This week we’re chatting with Michael Perry, founder of the Maple app, designed to help make managing your home easier by expanding the ownership of responsibilities to more than just moms and creating a “back office” for your home. Learn more about the episode here: modernmommydoc.com/podcast _____ Join our Parenting in Partnership Daily Dose Guided Lessons: As rewarding as team-parenting can be, it’s equally challenging to make it happen. Supportive co-parenting is important for your child’s healthy development, and it also makes parenting less frustrating and more joyful.  In this program, we’ll teach you and your partner techniques that enable you to value individual beliefs, support one another, and rely on each other. We’ll discuss in detail effective communication methods built on mutual respect. You’ll learn how to successfully share the mental load that causes stress, burnout, and tension. With the tools we provide, you’ll create a roadmap toward a balanced, attainable co-parenting plan customized to your family and lifestyle. You’ll finish this program with a rekindled sense of joy for each other and for parenting…and, I promise, the skills for creating a stronger family unit for years to come.  This program is designed to recharge your parenting game: ACKNOWLEDGING THE FACTS: Male-female equity in parenting, stereotypes, societal norms, and even biology INDIVIDUAL NEEDS: Get attuned to each other’s wants and points of view  MINDSET: End internal/external conflict and cultivate more compassion MENTAL LOAD: Effectively replace stress, burnout, and resentment with shared responsibility COMMUNICATION: Implement best practices and methods essential for harmonious co-parenting and a relationship built on respect CONNECTION: Building a collective unit and working in date nights, sex, and regular reset moments  OPTIMIZATION: Dividing and conquering, capitalizing on individual strengths and preferences, and simplifying to make space for free time SUCCESSFUL SYSTEMS: Create a balanced, attainable plan for your family using resources/tools to your advantage  OUTSOURCING: Getting outside help  DOWNLOAD THE APP TODAY! modernmamasclub.com