Eliminate Morning Meltdowns

Zen Parenting Radio

Todd and Cathy Adams

Education, Philosophy, Parenting, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2014

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Our daughter was struggling to get out of bed this morning - struggling to get dressed, struggling to eat breakfast. The trick to dealing with a scenario like this is to check yourself before responding (even if you have to fake that you are not frustrated). If we meet this situation with a sense of calm and trust natural consequences, we may be able to sidestep some possible landmines. We discuss how to support your loved ones when they are grieving. Todd shares his insights after losing his mother last week. Power School is an on-line resource that monitors our daughter's progress at her school on a daily basis. We must balance out the positives and negatives of such a resource and figure out what works best for both parent and child. We also discuss the best way to create change in your life. The answer is more simple than you think. Sometimes it's as easy as "do something different." Other resources If you think there are times when we put too much educational pressure on our children, then check this out! Be U, Inc and Field School PTA are sponsoring a FREE screening of Race to Nowhere, The Dark Side of America's Achievement Culture on Sept. 11th @ 7:00 PM Click the link below to reserve your seat.http://cathycassaniadams.com/events/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uem73imvn9Y Click the following links to purchase Cathy's books The Self-Aware Parent Part 1 & and Part 2 Click here to find her blog, and click here to find her Chicago Parent column. Todd has a few spots opening for his Men's Group. Email me @ [email protected] Tree of Life Chiropractic Care have some interesting workshops planned. An outline can be found here. If you shop Amazon by going through our website first (there is an amazon link on the bottom right hand of our home page), a portion of your sale will help fund our Be U program. Thanks for supporting us! Check out our new website & be sure to sign up to get all new podcast sent direct to your inbox @ ZPR. We would love to hear any comments from the show by sending us an email @ [email protected] You can be sure to hear more by liking our Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/ZenParenting How important is a good smile? Just ask our new partner John J Kelly DDS. They are located on the northwest side of Chicago and will meet all of your family's dental needs. Painting or remodeling? Don't forget about our parnter Avid Co. Looking for a Vitamix blender? Don't forget to use our coupon code 06-007296 for free shipping.

Transcript

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0:00.0	All right, here we go.
0:07.1	My name is Todd Adams.
0:08.5	This is Kathy Adams.
0:09.7	Welcome back to Zen Parenting Radio.
0:12.5	Episode number 191.
0:16.0	We got nine more, sweetie.
0:17.0	Wow, wow, wow.
0:17.7	But first, we did not have a show last week, and the reason we did not have a show is because my mom passed away about a week ago Saturday.
0:27.9	And obviously, I was not up to the task.
0:30.7	So what we did was we re-broadcasted the show that we did over Mother's Day, where I interviewed, where we both interviewed our moms,
0:39.8	so which was kind of nice.
0:40.9	Little did I know that when I recorded that, I would be using it in Memorial so much, so close to when we actually did it.
0:49.1	So it was bittersweet.
0:51.1	The fact that I have it is, is awesome.
0:54.1	But obviously, way too soon.
0:58.2	Way too soon. I don't know how much I'll talk about that. But first, I want to give you two
1:01.8	sense of what Zen Parenting Radio is. Zen Parenting Radio is a discussion between a spiritual and
1:07.2	emotional mom. That's you, sweetie, and a logical and practical dad. That's me.
1:10.8	We have three daughters, ages six, nine, and eleven. And our goal is to give you the resources
1:15.6	to become a better parent, but more importantly, sweetie, to become a better you. And always remember
1:21.1	that the best predictor of a child's well-being is a parent's self-understanding. So we have a few topics.
1:30.6	One is I'm going to talk a little bit about my mom.
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