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Parenting Pointers: Tips for a Screen-Free Holiday

Motherhood Moments

Spice Up Mealtime Convo Make family dinnertime more interesting with conversation starters and leave your screens off the table. Motivational Interview Activity Motivational interviews are conversations that can help children understand their own motivations for change.

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Parenting Pointers: Helping Our Teens

Motherhood Moments

They certainly are—indeed, Magee’s own son tragically died of an accidental drug overdose in 2013—and they need just as much parental attention, empathy, and understanding as girls do. Hold regular conversations to normalize how teens are feeling. Too many parents preach or hold one-sided conversations with our children.

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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We also were working on paying for Jon’s master’s degree and then my own masters degree, which I completed in December 2013. This motivated Jon to not ever feel like he had to keep working at a job that he was clearly overwhelmed by just because he couldn’t afford to do anything else. I probably said to much as it is!

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Maureen, from The Debt Free Mess Free Life , suggests that you understand what motivates you to act unwisely and spend frivolously (if that is your situation). She and her husband also used a visual motivation chart posted on their refrigerator. We’ve been paying off non-mortgage debts since 2013. goals to get us there.

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Healthy Habits: The Mayo Lab Podcast with David Magee

Motherhood Moments

Magee and his guests—from the fields of mental health, drug misuse prevention, and parenting—will share research-based insights and guidance to equip parents, educators, and students to start a different conversation in their own lives. While most conversations focus on the ‘How do we make substance misuse stop?’

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Smart Safety: Release Recovery Podcast

Motherhood Moments

In 2013, podcast host David Magee’s own son William died from an accidental drug overdose. That’s why every parent should be having open, honest conversations with their children before and during college—and it’s crucial that in these talks their child feels heard and understood. But I went back out the next night and did it again.”

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