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Parenting is often lived in the extremes. It's either Great Joy or chaotic overwhelmed. In one moment you’re nailing it and the next you're losing your cool I want to help you find your way to the messy middle, to a place of balance. You see, balance is a verb not a state of being. it is a thing you do not a thing you are. it is an action a process a series of micro-corrections each and every day to keep ourselves feeling centered. We are never truly balanced. We are engaged in the process of balancing.

Hello, I’m Dr. Laura Froyen and this is the Balanced Parent podcast, where overwhelmed stressed out and disconnected parents go to find tools, mindset shifts and practices to help them stop yelling at the people they love and start connecting on a deeper level, all delivered with heaping doses of grace and compassion. Join me in conversations that will help you get clear on your goals and values and start showing up in your parenting, your relationships, YOUR LIFE, with open-hearted authenticity and balance. Let’s go!

In the previous episode, you have learned about the importance of independent play. But do you still hear your child say: "Mom, Dad, play with me!" multiple times that it felt like IT IS AN OBLIGATION to do so? And when you do play with them, it drains the life out of you?

Well, I want to help you be free from this pressure and teach you how to have more fun and bring playfulness into your homes.

So for this episode, we have an awesome guest (and one of my favorite Instagram accounts 😍), Ange, The Singing Parent Coach! She has a background in Performing Arts and has performed all throughout her college days. She brought music into every aspect of her life and ever since she became a mother of two wonderful kids, Ange decided to bring her musicality into parenting.

She will help us figure out:

How to be observant of our children's play (and why it's important to be aware of your biases!)
How to manage discomfort when play doesn't go as planned
How to drop your sense of responsibility of making play happen
How to make a culture of fun in a household vs playing in a household
How to have more fun and be playful as a parent

Make sure to follow her on her social media handles where she shares more tips on how to have fun raising your kids. She's on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest. And if you have Tiktok, check her account as well @angedallesandro.

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Laura Froyen, PhD

Laura Froyen, PhD

Balanced Parent Podcast

Laura Froyen, PhD

Welcome to the home of The Balanced Parent Podcast!

Episode 41: How to Actually Have Fun as a Parent with Ange