No Guilt Mom | Overcoming Mom Guilt, Parenting Tips, & Self Care for Moms

Oh, the good old behavior chart! Full of promise, hope, and stickers! But we have to tell you it’s not all it’s been made out to be. Sure, behavior charts might help with one or two challenging behaviors, but it does little to teach and change kids behaviors in the long run. There are better and much more effective ways to manage the whining, fighting, talking back, and everything else.  In this episode, we tell you the 3 HUGE reasons behaviors charts don’t work in the long run and the 5 things that WILL work... every time! Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Shameless Mom Podcast- Join Sara every Monday and Wednesday as she and her notable guests dig deep into topics like creating the confidence you crave; turn your struggles into strengths, building better boundaries, and tuning into tiny habits that can change your life.Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group!Follow us on Instagram HERE!Visit No Guilt MomRate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too!Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you want your kids to learn about math, reading, writing, you name it- there’s a curriculum for it. But it’s not so easy when you are trying to teach your kids about their social-emotional skills. Those skills are things like how to deal with conflict, how to join a group of kids, naming and processing your own emotions, and being thoughtful & empathetic in our actions towards others. All things that every parent wants their kids to know and master! In this episode we’re talking with Marcelle Waldman, El Ed. the mom of 2, early childhood educator, creator and owner of FeelLinks feeling plush dolls and journal set. Her passion is educating parents and caretakers on the importance of building emotional intelligence in our children (and ourselves). We cover everything our kids (and us as parents) need to know about empathy, emotional intelligence, and coping skills so we can avoid those major emotional meltdowns and be resilient in life. Resources We Shared: Marcelle Waldman/FeelLinks Use the code NOGUILTMOM for 10% off any FeelLinks purchase Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today!Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group!Follow us on Instagram HERE!Visit No Guilt MomRate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too!Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we’re going to get into a pretty heated debate among families…the Great Allowance Debate!  This is a topic that brings about pretty strong feelings for many parents for so many reasons. We explore what the most common strategies used for allowance, the pros and cons of each strategy, and share what we do in our homes. So let the great debate begin... Resources We Shared:Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today!Cara Harvey Purpose Driven Mom Show Podcast  No Guilt Mom Podcast #062 How Scrap the Guilt of Paying for College with Ron Lieber  No Guilt Mom Podcast #029 How to Raise a Brave Kid with Ned Johnson   Time Magazine: Kids and Allowance: The Debate that Divides Us  Girl Scouts: Should You Give Her an Allowance? Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group!Follow us on Instagram HERE!Visit No Guilt MomRate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too!Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every day we're faced by things that scare us. We have to have to be a parent, with pretty much zero training. We have to forge a path in our lives with family and work that often, we have no idea how it will all turn out. And that fear can be crippling. But it doesn’t have to be! In this episode, we talk with Sara Dean, a mindset, business and leadership coach. Her biggest passion is helping women own their space. She’s also the creator and host of the Shameless Mom Academy Podcast. She shares how we can overcome that fear, and do big, AMAZING things! Resources We Shared:Sara DeanCara Harvey Purpose Driven Mom Show Podcast Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today!Learn all about Balance VIP HERE!Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group!Follow us on Instagram HERE!Visit No Guilt MomRate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too!Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It never fails. Every year your kid will forget their lunch or their homework. You are running through the house in the morning yelling (so everyone can hear you) that it’s time to go, as your youngest whines from his room that he can’t find his shoes, and your daughter says that her library book is missing and she absolutely can’t go to school without her library book on library day. Sigh! The frustration builds and you decide that the only way to avoid this mess is to remind & nag your kids or do just do it all yourself. And you are so very wrong mama! In this episode, we share with you our 4 ways to make sure your kids remember everything they need for school this year (without you reminding them or doing it for them!). Resources We Shared: No Guilt Mom Podcast #001: Six Mindset Changes for a Happier Mom Life No Guilt Mom Podcast #078: How to Raise Capable & Responsible Kids with Vicki Hoefle No Guilt Mom Podcast #051: How to Make Your Mornings Work For You No Guilt Mom Podcast #013: The Gift of Failure with Jessica LaheyJoin our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today!Join our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group!Follow us on Instagram HERE!Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too!Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’ve been living under constant stress these past couple of years. And we’re here to tell you that you don’t have to be Supermom. The truth is that so many moms are feeling overwhelmed. In a recent survey, 93% of moms report feeling they’re burnt out. Ninety-three percent. In this episode we’re excited to speak with Dr. Jen Riday who helps burned out, overwhelmed moms get off the hamster wheel and find balance so they can love their lives again. She’s the Founder of Vibrant Happy Women Club, creator of the Vibrant Happy Coach Certification, and host of the Vibrant Happy Women podcast. Jen is also the mom of 6 kids and currently resides outside Madison, Wisconsin. Jen shares with us her tips on how to deal with burnout, locate our motivation, and how to incorporate our much-needed self-care. She teaches us the BE HER technique and how doing it every day can have so many positive benefits! Resources We Shared:Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Jen RidayCara Harvey Purpose Driven Mom Show PodcastJoin our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group!Follow us on Instagram HERE!Visit No Guilt MomRate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too!Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we are joined by a dynamic duo- William R. Stixrud, Ph.D. & Ned Johnson as we discuss how we as parents have such a crucial role in our kids' motivation and how many times as parents if we step back a little it gives such HUGE rewards to our kids! William R. Stixrud, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist and founder of The Stixrud Group, as well as a faculty member at Children’s National Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine.  Ned Johnson is an author, speaker, and the founder of PrepMatters, an educational company providing academic tutoring, educational planning, and standardized test prep.A battle-tested veteran in the fields of test preparation, anxiety management, and student performance, Ned coaches kids on how to manage their stress while simultaneously motivating and empowering them to reach their full potential.Together they are the co-authors of the national best-selling book, The Self-Driven Child, and of their newest book, What Do You Say? Talking with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home. Resources We Shared:Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today!What Do You Say?: How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home William Stixrud, PhD Ned Johnson The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence  No Guilt Mom Podcast #60 Guarding Kids Against Addiction with Jessica Lahey No Guilt Mom Podcast #29 How to Raise a Brave Kid with Ned Johnson Download the Transcripts HERERate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too!Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is it! Our 100th Episode! And we couldn’t think of any better way to celebrate it than with our listeners! In this episode, we welcome several of our listeners on LIVE for a fun game show format where we tested their No Guilt Mom Podcast knowledge, chat about our favorite episodes, and share some slightly embarrassing antics that went on behind the scenes! This is a MUST listen episode! Resource We Shared:Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today! Podcast Episode 013: The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey Podcast Episode 054: How to Go From Overwhelmed to In Control with Cara Harvey  Podcast Episode 019: How to Raise a Kind Kid with Dr. Michele Borba Podcast Episode 056: How to Raise a Thriver with Michele BorbaJoin our No Guilt Mom Podcast Facebook group!Follow us on Instagram HERE!Visit No Guilt MomRate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too!Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here!https://www.noguiltmom.com/its-our-100th-episode/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I don’t know about you, but one of the things I hate the most about going back to school is getting back into the swing of things with everyone’s sleep schedules!  In this episode, we talk with Nicole Johnson, MBA, the President and Lead Sleep Consultant of The Baby Sleep Site. She’s an extension of a new mom's village and helps families achieve better sleep in a way that fits their parenting philosophy and a baby's temperament and personality. Nicole is the mom of two awesome teen boys, ages 13 & 15. Resources We Shared: Join our newsletter! Get connected to No Guilt Mom and get our Stop Doing Checklist absolutely FREE, so you can start taking tasks off your plate today!The Baby Sleep Site  How to Get Back to School Schedule and Maximize Sleep The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives  Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Download the Transcripts HERERate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast! Listen on Spotify? You can rate us there too!Check out our favorite deals from our fabulous sponsors here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices