If you’re wondering what ‘Arroz con Mango’ means, its literal translation is “Rice with Mango”. It’s a latin idiom that essentially means “chaos” or a “complicated situation”, (because honestly, who would put rice together with mango?) That being said, parenting is arguably a giant ‘arroz con mango’, filled with unexpected challenges, self-reflections, exhaustion, and sometimes, more questions than answers. Join the hosts as they discuss their experiences and how they’ve decided to approach this ‘mess’ with love, compassion, leadership, and a little bit of humor. When Jenn’s patience was at its highest (2:15) When Amy’s patience was at its lowest (4:05) The recurring learning curve (5:01) Parenting can only be experienced (6:40) “It’s not about you” (7:15) Emotional Regulation is contagious (7:49) What does ‘discipline’ actually mean? (8:16) The Power Struggle and the Refresh Button (9:11) The Dictatorship in a traditional Latin home (11:52) The cookie! (12:31) The Push-Back can be positive (14:16) Finding Balance is the a challenge (15:01) Our children our their own people (18:50) More parenting resources, more subliminal messages (20:38) Parenting makes you reflect (21:57) First Borns v. Others (23:18) The Facilitator & The Authority (26:53) Emotional Bandwidth (28:00) Saying yes (31:01) External Validation & labeling (34:15) Parents who tried their best to break cycles (41:26) The best part of parenting is… (44:39) Winning at Motherhood means… (47:33)