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

These past 12 months have tested us so many of us in so many ways, we lost count at #5,627. However, through all the ups and downs we have learned a lot this past year. A lot about the rules in our houses, how our kids get along (or don’t), what we really need for ourselves outside of our families, and life hacks Brie was fighting out of pure stubbornness!

In this episode, we reflect on the top 5 things we’ve learned over the past year.

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As parents, we often teach our kids about manners, being nice to others, and what it means to be a good friend. However, parents rarely spend as much time teaching our kids how to talk to other kids with disabilities and that it’s okay to be friends with someone, no matter who they are, or what disability they might have.

In this episode, we speak with Stephanie Wolfe, author of Authentically Addie, lifestyle blogger and social media content creator of The Vintage Modern Wife. Stephanie focuses her every day on sharing her family’s life with others in an attempt to normalize conversations about disabilities and assure readers of the limitless possibilities and positive potential in life, regardless of circumstances. 

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https://www.noguiltmom.com/how-to-normalize-the-conversation-and-talk-to-your-kids-about-disabilities/

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You’ve tried everything! And nothing is working with the misbehaviors! You have taken away screens, told your kids about the consequences of failing their math class or for riding their bike into the street without looking, but the behavior continues!

Why won’t they listen? Why isn’t it working?

We hate to tell you this, but you’re probably sabotaging things.

In this episode, we tell you what are the 3 biggest mistakes parents make that are sabotaging their discipline at home, how you can stop doing them, and what to do instead to fix it.

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https://www.noguiltmom.com/Mistakes-Every-Parent-Makes-When-Disciplining-Their-Kids-and-How-to-Avoid-Them

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As our kids grow older things like college start becoming more and more of a necessity. And if the idea of dealing with the applications, the acceptances, and the inevitable denials aren’t enough to make you want to cut and run, let’s not forget the issue of paying for college.

In a 2020 survey, more than two-thirds of parents of college-bound children say that they are very worried about having enough money to pay for their child’s college education.

In this episode, we have Ron Lieber, the NY Times Your Money columnist, author of THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR COLLEGE, and father to two daughters, 6 & 14. He shares with us some tips to help squash that guilt tied to whether or not we can pay for college and helps us create a road map for making the biggest financial decision many of us will make as a family.

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https://www.noguiltmom.com/Money-Secrets-About-College-You-Might-Not-Know-but-Definitely-Should

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Too often as parents, we’ve fallen into the trap of punishing our kids in the heat of the moment after something’s happened. Maybe they hit their sibling, are failing math, or asked to go to the park, but ended up at Starbucks. Whatever happened, everyone’s upset now and when emotions are high, we often don’t make the best parenting decisions.

In this episode, we discuss the difference between logical consequences and punishments, as well as how to make an effective logical consequence that will have a positive impact on your discipline at home.

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https://www.noguiltmom.com/How-logical-consequences-are-more-effective-than-punishments-at-home

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Substance abuse and addiction is a real struggle for so many people in America. But kids are at high risk these days simply due to the media, their genetics, and stressors. So what are we to do as parents to help guard our kids against addiction?

In this episode, we welcome back Jessica Lahey, mom of 2 boys and author of upcoming book, The Addiction Inoculation. She specializes in research and writing about the confluence of education and parenting. Today she shares with us her personal experiences as a 3rd generation alcoholic and her journey to arm her own kids as well as the kids she teaches against addiction and substance abuse.

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https://www.noguiltmom.com/guarding-kids-against-addiction

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If your kid has ever waited until the last minute to do a big project- then this episode is for you!

In today’s podcast episode we share our biggest facepalm moments with projects and give 3 easy steps on how to help your kid (and you too) focus better.

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Do you take one look at your house and get so overwhelmed by the task of getting it picked up and organized that you just want to crawl back into bed and turn on Netflix to escape adulting?

We hear you!

In this episode, we welcome Hilary Erickson of The Pregnancy Nurse, the curly head behind the website Pulling Curls. She’s a mom to 3 kids, 21, 16, and 11, and specializes in all things pregnancy and organization!

Hilary shares with us her 3 easy ways to get organized at home.

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We all struggle with those challenging behaviors and how to make them stop. We’ve tried everything! Stepping in, nagging, reminding, bribing, and none of it works! These behaviors feel like weeds that keep growing no matter what we do to stop them. 

In this episode, we share the 3 things you need to stop doing right now to nip those behaviors in the bud!

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As parents, we spend a lot of our energy trying to help our children stay happy and healthy. We want them to have the skills needed to deal with stress and thrive. But sometimes, that feels almost impossible. 

But it’s not.

In today’s podcast, we speak with Dr. Michele Borba, who is an educational psychologist and author of 25 books including her most recent, Thrivers:The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine.

She shares with us what makes a child thrive, the common characteristics of children who are resilient, motivated, and essentially - thrive, as well as a simple way kids can use their very own “Pocket Problem Solver”.

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https://www.noguiltmom.com/How-to-Raise-a-Self-Motivated-and-Thriving-Kid

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