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Navigating Middle Motherhood :: Kara Trochta [Ep 379]
Don't Mom Alone Podcast
09/19/22
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What do we do with ourselves when our kids need less of our minute to minute attention? How do we fill the space given to us when kids go to preschool or elementary school? If we aren’t intentional as we step into this next phase of motherhood it can become a place of confusion or lost identity. As we focus on different Ages & Stages of our children’s development during this series we are taking an aside this week to parent ourselves if you will.
My guest this week, Kara Trochta, has a special place in her heart for the moms in the middle - whose children aren’t all launched into adulthood but who aren’t asking for their juice boxes to be opened 1675 times a day anymore. Through her own journey of soul searching and learning to dream again she has created a program to walk moms through this process of realigning who you are and where you are headed.
Connect with Kara Trochta:- Website: https://www.karatrochta.com/session/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karatrochtacoaching/
- Instagram: @karatrochta
- Book Your Free Middle MotherhoodTM️ Life Audit Session to get clarity and create purpose and passion in this next season of motherhood. www.karatrochta.com/session
- Grab your Free Guide: 5 Steps to Writing Your Next Chapter in Motherhood www.karatrochta.com/free
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Ages and Stages Series-- The Elementary Years :: Dr. Meg Meeker [Ep 378]
September 12, 2022
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What is your favorite elementary school memory? A teacher you loved? Playing on a favorite team? Parenting elementary school kids can sometimes feel like a breath of fresh air - kids are more capable, they can get their own snacks, help out around the house, and more. But in every stage of childhood our kids are developing and it’s important we give them the tools to do so.
My guest this week is pediatrician, author, speaker, and mom, Dr. Meg Meeker. For over thirty years she has been helping kids and their parents navigate childhood. In this episode she encourages us to let our elementary kids slow down and grow self-esteem and empathy by being and doing with us. We cover a range of topics from identity formation to sensory issues to extra curricular activities.
Connect with [Dr. Meg Meeker]:- Website: https://www.meekerparenting.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/megmeekermd/
- Instagram: @megmeekermd
- Twitter: @megmeekermd
- Podcast: https://www.meekerparenting.com/podcast
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Ages & Stages Series--The Tween Years :: Charissa Lopez [Ep 380]
September 26, 2022
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How do you feel when you are in between stages of life? Excited? Nervous? Afraid?
Tweens - those kids in between childhood and adolescence - are capable, growing into their own thoughts and ideas and preferences, but not quite as opinionated as teenagers. In this “in between” there is plenty of room for curiosity and character development if we will stay connected to and interested in our kids.
My guest this week is Charissa Lopez (she’s gotten married since she was last on the show as Charissa Fry), a therapist and parent coach, and she encourages us that healthy attachment can lead to healthy individuation (that process of our kids distinguishing themselves from us). She helps us see that for the entire time we are in relationship with our kids they need comfort and encouragement and connection with us. Though we still have authority over our kids we, as parents, are transitioning out of such a hands-on role in their lives and Charissa helps us think through puberty and friend groups, and our tweens’ spiritual growth.
Connect with Charissa Lopez:- Website: https://charissalopez.com
- Special Resources for DMA Listeners from past episodes: https://charissalopez.com/resources/regulation-pack/
**For resources mentioned below, parents should read the book first. Don’t feel like you have to read every word to your child. Just use the parts that work for your family and skip the rest. Or discuss why some people believe differently than you.*
- Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté
- It’s So Amazing!:A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies and Families
- The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls, Revised Edition
- The Care and Keeping of You 2: The Body Book for Older Girls
- Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys
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