Hi there, Dene here. I have a Q&A episode for you today. Many of you submitted

questions, and I'll be answering some of those, including questions on

extracurricular activities, handling challenging behavior at dinner time,

volunteering at your kids' schools, updates on my wardrobe, and a variety of

others. Hi, this is Dene. I'm the founder of Simple Families. Simple Families is

an online community for parents who are seeking a simpler, more intentional

life. In this show, we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family

wellness, and decreasing the mental load. My perspectives are based in my first-hand

experience raising kids, but also rooted in my PhD in child development. So you're

going to hear conversations that are based in research, but more importantly, real

life. Thanks for joining us.

Hi there, and thanks so much for tuning in today. I have a Q&A episode for you.

These are some of my favorite episodes. I love reading your questions and

responding to them the best way that I possibly can, which is generally with

some combination of my personal experience, my on-the-job training, as a mom,

and also my educational background in my work experience. Now that being said,

many of the things that I say are not going to resonate with you. I hope that many

of them do. But as I always say on this podcast, take what works for you and leave

what doesn't. And they truly mean that. I hope that when you hear something that

doesn't really suit you, doesn't suit your family, doesn't suit your parenting

style, that you're able to see that and recognize it and say, okay, it's fine

that Devay does that and I don't. Or it's fine that she believes that and I

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