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This is Part 2 of a two part show. We took a deep dive into the topic of chores. In the first part we talked about our feelings about the word-chores, shared our own experiences of growing up doing chores, unpacked the why of assigning chores to kids, started a discussion of ages and development and expectations and answered a listener question. As well as, we talked about the importance of parental attitude, engaging kids seamlessly into the process using playfulness and teaching crucial lessons and life-long skills, like responsibility and helpfulness and imparting our values without control. In this part we continue the discussion of what kids are capable of doing at different ages, we both share how we do chores with our own kiddos, answer some fantastic listener questions, talk about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and tell you what we think about paying kids for doing chores. A super-packed, useful and really helpful episode sprinkled with humor and fun. Think of this episode as a masterclass on chores. Read the article we mentioned in this epsiode. OTHER SPECIAL EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE 293: (Special) Sibling Squabbles, Conflicts and Beyond 254: (Special) Anxiety Relief Strategies for You and Your Child 243: (Special) What to Do When Your Kid Uses Bad Words, Name Calling and Swearing 221: (Special) How to Play with Your Kids When You Don't Like Playing 192: (Special) How to Respond When Your Kid is Disrespectful This episode is brought to you by our course ALL ABOUT SIBLINGS. Laura and I taught this class live and the recoding is now available as a self-study course. It covers everything you need to know when it comes handling sibling issues. The ONLY resource you need for raising friends for life and coahcing siblings thrugh their conflicts like a pro. GET IT NOW SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com and join 21 exisiting memebers who contribute $109 towards our monthly goal of $500. Make a one-time donation in any amount to say "Thank you!" Rate or write a review FULL SHOW NOTES www.authenticparenting.com/podcast HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA I would be thrilled to support you in your parenting journey! All listeners get 10% off on my services. Private Coaching Online courses and classes GET IN TOUCH Comments, questions, feedback, and love notes USA listeners call 732-763-2576 and leave a voicemail. International listeners use the FREE Speak Pipe tool on my website Email: info@authenticparenting.com STAY CONNECTED Instagram Facebook Group-Authentic Parenting Community Thank you for listening! With gratitude, Anna Seewald Parent Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author www.authenticparenting.com

This is PART 1 of a two part show. With Dr. Laura Froyen, a friend, colleague and frequent co-host of the podcast, we took a deep dive into the topic of kids and chores, shared our own experiences growing up, what we think of the word "chore", how we approach chores in our families, and most importantly answered some of the listener questions. We discussed the "why" of doing chores. We talked about the importance of parental attitude, engaging kids seamlessly into the process and teaching crucial lessons and life-long skills, like responsibility and helpfulness and imparting our values without control. SOME KEY POINTS The power of intrinsic motivation Age, development and age-appropriate expectations Paying kids for chores or not Do chore charts work? And so much more Think of this episode as a masterclass on chores. Read the article we mentioned in this epsiode. OTHER SPECIAL EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE 293: (Special) Sibling Squabbles, Conflicts and Beyond 254: (Special) Anxiety Relief Strategies for You and Your Child 243: (Special) What to Do When Your Kid Uses Bad Words, Name Calling and Swearing 221: (Special) How to Play with Your Kids When You Don't Like Playing 192: (Special) How to Respond When Your Kid is Disrespectful This episode is brought to you by our course ALL ABOUT SIBLINGS. Laura and I taught this class live and the recoding is now available as a self-study course. It covers everything you need to know when it comes handling sibling issues. The ONLY resource you need for raising friends for life and coahcing siblings thrugh their conflicts like a pro. GET IT NOW SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com and join 21 exisiting memebers who contribute $109 towards our monthly goal of $500. Make a one-time donation in any amount to say "Thank you!" Rate or write a review FULL SHOW NOTES www.authenticparenting.com/podcast HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA I would be thrilled to support you in your parenting journey! All listeners get 10% off on my services. Private Coaching Online courses and classes GET IN TOUCH Comments, questions, feedback, and love notes USA listeners call 732-763-2576 and leave a voicemail. International listeners use the FREE Speak Pipe tool on my website Email: info@authenticparenting.com STAY CONNECTED Instagram Facebook Group-Authentic Parenting Community Thank you for listening! With gratitude, Anna Seewald Parent Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author www.authenticparenting.com

Carla Naumburg, a clinical social worker, mother, and author of five non-fiction books, including her international bestseller, How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids is back to the show. Have you ever thought that you were a bad parent, doing a shitty job, failing your kids or just doubting whther you were doing it "right"? Parents feel that way. And there are real good reasons for that. We talk about that on the show. In addition, Carla shares tangible steps for how to use each to help parents reduce their anxiety, trust their instincts, move past the guilt and become a calmer, more confident parent. Which, in the end, benefits your child as much as you. Great parenting is not the same thing as perfect parenting. Great parenting starts with true self-compassion, the kind that means you don't judge yourself. Harnessing this self-compassion is the key to giving yourself a break and embracing your best qualities as a parent. GET HER NEW BOOK You Are Not a Sh*tty Parent: How to Practice Self-Compassion and Give Yourself a Break SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com and join 21 exisiting memebers who contribute $121 towards our monthly goal of $500. Make a one-time donation in any amount to say "Thank you!" Rate or write a review FULL SHOW NOTES www.authenticparenting.com/podcast HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA I would be thrilled to support you in your parenting journey! All listeners get 10% off on my services. Private Coaching Online courses and classes GET IN TOUCH Comments, questions, feedback, and love notes USA listeners call 732-763-2576 and leave a voicemail. International listeners use the FREE Speak Pipe tool on my website Email: info@authenticparenting.com STAY CONNECTED Instagram Facebook Group-Authentic Parenting Community Thank you for listening! With gratitude, Anna Seewald Parent Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author www.authenticparenting.com

ATTENTION: This episode touches on sensitive topics such as poverty, homelessness, parental mental illness and foster care. Listener discretion is advised. For my guest David and his two siblings, their mother's paranoid schizophrenia brought with it poverty, violence, and instability. They traveled through New York and neighboring areas seeking shelter: they found it in train stations, 24-hour diners, anywhere warm and dry. The first 11 years of his life he was homeless, then he was placed in foster care. At first, it felt like salvation but soon proved to be just as unsafe for him. As a gay child, David's coming-off age is fusrther marked by anti-gay abuse at the hands of caregiovers and therpists. David Ambroz is a national poverty and child welfare expert and advocate. He was recognized by President Obama as an American Champion of Change. He currently serves as the Head of Community Engagement (West) for Amazon, coordinating with non-profits and community leaders for social good. Previously he led Corporate Social Responsibility for Walt Disney Television, and served as the President of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, and as a California Child Welfare Councilmember. SOME KEY POINTS What is home? Where is home? What people get right and get wrong about childhood poverty How to create ground-up change in foster care system How to encourage more educated, middle-class families to foster Effective ways anyone can help improve the lives of foster kids GET HIS BOOK A Place Called Home MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Supernormal by Meg Jay, PhD The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce Perry, MD, PhD David's website Follow him on Instagram Follow him on Twitter SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com and join 21 exisiting memebers who contribute $121 towards our monthly goal of $500. Make a one-time donation in any amount to say "Thank you!" Rate or write a review FULL SHOW NOTES www.authenticparenting.com/podcast HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA I would be thrilled to support you in your parenting journey! All listeners get 10% off on my services. Private Coaching Online courses and classes GET IN TOUCH Comments, questions, feedback, and love notes USA listeners call 732-763-2576 and leave a voicemail. International listeners use the FREE Speak Pipe tool on my website Email: info@authenticparenting.com STAY CONNECTED Instagram Facebook Group-Authentic Parenting Community Thank you for listening! With gratitude, Anna Seewald Parent Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author www.authenticparenting.com

In this episode Anna talks about her recent trip (emotional and meaningful) to her home country Armenia with her friend Kristy Lauricella. It's a wide-ranging conversation and some of the key themes include: The power of relationships and receiving love The importance of living with an open heart Welcoming all feelings and staying present with our moment to moment sensory experience The healing power of here and now Geographical locations, places and their energy Memories and stories, what we remember and why we forget certain things What's home? Contemplation on death, dying and the impermanence of things Practicing the skill of non-reactivity, a skill that saves relationships deepen intimacy and fosters authenticity EPISODES WITH KRISTY Ep. 311: The Healing Power of Storytelling Ep. 300: The Big 300th! Ep. 195: Why We Need to Connect More Ep. 273: Coping with Loss SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com and join 22 exisiting memebers who contribute $140 towards our monthly goal of $500. Make a one-time donation in any amount to say "Thank you!" Rate or write a review FULL SHOW NOTES www.authenticparenting.com/podcast HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA I would be thrilled to support you in your parenting journey! All listeners get 10% off on my services. Private Coaching Online courses and classes GET IN TOUCH Comments, questions, feedback, and love notes USA listeners call 732-763-2576 and leave a voicemail. International listeners use the FREE Speak Pipe tool on my website Email: info@authenticparenting.com STAY CONNECTED Instagram Facebook Group-Authentic Parenting Community Thank you for listening! With gratitude, Anna Seewald Parent Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author www.authenticparenting.com

A really thought-provoking and important conversation with world-class pediatric surgeon, social scientist, and best-selling author of Thirty Million Words Dr. Dana Suskind about why early childhood years matter, and how society can and should help families meet the developmental needs of their children by providing more robust support for parents during the most critical years for building a bright future. HER BOOKS Thirty Million Words: Building a Child's Brain Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child's Potential, Fulfilling Society's Promise This year, so far I have read 24 books. If you are curious, here are my top 6 for now. Stolen Focus by Johann Hari The AfterGrief by Hope Edeleman The Anatomy of Anxiety by Ellen Vora Strange Situation bt Bethany Saltman Brain-Body Parenting by Mona Delahooke Parent Nation by Dana Suskind LAST YEAR'S SELECTION 10 Best Self-Help Books of 2022 MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Ep. 317: The Anatomy of Anxiety with Ellen Vora, MD Ep. 318: What Comes After Grief with Hope Edelman Ep. 319: Understanding Attachment with Bethany Saltman Ep. 315: How to Help Kids with Emotional Self-Regulation with Mona Delahooke Ep. 310: Why You Can't Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again with Johann Hari SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com and join 22 exisiting memebers who contribute $140 towards our monthly goal of $500. Make a one-time donation in any amount to say "Thank you!" Rate or write a review FULL SHOW NOTES www.authenticparenting.com/podcast HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA I would be thrilled to support you in your parenting journey! All listeners get 10% off on my services. Private Coaching Online courses and classes GET IN TOUCH Comments, questions, feedback, and love notes USA listeners call 732-763-2576 and leave a voicemail. International listeners use the FREE Speak Pipe tool on my website Email: info@authenticparenting.com STAY CONNECTED Instagram Facebook Group-Authentic Parenting Community Thank you for listening! With gratitude, Anna Seewald Parent Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author www.authenticparenting.com

(This conversation was originally released in 2019) SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com and join 22 exisiting memebers who contribute $140 towards our monthly goal of $500. Make a one-time donation in any amount to say "Thank you!" Rate or write a review FULL SHOW NOTES www.authenticparenting.com/podcast HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA I would be thrilled to support you in your parenting journey! All listeners get 10% off on my services. Private Coaching Online courses and classes GET IN TOUCH Comments, questions, feedback, and love notes USA listeners call 732-763-2576 and leave a voicemail. International listeners use the FREE Speak Pipe tool on my website Email: info@authenticparenting.com STAY CONNECTED Instagram Facebook Group-Authentic Parenting Community Thank you for listening! With gratitude, Anna Seewald Parent Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author www.authenticparenting.com

(This conversation was oringially released in 2019) SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com and join 22 exisiting memebers who contribute $140 towards our monthly goal of $500. Make a one-time donation in any amount to say "Thank you!" Rate or write a review FULL SHOW NOTES www.authenticparenting.com/podcast HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA I would be thrilled to support you in your parenting journey! All listeners get 10% off on my services. Private Coaching Online courses and classes GET IN TOUCH Comments, questions, feedback, and love notes USA listeners call 732-763-2576 and leave a voicemail. International listeners use the FREE Speak Pipe tool on my website Email: info@authenticparenting.com STAY CONNECTED Instagram Facebook Group-Authentic Parenting Community Thank you for listening! With gratitude, Anna Seewald Parent Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author www.authenticparenting.com