Hello, think about this. You're waking up with Sarah and Vinny. I love it.

Alice at 97.3. A parenting expert says these are the biggest mistakes parents make around the holidays.

So I'm, okay, let's see what the parents are doing wrong.

Creating unrealistic expectations that means don't let kids think they're getting everything

they've ever wanted. Oh.

Also, don't try to do too much.

You can have a great memorable holiday without putting up 10,000 lights

or baking cookies round the clock.

Make sure you give yourself room to relax.

There's no question, and I don't even,

this may have been going on since the beginning of parenthood, but there's no question that the bar is high

and moms seem to get sucked into this incredible amount of work, more work than moms already do.

They just say yes to more stuff and it's crazy.

Exactly right.

Oh well yeah my kids don't want to do that.

Oh yes yes yes yes and then all of a sudden, mom's too tired to get through dinner because

the days have been too long. So maybe that's the... I don't know. I know you want to do for your kids I do too yeah of course but I also have

this this sort of thought in my head all the time like go outside and just find something to do. I don't care what.

Amuse yourself.

Get a stick, give a stick to another kid and sword fight. I don't know. Do something, anything outside.

No, I'm good. I got an iPad or a screen or whatever.

But you're not good though, that's the thing.

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