Joyful Courage - A Conscious Parenting Podcast

“Your job as a mom is to build a protective hedge around your family and not let them get stressed out and over-stimulated by all the ten thousand things” •   Being the magic makers: doing all the things •   Creating happy memories not just of the holidays and of parents for your kids •   Christmas cards – do you really need to send them? •   Managing expectations – fantasy vs reality •   Avoiding resentment •   How to design the holiday you want to have – focus on the 3 Ms •   What is YOUR mission? Separating that from expectations of others •   Minutae –picking activities and details that support your mission •   Move it – assess which activities that you can enjoy at another time of the year to focus on your mission •   Elf on a Shelf – effectiveness as a behavior modification tool, another thing on your to do list •   Giving yourself permission not to do the same things as everyone else – peer pressure •   Focusing on the things that bring you joy •   Taking the “shoulds” out of the season What does Joyfu