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Jul 2024
26m 55s

When You Don't Like Playing With Your Ki...

NATALIE BACON
About this episode

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 asking to play with you after all!) there is a better way of approaching this topic of not wanting to play that can put you at ease and help you navigate these situations so you show up as the mom you want to be.

 

In this episode, you'll learn how to stop struggling with play, drop the mom guilt, and show up for your kids exactly how you want to during playtime.

 

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