#93: How Much Should I Play With My Chil...

In this episode, Kim John Payne offers a quick overview of the Soul of Discipline framework and then focuses on a common confusion in the early years: the difference between being a governor and being an advisor. He explains that during the first seven to nine years, parents serv ... Show More

In this episode, Kim John Payne welcomes longtime colleague and Simplicity Parenting coach Laura Carlin for the first of a four-part conversation on decluttering. Laura introduces what she calls "the decluttering secret": that how we go about decluttering (our energy, intentions, ... Show More

In this episode, Kim John Payne addresses how constant news exposure erodes our ability to be present with our children. He explains that modern news cycles, with autoplay, doom scrolling, and half-hourly updates, repeatedly trigger the amygdala even when we're hearing the same s ... Show More

"Remember that every day is a new day, and we can start again. Whatever you didn't like from the day before just change it the following day." Gaby Velazquez Gaby is a longtime mom, AMI Montessori trainer for ages 0-3, and the guest on our latest episode of The Montessori Educati ... Show More

What would Grandma say? 

<p>Want to know what&#39;s <strong>the most important thing to say to your child</strong>? Our kids need to hear us say many meaningful, emotional words everyday, but there are <strong>3 words we need to prioritize</strong> as parents, caregivers and as teachers. Spoiler alert: i ... Show More

If you’ve ever sat on the floor surrounded by toys thinking, “What am I even doing?” — this episode is for you. I used to hear “Just play with him, that’s how he’ll learn!” all the time when my son was little. So I tried. I got on the floor. I brought out the toys. I used every t ... Show More

Your kids want to play with you, and you don't want to play. Enter the mom guilt. Followed by the negative self-talk that you should want to play with your kids, and you would'd a better mom if you did. While all this negative brain chatter seems reasonable (your kids are just as ... Show More

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