"When Motherhood feels like a never-ending checklist"

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Kids & Family, Parenting, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Motherhood can feel like a never-ending checklist. On this episode, I speak with Nicole—a mom from the PDT community—about handling the guilt and stress of the never-ending checklist. We discuss: How to get our minds out of “checklist-mode” The importance of communication with partner, support system, and asking for help Ways to free up time when time seems scarce Are you looking to scratch off dinner from your to do list? Try out Prep Dish today and have high quality, healthy and delicious meals planned out for your family. I got you a 2 WEEKS FREE PREP DISH MEMBERSHIP so you can see if they're a good fit for your family. Just go to prepdish.com/pedsdoctalk for a two week free trial - you won't regret it!! Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The never ending checklists can feel like things that are
0:02.6	task-y, right?
0:03.4	I got to buy my kids clothes.
0:05.2	I got a meal prep.
0:06.6	I got to make sure that I signed up for this preschool
0:09.6	tuition and all that.
0:10.9	It's nothing exciting.
0:12.8	It's all just checklist, right?
0:15.1	I want you to, at the end of every day, put something on paper
0:18.9	of the things that you did do that was incredible.
0:21.5	Normally, I get really frustrated in this situation.
0:23.9	And today, I actually was, you know, held my ground.
0:26.2	I was very cool.
0:27.4	Or, you know, today, we had this laughter-filled moment
0:31.0	with my children.
0:31.9	So I want us to look at our day, not as the checklist
0:35.8	of all the mundane things that absolutely happen
0:38.1	and as a reality in motherhood.
0:40.2	But I want us to look back and reflect on the day
0:42.3	of the things that made us build our cup of joy, right?
0:45.7	The laughter, the wins that we had, like you said.
0:49.7	And write it down so that when you go through your week,
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