Sleep deprivation is not a joke for new parents and kids. James and Taylor give out tips and other strategies to cope with this common problem.

Traveling with your kids can be extremely challenging. In this episode, James and Taylor share their story and tips during their recent trip to England.

Comparison is a common approach to ascertain the performance of your child. But did you know that comparing children fuels unnecessary worry and unhealthy competitiveness in both parents and children?

This episode is about steps you can take to give each day the best chance at being a success. Things you can do the night before, ongoing mindset work, and things you can do as you wake up to make each day with your kids a good one.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201803/sense-and-nonsense-about-video-game-addiction

https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world

https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_the_game_that_can_give_you_10_extra_years_of_life

https://nypost.com/2016/08/27/its-digital-heroin-how-screens-turn-kids-into-psychotic-junkies/

What is deschooling? It is basically the stage of self-directed learning where you're working through and trying to eradicate mainstream schooling thoughts. People refer to it as a period of time where you're working on confronting the ideas of what learning is and to let go of some ideas.

Links referenced in this episode:

Living Joyfully - Deschooling

How do we balance letting children guide their own habits and activities versus intervening in their diet, activities, and habits in an effort to mitigate developing unhealthy habits? This is a question we received from Bobby H. in the Pax Libertas Productions Fan Group and we loved this question, so here we go!

This is a struggle for all parents, of course. Trust is a major key in this, and that is tough for people first moving into peaceful parenting. It's a cultural norm to not trust children, and many of us were not trusted as children.

Alfie Kohn - Choices for Children

What are our real goals in all of our connections with our kids? We dive into what we really focus on with each interaction with our kids. How can we build a stronger connection to our kids? Will this next decision deepen our connection with our child or will it chip away at that connection? This is a lens we try to look through during our interactions.

Unschooling is so often defined by what it isn't, but it's so much more than "not school." In this episode, James and Taylor dive into some ways to create a nutrient rich learning environment that expands our kids' worldviews while also giving them space and support to go deeper on their existing interests.