The 3-Hour Mum & The Viral 'Jessica' Hack

About this episode

The episode discusses the 'max 3-hour mum' theory, the state of kids' sports, the viral 'Jessica' hack, and the relevance of the old rule 'seen and not heard'.

This week, Monique Bowley, Stacey Hicks and Amelia Lester unpack the 'max 3-hour mum' theory. That’s how long Skims co-founder and Kardashian-adjacent CEO Emma Grede thinks women should spend with their kids each day on weekends. We discuss whetther the mother of four's ‘quality over quantity’  approach is genius - or missing the point. Also, is kids’ sport officially broken? From private strength sessions for 8-year-olds to parents getting red-carded on the sidelines, we ask when sport stopped being about 'having a go' and started being a ‘gateway to success’. Plus, what exactly is the 'Jessica' hack? We discuss the viral TikTok trick that could snap your child out of a spiral. And, in our modern screen age, is there any merit to the old-school rule that children should be ‘seen and not heard’? RECCOMMENDATIONS: Monz recommends: The Art Gallery (it’s free!), beach patrol (also free!) and the ultimate school holiday hack - a trip to Bunnings. Amelia recommends: The Brinkley Yearbooks Series by Sarah Sax  Stacey recommends: Age of Attraction on Netflix and Harry Styles’ YouTube cover of ‘Everybody Wants to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Monique Bowley, Stacey Hicks, Amelia Lester, Ruth Devine, Tessa Kotowicz

Topics covered

• parenting
• children's sports
• quality time
• viral hacks
• screen time

Keywords

• 3-hour mum
• Emma Grede
• kids' sports
• Jessica hack
• parenting advice

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Skims, Bunnings, Brinkley Yearbooks Series, Age of Attraction

Books & works: Jessica, The Brinkley Yearbooks Series, Age of Attraction, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Parenting Out Loud

Places: Bunnings

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