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Stephanie Kennedy
Kids who get up and dressed in the morning by themselves, make their own lunches, empty the dishwasher, wash their own clothes, feed the pets AND make their own dinner?!? Is this a dream or could it possibly become your REALITY?!?
Stephanie is a mom of four, a former high school math and science teacher, the owner of 2 business and the founder of the #lazyparenting community. On this podcast she digs deep into the concept and strategies behind lazy parenting to help you raise happy, joyful, kind, empathetic and passionate adults who, above all else, are good humans.
From Covid to the Freedom Convoy to now, the war in Ukraine, our children have been inundated with some very hard things in 2022.
We have to address these topics with our kids. We need to check-in and make sure they are ok.
Today I share some ways, those of us who might not know where to start or what to say can begin.
Thank you for hanging out with me today! I love these daily chats and hearing from you as to how they are helping. Don't forget to DM me on Instagram, come follow along on TikTok or send me an email.
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Today we continue the topic of proactive parenting vs reactive parenting and how the 3 big ideas of Lazy Parenting can be used to combat the challenges of getting our kids to listen to us and getting our kids to bed.
Thank you for hanging out with me today! I love these daily chats and hearing from you as to how they are helping. Don't forget to DM me on Instagram, come follow along on TikTok or send me an email.
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Today we continue the topic of proactive parenting vs reactive parenting and how the 3 big ideas of Lazy Parenting can be used to combat bad behavior.
Thank you for hanging out with me today! I love these daily chats and hearing from you as to how they are helping. Don't forget to DM me on Instagram, come follow along on TikTok or send me an email.
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Also, if you loved today's episode, please help me out and click 5 stars and write a review!
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Confession time - I used to be a yeller. I yelled as a coach when I was a teen working with children and then I yelled as a parent at my kids. My temper has always gotten the best of me. So how did I end up with 4 kids and never having to raise my voice at them through their tweens and teens?
Well, I had to change from being a frustrated and reactive parent to being a positive and proactive one. I had to recognize that my childrens' misbehavior was ALWAYS, and I mean ALWAYS a way of them trying to tell me something. And, that is where we have to agree to begin. You have to agree that all your child's behavior is communication. If we can start there, we can work to end the yelling in your house too.
Thank you for hanging out with me today! I love these daily chats and hearing from you as to how they are helping. Don't forget to DM me on Instagram, come follow along on TikTok or send me an email.
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Today I have a challenge for you. A challenge that if you take, I can guarantee your relationship with your tween or teen will be shaken up for the better! It might be hard...but I believe in you. You can do it. The payoff will be HUGE!
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It's been TWO years! Two years since some of our children have been in school, back to their sports, back to their friends, and back to their pre-pandemic life. Expecting them (& ourselves) to just jump back in is foolish. Some of our children haven't been around anyone other than us!
Today I talk about SCAFFOLDING or scaffold parenting as a strategy to consider as we try to fill in the holes or teach the missing skills our kids might have from growing up in the middle of a pandemic.
Thank you for hanging out with me today! I love these daily chats and hearing from you as to how they are helping. Don't forget to DM me on Instagram, come follow along on TikTok or send me an email. I want this to be a two-way conversation! Talk soon.
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Today is part 2 of a discussion around our phones and how we and our family use them.
The conversation moves into HOW to bring up the topic of phone addiction and compulsive behavior with our family. How do we communicate so that they hear what we have to say and don't get defensive and shut down?
The conversation stems from an episode of "The Chalene Show" hosted by my internet mentor, Chalene Johnson. An incredibly gifted communicator who gives us the language to address this difficult conversation. There are tons of practical takeaways and I hope to hear from you about how they have worked in your family.
Be sure to follow Chalene on IG @chalenejohnson and listen and subscribe to her podcasts:
The Chalene Show podcast
Build Your Tribe podcast
Thank you for hanging out with me today! I love these daily chats and hearing from you as to how they are helping. Don't forget to DM me on Instagram, come follow along on TikTok or send me an email. I want this to be a two-way conversation! Talk soon.
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Our phones are an important and vital part of our lives. I get it! And they are important to our kids as well.
But, let's take an honest look at HOW we are using them. Today I dive deep into this topic and share some ideas I heard from one of my internet mentors, Chalene Johnson. I describe in detail, why YOU need to follow her and WHY I admire her so much. Then, we talk about FOUR ways to curb our compulsive use of our phones and how to help our kids to stop it too.
Be sure to follow Chalene on IG @chalenejohnson and listen and subscribe to her podcasts:
The Chalene Show podcast
Build Your Tribe podcast
Thank you for hanging out with me today! I love these daily chats and hearing from you as to how they are helping. Don't forget to DM me on Instagram, come follow along on TikTok or send me an email. I want this to be a two-way conversation! Talk soon.
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Hey, Lazy Parenting podsquad! Today is Valentine's Day and I am sharing some easy and quick ways to show love to your kids today and every day!
Be sure to check out my Valentine printables HERE
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Today is the last episode in the series on LOVE and how do we know that our kids know we love them?
If you haven't yet listened to episode 64, be sure to go back and listen to that one first. I go over the key idea of unconditional love and why it is such an important piece of this conversation. Today I am diving into the final love language, #5 so you can see if one of these is your child's primary love language. Remember, even if it isn't, showing our kids love in all five ways is vitally important if they are going to grow up and understand that different people express and share love in different ways. And, most importantly, help them understand that someone else's love language might be (and likely will be) different from their own.
The foundation for this series of episodes is based on Dr. Gary Chapman's book "The Five Love Languages of Children." CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
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Today I am continuing the series on LOVE and how do we know that our kids know we love them?
If you haven't yet listened to episode 64, be sure to go back and listen to that one first. I go over the key idea of unconditional love and why it is such an important piece of this conversation. Today I am diving into love languages #3 & #4 so you can see if one of these is your child's primary love language. Remember, even if it isn't, showing our kids love in all five ways is vitally important if they are going to grow up and understand that different people express and share love in different ways. And, most importantly, help them understand that someone else's love language might be (and likely will be) different from their own.
The foundation for this series of episodes is based on Dr. Gary Chapman's book "The Five Love Languages of Children." CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
Thank you for hanging out with me today! I love these daily chats and hearing from you as to how they are helping. Don't forget to DM me on Instagram, come follow along on TikTok or send me an email. I want this to be a two-way conversation! Talk soon.
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Today I am continuing the series on LOVE and how do we know that our kids know we love them?
If you haven't yet listened to episode 64, be sure to go back and listen to that one first. I go over the key idea of unconditional love and why it is such an important piece of this conversation. Today I am diving into the first 2 love languages so you can see if one of these is your child's primary love language. Remember, even if it isn't, showing our kids love in all five ways is vitally important if they are going to grow up and understand that different people express and share love in different ways. And, most importantly, help them understand that someone else's love language might be (and likely will be) different from their own.
The foundation for this series of episodes is based on Dr. Gary Chapman's book "The Five Love Languages of Children." CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
Thank you for hanging out with me today! I love these daily chats and hearing from you as to how they are helping. Don't forget to DM me on Instagram, come follow along on TikTok or send me an email. I want this to be a two-way conversation! Talk soon.
If you loved today's episode, please click 5 stars and write a review!
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Valentine's day is coming up next week and I thought I would take this opportunity to talk about love and our kids.
If I were to ask you if your child feels loved, I am sure you would say 'yes". But, how do you know this? Like, really, HOW do you know this?
This week I want to talk about the importance of our children REALLY understanding our love for them and I'm going to encourage you to do a deep dive and have a reality check on ourselves about how we are showing our kids that we love them.
The foundation for this series of episodes is based on Dr. Gary Chapman's book "The Five Love Languages of Children." CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
Today we talk about unconditional love and what that really means and looks like!
Thank you for hanging out with me today! I love these daily chats and hearing from you as to how they are helping. Don't forget to DM me on Instagram, come follow along on TikTok or send me an email. I want this to be a two-way conversation! Talk soon.
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Wrapping up the series on "how to get your kids to listen to you" today with TWO bonus tips!
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Positive thinking and gratitude have gotten a lot of negativity in various corners of the internet. But the truth is that we as humans are hard-wired to hold on to the negative and miss the positive. That's why there is so much out there about how a gratitude practice CAN help! Today's phrase is an important one to teach our children if we don't want them to become self-centered and ungrateful teens and adults that sit in the darkness and hold on to every bad thing that happened to them as an excuse as to why they can't reach for bigger goals and better versions of themselves. If you loved today's episode, please click 5 stars and write a review! Follow Lazy Parenting on IG HERE Join our #lazyparenting community of Facebook HERE Follow Stephanie Kennedy on IG HERE SIGN UP FOR THE LAZY PARENTING WEEKLY NEWSLETTER HERE Be sure to send me a DM with any questions or struggles or just a "hi" over on IG! I look forward to hearing from you!
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If you struggle with getting your child to listen to you and do as you ask, it is likely that there are some bad habits that are going on in the house. And by bad habits, I do mean your bad habits. Listen, I will always tell it straight. If we as the parents don't take responsibility as the leaders of our family then we are failing our family.
Now hear me out. This isn't a judgment or blame on you. We all are works in progress. We are all just learning how to do this parenting thing as we go. That's why you are here right? You recognize that there is some stuff going on in the house that is chaotic. There is too much yelling and you are going to bed exhausted emotionally and mentally from all the fighting and constant nagging or correcting of behavior that is going on in your house. But you're here. You've taken the first step. You've come here to listen and learn from my experience with my own kids and from the thousands of children and teens I have worked with over the past 35 years.
So here we go...the final 2 steps in this week's topic of how do you get your kids to listen to you.
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This series will give you some concrete tips and strategies on getting your child(ren) to listen to you the first time you ask.
We have talked about how CONNECTION is the first step in getting your kids to listen to you and yesterday I talked about a step many of us forget. Today we talk about how to make sure our children can be successful in listening to us and doing as we ask.
Thank you for hanging out with me today! I love these daily chats and hearing from you as to how they are helping. Don't forget to DM me on Instagram, come follow along on TikTok or send me an email. I want this to be a two-way conversation! Talk soon.
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This series will give you some concrete tips and strategies on getting your child(ren) to listen to you the first time you ask.
Yesterday we talked about how CONNECTION is the first step in getting your kids to listen to you. Today we move on to step #2.
Thank you for hanging out with me today! I love these daily chats and hearing from you as to how they are helping. Don't forget to DM me on Instagram, come follow along on TikTok or send me an email. I want this to be a two-way conversation! Talk soon.
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The first in a series on "How to get your kids to listen"!
We've all been there, asking our child to do something and them not answering, not acknowledging us, not doing as we asked and the result is often us blowing up and yelling at them.
This series will give you some concrete tips and strategies on getting your child(ren) to listen to you the first time you ask.
Thank you for hanging out with me today! I love these daily chats and hearing from you as to how they are helping. Don't forget to DM me on Instagram, come follow along on TikTok or send me an email. I want this to be a two-way conversation! Talk soon.
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Today's phrase is "do what's right, no matter what" and I know, that if you are a listener here on the show, you agree with me that this is pivotal to teach, to model and to reward in our kids if we want them to grow up into amazing adults who are making a difference in the world. And I don't mean by making lots of money or by being famous but by being good humans who do the work to make sure that they are making a positive difference in the lives of those they interact with.
In today's episode, I go over what INTEGRITY actually is and discuss five ways to help foster it in our kids.
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The "X-Plan" went viral a few years back when a father shared his way of keeping his teen safe and providing them an 'out' when and if they ever found themselves in a tricky situation. The original article can be found here: https://bertfulks.com/2017/02/23/x-plan-giving-your-kids-a-way-out-xplan/
Code words or secret phrases, I believe, are an underutilized parenting tool that can save you from yelling and fighting with your child. They can be a great way of building trust and respect. Today I share a few examples of how you can implement them in your family.
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Teaching our children the difference between the 'little things' and the 'big things' is an important part of being their parent. Today's phrase can be used as a gentle reminder to them when they need it.
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We have all been there, right? Trying to get out the door and we've asked our child to hurry up and put their shoes on, or we have been walking to an appointment and our child stops and picks a stick off the ground or to jump in a puddle or to pick lint off of their coat! Or maybe you are looking at your child sitting on the ground still playing with their toys when you have asked them TEN TIMES to put their toys away to get ready for dinner.
Dawdling must be one of the most frustrating, but completely normal childhood behavior problems. It is a common problem that gets all parents soooooo frustrated because it feels like our child is ignoring us or worse, disrespecting us when we've repeatedly asked them to do something and they don't. Keeping them on task can be exhausting! The good news is that we can manage this irritating behavior and help teach our children how to keep moving along using the term "move with purpose" along with some basic parenting strategies.
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To be resilient means that we need to be able to handle stress. Learning how to handle stress is something we all need to be better at, including our kids. Stress is a guarantee in life and when our kids get older and the stressor becomes bigger we need to ensure they have the coping skills to be able to handle it. Anxiety, irritability, panic, fatigue, insomnia, brain fog, and a low mood are all signs of stress.
The mind-body connection is a real and tangible thing that needs to be addressed.
Today I am going to give you 5 ways to attack the mind-body connection to help alleviate the stress that comes from all the things life throws at us.
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There is a saying that "Life isn't fair" and perhaps you have had to say that to your child, maybe multiple times during this pandemic.
All of our kids got so many things taken away from them over the past 3 years. Maybe your child had to miss out on the 1st year of the college experience, or didn't get to celebrate their 1st, 12th, or 16th birthday with friends and family. Maybe like us, you had a family trip planned that got canceled. So many things happened that were out of our control. And that's really what that phrase is stating right? Life isn't fair. We can't control so much of what comes through our lives and today's phrase is actually a springboard into a wider topic that I will cover today and tomorrow.
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Chances are you have had your child tell you "Anna gets to play Minecraft, why can't I?" Or "Charlie gets to stay out till midnight why can't I?" Or "Everyone else gets to go to sleepovers! Why can't I?"
Today I give 5 tips on how to stay true to your family rules and values.
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Our kids mess up. They do. Some of them, every day. How do we respond when they drop a plate in the kitchen? Fall off the monkey bars at the playground? We can't expect our kids to learn to take chances, take calculated risks, try new things if they are worried about your reaction when they fail or make a mistake.
Today's short parenting phrase to add to your toolbox is "Was it an accident?"
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We have all been there, lecturing our kids with a long-winded explanation about what they did wrong or how they could do it better. Today I share the next short parenting phrase to add to your toolbox! And it works like magic helping us keep our cool and addressing the behaviour we want less of.
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We have all heard the parenting mantra of "you get what you get and you don't get upset" or "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit". The idea behind this phrase is likely frustrated parents who are "done" with their children always wanting things their way and as a way of telling the child, nicely, to suck it up buttercup!
Today we are going to talk about why some childhood specialists don't like this phrase and why I think it's actually a great one - with one caveat!
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"Mom! Where's my jacket?
"In the dryer."
"Mom! Where's my jacket?"
"IN THE DRYER!"
"MOM! Where's my jacket?"
"Are you #$ing kidding me?!?!? IT'S IN THE DRYER!!!!"
All our kids are guilty of this...asking us the same darn question OVER AND OVER AGAIN! Today I share a phrase that can help end this FOREVER! Well, maybe not FOREVER...but it will definitely reduce this back and forth dramatically if you follow through with the strategy!
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Your child has temper tantrums, they have an emotional outburst that is disruptive or hurtful or destructive, they don't listen, they talk back, they argue with everything you ask of them....sound familiar?
We all have had these moments with our kids. This is normal. What is most important is, are we as parents, understanding what is BEHIND the behaviour? Or are we just trying to fix the behaviour?
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Today we are talking about being the very best version of ourselves if we want the same for our kids. You have all experienced it, that moment when you first see your child mimic something that you do or say. It might be catching your little one playing with a doll or stuffie and using the same words or song you use to put them to sleep. It might be your toddler wanting to help clean and sweep. It might be that first time (and likely at the most inappropriate time) your child cusses and you wonder where they heard that word!?!?
Today we are getting real and I'm going to give you some tough love around how important it is for you to walk the talk and be the greatest role model you possibly can be for your child --- because you are their most important one!
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We all do it. Multiple times a day. We say "No" to our kids for a wide variety of reasons. Sometimes it works and many times, it doesn't. Today we talk about why saying NO may not be the best strategy and what may really be the reason behind your NO. Let's have some real talk and see if we can find ways to get our children to do what we ask of them without the nagging, the whining, or the constant pestering.
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Today is day 2 on the topic of "time-outs" as a parenting strategy. Yesterday we discussed if they should or shouldn't be used and today we discussed what you can do instead OR if you are going to use them, how to make them more effective.
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Time-outs. Time ins. Effective. Ineffective. There is so much information out there on this topic that it can be hard to know what to do as a parent of a child who is difficult, stubborn, defiant, and causing us a lot of stress. Are we going to damage our child's emotional well-being if we use time-outs? Are we being too 'soft' if we don't?
In today's episode (part 1 of 2) we look into this.
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Today we are talking about the rules you have in your house. Do you feel like all you are doing is correcting and monitoring your child's behaviour? Maybe you have too many rules! In this episode, I am sharing with you a lesson I learned waaaayyyyy back when I first became a high school classroom teacher and had to decide how I would ensure that my groups of gr 8 & 9 students behaved and didn't drive me insane. Trying to hand out consequences and punishments to my students for breaking the classroom rules was a disaster. Have a listen to find out why and discover how you can take my mistakes and turn them into successes for your family!
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Today we are talking about sibling rivalry --- whether it's arguments, fights, or if you are one of the lucky ones - all-out brawls. This is, without doubt, one of the most frustrating things we as moms deal with. I hate it, like absolutely, to my core, hate it when my kids fight with each other. And it is hard, I mean really hard not to involve myself unnecessarily. And, it hasn't gotten any easier as they have gotten older. I still have to watch myself and force myself to stay out of it. So the next step is starting off 2022 with new parenting skills and new strategies is learning how and why to stay out of your kids' fights!
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In the last episode, I talked about the importance of having your children do chores and setting expectations around how the house runs. But, I put a warning on it. I said to be sure to have a sit-down or a family meeting with your kids (& especially your tweens and teens) if you were planning on changing things up on them. So today, I'm going to share how to do that --- how to have a family meeting, how to get buy-in from your kids, how to determine what to talk about and how to come up with effective solutions. Family meetings may seem daunting to you but I promise they can be the solution to having a chaos and yelling-free home.
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There are a lot of pieces to this whole parenting puzzle. I call it a puzzle because none of us walk out of the hospital that first day with a clue as to what we are doing. We figure it out piece by piece every day for the next 20+ years. And the more you work on the puzzle, the more you learn strategies like starting with finding the corner pieces and then building the frame or boundary of the puzzle and then working on sections that have the same color. Today's section of the puzzle in helping out kids become successful and competent adults is an important one! Not only does it help make our kids less selfish, more confident, and contributing members of the family, it helps us, the parents, manage a household without losing our minds.
Want to know the secret to raising kids who grow up to be successful, happy, and responsible adults?
Make them do chores!
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Today we discuss the old adage "Do as I say, not as I do". I'm sure one of your parents or grandparents or preachers or teachers said this to you as a child and I'm guessing if you are like me, those words have gone from your lips to your child's ears. If your child isn't doing as you ask...this might be one of the reasons. Have a listen in to today's episode and let's honestly reflect on how this idea could be harming your relationship with your child and making your house more chaotic than it needs to be.
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Is your child struggling with bedtime? Mornings? Getting out of the house on time? Getting homework done? Today I am encouraging you to distinguish between the things that NEED to be done and the things they WANT to do. The key in getting the things that NEED to be done is to get those done BEFORE the bonus things. I call this a WHEN-THEN routine and it can be an effective tool to establish or revamp the routines around bedtimes, mealtimes, homework times, etc.
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Sleep. Most of us have heard over and over again how important it is to our health and that of our kids. The first question asked of a new mom is usually "Getting any sleep?" or some version of that. The idea that our baby is "good" or "bad" or "easy" or "hard" based on how many hours of sleep they get through the night is ridiculous. As any mom knows, we have very little control over this. Some babies are easy to fall asleep, some babies are difficult to get to sleep, some babies sleep for long periods of time and some are easy to get to sleep but wake up over and over again. Some will transfer well, while others need to literally pass the dead limb test before you move them. But sleep IS the first thing that tends to slide and is the FIRST thing I want you to commit to getting back on track in 2022.
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It's the time for new year resolutions that usually revolve around being healthier, more productive, or achieving this or that. But what about improving in the area that is MOST important to you? What if you reflected on what is and is not working in your relationships with your partner and children and learned some strategies to help strengthen these and calm the chaos and yelling within your house? Today we kick off the 1st of daily episodes to start your day and help you work towards becoming a more intentional, calmer, happier parent that has the tools and knowledge to raise independent, empathetic, joyful, kind, and passionate adults.
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Tragedy, loss, suffering...all things we hope to shield our children from. But, inevitably, grief comes into our lives and our children's lives. How can we best support, help, and guide them through their grief? What coping strategies can we teach them?
In today's episode, I share 6 things that we, as parents, can do to help our children navigate through their grief.
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In today's episode, Stephanie welcomes her oldest child, Elizabeth along with her husband, Dr. Chris Kennedy on to chat about what we think are some of the most important things to keep in mind to ensure your child has a successful, fun & healthy first year away at University or College.
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In today's episode, Stephanie chats with Amy Hudgens, the founder of the Nourished Girls Project about tween health. Amy shares her 3 step guide to helping our girls navigate this time of immense change and for some, unsettling and uncertain time. From healthy bodies to healthy minds to encouraging our girls to always be unapologetically themselves, Stephanie and Amy discuss how we as parents can be there to guide and support our girls and ensure we do so in a nourishing way.
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The fundamental message behind Lazy parenting has always been that we need to build a strong relationship with our children built on mutual respect. I strongly believe that it is impossible to raise healthy, happy, independent, empathetic young adults if our relationship with them doesn’t have this strong foundation. When our children don’t trust us, they don’t respect us. And that trust comes slowly, over time by us proving to our child that we are there for them in the good and bad times and that we always have their best interest at top of mind. Trust takes years to build but only an instant to break. And this goes both ways...it’s a message our kids need to understand, especially as they begin to gain independence and start to make their own decisions. They need to understand that when they break our trust through lies or deceit, it will take time to earn that trust back.
Now, understanding this and committing to this as the basis of all our parenting brings a new way of looking at our child’s behaviour. It means that we always have to look at our child’s behaviour from their perspective, from a lens of trying to understand the where and why the behaviour is coming from. And, being honest with ourselves that it is often our own constructs, our own hangups, our own issues from our own childhood that get in the way of this.
One of the times we often respond in a way that is not at all helpful is when our children are angry, upset, or crying and we say the words... (listen to the episode to find out).
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Today’s podcast is an important one. I am going to share my number one parenting rule/tip/strategy for all parents, regardless of how old your children are. It is a tip that was shared with me long before I had kids and it stuck with me. Maybe my years of coaching and teaching helped give me some experience with this strategy before I had my own kids, but gosh kids are cute and their ability to get you to sway from this rule is sometimes downright magical…
This rule we are going to talk about today, this strategy/tip/rule is one that I believe to rank up there as one of the most important ones! It’s a rule that we all could use a refresher on. If you are like me, you likely slip a little bit once and a while and if you don’t catch it early on it can turn from a tiny snowball into an avalanche of whining, constant negotiations, yelling, screaming, anger and frustration.
The basis of this rule can be summed up in the following quote:
“People treat you only one way — the way you let them!”
Now think about your kids, how do they treat you? Do you have little ones who ask over and over again for something you’ve said no to until you finally say yes? Do they “ignore” you when you ask them to stop playing video games or watching TV to do something you’ve asked (for the zillionth time)? Do they roll their eyes at you when you ask how their day was? Do they use foul language or call you names, tell you they hate you?
If you answered yes to any of these things, I want you to take a moment and think about how you got to this place? How did you lose control and lose their respect? Because that’s what has happened. You have allowed your child to believe that THEY are in control and that they can have what they want when they want it. You have lost your position as the one who sets the expectations around the behavior in your house and I will venture to say that you have lost their respect.
Listen in today and learn the 4 steps to getting back on track and gaining the respect of your children. Change is possible and it can happen!
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Today’s podcast is specifically geared for moms whose little ones are now a bit older and who are finding that they have a little bit more free time in their day. It’s for moms who have been struggling with their habits, their health, their fitness, and or their overall mood and wellbeing.
Today I am sharing my own story of health and wellness that I embarked on, way back when Covid first hit and I had to make a pivot in my business that ultimately was the best thing to happen to me and my health. I unpack all the decisions I made, all the pieces of the puzzle that helped me stay on this journey for the past 237 days, and helped me finish and complete the #75hard challenge.
If your children are still small, I encourage you to listen in and see if there are some takeaways and small steps that you CAN implement into your life to help you manage your stress, your emotional eating, your tense relationships, and the chaos that you might be living in each and every day.
Today’s episode is full of tips and tricks and takeaways that you can take, use, and implement today. I promise, that if you take that very first, small step to adding something into your day (or taking something out of your day) it will be the catalyst, the spark, that can help you achieve everlasting change.
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We are in a hard season.
There is no doubt about it.
And, depending on where you are living --- the uncertainty of the election happening right now in the US is just one more pile of bricks loaded onto your back making the weight of motherhood, parenting, living…that much harder.
I talk often about how we as the parents HAVE TO work on ourselves so that we can become the best, the strongest, the most resilient version of ourselves so that we can be the model to which our children look.
The fear and uncertainty that COVID and the political unrest has brought into our communities and our families are real. As parents, our instinct is always to protect and mitigate, minimize the suffering our children go through. It’s no difference in this case.
But, we can’t control the world’s events. We can’t control our neighbors' tweets and social media posts. We can’t control the canceling of our children’s sports and activities, we can’t control the inevitable disruption all these things are having on our children’s lives.
BUT, we CAN control the lens through which they view these disruptions. We CAN control OUR reaction to them. We can control our feelings and actions and work towards strengthening our relationships. We CAN help our children build RESILIENCE and the ability to see this time and these challenges as things that we will all get through. Like our grandparents have said, “this too shall pass”.
I believe the best way to help our children through these times is to help shape the way these lessons are learned. To do this, we have to INTENTIONALLY manage our own feelings and actions knowing that they are what our children are seeing. They are looking to us to see how they should be feeling.
In today’s episode, we will work through some of the feelings you may be having right now like:
“I feel like I’m failing”
“I don’t know how to handle how I feel”
“My mind feels out of control”
“I keep thinking about the worst-case scenario”
“I can’t do everything”
“Will things ever go back to normal”
All of these feelings are NORMAL.
What I hope to help you with, in today’s episode, is in developing a new mindset/lens through which you view these feelings and some tips and tricks on how you can work towards understanding these feelings and ensuring that OUR feelings as parents, don’t get passed onto our children without thought and care.
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SEASON 2!
7 months ago we thought that the craziness of a worldwide pandemic would be over in a few weeks, maybe a few months. The reality is that the world has changed in ways we never thought possible and our families and kids have been through a heck of a time. How are your kids doing? Are they more anxious, moodier, harder to handle? Is there more yelling, arguing, and stress in your household?
Well, we have 2 months before 2021 and a new year is upon us. NOW is the time to refocus and recommit to the parenting strategies that will help you turn your household around and get your children back on track. We all want a yell-free house right? We all want to go to bed happy and content that we did our very best for our children that day.
In today’s episode, I share 10 steps you can take TODAY that will help get your family and relationship with your kids back on track so that 2021 is better than today. I promise, that if you follow the steps outlined that you will see a dramatic improvement in your child’s behavior.
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WOW - Episode 25! We have made it to 25 consecutive weeks of a podcast! This was one of the goals that I set out for myself back in the Fall and I am so proud to have made it to the end of season one. I have decided to look back over the past 25 weeks and pick out the TOP 5 downloaded episodes and share a little about each of them and my thoughts on why they have been the most popular.
Here are the links to all of them!
TOP 5 DOWNLOADED EPISODES:
- Parenting without yelling, is it even a thing? | #2
- What is Lazy Parenting & why you need to be one | #1
- 10 Tips for parenting strong-willed (stubborn) children | #6
- Make your kids want to hang out with you #forcedfamilytime | #3
- Do you have Lazy & Entitled Kids? 10 Parenting Tips you need to revisit today! |#11
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Here we are - week TEN! Let’s take a moment to think; what did our lives look like 3 months ago? What were our days filled with? What were our evenings filled with? What commitments outside the home did we have? What consumed our minds and brought us stress? What about our kids? These past few months have, if nothing else, showed us that things we thought were a given, really aren’t. Never again will there be snow days in school...instead, teachers and students will head online, into their portals, and e-portfolios and learning will continue. Crazy right? Just 3 months ago, snow days meant school was shut down, no work could be done, no learning could take place, parents had to figure out how to get out of work...now, parents can work from home in a way they may have never thought possible before COVID. Students and teachers now have a way to connect and stay on track in a way that was unfathomable only a couple of months ago. So...today my question for all of us - and the topic of today’s podcast is this “What really matters to you and your family?” The world is beginning to open back up. NOW is the time to re-evaluate your pre-COVID life and compare it to your life now. What do you miss? What don’t you miss? What do you never want to go back to doing? What do you want to ensure stays protected in your life moving forward? What about your kids? Now is our chance for a big reset...a chance to redesign our lives and to craft one that holds space for those things we really cherish and are passionate about and a chance for us to keep the things we don’t like, don’t miss, don’t want back away for good.
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WEEK NINE!
Holy crow - can you even believe it? How are you doing? Flourishing or just surviving? Or maybe somewhere in between? Let’s be honest--it’s probably been a whole lot of mess with good times and bad times, moments of peace and moments of chaos, sprinkles of sweetness and tornadoes of anger...hopefully you have found a groove with the kids and are managing your family’s day and keeping it together.
I totally get that for some of us this time home with our kids 24/7 has been very difficult while for some of us it has been pretty normal...that's the craziness of it---our families, our own temperaments, our kids' moods, and our work situations are all sooooooo different. Yet, somehow we all have to survive, we all want to continue to raise our kids to be good humans, we all want to see our relationships stay positive, and we all want peace and quiet in our homes.
And if your partner is working outside the home, you may face the same challenges as me...a partner who comes home sees the kids (and me) on our phones and immediately assumes that we have been on them all day...and gets frustrated by it. And continues to grow increasingly frustrated as the evening progresses and he sees us stay on our phones.
On today’s podcast, I am going to take a bit of a different angle to my usual tech/phone stance… and discuss why I think that they can be incredible tools to support our kids and teens! I am going to give you 5 reasons why our kids' phones are actually really powerful and amazing tools for them to use to help them not only survive this pandemic...but THRIVE!
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WEEK EIGHT!!! Can you believe it? How are you holding up? Hopefully, where you are finally beginning to see some light at the end of the tunnel! It might only be a glimmer but around the world, we are beginning to see some loosening up of the social-distancing rules. For many of us parents, it is now week 4 or 5 of virtual school/homeschooling with our kids. All across North America and possibly the world, schools are shut down to in-class lessons, and all the learning is now happening 100% through an online or a distance learning model. With 1 or 2 more months left in the school year depending on where you live, it is unlikely we will see our kids returning to regular school days until next year. In today’s episode, I am sharing 7 strategies that I encourage you to use to WIN the homeschooling game -- without yelling! Think it’s impossible? Keep listening and implement them and see the difference for yourself.
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WOW - In real-time, I am recording this podcast at the beginning of WEEK SEVEN of self-isolation here in Vancouver, BC. The idea for this podcast came to me when I was leading an online Zoom practice for my cheer team and I asked them why they weren’t joining me for my live 8 am workouts that I was leading on our team Instagram page. Many of them told me that they just aren’t awake at 8 am. They told me they are sleeping in until at least 10 am, some till noon, and one of them told me she had just woken up (it was 4 pm!) And this blew me away! I asked what time she went to bed and she said 5 am. I’ll be honest with you...I don’t get it! I don’t understand why they are being allowed to do this. I think it is crazy! Now...you may not agree with me BUT - I firmly believe that holding our children and ESPECIALLY OUR TEENS to a schedule that resembles their regular school day is important if we want to be raising kids who can handle adversity, can see this as a time to set some goals and reach them AND if our relationship with them is going to thrive and grow instead of having one that is riddled with one argument after another until quite frankly, I believe many parents just throw their hands up and give up.
That is not how the world works. If anything, this quarantine is showing up and teaching us a whole lot about ourselves and our ability to stay positive, stay healthy, set goals, follow a plan, and do the things/have the habits that will ensure we walk out of our houses stronger, healthier, happier, more centered and knowing what we want than we were 2 months ago before this all began.
I know this one thing --- I want to walk out of this house all of that! I don’t want to look back at these weeks and think of what I could have accomplished. I don’t want to remember fighting with my kids, I don’t want to remember them locked up in their rooms all day long. I don’t want to remember yelling and fighting between the siblings or with me. And further, I want my KIDS to remember this time as an opportunity that they took advantage of. That they didn’t have a victim mentality and just waste the days away playing video games, scrolling social media, and isolating themselves away from the family. I want us as a family to look back at this time and remember the nightly game nights we played, the laughs we had, the meals we all ate together, the roasting of marshmallows we did, the long walks we took, the fitness programs we all participated in, the home projects that we all took part in to make our house cleaner, more organized and more livable. I want them to remember that we LIVED during this time. That we LOVED during this time AND that we ACCOMPLISHED the goals that we had.
In today’s episode, I share FIVE tips/strategies that we as parents need to work on if we are to be an effective and inspiring leader of our family.
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These family-friendly movies are a MUST-SEE, especially during this time of self-isolation that we find ourselves in. So, grab your kids, pick a movie off this list, grab some snacks and settle in.
In today's episode, I share the MUST USE online resource to screen the movies you want to watch, my top animated and live-action movies AND a list of some movies you may not know about or have forgotten about :)
For the full list of movies, be sure to check out the blog on lazyparenting.ca
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We are on day 5,892 of self-isolation…well not really, but it sure does seem that way doesn’t it?
We are smack dab in week FIVE of 24hr parenting; with no relief in our day by sending the kids to daycare, preschool, or actual school!
Now more than ever, we are wearing ALL the hats… we the parent, the teacher, the chef, the housecleaner, the doctor, the dentist, the nurse, the playmate, the entertainer, the librarian, the EVERYTHING!
If ever there was a time that your children have gotten on your nerves and that their lack of listening and following simple instructions/requests pushed you over the edge…this is it! You simply do not understand why your child is blatantly disrespecting you and purposefully disobeying you.
Well, first off - if you think that they are purposefully doing these things than you are assuming that they are reasonable beings….and that your child's behavior is coming from a reasonable place. Well, it isn’t! Our children by nature, aren’t reasonable beings. Most of what they do, most of their behaviors that annoy us, come out of impulses, out of stress, out of emotions that they don’t know how to name, handle or work through.
And, if in your house, you happen to have any new added stresses such as a new baby, a new pet, one or both parents home full time AND new schooling schedules, well then you have the makings of a perfect storm!
By definition, ‘unreasonable’ means “not guided or based on good sense”. Well if there was ever a word that described children this would be it! Rarely do children make any decisions or take any actions based on good sense!
In addition, RIGHT NOW is a time unlike any other they would have experienced! The past month and the next few months are equivalent to one BIG transition for our kids. Children and transitions do not traditionally go well together. Many children have extreme challenges with them. This is what preschool and school do so well!, teach our children how to transition from one activity to another. Now, we are the only ones helping them navigate all the feelings around not only the transition in the house but the huge transition that is taking place in the world.
In today’s episode, I talk you through 10 parenting tips & strategies to help you with your child during this difficult time.
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So a quick update on life in the Kennedy household - we just finished week 3 of self-isolation here in Vancouver. This past week would have been the first back at school. Teachers have reached out and just this week, have started to assign work. Luckily, it appears that the teachers in our district are pretty lax and focusing on the mental health of the kids, trying not to overwhelm them with work and not stress out parents who may or may not be home with the kids and able to help them with any work. Last week I talked about how it would be our first week of implementing a daily schedule. Well, I am happy to report that it went relatively well! I believe this to be in large part because I was quite flexible with the kids about what their individual schedules looked like. I gave each of them guidelines rather than a strict schedule and I let them choose individually when they did things.
This week the teachers have begun assigning work. I will begin to micro-manage this less and let my teenagers ensure that they get their work completed as required. I have worked hard with them over the past MANY years to instill in them a desire to do well as school. There is an expectation that they do well in school in our family. They want to keep their grades up and do the work that is needed to ensure that happens. Even so, I have let them know that school shouldn’t be stressing them out. We have talked about how they can expect to do about 2 hrs a day of school work and that that would be reasonable. Keep in mind, that I believe the younger your children are, the less they should be doing! Most importantly, the one key thing I believe all parents should be on the lookout for is that the amount of time they spend focusing on the computer needs to be balanced with physical fitness...which leads me into the topic for today’s podcast!
One thing that has become CRYSTAL CLEAR to me as we navigate this new and uncharted territory of parenting through COVID-19 and this global pandemic is that our number one priority needs to be the mental health of our children. And the number one way that I believe we as parents can manage this is by ensuring that their PHYSICAL HEALTH is being set at the top priority. I truly believe that now more than ever, behavior problems, conflict, stress between family members - all of these things often stem from the basic principle that our children aren’t moving their bodies enough to manage the stress, to ward off the depression, the boredom, and the likely feeling that they aren’t accomplishing anything.
In today’s episode I discuss the importance of sports in our family both before & NOW in the middle of this crisis. I dive deep into how my children are managing not having practices and the schedules associated with their sports and how we as parents need to work towards bringing the benefits that sports afforded them before into their world now. And, if you children were not into sports before this happened, WHY IT IS IMPERATIVE that you find a way to get your children to SWEAT each and every day for their mental and physical health!
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So what is this app that your child is spending hours and hours on? You have heard them talk about it, you have seen them making up dances, and you see them spending hours and hours consuming content.
So what is Tiktok? Well, it is a free social media app that lets the user create, share and watch videos -- often to soundtracks of popular music. It has over 100 million users. And, it has become so popular that there are now Tiktok “celebrities” that are making 100’s of thousands of dollars in revenue creating content.
If you are like many parents, your child is probably on this app and you probably aren’t.
In today’s episode, I share my deep dive into this app, what I learned, what I saw, what I am concerned about and what I think are things you should be sure to educate yourself about if you choose to allow your child to use it.
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We are now one week deep into the global crisis that has descended on Canada. Yes, it has been going on for longer than that, but this week we went from a world where businesses were running as normal, people were out and about enjoying the parks, the libraries, the cafes and the movie theaters. And now, we are all sequestered in our homes, venturing out only to get groceries and to go to work. No extended family dinners, no playing on the playground, no going out for dinner or even to Starbucks. Our world has changed. Our day to day is drastically different than it was a week ago. In today's episode, I share 5 tips or strategies that I believe to be essential things to think about as we move into the next few months. As all this craziness gets crazier, we will need to keep the physical and mental health of our families at the forefront. We need to check our own physical and mental health so we can lead our family through this challenging time and make it through to the other side stronger, closer, better connected and able to navigate whatever our new normal turns out to be. LINKS FROM TODAY'S EPISODE: Visit the Lazy Parenting BLOG HERE Join our #lazyparenting community on IG HERE Join our #lazyparenting community of FacebooK HERE Follow Stephanie Kennedy on IG HERE SIGN UP FOR THE LAZY PARENTING WEEKLY NEWSLETTER HERE
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So here we are...in real time, smack dab in the middle of a global crisis... Well, what I hope is the middle although it might likely be just the beginning. This episode is being released on Tuesday, March 17th...here in Canada the Prime Minister just announced that our borders were closing to anyone except Canadians and US citizens...Community centers, libraries, pretty much all public places are closing their doors. I announced today that my own business, a children’s cheer & tumbling facility was suspending all programming for the next 2 weeks. All sporting events, concerts, all public gatherings have been canceled. The economy is struggling with the markets dropping “Social-distancing’ has become a common household term. People are being asked to work from home. Many people are being laid off. Schools have been canceled with no re-start date confirmed. Parents are having to think fast about how they will hunker down and survive the next few weeks, at home with all their kids….and amongst all this chaos...there are those of us who understand that we get to CHOOSE how we react to these circumstances...we can’t change what is happening, we can’t alter the course that is going to unfold...but we CAN choose how we react, how we behave in front of our children, how we control and mold the experience our children have through this time...we CAN make the best of this!
In today’s episode, I am going to break down how you can not only survive through this time with your children at home but how you can THRIVE and strengthen your relationship with your kids, how you can ensure that they learn and grow and remember this time as one that was amazing - because they got to spend time with their parents in a way that they haven’t been able to before.
LINKS OF ACTIVITIES FOR PARENTS HOME WITH CHILDREN:
100 activities to do at home during school closures
These 50 Fun Activities for Kids Will Keep Them Entertained for Hours
70 Things to Do with Kids Now That We’re All Stuck at Home Boredom Busters
110 Fun At-Home Activities for Families & Kids
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70% of teens say that anxiety and depression are major problems amongst their peers. There has been a 20% increase in the diagnosis of teen anxiety between 2007-2012. The latest studies show that One in three teens suffers from an anxiety disorder. On top of this, the suicide rate in teens has doubled over the past decade. Teens and anxiety is a real problem. So what can we do about it as parents? How can we work towards recognizing the stressors that exist for our children? The world they are growing up in is a different one than ours was...war across the borders, unstable leadership at the government level, school shootings & lockdowns and a physical environment, the planet itself that is in serious peril...so while these particular ones may be out of our control as parents, today, I am going to talk about the ones we DO have control over. In today’s episode, I am going to discuss 10 things that we as parents can do to reduce the stress and anxiety our teens feel. Many of the things I discuss today are going to be things that as parents, we need to be aware of. That we need to hold in check when our kids are small so that they don’t grow into bigger problems as the teen years hit. I’m going to ask you to be honest with yourself today. Take a real check of yourself and your behavior, of your household and how it is run, and what messages you might inadvertently be sending your kids…
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Want to know the secret to raising kids who grow up to be successful, happy and responsible adults?
Make them do chores!
I found study after study, one that spanned 80 years that proves that children benefit from doing chores. The “roll-up your sleeves” and “pitch-in mindset” that comes from understanding that someone has to do the dirty work and if it’s going to get done, I’ll do it, was a key indicator of success in adults. And, the earlier our kids learn to do chores the better! Children as young as 3 & 4 can begin learning that they have to do work of life in order to be part of a family. Chores teach our kids that it isn’t always ‘just about them’. That when they leave the dishes in the sink, they don’t just magically get washed and put away...when they leave a candy wrapper on the table, that it magically gets put in the garbage….our kids need to learn that when they don’t do something, that means they are expecting someone else to do it for them. And this is a key character trait I see in difficult children, spoiled children, disrespectful and ungrateful children...don’t want those kinds of kids???? Give them chores and begin teaching them that they have to work for the life they have and want to have in the future!
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This problem of lazy and entitled kids seems to be a common issue amongst parents. Just take a look at any social media parenting group and I can guarantee that you will find MULTIPLE parents complaining about how their kids are lazy, ungrateful, entitled and just a nightmare!
So, if this is a problem in your family — be sure to go and listen to episode #11 first. In that episode, I discuss the first 5 parenting strategies that you need to revisit and in TODAY’S episode, I share 5 MORE strategies to help you get your child to become more caring, more involved and more grateful! From exercise to chores, to forced family time and reading & music, let me help you get your kids back on track and your household back to being a loving and respectful place.
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I seem to be seeing a lot of posts on social media about “entitled kids”, lazy kids, kids who don’t appreciate all that they have, kids who don’t help around the house and yet expect their parents to cater to their every whim. And, the people who comment on these posts are all in agreement, all sharing in the difficulty that is parenting. Parents who are all feeling helpless and overwhelmed with fear of what their kids are turning in to….wondering where did they go wrong? What is the right thing to do? How much therapy is my child going to need in the future????
The part that scares me the most is this complete lack of understanding that seems to exist in these parents who don’t get why their child is behaving this way and the complete lack of knowledge as to what to do with their child and their behavior. I see parents just throwing up their metaphorical arms and resigning to the idea that this is just the way it is…..
Today’s episode is part one of two in which we dive into this topic of entitled and lazy kids and I am going to give you a total of TEN things that we as the parents should be doing to either avoid this problem or correct it if it is currently a struggle in your house. So if you have young ones or know a parent of little ones...be sure to share this episode with them so that they can get a head start in making sure they don’t have to deal with these behaviors at all.
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Interms, work habits, e-portfolios, student-led conferences, parent-teacher conferences, grades, reports cards!!! In my experiences talking with parents, this topic is one that seems to cause the most stress and is actually a topic that many parents don’t know how to handle.
What does meeting expectations mean?
If there aren’t grades how do I know how my child is doing?
Are we supposed to celebrate good grades?
Are we supposed to punish for bad grades?
How do I get my kid to care more about their grades?
How do I get my child to stress less about their grades?
What do I do if my child is failing?
Should I attend conferences?
Should I meet with the teacher?
How do I help my child? Should I help my child?
What about once they are in high school?
In today’s podcast, I am going to dive deep into all things report cards and give you my TOP TEN tips meant to help you, the parent, navigate this topic of report cards to end the fighting, the yelling and the stress that you and your child might be having.
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When you look at your child what is the first thing you see?
What is the first word that comes to your mind?
Do words such as ‘messy’, ‘crazy’, ‘stubborn’, ‘talkative’ come to mind?
Our children’s personality and character traits are often formed, believe it or not, from the words we use and assign to them from a young age. The self-fulfilling prophecy is a REAL THING and I talk in today’s episode about why we have to be so mindful of the tags and labels we assign to our children.
Self-fulfilling prophecy (SFP) is what happens when we use predictions at the start of something that affects our behavior in such a way that we make that prediction happen.
My many years of teaching, coaching, and parenting have shown me the power of SFP in action over and over again! I have seen the results of both children and parents who have certain beliefs put upon them and then live either up or down to those opinions.
In today's episode, I share FIVE tips to help you become more mindful of the language you use so that the self-fulfilling prophecy works IN YOUR FAVOR to help your child celebrate their uniqueness, their individuality and to embrace that which may be viewed as "less than" or "undesirable" in traditional parenting discussions.
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Recently I had a meeting with a mom who was struggling with her 13year old. She let me know that she was struggling a lot with her daughter, that her daughter had changed...that there was lots of swearing & anger coming out of her formally sweet child and constant exasperation coming out of her mouth in the form of sentences such as “you are so f’ing unfair and annoying Mom”. She was at a loss and didn’t know what to do. Her daughter had turned into someone she couldn’t recognize...someone whom quite frankly she didn’t like very much!
Do you have a tween or teen like this mom -- one that seems to have changed “all of a sudden”? Who has morphed into someone unrecognizable? Moodier? Short with you? Giving lots of eye rolls? Calling you names and who spends hours locked away in their room? If so then you're not alone. Many many parents struggle with parenting tweens and teens. Today we are going to talk about the challenges and stresses that tweens & teens are facing today and how I believe their 24hr access to their phone is exasperating these. I want you to listen in and see if any of the stories and anecdotes I share resonate with you...If there are...please stay tuned until the end where I share 5 things you can start doing today to get their phone use under control so that your relationship with them can go back to a no-yelling, happy and calm place (well, for most of the time).
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TEAM SPORTS is something we are passionate about in our family. As teachers and coaches for the past 30+ years, my husband and I saw first hand the difference it made in our students lives long before we became parents. As athletes ourselves growing up, we knew the difference it made in our own lives. Sports have a HUGE impact on helping kids develop strength of character, work ethic, team-building skills, resiliency, patience and so much more.
I firmly believe there is a sport for everyone. I am always amazed at the diversity of athletes I see with different body types & personalities and how their success is based so much more on their determination, tenacity and drive than anything else.
But, as teachers who volunteered many days/evenings and weekends and as parent coaches who do the same, we are saddened and frustrated by those of you who feel it is your duty and right to get involved in your kids’ sports in a way that isn’t healthy, helpful or supportive to your child. So, I have come up with 10 rules that I believe all parents of athletes must follow to ensure their child’s experience in sport is a fun, healthy and long-lasting one!
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In today’s episode, I am excited to be talking about parenting strong-willed, or as I call my own, STUBBORN children.
This topic is important because it has been something that has caused many an argument in my house in my early years of parenting and to be honest something that if I don’t keep in mind (the tips I am sharing with you today) has the potential to cause some really big arguments in the teen years. So today’s episode really does apply to all parents because it doesn’t matter how old your child is...a strong-will is a strong will! And it stays with them forever!
Listen in and learn 10 tips to help you learn how to get your strong-willed child on your side and how working on your relationship with them is the key to keeping them there!
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The statistics and studies are clear and plentiful…as adults, people who read:
- make more money than people who don’t read
- have a lower divorce rate than people who don’t read
- have fewer problems with their children than people who don’t read
- get promoted at a higher rate than people who don’t read
So what do you do if your child says they hate to read?
In today's epidsode I give FIVE THINGS you can do in your family to help raise your kids to be readers. In addition, there are SIX BONUS TIPS for those that have "reluctant readers' that are sure to help you encourage your child to become a reader!
A COMPLETE LIST of today's books can be found on https://www.lazyparenting.ca/amazon-store
FIRST CHAPTER BOOKS
- Geronimo Stilton
- Flat Stanley
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- STAT - Standing Tall and Talented - for kids who love sports
- Rainbow Magic Series
- Judy Moody
- Judy Bloom books
- Magic Treehouse
- How to Eat Fried Worms
- Babysitter’s Club
Developing Readers (Gr 4-Gr7)
- Percy Jackson
- 39 Clues
- Blackthorn Key
- Gordon Korman BookS
- Hardy Boys Books
- Series of Unfortunate Events
- Winds of Fire
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
- The search for Wandla series
- Nevermoor series
- The Mysterious Benedict Society
- Harry Potter - all my kids liked it
- The Lorien Legacies
- Counting by 7’s - boys liked it
- Fish in a tree - boys liked it
- Maze Runner
- Holes
- Hatchet Series
Teen Books (Gr 8+)
- Ready Player One
- Exo
- Red Queen Series
- Thousandth Floor series
- Rainbow Rowell (author) books
- Sarah Dessen (author) books
- John Green (author) books
- Cinder series - Lunar Chronicles
- Scythe
- Divergent Series
- Hunger Games Series
- Embassy Row Series (1st one called All Fall Down)
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January 1st is coming up quick and the end of a decade is here and that means the beginning of a NEW DECADE is right around the corner. New year’s Eve is often a hyped-up day that many people scorn at as a holiday that they believe only sees people making resolutions and promises to themselves that they aren’t going to keep. And, the statistics would agree with you there! The fact is that most resolutions don’t stick. I looked it up and 80% of them don’t make it past mid-February. BUT-- being an optimist...in my mind, let’s say you take the time to come up with a handful of things you would like to commit to for 2020...even if a couple, heck, even if JUST ONE resolution sticks..then you are better off than you were had you not made any. Right?!?! I also think this time of year can be really powerful if we take the time to reflect on what happened in the previous year. If we go back and look through our calendar and see what worked well, what did we struggle with, why did we succeed with some things and struggle with others? If we had set goals 12 months ago, did we make any progress towards them? Did we actually achieve them? If not, what got in our way? The New year also is an AMAZING time to recenter your family, recalibrate, look back at the previous year and see what changes can be made moving forward. In today's episode, I outline the THREE meetings you need to schedule RIGHT AWAY with your family to ensure that you all have the best possible start to 2020! AND, I end the episode with a special 6 tip bonus for GUARANTEEING your family has the best year yet! LINKS FROM TODAY'S EPISODE: Visit the Lazy Parenting BLOG: https://www.lazyparenting.ca/ Join our #lazyparenting community on IG: https://www.instagram.com/lazyparenting/ Join our #lazyparenting community of Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lazyparentingcanada/ Follow Stephanie Kennedy on IG at https://www.instagram.com/thestephaniekennedy SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER: HERE Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes downloaded into your listening app!
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Are your kids spending hours in their rooms? Are you struggling with finding ways to connect with them? Forced Family Time is a Lazy Parenting strategy that helps parents and kids connect & share moments that will ensure you build a strong relationship that lasts. If you have little ones, this episode will give you 3 things you can implement in your family to ensure that as they get older, they will continue to want to spend time with you. If you have tweens or teens, these 3 tips can help you find ways to reconnect with your kids and help you share more moments together. LINKS
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Probably not 100% a thing - but if that's the goal then maybe, just maybe, I can get you to 73% non-yelling...that's a helluva lot better than where it might be right now. Right?! Learn some tried and true tactics to implement TODAY into your parenting and see the results IMMEDIATELY. From pre-framing to knowing the difference between consequences & punishments to learning how to NOT react to your kids minor and major fails ---this episode is a must-listen for all parents.
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Lazy parents are slackers, right? They're the ones who don't parent their children and let them run wild, right? They're the ones whose kids cause YOUR kids so much trouble, right?
Wrong!
Lazy parenting is actually a purposeful & intentional way to parent that is grounded in the importance of building a strong relationship between the parent and the child. At its core, it is a methodology that centers on the idea that we must teach our children how to take care of themselves and be independent. In today's episode, Stephanie discusses her journey to becoming a lazy parent. From her experience working with thousands of children through her teaching and coaching careers to the “in the dirt” lessons from parenting her own FOUR kids, she is honest and straight forward about why some of us struggle so much with raising our kids. She challenges us to dig deep into our own childhood, our own experiences with school, relationships, friends and parents to see how those things may be affecting our parenting style.
In today's episode, Stephanie shares tips and tricks you can take immediately and implement! Want to know how to shut off your brain at night and get to sleep? How to get your kids dressed and ready in the morning by themselves (with clothes that are appropriate)? Then listen in TODAY!
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Season 1 of the Lazy Parenting podcast Kick’s off December 10th just in time for the Holiday season. The holidays are a true test of your parenting skills! Do you have the patience to deal with your kids home all day every day for 2 full weeks? Do you cringe at the idea of the added mess they will make? The added chores they will add to your already extra-long to-do list? The added noise and chaos that more bodies in the house will cause? The Lazy Parenting podcast is here to HELP! In this NEW podcast, host Stephanie Kennedy will share all the strategies and methodologies behind the concept of lazy parenting. It IS possible to have children who get up on their own, get dressed, make their own meals, do their chores and keep themselves occupied! Tune in weekly to learn how. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss the release of a new episode!
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