Outnumbered the Podcast

We live in a wonderful yet terrifying age of ubiquitous digital screens! As hard as social media, internet usage and gaming can be for competent adults to manage, these tools are even more difficult to for our children's underdeveloped brains to use wisely.

In this episode, Audrey and Bonnie talk about some of the dangers of unlimited screen time for our kids, as well as some tools for getting screen time under control at your house and for making the best technological decisions for each child.

Medium article about mindfulness and screens

Collin Kartchner podcast episode about kids brains and video games

Health Matters article about children's brains and screen time

Outnumbered episode 15: Kids and cell phones

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Teenage years!  Something to really dread, right?  Bonnie and Audrey think otherwise, and in this episode, they share all their experience and tips for the teenage years.  We talk about looking at the past, present, and future during the teenage years (and before!)  And then we share our favorite things about parenting teens.

Mentioned in this episode:

Raising Boys (Episode 43)

Raising Girls (Episode 44)

Puberty (Episode 77)

Preparing to Launch (Episode 86)

Kids and Tantrums (Episode 18)

How to Change Your Past

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Most people might have a hard time understanding just how difficult it can be to get dressed and look cute every day as a stay-at-home mom! The obstacles seem insurmountable: an everchanging body, lack of time and money for clothes shopping, not knowing what flatters our bodies and making time every day to get dressed, just to name a few.

Audrey and Bonnie are here to the rescue! In this episode, we cover each of these obstacles in depth, including a peek into our favorite tips for shopping for clothes and even sewing our own favorite pieces. If you struggle with feeling great about your appearance every day, this episode is for you!

CORRECTION: The habit book Bonnie talks about is "Better than Before" by Gretchen Rubin not "Better than Happy"

Episode 21 on Breastfeeding
Episode 64 on Body Image
Bonnie's online boutique. Novalie
Audrey's sewing blog, Skirt Fixation

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No one likes talking about money but avoiding financial discussions in a marriage is a surefire recipe for disaster. In this episode, Bonnie & Audrey share some pro tips for establishing some great money-management habits with your spouse.

This episode discusses personality differences in regards to money, poisonous money mindsets, how to help the kids establish appropriate money boundaries and the value of staying home with the kids. Be sure to listen to this one with your other half!

Notes:

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/09/marriage-killing-money-issues.asp

https://www.daveramsey.com/blog/the-truth-about-money-and-relationships

Episode 40: Kids and Money

Episode 25: How to Afford Kids

Episode 81: Raising Self-Motivated Kids

Life Coach School Podcast Women & Money
Life Coach School Podcast "I Don't Care About the Money" 

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Do you have a baby keeping you up at night?  Just wishing you could get your rest too?  This episode is for you!  Bonnie and Audrey of Outnumbered the Podcast share their methods for nap and bed times.  They talk about how to get more sleep-resistant babies and children calmed down and sleeping.  And finally they share their thoughts on the "cry it out" method.

Mentioned in this episode:

Episode 8: Kids and Sleep

Episode 27: Mother's Intuition

Episode 60: Parasites

Bonnie's blog post on how to get a baby to sleep

Essential oils for sleep

Storks movie

Study on SIDS and co-sleeping

Setting up moms and babies to succeed at night time sleeping.

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If you're helping your child learn how to read, this episode is for you!  In this episode, Bonnie & Audrey share a gold mine of information on how to help the 7 different types of learners learn to read.  We discuss our experiences with each type of learner, and share what resources we use and love.

Mentioned in this episode:

Helping Kids with Math episode 97

Quiddler word game

Bananagrams game

Scrabble game

Sing, Spell, Read & Write

Bob Books

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading 

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We mothers are inherent creators and when we don't have a project to fulfill our need to create something, it can be a struggle to find motivation for much else!

Our families can take up a lot of our time and energy but that doesn't mean we should sacrifice everything for our children and spouse. In this episode, we're taking you into our process for finding something that sparks JOY and that (probably) has little or nothing to do with caring for your family.

YOU are a unique individual who deserves time to develop and work on something that YOU love. Here's your permission and tips on how to do it!

Episodes referenced:
85 - Self  Care for Busy Moms
16 - How to Find Time for Your Passions
32 - One-on-One Time with Kids

The Life Coach School Podcast episode on Women & Money

 Sign up here for Bonnie's email series on finding time for yourself.

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In Episode 103 of Outnumbered the Podcast, at the end of 2020, we're thinking about the ebb and flow of it. Things that ebbed (didn't turn out like we thought/hoped/planned) and things that flowed (went according to plan/smoothly/moved forward.)  We not only reflect back on 2020 and the lessons we learned from it, but we look forward to 2021, and share how to apply those lessons to the new year.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Episode 69 - Circle Time

Episode 20 - Survival Times

 Bonnie's Coaching for Moms 

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Planning and scheduling for business and pleasure is one of our favorite things to do! Despite the train wreck of 2020, we're maintining hope and excitement for good things to come in 2021.

In this episode, we're chatting about the benefits of various planning and scheduling resources including paper planners, chalk and whiteboards, phone calendars, reminder apps and more! Get a jumpstart on the new year with lots of ideas for addressing your planning pain points.

Productivity Boot Camp
Monday Hour 1 podcast
Bonnie's business planner (for retail businesses)
Bonnie's weekly checklist
Audrey's planner
Live free podcast on planning
Bonnie's pinterest
Audrey's pinterest
Bonnie's blog post about household binder

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We're excited to share our conversation with Becky Baudouin, mom expert and author of Enjoy Every Minute (and other ridiculous things we say to moms!)

Becky gives us a quick overview of this humerous and impactful book.  She also offers tips on how to bring more joy and humor to your own parenting journey.  AND we also discuss why NOT to be afraid of the teenage years!

Mentioned in this episode:

Enjoy Every Minute book

Becky's website

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