The Modern Mean Mom: Recent Episodes
Melissa & Chelsea
Hi. We're Melissa & Chelsea. We're best friends and self-proclaimed "mean moms." We are students of respectful parenting and recovering children of the "stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about generation." We are here to share our stories, our triumphs, our epic mom fails, and hopefully some laughs! We value real life experience combined with industry expertise and strive to do our best every day. We are works in progress. We are "mean moms." Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/modernmeanmom/support
Welcome back! This episode our mean moms discuss differing ideas in play and how to navigate those situations causing the least amount of drama.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/modernmeanmom/support
Chelsea and Melissa rejoice in the holidays being over. Melissa shares a few areas she is recommitting her attention to in the new year like nutrition, time outdoors, and the dreaded screen time! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/modernmeanmom/support
Part II in Chelsea & Melissa's conversation about tantrums covers the dangerous behavior that sometimes occurs like physical fighting or dangerous activity.
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In this two part episode, Chelsea & Melissa tackle the extreme and hyperbolic phrases their children use during tantrums and how to address boundaries in a constructive way.
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In this episode, Chelsea shares that she is needing to change up her morning routine for her kids to allow for smoother transitions. Melissa offers her advice on how to best handle introducing a new routine.
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This week I wanted to be very vulnerable and honest with y'all to share some stress plaguing my life these past few weeks and, not surprisingly, how it negatively affected my ability to parent the way I want to. RIE a la carte means we can all pick and choose the strategies and techniques from this philosophy that resonate with us. And it's OK to have days where we're not at our best; it's real life.
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Melissa & Chelsea discuss their 3 must-have baby products and 3 products to pass on. Recommendations come from life experience and, as usual, the RIE philosophy. Chelsea's Must-haves: Baby Formula Stroller Infant Sleepers Melissa's Must-haves: Floor Blanket - extra points if it's homemade Playpen Hatch Baby
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Melissa and Chelsea discuss methods for creating RIE inspired play spaces for babies and toddlers. From the size of the area, to the types of toys, the RIE method has you covered!
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Storytime! Melissa & Chelsea recall some low points in their motherhood journeys and how they would handle those situations if they got a do-over.
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Melissa and Chelsea answer a listener's question that arose from Episode 4: Sharing & Sportscasting. Names have been changed for anonymity. If you have a question on a particular topic or need clarification, get in touch with us:
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Chelsea and Melissa discuss what constitutes as rough house play and why it's important. Tell us your rough house play stories by emailing us at modernmeanmom@gmail.com!
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A follow up discussion with Dr. Jenny King about broaching the tough subject of death and grief with our children.
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Take a Break
When Dinosaurs Die
Death is Stupid
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Introducing a 2-part series on how to broach uncomfortable topics such as grief, death, mortality, and big emotions with our little ones in a respectful and authentic way. Joined by Dr. Jenny King, Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity in the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. After more than a decade of doing therapy, Dr. King now works to prepare future social workers to engage in clinical practice that is rooted in the neurobiology of trauma and healing.
Dr. King's website.
Dr. King's Card Deck, Take a Break.
For more Modern Mean Mom content, visit Melissa's Medium Blog.
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Have you ever had one of those days that made you question all of your life choices? Yeah, we've been there. Chelsea & Melissa discuss how they pick up the pieces and move forward when their mom fuel tanks are on empty. You can access Chelsea's fitness program here. For more Modern Mean Mom content, check out Melissa's Medium blog here. Stay MEAN!
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Screens, screens, everywhere and not a drop to drink (that's a riff on a famous line from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner; hello freshman English Lit, yo!) Chelsea and Melissa dish on their screen time dirty secrets while Melissa offers solutions to manage screen time effectively for you and your kids. Check out this study that is referenced in the episode.
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Managing the interests and conflicts of multiple children can be exhausting. Here's how Chelsea & Melissa utilize the RIE parenting approach with toddlers, infants, and older children. Here is the link to Janet Lansbury's podcast, Unruffled, that Melissa mentions in this episode.
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Melissa discusses saying "goodbye" to our little ones with expert insight from RIE Associate and owner of RISE Child coaching organization, Shannon Carr.
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What are we really telling our children when we tell them to "share"? Is the concept of sharing something young children (5ish and under) should be expected to initiate? Melissa and Chelsea break it down and offer practical ways to empower our children to be in control of their play and if and when they decide to share. Source material for this episode comes from Janet Lansbury's, Elevating Childcare: A Guide to Respectful Parenting.
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Love them or hate them, everyone's got a bedtime routine. Melissa & Chelsea discuss new bedtime struggles with their children and how to stay neutral in the eye of the storm.
Article referenced is Janet Lansbury's Gospel of Less Anxious Parenting from The New Yorker.
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Have your kids ever made you so mad you thought you could rocket launch yourself (and them) to space? Chelsea & Melissa each share a level 5 melt down moment and how they made it through without exacerbating the situation. Influenced by The Whole-Brain Child & the work of Magda Gerber.
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Melissa and Chelsea explore their motherhood origin stories and how they found respectful parenting. Melissa breaks down what it really means to be a "mean" mom. Note: RIE stands for Resources for Infant Educarers
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