I don’t care if you’re terrified, smile and tell Santa what you want
Zen Pop
Todd and Cathy Adams
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2011
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Why do some parents make their kids sit on Santa’s lap? Are your holidays chaotic? Cathy and Todd want to know why….do you feel like you have to go to the cookie exchange and you have to see Santa? Instead of the have-tos, celebrate the season YOUR way! They also discuss the importance of being present for the season and for the gift opening. Todd decides he wants to “control” gift opening this year, but Cathy doesn’t agree. How do you manage the craziness of gift-giving?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Zen Parenting Radio. |
| 0:11.3 | My name is Todd and you are. |
| 0:13.9 | My name is Kathy. |
| 0:15.1 | And this is Zen Parenting Radio. |
| 0:16.4 | Today we're going to be talking about the holiday season and how to stay present amongst the presents, like the gifts. |
| 0:24.6 | Right. I got your plan. |
| 0:26.2 | You got it? |
| 0:26.7 | I got it. |
| 0:27.3 | How to stay present. |
| 0:28.2 | And also, can I add to that? |
| 0:29.9 | Sure. |
| 0:30.4 | How to make choices that allow you to stay present, but also choices that allow you to have fun. |
| 0:38.0 | Because I don't think, I don't think people, a lot of people have fun during the holidays. |
| 0:41.5 | I think they get so worked up, they don't give themselves an opportunity to have fun. |
| 0:44.9 | That's what I mean. And then they get amnesia the next year and they keep doing the exact same |
| 0:48.4 | thing and think they're going to have fun. Yes. And this show is a vehicle to you having more fun. |
| 0:55.1 | It is. |
| 0:55.6 | We're all about fun. |
| 0:56.7 | If you want to have fun, listen to Zun Parenting Radio. |
| 0:59.2 | That's right, because we have fun. |
| 1:00.6 | And we're brought to you by our two sponsors, Avid Company, painting, remodeling throughout the |
| 1:05.2 | Chicagoland area. |
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