Living by the Mantras: Parenting Wisdom with Phrases Kids Remember

Colleen Souza
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Living by the Mantras: Parenting Wisdom with Phrases Kids Remember Practical parenting for moms, dads and grandparents who want ideas that work at home. Living by the Mantras is a positive parenting podcast built on parenting mantras: short, kind and firm phrases to say to kids that are easy for them to remember. Parenting coach, former teacher and mom of three Colleen Souza shares one simple mantra per episode, plus funny family stories and real ideas for raising school age kids and teens. Each episode helps you teach respect, hard work and self control, raise resilient, independent kids and spend less time yelling. Parenting mantras you will hear: "Keep your pants on!" "We're about solutions, not problems." "I can't yet." "Win or learn." "If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it." The show is based on her book, Living by the Mantras: Common Sense Wisdom for an Extraordinary Life. Get 5 Free Mantras at www.livingbythemantras.com/blog Parenting, one mantra at a time.

  1. 1d ago

    No Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda: Living the Great Adventure | Parenting Mantras

    Living by the Mantras: Parenting Wisdom with Phrases Kids Remember Do you want to live a life of no regrets? Colleen Souza talks with guest Bryan Souza about raising kids who take healthy risks, engage fully in life and live with fewer regrets, and about modeling that same mindset as parents. How do we keep kids safe and secure without being staid and boring? Join us! Colleen Souza shares practical parenting wisdom, common sayings and mantras kids remember, with a focus on solutions, not problems. Question for you: What is one healthy risk your child took this year that you are proud of? Buy the Book: Living by the Mantras https://livingbythemantras.com/living-by-the-mantras-book/ Subscribe to the Blog and Get 5 Free Mantras to Live by! https://livingbythemantras.com/blog Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HGaXIm3VT_Q Connect with Colleen https://livingbythemantras.com/ Say hi on X: @colleen_souza https://x.com/colleen_souza Get Living by the Mantras, Colleen Souza's parenting book, on Amazon, or hear Colleen read it on Audible. #livingbythemantras #parentingwisdom #phraseskidsremember #ParentingTips Parenting, one mantra at a time.

  2. Oct 16

    If It’s Wet and Not Yours, Don’t Touch It: A Self-Control Toolbox for Parents and Kids | Parenting Mantras

    Living by the Mantras: Parenting Wisdom with Phrases Kids Remember Self-control fails less often from a lack of desire than from a lack of a plan. In this episode, Colleen opens her self-control toolbox and shares five tools parents can use with their kids: name your weak spots, remove the enemy, track and measure progress, practice positive self-talk out loud, and protect rest and sleep. It's practical parenting wisdom built on solutions, not problems, and on the family mantra "If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it." Like so many common sayings we grew up hearing, this one gives kids a simple way to stop and think before they act. Buy the Book: Living by the Mantras https://livingbythemantras.com/living-by-the-mantras-book/ Subscribe to the Blog and Get 5 Free Mantras to Live by! https://livingbythemantras.com/blog Connect with Colleen https://livingbythemantras.com/ Parenting, one mantra at a time.

  3. Oct 9

    If It’s Wet and Not Yours, Don’t Touch It: Teaching Kids Self-Control | Parenting Mantras

    Self-control is the ability to manage impulses, emotions, and behavior so a child can choose the next right action instead of the easiest one. It is not the absence of strong feelings. It is what a child does while those feelings are still there.  Training self-control is mostly training confidence and calmness.  In this episode we talk about the five practices that help parents build both. Like so many common sayings we grew up hearing, this mantra holds real parenting wisdom for little ones and tweens alike. Buy the Book: Living by the Mantras https://livingbythemantras.com/living-by-the-mantras-book/ Subscribe to the Blog and Get 5 Free Mantras to Live by! https://livingbythemantras.com/blog Connect with Colleen https://livingbythemantras.com/

  4. Sep 25

    Solutions, Not Problems: Habits for a More Positive Home | Parenting Mantras

    A more positive home starts with small habits you repeat every day, not with pointing out what's going wrong. This week the mantra "We're about solutions, not problems" shows how to move our brains and our actions away from the negativity around us, a common sense parenting habit that fuels family positivity. Listen in and find out! It's one of those mantras that sounds simple, and it can change the whole feel of a home. Buy the Book: Living by the Mantras https://livingbythemantras.com/living-by-the-mantras-book/ Subscribe to the Blog and Get 5 Free Mantras to Live by! https://livingbythemantras.com/blog Connect with Colleen https://livingbythemantras.com/

  5. Sep 18

    Solutions, Not Problems: Break the Negativity Cycle at Home | Parenting Mantras

    Problems will keep showing up in family life, so the real question is whether your home lives in them or pivots and works through them. The mantra "We're about solutions, not problems" turns everyday setbacks into practice for raising resilient kids.  Join us today and let’s talk about building a solutions based environment. This is common sense parenting at its best: we can't keep problems away, but we can teach our kids to look for solutions, not problems. Buy the Book: Living by the Mantras https://livingbythemantras.com/living-by-the-mantras-book/ Subscribe to the Blog and Get 5 Free Mantras to Live by! https://livingbythemantras.com/blog Connect with Colleen https://livingbythemantras.com/

  6. Sep 4

    When the Job's Too Tough: Bring Energy and Ignore the Haters | Parenting Mantras

    When you walk into a hard job with positive energy, you change the room and bring the people around you along, and that's a powerful example for kids. Colleen's mantra "If the job's too tough for most people, it's just about right for me" is about bringing that energy and ignoring the haters.  Let’s talk about how to win the job and make those around you better. Our kids, and especially our tweens, are watching how we show up, and that's where mantras like this one do their quiet work. Buy the Book: Living by the Mantras https://livingbythemantras.com/living-by-the-mantras-book/ Subscribe to the Blog and Get 5 Free Mantras to Live by! https://livingbythemantras.com/blog Connect with Colleen https://livingbythemantras.com/

  7. Aug 28

    When the Job's Too Tough: Do What Makes Your Heart Sing | Parenting Mantras

    Hard work means the most when it goes toward something you love, and that passion is contagious for everyone around you, including your kids. This episode of "If the job's too tough for most people, it's just about right for me" is about doing what makes your heart sing. But how do we deal with those who don’t support us? Colleen shares how to chase your passions and ignore the haters. It's a little parenting wisdom for grown-ups too: when we love what we do, our kids notice. Buy the Book: Living by the Mantras https://livingbythemantras.com/living-by-the-mantras-book/ Subscribe to the Blog and Get 5 Free Mantras to Live by! https://livingbythemantras.com/blog Connect with Colleen https://livingbythemantras.com/

  8. Jul 24

    When the Job's Too Tough: Teaching Kids Hard Work | Parenting Mantras

    Teaching kids the value of hard work starts with showing them that a strong work ethic pushes us forward and gives us purpose. This episode asks what hard work really is, through the mantra "If the job's too tough for most people, it's just about right for me."  Much of our life's conveniences have come to us through the hard work of others and we need to help ourselves and those around us step up and make things better through hard work. Some of the oldest common sayings carry the best parenting wisdom, and this mantra is one I come back to again and again.   Buy the Book: Living by the Mantras https://livingbythemantras.com/living-by-the-mantras-book/ Subscribe to the Blog and Get 5 Free Mantras to Live by! https://livingbythemantras.com/blog Connect with Colleen https://livingbythemantras.com/

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Living by the Mantras: Parenting Wisdom with Phrases Kids Remember Practical parenting for moms, dads and grandparents who want ideas that work at home. Living by the Mantras is a positive parenting podcast built on parenting mantras: short, kind and firm phrases to say to kids that are easy for them to remember. Parenting coach, former teacher and mom of three Colleen Souza shares one simple mantra per episode, plus funny family stories and real ideas for raising school age kids and teens. Each episode helps you teach respect, hard work and self control, raise resilient, independent kids and spend less time yelling. Parenting mantras you will hear: "Keep your pants on!" "We're about solutions, not problems." "I can't yet." "Win or learn." "If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it." The show is based on her book, Living by the Mantras: Common Sense Wisdom for an Extraordinary Life. Get 5 Free Mantras at www.livingbythemantras.com/blog Parenting, one mantra at a time.

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