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Mama Opportunities
A short, encouraging podcast for Moms discussing common scenarios we encounter in daily life. With each scenario I will ask, “What is the opportunity?” and offer thoughts for consideration and questions that Moms can use as a springboard for reflection in their own lives.
Episodes
72 episodes
Roadtrip Car Time
Did you take road trips as a child? When you think of time in the car on a roadtrip, what feelings emerge? Are there some games or activities that your family has enjoyed? In this episode I give ideas of things to do on a road trip for many dif...
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Family Dinners
What does dinnertime look like at your house? What does the practice of family dinners add to your home?Harvard Graduate School of Education
Showing up in Relationships: Our T.O.P. Priority
How can we help our kids remember big, important ideas in a way that is simple and memorable? By using an acronym! Acronyms help kids remember things so that they can return to it and access it quickly.
Tips for Reading with a Young Reader
Have you ever wondered about the best way to help a young reader grow? In this episode, I talk about tips and wording to use when helping a child who is learning to read.Printable List and Flashcards of
Reading with our Kids: Thoughts and Resources
We can read to and with our kids for many different reasons to accomplish various purposes. In this episode I talk about the various benefits of reading aloud, helping our child with reading and offering quality books for them to read on their ...
Scaffolding
What are you doing for your child that he can do for himself? What life skills does she need help with to learn? Scaffolding is a concept that parents can use. It is the idea that we support our kids while they are learning something and then f...
Looking at Summer!
I love summer!! I love the change of pace, the flexibility, and the extra time with my kids. As I'm looking at summer on the front end, I think about the analogy of our two eyes. One eye is looking at the big picture of mothering including our ...
Marking the End of the School Year
Do you want to mark the end of the school year at home? If so, how? In this episode I discuss the value of celebrating the practice of showing up and being faithful. I also give ideas of what to save from the school years and how to organize it...
Thinking Aloud
When I was in my teacher training, we learned about the strategy of thinking aloud. Now I "think aloud" when I read to my kids, when I'm having tender emotions and need extra understanding, or when I'm problem solving.
Cookbook Club
Do you have events or people in your life that are life giving to your soul? Cookbook Club has been that for me!Episode 11: Happy (Early) Mother's Day! Listen on
3 Favorite Parenting Practices
Are there some tried and true parenting practices that work and promote connection with our children?Example of
Manners Through the Years
How can we teach our children manners in an age appropriate way? How can we present the idea of manners in a way that is inviting?You Tube Video: American Sign Language for
Quiet and Solitude
What if we think about times of quiet and solitude as self-care? How can we encourage our children to have times when they are free from distraction in a way that is inviting and winsome?Funny Instagram Reel I mentioned:
Interruptions Are Your Work
How we view things matters: what if we saw interruptions as our "work" in motherhood? How would that perspective shift impact our words and attitudes?Morning Song/Prayer
Identity & Praise
What is the connection between identity and praise? Is there a way to offer encouragement that promotes internal motivation and satisfaction of a job well done for the listener?mamaopportun...
The Power of Role Play
How can we use the powerful strategy of role play to help prepare our children for new or challenging situations? How can we use role play as a teaching tool? And how can we use role play to retrain the brain from cycling in negative thought lo...
Your Creative Spirit
Is there a creative endeavor that brings you joy and is life giving? Have you considered sharing that joy with your children?mamaopportunities.comThe quote at the end of each epi...
Seasons of Motherhood
What season of motherhood are you in? What joys and challenges come with that season?mamaopportunities.comThe quote at the end of each episode is by Jill Churchill, an American a...
Risk and Resilience
In this episode, I discuss how we can help our children develop confidence and resilience when they are placed in situations that offer risk within a safety net. Summer camp is a great place to experience risk within some boundaries.
Experience Can Be our Teacher--If We Let It!
There are so many opportunities in daily life for children to develop resilience. How can we as parents support this growth?
Growing Resilience
As parents, sometimes we explicitly teach our children things and at other times we gently encourage certain character qualities. In this episode, I share a phrase that helps grow resilience and how asking questions can help our children find t...
Disappointment: Situations Outside Our Control
Unfortunately, disappointment in life is inevitable. How do our children respond in disappointing situations? How can we support their process of becoming resilient in the face of disappointment? Are there strategies that we can use to help our...
A Mindset of Resilient Kids
We all want to have resilient kids! I've come to see that building resilience is like having various pieces of a puzzle that together strengthen resilient character. In today's episode, I discuss a phrase that helps us as Moms lay the foundatio...
No One Told Me About Teaching My Child to Drive!
My friends told me about giving birth, and they told me about potty training. No one told me about teaching my child to drive! In this episode, I discuss some mistakes I made, and things I want to do differently next time..all while keeping in ...