The day that you become responsible for more than one kid brings a shift in family dynamics which can’t be fully prepared-for.

How do you keep the share of quality time in balance?

Is it even something worth striving for?

We approach this topic today with our typical mix of personal anecdotes from our own family as well as a list of strategies which have helped us to adjust both to bringing twins home and adding a singleton to the mix.

You will take new, actionable and valuable information away from this week’s episode!

Items of interest:

* Our private FB community full of more meaningful discussions with parents doing things their own way

The day that you become responsible for more than one kid brings a shift in family dynamics which can’t be fully prepared-for. How do you keep the share of quality time in balance?   Is it even something worth striving for?   We approach this topic today with our typical mix of personal anecdotes from our own family as well as a list of strategies which have helped us to adjust both to bringing twins home and adding a singleton to the mix.   You will take new, actionable and valuable information away from this week’s episode! Items of interest: * Text “PARENTS” to 44222 to receive our FREE guide to enhancing your child’s imagination, as well as 2 free children’s audio stories! * Our private FB community full of more meaningful discussions with parents doing things their own way

 

It’s a strange world we live in when you can attend school every day for nearly a quarter of your total life span and never learn about how to manage money effectively.

That is the situation, and thus it’s up to parents to take the lead on educating their kids on money matters.

This can create a really uncomfortable situation, however. There are still many taboos surrounding money which can be difficult to navigate. Not to mention that if you haven’t answered every financial question you have for yourself (and who has?) you might not feel confident in trying to answer questions about money for your kids.

April is financial literacy month and thus today’s episode is about closing out the month of April by having a talk with your kids about money. No matter their age, they can benefit from starting this discussion with you today!

But we aren’t going to let you go it alone! In this episode we detail the 3 areas of money literacy to focus on when talking money with your kids. We also give you the details of the allowance plan we have rolled out for our 5 year old boys this week.

All of this to get your mind percolating about how to approach your own kids with this touchy topic. After all, the sooner you begin the conversation, the greater your kids understanding and success with financial matters later in life!

Text PARENTS to 44222 right now to get more helpful strategies like the ones you’ll hear about in this episode delivered to your inbox each week!

From this episode:

* Share, Save Spend Money Literacy Program and Materials http://sharesavespend.com/

Items of interest:

* Text “PARENTS” to 44222 to receive our FREE guide to enhancing your child’s imagination, as well as 2 free children’s audio stories!

* Our private FB community full of more meaningful discussions with parents doing things their own way

It’s a strange world we live in when you can attend school

every day for nearly a quarter of your total life span and never

learn about how to manage money effectively.

 

That is the situation, and thus it’s up to parents to take the

lead on educating their kids on money matters. 

 

This can create a really uncomfortable situation, however.

There are still many taboos surrounding money which can be

difficult to navigate. Not to mention that if you haven’t answered

every financial question you have for yourself (and who has?) you

might not feel confident in trying to answer questions about money

for your kids.

 

April is financial literacy month and thus today’s episode is

about closing out the month of April by having a talk with your

kids about money. No matter their age, they can benefit from

starting this discussion with you today!

 

But we aren’t going to let you go it alone! In this episode we

detail the 3 areas of money literacy to focus on when talking money

with your kids. We also give you the details of the allowance plan

we have rolled out for our 5 year old boys this week. 

 

All of this to get your mind percolating about how to approach

your own kids with this touchy topic. After all, the sooner you

begin the conversation, the greater your kids understanding and

success with financial matters later in life!

Text PARENTS to 44222 right now to

get more helpful strategies like the ones you’ll hear about in this

episode delivered to your inbox each week!

From this episode:

* Share, Save Spend Money Literacy Program and

Materials http://sharesavespend.com/

Items of interest:

* Text “PARENTS” to 44222 to receive

our FREE guide to enhancing your

child’s imagination, as well as 2 free

children’s audio stories!

*

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"http://bitly.com/parentswho">Our private FB community full

of more meaningful discussions with parents doing things their

own way

 

Dating is hard enough when you are single, how are parents in long-term committed relationships supposed to keep it going?

You know you need to be making it a priority to keep your marriage strong.

But seriously, where is this supposed to fit into the typical week?

And how are we supposed to afford paying for babysitters and the expense of eating out someplace nice, entertainment or activities consistently without going into debt?

We bring our research and our own experience with failing to prioritize our own marriage to a longer discussion than normal for this major issue for many parents.

By the end you will have some strategies and information that will give you the power to take your committed relationship to a healthier, happier place.

Text PARENTS to 44222 right now to get more helpful resources like the ones you’ll hear about in this episode delivered to your inbox each week!

From this episode:

* Stay at home date ideas, a few interesting ones in here http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2013/01/32-stay-at-home-date-ideas-plus-links.html

Items of interest:

* Text “PARENTS” to 44222 to receive our FREE guide to enhancing your child’s imagination, as well as 2 free children’s audio stories!

* Our private FB community full of more meaningful discussions with parents doing things their own way

Dating is hard enough when you are single, how are parents in long-term committed relationships supposed to keep it going? 

You know you need to be making it a priority to keep your marriage strong.

But seriously, where is this supposed to fit into the typical week?

And how are we supposed to afford paying for babysitters and the expense of eating out someplace nice, entertainment or activities consistently without going into debt?

We bring our research and our own experience with failing to prioritize our own marriage to a longer discussion than normal for this major issue for many parents.

By the end you will have some strategies and information that will give you the power to take your committed relationship to a healthier, happier place.

You’ll probably find that you need to get a lot of new things you never needed before you had a kid. High chairs, sippy cups, a device to hang your baby on the wall of public bathroom stalls.

You know, just some basics.

But one thing you can usually get rid of is your alarm clock.

Not only will most kids wake you up at the crack of dawn, they will also be more than happy to introduce a thousand new roadblocks to actually getting out the door.

Does this sound familiar?

Then this week’s episode was created for you!

Listen to learn some simple actions you can take to transform your daily morning beat-down into something peaceful, kind and efficient.

Impossible? Listen to our own examples from our morning of waking up with two 5 year olds and a 9-month old baby and how we transformed our routine into something successful and repeatable!

Text PARENTS to 44222 right now to get more helpful resources like the ones you’ll hear about in this episode delivered to your inbox each week!

From this episode:

* The Activewear video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYRENWT8lz8

Items of interest:

* Text “PARENTS” to 44222 to receive our FREE guide to enhancing your child’s imagination, as well as 2 free children’s audio stories!

* Our private FB community full of more meaningful discussions with parents doing things their own way

You’ll probably find that you need to get a lot of new things you never needed before you had a kid. High chairs, sippy cups, a device to hang your baby on the wall of public bathroom stalls.

You know, just some basics.

But one thing you can usually get rid of is your alarm clock.

Not only will most kids wake you up at the crack of dawn, they will also be more than happy to introduce a thousand new roadblocks to actually getting out the door.

Does this sound familiar?

Then this week’s episode was created for you!

Listen to learn some simple actions you can take to transform your daily morning beat-down into something peaceful, kind and efficient.

Impossible? Listen to our own examples from our morning of waking up with two 5 year olds and a 9-month old baby and how we transformed our routine into something successful and repeatable!

Text PARENTS to 44222 right now to get more helpful resources like the ones you’ll hear about in this episode delivered to your inbox each week!

From this episode:

* The Activewear video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYRENWT8lz8

Items of interest:

* Text “PARENTS” to 44222 to receive our FREE guide to enhancing your child’s imagination, as well as 2 free children’s audio stories!

* Our private FB community full of more meaningful discussions with parents doing things their own way

There are few pains of parenting that unite parents of all different kinds and cultures like the pain of just how fricking’ expensive it can be.

We have come to a place in the history of America where a packet of baby wipes costs more than a fully-functional personal computer.

With no reasonable expectations of prices for things like food, housing, transportation and schooling going down, most parents today are left in wondering how they can afford it all.

In fact, 56% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, a stat which really drives home the point that if parents can easily make extra money on the side to offset costs or (better yet) to save as part of an emergency fund, they need to be taking advantage of the opportunity we discuss today.

As we cover in the episode, with only so much time you can spend on earning money, how can you leverage the parenthood situation to you find yourself in to produce some extra cash?

Text PARENTS to 44222 right now to get more helpful resources like the ones you’ll hear about in this episode delivered to your inbox each week!

From this episode:

* How much does it cost to raise a child to 18 in America?: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/cost-of-raising-a-child_n_5688179.html

* What about in Australia?: http://www.suncorpbank.com.au/about/news/the-cost-of-kids

* How to Sell Your Crap On Facebook: http://manvsdebt.com/how-to-sell-your-crap-using-facebook/

Items of interest:

* Text “PARENTS” to 44222 to receive our FREE guide to enhancing your child’s imagination, as well as 2 free children’s audio stories!

* Our private FB community full of more meaningful discussions with parents doing things their own way

There are few pains of parenting that unite parents of all different kinds and cultures like the pain of just how fricking’ expensive it can be.

We have come to a place in the history of America where a packet of baby wipes costs more than a fully-functional personal computer.

With no reasonable expectations of prices for things like food, housing, transportation and schooling going down, most parents today are left in wondering how they can afford it all.

In fact, 56% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, a stat which really drives home the point that if parents can easily make extra money on the side to offset costs or (better yet) to save as part of an emergency fund, they need to be taking advantage of the opportunity we discuss today.

As we cover in the episode, with only so much time you can spend on earning money, how can you leverage the parenthood situation to you find yourself in to produce some extra cash?

Text PARENTS to 44222 right now to get more helpful resources like the ones you’ll hear about in this episode delivered to your inbox each week!

From this episode:

* How much does it cost to raise a child to 18 in America?: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/cost-of-raising-a-child_n_5688179.html

* What about in Australia?: http://www.suncorpbank.com.au/about/news/the-cost-of-kids

* How to Sell Your Crap On Facebook: http://manvsdebt.com/how-to-sell-your-crap-using-facebook/

Items of interest:

* Text “PARENTS” to 44222 to receive our FREE guide to enhancing your child’s imagination, as well as 2 free children’s audio stories!

* Our private FB community full of more meaningful discussions with parents doing things their own way