Comparison, Envy, and FOMO

Simple Families

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Kids & Family, Parenting, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 16 September 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

One of the greatest, if not THE greatest, obstacle to simplicity with kids is FOMO. The fear of missing out. We worry about our children missing out on toys, experiences, and opportunities that they desire. We worry our children will be negatively impacted as a result. We fear they are going to miss opportunities. We also worry they are going to be mad at us. Or that they won’t fit in if they don’t have the same things as their friends. As the adults, we have to serve as the brain managers for our children until their brains are fully developed (so…like 25-years-old? Kidding, not kidding.) That means we have to make hard decisions based on reason, logic, and family values. Often these are decisions that our children just aren’t equipped to make. The post Comparison, Envy, and FOMO appeared first on Simple Families.

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0:09.0	Join June Parker as she uncovers hidden objects and clues to solve her sister's death in a beautifully
0:14.4	illustrated world set in the roaring 20s. With new chapters added every week,
0:19.3	the excitement never ends.
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0:39.0	One of the greatest, if not the greatest obstacle to simplicity with kids is FOMO, the fear of missing out. We worry that our children are going to miss out by not having the same toys and experiences and opportunities
0:44.9	that their friends might have. We worry that our children are going to be
0:49.2	missing out and negatively impacted as a result. And we also worry that they're going to be mad at us when and if we say
0:58.0	no and if we are trying to live a life with less we may worry that our kids won't fit in with their
1:05.2	friends if they don't have the same things or the same quantity of things or
1:09.9	extracurricular activities.
1:14.9	That's what we're talking about today. Comparison, envy, FOMO, emulation.
1:20.1	These are all normal human things that your kids are going to experience and that you experience both for yourself and on behalf of your kids.
1:31.0	And that's what we're talking about today.
1:33.0	Hi, this is Deney. I'm the founder of Simple Families.
1:37.0	Simple Families is an online community for parents who are seeking a simpler more intentional life.
1:44.0	In this show we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family wellness,
1:49.0	and decreasing the mental load.
1:52.0	My perspectives are based in my firsthand experience
1:55.1	raising kids but also rooted in my PhD in child development. So you're going to
2:00.3	hear conversations that are based in research, but more importantly, real life.
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