Families Matter Most

Do you put things off? If so, welcome to the party- I wouldn't have said I was a procrastinator, just extremely productive at unimportant tasks! I struggled with overwhelm for a long time until I learned how it develops. You see, procrastinators aren't lazy after all. It's not that they don't want to work hard. In fact, they are often perfectionists who insist on excellence. In this episode you'll...

Jess from Stay and Play Parenting is my special guest this episode. One of the hardest parts of raising little ones is figuring out what they need. Teaching them some sign language will help you communicate better and reduce the amount of frustrated tears in your kitchen. Also, Jess is open and honest about sharing her own struggles in advocating for a child that needs extra help. Thanks Jess!   F...

Jenn shares three things about parenting that aren't fair. Sometimes we need to hear the truth, even if it hurts. There are area's of our life that impact our parenting even if they seem completely unrelated, but in order to raise healthy confident kids we need to go there. www.familiesmattermost.com

Jenn interviews special guest Lacey Engel, owner of Beyond Baby Nutrition, to help answer the most often asked questions by parents. How much should our child eat? What if they don't want to eat their vegetables? Do our kids eat too many carbs? We had a great time recording this one!    Head over to www.familiesmattermost.com for more parenting and nutrition resources.

Join Jenn and her first guest Valerie Dean from Family Life Canada as they discuss how to avoid two common pitfalls in marriage. No matter how long you've been with your partner, you'll learn something new, and perhaps you'll even decide to travel somewhere beautiful together! This is a win-win for sure. www.familiesmattermost.com

Jenn Dean will walk you through the steps to actually find that perfect person to help you succeed in life. Mentors that have time to help you aren't easy to find, but this podcast episode will breaks it down into bite size pieces. If you want help from people who've been successful in whatever is your struggle-take some notes and get busy! www.familiesmattermost.com

Your kids deal with big emotions every single day. As they get older, feelings can become even more complicated. Connect with their hearts to help them through. www.familiesmattermost.com

In this episode, Jenn gives some tools to help kids recognize frustration before it leads into anger. You'll learn how to recognize cues that trouble is brewing, and develop a new perspective on the emotion itself. It's not so terrible! www.familiesmattermost.com

This episode teaches about the Circle of Acceptable Feelings. Learn what this is, and how to use it to learn more about your kids- and yourself. When you apply this new tool in your relationship I know you're going to be surprised by some of the insights you'll gain!  www.familiesmattermost.com