052: Taking Breaks

Published: Sept. 2, 2020, 9 a.m.

Parent Driven Development Episode 052: Taking Breaks 02:16 Taking breaks as a parent, how have you been coping? Is everyone taking breaks? Chris breaks with home projects Allison opts for a few full days off, rather than breaking during her day KWu dives into Downton Abbey (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004KAQQ5E/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004KAQQ5E&linkCode=as2&tag=parentdrivend-20&linkId=b55bfd713a79c6abf4f9c6ea8e4c60c6) 07:32 Productive breaks Increasing your home ROI Decreasing internet time during “breaks” Home improvements 09:15 A break crisis! Dinner Time chaos How syncing self care time with business trips is no longer an option Making an intention plan for a stay-cation 15:35 Planning for fun Animal Crossing (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SL6ZXBL/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07SL6ZXBL&linkCode=as2&tag=parentdrivend-20&linkId=3ee6c16aa6d2b59ebde325b35a4a11c9) Making lists 18:43 Choosing not to make the adult decision Binging on a novel late at night Sometimes choosing the wrong thing is the right decision 23:25 Genius / Fail moments Chris shares his parents-only “secret food” with the kids #genius Allison spooks her kids by hiding from them after they don’t want to go along with their normal bedtime routine and it was a major success #genius KWu says yes in the moment but wasn’t actually prepared for her son to join her in the kitchen.. #fail How can I support the podcast? Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community! *As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Panel Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) KWu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl)