Todd and Laura went toe to toe on this one. Laura believes that self care takes top priority. If the rest of the world doesn’t fit in with her schedule, then it will have to wait. She is able to be her best mom when she is able to do her Meditation every morning and her Yoga on the weekends. Todd feels he is holding down the fort of the weekends and wants more family time on Sunday and wants more time to do the list of things that needs to be done on the weekend.

Glenda Montgomery, our guest on Tuesday, suggests that we spend 15 minutes each day with each kid and that can change every thing. Can we find those 15 minutes while running a company, making dinner, getting the kids to bed and keeping our own sanity?

It’s a journey not a race, but does it ever end?

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There are many ways to put a positive spin on every day situations. Glenda Montgomery talks with Todd and Laura about experiences they’ve had where positive discipline truly plays an affective roll in teaching children compassion. Glenda explains how much of an impact we can have with our children, despite how difficult it can be to connect with a child in a heated situation, by means of a hug or meeting eye to eye.

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What do you tell your kids when one of his friend’s parents suffers a serious illness or even death? Do you ever hide it from them? You may be trying to protect your child, but are you? Does your child struggle with transitions? Ours did, but this morning, he showed us that’s all past him now. Todd and Laura are recording a show with a live appearance at Haggis McBaggis in Portland from 12:30-2pm on Tuesday. Come join us and ask questions of Glenda Montgomery from positiveparentingpdx.com

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Laura talked about her special day with the boys and their cleaning of the car. Todd believes that special time made Thursday evening and Friday morning  run smooth. Laura also revealed a story about her intuition and how all mom’s really need to trust it. Plus leave a comment for Laura and Todd now on their new comment line: 503-746-8456.

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Todd and Laura returned home to find that Grandma had spanked their 3 and 6 year olds. No matter what the reason, it is their belief that there is no reason to ever hit a child. It may spark a debate at your home. What to do now? Don’t allow the Grandparents to see the grandchildren? Spank the Grandparents? Or let the boys come up with the discipline for a Grandmother who made a poor decision?

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Should we as parents judge other parents? What about parents smoking in their cars with kids in it? Laura had a tough Village Moment involving our older son, but got support from some surprising places.

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Todd’s Mansfield Moment caught Laura totally of guard as did the Date that she planned. This week’s PD goal is too limit kids screen time. Can you do it? Send us your story. We share a couple ideas of what you can do to make that TV time even better.

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10 minutes with your kids can make both of you smarter. How do parents shut it down at night? How do they turn off work? Sometimes the best way to handle your kids is by saying nothing at all. Can you do it?

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Todd and Laura discuss spanking and the negative ramifications of that action. Plus, what are the best and worst cities in which to raise your children? They share the top and bottom 5.

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