Summary: With a frenzied family schedule, it can be difficult to really turn your focus to your kids' activities, development and growth. "Hot Mess to Mindful Mom" Ali Katz offers tips to work through the chaos.With a frenzied family schedule, it can be difficult to really turn your focus to your kids' activities, development and growth. "Hot Mess to Mindful Mom" Ali Katz joins hosts Lisa and Andrea to offer tips to work through the chaos. Prepare in advance. Let "Sunday set you up." Prepare meals in advance, tidy up the house, etc. Make to-do lists and coordinate daily tasks with your master calendar. Schedule a few minutes to do some deep breathing or recite affirmations in order to center yourself. Make eye contact whenever possible when asking for tasks and actions to be done, in order to avoid eventual yelling and screaming. Take some time to think before you dole out consequences, much like your own "time out." This will prevent you from assigning ones that are unrealistic. Plus much more... Listen in for more insight and tips from Ali, as well as how she navigated her journey to mindful expertise.
