The Life Skills Your Kids Need Before Launch with Amy Carney

06/03/21 • 36 min

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As parents, we can get so caught up in school/grades, sports, and so on, that we forget to teach our kids the basics. The life skills they need before launching into the world!

In this episode, we talk with Amy Carney, author of Parent on Purpose and 100 Questions for Mom Journal. She creates content and products to help parents raise their children with more joy and purpose. She has 19-year-old triplet sons (launched to 3 different colleges/states), an 18-year-old daughter is a senior (Yep- had 4 kids in 18 months), and adopted their youngest out of the foster care system in 2016. In addition to that, she’s fostering another 9-year-old son now to adopt this summer!

Amy tells us all about her "A-ha" moment when it became very apparent that their family needed to stop, rewind, and focus on life skills more with their kids and how that involved a cross-country trek in an RV! We discuss what life skills are the most important for kids to learn before they leave the house (and cursive is not on that list), as well as what are some tips on how parents can be more intentional every day in their parenting.

Resources We Shared:

Parent on Purpose: A Courageous Approach to Raising Children in a Complicated World

Parent on Purpose

The Addiction Inoculation

Podcast Ep 60 Guarding Kids Against Addiction with Jessica Lahey

Kid90 documentary

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As parents, we can get so caught up in school/grades, sports, and so on, that we forget to teach our kids the basics. The life skills they need before launching into the world!

Resources We Shared:

Parent on Purpose: A Courageous Approach to Raising Children in a Complicated World

Parent on Purpose

The Addiction Inoculation

Podcast Ep 60 Guarding Kids Against Addiction with Jessica Lahey

Kid90 documentary

Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video)

Download the transcript HERE

Check out our favorite deals from our sponsors here!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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081- How to Handle Screen Time With Your Kids

How much screen time is too much? This is a question we get so much here at No Guilt Mom.

And to be honest, many of us are scared by the amount of time that both our kids are spending on screens as much as ourselves! And then... the pandemic hit! And suddenly everyone has to be on screens for so many reasons- school, work, entertainment. It’s impossible to avoid them in the current environment!

But before you go into full panic mode- grab your earphones and take a deep breath. We have 4 tips to help you figure out how to best handle screen time with your kids in your home- without the GUILT!

Resources We Shared:

PG-ish Podcast

Podcast Episode #15: How we can improve our kids’ mental health with Tessa Stuckey

Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

What do we really know about kids and screens? From the American Psychological Association

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry updated screentime recommendations in Feb 2020

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083- How to Make and Keep Friends with JoAnn Crohn

Just like riding a bike, baking chocolate chip cookies, or playing a video game, making friends is skill a that kids can build.

In this unique episode, Brie takes on the role of host and interviews JoAnn Crohn, author of the upcoming book Me & My Friendships. This is JoAnn’s second book and it was a very special one to her. Kids often don’t understand all the ins and outs of social relationships and friendships. And if your kids are quiet, shy, or have difficulties understanding social norms, friendships can be a HUGE challenge for them. The book Me & My Friendships was written specifically for kids ages 6-10 years old and is as easy and fun read! Kids will learn everything they need to know to make and keep friends, which is essential for social emotional development!