If you \u2013 like us \u2013 are prone to parental guilt, struggle with pandemic parenting, and wonder if it\u2019s possible to satisfy your own soul while raising kiddos then this is the episode for you! Dive in and join Yael for a candid discussion with KJ Dell\u2019Antonia, former editor of The New York Times Motherlode Blog and author of How to Be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life and Loving (Almost) Every Minute. KJ offers practical advice for pandemic parenting, on mindset shifts to increase parenting satisfaction, and in raising happy, healthy, capable, and resilient kids. Listen and Learn Why happier parents make for happier kidsWhy you can be happy \u2013 even when your children aren\u2019t4 things happy parents do wellHow to find success with kids and chores\xa0How to approach screen time\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0Why not accommodate your kid\u2019s every whim\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0About KJ Dell\u2019Antonia DJ Dell'Antonia KJ Dell\u2019Antonia is the author of How to Be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life and Loving (Almost) Every Minute and a regular contributor to the New York Times, where she covers the personal and policy aspects of parenthood. Her research, interviews and reporting on the topic are geared towards helping all of us figure out \u201chow it\u2019s done\u201d in the bits of family life we find most challenging. KJ is the former editor of The New York Times\u2019 Motherlode blog and co-host of the #AmWriting podcast. An attorney and former prosecutor, KJ is a graduate of Kansas State University and the University of Chicago Law School. She lives in Lyme, New Hampshire with her husband and four children. Resources Diana's free resource "My Summer Map for Kids"How to Be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life and Loving (Almost) Every Minute by KJ Dell\u2019Antonia\u201cWhy I Won\u2019t Sacrifice My Sanity to My Kid\u2019s Online Schooling\u201d WBUR April 27, 2020 Commentary by KJ Dell\u2019Antonia\u201cWhat Happened to American Childhood?\u201d The Atlantic April 17, 2020 Article by Kate Julian\u201cTurn Your Demanding Child Into a Productive Co-Worker\u201d New York Times April 30, 2020 Article by Michaeleen Doucleffkjdellantonia.comInstagram and the #BooksThatWon\u2019tBumYouOut seriesTwitter: @KJDellAntoniaFacebookKJ\u2019s irregular emails about creative family life: http://followkj#AmWriting PodcastThe Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell\u2019Antonia (released June 30, 2020) 141. Educating Our Kids at Home with Julie Bogart75. Mindful-Self Compassion with Dr. Christopher Germer 113. Self-Compassion for Parents with Dr. Susan Pollak24. Choosing Both: Straddling Meaningful Career and Parenthood with Dr. Yael Schonbrun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices