Kindred Conversations

We asked what holiday episodes you wanted to hear this year and a highly requested topic was a gifting breakdown and strategy for Christmas. In this episode we talk about how we like to budget, what we like to focus on for gifting, and how we are handling gifting with our current families and extended families.

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This is a conversation with Kylie Hempy who is a perinatal therapist and mother of three. In this episode we talk about the FairPlay method and how we can apply it in less traditional homes. We talk about tips for getting the most enjoyment from the busy end of the year. And we touch on a few more general tips for caring for our mental health as we grow our families.

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Today's Book Club Episode is featuring Raising Mentally Strong Kids by Dr. Daniel Amen (MD) and Charles Fay (PHD).

We both enjoyed and highly recommend this book to any parents! The marriage of Love and Logic and Amen Clinics is truly an answer to so many parenting struggles and questions we've had over the years.

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In this episode we discuss the current favorite books and shows we have been consuming, followed by a few recent favorite purchases. Our episode topic is based off of a phrase that Paris' mom used growing up: "That's life happening for you." She used this phrase to indicate that sometimes things out of your control (whether they seem good or bad) are actually working together in your favor. We talk about a few of the ways we've seen life happening for us over the last few years.

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Submission Episode!!

This episode was inspired by Brooke Romney’s 52 Modern Manners for Kids. Do you ever find yourself realizing as your kid shouts the details of their latest bathroom break in the grocery store that maybe they didn’t know the unspoken rule of not talking about that information in public? There are plenty of societal norms and manners that are unspoken as adults that actually need to be laid out to children.

We accepted submissions from listeners for this topic and have compiled them all here! In this episode we talk about accepting invitations, bathroom etiquette, being a good friend, and more.

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This episode is a conversation with Aubrey Fairchild, artist and mother, who left her tech job to enter the world of freelance artistry. We talk about her journey as an artist and then discuss incorporating art and creativity in your life as an individual, as well as with your children. I loved having Aubrey on the podcast and hope you love this episode too!

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This episode is a discussion about bringing other adult figures into your children's life in the form of teachers, nannies, babysitters, etc. We talk about how expanding your childrearing village isn't handing your child off to be raised by someone else, but supplementary to the work you are doing in parenting. There are so many benefits to expanding your village and giving your child some space to figure out who they are without you around all the time.

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This episode topic has been an interesting thought claiming space in my mind over the last couple of months. In taking the role of parenting seriously, I often blur the lines between “teaching” and “supporting” with “molding” and “controlling”. It’s taken a reality check or two to remind me that my children are not, in fact, blank slates to be molded into what I see as the perfect human. Rather, they are unique individuals having a unique experience in this world and I am but a mentor to help guide them in navigating their own journey. In this episode we talk about exposure, shifting our mindsets, and encouraging our children’s self proposed interests.

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Book Club Episode: Remaining You While Raising Them by Alli Worthington

Sponsor: Petite Moss

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In this episode we talk about our favorite takeaways from RYWRT. We discuss what we tell ourselves about "good moms", what aspects of our physical and mental health we can be focusing on to be the best versions of ourselves, and modeling less-than perfection for our kids.

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