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A connection is what we really are striving for as parents, but with a toddler’s strong will, it can leave you butting heads instead of connecting like you would like to. Your toddler’s strong will can come as a shock in the beginning. That will of a toddler is instant gratification of all needs. From birth until age 3, a conscious will doesn’t truly exist. This may be of some comfort to you when you reflect on your toddler’s behavior after a challenging day. Until the period of 3-6 years, your child is merely absorbing information and reacting in mostly reflexive ways. Controlling or forcing a child’s behavior at this age is futile and will only result in a breakdown of her development. Instead, there are some simple steps that you can follow that will allow you to connect with your toddler as well as positively shape their behavior. GET THE LIST OF TIPS AND OUR RESOURCES HERE THE TIPS Make sure your toddler knows the family routine, what is going to happen, and try to have predictable routines that your lit

Are you craving lazy summer days, but knowing you might end up losing your sanity this summer because of all the extra activities and longer days? We have a system that can help you manage your home while school is out or you are on a homeschool break. We are also going to help you identify some ways to be prepared for fun this summer at a moment’s notice. And we can’t forget both the screen-free activities and Crunchy SuperMom approved apps when you do need screen time. Make sure you sign up to receive our free PowerPlans so you can get all of the valuable resources and notes that we talk about during our shows. This PowerPlan is literally packed with printouts that will make organizing your summer a breeze! Have you already been getting our PowerPlans but still want more? You get our full missions, plus your own mom life coaches when you join the SuperMom Academy. We also want to offer you the support of a free community that can give you even more tips. Join us in the Crunchy Super Mom Community Group to g

GET THE SHOWNOTES AND SIMPLE DAILY ROUTINE TIPS HERE Be sure to subscribe to our show so you never miss an episode. Also, we don’t want you to worry about having to take notes or missing anything so we have a complete PowerPlan laid out so you can have all of the helpful information from this show right at your fingertips. All you need to do is go to is click here to grab that free PowerPlan! Step 1: Plan for your morning the night before. Step 2: Take control and don’t react. Step 3: Make your morning routine such a habit that you don’t even have to think about it. You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. John C. Maxwell This is why we have an entire mission in The Super Mom Academy on creating a daily routine that fits your life. Planning on those interruptions is key when you have little children. It also adds to the overall happiness and satisfaction you have with your routine if you plan for the potential interrupt

Your home really should feel like a place where you love to be and enjoy relaxing in. But what sort of feelings do you get if you look around and all you see is mess? How can you relax and unwind or even enjoy time with your precious family if you are surrounded by all of the things that remind you of how much work you need to get done? Get the Speed Cleaning Tips & Checklist when you download the Power Plan for this episode. The benefits of a clean home are many and vary based on the individual. But some of the most common benefits that we see are: Increased productivity and creativity Children learn and play better Families feel more relaxed, are happier, and work more cohesively We want you to be able to relax and achieve all of these benefits without having to spend every waking moment cleaning, and especially without having to cram in extra cleaning all weekend when you should be getting some much needed time off. This is why we have an entire mission in The Super Mom solution on creating a cleaning

Do you ever feel like you can’t escape the dirty house cycle? We know how difficult it can be to feel like you are just stuck with a dirty house forever. We are going to give you the five easiest steps to get out of this cycle. These tips really work and are going to help you gain control and feel better about your home practically overnight. We kicked off this episode with a new segment where we answered a listener question. This week it dealt with getting the littles to go down at night with no drama. If you have those nighttime struggles with your little ones, make sure you tune in to hear our answers. You can have your question answered by joining our Crunchy Super Mom Community Group where we ask for your questions each week. Get the Power Plan and Shownotes here. While we both have cleaning routines, we want to share five of our best tips to quickly get out of the dirty house cycle. This is just our bare minimum daily cleaning routine that we are offering here to help you start making some positive chan

Indoor air quality inside my home was not something that I really considered to be a potential hazard for my family. In fact, I was shocked to discover scientific evidence indicating that the air inside a home can be more polluted than even a large, industrial city. Get our free Power Plan & Show Notes so you can take action on everything you learn. What I also learned is that most homes do not mechanically bring any fresh air into the house. This includes forced air heating systems like so many homes have. This lack of ventilation means that everything we were doing inside our house affected our air quality. Chemicals used within our home would hang in the air and cling to our dust because we had no outside ventilation. It is so crazy to think about the fact that we just have so little way of getting fresh air into our homes and no one seems to talk about the fact that cleaning products with toxic chemicals can literally just hang in the air we breathe. Fortunately, these natural cleaning products are r

We are talking about our favorite tips on how to organize after decluttering. You might be thinking, isn’t organization the same thing as decluttering or doesn’t it go hand in hand? Well, our answer is “yes”....but...there is more. Click here to get the power plan. Like so much of what we do there is a system or a rhythm to organization and decluttering and while they do often go together they are also separate. If you have trouble figuring out how to organize the spaces in your home or how to get into a good system of organizing and decluttering this is definitely an episode you want to listen to. We have a new segment in our podcasts where we answer a listener question. This week it was about the dishes routines we use. If you are struggling with taming your sink full of dishes, you should listen to our answers! Tip #1 Do not feel overwhelmed by looking at the big picture. You may have already decluttered, but trying to organize is still a huge job. Sometimes just looking at an area that is disorganized can

We don’t want you to worry about having to take notes or missing anything because, well, you might be like us and love a podcast message and yet not have the ability to write anything down! We are both moms and we love podcasts, but they are often what we listen to while driving or even working out. To make it easier for our Super Moms, we have a complete PowerPlan laid out so you can have all of the helpful information from this podcast right at your fingertips. All you need to do is go to www.crunchysupermom.com/blog/020 to grab that free PowerPlan! On this show, we talk about how to declutter with your kids. That might sound like the exact opposite of what you would like to do because we all know that it can be incredibly difficult to get your children on board, but listen closely because we are going to offer some great tips on how to get kids to declutter without the battles. If you have kids, you do not want to miss this episode! We are kicking off a new segment where we answer listener questions. Leave

We want to do a little myth busting on the topic of Super Mom. We are going to try to clear up any misconceptions about what a Super Mom is. We want to share some of our own struggles with the Super Mom mindset. We don’t want you to worry about having to take notes or missing anything so we have a complete PowerPlan laid out for you so you can have all of the helpful information from this podcast right at your fingertips. All you need to do is go to enter link description here to grab that free PowerPlan. The 2-Minute Tear Apart for this episode is: Daylight Saving Time. One of the key elements of our Super Mom Solution is helping moms obstacle proof their routines. What this means is foreseeing changes in the season (and I’m using quotes there) and having a new backup routine already in mind. DST is the perfect example of this. Right now, if you are like us, you have a routine that’s working fairly well for you but your kids may already be waking more, sleeping later, going to bed later, or some other combin

We have huge problems with clutter. It can make us have chest closing anxiety at times. We feel out of control and will start to wonder if we can ever get our lives back in order. It is safe to say that clutter defeats us and keeps us from getting things accomplished. Get our FREE Clutter Cure Mini Guide. Subscribe: ApplePodcasts Sarah’s recent experience: I’m not a huge purchaser either so it isn’t like I bring in a lot of stuff for my family. However, we had an overwhelming amount of clothes for our children until a friend pointed out that the reason my entire house was a mess (for the first time in many years) was the LAUNDRY. It was everywhere. Since reducing the clothing by gallons, I have had no trouble keeping my home in order. It is unreal how something like children’s clothes can just overwhelm and keep you from a tidy home. Clutter can creep up and suddenly you have a house that really isn’t ever clean. Mandy’s experience: What typically happens to me is that I will unconsciously collect clutter and

On this show, we talk about designing a daily routine that can make you feel like a SuperMom who CAN do it all! Maybe you already have a routine that you enjoy, or maybe you have a routine that currently is not working well for you or your family. Perhaps your “routine” consists mostly of reacting to your day instead of being in control of your day. In this podcast, we are going to highlight ways for you examine how you can stop reacting and start feeling in complete control of your day. On this show, we talk about designing a daily routine that can make you feel like a SuperMom who CAN do it all! Maybe you already have a routine that you enjoy, or maybe you have a routine that currently is not working well for you or your family. Perhaps your “routine” consists mostly of reacting to your day instead of being in control of your day. In this podcast, we are going to highlight ways for you examine how you can stop reacting and start feeling in complete control of your day. GET THE POWER PLAN HERE Our 2-Minu

Hey SuperMoms! I’m Mandy, and I’m Sarah. We are your hosts and the creators of the Crunchy SuperMom blog. Today we are talking about the concept of SuperMom perfection and why we all want it. You may not feel like a SuperMom or you might have already “hung up your cape” and stopped even trying to feel like a SuperMom. But isn’t there somewhere deep inside that still wants it? I know that was (and still is!) true for me. In this episode, we are going to offer you a new perspective and hopefully the realization that you CAN do it all. Just stay tuned to find out how and make sure you grab our PowerPlan at the end for specific directions on how to achieve all of this without feeling overwhelmed. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! Get the Power Plan at Crunchy Super Mom. Why are people always telling overwhelmed moms to hang up the super mom cape? I really dislike this statement because I feel like it is just giving up and settling. And for me, that would lead to frustration and probably depress

Having kids means sickness and germs play a very big role in mom’s life. And boy does it stink when she falls ill! Not having a sick day routine in place means that as soon as mom gets well, she has the joy of cleaning every square inch of my house, grocery shopping, redoing the meal plan and likely catching up on days of laundry. Get our Power Plan and show notes here.

Today’s show is all about our favorite tips for getting better sleep. Click here for the Sleep Power Plan. As moms of little children, we often lack the ability to get the sleep we so desperately need. Considering our sleep is so precious, we want to maximize the quality of our sleep as well as how often and how long we get to catch those z’s.

Today’s show was inspired by all of the work at home parents (and we are including the “stay at home parents” in that group because they DO work!) and their heavy mental load. GET THE POWERPLAN to take action HERE. Often it is the person who manages the household that will carry the invisible burdens and manage the mental load all on their own. It can be frustrating and demoralizing when no one recognizes or appreciates the work you do. In this episode, we are going to show you how creating routines and sharing them with your partner can make all of the difference for both of you. Our 2-Minute Tear Apart is where we closely examine something we have come across in our lives to determine if it fits our goal of living a healthy life. At the end of the 2 Minutes you should know the ins and outs of the practice or product we tear apart. This week we tore apart a peroxide brush rinse. Make sure you tune into the podcast to hear that segment and find out what we discovered! We are including the links for what we ta

Subscribe so you never miss an episode. Apple Podcasts  Stitcher Radio In this episode, we are talking about the "wonder weeks" and beyond.  Those moments when good kids go “bad”. And, of course, we do not literally mean “bad” at all, but simply those times when your little one goes from being completely sweet to incredibly difficult seemingly overnight!  These developmental leaps and milestones, or wonder weeks as Dr. Frans calls them, can be incredibly confusing and hard to deal with as a parent. Get our survival sheet and show notes by clicking here. We hope that by the end of the episode you will have a better idea of the wonder weeks as well as all of the developmental phases so you can have more empathy, understanding, and patience. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss our 2-Minute Tear Apart session that you can only hear on the podcast.  In this tear apart, we closely examine something we have come across in our lives to determine if it fits our goal of living a healthy life. At the end of the

[Developing Good Habits] In this episode today we are talking about our ridiculously messy homes and developing good habits to combat them! Yes, you heard me correctly, our homes are messy too! And not just messy sometimes, I would say that they are messy every single day because we have very young children who are home with us all day since we homeschool. Can any of you relate to this problem?  While we wish our homes would stay effortlessly clean, this is simply not realistic given the season of our lives and how we want to encourage "free range" kids and their play. [Get the show notes and Power Plan for action steps here. We hope that by the end of the episode you will have a better idea on what our habits are that help us easily clean up or messes every single day.  Don't forget to grab our free Power Plan so you can start working toward developing your own great habits! Make sure you subscribe so you never miss our 2-Minute Tear Apart session that you can only hear on the podcast.  In this tea

This episode is all about raw dairy and our inability to understand why raw dairy is not approved for Whole30 while processed nut milk gets the seal of approval.  We hope that by the end of the episode you will have a better idea on what might work best for you and your family and why raw dairy can be a healthy, whole, food that you don't have to eliminate from your diet. Get the Power Plan and show notes here. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss our 2-Minute Tear Apart session that you can only hear on the podcast.  In this tear apart, we closely examine something we have come across in our lives to determine if it fits our goal of living a healthy life. At the end of the 2 Minutes, you should know the ins and outs of the practice or product we Tear Apart. This week we tore apart the worst offenders in both the dairy and the nut milk categories. Make sure you tune into the podcast to hear that segment. What you will learn about raw dairy and the many health benefits: This episode isn’t about the safety

Do you really feel better about managing the home with your sink full of dishes, pile of dirty laundry, and dust bunny breeding ground if someone tells you, “the dishes can wait, the laundry can wait, the dusting can wait?” What about “messy house, happy kids”? If yes, then keep doing what you are doing because it works for you and that’s great!  However, if platitudes like that just make you want to argue and justify all of the reasons why the dishes really can’t wait...then you need to tune in to this episode. Get the free Power Plan for this episode by clicking here. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss our 2-Minute Tear Apart session that you can only hear on the podcast.  In this tear apart, we closely examine something we have come across in our lives to determine if it fits our goal of living a healthy life. At the end of the 2 minutes, you should know the ins and outs of the practice or product we Tear Apart. This week we tore apart mommy guilt and how to take one simple step toward erasing it fo

Food & Finances go hand-in-hand. Learn how to manage them both on this episode of The Crunchy SuperMom Show! This is our final jumpstart episode to help you start your new year the right way.  This is not about coming up with a bunch of resolutions. This is about developing new and improved routines in your life. Get the show notes for this episode here. In this show we are talking about food and finances which are two issues that every SuperMom must deal with. Listen to the episodes on a clean house routine and increasing self-care too! Be sure to subscribe in iTunes, Google Play or Stitcher Radio so you never miss an episode or our 2-Minute Tear Apart where we closely examine something we have come across in our lives to determine if it fits our goal of living a healthy life. At the end of the 2 Minutes, we should know whether that item or practice gets the SuperMom seal of approval or whether SuperMoms everywhere should be shaking their heads in disappointment. What you will learn about developing a fo