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It's easy to compare our parenting\u2014often as measured by our kids' achievements\u2014with their peers' achievements. As in, how other parents might be doing it better.\nThis week, we're talking parenting tips for resisting \u201cmompetition\u201d\u2014 and how we can use comparison to create healthy perspectives instead of "compare and despair."\nAmy and Margaret discuss:\n\nWhy competition is a biological imperative\n\nThe effects of social media and other societal forces on parenting\n\nHow to know if we're putting too much pressure on our kids\n\n\nHere are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:\n\nMatthew Hutson for The Atlantic: "Why We Compete"\n\n\nAruna Raghuram for ParentCircle: "Are you a competitive mom? Here are the many ways in which mompetition can harm your child"\n\n\nUrban Dictionary definition of "mompetition"\n\nEileen Kennedy-Moore for Psychology Today: "How to Resist Competitive Parenting"\n\n\n\nWhat Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can\u2019t wait to go back on the road!\xa0https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour\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/\nmom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips,\xa0mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid\u2019s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent, mompetition, parenting competition \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices