And it's not using humor as a response to a behavior we want to correct is a reward for that

unwanted behavior, but rather it's an understanding that underlying that unwanted behavior, right?

Underlining, underlying the whining or the, um, tantrum or the teasing or teasing or the you know whatever it is that that's

driving you crazy is probably a need for attention which is a need for connection right that poor

behavior is likely coming from disconnection and the solution would be to reconnect and humor is one of

the best ways to do that welcome back to the motherhood podcast a live workshop style podcast that is

helping thousands of moms redefine their motherhood journey.

There was a point in my life when I was trying to do all the things.

Parent my kids, pour into my marriage, run a busy law practice, keep up my home.

And what I found was that I was on the fast track to burnout until I discovered a better way.

Now I help women just like you to close the gap between their vision of motherhood and what they're actually experiencing in their

day-to-day lives. Together, we'll explore when and where to simplify, systemize, and surrender.

I promise you, you're already doing so much better than you think. I'm your coach,

Michelle Grosser, and this is motherhood. Welcome to the motherhood podcast. It is Motherhood

Monday. We believe here that Motherhood Monday is the best way to intentionally start the

week. So I'm so glad you're here. If you're new here, each Monday we focus on a different family

value. And we just discuss a few ideas for how we can start to cultivate it in our families in the coming week. And this week, we are

talking about humor. I think humor is such an effective parenting tool. And I also think it's

probably one of the most underrated, right? How we look at things and our paradigm, our perspective.

It can deeply affect how we choose to react

or respond. And I think that's so true for parenting. Just a little levity, the ability to choose

to see the situation from a lighter perspective when it's appropriate. It can help us. It can help

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