Episode 238: Teaching Our Kids About Progress, Not Perfection with author Candice Lapin

What does it mean to be a parent during these crazy times? This week we have a pre-rona interview with author Candice Lapin. We discuss her new book, “Parenting in the Age of Perfection”, why you should teach your kids that learning new things takes time, not to be guided by comparison and she reminds us that finding our own learning rhythm as kids will turn into successful habits as adults. This episode is such a good reminder that even if you fail, you just get up, dust off and try again! Tune in and take notes!

Before the episode, we’re talking about how long it’s been since we’ve been indoors and how we need to start thinking of summer activities for the kids to do indoors. But let’s be honest, we know that Netflix and Disney + will be our babysitters these next few months and we are okay with that. 🤣 Even though things are opening up in California/LA County, we don’t feel we will venture out too much until our kids go back to school.

More about Candice Lapin: Candice is the author of Parenting in the Age of Perfection: A Modern Guide to Nurturing a Success Mindset and is the founder of The Ladder Method, a meta-learning and academic coaching company based in Los Angeles. Her goal is to give parents ammunition as they make decisions that align with the best interests for their children. She takes those troublesome behaviors that frustrate parents and breaks down how to change each one. By making micro-shifts in your child’s environment, behaviors and mindsets, parents can lead their tween/teens to success!

Pick or Tip of the Week

Paulina’s pick is for mosquito season and it’s the Sana Salve Balm by Happy Organics Co. We featured them in our swag bags during the posada last year and they were a part of our recent Zocial Online Marketplace. Paulina and her girls apply the salve to their bites and the itching is gone overnight! It’s great for scrapes and burns and it’s all natural.

Bricia’s picks this week are a few of her favorite pantry staples. She’s been eating so many roasted or pan fried veggies while she’s been at home, and this is what she uses:

• Bricia’s must haves - grape seed oil for roasting & panning frying, pepper, and kosher salt

• Garlic mill, which is great for getting big garlic flakes on your roasted veggies

• O olive oil and citrus champagne vinegar

• Aleppo pepper

Her typical breakfast is hard boiled eggs and broccoli with olive oil, balsamic, salt & pepper and aleppo pepper, and it’s really good.

LINKS

Parenting in the Age of Perfection: A Modern Guide to Nurturing a Success Mindset by Candice Lapin. Now available for purchase on theladdermethod.com, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

Learn more about The Ladder Method learning techniques.

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Episode 237: Keeping it Real with the Super Mamas - Positive Thoughts on the Rollercoaster of Qua-routines

It’s been a while since we’ve caught up with you and we’re all over the place! It has been 9 or 10 weeks since we’ve started practicing social distancing (depending on when you started). Between new quarantine routines with our families, starting to work out again and eating a lot, it has been tough learning to balance motherhood, kids, school, work, cooking, and intimacy during these wild times. After some lazy, junk food filled weeks, we found that sticking to routine and finding a new way to have “alone time” has really helped us feel better. In this week’s episode, we’re sharing what we’ve been doing to care for our families and especially ourselves. We’re all about staying positive, mamas! Life will get back to normal one day, but for now let’s remember to be kind to ourselves and take it one day at a time. 

Pick or Tip of the Week

We are sharing some good, relaxing tips because these are wild times we’re living in. 😂

Paulina’s pick this week is the Bloom app. She feels that she needs instructions when practicing mindfulness and she loves this app because it talks to you and tells you what to do, plus you can keep track of your feelings. It’s super interactive and gives you activities to do when you’re feeling a certain way. Try it out and let us know how you like it!

She has also really been into plant videos and propagating her plant babies, and has realized that watching plant videos are so calming! It’s her way of winding down at night. Check out this video about propagating plants and one of her favorite YouTube plant guys, Hilton Carter.

Bricia has been having gnat struggles with her plants, so she went on a deep research dive on YouTube about how to get rid of them and found a few products that have been helpful.

• Dual sided sticky gnat traps (also good for flies) - you out them in your indoor or outdoor plants and once the gnats get stuck there, they can’t reproduce.

• Neem oil - It smells weird but it works on all stages of insects so fingers crossed that it works!

• Mosquito bits - to put in your plant soils for the gnats to eat and then they can reproduce. We’re trying this in our backyards for summer nights too!

Bricia’s final tip is to speak positive words in people’s lives. If something negative is coming out of your mouth, rephrase it to be positive.

Let’s remember to be positive, be kind, and take care of your mind, sisters!

Episode 229: Keeping It Real with the Super Mamas: Life Changing Routines

This week on the show, we give you an update on how morning routines have helped motivate a lot of changes in our Super Mamas lives. From physical, mental to spiritual changes, we see how small changes today can make a huge difference in us tomorrow. Whether it’s prioritizing sleep and stretching like Bricia or working out and journaling like Paulina, we personally feel changes in our overall health and wellness when we stick to our routines. Bricia also gives us an update on her pregnancy and how she’s preparing for her new baby this time around, like already getting waitlisted for daycare - and the baby isn’t even born yet! Paulina is also in Oaxaca this week (this episode is pre-recorded) and she’s so excited because she’s going without kids! She’s going with her husband and they’re ready to explore the city as adults with no kids. 🤣

Pick or Tip of the Week

Paulina’s pick this week is hand sanitizer and anything else that’s sanitizing. 😂 With flu season and everything else going on, she’s washing her hands for at least 30 seconds (and also teaching the girls how to wash their hands correctly). Also, we would provide a link to buy but sanitizer is sold out or on back order online … so just make sure you wash your hands! For a great how-to, check out the graphic below from the World Health Organization.

Bricia has two picks this week and they’re both TV show. Her first new show is Cheer on Netflix. The athleticism, intensity, and drive the athletes showed is so hardcore. Her second pick is the Imagineering Story on Disney + which basically tells the story of Disneyland, Walt Disney, and the transition since the park and company began.

Links

Rise Podcast with Rachel Hollis - Episode 125: How to Supercharge Your Morning Routine - this is the podcast that changed Paulina’s life with a regular morning routine! Start one for yourself today!

Episode 168: Sleep Training & Beyond with Sweet Dreams LA's KIMBERLY VON SLOMSKI

This week on the show we talk sleeping! From the youngest to the oldest in the family, how can we all get more sleep? How can we deal with the upcoming time change? What is the best Sleeping routine? These and many more questions are answered by sleep training expert, Kimberly Von Slomski- founder of Sweet Dreams LA.  Kimberly has worked with babies and children for the past 23 years and is a Postpartum Doula, Newborn Care Specialist, and Lactation Educator Counselor. She believes that babies and parents alike need sleep for happiness and well being (Yaaass to more sleep!!).

Before the interview, Paulina and Bricia talk #LibraSeason birthdays and their upcoming plans for the holidays. Bricia just wants a white Christmas, is that too much to ask for?! 😫

You can find more information about Kimberly by visiting SweetDreamsLA.com & by following her on IG at @SweetDreams.LA.

Our Interview with KIMBERLY VON SLOMSKI

(11:40): Tell us a little bit about yourself/ how did you get into this profession/ how long have you been doing it?

(14:16): What age range do you specialize in?

(14:45): What is sleep training?

(16:00): What is your position on the cry-it out sleep training method?

(19:00): Paulina’s experience with the crying out method

(20:20): Is it harder to train babies a year later?

(21:50): Babies sleeping alone vs sleeping with siblings

(23:50): Breastfeeding & Sleep training recommendations

(25:13): How does a session work with you? How do you determine whats the best action for a baby?

(29:00): How many hours of sleep should a baby be getting?

(31:00): Daylight savings is coming up, do you have any tips we can implement in our sleep routines?

(32:50): Tips for Daylight Savings time for older kids

(33:48): How do you determine sleep problems in kids?

(38:10): What is a good bedtime routine for babies/toddlers?

(40:50): How do you stop kids to coming into your bed?

(42:20): Babies moving into their toddler bed tips

(43:20): It’s the weekend and I want to sleep more, how can my kids sleep more?

• Stoplight alarm clock, like this one: Sesame Street® Elmo and Cookie Stoplight Sleep Enhancing Alarm Clock

(46:35): Traveling! How do you adjust your kid to a new time zone? & thoughts on melatonin

Pick or Tip of the Week

(49:28): Bricia’s Cloud Island Blackout curtains were/are key for her getting Eddie to sleep & after this conversation she is 100% purchasing the Hatch Baby Rest Night Light & Sound Machine

(50:12): Paulina's tips are 1. Get a great baby monitor 2. Wink Naturals Kid's Sleep Melts

(52:48): For families who travel or are planning on traveling, Kimberly recommends packing black trash bags and painters tape to tape the windows in hotel rooms for instant black out curtains! Genius 🙌🏽

EPISODE 159: KEEPING UP WITH THE SUPER MAMÁS - BACK TO SCHOOL

Our keeping up with the Super Mamás episode is back with a special back-to-school themed episode. The first day back to school is right around the corner and we discuss Paulina’s experience with Sabina’s school, Bricia’s efforts to get more involved, uniforms & school lunches, the ratio of kids to teachers and our school year goals. But first, Paulina talks about her weekend with all 4 kids (is baby #4 on the way? LOL) and Bricia fills us in on he romantic trip to Nashville. 

We want to know what your school year goals are! Comment them below. 

In conversation with the Super Mamás

(3:05): Paulina's weekend with all 4 kids

(5:45): Bricia's trip to Nashville!

(8:24): Expectation vs Reality 

(14:25): Is baby #4 on the way anytime soon?

((16:37): Bricia's welcome to pre-school packet 

(17:39): The reality of not being involved at your child's schooling 

(18:31): Bricia's tip to getting more involved & the ratio of kids:teachers 

(20:28): Being empathetic with your teachers 

(21:45): Being present and noticing the slight differences with your kids 

(24:44): The consequences Paulina noticed of not being involved with Sabina' schooling

(25:15): Uniforms & school clothes 

(34:44): School lunches 

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(38:40): Homework 

(39:30): TK / Preschool questions. Listen to both of these for more information:

EP-08: Bilingual Struggles & Episode 30- Early Education 101

(42:40): Craving a routine/consistency 

Pick or Tip of the Week

(45:23): In a rush to a birthday party and not prepared for a gift? Hit up your local Barnes & Noble, pick up a book and get it wrapped for FREE. Yes, free! Thanks, Paulina! 

QUICK STORY (50:16): The most graceful mom in the airport 

(52:47): Bricia's in love with her ABLE bag that she purchased in Nashville & her Goe Oil from Jao Brand. Also, if you're ever in Nashville, hit up White's Mercantile!