August 6, 2025 • 33 mins
In Episode 20 of The Family of One, I dive into some of the top parenting questions people search online, and answer them from my perspective as a mom of an only child.
From “How do I get my child to sleep through the night?” to “What are the best ways to discipline a child?”, I share some funny and relatable stories and moments and introduce my very first guest.
If you’ve ever Googled parenting advice or just needed a little reassurance in your journey, this episode is for you.
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SPEAKER_00 (00:00):
Hey amazing only child mums, I'm 4 Comment, your
part-time working mum friend wholoves Yahweh, family and fun.
Welcome to the family of onewhere we share joys and
adventures of raising an onlychild.
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Expect relatable stories,parenting laughs and faithful
tips.
Let's make small family lifeenjoyable.
Woohoo! Yes, welcome to theFamily of One Child podcast.
This is for your good friend.
So in this episode, I wasthinking about questions that
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parents would ask.
Google, for example, I got theinspiration.
I was watching YouTube andthere's a few like, well,
there's actually quite a fewvideos where they showed
episodes and they'reinterviewing these celebrities,
but they have like a card infront of them and it says the
most Google questions thatpeople would ask the internet
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about that person.
And the celebrity would gothrough the most, you know,
answering all these questions.
And I thought, what is the whatis the common or the most
popular questions that parentswould Google, you know, ask
Google or ask Rock or, you know,go on the internet and ask those
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questions.
And I thought I will find outthe most 10 common questions
that people, that parents typeon the internet asking Google,
but I will answer it from a mamaraising a having an only child
and she's eight years oldbecause, you know, I cannot
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answer questions beyond thatbecause she's not nine or 10
yet.
You know, so I couldn't beanswering those type of
questions, but I can answer fromwhere I am in this season.
So the top 10 questions thatparents commonly ask that go on
the internet and type out isone, How can I get my child to
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sleep through the night?
Now, my experience, I had Oliviawith me when, you know, as a
toddler.
baby.
I know some other people, youknow, parents, I had my friends
and they had their own room fortheir baby.
And so they had their baby cotin there and everything, baby
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bed and the baby and the childslept separately.
But for me, we had Olivia nextto us.
I mean, she had her own babybed, her baby cot, baby crib.
And I just slid that, I mean, Islid Not that I was sliding
anywhere in the bedroom, but Iput her bed right next to mine.
And so whenever she made a fussor if I had to get up for
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anything, she was right there.
And what I did was, I think thebarriers, like the crib, we
lowered one side down.
So it wasn't right down just incase she rolled or I rolled.
There was enough where I saw Ican put my hand over it.
But there was a safety barrierbecause, you know, we don't want
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to be rolling on our child.
Or do I want my child to berolling over me?
And I'm kind of big.
So I don't want to squash it.
So that was a safety barrier.
And as she got older, you know,I would either put it down.
I would put it up a bit morebecause now she could just jump
over it.
And then eventually when she wasa certain age, I just had it
write down so that childprobably could just...
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Yeah.
Anyhow, so how did I get mychild to sleep through the
night?
It was routine.
Routine worked best for us atthe time.
And that was a tip from mysister who came and stayed with
us.
And we had a set routine.
So we didn't bathe her everynight because why do they say
not to bathe the baby everynight?
For us, we didn't.
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But we had like read a bookafter bedtime.
Okay, hold on.
So at nighttime, almost likeread a book, we did like a quiet
time and then that worked for usbut then also you know she
stayed in her room but in someways she still stays in my room
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oh my goodness the child and Istill sleep in the same room and
that's another story togetherbut I know so so Is she
sleeping?
Yeah.
I try to get her to sleep in herown room.
Because she has her own room.
This is so hello.
She has her own room.
And then we give her story time.
And then we give her, like,mommy, daddy loves you.
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We have prayer time.
And then we, you know, it's timeto go to sleep.
Turn off the light.
And turn on the night light.
And wah, wah, wah.
That did not happen.
And then I was like, oh, mygoodness.
So then once again, I made sureshe had, you know, had dinner.
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We played.
Then something quiet.
And then story time.
Then story time dragged on to alonger story.
And then her father would read.
And then it was goodnight, loveyou, hugs, and wah, wah, wah.
I think it ended up being...
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I think she just, we ended up,I'm like, okay, just come and
sleep with me and Maya.
I'll just snuggle with you andwe'll just snuggle together.
And dad will just like give youa kiss goodnight and he'll just
go to the lounge and hang out.
Well, hello, 2025.
She's just moved into my room.
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And yeah, so apparently I go tosleep at 8.30 p.m.
school night she goes to sleepeight o'clock yeah like no you
and then she can hear childrenit's so funny because she can
hear children like mom theneighbor kids everyone's playing
and she'll check the windowshe's like it's still light time
no it's not those childrenshould be going to sleep now get
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in here go to sleep So how do Iget my child to sleep through
the night?
It's because I'm sleeping and Ilove sleep.
So 8.30 to me is a good night.
So we'll go to sleep.
And where's your father?
Oh, he's, I don't know.
I think he's downstairs in thelounge or either he's just got
back from work because he'llwork late.
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He'll just get home.
So does that even help if you'relistening?
If you're listening to this andyou're thinking there is no hope
or there is hope, there'ssomething in between for
someone.
In the end, my encouragement ishow do I get my child to sleep
through the night?
Good luck and keep going untilyou find your own rhythm.
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I have friends that actuallyhave not from, you know, from
when they had their child.
Their child's always had theirown room and they always put
that child to sleep.
You know, there was no, theydidn't sleep with their child
ever.
That baby can go to bed on theirown, and now that child is
great.
But my child, you know, myhusband and I, yeah, what it is,
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what it is.
So there you go.
The next question, popular, whatshould I do about my child's
tantrums?
For Olivia and I, I wish mysister, I should have her on
because I think it was oneepisode I talked about.
I think I cried a lot.
And then I, I mean, I was cryingcause I was thinking, oh my
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goodness, this child, what isgoing on?
And she's getting frustrated andshe is just, making sounds so
loud I thought the way ambulanceis coming and then I'm like
crying and then she was tryingto tell me something but in my
frustration I was tired orprobably hungry or all of the
above I just didn't want tolisten and so who was having a
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tantrum her and I I think deepdown I was probably having a
tantrum like just do what Iasked you to do and she's
thinking mommy just listen sohow did should I or what should
I do about my child's tensionsin the end I had to really find
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just work on myself to know whatshe's actually wanting and like
I think I gave her choices inthe end if she was frustrated
it's because she's trying totell me something honestly and I
just like do what I tell you todo Cause I'm not listening.
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And then when I'm not listening,I'm literally shutting down
emotionally.
Like now I'm no way, just do it.
And that doesn't always work.
And so I really had to be openup like, okay, I'm the adult.
She's trying to tell mesomething.
She's trying to say, I want toplay a little bit more.
And then I'm like, okay, is thisa life or death situation?
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Is she being disrespectful?
Or did I really give her time toplay?
Did I give her a warning it'stime to pack up?
Did I tell her, okay, we'regoing to the park and now it's
time to leave.
But does she do well when I giveher like, hey, we've got 10
minutes.
We've got 10 minutes.
Like some type of somethingwhere she could understand.
I'm giving you– I'm letting youknow– And then this is about to
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happen.
Instead of like, hey, go now.
Boom.
That doesn't work with her.
And then I met with herfrustration.
And then...
Because, depending on how she'sreacting, I'm like, that is
disrespectful.
How dare you?
I mean, inside I'm saying that.
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I'm like, people are looking atme as a mother.
And really, no one's looking atme.
They're all doing their ownchildren and living, you know,
they're like, ma'am, no, no,just pay attention to yourself.
And so...
When I started to learn moreabout how I'm reacting and why
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I'm reacting, and was it justabout that moment or was it
something else, which I wasprobably bringing into that
situation, then I really didn'tsee it as a tantrum.
She really did not have a lot oftantrums.
And I learned that, I mean, wasit easy?
No.
Was it difficult?
Yes.
I mean, at this stage now, shewill tell me like, mom, you
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said, and then I'm like, did Ireally say that?
Or was it a misinterpretation?
Or she'll just, I'll say, Ithink you said that.
I didn't say you can have thecookie.
I said, you can have the cookiefor your lunch.
You can have it like at lunch,but I didn't want you to eat the
second packet for today.
Okay.
You know, that's yourinterpretation of what I say.
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And so in other situations whereI tell her I'm going to do
something and she goes, mom, Ireally want to go shopping.
And I'll just say yes.
And then I'm hoping she wouldforget.
Like, seriously, I'm hopinglike, oh my gosh, an hour later.
And then she's like, okay, mom,let's go shopping.
And I'm like, no, I'm tired.
And she'll be like, you told me,you said you're going to go
shopping.
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And I'm like, I'm tired.
And then I'll say somethinglike, oh, oh why can't you just
give me a break when i was yourage and if my mom was tired i
would say that's okay mom i loveyou oh my goodness i will try
and put those tricks on it andshe's looking at me and she's
like so we're going shoppingright oh olivia and then i try
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not to say you always do thiswith me you're always making me
do things you're always and i'mlike oh my goodness She's only
eight years old.
And I'm saying always, which isnot always true.
I'm just feeling tired.
And then once again, I got tocheck myself.
I got to check my attitude.
Like, and I tell her, I know I'mreally tired.
And there has been like certainmoments.
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And I'm like, look, I know Isaid I was going to do this.
And you're right.
But I just cannot.
I just do not have the energy.
My attitude is really bad.
And we're not going to have agood time.
Now, I know it's not your fault.
And it's, And I said thatbecause I was really hoping you
would forget.
And she'd be like, mom.
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I said, I know.
And I'm sorry, but I justcannot.
I cannot do it right now.
But most times I'm like, sure,I'll suck it up because I said I
was going to do it.
Oh, my goodness.
The life of a mom with an onlychild.
We are amazing.
Okay, the third most commonquestions that parents ask on
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the internet is, how do I knowif my child is developing
normally?
For me, I didn't really trackthese milestones.
When I took her to her doctorfor visits, I think it was every
twice a year or something likethat.
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They had like a checklist.
And so if anything stood out,they would just...
I suppose they would have toldme.
But every time we went todoctor's appointments, they
said, yep, she's all good.
Everything is fine.
So I didn't...
And I didn't specifically buybooks to track these milestones,
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like talking or walking andholding a pencil.
I mean, holding whatever.
I just...
I don't know.
I just, maybe from myperspective, when I was, when
she was a toddler and raisingher, you know, in the younger
years, I, well, she's stillyounger.
I just wanted to give her manyexperiences.
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So, for example, I, like, lether, like, I think when it came
to colors and things like that,I would sort of say, oh, that's
it.
Pass me the cup.
I'll say, pass me the blue cup.
Or, oh, look, these peas arenice.
Oh, these green peas are veryyummy.
So I would, I just naturallyintroduce just different words.
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I was more specific on trying todescribe what things look like.
And then when it came to likecoordination, well, because, you
know, she started, she was very,she wanted to be around animals
like horses.
And so at two and a half, youknow, I found a coach, a trainer
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that would help her like ride.
And then I go into detail.
We didn't do a lot of riding.
It was on Polack.
five minutes five ten minutesriding but a lot of it was
balancing you know skills andholding learning about the
different parts of the body ofyou know the horse and then and
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then I had different activitieswhere she would play with yogurt
because I was looking for paintsthat were non-toxic for kids and
I still haven't found anythinglike that so I googled and then
parents said oh if your child isnot allergic to dairy you can
get yogurt and just put a littlefood coloring in or if you want
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to do it natural way like getraspberries and mash it up and
put it in yogurt and banana andyou know let your child paint
with that on a you know, on thetable.
So if they eat it, that's fine.
I just did things like that.
So she, before she went topreschool, she was already, she
already learned her name, likehow to write her name and then
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holding the scissors and holdinga crayon, you know, pen, pencil,
pen, crayon.
So I just wanted to give herlike fun experience and do
things like that.
So I, I guess it really dependson how do you know, I mean, if
you're developing normally.
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I mean, there's some adults outthere who I think, my goodness,
I mean, I mean, I suppose we'reall developing in some ways,
learning and growing.
But for me, how do I know if mychild is developing normally?
I mean, I did ask, I had a lotof friends as well.
So I guess I use them regularly.
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as a resource, like when she wasgoing to party, when she was
reading, when she was, I justasked my friends, oh, hey, did
your child start doing this?
And, you know, what are the,some of the tips that were
helpful?
And so, and they're pretty muchall the same age, roughly either
a year older or a year younger.
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So it was, that was my trackingdevice.
I just watched, was around.
And then I created a group, thelittle local adventures, the
similar her age and, you know,parents will talk about
different stages and what toexpect.
And if someone was, you know, Ididn't have a child that was
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going to a potty at this stageor wasn't able to, you know,
recognize colors.
I mean, it never was a big deal.
And my circle of friends,they're like, oh, that's all
right.
I've had another child and theydidn't get it too much later.
So that's fine.
It wasn't like a peer pressureor anything.
So I would say, how do you knowif you can use your resources
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that's available or yourpediatrician or doctor, just
someone to give you anencouragement or go onto the
internet.
The next Google question is,what are the best ways to
discipline a child?
That's a big one.
Well, they're all kind of big.
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But the best way that we havefound raising an only child for
our family discipline is thestep.
Like sit on the step and you canstay there until you have...
Just have a little timeout.
Timeout worked for us.
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Now, I know some families, youknow, people do it differently.
People don't use a timeout.
They might give them a littlespanking or they might take
something away from them.
Or, you know, I feel like, no,we don't spank.
And we chose not to.
And I'm thinking, I don't,Olivia did ask me, she goes,
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have you ever spanked me?
And honestly, I thought, youknow, but there probably times
where I did want to just spankyou, spank you because you're
driving me nuts.
But no, we, we decided myhusband and I not to spank.
And it's because, you know, timeout on the step has worked very
well for us.
And I don't know, because theremight be some other parents that
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might like say, well, if I, youknow, I had, if that's the way I
discipline my child and I putthem on the timeout and sit on
the step, it would not work.
I guess you have to find outwhat works for you.
But for our family, telling her,you know, you're going to have a
timeout.
You need to sit on that step forhow long, and we would use that
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duration of that time.
And she did not like it.
I mean, the first time, and I'veshared this other experience,
episodes that she it was likeshe was crying like we literally
you would have thought that mamasmacked you on her bum with
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something because she was likeno i cannot believe that you
would want to me be you know ona time out and you know being
distant from you even though I'mjust standing right there, but
there's more to it.
So time out worked wonders for,has worked wonders for us.
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And now that time out is reallynot a big deal.
If I see her go and sit on thesteps, she'll be like, sure, I'd
love to.
So for us, the best way todiscipline her now, because
she's eight years old, it wouldbe to take away her tablet, you
know, take away maybe time witha friend or, you know, You
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cannot be watching YouTube orsomething like that.
And that has the same effecttaken away in electronics.
Something that she absolutelyloves.
She'll be like, no.
UNKNOWN (20:31):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (20:32):
So that has been a big one for us.
Just changing on how we go aboutbeing disciplined.
How we discipline her in life.
And also when we do disciplineher, whether we're taking
something away from her like atablet, you know, we tell her–
before we tell her, we're like,this is what's going to happen.
And then you're going to get–you know, we're going to take
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this away from you and thenwe'll– So she knows all the
consequences and then we'll talkabout it.
Sometimes she says that when Ido it, she just wants to get it
over and done with because Italk too much.
She's like, oh, mom, you justtalk too much.
Just hurry up and do it.
Like, I'm like, what in theworld?
And then I talk about theconsequences and the why.
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She's like, oh, brother.
I mean, her eyes are sayingthat.
And she goes, you talk too much,mom.
Just do it.
I think the talking is like moredisciplined enough sometimes.
Oh my goodness, my child.
But she's not here to like, youknow, so I really shouldn't be
saying a lot about how she feelsbecause she's like, you know
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what, mom, I wasn't there andthat's not what I meant.
But yes, do you talk too muchwhen you discipline me?
Yes.
So probably that might be a goodthing.
I just get her to sit therewhile I talk to her, talk, talk,
talk to her.
She'll be like, oh my goodness,I don't want to be disciplined
by my mom anymore.
Okay.
The next one is how can I helpmy child eat healthier?
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That's another Google questionthat parents ask, you know, go
on the internet a lot.
Well, I would like to say, can Ispeak into the space?
UNKNOWN (22:07):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (22:08):
Some, yes, because I am a parent, but some, like, if
you ask my husband, he would sayI probably let her have more
free range of eating candy, icecream, chips, and chocolate more
than he.
But, so, I mean, there are somedays, does she eat more
healthier?
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Yes.
And some days, it's like, no,the child just had, like, an ice
cream or chips and chocolate.
she's good to go but do so howdo i handle it most i just give
her vitamins i mean trying atleast she's got some vitamins in
there with something and then itry she likes raw vegetables so
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i do my best like to have someat least like some broccoli
broccoli She likes cucumbers.
I think it's more of the textureof a crunch.
So when we're having dinner,I'll try my best to have
something like that.
Otherwise, I mean, I try, Imean, she could eat corn, but
she's going through seasons withgreen beans, like green beans.
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She likes green beans, you know,when she goes and picks them
from the garden with hergrandma.
So it's just certain seasons.
She'll just eat a lot ofvegetables and others.
She'll be like, nah.
But she's not one to like, youknow, do I eat to live or live
to eat?
I mean, I just think they'reboth the same.
So there you go.
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But yeah, just going to keep itlike that.
I don't know what you're doingwith your only child.
But for me, it's the certainseasons.
And when she likes somethingregarding vegetables, I'll buy a
lot of it.
And so she's like, I'm done withit.
Okay, this one.
When should my child see adoctor for a fever?
That is interesting because...
Okay, so for me, like we live inthe States, so if she's over
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above 100, it says 100.4, youshould go and see a doctor.
But there's only a few timeswhen she's really, like she's
been at 100, and then we knowit's because one, what was it?
I think she had a tummy acheonce.
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And it was about two days andthen she had a fever.
We checked her temperature.
We ended up going to thehospital because now she was
just vomiting.
And then they said she just Shewas constipated.
And I didn't know she was thatconstipated because I thought
she had been going regularly,but apparently not that much.
So when she has a tummy ache,prune juice is something that we
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use, actually for myself and formy husband.
So if anyone gets a sore tummy,we just use prune juice, which
is a lot more better and it justworks.
And so I just buy it.
And we just keep it, and ifsomeone, we drink it maybe like,
we used to drink it like once aweek.
I don't know how many, maybe afew teaspoons, and there you
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have it.
Prune juice is good for thetummy.
Helps you make you go regular.
And what else?
Okay, so, it's a bit random,so...
That's one little tip.
And maybe if you don't likeprune juice, you might have
something else that helps yourtummy go regular.
Maybe a kiwi fruit, mango, andother things helps you go
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regular.
But that just works wonders forus.
You can just drink it.
Okay, so now I just want to sayhello to my little guest.
Say little because Olivia, shewants to come and say hi.
Say hello to everyone.
Hello.
Now, Olivia, how old are you?
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I'm eight.
And what do you like?
I'm going to ask you some randomquestions.
What do you like about being anonly child?
Because there are a lot ofparents out there and their
kids, maybe some are listeningand they're not yet eight years
old or some who are maybe likestill a toddler.
UNKNOWN (26:23):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_00 (26:24):
Or maybe some are older.
But I'm just going to ask you,what do you like about being an
only child?
SPEAKER_01 (26:30):
It's super fun and I don't have to share any of my
toys.
SPEAKER_00 (26:37):
What don't you like it?
Are there some things like,sometimes it would have been
nice to have like a brother orsister.
What are the things that youkind of sometimes think about?
SPEAKER_01 (26:52):
Kind of that, like, no one plays with me, and I like
when people play with me a lot.
SPEAKER_00 (26:58):
Now, I used to play with you a lot more when you
were a toddler, but as you'regrowing up, maybe you've shared
that Mommy sleeps a lot.
Is that true?
Yeah.
So, what about Dad?
Who plays with you the most,Daddy or Mommy?
SPEAKER_01 (27:15):
Probably Mommy.
SPEAKER_00 (27:18):
Oh, you...
SPEAKER_01 (27:20):
Wait, no, I think it's Daddy because I don't know.
SPEAKER_00 (27:24):
Yeah?
Okay, Daddy plays with you more.
So what kind of things do youlike to do?
Do you like to read books?
Do you like to sleep all day?
Do you like to clean the house?
What kind of things do you liketo do?
I
SPEAKER_01 (27:41):
like to go horseback riding.
SPEAKER_00 (27:44):
Horseback riding?
Okay, tell us about that.
What is your horse?
Do you have a horse?
SPEAKER_01 (27:50):
Yeah, I have a horse.
SPEAKER_00 (27:52):
Is it a real horse?
SPEAKER_01 (27:55):
It's a real horse.
SPEAKER_00 (27:57):
What is your horse's name and what kind of horse is
it?
SPEAKER_01 (28:01):
My horse's name is Lola and it's a Welsh mixed with
Arabian.
SPEAKER_00 (28:07):
So if there's a parent out there and they're
thinking...
Am I going to get a horse?
Maybe not.
Maybe, maybe, maybe not.
It's too much money.
What would you tell to thatparent if their child is saying,
I really would like a horse?
SPEAKER_01 (28:23):
I would say if the parent said, no, you can't get a
horse right now, I would get ahobby horse.
SPEAKER_00 (28:30):
Hobby horses.
Now that is another.
We should talk about hobbyhorses.
Oh my goodness.
What's a hobby horse, Olivia?
SPEAKER_01 (28:38):
So it's basically just like a wooden stick.
So there's like a stick rightbetween the head and the body.
So the body would be the stick,and then after the stick,
there's just the head.
SPEAKER_00 (28:53):
And so it's kind of like a toy, but you can get
different sizes.
There's large ones, there'ssmall ones.
You can get ones that are like$10, right, Olivia?
And then more expensive ones,right?
You have both.
You have expensive ones and thenyou have affordable ones.
Which one is your favorite?
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You have quite a few.
SPEAKER_01 (29:15):
Probably the expensive ones.
SPEAKER_00 (29:18):
Really?
Why is that?
SPEAKER_01 (29:21):
Because you're more cuter, but I also like the
cheaper ones because you're morelighter.
Oh,
SPEAKER_00 (29:27):
there you go.
Is there anything else that youwant to let people know about
you and being an only child?
Do you think as you grow up, youwill have more children?
Well, you're only eight yearsold, but or just one child or no
children or maybe you thinkabout it later?
SPEAKER_01 (29:49):
Maybe like two children so they can like play
with each other and then, youknow, because I want them to
like be experienced withchoices.
SPEAKER_00 (30:00):
Well, there you listen.
There you go, folks.
So just letting you know, ismommy and daddy, am I the best
mommy for you?
SPEAKER_01 (30:08):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (30:09):
And is Daddy the best Daddy for you?
SPEAKER_01 (30:11):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (30:12):
You are the best child for us.
Now, as you heard it from here,from Family of One Child
podcast, I am the best mummy forher.
Do you want to say anythingelse?
Thank you for listening.
And thank you for coming andbeing a guest on my podcast.
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In actual fact, you are thefirst guest.
that I've had on this podcast.
So I'm glad you were the firstguest because I pretty much talk
about you all the time.
So it was appropriate that youwould be the first one and I'm
sure we will have you back againanother time.
So thank you very much, darling.
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So when I started this episode,I said there were about 10 other
questions and I think I only gotto four.
So let's just say this is goingto be part one.
of maybe a two or three partseries of most Googled questions
that parents ask on theinternet.
Okay, well, there you go.
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So I just want to say thank youso much for my listeners.
I'm just going to give a shoutout to those who are listening,
who listened to the lastepisode.
And that was from Tampa,Florida, Las Vegas, Nevada,
Calgary, Alberta.
in simsbury connecticut i justwant to say thank you so much to
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my listeners who have supportedand listened to the last episode
so Just letting you know, everytime you listen to the last
episode, I'll do a shout out andjust thank you all for listening
to this podcast, supporting thefamily of one and also for just
tuning in each Wednesday andjust supporting and also giving
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me a text and just letting meknow that you like it and giving
it a thumbs up and subscribingto my channel.
Okay, take care and rememberyou're doing the best you can
with the time that's given, withthe resources you have.
You are an amazing mom to yourchild, your amazing wife to your
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husband.
You know, be kind to yourself.
And as I say in each episode,you are amazing.
You truly are.
You're doing the best.
I mean, you are loving onyourself.
You're helping your child to bethe best that they can be.
And also, you're just takingtime out for yourself.
You're learning about yourself.
You're growing.
You're exploring.
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You're doing things.
And also, you're just sharing itwith the people that you love
and also the community thatyou're in.
So there you go.
I will catch you.
In the next episode, this is foryour friend who also is a mom
with an only child.
Take care.
Bye.
Hey amazing only child mums, I'm 4 Comment, your
part-time working mum friend wholoves Yahweh, family and fun.
Welcome to the family of onewhere we share joys and
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Expect relatable stories,parenting laughs and faithful
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Let's make small family lifeenjoyable.
Woohoo! Yes, welcome to theFamily of One Child podcast.
This is for your good friend.
So in this episode, I wasthinking about questions that
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parents would ask.
Google, for example, I got theinspiration.
I was watching YouTube andthere's a few like, well,
there's actually quite a fewvideos where they showed
episodes and they'reinterviewing these celebrities,
but they have like a card infront of them and it says the
most Google questions thatpeople would ask the internet
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about that person.
And the celebrity would gothrough the most, you know,
answering all these questions.
And I thought, what is the whatis the common or the most
popular questions that parentswould Google, you know, ask
Google or ask Rock or, you know,go on the internet and ask those
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questions.
And I thought I will find outthe most 10 common questions
that people, that parents typeon the internet asking Google,
but I will answer it from a mamaraising a having an only child
and she's eight years oldbecause, you know, I cannot
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answer questions beyond thatbecause she's not nine or 10
yet.
You know, so I couldn't beanswering those type of
questions, but I can answer fromwhere I am in this season.
So the top 10 questions thatparents commonly ask that go on
the internet and type out isone, How can I get my child to
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sleep through the night?
Now, my experience, I had Oliviawith me when, you know, as a
toddler.
baby.
I know some other people, youknow, parents, I had my friends
and they had their own room fortheir baby.
And so they had their baby cotin there and everything, baby
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bed and the baby and the childslept separately.
But for me, we had Olivia nextto us.
I mean, she had her own babybed, her baby cot, baby crib.
And I just slid that, I mean, Islid Not that I was sliding
anywhere in the bedroom, but Iput her bed right next to mine.
And so whenever she made a fussor if I had to get up for
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anything, she was right there.
And what I did was, I think thebarriers, like the crib, we
lowered one side down.
So it wasn't right down just incase she rolled or I rolled.
There was enough where I saw Ican put my hand over it.
But there was a safety barrierbecause, you know, we don't want
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to be rolling on our child.
Or do I want my child to berolling over me?
And I'm kind of big.
So I don't want to squash it.
So that was a safety barrier.
And as she got older, you know,I would either put it down.
I would put it up a bit morebecause now she could just jump
over it.
And then eventually when she wasa certain age, I just had it
write down so that childprobably could just...
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Yeah.
Anyhow, so how did I get mychild to sleep through the
night?
It was routine.
Routine worked best for us atthe time.
And that was a tip from mysister who came and stayed with
us.
And we had a set routine.
So we didn't bathe her everynight because why do they say
not to bathe the baby everynight?
For us, we didn't.
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But we had like read a bookafter bedtime.
Okay, hold on.
So at nighttime, almost likeread a book, we did like a quiet
time and then that worked for usbut then also you know she
stayed in her room but in someways she still stays in my room
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oh my goodness the child and Istill sleep in the same room and
that's another story togetherbut I know so so Is she
sleeping?
Yeah.
I try to get her to sleep in herown room.
Because she has her own room.
This is so hello.
She has her own room.
And then we give her story time.
And then we give her, like,mommy, daddy loves you.
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We have prayer time.
And then we, you know, it's timeto go to sleep.
Turn off the light.
And turn on the night light.
And wah, wah, wah.
That did not happen.
And then I was like, oh, mygoodness.
So then once again, I made sureshe had, you know, had dinner.
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We played.
Then something quiet.
And then story time.
Then story time dragged on to alonger story.
And then her father would read.
And then it was goodnight, loveyou, hugs, and wah, wah, wah.
I think it ended up being...
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I think she just, we ended up,I'm like, okay, just come and
sleep with me and Maya.
I'll just snuggle with you andwe'll just snuggle together.
And dad will just like give youa kiss goodnight and he'll just
go to the lounge and hang out.
Well, hello, 2025.
She's just moved into my room.
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And yeah, so apparently I go tosleep at 8.30 p.m.
school night she goes to sleepeight o'clock yeah like no you
and then she can hear childrenit's so funny because she can
hear children like mom theneighbor kids everyone's playing
and she'll check the windowshe's like it's still light time
no it's not those childrenshould be going to sleep now get
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in here go to sleep So how do Iget my child to sleep through
the night?
It's because I'm sleeping and Ilove sleep.
So 8.30 to me is a good night.
So we'll go to sleep.
And where's your father?
Oh, he's, I don't know.
I think he's downstairs in thelounge or either he's just got
back from work because he'llwork late.
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He'll just get home.
So does that even help if you'relistening?
If you're listening to this andyou're thinking there is no hope
or there is hope, there'ssomething in between for
someone.
In the end, my encouragement ishow do I get my child to sleep
through the night?
Good luck and keep going untilyou find your own rhythm.
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I have friends that actuallyhave not from, you know, from
when they had their child.
Their child's always had theirown room and they always put
that child to sleep.
You know, there was no, theydidn't sleep with their child
ever.
That baby can go to bed on theirown, and now that child is
great.
But my child, you know, myhusband and I, yeah, what it is,
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what it is.
So there you go.
The next question, popular, whatshould I do about my child's
tantrums?
For Olivia and I, I wish mysister, I should have her on
because I think it was oneepisode I talked about.
I think I cried a lot.
And then I, I mean, I was cryingcause I was thinking, oh my
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goodness, this child, what isgoing on?
And she's getting frustrated andshe is just, making sounds so
loud I thought the way ambulanceis coming and then I'm like
crying and then she was tryingto tell me something but in my
frustration I was tired orprobably hungry or all of the
above I just didn't want tolisten and so who was having a
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tantrum her and I I think deepdown I was probably having a
tantrum like just do what Iasked you to do and she's
thinking mommy just listen sohow did should I or what should
I do about my child's tensionsin the end I had to really find
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just work on myself to know whatshe's actually wanting and like
I think I gave her choices inthe end if she was frustrated
it's because she's trying totell me something honestly and I
just like do what I tell you todo Cause I'm not listening.
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And then when I'm not listening,I'm literally shutting down
emotionally.
Like now I'm no way, just do it.
And that doesn't always work.
And so I really had to be openup like, okay, I'm the adult.
She's trying to tell mesomething.
She's trying to say, I want toplay a little bit more.
And then I'm like, okay, is thisa life or death situation?
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Is she being disrespectful?
Or did I really give her time toplay?
Did I give her a warning it'stime to pack up?
Did I tell her, okay, we'regoing to the park and now it's
time to leave.
But does she do well when I giveher like, hey, we've got 10
minutes.
We've got 10 minutes.
Like some type of somethingwhere she could understand.
I'm giving you– I'm letting youknow– And then this is about to
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happen.
Instead of like, hey, go now.
Boom.
That doesn't work with her.
And then I met with herfrustration.
And then...
Because, depending on how she'sreacting, I'm like, that is
disrespectful.
How dare you?
I mean, inside I'm saying that.
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I'm like, people are looking atme as a mother.
And really, no one's looking atme.
They're all doing their ownchildren and living, you know,
they're like, ma'am, no, no,just pay attention to yourself.
And so...
When I started to learn moreabout how I'm reacting and why
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I'm reacting, and was it justabout that moment or was it
something else, which I wasprobably bringing into that
situation, then I really didn'tsee it as a tantrum.
She really did not have a lot oftantrums.
And I learned that, I mean, wasit easy?
No.
Was it difficult?
Yes.
I mean, at this stage now, shewill tell me like, mom, you
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said, and then I'm like, did Ireally say that?
Or was it a misinterpretation?
Or she'll just, I'll say, Ithink you said that.
I didn't say you can have thecookie.
I said, you can have the cookiefor your lunch.
You can have it like at lunch,but I didn't want you to eat the
second packet for today.
Okay.
You know, that's yourinterpretation of what I say.
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And so in other situations whereI tell her I'm going to do
something and she goes, mom, Ireally want to go shopping.
And I'll just say yes.
And then I'm hoping she wouldforget.
Like, seriously, I'm hopinglike, oh my gosh, an hour later.
And then she's like, okay, mom,let's go shopping.
And I'm like, no, I'm tired.
And she'll be like, you told me,you said you're going to go
shopping.
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And I'm like, I'm tired.
And then I'll say somethinglike, oh, oh why can't you just
give me a break when i was yourage and if my mom was tired i
would say that's okay mom i loveyou oh my goodness i will try
and put those tricks on it andshe's looking at me and she's
like so we're going shoppingright oh olivia and then i try
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not to say you always do thiswith me you're always making me
do things you're always and i'mlike oh my goodness She's only
eight years old.
And I'm saying always, which isnot always true.
I'm just feeling tired.
And then once again, I got tocheck myself.
I got to check my attitude.
Like, and I tell her, I know I'mreally tired.
And there has been like certainmoments.
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And I'm like, look, I know Isaid I was going to do this.
And you're right.
But I just cannot.
I just do not have the energy.
My attitude is really bad.
And we're not going to have agood time.
Now, I know it's not your fault.
And it's, And I said thatbecause I was really hoping you
would forget.
And she'd be like, mom.
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I said, I know.
And I'm sorry, but I justcannot.
I cannot do it right now.
But most times I'm like, sure,I'll suck it up because I said I
was going to do it.
Oh, my goodness.
The life of a mom with an onlychild.
We are amazing.
Okay, the third most commonquestions that parents ask on
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the internet is, how do I knowif my child is developing
normally?
For me, I didn't really trackthese milestones.
When I took her to her doctorfor visits, I think it was every
twice a year or something likethat.
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They had like a checklist.
And so if anything stood out,they would just...
I suppose they would have toldme.
But every time we went todoctor's appointments, they
said, yep, she's all good.
Everything is fine.
So I didn't...
And I didn't specifically buybooks to track these milestones,
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like talking or walking andholding a pencil.
I mean, holding whatever.
I just...
I don't know.
I just, maybe from myperspective, when I was, when
she was a toddler and raisingher, you know, in the younger
years, I, well, she's stillyounger.
I just wanted to give her manyexperiences.
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So, for example, I, like, lether, like, I think when it came
to colors and things like that,I would sort of say, oh, that's
it.
Pass me the cup.
I'll say, pass me the blue cup.
Or, oh, look, these peas arenice.
Oh, these green peas are veryyummy.
So I would, I just naturallyintroduce just different words.
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I was more specific on trying todescribe what things look like.
And then when it came to likecoordination, well, because, you
know, she started, she was very,she wanted to be around animals
like horses.
And so at two and a half, youknow, I found a coach, a trainer
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that would help her like ride.
And then I go into detail.
We didn't do a lot of riding.
It was on Polack.
five minutes five ten minutesriding but a lot of it was
balancing you know skills andholding learning about the
different parts of the body ofyou know the horse and then and
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then I had different activitieswhere she would play with yogurt
because I was looking for paintsthat were non-toxic for kids and
I still haven't found anythinglike that so I googled and then
parents said oh if your child isnot allergic to dairy you can
get yogurt and just put a littlefood coloring in or if you want
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to do it natural way like getraspberries and mash it up and
put it in yogurt and banana andyou know let your child paint
with that on a you know, on thetable.
So if they eat it, that's fine.
I just did things like that.
So she, before she went topreschool, she was already, she
already learned her name, likehow to write her name and then
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holding the scissors and holdinga crayon, you know, pen, pencil,
pen, crayon.
So I just wanted to give herlike fun experience and do
things like that.
So I, I guess it really dependson how do you know, I mean, if
you're developing normally.
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I mean, there's some adults outthere who I think, my goodness,
I mean, I mean, I suppose we'reall developing in some ways,
learning and growing.
But for me, how do I know if mychild is developing normally?
I mean, I did ask, I had a lotof friends as well.
So I guess I use them regularly.
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as a resource, like when she wasgoing to party, when she was
reading, when she was, I justasked my friends, oh, hey, did
your child start doing this?
And, you know, what are the,some of the tips that were
helpful?
And so, and they're pretty muchall the same age, roughly either
a year older or a year younger.
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So it was, that was my trackingdevice.
I just watched, was around.
And then I created a group, thelittle local adventures, the
similar her age and, you know,parents will talk about
different stages and what toexpect.
And if someone was, you know, Ididn't have a child that was
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going to a potty at this stageor wasn't able to, you know,
recognize colors.
I mean, it never was a big deal.
And my circle of friends,they're like, oh, that's all
right.
I've had another child and theydidn't get it too much later.
So that's fine.
It wasn't like a peer pressureor anything.
So I would say, how do you knowif you can use your resources
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that's available or yourpediatrician or doctor, just
someone to give you anencouragement or go onto the
internet.
The next Google question is,what are the best ways to
discipline a child?
That's a big one.
Well, they're all kind of big.
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But the best way that we havefound raising an only child for
our family discipline is thestep.
Like sit on the step and you canstay there until you have...
Just have a little timeout.
Timeout worked for us.
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Now, I know some families, youknow, people do it differently.
People don't use a timeout.
They might give them a littlespanking or they might take
something away from them.
Or, you know, I feel like, no,we don't spank.
And we chose not to.
And I'm thinking, I don't,Olivia did ask me, she goes,
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have you ever spanked me?
And honestly, I thought, youknow, but there probably times
where I did want to just spankyou, spank you because you're
driving me nuts.
But no, we, we decided myhusband and I not to spank.
And it's because, you know, timeout on the step has worked very
well for us.
And I don't know, because theremight be some other parents that
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might like say, well, if I, youknow, I had, if that's the way I
discipline my child and I putthem on the timeout and sit on
the step, it would not work.
I guess you have to find outwhat works for you.
But for our family, telling her,you know, you're going to have a
timeout.
You need to sit on that step forhow long, and we would use that
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duration of that time.
And she did not like it.
I mean, the first time, and I'veshared this other experience,
episodes that she it was likeshe was crying like we literally
you would have thought that mamasmacked you on her bum with
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something because she was likeno i cannot believe that you
would want to me be you know ona time out and you know being
distant from you even though I'mjust standing right there, but
there's more to it.
So time out worked wonders for,has worked wonders for us.
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And now that time out is reallynot a big deal.
If I see her go and sit on thesteps, she'll be like, sure, I'd
love to.
So for us, the best way todiscipline her now, because
she's eight years old, it wouldbe to take away her tablet, you
know, take away maybe time witha friend or, you know, You
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cannot be watching YouTube orsomething like that.
And that has the same effecttaken away in electronics.
Something that she absolutelyloves.
She'll be like, no.
UNKNOWN (20:31):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (20:32):
So that has been a big one for us.
Just changing on how we go aboutbeing disciplined.
How we discipline her in life.
And also when we do disciplineher, whether we're taking
something away from her like atablet, you know, we tell her–
before we tell her, we're like,this is what's going to happen.
And then you're going to get–you know, we're going to take
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this away from you and thenwe'll– So she knows all the
consequences and then we'll talkabout it.
Sometimes she says that when Ido it, she just wants to get it
over and done with because Italk too much.
She's like, oh, mom, you justtalk too much.
Just hurry up and do it.
Like, I'm like, what in theworld?
And then I talk about theconsequences and the why.
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She's like, oh, brother.
I mean, her eyes are sayingthat.
And she goes, you talk too much,mom.
Just do it.
I think the talking is like moredisciplined enough sometimes.
Oh my goodness, my child.
But she's not here to like, youknow, so I really shouldn't be
saying a lot about how she feelsbecause she's like, you know
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what, mom, I wasn't there andthat's not what I meant.
But yes, do you talk too muchwhen you discipline me?
Yes.
So probably that might be a goodthing.
I just get her to sit therewhile I talk to her, talk, talk,
talk to her.
She'll be like, oh my goodness,I don't want to be disciplined
by my mom anymore.
Okay.
The next one is how can I helpmy child eat healthier?
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That's another Google questionthat parents ask, you know, go
on the internet a lot.
Well, I would like to say, can Ispeak into the space?
UNKNOWN (22:07):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (22:08):
Some, yes, because I am a parent, but some, like, if
you ask my husband, he would sayI probably let her have more
free range of eating candy, icecream, chips, and chocolate more
than he.
But, so, I mean, there are somedays, does she eat more
healthier?
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Yes.
And some days, it's like, no,the child just had, like, an ice
cream or chips and chocolate.
she's good to go but do so howdo i handle it most i just give
her vitamins i mean trying atleast she's got some vitamins in
there with something and then itry she likes raw vegetables so
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i do my best like to have someat least like some broccoli
broccoli She likes cucumbers.
I think it's more of the textureof a crunch.
So when we're having dinner,I'll try my best to have
something like that.
Otherwise, I mean, I try, Imean, she could eat corn, but
she's going through seasons withgreen beans, like green beans.
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She likes green beans, you know,when she goes and picks them
from the garden with hergrandma.
So it's just certain seasons.
She'll just eat a lot ofvegetables and others.
She'll be like, nah.
But she's not one to like, youknow, do I eat to live or live
to eat?
I mean, I just think they'reboth the same.
So there you go.
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But yeah, just going to keep itlike that.
I don't know what you're doingwith your only child.
But for me, it's the certainseasons.
And when she likes somethingregarding vegetables, I'll buy a
lot of it.
And so she's like, I'm done withit.
Okay, this one.
When should my child see adoctor for a fever?
That is interesting because...
Okay, so for me, like we live inthe States, so if she's over
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above 100, it says 100.4, youshould go and see a doctor.
But there's only a few timeswhen she's really, like she's
been at 100, and then we knowit's because one, what was it?
I think she had a tummy acheonce.
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And it was about two days andthen she had a fever.
We checked her temperature.
We ended up going to thehospital because now she was
just vomiting.
And then they said she just Shewas constipated.
And I didn't know she was thatconstipated because I thought
she had been going regularly,but apparently not that much.
So when she has a tummy ache,prune juice is something that we
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use, actually for myself and formy husband.
So if anyone gets a sore tummy,we just use prune juice, which
is a lot more better and it justworks.
And so I just buy it.
And we just keep it, and ifsomeone, we drink it maybe like,
we used to drink it like once aweek.
I don't know how many, maybe afew teaspoons, and there you
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have it.
Prune juice is good for thetummy.
Helps you make you go regular.
And what else?
Okay, so, it's a bit random,so...
That's one little tip.
And maybe if you don't likeprune juice, you might have
something else that helps yourtummy go regular.
Maybe a kiwi fruit, mango, andother things helps you go
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regular.
But that just works wonders forus.
You can just drink it.
Okay, so now I just want to sayhello to my little guest.
Say little because Olivia, shewants to come and say hi.
Say hello to everyone.
Hello.
Now, Olivia, how old are you?
(25:58):
I'm eight.
And what do you like?
I'm going to ask you some randomquestions.
What do you like about being anonly child?
Because there are a lot ofparents out there and their
kids, maybe some are listeningand they're not yet eight years
old or some who are maybe likestill a toddler.
UNKNOWN (26:23):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_00 (26:24):
Or maybe some are older.
But I'm just going to ask you,what do you like about being an
only child?
SPEAKER_01 (26:30):
It's super fun and I don't have to share any of my
toys.
SPEAKER_00 (26:37):
What don't you like it?
Are there some things like,sometimes it would have been
nice to have like a brother orsister.
What are the things that youkind of sometimes think about?
SPEAKER_01 (26:52):
Kind of that, like, no one plays with me, and I like
when people play with me a lot.
SPEAKER_00 (26:58):
Now, I used to play with you a lot more when you
were a toddler, but as you'regrowing up, maybe you've shared
that Mommy sleeps a lot.
Is that true?
Yeah.
So, what about Dad?
Who plays with you the most,Daddy or Mommy?
SPEAKER_01 (27:15):
Probably Mommy.
SPEAKER_00 (27:18):
Oh, you...
SPEAKER_01 (27:20):
Wait, no, I think it's Daddy because I don't know.
SPEAKER_00 (27:24):
Yeah?
Okay, Daddy plays with you more.
So what kind of things do youlike to do?
Do you like to read books?
Do you like to sleep all day?
Do you like to clean the house?
What kind of things do you liketo do?
I
SPEAKER_01 (27:41):
like to go horseback riding.
SPEAKER_00 (27:44):
Horseback riding?
Okay, tell us about that.
What is your horse?
Do you have a horse?
SPEAKER_01 (27:50):
Yeah, I have a horse.
SPEAKER_00 (27:52):
Is it a real horse?
SPEAKER_01 (27:55):
It's a real horse.
SPEAKER_00 (27:57):
What is your horse's name and what kind of horse is
it?
SPEAKER_01 (28:01):
My horse's name is Lola and it's a Welsh mixed with
Arabian.
SPEAKER_00 (28:07):
So if there's a parent out there and they're
thinking...
Am I going to get a horse?
Maybe not.
Maybe, maybe, maybe not.
It's too much money.
What would you tell to thatparent if their child is saying,
I really would like a horse?
SPEAKER_01 (28:23):
I would say if the parent said, no, you can't get a
horse right now, I would get ahobby horse.
SPEAKER_00 (28:30):
Hobby horses.
Now that is another.
We should talk about hobbyhorses.
Oh my goodness.
What's a hobby horse, Olivia?
SPEAKER_01 (28:38):
So it's basically just like a wooden stick.
So there's like a stick rightbetween the head and the body.
So the body would be the stick,and then after the stick,
there's just the head.
SPEAKER_00 (28:53):
And so it's kind of like a toy, but you can get
different sizes.
There's large ones, there'ssmall ones.
You can get ones that are like$10, right, Olivia?
And then more expensive ones,right?
You have both.
You have expensive ones and thenyou have affordable ones.
Which one is your favorite?
(29:14):
You have quite a few.
SPEAKER_01 (29:15):
Probably the expensive ones.
SPEAKER_00 (29:18):
Really?
Why is that?
SPEAKER_01 (29:21):
Because you're more cuter, but I also like the
cheaper ones because you're morelighter.
Oh,
SPEAKER_00 (29:27):
there you go.
Is there anything else that youwant to let people know about
you and being an only child?
Do you think as you grow up, youwill have more children?
Well, you're only eight yearsold, but or just one child or no
children or maybe you thinkabout it later?
SPEAKER_01 (29:49):
Maybe like two children so they can like play
with each other and then, youknow, because I want them to
like be experienced withchoices.
SPEAKER_00 (30:00):
Well, there you listen.
There you go, folks.
So just letting you know, ismommy and daddy, am I the best
mommy for you?
SPEAKER_01 (30:08):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (30:09):
And is Daddy the best Daddy for you?
SPEAKER_01 (30:11):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (30:12):
You are the best child for us.
Now, as you heard it from here,from Family of One Child
podcast, I am the best mummy forher.
Do you want to say anythingelse?
Thank you for listening.
And thank you for coming andbeing a guest on my podcast.
(30:33):
In actual fact, you are thefirst guest.
that I've had on this podcast.
So I'm glad you were the firstguest because I pretty much talk
about you all the time.
So it was appropriate that youwould be the first one and I'm
sure we will have you back againanother time.
So thank you very much, darling.
(30:55):
So when I started this episode,I said there were about 10 other
questions and I think I only gotto four.
So let's just say this is goingto be part one.
of maybe a two or three partseries of most Googled questions
that parents ask on theinternet.
Okay, well, there you go.
(31:15):
So I just want to say thank youso much for my listeners.
I'm just going to give a shoutout to those who are listening,
who listened to the lastepisode.
And that was from Tampa,Florida, Las Vegas, Nevada,
Calgary, Alberta.
in simsbury connecticut i justwant to say thank you so much to
(31:38):
my listeners who have supportedand listened to the last episode
so Just letting you know, everytime you listen to the last
episode, I'll do a shout out andjust thank you all for listening
to this podcast, supporting thefamily of one and also for just
tuning in each Wednesday andjust supporting and also giving
(32:02):
me a text and just letting meknow that you like it and giving
it a thumbs up and subscribingto my channel.
Okay, take care and rememberyou're doing the best you can
with the time that's given, withthe resources you have.
You are an amazing mom to yourchild, your amazing wife to your
(32:23):
husband.
You know, be kind to yourself.
And as I say in each episode,you are amazing.
You truly are.
You're doing the best.
I mean, you are loving onyourself.
You're helping your child to bethe best that they can be.
And also, you're just takingtime out for yourself.
You're learning about yourself.
You're growing.
You're exploring.
(32:44):
You're doing things.
And also, you're just sharing itwith the people that you love
and also the community thatyou're in.
So there you go.
I will catch you.
In the next episode, this is foryour friend who also is a mom
with an only child.
Take care.
Bye.
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