In this episode, I'm shifting the focus from parenting techniques to self-care for parents, specifically exploring bedtime and morning routines.

I'm taking a closer look at how parents, particularly moms, can better manage your routines to combat exhaustion and model healthy behavior for your children.

While offering practical strategies to help you carve out time for yourself, like implementing a "reverse sleep-in" to ensure adequate rest and structuring mornings to create a calmer start to the day.

By setting aside even a small window of time each day for mindfulness and grounding exercises, you can improve your own well-being, which, in turn, enhances your ability to parent effectively. Take control of your routines to reduce stress and create a positive atmosphere for your families.

Jennifer's Takeaways:

Avoid Burnout And Model Healthy Habits For Children (0:00)

Managing Stress & Setting A Positive Tone For The Day (02:55)

Stimulating Brain's Insula Through Sensory Exercises (09:45)

Improve Your Mental State (13:15)

Meet Jennifer Kolari

Jennifer Kolari is the host of the “Connected Parenting” weekly podcast and the co-host of “The Mental Health Comedy” podcast. Kolari is a frequent guest on Nationwide morning shows and podcasts in the US and Canada. Her advice can also be found in many Canadian and US magazines such as; Today’s Parent, Parents Magazine and Canadian Family.

Kolari’s powerful parenting model is based on the neurobiology of love, teaching parents how to use compassion and empathy as powerful medicine to transform challenging behavior and build children’s emotional resilience and emotional shock absorbers.

Jennifer’s wisdom, quick wit and down to earth style help parents navigate modern-day parenting problems, offering real-life examples as well as practical and effective tools and strategies.

Her highly entertaining, inspiring workshops are shared with warmth and humour, making her a crowd-pleasing speaker with schools, medical professionals, corporations and agencies throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

One of the nation’s leading parenting experts, Jennifer Kolari, is a highly sought- after international speaker and the founder of Connected Parenting. A child and family therapist with a busy practice based in San Diego and Toronto, Kolari is also the author of Connected Parenting: How to Raise A Great Kid (Penguin Group USA and Penguin Canada, 2009) and You’re Ruining My Life! (But Not Really): Surviving the Teenage Years with Connected Parenting (Penguin Canada, 2011).