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Have you had issues with your children fighting or bickering? Or are you about to bring home baby number two and want to stop sibling rivalry in its tracks before it has the chance of forming?

Today we brought on Dr. Sheldon Zablow, a child and adult psychiatrist with an extensive background in sibling rivalries.

He gives some of his best advice on how to navigate difficult sibling relationships and how to set a good foundation for children to eliminate the chances of developing a sibling rivalry from the beginning.

We discuss how the family dynamic plays a role in sibling rivalries, why 1-on-1 time with your children is so important, and how to be inclusive and avoid showing favoritism to children. 

WHAT’S IN THIS EPISODE:

• How he defines siblings and step-siblings and why sibling relationships are so important
• What sibling rivalry is and how to know when it’s gotten out of control
• How to set up a good foundation to eliminate the chances of developing a sibling rivalry
• Empowering children to resolve sibling rivalry on their own without stepping in as parents
• The worst and best things you can say to children and siblings

Are you dreaming about creating an online business with real income? Today we’re discussing building a business based on community. We brought on the Boss Mom, Dana Malstaff to share how to cultivate an online community and in turn generate profits for yourself and your family. We discuss how not getting the job she wanted led her to start a business. She shares her goals for the community and how she wants to use it to impact other women, why you can absolutely “have it all” and how lack of communication can have an effect on your relationships. She also dives into tackling challenges and recognizing that you don’t have to play all of the roles and being comfortable with letting other people handle tasks and responsibilities. 

What’s In This Episode:

• Feeling isolated and unsure of what to do which led to the birth of Boss Mom
• Her advice on how to tackle changes and move forward
• How community can help you in life and business
• Building your brand around your product or offering
• Dana’s advice for entrepreneurs working on building their business

This episode is for you if you’re looking for some data-driven answers about the many decisions made during pregnancy and parenthood. There’s so much information out there about what you should or shouldn’t do during pregnancy, delivery, and those early parenting years that it can be really challenging to determine what is right for you and your family and what is fact versus fiction. For this episode, we brought on Emily Oster, an Economist, author and New York Times contributor. She shared how we can make measured approaches to decision making in parenting. We talked about a few of the do’s and don’ts in pregnancy and motherhood, using evidence to determine what is important to you and your family and some of the common misconceptions that come with breastfeeding, cosleeping, sleep training and more. 

What’s In This Episode:

• Using data and determining what is important to you and your family
• Accepting that there is no absolute right choice
• To do’s and not to do’s in pregnancy and motherhood
• Being a stay-at-home mom or a working mom
• Her best piece of advice for parents in the decision-making process

Are you looking for your mom tribe? Today we’re talking about community and how this is an integral part of motherhood, business and all aspects of life. We brought on professional community builder, Katie Saffert to help us dive into this topic. We chat about Katie’s experience with entrepreneurship and the pivots she’s made over the last decade. She shares why building community in your life is important and how to tap into that community for support when you need it. She also discusses how community has impacted her, the importance of learning to say no and why you need to show up for what you want. 

What’s In This Episode:

• How she ended up launching the Hatched Collective
• Why community is needed in motherhood
• How serving people will make you feel better
• Going inward before being able to give
• Connecting with other people on Instagram

Today we’re chatting with Dr. Jacqueline Worth, an ob/gyn and a passionate advocate for women’s health especially surrounding pregnancy. In her practice, Jacqueline specifically works with women who are pregnant. She also just released a new book, The New Rules of Pregnancy: What to Eat, Do, Think About, and Let Go Of While Your Body Is Making a Baby. She shares her candid advice to help expecting mothers learn what they really need to know about during their pregnancy. You’ll walk away from this episode feeling a lot less stressed about pregnancy and having the tools and knowledge to be able to experience your pregnancy with more joy.

What’s In This Episode:

• Incorporating motherhood into her work
• The demands of her career and how it has affected her family
• Helping moms to see the joy of pregnancy
• Feeling underprepared for motherhood
• The trends that Dr. Jacqueline sees in her practice 
• Making sure that you trust your doctors 
• How the pain of labor is managed differently now
• The higher rates of c-sections 
• Bringing a doula for spontaneous labor
• How to avoid having a c-section
• The hazards of being overdueChange has been a huge part of my  in pregnancy
• Strategies that encourage spontaneous labor
• The new rules of pregnancy
• What Dr. Jacqueline wishes she knew when she was pregnant
• Asking for support and focusing on your own wellbeing and health
• Say no to obligations and giving yourself space
• Involve your husband and let him help you