Hi there and welcome to episode 186 today. I'm answering the question how do you get your kids to sleep in

Hi, this is Deney. 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 firsthand 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 as we are rolling into 2020 I am launching off this second episode each

week for the Simple Families Podcast as I announced back in December each week we're going to have our standard

episode on Wednesdays, but Tuesdays will have this additional episode where I

answer a question from an audience member. In addition to the Q&A section, I'm also going to be sharing

something simple that I'm loving each week. It might be a product, it might be an app, or a book,

or maybe a technique or strategy that I'm loving. I'm going to be mixing it up.

And if you have something simple that you've been loving, please send me an email,

share with me so I can share it out with a simple families audience too.

Also brand new for 2020 I'm going to be hosting some live workshops.

Now many of you have been interested in my online courses and programs but aren't quite

ready to make the commitment to join. So I'm trying out this new format for some of the

materials. This month we're going to be starting off with simplifying food and family.

Feeding our families can feel anything but simple.

Not only do we have to worry about getting the food on the table, but then we have to figure

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