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Adina Soclof of Parenting Simply shares the best way to keep your family happy Episode 221: The Best Way to Keep Your Family Happy by Adina Soclof A certified Speech Pathologist, Adina received her Master's degree from Hunter College in New York in Communication Sciences. Adina worked in preschools for the developmentally disabled in the New York area before staying home full time with her family. In 2010, she launched Parenting Simply as a community to help parents connect with their children and learn simple, practical and easy to implement skills to create a peaceful home. Parenting Simply's mission is to reduce the stress that parents and children feel by giving parents communication and organizational tips that can help parents maintain a loving and calm home. The original post is located here: https://parentingsimply.com/the-best-way-to-keep-your-family-happy/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin of Financial Panther assesses daycare costs and why he sends his son to daycare Episode 220: Looking At Our Daycare Costs And Why We Send Our Son To Daycare by Kevin of Financial Panther Kevin is an attorney, writer, gig economy expert, side hustler, and the blogger behind Financial Panther. He paid off 87,000 worth of student loans in just 2.5 years by choosing not to live like a big shot lawyer. He started Financial Panther to share all he knows about personal finance, travel hacking, and making more money by side hustling. The original post is located here: https://financialpanther.com/looking-at-our-daycare-costs-and-why-we-send-our-son-to-daycare/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist shares 12 life skills he and his wife want for their children before they leave home Episode 219: 12 Life Skills We Want For Our Children Before They Leave Home by Joshua Becker Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits. Their story has been seen on the CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. Their books have sold in the tens of thousands. BecomingMinimalist.com is about their journey towards a rational approach to minimalism. It is about the joys and the struggles. It is about the lessons they have learned. It has inspired millions around the world. It is written to inspire you to intentionally live with less, and find more life because of it. The original post is located here: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/life-skills/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crystal Karges shares a message for mothers who are focused on raising healthy children Episode 218: To the Mama Who Just Wants to Raise Healthy Kids by Crystal Karges Crystal Karges is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and mama of five specializing in intuitive eating for mothers and families. She's passionately committed to helping you and your children enjoy freedom with food as a family. She helps overwhelmed mamas ditch diet culture for good and heal their relationships with food and their bodies so they can confidently raise intuitive eaters and enjoy eating together as a family again. Because when mothers thrive, families flourish. The original post is located here: https://www.crystalkarges.com/blog/to-the-mama-who-just-wants-to-raise-healthy-kids Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adina Soclof of Parenting Simply shares what your child needs to succeed Episode 217: What Your Child Needs to Succeed by Adina Soclof A certified Speech Pathologist, Adina received her Master's degree from Hunter College in New York in Communication Sciences. Adina worked in preschools for the developmentally disabled in the New York area before staying home full time with her family. In 2010, she launched Parenting Simply as a community to help parents connect with their children and learn simple, practical and easy to implement skills to create a peaceful home. Parenting Simply's mission is to reduce the stress that parents and children feel by giving parents communication and organizational tips that can help parents maintain a loving and calm home. The original post is located here: https://parentingsimply.com/child-needs-to-succeed/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristena Eden of Core Living Essentials talks about power struggles with our kids Episode 216: Power Struggles With Our Kids by Kristena Eden Kristena is a professional life coach, author, speaker, teacher, and overall marriage and relationships expert. She has over 25 years of training education and experience, and in that time has developed a proven process, unlike traditional therapy, to help you see the world in a new way and your place in it. Her approach has even helped many PTSD patients acclimate back into life. The original post is located here: https://corelivingessentials.com/power-struggles-with-our-kids/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Altucher shares 10 reasons why parents should not send their kids to college. This is part 2 of 2 Episode 215: [Part 2] 10 More Reasons Why Parents Should Not Send Their Kids to College by James Altucher James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies and says he failed at 17 of them. He has published 11 books, and is a regular contributor to The Financial Times, TechCrunch, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book Choose Yourself one of the 12 Best Business Books of All Time. The original post is located here: https://jamesaltucher.com/blog/10-more-reasons-why-parents-should-not-send-their-kids-to-college/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Altucher shares 10 reasons why parents should not send their kids to college. This is part 1 of 2 Episode 214: [Part 1] 10 More Reasons Why Parents Should Not Send Their Kids to College by James Altucher James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies and says he failed at 17 of them. He has published 11 books, and is a regular contributor to The Financial Times, TechCrunch, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book Choose Yourself one of the 12 Best Business Books of All Time. The original post is located here: https://jamesaltucher.com/blog/10-more-reasons-why-parents-should-not-send-their-kids-to-college/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessica Jondle with Healthline tells you what you need to know about postpartum anxiety Episode 213: What You Need to Know About Postpartum Anxiety by Jessica Jondle How you feel affects every precious day of your life. Healthline understands that, which is why they're committed to being your most trusted ally in your pursuit of health and well-being. You can depend on Healthline to provide expert content along with genuine caring–both of which will support, guide, and inspire you toward the best possible health outcomes for you and your family. The original post is located here: https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/postpartum-anxiety Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crystal Karges talks to mothers about why their child's health starts with them Episode 212: Why Your Child's Health Starts With You by Crystal Karges Crystal Karges is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and mama of five specializing in intuitive eating for mothers and families. She's passionately committed to helping you and your children enjoy freedom with food as a family. She helps overwhelmed mamas ditch diet culture for good and heal their relationships with food and their bodies so they can confidently raise intuitive eaters and enjoy eating together as a family again. Because when mothers thrive, families flourish. The original post is located here: https://www.crystalkarges.com/blog/why-your-childs-health-starts-with-you Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie Morgenstern tells parents how to buy themselves back some time Episode 211: How To Buy Yourself Back Some Me Time by Julie Morgenstern Julie Morgenstern is an organizing & productivity consultant, New York Times best-selling author, and speaker. For over 30 years, Julie has been teaching people all around the world and at all stages of life how to overcome disorganization to achieve their goals. Her mission is to free each individual to make their unique contribution to the world – by helping them design their own systems for managing time and space that feel natural and are easy to maintain. This Inside Out approach to organizing everything gives readers, listeners, and clients the energy and knowledge they need to get (and stay) organized. The original post is located here: https://www.juliemorgenstern.com/tips-tools-blog/2020/6/12/how-to-buy-yourself-back-some-me-time Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie Ping of More Of What Matters Blog shares 5 ways to bring more peace to your busy life. Episode 210: 5 Ways to Bring More Peace to Your Busy Life by Katie Ping Katie Ping is a small-town writer, yogi, and mama who values simplicity. She spent decades of her life people-pleasing and drowning in guilt and shame over parts of her that she thought were unworthy. By her late-20s, she found herself passionless and riddled with anxiety – and she knew she needed a change. Instead of creating a multi-layered plan on how to attain more peace, she started small – with a walking meditation practice. Those 15 minutes of strolling in silence down a tree-lined residential street led her to where she is today – facing her fears of imperfection and doing it anyway. Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brittany Olson with No Sidebar tells you how to raise grateful children Episode 209: Gratitude vs. Consumption: Helping Kids Be Grateful by Brittany Olson No Sidebar was created by Brian Gardner and is all about designing a simpler life. He and the contributing authors want to help you figure out what's getting in your way, at home and at work. They want to help you let go of distractions, online and off–to turn down the noise that disrupts the quiet of your heart and soul. The original post is located here: https://nosidebar.com/gratitude-vs-consumption/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shawna Scafe of Simple On Purpose helps you define simple living for your family Episode 208: How to Define Simple Living for Your Family by Shawna Scafe Shawna Scafe is a mom of three small kids who started blogging after her first son was born. She wanted to share her c-section story in order to help herself work through the disappointment she felt about it. She read a book on minimalism that changed how she viewed her life. She started asking questions about why we have so much, do so much, work so much and we feel so restless and overwhelmed. Shawna is trying to live life on purpose, set dreams and goals for herself as a mom, wife and woman and she is trying to share it openly with everyone. The original post is located here: https://simpleonpurpose.ca/simple-living-family/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Jones of Nourishing Minimalism talks about why a minimalist playroom is better for kids Episode 207: Why a Minimalist Playroom is Better for Kids by Rachel Jones Rachel started her journey to minimalism in 2008, struggling with depression and horribly embarrassed by the messy state of her home. Her goal for pursuing minimalism was to find contentment and joy in spending time with family and being able to focus on Christ. What she found was that minimalism wasn't the answer. But it is a tool to use to help you focus on what's important. Her mission is to help others turn their home into their own personal oasis. Having found an immense amount of freedom with minimalism, it's her goal to share the methods of simplifying and the tools that she had to rely on (and still does!) to maintain a home that is easy to take care of and a joyful space to live. The original post is located here: https://nourishingminimalism.com/minimalist-playroom-better-kids/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison Carmen shares six tips to help reduce our children's stress during the school year. Episode 206: Six Tips to Help Reduce Our Children's Stress During the School Year by Allison Carmen Allison Carmen holds a B.A. in accounting, a J.D. of Law, and a Master's of Law in taxation. After working for a large law firm in Manhattan, Allison founded her own law firm and built a successful practice focusing on real estate, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and taxation. After 15 years of practicing law, Allison transitioned her practice into business consulting, business coaching and life coaching. Today, Allison's clients range from owners of multi-million dollar companies to artists, actors, writers, and parents. She's also the host of the podcast: 10 Minutes to Less Suffering. The original post is located here: http://www.allisoncarmen.com/six-tips-to-help-reduce-our-childrens-stress-during-the-school-year/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen of This Time of Mine tells you 15 things you should clean for an illness-free home Episode 205: 15 Things To Clean For An Illness-Free Home by Jen of This Time of Mine Jen is a busy mom to four energetic kids and between taking care of them, running the household and trying to keep up with everything else she does and enjoys, she's often found herself fantasizing about the moment she can finally sit down for the night. But through it all, she's found that she's happiest when she's intentional in her approach. And even though it's not always easy, she knows when she parents and lives her life on purpose, that's when she can make the biggest difference for her children. She founded This Time Of Mine to use as a platform to teach as many parents as will listen. She wants to meet you where you are and help you fall in love with parenting all over again. Because she knows how hard it can be. She also knows that when we learn to parent and live with intention, we can create more good times than bad. We can help our children WANT to do what's right. And we can become the role model that walks along beside them. The original post is located here: https://thistimeofmine.com/15-things-to-clean-for-an-illness-free-home/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy Hill of Marriage, Kids and Money tells you 5 ways that he's promoting gender equality for his daughter Episode 204: 5 Ways I’m Promoting Gender Equality for My Daughter by Andy Hill Andy Hill is the award-winning writer, speaker and podcaster behind Marriage, Kids and Money – a platform dedicated to helping young families build wealth and thrive. Andy's advice and personal finance experience have been featured in major media outlets like Business Insider, MarketWatch, Kiplinger's Personal Finance and NBC News. Trusted as a personal finance influencer and corporate financial wellness speaker by global brands like JLL, Andy's message of family financial empowerment has resonated with listeners, readers and viewers across the world. When he's not “talking money”, Andy enjoys wrestling with his two kids, singing karaoke with his wife and watching Marvel movies. The original post is located here: https://marriagekidsandmoney.com/5-ways-im-promoting-gender-equality-for-my-daughter Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kalen Bruce of Freedom Sprout tells you how to create and stick with a family routine Episode 203: How to Create (And Stick With) a Weekly Schedule for Your Family by Kalen Bruce Kalen Bruce created Freedom Sprout to fill a void. He heard too many conversations about how “they don't teach finance in schools.” It took years for him to stop complaining about it and do something about it. He has five kids, so him and his wife have to get five adults into the world with a solid knowledge of finances. The ultimate goal and vision of Freedom Sprout: To sprout a future of financial freedom for 1,000,000 children. The original post is located here: https://freedomsprout.com/weekly-family-schedule/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Jones of Nourishing Minimalism talks about alternatives to playing with children when you don't want to Episode 202: Why I Don't Play With My Children by Rachel Jones Rachel started her journey to minimalism in 2008, struggling with depression and horribly embarrassed by the messy state of her home. Her goal for pursuing minimalism was to find contentment and joy in spending time with family and being able to focus on Christ. What she found was that minimalism wasn't the answer. But it is a tool to use to help you focus on what's important. Her mission is to help others turn their home into their own personal oasis. Having found an immense amount of freedom with minimalism, it's her goal to share the methods of simplifying and the tools that she had to rely on (and still does!) to maintain a home that is easy to take care of and a joyful space to live. The original post is located here: https://nourishingminimalism.com/why-i-dont-play-with-my-children/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices