THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SOME WAYS TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING WHILE THEY ARE HOME OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. TALIA SHARES QUITE A FEW ACTIVITIES FOR ELEMENTARY AGED KIDS INCLUDING SEVERAL APPS SHE LOVES AND SOME REALLY FUN IDEAS OFF TECHNOLOGY. I SHARE A FEW THINGS WE ARE DOING WITH OUR 2 TO 5 YEAR OLDS IN THE HOUSE. WE START THE EPISODE OFF HAVING A QUICK CHAT ABOUT BEING QUARANTINED, AND WE FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE NOT IN THE MEDICAL FIELD NOR DO WE HAVE THE FULL SCOPE OF KNOWLEDGE ON ANY OF THIS. WE ARE SIMPLY SHARING OUR UNDERSTANDING OR INTERPRETATION OF THE EVENTS WE ARE EXPERIENCING.

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This week we are back and have climbed out of our diet culture rabbit hole. We are catching up with conversations about Kristen's recent cross country trip with the whole family, and Talia's recent procedure for Skye. We also get sidetracked with a conversation about hand washing and school, and bathroom breaks as a kid. We finish up with some shows and books we are currently enjoying.

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In today’s episode we get to chat with Devrie from Happily Fed! She explains to us what HAES (Healthy At Every Size) means, and the 5 pillars of the movement. We touch on some important topics including how much more likely a child is to develop an eating disorder than they are type two diabetes, that children going through puberty gain 50-70lbs during that time, and why it is imperative not to put children on a diet. She briefly touches on the need for doctors to inform patients the repercussions of dieting. You will love this episode and learn so much!

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This week we unpack and personalize last week's conversation with Anne Mauney. Be sure to check that episode out to get the full benefit of this episode. We dive deeper into thin privilege and especially our experiences at doctor appointments. Kristen shares a new idea she has about making a fun family activity. We also discuss Kristen's growing concerns as a trainer whose grasping more understanding of diet culture. We end the episode on a high note, gushing about favorite non-physical attributes of each other.

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Your mind is about to be blown this week. We had such an informative and amazing conversation with Anne Mauney of Fannetasticfood. We touch on topics such as diet culture, intuitive eating, thin privilege, and keeping food neutral with our children. This conversation is important for so many people, and it also may be triggering if you have or do struggle with an eating disorder.

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This week we finish up some listener questions. We touch on the topic of night terrors, though we have no first hand experience with it. We then discuss the transition from baby to toddler, which is timely since our youngest intern just had her first birthday! We finally jump into a discussion about how our relationships with friends and family has changed since having kids, but it turns into a discussion about breastfeeding in public.

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This week we chat about ways in which we cope with the overwhelm of motherhood. We doubt many of our strategies will be earth shattering but we think it is important to acknowledge that the majority of us feel overwhelmed often, and that there are different ways to cope. We also share stories of hitting our breaking points, and how our husbands supported us. Despite the serious topic, we had a lot of laughs this episode.

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This week we discuss the physical exhaustion of parenting. We tell hilarious stories of the children exhausting us, and veer into a chat about postpartum mood disorders. While exercise and sunshine are imperative to health, they are not a guarantee you will not struggle with a postpartum mood disorder. We talk tantrums and crying at baby pictures.

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This week we are chatting all things grandparents. All the grandparents we love. We chat about our experience with our grandparents growing up, and move on to our parents as grandparents vs raising us. We also acknowledge how difficult it must be to be a grandparent! We of course get off topic here and there with some hilarious stories, but we save it for the end.

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This week we discuss a listener topic: teething. We chat all about our experience among our four kiddos when it comes to teething. We chat about how they each cut their teeth differently, our different pain management techniques, and teething poop. We also veer way off course, dabbling into chats about diarrhea and breastmilk composition. We share our current media consumption as well, since it has been a while.

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