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Unrealistic Expectations | Special Replay

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April 26, 2023 by Gina Steffy Leave a Comment

Unrealistic Mom Expectations with The Real Kathy Lee

Episode #5

I had a great time talking with Keri Vasek about the unrealistic expectations we as moms put on ourselves. You might remember Keri from Episode 2 where we talked about Losing Your Joy in Motherhood. Keri is the mother of three “muddlings” and enjoys encouraging other moms to let their children PLAY.

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In this episode, Keri and I get real about the expectations that haunt mothers. As mothers, we often feel the need to keep a spotless house, present perfect children, and always be dressed and ready to host an event. Well, this is UNREALISTIC. Moms with little ones often have chaos, and unruly children and can be found in yoga pants and a messy bun. Keri and I share some of the unrealistic expectations we had early on as moms and agree that keeping it simple is best.

I loved Keri’s 3 REALISTIC expectations for each day.

1. Find time to read aloud.

2. Invite your children to play.

3. Be intentional about loving one another.

Let’s EXPECT good things from our kids and from ourselves. My goal is that my children grow up to know they are loved, so that they feel free to give love to others.

You’ve got this,

Kathy

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Filed Under: The Real Kathy Lee Tagged With: Christian motherhood, Expectations, Motherhood, mothers

Best of Homeschooling IRL: Unrealistic Expectations

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September 20, 2017 by Joy Rhodes Leave a Comment

In this Best of Homeschooling IRL episode, Fletch and Kendra chat with Kathy Lee, mom of many and co-author of The Homegrown Preschooler. Kathy is a child development specialist who has homeschooled and raised kids and now speaks all over the country to parents (often with several of her kids in tow!)

We discuss the growing trend of high academic unrealistic expectations at younger ages, play-based preschool, and developing relationships with our young kids and teens that last well into their adulthood.

EPISODE TIMELINE
3:10 Fluff – Chocolate Labs and Newsies!
12:28 Unrealistic Expectations – Part 1 Kathy Lee
30:25 Unrealistic Expectations – Part 2 Kathy Lee
42:23 The show is over. Goodbye!

SHOW NOTES:

Recommended Resources:
The Homegrown Preschooler
KathyHLee.com – personal blog
Betty the Surf Dog – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website
Rasta The Chocolate Lab – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website
Fletch Twitter
Kendra Twitter

Previous Episodes Mentioned:
All of them

Music clips used on this episode:
Three Little Birds/Bob Marley – Buy it now on iTunes
Seize the Day/Newsies – Buy it now on iTunes

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Filed Under: Homeschooling IRL Tagged With: Andy Fletcher, Expectations, Fletch, HomeschoolingIRL, Kathy Lee, Kendra Fletcher, parenting

Unrealistic Expectations

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March 24, 2017 by Joy Rhodes 1 Comment

Unrealistic Expecations with The Real Kathy Lee

Episode #5

On this episode, Keri and I get real about the expectations that haunt mothers. As mothers, we often feel the need to keep a spotless house, present perfect children, and always be dressed and ready to host an event. Well, this is UNREALISTIC. Moms with little ones often have chaos, unruly children, and can be found in yoga pants and a messy bun. Keri and I share some of the unrealistic expectations we had early on as moms and agree that keeping it simple is best.

I loved Keri’s 3 REALISTIC expectations for each day.

1. Find time to read aloud.

2. Invite your children to play.

3. Be intentional about loving one another.

Let’s EXPECT good things from our kids and from ourselves. My goal is that my children grow up to know they are loved, so that they feel free to give love to others.

You’ve got this,

Kathy

ps- if you are enjoying this podcast, please take a moment to submit a review on iTunes!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Filed Under: The Real Kathy Lee Tagged With: Christian motherhood, Expectations, Motherhood, mothers

Unrealistic Expectations – HIRL Episode 103

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May 16, 2016 by HomeschoolingIRL Leave a Comment

Join us for this week’s episode as we chat with Kathy Lee, mom of many and co-author of The Homegrown Preschooler. Kathy is a child development specialist who has homeschooled and raised kids and now speaks all over the country to parents (often with several of her kids in tow!)

We discuss the growing trend of high academic expectations at younger ages, play-based preschool, and developing relationships with our young kids and teens that last well into their adulthood.

SHOW NOTES:

Previous Episodes Mentioned:
All of them

Music clips used on this episode:
Three Little Birds/Bob Marley – Buy it now on iTunes
Seize the Day/Newsies – Buy it now on iTunes

SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE AN iTUNES REVIEW:

Allow the magic of the internet to deliver Homeschooling In Real Life to your tablet or smart phone. Let us show you how easy it is:

Follow this link to our iTunes page.
IMPORTANT STEP: Under our big red HomeschoolingIRL logo, just click on View in iTunes
The iTunes program will automatically launch and take you to our podcast page.
FIRST – Click SUBSCRIBE. Voila! All or our podcasts will come directly to your computer and smart phone.
NEXT – Click RATINGS AND REVIEW. Remember the best reviews are 5-stars (hint hint!).
Thanks for being one of our listeners! HIRLers rock!

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO LISTEN TO HomeschoolingIRL?

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