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b"Sometimes we need to stop trying so hard for things to get easier. We asked our listeners:\\xa0where\\u2019s an area of your parenting where you got better results by doing less?\\xa0\\nIn this episode we discuss our listeners' best advice on how to parent more lightly by caring less about our children\\u2019s:\\n\\nhomework\\n\\npotty training\\n\\noutfits\\n\\npalates\\n\\nbasic hygiene\\n\\nbirthday parties\\n\\n\\nWe also talk \\u201cbare minimum parenting\\u201d in its many forms with guest James Breakwell, author of\\xa0Bare Minimum Parenting: The Ultimate Guide to Not Quite Ruining Your Child.\\nJames says bare minimum parenting isn\\u2019t about the number of kids you have: \\u201cTwo children aren\\u2019t twice as much work as one. If you\\u2019re already yelling at the first kid, just add the name of the second kid at the end.\\u201d For James, bare minimum parenting is about playing the long game. Can you look around at a group of adults and pick out which ones had baby massage or language-immersion preschool? Okay, sometimes they\\u2019re dead ringers. But most of the time you can\\u2019t, and we think James\\u2019s new book is slyly revolutionary in the way it enables all of us to do less, worry less, and get our kids to pretty much the same place in the end.\\nIn other words, Bare Minimum Parenting doesn\\u2019t have to mean no rules. It can mean basic rules that work for your family. But those rules aren\\u2019t set by the family next door, or that clickbait-y guilt-inducing article you just read.\\nAnd when the rules don\\u2019t work? Put them aside for a bit. No regrets.\\nICYMI: in this episode Margaret mentions this\\xa0slackline\\xa0as her key to bare minimum backyard fun\\u2014 her kids play on it for hours.\\nHere's where you can find James: \\n\\nBuy James's book: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9781982599294\\n\\n\\n@XplodingUnicorn on Twitter\\n\\n@ExplodingUnicorn on Facebook\\n\\n\\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"