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12 High Income Skills That Will Unlock Opportunities and Propel Your Career

This post was written by Nadia Tahir of This Mom is On Fire. It was edited by Amanda Kay and fact-checked by Hailey Rose McLaughlin. In today’s dynamic job market, acquiring high income skills isn’t just an option; it’s necessary for those seeking financial success and career growth.  Mastering high income skills can significantly boost […]

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In the beginning of our country, logic was valued as an important skill to learn. -Kathy Gibbens

Episode 022: Nurturing Young Skeptics: Essential Guide to Teaching Critical Thinking to Kids and Teens with Kathy Gibbens

When is the last time your kids were learning something in school and you got totally pulled in? That happened to today’s podcast guest, Kathy Gibbens, when her daughter was learning logic and critical thinking in middle school, and Kathy became a mom on a mission. She realized critical thinking is, well, critical to our

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We only have so many hours in a day do we really want to spend so much of it staring at a screen? -Katie Kimball

Episode 019: How to Help Kids Thrive with (and in spite of) Tech and Screens with Andrea Davis of Better Screen Time

Oh, parents. Parents in the tech age…there REALLY is no handbook for this! We’ve never seen our parents struggle through having the Internet in our kids’ pockets, and honestly? I don’t like the feeling of making it up as I go along. That’s why I’ve been following Andrea and Tyler at Better Screen Time for

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Strong-willed kids are such a blessing! -Wendy Snyder

Episode 018: The Secret to Raising Strong-Willed “Cactus” Kids with Wendy Snyder

Power. Control. Parenting. Which of these three doesn’t belong? My guest today is Wendy Snyder, a positive parenting educator who reminds us, “Control is not the goal of parenting.” Obviously, there is a balance of power in a parent-child relationship, but taking the power or fighting over who has power isn’t the right game to

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The release of emotion is where the healing takes place and how behaviors shift. -Tosha Schore

Episode 017: Discipline With No Punishment at All! (Especially for Parents of Aggressive Boys!) with Tosha Schore

I used Tosha’s tips the very DAY we recorded this interview, and I have to tell you—they work. So well. Once you hear about her strategy for reducing frustration and nipping “negative spirals” in the bud, you’ll know why when my husband spent a ton of time hanging with our 5-year-old, Gabe, over Christmas break,

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Our expectations of our kids often define what they're able to do. -Jessica Lahey

Episode 016: How We’re Failing Our Kids by Not Letting THEM Fail with Bestselling Author Jessica Lahey

I’ve been telling everyone about this book! Ever since I read (okay, listened to) The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey, it has truly changed my parenting. My mindset about the mistakes my kids make and little accidents they have is totally more peaceful, and the whole time I was absorbing the information, I was

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Taking care of yourself is the best way to take care of other people. -Dr Heidi Hanna

Episode 015: Can We Help Our Highly Sensitive Kids Manage Their Stress Sensitivity? with Dr. Heidi Hanna

I’m so happy to have my stress mastery mentor here today! Heidi Hanna, PhD, is one of the most intellectual, intuitive and compassionate people I know, and I’m honored to host her wisdom today. We recorded this interview in March 2020, when we were all in a tailspin and figuring out managing our stress was

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