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Break Free From Busyness {Episode 08}

Hey mom, how busy are you? Is your calendar bulging at the seams? Have you become your kids personal Uber driver, shuttling them from activity to activity? If you answered yes to all of the above, then this podcast was taped for you! Listen as author, Joanne Kraft, shares the ten reasons that opened her eyes to the cold hard fact: she was … [Read more...]

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Mean Moms Use Their Words {Episode 05}

Are there any magic words a mom can use to truly encourage their child? You're going to find out today on the Mean Moms Podcast. When my four were growing up I thought that telling them how great and wonderful they were was the right way to do it. If I only knew then what I know now. I thought the right way was to say things  like, "Youre … [Read more...]

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Celebrating Your Loved One in Heaven

Mom went to Heaven on April 27, 2001. Her name was Mary Lou. It's not a very common name. I didn't realize the things I'd miss when mom passed, like hearing someone say her name. I felt betrayed by the calendar when mom died. Days kept coming. Life kept moving. How could the earth keep spinning when my world had stopped? Yet, it did. … [Read more...]

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10 Ways to Quit Yelling At Your Kids

Why do I yell so much? Ever wonder that? I have.  I come from a long line of big mouths passionate people. I was  raised in a home with four kids - you need a verbal edge. Once I became a mom of my own four, well, it seems "extreme yelling" became my Olympic sport. Stop that! Put that away! NO! I said NO! For some reason, I always find … [Read more...]

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Is Santa Bringing Your Child a Cell Phone? {Printable Cell Phone Contract}

You've finally gone and done it. You believed what your teenager said about being "the only kid in his school" who doesn't have a phone. They wore you down. All the terrible research about kids and phones became white noise. You told yourself, "I can put parental settings in place." You ignored Chapter Fifteen of The Mean Mom's Guide and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: cell phone rules, cell phones, chidlren, children Tagged With: cell phone contract, kids and cell phones, Mean Mom's Guide, raising great kids, teenagers

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