433: CEO Mama: Real Talk About the Taboo Topic of Childcare as an Ambitious Mama

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Natalie Ellis

Education, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Business, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 9 November 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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In this episode of CEO Mama, Lindsay dives deep into the complexities of childcare, discussing its challenges, costs, and the various opinions surrounding it. She shares what she’s found to be the most important aspects when it comes to finding the right childcare for your family. The conversation also touches on handling disruptions in arrangements and the significance of alone time for mental health. We also reached out to our amazing CEO Mamas and asked how they navigate this as mothers and entrepreneurs. Tune in for an insightful episode that will not only offer you guidance but also leave you feeling less alone when trying to find the best solution for you and your family. TIMESTAMPS 00:20 - The Childcare Conundrum 03:00 - Best Practices for Finding Childcare 10:30 - Onboarding and Setting Expectations 14:00 - Handling Disruptions and Inconsistencies 20:30 - Personal Childcare Arrangements and Insights 31:00 - Reflections on Childcare From Our CEO Mamas RESOURCES + LINKS Join The Société: Our Exclusive Membership To Help You Build A Freedom-Based Business. Get Our Weekly Newsletter & Get Insights From Natalie Every Single Week On All Things Strategy, Motherhood, Business Growth + More. Drop Us A Review On The Podcast + Send Us A Screenshot & We’ll Send You Natalie’s 7-Figure Operating System Completely FREE (value $1,997) Fill out the CEO Mama application here: bossbabe.com/ceomama FOLLOW bossbabe: @bossbabe.inc Natalie Ellis: @iamnatalie Anna Powers Website Anna Konchar Website Megan Van Noy Instagram Lacey Sites Website

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome back to the show. This is Lindsay. And this is a CEO
0:17.7	Mama episode all about the big C, child care.
0:25.7	One of our favorite topics at CEO Mama because you guys, child care is not only controversial,
0:27.3	but also challenging.
0:28.7	It's all the C words.
0:32.9	You know, child care is one of these things when you start talking with moms that I think people have a really strong opinion about and valid, right?
0:36.6	We all are entitled to our belief systems
0:39.3	around how much child care is too much, how much is right for us, what kind is the best for you
0:45.1	and best for the kids. I mean, everybody's got an opinion, right? And I think living in this day and
0:50.2	age and social media is going to always going to show you both sides of the coin, right?
0:55.8	So there's, we were just talking the other day about like the trad wife movement and all these
0:59.7	incredible women who are, you know, staying home and raising a gaggle of children and running
1:07.2	big businesses. And you're like, wow, oh my God. You know, like, how?
1:12.3	I mean, my reaction is like, how do you have eight kids and run a big business with no care?
1:17.5	Like, I don't, or no help.
1:19.8	I don't, I, I just don't think I could do it.
1:23.7	And there's a lot of conversation out there around needing childcare and that child care is really
1:29.5	healthy for kids and that they need to be out and about around other children.
1:33.4	And they need to be exposed to other caretakers besides just their parents because it helps
1:37.6	with resilience and emotional regulation, all these things.
1:40.3	And I'm like, okay, true, I believe that too, you know.
1:42.8	And so anytime we have these
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