ eyes on the finish line.

Tell us!
What do you do to prevent end-of-the-year burnout? And please! Tell us if you ever used a Trapper Keeper! Email [email protected] with the subject line, "Finish the year strong."

Mentions:
Just Done With School? 5 Ways to Finish Strong
3 Reasons to Survey Your Kids at the End of the School Year
25-Day You Can Do It Chart
Good Character Traits Printable: Diligence
Good Character Traits Printable: Perseverance
Summer Bucket List

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Our kids grow up so fast. It’s hard not to wish for time to slow down. Megan’s story about her son asking her to stop putting toys away will remind you how precious these days are, and we’ll help you consider ways you might be making your kids grow up too quickly.

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What do you do to slow time down with your kids? What helps you be more intentional? Email [email protected] with the subject line "slow time down."

Mentions:
10 Ways to Make Time Slow Down
3 Ways to Keep Your Kids From Growing Up Too Fast
5 Times You Should Say ‘Wait’ to Your Child
Should Moms Say “My Kids Are My World?”

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Respect is a trait in kids that can be challenging for parents to teach because disrespect can get us fired up so quickly. In this episode, Abby tells the story of "the great taco incident," and the team talks about getting to the root of disrespect.

Tell us!
What’s your biggest struggle with disrespect? Or do you have any tricks that work? Email [email protected] with the subject line "respect."

Mentions:
Wise Words When Your Children Talk Back
Want Respectful Kids? Follow These 5 Steps
5 Decisions You Can Make to End Disrespect
The Secret Way to Teach Your Teenager Respect
Good Character Traits Printable: Respect
The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups by Dr. Leonard Sax

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Self-control is one of the most important traits for a child to learn. There are plenty of opportunities to correct kids when they don't show it, but how do we teach it positively? Abby shares something her parents did (that she thought was torture), and the podcast team shares ways to teach it to toddlers, elementary kids, and teens.

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What are you doing to teach your kids self-control? Where do they struggle most? Email [email protected] with the subject line "Self-Control"

Mentions:
7 Ways to Teach Self-Control
How to Teach Toddlers and Preschoolers Self-Control
How to Teach Teens Self-Control
Good Character Traits Printable: Self-Control
Printable Self-Control Contract
Self-Control Conversation Starters for Kids
Marshmallow test: Delayed gratification isn’t just about willpower

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