The Mom Panel: It Takes a Village! And Play/Parenting Tips...

On today’s episode of The Mom Panel, we went behind the scenes—but not quite the way we planned! Jill, Tiesha, Michelle, and I (Jackie) opened up about the real work we do for our clients and how each of us had to build or lean on a village at different points in motherhood.Tiesha shares what it was like having an “older” village as a teen mom, I talk about being a busy single parent who had to prioritize friendships early, Michelle opens up about having no one after her NICU experience, and Jill talks about teaming up with her sister to create her own support system.We meant to dive deeper into our professional work—but the conversation flowed into something even more honest and needed.Toward the end, I tried to squeeze in parenting tips about play (Jill nailed it!)... but we somehow ended with a hilarious story about twins and nap time poop. Yep. You’ll want to hear my unexpected "tip of the day."Chapters00:00 Navigating Personal Challenges03:02 Support Systems in Parenting06:08 The Importance of Community08:50 Finding Your Village12:09 The Role of Extended Family15:10 Building Connections with Other Parents17:52 Teamwork in Parenting20:58 The Impact of Educators23:59 Creating a Supportive Environment28:36 Building Supportive Relationships30:15 Navigating Co-Parenting Dynamics32:20 Connecting Across Generations34:36 Finding Your Parenting Community41:11 The Importance of Play in Development50:50 Embracing Flexibility in ParentingMusic from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/hey-pluto/nod-your-headLicense code: A2PQ6351EH9SYE7LMusic from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/black-coffeeLicense code: GBB5HLCYHERHUAE4Support the showWant to be a guest on our podcast? Contact us at:  [email protected]