Making Lemonade out of Lemons: Parenting with Positivity During Quarantine with Sue Groner of The Parenting Mentor

Going Beyond with Randi Zinn

Who’s experiencing the struggle of parenting, educating, and embracing everything that it means to be a parent right now?! Who needs an uplifting and inspiring approach?! WE ALL DO! We know that this time of social isolation is particularly stressful for parents. Our kids daily activities and schooling changed right in time with our own. Homeschooling is overwhelming and frustrating. Our kids miss their friends, teachers, and activities.
We are trying to work, ease our own worries, and hold space emotionally for our children. We knew we had to acknowledge ALL of this, so we asked our friend Sue Groner, the Parenting Mentor herself, back to the podcast. Sue has the unique gift of taking our challenges, flipping them around, and transforming them into lessons of growth, resilience and gratitude. Her messages are so simple…and so profound for the entire family unit.

We know it’s tough. We know it’s not what you asked for. But this episode will help you to Go Beyond your frustrations and create a new normal that could actually be quite poignant!

In this episode Randi and Sue dive into:

-The major mindset shift-recognizing the benefits of taking life a bit slower.

-Why it’s okay to break your “normal" rules with your kids.

-Why Sue thinks the high statistics of kid’s anxiety may shift after this period of time.

-How to get your kids involved in cooking, cleaning, and other chores in a fun and active way. Randi shares her own Sunday morning cleaning story with her kids.

-Tips on how to keep kids healthy, happy and entertained at home. Sue shares her go-to interactive ideas

-Letting go of that feeling of "falling behind". Sue reminds us that everyone is in this boat together and everyone will catch up together.

-How to keep the dialogue open and manage when kids are going through an emotional experience- whining, breakdowns etc.

-Sue’s new motto- “let’s give it a try” and how that’s helping her.

-How to honestly talk to your kids about what’s going on.

We know you’ll love this episode!! Enjoy!