Living by the Mantras: Parenting Wisdom with Phrases Kids Remember
Practical parenting for moms, dads and grandparents who want ideas that work at home. Living by the Mantras is a positive parenting podcast built on parenting mantras: short, kind and firm phrases to say to kids that are easy for them to remember.
Parenting coach, former teacher and mom of three Colleen Souza shares one simple mantra per episode, plus funny family stories and real ideas for raising school age kids and teens. Each episode helps you teach respect, hard work and self control, raise resilient, independent kids and spend less time yelling.
Parenting mantras you will hear:
"Keep your pants on!"
"We're about solutions, not problems."
"I can't yet."
"Win or learn."
"If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it."
The show is based on her book, Living by the Mantras: Common Sense Wisdom for an Extraordinary Life. Get 5 Free Mantras at www.livingbythemantras.com/blog
Parenting, one mantra at a time.
If It’s Wet and Not Yours, Don’t Touch It: A Self-Control Toolbox for Parents and Kids | Parenting Mantras
Living by the Mantras: Parenting Wisdom with Phrases Kids Remember
Self-control fails less often from a lack of desire than from a lack of a plan. In this episode, Colleen opens her self-control toolbox and shares five tools parents can use with their kids: name your weak spots, remove the enemy, track and measure progress, practice positive self-talk out loud, and protect rest and sleep. It's practical parenting wisdom built on solutions, not problems, and on the family mantra "If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it." Like so many common sayings we grew up hearing, this one gives kids a simple way to stop and think before they act.
Buy the Book: Living by the Mantrashttps://livingbythemantras.com/living-by-the-mantras-book/
Subscribe to the Blog and Get 5 Free Mantras to Live by!https://livingbythemantras.com/blog
Connect with Colleenhttps://livingbythemantras.com/
Parenting, one mantra at a time.
9 Oct 2026
If It’s Wet and Not Yours, Don’t Touch It: Teaching Kids Self-Control | Parenting Mantras
Self-control is the ability to manage impulses, emotions, and behavior so a child can choose the next right action instead of the easiest one. It is not the absence of strong feelings. It is what a child does while those feelings are still there. Training self-control is mostly training confidence and calmness. In this episode we talk about the five practices that help parents build both.
Buy the Book: Living by the Mantrashttps://livingbythemantras.com/living-by-the-mantras-book/
Subscribe to the Blog and Get 5 Free Mantras to Live by!https://livingbythemantras.com/blog
Connect with Colleenhttps://livingbythemantras.com/
25 Sept 2026
We’re About Solutions, Not Problems: Habits that Fuel Family Positivity
This week we are focusing on the steps that fuel a positive environment. How do we consistently move our brains and our actions from the negative world around us to create a home that is focused on positivity? Listen in and find out!Buy the Book: Living by the Mantrashttps://livingbythemantras.com/living-by-the-mantras-book/
Subscribe to the Blog and Get 5 Free Mantras to Live by!https://livingbythemantras.com/blog
Connect with Colleenhttps://livingbythemantras.com/
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