It’s warm out! But we have so much to DO… How can busy families balance the end-of-school madness with the desire to sit on the front porch and enjoy the sunshine? In Episode 4,&nbsp;Meagan and Sarah discuss simple ways to celebrate the season and do a little venting about the end-of-year parenting slump.LINKS MENTIONED:<ul><li><a href="http://jenhatmaker.com/blog/2013/05/30/worst-end-of-school-year-mom-ever" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Worst End of School Year Mom Ever</a>&nbsp;(Jen Hatmaker)</li><li><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/parents-at-the-beginning-of-the-school-year-vs-the-end#.cnVDeAN39B" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Parents At The Beginning Of The School Year Vs. The End</a>&nbsp;(Mike Spohr for Buzzfeed)</li><li>Meagan’s&nbsp;<a href="http://themomhour.com/home-hour/episode49/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">interview with Candid Classroom author Erica Ladd</a>&nbsp;(The Home Hour Ep.49)</li><li><a href="http://www.thehappiesthome.com/end-of-school-year-ideas/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">3 Ways To Celebrate The End Of School</a>&nbsp;(Tricia Mirchandani)</li></ul> MORE HELPFUL LINKS:<ul><li><a href="https://themomhour.com/welcome/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit our website</a></li><li><a href="https://themomhour.com/partners/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Check out deals from our partners</a></li><li><a href="https://instagram.com/themomhour/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/themomhour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join our private listener group on Facebook</a> (be sure to answer the membership questions!)</li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/TMHNews/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for our newsletter</a></li></ul>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Teaching Manners To Kids: Episode 05

Co-hosts Meagan Francis and Sarah Powers offer practical tips and real-life encouragement for moms who want to enjoy motherhood more, and cut back on comparison, worry, and stress. We’re not experts, we’re moms who’ve been there. We’re not perfect, we’re real. Welcome to The Mom Hour, where you'll find more than 800 episodes on parenting and motherhood at every stage. Production of new episodes ended in June 2025; enjoy the back catalog!