Summer Shame: Letting Go of the Perfect Summer Pressure

Summer is supposed to be the magical season, and most of us are already behind on it by day three. We get into the "am I a bad mom" spiral that did not exist when we were kids, the '90s summer trend and what it is actually asking of us, and the wider pressure to go and do that hits whether you have kids or not. We talk about how much freedom is the right amount of freedom for young kids, the case for telling everyone in the house that boredom is not an emergency, and the small things keeping each of us going this week. We each name something we are letting go of this summer.

Topics Covered

• Summer shame and the pressure to have the perfect summer, with or without kids
• The "am I a bad mom" spiral that did not exist in the '80s and '90s
• The '90s summer trend and what it gets right and wrong
• How much freedom is the right amount of freedom when your kid is young
• The shoulds we are each letting go of this summer

Links & Resources

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