136: Kori & Mike: Zag Zig Parenting
Married for 23 years, with 4 children, Kori Reed and Mike Becker are on a mission to \u201cReimagine family stereotypes so that all modern families can thrive.\u201d\n\xa0\nThey are so committed to this mission that they wrote a book about it - Zag Zig Parenting: (Mis)Adventures of a Career-Driven Mom and a Stay-at-Home Dad\n\xa0\nZagZig Parenting invites you to explore a married couple\u2019s contemporary perspective on parenting through comical vignettes that share their differences, struggles and mistakes.\xa0\n\xa0\nWritten by Kori, a career-driven mom of four children, with commentary from Mike, a twenty-year, at-home dad, this book shows work-life integration from a different lens, and creates a positive environment to reimagine the family framework.\n\xa0\nThese vulnerable stories about life as a non-traditional family aim to paint a picture of everyday chaos provide comic relief and permit parents to thrive as they embrace their perceived shortcomings in the context of work-family flow. Parenting issues don\u2019t discriminate.\xa0\n\xa0\nListen in to hear Kori and Mike share:\n\xa0\n\nHow Mike and Kori both started defying traditional gender roles at the age of 16\n\nHow parents with two very different personality types can successfully find their parenting groove\n\nWhat family management looks like for a stay-at-home dad and career driven mom\n\nThe power and purpose of therapy\xa0\n\nHow a Kori learned to juggle being a present parent and career focused mom\n\nWhat Mike loved about staying home with 4 kids over the course of 20 years\n\nMike\u2019s biggest parenting secret when it comes to minimizing overwhelm and chaos\n\n\xa0\nLinks Mentioned:\nFind Kori and Mike here: www.ZagZigParenting.com\nBut the book here: Zag Zig Parenting on Amazon\nSponsor:\xa0Aaptiv.com\xa0(use code\xa0SMA30\xa0for a free 30 day trial)\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices