Hello and welcome to episode 200. Today I'm answering the question, how do we teach little girls that they are more than pretty?

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 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 tuning in. I can't believe we are on episode 200.

Hey there, thanks for tuning in.

I can't believe we are on episode 200.

So the Simple Families Podcast started three years ago. It was three years in February.

And it's been an amazing journey. I think right now we're at about 2.2 million downloads, I believe.

And overall, Simple Families ranks in the top 3% of all podcasts,

which is kind of hard to believe.

And I know I've said this before,

but I constantly feel so grateful to be doing this work. I can't imagine a better gig. I get to talk to interesting people. I get to share my thoughts. It is truly a dream job and I am so thankful for you all

for supporting me through this for the past couple of years. If you're brand new to the

podcast on Tuesdays we do this shorter Q&A episode and what this episode looks like is I spend the

first half of the episode sharing something simple that I'm loving or possibly

something simple that you all are loving and you've shared with me and then in the second half of the show I'm answering a question from an audience member.

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