Two weeks into summer vacation and you are already burned out? Maintain your mental health and mindful parenting skills with actionable tips shared in this episode. Stef discusses the unique ways families navigate summer and share practical tips for maintaining a mindfulness routine.  

For Stef, as a Type-A mom, planning and avoiding the dreaded "Mom, I'm bored!" can be overwhelming, she has worked hard to combine gratitude practices and summer activities for a more balanced experience.

Discover the power of non-negotiable mental health practices, creating downtime for the whole family, and teaching valuable life skills. 

Download the summer planning sheet and get ready to prioritize self-care while embracing the joy of summer. 

Referenced in this episode:

• Oh Crap! by Jamie Glowacki

• Feed the Meter system coined by Dr. Harvey Karp

• Download the summer planning sheet

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Are you ready to parent with more patience, empathy, and compassion? Parenting with Gratitude™ is not the end goal - it's the method. 🎟 It's the means to achieving the goal of parenting differently. 

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🎧 Listen to this podcast if you want to parent differently than you were raised.

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Other podcast bonuses include interviews with expert guests, sleep consultants, and other mindful parenting guides, and easy and fun gratitude practices that fit your modern parenting lifestyle.

The kids of my good friend Alison Mountford of Ends and Stems, a family meal planning and food waste expert, provided our fantastic and giggly intro. More about her here: https://endsandstems.com