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I am so excited to share this conversation with Tina J. Smith , a Christian psychotherapist of Tina J. Smith and Associates Counseling and Psychotherapy on the Renewed Mama Podcast.  This is such a golden conversation.  I pray that it blesses you as we work together to think right, to speak right, and to respond right as Moms. 💬 Let's keep the conversation going! Share in the comments w...

Wish your child was self-motivated? Are they lazy or need a lot of encouraging or nagging to get something done? On this episode of the Renewed Mama Podcast, we are talking about how to help your child get motivated. 💬Let's keep the conversation going! Share in the comments what you will do to help your children get motivated.   https://speaklifebadges.com/ how-to-help-your-child-get-motivat...

Have you ever broken your child’s spirit? Their face drops, their shoulders droop.  One mom said that her daughter just looked at her blankly, no emotion, nothing.  Just sitting there, looking so small and fragile, and trying not to cry. I have broken my children’s spirits more times than I want to count. We’ve all gotten angry, frustrated, annoyed, felt like our child’s behavior was out...

Do your children fight or argue all the time? How do you stop the sibling fighting? One Mama said, “I need help. I don’t know how to parent my beautiful children TOGETHER. The fighting is out of control. I grew up as an only child, and I just don’t know how to address it. I want my children to love each other….at least like! I know that everyone has off days, but it seems constant at this point. M...

Finding your homeschool days boring?  Feels like the same thing each day?  You want eager learners, but you’re actually just nagging them to get their schoolwork done.   You’ll get 25 activity and game ideas that will make reading and math fun and new each homeschool day for all of your learners especially when they don’t want to do workbooks or have no desire to read or write stori...

Are you praying for more patience with the kids? Do you feel like this Mama who said, “I hope every day not to lose my patience, but I do and I feel guilty about it. I apologize and tell my daughter why it happens. I`ve been praying for more patience, but it has not helped much so far.” If you try to keep your patience, but find yourself frustrated and shouting instead. If you’ve been praying for...

Does your child have big emotions that come out as temper tantrums, meltdowns, embarrassing moments in Walmart, slamming doors, rolling their eyes at you or clamming up? You might be the Mama, but you have big emotions, too. Pressures. Stresses. Overwhelm. And while you are the adult, you lose it sometimes, too. How can you stay calm when your children are not? How can you help your children to ca...

“Every area of our lives that is not glistening with hope means we are believing a lie somewhere.” That’s what Steve Backlund from Igniting Hope Ministries said.  Boy, did that hit home with me. Let’s do the work together, Mama of spotting these lies and kicking them out! You and I need hope and want glistening hope in our home, for our children, our parenting, our marriage, and our work or b...

How can you best support your children’s education so that they succeed whether they are in the classroom, homeschool, or doing a little bit of both? How can you help them to grow up owning their own learning, stay teachable, and eager to "figure something out if they don't know it"? Stephanie Sewell will help us answer these questions in today’s conversation. Stephanie Sewell is an independent ed...

Can you work and homeschool your children? How is it possible to work or run a business, homeschool, keep up with the housework and the kids’ activities, and take care of yourself? Can you still keep thinking right, speaking right, and responding right in all the things? Yes, you can! Special guest, Jen Mackinnon, understands and shares practical tips for juggling your career, homeschooling your k...

You know what’s great about a challenge and a new project?  New opportunities to grow. New moments where you have to choose: Will I think right in this? Will I speak right instead of complaining? How should I respond right no matter how frustrated I am? I want to bring you hope and this reminder for 2023. Whatever you are pursuing. Whatever you are working on. Even in the work, even in the wa...

Do you catch yourself saying, “Whooo! The tone and atmosphere in my home is so negative!” You or your spouse or both of you are negative and now the kids are negative and mean to each other. How do you remove the negativity from your home? How do you calm down the emotional atmosphere and help everyone to think and speak kinder words to themselves and to each other? On today’s episode of the Renew...

You think 60,000 to 70,000 thoughts every single day, and 90% of those thoughts are the same thoughts as the day before.” This quote is from Dr. Joe Dispenza. Wow! Can you believe that? What you thought yesterday could still be holding you back today. Or what you thought yesterday is what’s empowering you and helping you to thrive today. Which one is it for you? But wait! Do you actually KNOW what...

Are you a homeschool mama who worries about what other people think about your homeschool including the in-laws? Is it that everyone has an opinion about how you should do your homeschool? What about socializing your children? Do you take your children to the grocery store and the clerk asks, “No school today?” What do you say? Do you need to work to help provide for your family? How do you homesc...

Are you a homeschool mama and feeling burned out or overwhelmed? There isn’t time to care for yourself. You are with the kids 24/7, right? Feel like you are failing at this home/mom thing because you can’t do all the things the other homeschool moms do? Today’s special guest, Rowan Atkinson, author of ENOUGH ALREADY! Real Help for Home School Burnout, Freak Out, and Zone Out shares golden advice a...

What is a deep-seated lie? It’s a false feeling, a false belief, a false mindset, a false statement that is difficult to change because it has been there for a long time. It is deeply seated in you. You may not even realize you are believing this lie. It’s just your way of thinking, speaking and responding and feels as though it has always been. So how do you identify a deep-seated lie, root it ou...

Going fruit to root is the number one thing I did to help me to think right, to speak right, and to respond right. Going fruit to root is what helps me to stay a Renewed Mama. I know that if you will use these four Fruit to Root steps, it will help you, too. Resources I referenced in the episode: Dani Johnson and First Steps to Success https://danijohnson.com/ Dawna De Silva https://dawnadesilva.c...

Ever called your child shy, lazy, rowdy, high energy, or frustrating? What you speak over your child influences them. There is power in a name. People love to be called by their name. They feel respected, valued, remembered, and important. You give your children names at birth. You may have pet names for them, but without realizing it you give them other names, too like shy, lazy, rowdy, high ener...

Why is it that I do what I do? Home school, tutor, Speak Life Badges, Austin’s Kids Club and this Renewed Mama Podcast.  Listen to my story and find out why! 💬Let's keep the conversation going! Share in the comments what you do and why. What lights you up and keeps you going? I’d love to hear. https://speaklifebadges.com/ my-story-kimberly-muhtar/ ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ RECOMMEND TO WATCH / LISTEN TO NEXT...

Please stop the temper tantrums! I think it’s safe to say if you have kids, that you have said this before. How do you handle the temper tantrums and meltdowns when nothing works? The crying, screaming, kicking, hitting, and breath holding has got to stop but how? Here’s four ways to be proactive so as to minimize the temper tantrums and have more peace in your home. 💬Let's keep the conversation...

Is math too hard for your kids? Are they bad at math? Trying to help them with their math homework is too difficult. It just ends in tears. Here's how you can help your child if they struggle in math even if you are not a math person yourself. SHOP THE STICKERS KIMBERLY MENTIONED: Shop the sticker award badges: I did amazing today. I can do math, It’s easy! I’ve got this!, I faced a challenge toda...

You’ve heard this before, “Why do I have to do this?” Your kids have said it. My kids have said it. And if we’re honest, we have said it too. “Why do I have to do this?” Before you say to your kids…”Because you have to. Doing your school work is your job right now. It’s your responsibility.” Really… does saying that motivate them to hop up, walk away from their device, and get down to work? No way...

How can you motivate your child when they don’t want to do it? Do you feel at your wits end when your kids are not motivated?   Before you call them lazy or do it for them because sometimes that just feels easier, watch this episode because I’ve got four tips for motivating your child when they don’t want to do it. SHOP THE STICKERS KIMBERLY MENTIONED: Shop the sticker award badges: I stayed...

Alicia asks, “What do I do when my child continually says ‘NO!’ when I’m trying to speak to him?”  What she can say to grab his attention and teach him about kindness? I’ve got some tips and scripts in this Renewed Mama Podcast. SHOP THE STICKERS KIMBERLY MENTIONED: Shop the sticker award badges: I am kind, I obey right away, I obey with joy, I am teachable, I listened today, and I share that...

What do you and your children need today? I know it, you’re already saying coffee.  Am I right when I say that you’ve already had a coffee or two by the time you found this blog post?! Maybe you’re saying you need a bubble bath, time to yourself, someone else to take the kids for a few hours, a chance to clean the house without it being messed up five minutes later.  An in house chef? &n...