Katie, you always look stunning. Even so newly PP. I’m a part of the get it all done clubhouse. I would really love a “get ready with me” routine. Just seeing what systems and products you use to look so effortless and put together in such a busy time. That would be so helpful.
@@diversekakesgirl she is wearing makeup! Which theres nothing wrong with , i would want to get really good at makeup and eyebrows if i was on camera all the time. But remember youtubers are human too ;)
I appreciate your points and have no doubt this proactive approach has helped your family. Wanted to add that sometimes children go through difficult seasons. My oldest went through a season of stubbornness and she was pushing back big time. She was also quite emotional. She’s 6 years old and we sought counsel from parents’ and older friends and stayed very consistent in our approach. We’ve seen God working in her heart and thankfully she’s much softer now to our teaching and correction. We can’t control our children’s hearts. We can be taking a Biblical approach to discipline and training but ultimately God has to produce growth and sometimes that happens in difficult seasons when they don’t behave the way we were hoping they would.
Okay, WHO is going to be able to focus on what you're saying with that adorable little angel in your lap cooing and yawning the whole time?!?! 😭❤ I'll try my best! So so sweet. Just wanna smell his little head haha!
As a young mother of two videos like this a are so so helpful. Even if I don’t implement everything you guys do sometimes you’re just at a loss of what to try next. People being vulnerable and sharing what works for their home is super helpful, so thank you both!
Aww I love seeing families with multiple kids! We have 5 kids 6 and under! Would love to hear more on how you train them and what you put into their days versus what they do for themselves!
Dear fellow enjoyers of this lovely podcast, I've taken some time to put together a summary of the 15 points for all of us. I wish you all an enjoyable and successful New Year, lots of love from Switzerland! 1.) (S)peedy(C)leanup(A)fter(M)ealtime(P)arty 2.) Eliminate Options (f.e: clothes) to facilitate independence 3.) Encourage independence (make breakfast, allow "danger"-play, wiping) 4.) Rhythms; Wake-up, Nap-time, Bedtime 5.) Simplify: Dishes, Clothes, Minimalism 6.) Do their hair 7.) Early bedtime (f.e. 7pm) allow for reading 8.) NO Screen-time 9.) Teach life-skills: Reading, Sawing, Fire-building, Cooking 10.) First time obedience 11.) Successfully complete meaningful(!) task 12.) Builder Toys, Toy-rotation 13.) Second helpings only if plate is empty 14.) Encourage making age-appropriate decisions 15.) Encourage (relational) problem-solving Did I miss something??
We only have a one year old child, currently pregnant with my second and there will be a 19 month age gap, but this video was still extremely helpful for me as a first time mother! I would love love love to hear more about how you model first time obedience with your one year old while everything is still fresh for you guys in this season. Thanks so much!
A book they recommended a few episodes ago..”8 errors parents make and how to avoid them” goes into great deal on how to implement first time obedience.
That's so encouraging to hear as a mom of 4 kids 4 and under. They entertain each other so well and the 4 year old is starting to mature out of the toddler antics, which is wonderful. But it's still so much work. I'm just holding out hope that all the hard work will pay off and that it gets easier!
THIS THIS THIS!!!!! I LOVE that Katie is happyyyyy after giving birth ❤️ I LOVE how much family tips to give and all of the real life thaaangs that happen as a larger family. SUCH great tips and aspire to be closer to your family ❤️
This episode has been one of the best for me so far. Helpful tips,i like the organized information. Everything sounds so smooth, and i understaffed that this is years of trial and error dvd directions and trying new ways, plus they come from large families that functioned well, so they have a lot of experience to look back at and draw from. I would like to heae more about the difficulties they come across and how they handle it, such as when a Young child refuses to obey altogether and doesnt seem to care about consequences Overall, a great episode and thank you.
@@kristenlang7851 mine too.. I go to bed at 8:30 so I can get up at 5am and tidy the house and have alone time, and here comes all three of my kids at 5:05. It makes me so angry.. I know it shouldn't but I want that time alone and need it
Oh my goodness! Lyman is so adorable! So, so, so, so cute! Our family just loves babies and this baby is no exception! Congratulations, you guys! Thank you for sharing your precious bundle of joy!!
My last 2 are 10 months apart. It has been the hardest transition for obvious reasons 😂😅 my youngest turns 1 next month & things are already getting drastically better as we are leaving the “put everything in your mouth” phase 🙌🏽 Congrats! Thank you for the helpful tips you’ve acquired along the way!
It amazes me some woman can get pregnant before a year PP. I still don’t have a cycle EBF at 10 months Pp and I would be reaaalllly overwhelmed and not ready if I got pregnant right now. Katie is a super mom.
I'm fully breastfeeding and get it always back after 3 months. Some seem to get it back after 4 weeks though (and get pregnant usually unplanned) , that amazes me.
With my first baby I EBF but got pregnant with our 2nd after 3 months postpartum and continue to EBF the first through out. After the second baby was born I EBF the newborn and the first baby still BF a few times a day. And now I’m 7 months postpartum still BF both babies and just found out I am pregnant with the third baby ! I am amazed when I hear when other women’s cycles come back too but in an opposite way lol
I had 6 kids 10 and under 6 years ago, they are all older now. It feels wild when your in the thick of it but one day you will actually miss these days❤ prayers to you 😊
So I just love you guys so much! And I think these are really amazing tips. One thing that I have found to be more difficult is that now that my children are teenagers and they are competitive swimmers. ALL the communication goes to them on devices. We don't allow our children to walk around with devices even our teenagers. Our son still does not have his own phone and he is 16 years old. However, we have what we call the home phone. We also have an old phone or two that they can check twice a day. You are so right with all of these things they can do with their hands and with their brains! Having that combination really helps! The eating thing is so good everybody's what Mom and Daddy eats! Even now! And we have kids from 16 down to 1yo.
Post-partum question: How long do you rest after giving birth to your babies? In my culture, this period is typically 40 days of “quarantine”. I wonder, how does this time period look like for you?
What gel do you put on the boys hair? I take such care to present my little ones, but in the winter I've just given in to hat hair! And you're right, they don't look presentable :)
I usually listen on podcast but I’m glad this popped up! Katie you look amazing. Thank you for all the tips! My oldest is 8 and my children definitely need more chores apparently! 😂 I’m pregnant with baby 5 now so I need to get some good rhythms going before baby comes 😊
My four kids' names are nothing alike, and every time I call one, I start saying EVERY other name besides theirs for some reason 😂 Definitely not isolated to families with same-first-letter names!
I grew up with 3 older brothers and I’m the only girl and my mom still called me all of my brothers names before she got to “Haley” 😂😂😂 I used to be offended but now I have 3 boys of my own and I get them mixed up all the time. Mom brain is real.
That's a good question I always just assumed that they realize they both like a lot of "L" names when going over baby names with their first and second kid. But I have no clue if that's accurate or not
J, K, L: Katie's mom (Jenise) grew up with J sibling names (maybe just the sisters). Katie grew up with all the girls having K names. Now her kids all have L names.
We have given all our children different first initials, no two are the same. Yet, I still call them by their siblings' names. Don't feel bad about it, there's some good science behind it!
Also, our 7th baby was born mid-December. My kids are spaced farther apart and much older than yours (they are 17, 15, 13, 11, 6, 2, and 1 month), but you are so right, it is so worth the investment to pour into our kids so that when a new baby comes, life is so much easier and more pleasant!
Sincere question, can someone tell me why they were in a tent for 6 months? :) I just don't know the context so I was curious if they had mentioned it already!❤ From a former full time RVer with 5 children under 7
They are building a house on property and decided to live on the property as well. Construction went long, winter came, and now they are back in a house 😊
You are beautiful Katie! Congratulations on a new baby boy! I have three boys. But how do you get all your kids to stay in their room until 7:30? My four year old has always been an early riser. My husband gets up early for work at 5 am and he is sometimes up and in our room before he even wakes up. Bedsharing with my 6 month old and this is not fun. Im exhausted. We have tried the alarm clocks with lights. He does not care. Anyone have advice? My first just slept natually from 7 to 7 for years, no issues.
The clock with a light works if you train them to obey it. We've also just said "you can't come out until I get you." You can heavily reward obedience and punish disobedience. If I tell my 4 year old the night before that he'll get a treat for obeying in the morning, he's very motivated to obey.
@hannahthehomesteader the training did not work..our son also has ADHD so it's a little more difficult than just first time obedience. Not making excuses but in my experience, everything has been harder for him and for us. Like he doesn't associate consequences with an action especially so far away (night to morning). However, we did go pick out another clock this morning and talked about it. He was 3 when we last tried it. So praying this works. 🙏 Edited to add: I like your idea of rewarding obedience in this instance, though I don't want him to expect it every time. That does work with certain things for him.
It’s usually a heart issue. They’re usually upset about something else feeling unfair to them. Depends on the age of course but I’m referring to younger children. Usually you can give them a hug and just acknowledge their emotion but keep the boundary that we clean up and participate together no matter how we are feeling. I would even incentivize with something they like to motivate them for that day, but not as a regular thing.
My son (just turned 3) regularly refuses to clean up toys. I pretty much always have to hold his hand as we go from toy to toy, or tell him one thing at a time to pick up.
I love these, but wish that Katie would just rest instead of being on the podcast...literally take a 6 week hiatus....if you get burnt out in the early days it's hard to go back....easy to push through until suddenly it's not okay...
Post-partum question: How long do you rest after giving birth to your babies? In my culture, this period is typically 40 days of “quarantine”. I wonder, how does this time period look like for you?
Katie, you always look stunning. Even so newly PP. I’m a part of the get it all done clubhouse. I would really love a “get ready with me” routine. Just seeing what systems and products you use to look so effortless and put together in such a busy time. That would be so helpful.
Thinking same the outfits look so cozy and put together do you have a like it to now it account to follow? lol
I agree! 😅❤
Would love a kid and adult wardrobe capsule links!
I honestly think she is just young and naturally beautiful! She doesn’t even have to try. Lol😊
@@diversekakesgirl she is wearing makeup! Which theres nothing wrong with , i would want to get really good at makeup and eyebrows if i was on camera all the time. But remember youtubers are human too ;)
I appreciate your points and have no doubt this proactive approach has helped your family. Wanted to add that sometimes children go through difficult seasons. My oldest went through a season of stubbornness and she was pushing back big time. She was also quite emotional. She’s 6 years old and we sought counsel from parents’ and older friends and stayed very consistent in our approach. We’ve seen God working in her heart and thankfully she’s much softer now to our teaching and correction. We can’t control our children’s hearts. We can be taking a Biblical approach to discipline and training but ultimately God has to produce growth and sometimes that happens in difficult seasons when they don’t behave the way we were hoping they would.
This is my 5yo daughter now.. can I ask what discipline methods you used?
Okay, WHO is going to be able to focus on what you're saying with that adorable little angel in your lap cooing and yawning the whole time?!?! 😭❤ I'll try my best! So so sweet. Just wanna smell his little head haha!
Seriously! So precious ❤
As a young mother of two videos like this a are so so helpful. Even if I don’t implement everything you guys do sometimes you’re just at a loss of what to try next. People being vulnerable and sharing what works for their home is super helpful, so thank you both!
Aww I love seeing families with multiple kids! We have 5 kids 6 and under! Would love to hear more on how you train them and what you put into their days versus what they do for themselves!
Dear fellow enjoyers of this lovely podcast,
I've taken some time to put together a summary of the 15 points for all of us.
I wish you all an enjoyable and successful New Year, lots of love from Switzerland!
1.) (S)peedy(C)leanup(A)fter(M)ealtime(P)arty
2.) Eliminate Options (f.e: clothes) to facilitate independence
3.) Encourage independence (make breakfast, allow "danger"-play, wiping)
4.) Rhythms; Wake-up, Nap-time, Bedtime
5.) Simplify: Dishes, Clothes, Minimalism
6.) Do their hair
7.) Early bedtime (f.e. 7pm) allow for reading
8.) NO Screen-time
9.) Teach life-skills: Reading, Sawing, Fire-building, Cooking
10.) First time obedience
11.) Successfully complete meaningful(!) task
12.) Builder Toys, Toy-rotation
13.) Second helpings only if plate is empty
14.) Encourage making age-appropriate decisions
15.) Encourage (relational) problem-solving
Did I miss something??
Thank you ❤
Thank you❤
You did a great job! Thank you!
Thank you so much! ❤ It took a long time for them to get to the point 😂
What a treat to see and hear little Lyman. He is precious. You look beautiful Katie. Way to go in holding down the fort, Elisha.
We only have a one year old child, currently pregnant with my second and there will be a 19 month age gap, but this video was still extremely helpful for me as a first time mother! I would love love love to hear more about how you model first time obedience with your one year old while everything is still fresh for you guys in this season. Thanks so much!
A book they recommended a few episodes ago..”8 errors parents make and how to avoid them” goes into great deal on how to implement first time obedience.
Katie you look amaaaazing for just having a baby❤❤❤❤
I always say if you can do 3 kids you can do any amount! It’s the newborn plus two toddlers that often causes the intense dynamic.
💯 I always say the same. As a mom of now 10, things have only gotten easier! All hands on deck! ❤
That's so encouraging to hear as a mom of 4 kids 4 and under. They entertain each other so well and the 4 year old is starting to mature out of the toddler antics, which is wonderful. But it's still so much work. I'm just holding out hope that all the hard work will pay off and that it gets easier!
THIS THIS THIS!!!!!
I LOVE that Katie is happyyyyy after giving birth ❤️ I LOVE how much family tips to give and all of the real life thaaangs that happen as a larger family. SUCH great tips and aspire to be closer to your family ❤️
This episode has been one of the best for me so far. Helpful tips,i like the organized information. Everything sounds so smooth, and i understaffed that this is years of trial and error dvd directions and trying new ways, plus they come from large families that functioned well, so they have a lot of experience to look back at and draw from. I would like to heae more about the difficulties they come across and how they handle it, such as when a Young child refuses to obey altogether and doesnt seem to care about consequences
Overall, a great episode and thank you.
I love that you called him the wrong name 😂
That is so incredibly relatable and a common occurrence in our home too 😂😂😂
Aww baby boy! 🩵 so precious!! God is good. Thanks for these tips y’all. 👏
This was practical, but rich! The times in my childhood when I felt like I was really responsible and contributing were some of my happiest!
Congratulations! ❤ This was an amazing episode! Please make a part 2!
"paint by sticker" books are a hit around our house! No mess/kid's love them.
I need to hear the SCAMP song!!!
Same! 😂
Same ! Please do a recording of it with Elisha on the guitar and Katie singing 😊
Me and my husband just had our first baby 💙 I would love a large family. I loved yalls advice and hope to apply it to my growing family.
Pick up the treasures! Love it! Our 3 year old calls our babies diapers “presents” and he always throws them away (we never used a diaper pail) ❤️
How do you keep them in their rooms till 7:30? And how do you do quiet/nap time the way you explained it?
I want to know too!
@@HannahParks2024me too! Someone is always up by 5am
I want to know too! My four year old wakes up from 5-6 every day. Crawls into bed with me and my 6 month old who nurse ALL night. I'm exhausted.
@@kristenlang7851 mine too.. I go to bed at 8:30 so I can get up at 5am and tidy the house and have alone time, and here comes all three of my kids at 5:05. It makes me so angry.. I know it shouldn't but I want that time alone and need it
Oh my goodness! Lyman is so adorable! So, so, so, so cute! Our family just loves babies and this baby is no exception! Congratulations, you guys! Thank you for sharing your precious bundle of joy!!
My last 2 are 10 months apart. It has been the hardest transition for obvious reasons 😂😅 my youngest turns 1 next month & things are already getting drastically better as we are leaving the “put everything in your mouth” phase 🙌🏽
Congrats! Thank you for the helpful tips you’ve acquired along the way!
You and your kids level of amazing is astonishing 🥰
What a jam packed awesome episode!!!
I have a toddler and a baby and I'm physically and mentally exhausted. I'm glad to hear some of this lets up as your older ones get older.
Me too two under two is rough without a lot of help
I had two 16 months apart and now that they are 3.5 and 2.5 it is sooo much easier. I was just reflecting on this today. I love the age gap now
It amazes me some woman can get pregnant before a year PP. I still don’t have a cycle EBF at 10 months Pp and I would be reaaalllly overwhelmed and not ready if I got pregnant right now. Katie is a super mom.
I never do either. Not until I wean which is usual a year and half.
I don’t until 15 months pp, but I also never feel ready until after that either! I read once our cycles come back when we feel ready
I'm fully breastfeeding and get it always back after 3 months.
Some seem to get it back after 4 weeks though (and get pregnant usually unplanned) , that amazes me.
I’m jealous of people who can EBF and keep their cycle away! Definitely not my case 😅
With my first baby I EBF but got pregnant with our 2nd after 3 months postpartum and continue to EBF the first through out. After the second baby was born I EBF the newborn and the first baby still BF a few times a day. And now I’m 7 months postpartum still BF both babies and just found out I am pregnant with the third baby !
I am amazed when I hear when other women’s cycles come back too but in an opposite way lol
These are gold. Thank you.
I had 6 kids 10 and under 6 years ago, they are all older now. It feels wild when your in the thick of it but one day you will actually miss these days❤ prayers to you 😊
So I just love you guys so much! And I think these are really amazing tips. One thing that I have found to be more difficult is that now that my children are teenagers and they are competitive swimmers.
ALL the communication goes to them on devices. We don't allow our children to walk around with devices even our teenagers. Our son still does not have his own phone and he is 16 years old. However, we have what we call the home phone. We also have an old phone or two that they can check twice a day.
You are so right with all of these things they can do with their hands and with their brains! Having that combination really helps!
The eating thing is so good everybody's what Mom and Daddy eats! Even now! And we have kids from 16 down to 1yo.
Post-partum question: How long do you rest after giving birth to your babies?
In my culture, this period is typically 40 days of “quarantine”. I wonder, how does this time period look like for you?
Congradulations to you both ,what a beautiful baby. Love your pod cast.🎉❤
What gel do you put on the boys hair? I take such care to present my little ones, but in the winter I've just given in to hat hair! And you're right, they don't look presentable :)
Make a part two, please!!!!
Are y'all ever going to make videos for your old youtube channel ? loved those :)
I usually listen on podcast but I’m glad this popped up! Katie you look amazing. Thank you for all the tips! My oldest is 8 and my children definitely need more chores apparently! 😂 I’m pregnant with baby 5 now so I need to get some good rhythms going before baby comes 😊
My four kids' names are nothing alike, and every time I call one, I start saying EVERY other name besides theirs for some reason 😂 Definitely not isolated to families with same-first-letter names!
I grew up with 3 older brothers and I’m the only girl and my mom still called me all of my brothers names before she got to “Haley” 😂😂😂 I used to be offended but now I have 3 boys of my own and I get them mixed up all the time. Mom brain is real.
Why did you chose L names any story there
That's a good question I always just assumed that they realize they both like a lot of "L" names when going over baby names with their first and second kid. But I have no clue if that's accurate or not
I think it’s because her mother named all her kids with the letter K. So Katie picked up where Her mother left off and went to the L.
J, K, L:
Katie's mom (Jenise) grew up with J sibling names (maybe just the sisters).
Katie grew up with all the girls having K names.
Now her kids all have L names.
@RebDan17 Oh, I knew Katie siblings all started with K's, but I did not know her mom's siblings all started with J's.
Thank you so much for having Lyman with you, he’s so precious 💙 When is Uncle Dwight’s memorial service?
We have given all our children different first initials, no two are the same. Yet, I still call them by their siblings' names. Don't feel bad about it, there's some good science behind it!
Also, our 7th baby was born mid-December. My kids are spaced farther apart and much older than yours (they are 17, 15, 13, 11, 6, 2, and 1 month), but you are so right, it is so worth the investment to pour into our kids so that when a new baby comes, life is so much easier and more pleasant!
Congratulations ❤
What a meaty episode where do I even begin!!! 😅
Hi! How do you get your kids to stay at their room at 7:30? Do you lock the door?
I love it!!! ❤️❤️❤️
❤ OMG he's so beautiful ❤️
I have two kids and call them each other’s names. It’s inescapable 😂
So you wash Lucy's hair once a week? Is she able to keep it dry during bath or does she just bathe once a week? Very interesting idea
Sincere question, can someone tell me why they were in a tent for 6 months? :) I just don't know the context so I was curious if they had mentioned it already!❤ From a former full time RVer with 5 children under 7
They are building a house on property and decided to live on the property as well. Construction went long, winter came, and now they are back in a house 😊
@fabhairwithbritt980 oh great!! Thank you for the context :)
What’s this gel? lol
You are beautiful Katie! Congratulations on a new baby boy! I have three boys. But how do you get all your kids to stay in their room until 7:30? My four year old has always been an early riser. My husband gets up early for work at 5 am and he is sometimes up and in our room before he even wakes up. Bedsharing with my 6 month old and this is not fun. Im exhausted. We have tried the alarm clocks with lights. He does not care. Anyone have advice? My first just slept natually from 7 to 7 for years, no issues.
The clock with a light works if you train them to obey it. We've also just said "you can't come out until I get you." You can heavily reward obedience and punish disobedience. If I tell my 4 year old the night before that he'll get a treat for obeying in the morning, he's very motivated to obey.
@hannahthehomesteader the training did not work..our son also has ADHD so it's a little more difficult than just first time obedience. Not making excuses but in my experience, everything has been harder for him and for us. Like he doesn't associate consequences with an action especially so far away (night to morning). However, we did go pick out another clock this morning and talked about it. He was 3 when we last tried it. So praying this works. 🙏
Edited to add: I like your idea of rewarding obedience in this instance, though I don't want him to expect it every time. That does work with certain things for him.
what to do when a child whines and doesn’t want to do “cleanup after meal party” or doesn’t want to do said chore? how do u respond ?
It’s usually a heart issue. They’re usually upset about something else feeling unfair to them. Depends on the age of course but I’m referring to younger children. Usually you can give them a hug and just acknowledge their emotion but keep the boundary that we clean up and participate together no matter how we are feeling. I would even incentivize with something they like to motivate them for that day, but not as a regular thing.
My son (just turned 3) regularly refuses to clean up toys. I pretty much always have to hold his hand as we go from toy to toy, or tell him one thing at a time to pick up.
Any reason the names all start with L ?
I have a Silas and a Peter and I call them the opposite name EVERYDAY 😅😂
I love these, but wish that Katie would just rest instead of being on the podcast...literally take a 6 week hiatus....if you get burnt out in the early days it's hard to go back....easy to push through until suddenly it's not okay...
Yes to all of this! All of this just makes sense to me and all but exactly how I (we) run our home. Love it!
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The beard is back
Does your daughter get to have a baby doll?
Is it weird to call my baby boy by his sisters name! 😊🙃🥴
Nope 😂totally have done this
Post-partum question: How long do you rest after giving birth to your babies?
In my culture, this period is typically 40 days of “quarantine”. I wonder, how does this time period look like for you?