No Guilt Mom | Overcoming Mom Guilt, Mental Load & Parenting Tips for Moms

When it comes to parenting, so many of us want to raise “good kids”. Kids who will be kind to others, who can problem-solve, kids who truly understand and act out of compassion, and who understand inclusivity, justice, and equality. But there is often a space between raising “good kids” and raising pro-justice kids. That’s where the concept of Social Justice Parenting comes in.

In this episode, we are talking with Dr. Traci Baxley, a professor, consultant, parenting coach, speaker, mother to five bi-racial children, creator of the Social Justice Parenting program and author of Social Justice Parenting: How to Raise Compassionate, Anti-Racist, Justice-Minded Kids in an Unjust World. She’s been an educator for over 30 years with degrees in child development, elementary education, and curriculum and instruction.

Dr. Baxley shares with us a very vulnerable conversation where we talk about how to address race with our kids, how to engage in Social Justice parenting, and what the ROCKS of Social Justice parenting are.

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Social Justice Parenting: How to Raise Compassionate, Anti-Racist, Justice-Minded Kids in an Unjust World

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We’ve all experienced drama, right? Maybe we see our kids arguing and we want to step in to solve it, but aren't quite sure how. 

Or when we do step in and solve it, the fight continues and we find ourselves mediating the same disagreement OVER and OVER again.

We can actually help make all of that stop! We share 5 simple steps to give your kids the knowledge they need (and confidence) to solve disagreements on their own.

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Who doesn’t know the current statistic that 50% of all marriages end in divorce? Even if you haven’t experienced divorce yourself, odds are very high that you have someone close to you who is or has been through a divorce. But few people talk openly about the emotional toll they go through while contemplating divorce.

In this episode, we welcome Erin Royer, the founder of Your Village an online resource for parents and host of the Parenting Beyond Discipline podcast. She gives parents tools to support their children to reach their individual potentials. Erin recently released her first book, "The Connected Parents Guide to Toddlerhood - Fixes for 7 Common struggles"! 

We talk openly and honestly about the guilt that so many go through when trying to decide if it’s time to divorce, what the research says on the effects of parents staying in an unhappy relationship, and what parents can do to support their kids (and their own) mental health during and after divorce.

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Erin Royer, Your Village- Online parenting classes for busy parents who want to raise happy and amazing kids.

Parenting Beyond Discipline #201: *Special Edition #2 Co-Parenting Through Divorce – Dealing with Parental Guilt

Connected Parent's Guide to Toddlerhood: Easy to Implement Fixes for 7 Common Toddler Challenges

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This is another installment of our “Listener Questions” episodes where we ask our No Guilt Mom listeners to send us their parenting challenges for us to offer some help.

In this episode, we talk about the hot topic of screentime. How do I get my kids to put down their phones or iPad without the fight? Well guys, good news! We have some answers for you! 

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No Guilt Mom Podcast #81 How to Handle Screen Time With Your Kids

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Have you ever thought of just leaving it all? 

You know... quitting your highly successful job, packing up your entire family in your car, taking only want fits in said car, and moving to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico?

Does this sound like the plot to some amazing book? Well, it’s the short version of the Award-winning author of Finlay Donovan Is Killing It, Elle Cosimano’s life. She’s a homeschooling mother of two teens, and author of mysteries and thrillers for adults and young adults. 

Elle shares with us how she left her highly successful career where she felt like something big was missing. So she took a sabbatical and found her happiness in Mexico and writing her first book. In that experience, she learned all about what was truly important to her and her family, how to appreciate a simpler way of life, and most importantly to teach her kids how to fail forward!

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Oh, the good old behavior chart! Full of promise, hope, and stickers! But we have to tell you it’s not all it’s been made out to be. Sure, behavior charts might help with one or two challenging behaviors, but it does little to teach and change kids behaviors in the long run. There are better and much more effective ways to manage the whining, fighting, talking back, and everything else. 

In this episode, we tell you the 3 HUGE reasons behaviors charts don’t work in the long run and the 5 things that WILL work... every time!

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If you want your kids to learn about math, reading, writing, you name it- there’s a curriculum for it. But it’s not so easy when you are trying to teach your kids about their social-emotional skills. Those skills are things like how to deal with conflict, how to join a group of kids, naming and processing your own emotions, and being thoughtful & empathetic in our actions towards others. All things that every parent wants their kids to know and master!

In this episode we’re talking with Marcelle Waldman, El Ed. the mom of 2, early childhood educator, creator and owner of FeelLinks feeling plush dolls and journal set. Her passion is educating parents and caretakers on the importance of building emotional intelligence in our children (and ourselves).

We cover everything our kids (and us as parents) need to know about empathy, emotional intelligence, and coping skills so we can avoid those major emotional meltdowns and be resilient in life.

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Today we’re going to get into a pretty heated debate among families…

the Great Allowance Debate! 

This is a topic that brings about pretty strong feelings for many parents for so many reasons. We explore what the most common strategies used for allowance, the pros and cons of each strategy, and share what we do in our homes.

So let the great debate begin...

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Cara Harvey Purpose Driven Mom Show Podcast

No Guilt Mom Podcast #062 How Scrap the Guilt of Paying for College with Ron Lieber

No Guilt Mom Podcast #029 How to Raise a Brave Kid with Ned Johnson 

Time Magazine: Kids and Allowance: The Debate that Divides Us

Girl Scouts: Should You Give Her an Allowance?

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Every day we're faced by things that scare us. We have to have to be a parent, with pretty much zero training. We have to forge a path in our lives with family and work that often, we have no idea how it will all turn out. And that fear can be crippling. But it doesn’t have to be!

In this episode, we talk with Sara Dean, a mindset, business and leadership coach. Her biggest passion is helping women own their space. She’s also the creator and host of the Shameless Mom Academy Podcast. She shares how we can overcome that fear, and do big, AMAZING things!

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It never fails. Every year your kid will forget their lunch or their homework. You are running through the house in the morning yelling (so everyone can hear you) that it’s time to go, as your youngest whines from his room that he can’t find his shoes, and your daughter says that her library book is missing and she absolutely can’t go to school without her library book on library day.

Sigh! The frustration builds and you decide that the only way to avoid this mess is to remind & nag your kids or do just do it all yourself. And you are so very wrong mama!

In this episode, we share with you our 4 ways to make sure your kids remember everything they need for school this year (without you reminding them or doing it for them!).

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No Guilt Mom Podcast #001: Six Mindset Changes for a Happier Mom Life

No Guilt Mom Podcast #078: How to Raise Capable & Responsible Kids with Vicki Hoefle

No Guilt Mom Podcast #051: How to Make Your Mornings Work For You

No Guilt Mom Podcast #013: The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey

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