Chelsea and Melissa discuss what constitutes as rough house play and why it's important. Tell us your rough house play stories by emailing us at [email protected]!

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A follow up discussion with Dr. Jenny King about broaching the tough subject of death and grief with our children. 

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Take a Break

When Dinosaurs Die

Death is Stupid

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Introducing a 2-part series on how to broach uncomfortable topics such as grief, death, mortality, and big emotions with our little ones in a respectful and authentic way. Joined by Dr. Jenny King, Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity in the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. After more than a decade of doing therapy, Dr. King now works to prepare future social workers to engage in clinical practice that is rooted in the neurobiology of trauma and healing.

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Dr. King's Card Deck, Take a Break.

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Have you ever had one of those days that made you question all of your life choices? Yeah, we've been there. Chelsea & Melissa discuss how they pick up the pieces and move forward when their mom fuel tanks are on empty. You can access Chelsea's fitness program here. For more Modern Mean Mom content, check out Melissa's Medium blog here. Stay MEAN!

Screens, screens, everywhere and not a drop to drink (that's a riff on a famous line from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner; hello freshman English Lit, yo!) Chelsea and Melissa dish on their screen time dirty secrets while Melissa offers solutions to manage screen time effectively for you and your kids. Check out this study that is referenced in the episode.

Managing the interests and conflicts of multiple children can be exhausting. Here's how Chelsea & Melissa utilize the RIE parenting approach with toddlers, infants, and older children. Here is the link to Janet Lansbury's podcast, Unruffled, that Melissa mentions in this episode.

Melissa discusses saying "goodbye" to our little ones with expert insight from RIE Associate and owner of RISE Child coaching organization, Shannon Carr. 

Love them or hate them, everyone's got a bedtime routine. Melissa & Chelsea discuss new bedtime struggles with their children and how to stay neutral in the eye of the storm.

Article referenced is Janet Lansbury's Gospel of Less Anxious Parenting from The New Yorker.

Have your kids ever made you so mad you thought you could rocket launch yourself (and them) to space? Chelsea & Melissa each share a level 5 melt down moment and how they made it through without exacerbating the situation. Influenced by The Whole-Brain Child & the work of Magda Gerber.