Hi there, today I am doing a quickfire Q&A. That means I have a long list of questions

from you all, and I'm going to be moving through giving quick answers to each one.

We're going to be talking about a variety of things, including whether or not I have

a junk drawer, parenting kids with bad attitudes, camping, video games, defiance, delegating,

lots of questions about partnership, capsule wardrobe updates, and so much more.

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.

I'm so glad to have you here today. This quickfire episode will hopefully be fun,

but I do want to say that many of these topics weren't a longer conversation. If I mentioned

anything today that interests you and you'd like me to go deeper on, send me a message on Instagram

or by email. I'd love to hear from you. I'm going to be covering a lot of things quickly.

So if you feel like I've left some things out, that's why. I also want to add that some of the things

I'm talking about here might not resonate with you. I always invite you, take what works for you

and leave what doesn't. We are allowed to disagree on many different things, and we can still be friends.

For anyone who is interested in joining Simple Families Foundations, which is my A to Z

approach to simplifying and living more intentionally with family. I wanted to tell you that I'm

running a special offer the first week of May. People always tell me they want to be able to plan

in advance to budget for it. The special offer for the first week of May is $147. That's a 40%

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