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Eps 120 | You're Becoming: Parenting In the Infant & Toddler Years

Eps 120 | You're Becoming: Parenting In the Infant & Toddler Years

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This episode is for the mama holding the baby in one arm and scrolling with the other at 2 a.m., wondering if she's doing any of this right. In the first episode of our brand new series — Growing Through Every Stage — Jennifer goes back to the very beginning: the infant and toddler years. The sleepless nights, the first steps, the first tantrums, and the total identity disruption that nobody warned you about. You'll hear why comparison is at its most brutal in the early years, what developmental science actually says your baby needs from you (spoiler: it's not flashcards or organic purées), what Dr. Donald Winnicott meant by "the good enough mother," how Charlotte Mason's concept of Mother Culture applies even when you can barely take a shower, and why the clumsy, imperfect systems you're building right now are laying the foundation for everything that comes next. If you've ever thought "I'm not cut out for this," this episode is your reminder that you're not just surviving a season — you're becoming something. And that matters. 🎧 New episode every Tuesday | Series: Growing Through Every Stage (Eps 120–125) ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 1:30 — The reality of the infant & toddler season: identity disruption and the comparison trap 5:00 — What your baby actually needs: attachment theory and the "good enough mother" 8:30 — Mid-episode break: Your Time, Your Way schedule guide + subscribe reminder 10:20 — You are becoming: Charlotte Mason's Mother Culture and investing in yourself 14:00 — James Clear on systems: "You fall to the level of your systems" 14:30 — Practical encouragement: four things to hold onto this week 17:00 — Courage, Confidence & Calling connection 19:00 — Outro, Enough Mom Collective, and next week's preview 📚 PEOPLE & IDEAS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE Dr. Donald Winnicott — Pediatrician & psychoanalyst, coined "the good enough mother" Charlotte Mason — Educator, philosophy of Mother Culture and self-education for mothers James Clear — Author of Atomic Habits: "You don't rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." 🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED 📘 Your Time, Your Way: A New Mom's Guide to Creating a Schedule That Works → Available at https://practical-family.kit.com/products/your-time-your-way 📘 Compassionate Parenting: Where Faith Meets Science — E-Book → https://practical-family.kit.com/products/compassionate-parenting-book 💻 Work with Jennifer — Personal Coaching (Parenting + Life): https://jennifer-bryant.com/parentcoaching/ 🎯 The OVER Framework (FREE): https://practical-family.kit.com/015034ee27 📓 Dream Reconnection Journal: https://jennifer-bryant.com/dream-reconnection-journal-landing/ 🔁 EPISODES IN THE GROWING THROUGH EVERY STAGE SERIES Eps 120 | You're Not Surviving — You're Becoming: Parenting in the Infant & Toddler Years ← You are here Eps 121 | The Wonder Years: Raising Confident, Curious Preschoolers (Coming next week) Eps 122 | The Elementary Years Eps 123 | The Tween & Middle School Years Eps 124 | The High School Years Eps 125 | Series Finale 📱 CONNECT WITH JENNIFER Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferbryant__ Website: https://jennifer-bryant.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenniferLoganBryant X (Twitter): https://x.com/JennBryant_hi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jenniferbryant__ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-enough-mom-podcast-300934700/ 📧 Join the email list for weekly encouragement: https://practical-family.kit.com/ba00fc36f1 💖 SUPPORT THE SHOW This podcast is listener-supported! Keep it ad-free: ☕ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/enoughmom ❤️ LOVE THE SHOW? HERE'S HOW TO HELP ⭐ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — Your reviews help other moms find the show 📲 Share with a mama in the infant or toddler trenches — Screenshot it, tag Jennifer on your stories 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss an episode 💬 Join the Enough Mom Collective at jennifer-bryant.com/enoughmom 👋 ABOUT JENNIFER BRYANT Jennifer Bryant is the host of the Enough Mom Podcast and an educational leader with 25+ years of experience. As a homeschooling mother of two teenagers and founder of PracticalFamily.org, she helps moms break free from comparison culture and step into confident, authentic motherhood through her three-pillar framework: courage, confidence, and calling. Before relaunching the Enough Mom Podcast in October 2025, Jennifer hosted the Practical Family Podcast for five years, building a community of over 86,000 downloads. She also serves as Club Leader for Arise Academy Speech + Debate in Honolulu, Hawaii — where she teaches teenagers not just public speaking, but how to be vulnerable, risk being seen, and fail well and get back up again. 📣 SHARE THIS EPISODE Know a mama who's in the infant or toddler trenches right now? Send her this episode. Tell her she's not behind — she's becoming. And there's a community...
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