Getting A Break When There Are No Breaks (And Losing The Guilt About It!)

The Mom Hour

Mom Hour Media

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

More than a month into safer at home, a day in the life of most moms looks nothing like it did before COVID-19. We’re living in close quarters with small humans (and big humans!) whom we love but may be used to getting an occasional break from. We’re parenting through a time of unprecedented stress. And we’re doing it all against a backdrop of Instagram-era expectations that can make us feel like we’re not measuring up.

In this special episode of The Mom Hour, Meagan and Sarah take an honest look at the toll that nonstop-parenting in the time of COVID-19 takes on moms of young kids. We get real about the struggle, and then we dig into specific tips and strategies moms can employ in the name of building small breaks into long days. We offer tips for encouraging independent play, facilitating mixed-age sibling activities, and how we handle screen-time in our homes–all while helping moms lose the guilt and find small moments of joy during a stressful time. Join us!

This episode was recorded on April 21, 2020.

A NOTE ON EPISODES RELEASED DURING COVID-19: Things change so quickly these days–including recommendations for health and safety, as well as our own thoughts and feelings–so you may hear things that feel a bit dated if you’re catching up on older episodes. Just know that we’re experiencing this in real time just like you, and that we’re working hard to follow the latest recommendations for the safety of our families and our communities. We’re also working hard to bring you timely, relevant podcast episodes in a world that’s changing very quickly.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Sarah. And I'm Megan. We're two moms with eight kids between us from little to
0:05.7	grown. We're in different areas of the country and in different stages of life. But we both know that
0:10.5	motherhood's a lot easier when real moms share tips and encouragement.
0:14.0	And remind you that it's really all going to be okay.
0:16.4	We're not experts. We're parents who've been there.
0:18.6	We're not perfect. We're real.
0:20.4	Welcome to the mom hour.
0:22.0	Hey everyone and welcome to the Mom Hour. Hey everyone and welcome to the Mom Hour.
0:25.0	I am Sarah Powers and I am here with Megan.
0:28.0	Hey, Sarah.
0:30.0	So, surprise!
0:31.0	We love occasionally popping into your feed unannounced, unexpected and today is a Friday and
0:37.3	we are bringing you a special episode. So yay, happy to be here, Megan.
0:41.0	We're really happy to be here, especially because I know that so many of you are, you know, stuck at home and not getting a lot of breaks, and so maybe this can be a little Friday, a little Friday break for you.
0:52.0	Yes, exactly, going into the weekend.
0:53.9	So today we're talking about the reality
0:57.3	of not getting a break from your kids.
0:59.8	And this isn't
1:03.0	although I think it's a heightened experience right now wouldn't you say?
1:06.6	Yes.
1:07.9	Yes because you know even if this was any other time of year
1:12.2	when you would naturally have your kids around you all the time.
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