Family Sanity
38 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Hi, I'm Naomi and I love lists. I also love efficiency which is why this mini podcast is only 5 minutes (ish) long and it features a quick tip you can implement TODAY to get some sanity back in your home. Throughout my life as a student, teacher, wife and mom I have survived by making lists and schedules. These have saved my sanity and I want to share these tips and hacks with you!
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To Do List Organization Tip: Batch Scheduling
May 27, 2020 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.36 MBToday's episode describes what Batch Scheduling is and how to do it. For some more context and examples check out my Batch Scheduling 101 eBook Here are some notes: Batch scheduling is: 1. Grouping similar things you need to do 2. Assigning times for doing them After making categories you can do 1 of two things: Plan times to do certain categories Sundays from 3-4 I will do all my meal prep Tuesday mornings before kids wake up is when I do family related things on the computer OR Cr...
Predictability Is the Most Important Outcome of Making Schedules
May 19, 2020 09:00 - 6 minutes - 4.54 MBToday I want to discuss why schedules are important and but how you can have a scheduled but not let it dictate your life. Definition of a schedule is a plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times. Key words are plan and intention You can plan anchor times (which we talked about in episode 24) You have an idea of what's happening in your day You can plan predictable routines in your day These are great, but if you don't follow them perfectly ...
Best Hack for Minimizing the Family Chaos: Time Management Using Anchor Times
May 12, 2020 09:00 - 5 minutes - 3.86 MBWelcome to Season 2! This season of the Family Sanity Podcast will be shifting from daily quarantine specific ideas to weekly tips on how to manage family life especially when it comes to your schedule and teaching your child. Today's tip: time management is the single most effective sanity saving tool! Being aware of your time helps get tasks done and helps eliminate anxiety and necessary stress. When I had to create a time distribution for my classroom, it was helpful to have somethin...
Live So You Have No Regrets: The Quarantine Diaries Wrap Up
May 01, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.14 MBThis is the last episode of Season 1: The Quarantine Diaries. Starting in Season 2 episodes will air 2 days a week and will dig into more specific tips for prioritizing parenting and maintaining your sanity while being an intentional parent and family member. Thank you for a wonderful season, see you in Season 2! TRANSCRIPT I can not believe I started this podcast a month ago! It feels like just yesterday and also like an eternity. Since quarantine life isn’t so new anymore and maybe hope...
Live So You Have No Regrets: The Quarantine Diaries Wrap Up
May 01, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.14 MBThis is the last episode of Season 1: The Quarantine Diaries. Starting in Season 2 episodes will air 2 days a week and will dig into more specific tips for prioritizing parenting and maintaining your sanity while being an intentional parent and family member. Thank you for a wonderful season, see you in Season 2! TRANSCRIPT I can not believe I started this podcast a month ago! It feels like just yesterday and also like an eternity. Since quarantine life isn’t so new anymore and maybe hope...
The Quarantine Diaries Wrap Up: Live So You Have No Regrets
May 01, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.14 MBThis is the last episode of Season 1: The Quarantine Diaries. Starting in Season 2 episodes will air 2 days a week and will dig into more specific tips for prioritizing parenting and maintaining your sanity while being an intentional parent and family member. Thank you for a wonderful season, see you in Season 2! TRANSCRIPT I can not believe I started this podcast a month ago! It feels like just yesterday and also like an eternity. Since quarantine life isn’t so new anymore and maybe hope...
What To Do After You Lose It, Mama and How To Repair the Situation
April 30, 2020 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.7 MBWe all lose it sometimes. What's important is how we deal with the aftermath. Repairing the relationships is the key to moving forward even if things are bad. Try this 4 step plan to repair and renew after a time you lost it. TRANSCRIPT You know that feeling of boiling anger where you can almost see the smoke coming out of your ears because your husband forgot to turn on the dishwasher or your child is doing something you specifically told them not to do and they're just blatantly disobeyi...
I Am Getting Overwhelmed. Stop. Just Breathe
April 29, 2020 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.14 MBFeels like the word overwhelmed is coming up a lot these days. There is so much going on in our homes. I felt like this and needed to take a mental break so I found this amazingly simple but powerful poem. I hope it gives you a moment of peace today. TRANSCRIPT To be honest, I didn’t want to get this episode together. I am overwhelmed and I feel like the daily podcast commitment may have been too overzealous. Since the internet is kind of a black hole, I’m not quite sure if what I’m saying ...
The Strongest Parenting Tool You Have: EMPATHY
April 28, 2020 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.52 MBEveryone is dealing with Quarantine in their own way. If your child is acting out or you feel like you are constantly in a power struggle, try utilizing empathy. Consider why your child is in this state and allow for her to have these feelings and then address them when things are calmer. Showing empathy is respectful and will allow for a deeper connection with your child. TRANSCRIPT Alright I’m going to be honest here. When I was a little girl, I got spanked a lot. At least, that’s how I r...
Dealing With Loss of Freedom: Quarantine Stages of Grief Before Reaching Acceptance
April 27, 2020 14:00 - 5 minutes - 3.59 MBDuring quarantine we grieve our loss of freedom. tI realized I went through the stages of grief these last few months and I've finally reached acceptance. Today's quick tip is to think about something positive that would otherwise not have happened if you weren't quarantined. Finding the silver lining can help get to acceptance and help you grow during this difficult time. TRANSCRIPT These last few days seem to have been better. Not necessarily easier, but there seems to be a kind of accept...
Get Out of the Funk By Rearranging Furniture and Dance Party Friday!
April 24, 2020 18:00 - 3 minutes - 2.56 MBRearranging furniture is one of the main ways I de-stress. It is actually super great way to keep your family's sanity because it provides a fresh look to any room which can help get you out of the cabin fever funk. It also allows for new ways to play in that room! Follow on Instagram @familysanitypodcast for more "life with small kids pro tips". Subscribe and review if you've got a minute too! Have a great weekend! TRANSCRIPT Before we jump into dance party Friday, I want to share with y...
What To Do When It Feels Like Your House is Always a Hot Mess
April 23, 2020 18:00 - 4 minutes - 3.37 MBDoes it seem like your house is a hot mess ALL THE TIME? Having small kids can really make it hard to keep the order. Here are 2 tips to help your family in the tidying department. TRANSCRIPT We have an art closet. It's in the basement and it is the dedicated space for coloring, gluing and my kids all time favorite activity- painting. They love painting. We do it every day, multiple times and you don’t even want to know how much paint and paper we’ve gone through. Anyways, Now that they...
Connecting With Your Partner When Stuck At Home
April 22, 2020 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.26 MBConnecting with your partner during isolation may be a bit of a challenge. Check out these quick tips from my good friend (who is also a Marriage and Family therapist) Theresa Delafuente. These tips are so good! TRANSCRIPT In the first 2 years of being parents my husband, Jonathan and I went out on a total of 3 date nights, child free date nights. Before you judge me for not taking time for my relationship, I want to tell you that we were not fortunate enough to have any consistent help an...
Why Is This Still Hard? How Social Isolation Is Causing Symptoms Similar to Substance Withdrawal
April 21, 2020 13:00 - 4 minutes - 3.19 MBThings are not getting easier. They may actually be getting harder and a reason could be that you or your child are going through a withdrawal period similar to that of someone going through a substance withdrawal. Removing something that you heavily relied on in this case socialization and everyday routines can cause physical and mental symptoms. Especially since this was done abruptly it may be taking a much longer time to adjust, especially for kids. TRANSCRIPT In one of last week’s epis...
How to Deal With Constantly Needing to Entertain Babies and Toddlers
April 20, 2020 14:00 - 4 minutes - 3.37 MBBeing with a baby or toddler 24/7 is so physically and mentally exhausting. The constant need to entertain and provide attention is overwhelming and can wear you down quickly. Today's quick tip is a method I started using with my first child when he was a toddler and it helped me keep some of my sanity. Hope it inspires you too! TRANSCRIPT If you’re quarantined with a baby or toddler or both I am sending you all the positive vibes right now. I feel like this is one of the most challenging s...
Ration Your Energy and Dance Party Friday!
April 17, 2020 13:00 - 5 minutes - 3.86 MBYou only have so much energy. I challenge you to realistically quantify your energy and ration it to last for the long haul! Happy Dance Party Friday! See you next week! TRANSCRIPT As we wrap up this week you may be feeling really overwhelmed and tired. I am at the point where I’m asking myself how much longer can I handle this? How much longer will I be stuck not going anywhere and not seeing anyone? Its so hard to keep going when you don’t know when it will end. Especially since we may be...
How To Homeschool If Your Child Is a Diverse Learner or Has an IEP
April 16, 2020 12:00 - 6 minutes - 4.16 MBNeed some ideas on how to make schooling at home with your diverse learner more tolerable for you both? Check out these ideas! TRANSCRIPT When I was a little girl, I would love sitting at my desk and organizing my colored pencils. I loved sketching dresses for my Barbies, filling pages of coloring books and I was one of those kids who loved doing homework. I loved school so much that all I wanted to do was play teacher and eventually I became one. This is the exact opposite of my husband wh...
Why Isn't It Getting Easier? My Family Is Not Adapting to Isolation
April 15, 2020 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.73 MBWhy does it feel like the days are getting harder instead of easier? Today's quick tip will talk about how to find a social outlet for your family so that you can build in a mental break from the tension building up inside your house. TRANSCRIPT I had a really hard moment yesterday. After our telehealth speech therapy session my 4 year old looked at me and just started bawling. I knew exactly why he felt this way. He misses seeing people, like really seeing people. He misses going places an...
E-learning, School at Home and How It Will Affect My Child
April 14, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 3.8 MBAs more schools are closing for the rest of the year, a lot of parents are forced to figure out how to incorporate e-learning and homeschooling into their day. This episode is about setting realistic expectations for your family right now. TRANSCRIPT Ahh e-learning or distance learning or remote learning….whatever it is that your school district is calling it if they’re providing anything at all. This is a brand new chapter in the evolution of education and we’re all oblivious to how its ...
How to Deal With Isolation As a Family Using the Daily Family Survival Checklist
April 13, 2020 13:00 - 5 minutes - 4.14 MBIf the days are starting to blend and its getting harder to stay focused or there just seems to be constant conflict in your home since the COVID-19 quarantine has started, it might be time to assure your family's basic needs are being met. Use this checklist every day to set yourself up for less chaos by outsmarting your reptilian brain. See the checklist on instagram @familysanitypodcast TRANSCRIPT When our first son was 6 months old, we thought it would be fun to go camping. We got every...
Use a COVID-19 Time Capsule to Remember This Time and Cultivate Gratitude
April 10, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.33 MBIt's Dance Party Friday!!! Before our weekly family jam session check out this idea of using a time capsule to inspire gratitude both now and when this storm has passed. TRANSCRIPT It’s Dance Party FRIDAY!!! I don’t know about you but I love dance parties as I explained in last Friday’s episode called when all else fails...dance party SO I decided that at the end of each episode on Fridays we’ll end with a little something for you to jam out to with your family. So feel free to stretch a bi...
Use a COVID-19 Time Capsule to Remember This Time and Cultivate Gratitude
April 10, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.33 MBIt's Dance Party Friday!!! Before our weekly family jam session check out this idea of using a time capsule to inspire gratitude both now and when this storm has passed. TRANSCRIPT It’s Dance Party FRIDAY!!! I don’t know about you but I love dance parties as I explained in last Friday’s episode called when all else fails...dance party SO I decided that at the end of each episode on Fridays we’ll end with a little something for you to jam out to with your family. So feel free to stretch a bi...
COVID-19 Time Capsule
April 10, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.33 MBIt's Dance Party Friday!!! Before our weekly family jam session check out this idea of using a time capsule to share some gratitude!
Make the Whining Stop by Checking Your Social Connection Quality
April 09, 2020 13:00 - 5 minutes - 3.86 MBAre your kids starting to whine all the time? Living in isolation is really challenging and everyone can get edgy. Today's quick tip is about how providing more high quality social connection will help your child be more independent... and stop whining so much! TRANSCRIPT Living in isolation can really bring out the worst in your family members. You can’t get what you want, you lack variety in your day, and you’re cooped up in the same space with the same people. And no matter how much you ...
Make the Whining Stop
April 09, 2020 13:00 - 5 minutes - 3.86 MBAre your kids starting to whine all the time? Living in isolation is really challenging and everyone can get edgy. Today's quick tip is about how providing more high quality social connection will help your child be more independent... and stop whining so much!
I Feel Out of Control
April 08, 2020 12:00 - 4 minutes - 3.09 MBWhen your entire planet is in quarantine, it is quite understandable to feel helpless. In today's episode you'll hear a quick tip on how to frame your thinking to help cope with this struggle and lower stress in your home right now (including a wisdom bomb I learned from Mind Valley's @littlehumans).
How to Deal With Feeling Out of Control While in Isolation
April 08, 2020 12:00 - 4 minutes - 3.09 MBWhen your entire planet is in quarantine, it is quite understandable to feel helpless. In today's episode you'll hear a quick tip on how to frame your thinking to help cope with this struggle and lower stress in your home right now (including a wisdom bomb I learned from Mind Valley's @littlehumans). TRANSCRIPT Do you feel like your cooped up or caged in during this COVID-19 pandemic? Are you itching to get back to life as it was when you had… freedom, when you had control? I hate to admit ...
Explaining Isolation to Kids
April 07, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.15 MBHow do you talk to your child about social isolation? Today’s quick tip will give some ideas on how you can frame your answers to help lower everyone's anxiety.
How to Frame Your Response When Explaining Isolation to Kids
April 07, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.15 MBHow do you talk to your child about social isolation? Today’s quick tip will give some ideas on how you can frame your answers to help lower everyone's anxiety. TRANSCRIPT As you’re entering week 2, 3 or even 4 of quarantine you may be asking yourself how will you be keeping it together for the next… insert indefinite amount of time. Not knowing is probably one of the most stressful things to deal with right now. How long until we can see friends again? How long until my kids go back to sc...
How to Frame Your Response When Explaining Isolation to Kids
April 07, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.15 MBHow do you talk to your child about social isolation? Today’s quick tip will give some ideas on how you can frame your answers to help lower everyone's anxiety. TRANSCRIPT As you’re entering week 2, 3 or even 4 of quarantine you may be asking yourself how will you be keeping it together for the next… insert indefinite amount of time. Not knowing is probably one of the most stressful things to deal with right now. How long until we can see friends again? How long until my kids go back to sc...
How to Get Alone Time While Quarantined with Your Family
April 06, 2020 17:00 - 3 minutes - 2.51 MBDo you find yourself missing sitting in the car or any other alone time you took for granted? Being quarantined in your home has made alone time nearly impossible. Listen for a quick tip on how to get some time for yourself back. TRANSCRIPT Would you have ever believed you could miss sitting in traffic? The COVID-19 quarantine has put us in such a paradoxical reality. We are in our homes all the time, yet we have no time to feel like we’re at home. Why can’t I just take a shower in peace? ...
When All Else Fails...DANCE PARTY!
April 06, 2020 16:00 - 3 minutes - 2.48 MBThis is the quickest sanity tip there is. Get moving and get your family back in sync! TRANSCRIPT Today’s quick tip is going to be super quick. There will be moments where you will just want to explode. Kids screaming, messy house, lagging internet, laundry everywhere. In these moments you need to find a way to get it together. SO when all else fails, DANCE PARTY I know you think I’m joking, but I could not be more serious. it is one of the most tried and true ways to get the whole family...
How to Deal with Distractions When Working From Home and Watching the Kids
April 06, 2020 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.63 MBIf you feel like your whole day is just one distraction after another, try these 2 quick tips to help you manage the mayhem and start being productive. TRANSCRIPT Raise your hand if you can not believe how many distractions happen throughout the day. Ok don’t raise your hand but I see you. Being distracted is the number one issue families are having while learning to navigate this new reality of being home all the time. Kids try to delay doing their work so they find ways to bother their p...
Survive in Isolation by Making Reality the Priority and Breaking Up the Childcare Duties
April 06, 2020 14:00 - 5 minutes - 3.7 MBBy making reality the priority, families can set realistic expectations that will help maintain everyone's sanity while in COVID-19 quarantine. TRANSCRIPT In this first episode we're going to talk about the new reality the coronavirus pandemic has put us in as parents and where to start to get some sanity back. Schools are closed. Restaurants are closed. Even the playgrounds are closed. So what are we supposed to do with our kids while they're dancing around us all day? This is especially t...
Survive in Isolation by Making Reality the Priority and Breaking Up the Childcare Duties
April 06, 2020 14:00 - 5 minutes - 3.7 MBBy making reality the priority, families can set realistic expectations that will help maintain everyone's sanity while in COVID-19 quarantine. TRANSCRIPT In this first episode we're going to talk about the new reality the coronavirus pandemic has put us in as parents and where to start to get some sanity back. Schools are closed. Restaurants are closed. Even the playgrounds are closed. So what are we supposed to do with our kids while they're dancing around us all day? This is especially t...
Miss Sitting in Traffic?
April 06, 2020 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.51 MBDo you find yourself missing sitting in the car or any other alone time you took for granted? Being quarantined in your home has made alone time nearly impossible. Listen for a quick tip on how to get some time for yourself back.
Dealing with Distractions
April 02, 2020 14:00 - 5 minutes - 3.63 MBIf you feel like your whole day is just one distraction after another, try these 2 quick tips to help you manage the mayhem and start being productive.
Make Reality the Priority
April 01, 2020 14:00 - 5 minutes - 3.7 MBBy making reality the priority, families can set realistic expectations that will help maintain everyone's sanity while in COVID-19 quarantine.