Today we are talking about the gift of filling our children's hearts and minds as we would a treasure chest, with things that are good, true and beautiful.

Books mentioned:

Pilgrims Inn by Elisabeth Goudge

The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson

Media Mentioned:

Crickey, it's the Irwins!

Quotes:

"Lucilla knew always, and Nadine knew in her more domesticated moments, that it was homemaking that mattered. Every home was a brick in the great wall of decent living that men erected over and over again as a bulwark against the perpetual flooding in of evil. But women made the bricks, and the durableness of each civilization depended on their quality, and it was no good weakening oneself for the brick-making by thinking too much about the flood." - Pilgrims Inn

"And the Paper Dolls flew... into the little girls memory, where they found white mice and fireworks, and a starfish soap, and a kind granny, and the butterfly hairslide, and more and more lovely things each day and each year." - The Paper Dolls

This episode is part of our series on the book Motherhood Unplugged, available here.

Episode Art: The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson, illustrations by the amazing Rebecca Cobb

Part 2!

Shannon Groves is an early childhood educator, mother, and long-time proponent of loose parts play and creating spaces for children to thrive and grow. Join us for part 2 of our conversation on play, boredom and creating/ finding natural play resources for open ended play.

Shannon Groves, early childhood expert joins us on this episode as we learn about how to create "Invitations to Play" and how we can redirect our children from "boredom" into engaging play.

Also be sure to tune into our Bonus Episode for the rest of our conversation with Shannon!

This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are in Chapter 11.

The dominant feeling I hear from parents (and myself!) in relation to technology and their children is this - fear.

We are afraid of many things that might happen to our children in the wake of the world's technological changes. And these concerns are real, and worth taking action about. So how do we get our fear out of the way so that we can move confidently into the future?

Join us for this 10 minute episode where we talk about just that!

This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are in Chapter 9 - "Perfect Love drives out Fear."

Resources:

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything through prayer and supplication, make your requests known to God. And the God of all peace will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7

"You will know the truth and the truth will set you free." - John 8:32

Part 2!

Sophie Austin is a mother, artist, and educator who teaches about living naturally and well in today's world. Join us for this "don't miss!" episode covering the benefits of art and nature for our nervous system, and how taking time to do the things we love may just be the thing we need the most.

This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are in Chapter 8: "Stress Knitting and How Hobbies Can Help Us."

Links:

Find Sophie Here:

⁠https://www.instagram.com/sofeed⁠

Motherhood Unplugged by Heather Lake is available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sophie Austin is a mother, artist, and educator who teaches about living naturally and well in today's world. Join us for this "don't miss!" episode covering the benefits of art and nature for our nervous system, and how taking time to do the things we love may just be the thing we need the most.

Make sure to also catch Part 2 in the Bonus Episode with Sophie!

This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are in Chapter 8: "Stress Knitting and How Hobbies Can Help Us."

Links:

Find Sophie Here:

https://www.instagram.com/sofeed

Motherhood Unplugged by Heather Lake is available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode we are talking about how to stay friends with people we disagree with, and how our time spent online can serve to divide us from the people we know and love. Join us this week as we discuss Chapter 7 of Motherhood Unplugged.

This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are in Chapter 6: "Why We're Addicted to Our Phones."

Links:

Too Much TV Book

https://www.amazon.com/Berenstain-Bears-Too-Much-TV/dp/0394865707

TED Talk Cal Newport

https://www.ted.com/talks/cal_newport_why_you_should_quit_social_media?subtitle=en

Motherhood Unplugged by Heather Lake is available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠