This Breathe With Me is inspired by Mad Mill Art on Instagram.  https://www.instagram.com/madmillart/     Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

My 5 Step System for the Best Summer Ever 1) What's the feeling I want to remember from this summer? 2) What would a month of that feeling include? 3) What would a week of that feeling need? 4) What needs to be in my daily plans? 5) What about my morning and evening?   Value the small moments most.  The little moments, often turn into the big moments in our memories.     Self-Care Idea:  Take 10 minutes and daydream about what you need for summer.  Work my 5 step system on paper. Real paper. Family Fun Idea:  Paper Airplanes.  We were inspired by a Guinness Book of Wolrd Record Video- Book Club Waiting List: https://www.subscribepage.com/secretbooklist Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

A tiny practice where we notice our breath.    Leisure by W.H. Davies WHAT is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare?— No time to stand beneath the boughs, And stare as long as sheep and cows: No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass: No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night: No time to turn at Beauty's glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance: No time to wait till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began? A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.   This poem is in the public domain.   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

"Music is the silence between the notes."  Claude Debussy About Irena Sendler from the book Thrivers by Dr. Michele Borba. If you have a "hero" you love-- can you email me about that person?   Three Books Christy has enjoyed in May:  The Book of Lost Names by Kristen Harmel   The Art Of Stopping:  How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going by David Kundtz  Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead and Live without Barriers  by Jo Boaler I listened to all of these books on Scribd-- Check it out.  It's the "Netflix" of audiobooks and ebooks.  You can get 60 days free by using my referral link:  https://www.scribd.com/g/sn7xo   Self-Care Idea:  Try out this stopping practice-- Take five photos today and pause to breathe and say thank you for the moment and say I remember ... and see what bubbles up. it may be something like "I remember to be gentle." Or "I remember I really enjoy this."       Family Play Idea: Go on a walk with each child one on one this long weekend.  Ask them to show you something beautiful and take a photo of it.  Don't forget to snap a selfie of the two of you together. Future you will want the photo.       Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

A tiny practice where we notice our breath.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Denise Gaskins is the author of Let’s Play Math: How Families Can Learn Math Together and Enjoy It. She has taught or tutored mathematics at every level from preschool to undergraduate physics. She shares math inspirations, tips, activities, and games on her blog at DeniseGaskins.com. Ideas mentioned: https://talkingmathwithkids.com/algebra/eggs/ Which One Doesn't Belong   (affiliate link for Amazon) Number Storming     Family Fun Idea:  "Today is"  How many different ways can you make today's date?  For example, this podcast released on May (7*3).   Self-Care Idea:  Take a deep breath.  When solving math and other problems in life taking a deep breath helps.

A tiny practice where we inhale and exhale in a pattern.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

I can't wait for you to hear the story of Foster Care & Adoption that Ginger Bearg lives and shares about. She is a wife, mother, and high school math teacher. God called Ginger and her husband, Dustin, to grow their family, by fostering and adopting. Over the past seven years, the Baerg family has fostered six kids, and have adopted two, becoming a family of seven!  She wrote a super cute book called My Patchwork Family that was funded by Kickstarter.  If you have any questions about foster and adoption reach out to Ginger over email-- she'd love to have a conversation with you.  My favorite part is when Ginger shares about humbling yourself and letting other people help you.  https://mypatchworkfamilybook.com/   Self-Care Idea:  Take a break and lie down on the warm concrete of your driveway while kids are playing.  Listen to music for five minutes with earbuds.    Family Play Idea: Ginger loves long family walks.  Her trick is to race to the stop sign and be far ahead-- the race isn't fair but it's a lot of fun.  She can't wait to swim and watch more movies this summer.      Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

A tiny practice to count your breaths slowly.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

I'm excited to introduce you to a brand new podcast hosted by the amazing Dr. Lindsay C.  She's a military spouse and relationship coach. Check out Married to Military on Instagram for all the best information.  https://www.instagram.com/marriedtomilitary/   Self-Care:  Practice making a list of gratitude that relates to you.  Also, Dr. Lindsay suggests saying affirmations.    Family Fun Idea: Let the child lead family fun time.  Be present and enjoy the kid you have.  Letting the kid be the guide has a lot of benefits.   It's always quality over quantity.  A great 5 minutes is better than a not-so-great 3 hours.    Want to read it with Christy?  Check out the new book club, today is the last day to join! Finish the Book Community     Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

A tiny one-minute practice to notice your breath.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Kindness begins with the understanding we all struggle.-- Charles Glassman   Let's practice finding the good and empathy when we are connecting on social media.  Remember, you are talking to a real human when you are online. Pay It Forward Movie Review: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/pay-it-forward Circle is the easiest way to manage all your family’s connected devices—wherever they are, wherever they go https://mbsy.co/32QNJ6 What type of world do you want to find in 100 years?   THINK before you post Thoughtful Helpful Informative/Interesting Necessary Kids Self-Care: Pick out your clothes the night before.  Add some pep in your step by feeling and looking good. Here's my new necklace.  https://amzn.to/2SjLuYZ   Family Fun Idea: Monopoly Deal is a go-to fun family game.  Under 20 minutes & all the fun of monopoly.  Build houses and hotels. Buy all the properties.   Want to read it with Christy?  Check out the new book club, today is the last day to join! Finish the Book Community     Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!  

How do you use screens to help you get outside with your kids? Michelle Pryor is an outdoor enthusiast in the health and wellness field. She balances her duties as a mom, an entrepreneur and owner of Coach M Pryor LLC.  Michelle designed Hiking Bingo to inspire kids to explore the outdoors and to encourage kids to live a healthy lifestyle through getting outside and staying active.  In order to design the Hiking Bingo app and the Hiking Bingo 2021 Challenge, she called upon her 21 years of military service as an Air Force pilot, her experience as a health coach, her duties as a mom and her love of the outdoors including hiking, camping, biking, traveling and exploring.  As a former Girl Scout, ironman triathlete, survival instructor and scuba instructor, she is in her element while out in the wilderness!     Check out--https://hikingbingo.com/   Self-Care:  Michelle likes to take the time to practice breathing in the morning.  She uses the Wim Hof App to guide her. Play:  Reuse boxes with your kids outside.   Build car ramps, forts, create games.     Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

A guided visualization to relax and find calm.     Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Meet Kim Laureen she's the director of selfless, a great documentary she made with her daughter. She is a writer, speaker, and advocate for youth and families at risk. She began her career shooting interviews & live sessions with inspiring artists from around the world. Filled with curiosity & questions Kim found exploration through documentary to be a natural fit. Believing that nothing good comes easy she embraces the challenges that come with film making & finds herself feeling fullest at the heart of a good story. Find more information about selfless:   https://freshindependence.com/ Rent the film on Amazon:  https://amzn.to/3wXW1IR   Family Play Idea: Go on Sunday drives as a family and get a treat.  Put on a family show. Sing, dance.  Spend time together.    Self Care:  Quiet time in the morning with reflection, devotion, and reading.  Feed and nurture your soul before you start your day.      Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Having a soft heart in a hard world is courage, not weakness.  Holly Gerth   Celebrate Calm Parenting Podcast: My Son Pushes My Buttons on Purpose   "May I be free from suffering.  May I find peace and joy." Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

You need to meet Dr. Meghan Owenz.  She writes (with her husband) at www.screenfreeparenting.com   She is a gem of a human, who really enjoys her kids & teaching other parents.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/screenfreeparenting Instagram:  Twitter:  She also wrote an amazing book called Spoiled Right--Delaying Screens and Giving Children What They Really Need.  It is the most positive book I have ever read about developing habits that help with screen time.     SPOIL Social  Play Outside time Independent work Literacy   Self-Care:  Savor the moment with nature,  use all five senses.  Try to take a photograph with your mind.    Family Play Idea:  My kids' favorite game right now is Monsti-Mom.  The mom hides in the yard, and the kids run around the house, and she jumps out and scares them.  Then you move to another spot.   Bonus Idea: Family Field Day. 

Let's practice a joyful effort together.      Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Want to read it with Christy?  Check out the new book club! Finish the Book Community Don't miss out on the early-bird pricing- join by April 5! “If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.” ― Bob Dylan For the month of April, the podcast is going to focus on the screen habits of parents.  Videos about Absence Seizures: https://youtu.be/AgfAJigGgtI https://youtu.be/aYgm6aFHUtY     Self-Care:  Scoot your bottom to the edge of the wall and put your feet up.  Relax and read a book.   Play Idea:  Draw faces on balloons and give them as presents or play balloon bop!   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

How often do you find yourself waiting?  Standing in line? Standing can be a time to practice breathing during our busy day.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Michele Borba is the guest today.  She wants to raise up a generation of strong kids who are Thrivers by teaching parents a new guidebook based on science. www.micheleborba.com Buy the book Thrivers now: https://amzn.to/3fkgbq2 Want to read it with Christy?  Check out the new book club! Finish the Book Community     Self-Care:  "When you were a kid, what did you do that helped?" What worked for you before that you're not doing right now?  Try it again, add it back to your plate. Find it and DO it.  Don't put yourself on the back burner.    Family Play:  The best play memory was to cover the kitchen table with a sheet, and make a reading fort.  Grab the flash-lights and read together.  Read aloud to your kids or read alone.  It's the time to veg, a calm-down ritual.  Remember-- it's the fluke that can be a family ritual. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Want to read it with Christy?  Check out the new book club! Finish the Book Community Don't miss out on the early-bird pricing- join by April 5!   Christy's #1 Reading Tip: Set a five-minute timer, to get yourself to start reading.  If you keep reading past the timer great, but if you have to stop that's awesome too.   #2: Take notes-- on paper, in the margins, on your phone.  Jot down what you learned.  If you have any questions at all please email Christy  [email protected]

Pause and give yourself the gift of breathing with your whole body.       Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Not sure how to get through the end of the school year with your kids?  These tips will help both do it now because it's not going away.   How to Do It Now Because It's Not Going Away: An Expert Guide to Getting Stuff Done by Leslie Josel   Leslie Josel, an ADHD-academic and parenting coach, is an award-winning entrepreneur, having founded Order Out of Chaos – a virtual company whose mission is to help parents guide their students to success in learning and in life - when her son was first diagnosed with ADHD. She is also the creator of the award-winning Academic Planner: A Tool for Time Management®, a planner that helps students develop time management skills, and the award-winning author of 3 books including the recently published, “How to Do it Now Because it’s Not Going Away: An Expert Guide to Getting Stuff Done.” Check out Order Out of Chaos-- tons of free tips!  https://www.orderoochaos.com/     Self-Care:  Go sit in your car with frozen yogurt and People magazine.   Wasn't it soo good to hear about someone else using their car as a refuge?     Family Fun Idea:  Connect to your kids through what lights them up-- for Leslie and her family that was music nights.  Listening to music, making music, going to live shows.     Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe! Continue the conversation with me on Instagram:  Everyday Runner Christy

Let's practice breathing when we are angry.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

  Bunmi Laditan went viral when she created the hilarious Twitter account Honest Toddler(@honesttoddler). With the same gutsy and poetic honesty that has charmed readers around the world, Laditan is now sharing the faith side of her life through her funny, often heart-breaking and deeply insightful prayers. In Dear God: Honest Prayers to a God Who Listens (Zondervan Books, January 2021), Laditanwill stir your heart and make you laugh out loud with her self-aware humor and profound insight into the spiritual journey we're all trying to navigate. FInd Bunmi on the really indie website called Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/BunmiKLaditanwwww Twitter: https://twitter.com/honesttoddler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/honesttoddler/ Want to know about paper animal dissection:  https://gettingnerdywithmelandgerdy.com/budget-friendly-low-prep-dissection-models/     Self-Care: Audiobooks are my self-care.  I love being told a story-- I think we are all a seven-year-old inside. www   Bunmi's family also enjoys this Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbqmj1hzxuAXsjk08k-KP6w   Family Fun Idea:  Make Slime!  Did you expect anyone to ever say that?  Did you catch Bunmi's recipe? 1/2 cup of any white glue and only 1/4 tsp of Borax. Dissolve the Borax in 1 cup of warm water, and then mix in the 1/2 cup of glue.   Don't forget the ziplock bags. 

Let's practice breathing and using our five senses to anchor us to the present moment.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Slow Down.  Be Softer. Notice and name the positives more.      Continue the conversation with me on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/

I love using my breath as a tool.  Learning how to notice my breath and slow down, helped me heal.  Use your breath to help you be the happiest mom you know.  Life is full of things you could never even imagine-- when those things show up take a deep breath.    Moms of 3 are the most stressed:  https://www.today.com/parents/mom-survey-says-three-most-stressful-number-kids-t127551   How to ID a Coral Snake: https://floridahikes.com/how-to-identify-a-coral-snake Find me on Instagram--- https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/   Self-Care:  Practice deep breathing while you roll your neck. Clear your mind and reduce your stress.   Family Play Idea:  Make paper bag puppets and tell dad jokes.   https://bestlifeonline.com/dad-jokes-so-bad-theyre-actually-hilarious/ Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!  

Let's practice breathing and focusing on 8 keywords.   This practice was found at : https://www.mindful.org/8-breaths-to-joy-a-guided-practice/   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Heart  (Set an Intention & Pray & Meditate) Body   (Move your body) MInd   (Embrace Curiosity & Read for Fun) Hands  (Create something just for beauty every day)  Stay Close to those who matter the most to you, put take off the pressure.  Inspiration For Today: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/parenting/working-moms-mental-health-coronavirus.html "Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle." Charles Glassman Follow Stephaine Howell for Book Tips: https://www.instagram.com/stephaniehowell/ Family Play Idea:  Ziplocks of fun! Big kids and adults like this too, don't skip it because the example shows babies and toddlers. https://www.artycraftykids.com/play/sensory-art-babies-toddlers/   Self-Care:  Pick a song that points your heart GPS in the right direction.  2021 needs your rally cry and anthem.   Let your kids see you choose yourself every day.  You are a human raising small humans.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Let's practice breathing and speaking kindly to ourselves.   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Resilience is a hard-earned scar.  This is the scar story that shaped me into a different mom than I started as.  In this episode, I'm sharing all about my experience with miscarriage and losing joy,  how I recovered from it, and why Keep Calm Mother On exists today. I mention a podcast from a few weeks ago, give it a listen here: There is no way to be a perfect mom. Email me to get an exclusive pdf of #60secondselfcare ideas  [email protected]  Let's savor our amazing days together on Instagram. Self-Care:  Be a curious full human again.  Learn something new just because you want to.  Charcutier boards?  Fancy hair? Monochromatic makeup?  Hand lettering?  How to jump rope or hula hoop?  Let yourself find joy in novelty. Be brave and bold and practice being a full human with curiosity.  Family Play Idea:  Sing and Dance to the Hockey Pockey  Twist--instead of body parts but your kid's nawwwwwwme in the song.  Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Let's practice just stopping in the middle of it all to breathe.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Learn about one of my favorite ways to get things done when I don't feel like starting. https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/pomodoro-technique How to do the Pomodoro Method: 1. Pick a task 2. Work for 25 minutes 3. Take a 5-minute break 4. After four rounds, take a 15-30 minute break.    Christy's Tips for Applying: Set the timer for 15 minutes to get work done.  I like to celebrate each work session with a dance party.  Use a visual timer like this one found on Amazon. I own three of these. (affiliate link)   Family Play Idea:  Build a puzzle.  If you're bored building the same puzzle, turn it into a race.  Write the time that it takes to build the puzzle inside the box.   Self-Care Task:  Make your food spicy.  Enjoy good tasting food, it's okay if your kids don't like the same flavors you do.      Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

You can use cleaning tasks to practice finding your breath.  Today let's sweep.     Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

“There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” ― Jill Churchill Let us praise our effort. Notice and praise the effort of other moms-- call or text them what you see. Did you do something today that made you feel human?  Did you smile when your kids entered the room?   Did you make eye contact during conversations? Did you offer an apology after you made a mistake?   Self-Care:  Write on sticky notes 7 nights in a row effort you are PROUD of for the day. Family Play Idea:  Write the names of your family members names on brown paper bags.  Leave scraps of paper and stickers out and write love notes all month long.  Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Let's practice finding our breath.   Today's reflection-- Let's practice finding the weather inside our body.        Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

When life is going too fast, sometimes there is a desire to lock it all down in order to have a sense of control. That's when I go back to the basics of our 3 family rules. 1. Safety 2. Kindness 3. Fun Choose connection actively.    Family Play Ideas: Puzzles Nature Walks Movie Marathons   Self-Care Idea: Deep Breaths Stop and notice a sunrise or sunset   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Let's practice finding our breath.  Today's end of day reflection is inspired by the book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less       Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

This podcast is inspired by a chat I had on Instagram with a friend from college.  Even the best of us have hard days-- what do you do when you feel like your failing? PPrevious Poodcast about Sticky Brains:  https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/negative-thoughts-sticky-brains-with-nicole-libin-phd 1) Motion Changes Emotion 2) Do an easy task -- dishes, vacuum, make your bed. 3) Sensory Rest-- headphones, hot shower 4) Creative Rest--add beauty to your world 5) Good Day Folder.    Self-Care: Make a good day folder.  Start collecting evidence of good moments.  They aren't all bad.  Notice the shared goodness of humanity in your house and the world at large.    Family Fun Play Idea: MOVE Together.  Balloon Volleyball.  Egg and Spoon Races.  Dance Parties.  Four Square.  Sardines. Hide and Seek.     Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Let's practice finding our breath.       Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

The thing that saved the second half of  2020 for my kids:  https://www.placespleasebox.com https://www.instagram.com/placespleasebox/   I believe there is room for everyone at the theatre-- all ages and all skill levels.  Lisa shares amazing stories about kids growing and becoming  In my own life, after years of speech therapy as a child doing plays helped me be braver and bolder in my own skin. Don't forget that if you're not ready to try theatre for kids, enjoy watching theatre with kids.  Find Shakespeare, Broadway Recordings. Not sure where to start? Watch High School Musical wherever you stream movies.  Meet Lisa Closner: https://www.placespleasebox.com/our-story https://www.instagram.com/placespleasebox/   Want to see the shows my kids have made? https://www.placespleasebox.com/play-submission-competition https://www.placespleasebox.com/past-winners   Self-Care: Go on walks and listen to Gregorian Chants.     Family Fun Play Idea: Lisa suggests choreographing a family dance.  If you don't feel like choreographing just dance and let the endorphins flow.     

Affirmation:  You can make a choice for calm.    Do you need to build a refuge for yourself? Need to sure up the self-care practices for 2021?  https://subscribepage.com/refuge     Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Resources for Talking With Kids: A White Families Guide For Talking About Racism When the News Is Scary --NPR Talking to Kids About Violence at the US Capitol -- Common Sense Media Parenting While Shocked Tell Your Kids What Happened Parenting Without Power Struggles Talking about the Capitol Building with Dr. Laura Markham and Susan Stiffleman TRIGGER WARNING-- Trauma in Children & Suicide Needle Movers The Social Dilemma Documentary Self-Care:  Hold a cup of hot coffee, tea.  Go for a walk--touch a tree.  Stretch.  Do something to be physically present in your body.   Family Play Idea: Balloon Volleyball, Family Walk, Play Four Square.  Laugh-- Play Uno.  Do something to turn towards each other and connect with your kids.  Something simple and easy.   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!  

Affirmation:  Feel the Good, Feel the Peace, Feel the Happy in your body.  Do you need to build a refuge for yourself? Need to sure up the self-care practices for 2021?  https://subscribepage.com/refuge     Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

This show has the most listens of any podcast I produced in 2020.  Thank you for listening and sharing.      Today's affirmation is inspired by this blog & Fred Rogers. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-art-now/201905/who-has-loved-you-being https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBt8keQTPb0    The second most listened to show of 2020 was https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/brain-breaks-and-school-at-home-with-josh-macneil   Have an idea? Email me at [email protected]  or find me on Instagram here or there.    

Affirmation:  Find the Golden Moments, by reflecting on 2020 starting with today. Do you need to build a refuge for yourself? Need to sure up the self-care practices for 2021?  https://subscribepage.com/refuge Sign up and look for information on January 4, 2021.   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me [email protected]  Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!