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Fresh Take: Sam Kelly on Teaching Kids About the Mental Load
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What if kids didn't need chore charts and constant supervision in order to participate in the lives of their households? What if the "mental load" was seen as a family-wide issue, where everyone could contribute to the solution?
Sam Kelly, creator of the "Notice and Do" method and author of the new book NOTICE AND DO: Raise Capable Kids, End Motherhood Burnout, and Lighten Your Mental Load, is here to tell us there's another way.
Amy and Sam discuss:
- The "delegator trap"—why constantly assigning tasks keeps moms responsible for the "noticing"
- Using a "learning ladder" to teach kids of all ages how to take over household tasks, step by step
- Handling the pushback you might receive as you roll out the "notice and do" method
- How kids who "notice and do" have agency and take initiative beyond the walls of your home
Here's where you can find Sam:
- https://hellosamkelly.com
- @samkelly_world on IG
- Buy NOTICE AND DO: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780063460911
What Fresh Hell is co-hosted by Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables.
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