In this episode of In It, hosts Gretchen Vierstra and Rachel Bozek welcome parenting coach Mary Van Geffen. Mary offers online classes including a special one for moms of what she calls “spicy ones.” She also shares fun, funny, and relatable posts every day on Instagram.
Mary talks with Gretchen and Rachel about parenting spicy kids and how to know if you, too, are spicy. What does it mean to be spicy? Are you spicy? And what should you do about it?
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Timestamps
(1:10) Defining “spicy ones”
(4:41) Parents’ worries about themselves as parent
(7:36) What impacts children most
(8:59) Dealing with sensory overload as a parent
(16:51) Organization challenges for parents with ADHD
(18:55) Body doubling
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