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  • This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is my fourth interview with anxiety expert Lynn Lyons! We discuss how to handle school avoidance, including: how to figure out the root cause of school avoidance, how anxiety works including physical symptoms, and how to teach parents and children how to handle anxiety when it inevitably shows up.

    We talk about:

    4:31 Finding the root cause to school avoidance

    7:00 Using “home days” when kids need a break

    9:00 Normalizing needing breaks, rather than pathologizing

    11:40 Emotionally based school avoidance- includes anxiety and depression

    16:00 How anxiety can cause physical symptoms like stomach aches and headaches

    23:03 Teaching kids and parents to tolerate uncertainty

    30:00 Why techniques to “get rid” of worry don’t work

    32:00 How to talk back to worry

    48:13 How to handle “The Moment of Goodbye” when dropping kids off

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Three Skills to Protect Our Kids’ Mental Health with Lynn Lyons https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode35/

    Membership Q&A – How to Help Anxious Kids in Real Life Scenarios with Lynn Lyons https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode45/

    How Anxiety Shows Up in Our Parenting and What to Do About It with Lynn Lyons https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode-99-how-anxiety-shows-up-in-our-parenting-and-what-to-do-about-it-with-lynn-lyons/

    Lynn Lyon’s podcast Flusterclux https://www.flusterclux.com/episodes/

    Lynn’s website https://www.lynnlyons.com/

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  • This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a coaching call with Celine, Mom of a 2.5- year-old and a 4.5-year-old. Listen in as we discuss strategies for supporting sleep and eating, as well as the big ideas and mindset shifts that happen when you are transitioning to Peaceful Parenting.

    We talk about:

    2:47 Why Celine decided to try peaceful parenting

    4:30 Strategies/Mindset shifts around trying to get the kids to bed

    23:28 Strategies/Mindset shifts around getting kids to eat/stay at the table

    27:30 The Division of Responsibility of Feeding

    49:00 How to process our feelings without making our kids responsible for them

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Podcast- Bedtime Best Practises with Corey Everrett https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode86/

    Podcast- How to Overcome Picky Eating with Jennifer House https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode49/

    Podcast- ADHD and Feeding/Eating Challenges with Dr. Roberto Olivardia https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/adhd-and-feeding-eating-challenges-with-dr-roberto-olivardia-episode-149/

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    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:

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    Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com

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  • In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, I interview Jo Ann Finkelstein, a clinical psychologist, about her new book Sexism & Sensibility Raising Empowered, Resilient Girls In The Modern World. Listen in as we discuss how to address sexism and gender bias in our parenting of both girls and boys.

    We talk about:

    3:58 Jo Ann gives an example of gender bias she experienced growing up in her own home

    9:58 Learned helplessness around sexism

    10:00 How we can recognize our own gender bias

    14:00 Pushback when women and girls challenge gender bias

    17:00 Teaching girls a sense of healthy entitlement

    22:37 Ways to raise sons who don’t perpetuate sexism

    27:50 Complexities of beauty culture

    31:30 How to handle comments about girls’ appearance

    32:47 How we navigate our girls’ clothing choices

    36:00 Finding a balance with safety and letting girls be who they are

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Sexism & Sensibility Raising Empowered, Resilient Girls In The Modern World. https://amzn.to/4dCLLeg

    30 acts of micro feminism https://joannfinkelstein.substack.com/p/30-small-acts-of-resistance

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/

    Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

    Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com

    Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting

    Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter

    Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php

  • In this re-release of a favourite episode, we discuss the term ‘stable misery’.

    It’s Dr. Lynyetta Willis’s term to describe the ‘in-between’ space we sometimes experience as parents: The house isn’t burning down but things aren’t great.

    In this episode, Dr. Willis joins me for a conversation about how to break out of stable misery.

    As a psychologist and family empowerment coach, Dr. Lynyetta Willis, helps frustrated families stop Stable Misery® cycles or unhelpful patterns that keep them stuck, so they can create more joy in their parenting or partnerships. Her Triggered to Transformed® Parent Coaching Program has helped parents all over the world to confidently deal with their triggers so they can pass on the best parts of themselves and enjoy parenting more.

    We cover:

    [2:40] How Dr. Lynyetta became a family empowerment coach [3:45] What stable misery is [5:55] How to recognize when you’re in stable misery [9:00] The Five Paths Framework [21:10] Tips to get in touch with your feelings and emotions [27:20] The difference between stressors and triggers [40:20] Dr. Lynyetta’s advice to her younger parent self

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Quiz: What’s Your Parenting Trigger Score – https://drlwillis.link/trigger-score Stable Misery Free Roadmap – www.healingstablemisery.com www.drlwillis.com

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/ Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php
  • This is re-release of one of our favourite episodes:

    Mainstream parenting is W.E.I.R.D! Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic. Well, maybe not everyone. But parenting in North American culture has changed a lot in the past few hundred years and it’s a lot different currently than some other places in the world.

    My guest in this podcast set out to look at how some other families around the world operate, how American parenting is different, and what we can learn from parents in other places.

    Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD, is the author of the New York Times bestseller Hunt, Gather, Parent. The book describes a way of raising helpful and confident children, which moms and dads have turned to for millennia. It also explains how American families can incorporate this approach into their busy lives.

    Doucleff is also a global health correspondent for NPR’s Science Desk, where she reports about disease outbreaks and children’s health.

    We cover:

    [3:00] Why Michaeleen wrote her book and what influenced it [6:30] How the nuclear family has been a failed social experiment [13:10] Michaeleen’s TEAM acronym [20:00] The interesting thing about encouraging our kids to develop autonomy [37:30] The importance of having minimal interference with our kids [45:55] Culturally specific traits when raising kids [52:00] Advice Michaeleen would give her younger parent self

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff Brain-Body Parenting by Dr. Mona Delahooke www.michaeleendoucleff.com

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/ Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php
  • This is a re-release of one of our favourite episodes:

    Tosha Schore joins me to talk about what to do when your child is aggressive.

    Most of us have been there – kids fighting over toys, hitting, sibling rivalry, or anger that seems to come out of nowhere. How do you handle it? Is there an effective way to deal with it?

    Tosha is mom to three boys and an advocate for boys and their families. She is on a mission to create a more peaceful world, one sweet boy at a time by supporting you to care for yourself, connect with your boy deeply, set limits lovingly, and play wildly!

    She brings a burst of energy and optimism to parenting, and is an expert at simple solutions to what feel like overwhelmingly complicated problems.

    Through her online community and courses, Tosha helps break the isolation of modern parenting and lifts your confidence so you’re better equipped to face the challenges of raising young boys.

    We cover:

    [4:30] How Tosha got into this work [5:50] Why kids get aggressive [9:10] Meeting your child where they’re at [13:00] How to stop your child’s aggression [16:40] Common mistakes parents make when trying to end aggressive behavior [23:15] What to do when the aggression seems to be impulsive [32:00] How to handle being fearful of your child hitting or hurting you [40:45] Sibling rivalry and aggression between siblings [48:35] Lashing out after breaking toys [51:15] How to know if you’re handling these situations correctly [53:35] Figuring out our triggers [57:25] When aggression comes out of nowhere [59:25] What Tosha would tell her younger parent self

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode

    Free ‘How to Stop Yelling’ Course: www.sarahrosensweet.com/yelling Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toshaschoreyourpartnerinparentingboys YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ToshaSchoreYourPartnerInParenting Website: https://parentingboyspeacefully.com/

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/ Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php
  • This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a compilation of listener questions I have answered over the last three years. We cover what to do when your child won’t listen, when you have a runner, when your child prefers one parent, when your family openly disagrees with your parenting choices.

    We talk about:

    2:50 What do when your child won’t listen?

    4:30 3 Big Ideas of parenting a strong-willed child

    6:00 Finding win/win solutions

    11:00 How to work on connection

    13:00 Managing full emotional backpacks

    14:40 What do when your child is a ‘runner’?

    16:13 When impulse control starts to develop

    20:30 Games to strengthen impulse control

    22:44 What to do when your child prefers one parent?

    25:00 What to tell yourself if you aren’t preferred

    26:30 What to say to your kids if you aren’t preferred

    31:00 What to do when your family disapproves of your parenting?

    34:01 Having different parenting goals than our family

    37:00 Managing feelings of shame

    39:00 Agreeing to disagree

    Download the episode transcript HERE:

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    www.reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/podcast

    www.reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/resources

    https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/

    Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

    Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com

    Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting

    Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter

    Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php

  • In this re-release of one of my favourite episodes, I sit down with Dr. Stuart Shanker to understand our children’s challenging behaviour. We discuss why children act the way they do sometimes and what we can do about it.

    Dr. Shanker explains the 5 domains or areas where stress shows up in our and our children’s lives. We discuss how we can be ‘stress detectives’ to help reduce challenging behaviour.

    Dr. Stuart Shanker is the author of the Self-Reg trilogy: Calm, Alert and Learning: Classroom Strategies for Self-Regulation, Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life; Reframed: Self-Reg for a Just Society.

    In 2012 Stuart founded The MEHRIT Centre as a Self-Reg learning and information centre for parents, educators, the leaders of today and the leaders of tomorrow. In this challenging time in which we are living, Self-Reg inspires what is most desperately needed: a profound sense of hope for the future.

    We cover:

    [4:45] Why misbehavior is stressed behavior [9:10] The difference between self control and self regulation [12:50] The 5 categories of stressors [23:00] Is misbehavior intentional? [30:00] Tips for parents to help reduce stressors [42:00] Biggest stressors parents are faced with today [44:10] Spirited kids vs. stressed out kids [50:30] Why there’s an uptake in sensory issues [54:00] Dr. Shanker’s advice to his younger parent self

    The goal of The MEHRIT Centre is to provide parents and educators around the world with the tools needed to raise healthy and vibrant children; and to provide adults and seniors with a powerful method for enhancing their own well being.

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode

    Self-Reg Infosheet for Parents: https://self-reg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/infosheet_SelfRegParents.pdf Self-Reg Book written by Dr. Stuart Shanker: https://shop.self-reg.ca/collections/all/products/self-reg-how-to-help-your-child-and-you-break-the-stress-cycle-and-successfully-engage-with-life Blog written by Dr. Stuart Shanker: https://self-reg.ca/no-such-thing-as-a-bad-kid/ https://www.instagram.com/self_reg/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-mehrit-centre-ltd-/ https://www.facebook.com/SelfReg/

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/ Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php
  • What are bedtime best practices?

    We know how challenging bedtime can be, and in this re-release of one of our favourite episodes, Corey and I give our best tips and strategies to navigate it with ease and a big dose of self compassion!

    We talk about separation anxiety, how to be supportive partners to one another, creating bedtime and morning routines, and so much more.

    We cover:

    [2:30] Mindest tips around bedtime [6:05] Why it’s okay to want to help [8:50] How to set yourself up to be in a better space mentally before bedtime [11:00] Starting your bedtime routine in advance [13:30] Getting energy out before bed [16:45] Creating a nighttime routine [18:50] Keeping kids accountable to their routine [25:10] Make the bedroom ‘bed-able’ [32:30] The separation that comes with bedtime [44:00] Giving your kids a container of time to talk at bed time [52:10] Taking turns putting the kids to bed

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode

    Rest, Play, Grow by Deborah McNamara: https://amzn.to/3QU9o7C Infographic: https://macnamara.ca/portfolio/info-graphic-when-saying-goodnight-is-hard-20-ways-to-bridge-the-nighttime-distance/ Free Stop Yelling Course and Bedtime Cheat Sheet: www.reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/resources

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/ Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php
  • In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, I interview Dr. Steve Hodges, pediatric urologist and the author of It's No Accident, Breakthrough Solutions to Your Child's Bedwetting, Constipation, UTIs, and Other Potty Problems. Listen in as we get to the bottom of your child’s accidents and potty challenges. We say the word poop 111 times so consider yourself warned!

    We talk about:

    3:30 Case Study about a 3.5-year-old holding and having poop accidents

    13:50 Accidents aren’t kids’ fault

    15:56 The importance of an X-Ray for a proper diagnosis

    23:23 Toilet training best practices

    25:42 Why do kids not like pooping?

    27:00 Letting go of pull ups

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Dr. Steve Hodges book- It's No Accident, Breakthrough Solutions to Your Child's Bedwetting, Constipation, UTIs, and Other Potty Problems https://amzn.to/4bSOJJU

    https://www.bedwettingandaccidents.com/

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet

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    Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

    Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com

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  • This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a coaching call with Shalyn, Mom of 5-year-old and 7-year-old sons. Listen in as we discuss strategies for supporting her son to fall asleep at night and how working on parental mindset and worries can support our kids as well.

    We talk about:

    3:40 Helping a child who struggles to fall asleep

    18:00 When it looks like a kid is intentionally misbehaving

    24:31 Helping a child who doesn’t like school

    31:00 Not projecting our needs and preferences on our kids

    01:00:00 Putting a plan into place at school for ADHD accommodations

    01:01:30 Managing sibling rivalry

    01:05:56 Helping kids with positive self worth

    1:07:23 How to manage the word “I hate you” with kids

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Podcast- Bedtime Best Practises with Corey Everrett https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode86/

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/

    Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

    Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com

    Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting

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  • In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, I interview Yolanda Williams of Parenting Decolonized. This is the second time we have had Yolanda on the podcast and this time we discuss why peaceful/conscious parenting is so hard and how to create the changes we need in our families and society.

    We talk about:

    3:30 Yolanda’s explanation about why conscious parenting is so hard

    5:50 How we cope with this exhaustion

    9:00 The way we “cut corners” and do less

    17:13 Having to parent while re-parenting ourselves

    24:00 Roadblocks created by systemic oppression

    29:00 Managing judgement from other adults

    39:00 Learning how to implement boundaries with other adults

    46:00 Oppressive parenting tactics- even more subtle ones

    50:00 The deeper work of conscious parenting

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Supernova Parenting Summit: Guiding Neurodivergent Families Towards Brilliance July 27th-28th, 2024 www.supernovaparenting.org “Give your child a childhood that they don’t have to recover from”

    FB: https://www.facebook.com/wildnfreefamilyfarm

    IG and TikTok @prntgdcolonized

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/

    Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

    Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com

    Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting

    Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter

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  • This is a re-release of one of our favourite episodes: Corey and I discuss our best tips for traveling with kids. We know that traveling with our kids can be challenging, and there are tips and mindset hacks you can adopt and use in your own travel journeys. We cover meltdowns, setting expectations, routines, emotional backpacks, and more.

    We cover:

    [2:25] Acknowledging that traveling with children is really difficult [4:05] Important mindset tips for traveling with kids [8:10] Planning your trip and keeping your schedule loose [10:10] Letting your kids know what to expect and setting expectations [11:15] Expecting meltdowns [13:40] How to make traveling with your kids more pleasant [23:50] Handling kids being out of their routine [26:55] Helping them empty their emotional backpacks

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php
  • In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, I interview Kristen RB Peterson on letting go of “getting ready for kindergarten” and focusing on play based learning instead. Listen in as we discuss the findings of studies on the importance of play and how to foster more play in your home.

    We talk about:

    4:45 Study about play based preschools vs. academic preschools

    5:30 Confusion around what play is and what play is not

    6:45 Five Characteristics of play

    11:31 Play schemas (patterns in children’s play)

    13:00 Importance of “loose materials” for play

    14:42 Why parents should avoid academic focused preschools

    26:13 NASA Creativity Study

    33:00 How parents can help their kids have more play

    38:00 Importance of risky play in early childhood

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    IG @kristen.rb.peterson

    Play-Based Learning Podcast https://www.kristenrbpeterson.com/podcasts

    Kristen’s Website https://www.kristenrbpeterson.com/

    Citations for the studies: “Studies that compared the performance of children attending academic preschools with those attending play-based preschools showed no advantage in reading and math achievement for children attending academic preschools. However, evidence did suggest that children attending academic preschools had higher levels of test anxiety, were less creative, and had more negative attitudes toward school than did the children attending play-based preschool.” Swart, K., & Houser, K. (2023). Early Childhood Play and Academics: What Are Parents’ Perceptions? Dimensions of Early Childhood, 51(2), 28–32.

    The second study mentioned: Zekarias, E. Z., & Zhao, W.(2023) Parent play beliefs, play as a teaching technique, and teachers' pedagogical knowledge, and children's early numeracy and literacy skills: Evidence from Wolaita Zone, southern Ethiopia. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 11(01), 270-292.

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet

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  • This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a coaching call with Jessica, Mom of 6-year-old and 8-year-old daughters. Listen in as we identify how her own anxiety was affecting her parenting as well as how to work with her strong-willed daughter.

    We talk about:

    6:00 The light bulb moment around how anxious Jessica was feeling

    15:00 How to work with our children’s sensory preferences

    17:50 How to word things with our strong-willed children

    23:33 How our childhood shows up in our parenting

    30:37 When kids won’t go to the bathroom

    50:00 There are no “peaceful parenting police”

    1:00 Sensory aversions to clothing

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Podcast with Lynn Lyons https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode-99-how-anxiety-shows-up-in-our-parenting-and-what-to-do-about-it-with-lynn-lyons/

    Podcast with OT Greg Santucci https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/greg-santucci-on-sensory-processing-and-live-qa-with-my-membership-community-episode-157/

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/

    Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

    Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com

    Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting

    Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter

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  • In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, I interview Greg Santucci a pediatric OT and founding Director of Power Play Pediatric Therapy. We discuss what the sensory processing system is and how to decode behaviour through cultivating a “sensory lens”.

    This conversation was recorded in my membership, where community members were able to ask Greg their questions.

    We talk about:

    6:00 The “hidden” senses

    9:00 What sensory processing is

    12:23 Why sensory seeking behaviour happens

    13:50 What “regulation” is

    21:28 How parents can start looking at behaviour through a sensory lens

    24:00 Trying to figure out the root cause of behaviour

    27:00 Toddlers repeatedly dumping things

    30:30 How to improve interoceptive awareness with kids

    35:00 Accommodating sensory challenges/preferences at school

    40:47 Potty training challenges in a daycare setting

    47:00 Teaching strategies to manage sensory challenges

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    www.reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/membership to join my membership for the rest of June. You still have time to join the live Q&A with Ned Johnson, my workshop on healthy self-esteem, and access our weekly Office Hours

    Greg on Facebook: Greg Santucci, Occupational Therapist

    Greg’s resources: https://gregsantucci.com/

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  • In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, I interview one of my favourite people and author of two parenting books, Ned Johnson. We discuss how to talk to kids to build stress tolerance, manage anxiety, build intrinsic motivation, and self regulate screen time.

    Ned has been on the podcast twice before- be sure to check out the other two episodes linked below once you’re done listening to this one.

    We talk about:

    2:17 How you can get access to a live Q&A with Ned

    6:35 Increasing stress tolerance in kids

    9:30 The difference between resilience and stress tolerance

    11:00 How to help kids with their anxiety

    21:48 How to help kids stuck in a loop of negative thinking

    37:00 How to help kids with intrinsic motivation

    48:00 How to help kids with balanced screen use

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    www.reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/membership to join a live Q&A with Ned Johnson, my workshop on healthy self-esteem, and access to our weekly Office Hours

    What Do you Say? How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home By Ned Johnson and William Stixrud https://amzn.to/3HwZuDT

    Raising A Self-Driven Child with Ned Johnson https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode8/

    Bonus Q&A: What Do You Say? How to Talk to Kids to Promote Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home with Ned Johnson https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/bonusnedjohnson/

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/

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  • In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, I interview Ruth Whippman about her book BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity. We discuss the humanity lacking in traditional models of masculinity and the type of sensitive and connection-based parenting that is desperately needed for boys.

    We talk about:

    4:00 Systems of power and oppression

    4:35 How the same systems that harm women and girls, also harm men and boys

    6:00 How we see boys as mad, not sad

    7:13 Neuroscience research on the sensitivity of boys’ brains

    12:45 Why stats on boys’ mental health struggles are not accurate

    13:55 Why adolescent boys are in a mental health crisis

    28:34 How screens are displacing socializing in person for boys

    36:00 Incel (involuntarily celibate) movement

    43:00 Buddy vs. Sweetheart

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity by Ruth Whippman https://amzn.to/4c6W60C

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/

    Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

    Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com

    Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting

    Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter

    Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php

  • Brief summary of show:

    In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, I discuss how to help children through the end of the school year transitions and give you tips for how to facilitate an “old-fashioned” play based summer.

    We talk about:

    1:18 End of the school year is a transition

    1:46 Transition years are even harder (end of kindergarten, moving to middle school, moving to high school etc.)

    3:00 End of school anxiety

    3:28 Report Cards and academic pressure

    6:12 The importance of play during the summer

    10:00 Ways to maintain academics in a low pressure ways during the summer

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    End of School Anxiety article https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/end-of-school-year-anxiety/

    “How to help out kids with Transitions” with Sarah Rosensweet https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode50/

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/

    Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

    Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/

    Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting

    Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter

    Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php

  • In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, I talk with Destini Davis, certified parenting coach, author, and parenting influencer on Instagram and TikTok. We discuss her transition from permissive to conscious parenting and address backlash against this parenting style.

    We talk about:

    6:16 moving from permissive parenting to conscious parenting

    8:00 understanding compassionate discipline

    9:10 importance of taking care of and working on yourself

    10:33 addressing backlash against conscious parenting

    20:00 moving away from a “power over” relationship with our kids

    22:00 importance of flexibility and collaboration

    28:00 effects of conscious parenting on your relationship with your kids

    29:00 debunking the idea that conscious parenting isn’t realistic

    31:00 challenges transitioning from conventional or permissive parenting, to conscious parenting

    Download the episode transcript HERE

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Free Stop Yelling Course https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/stopyelling

    Very Intentional Parenting: Awakening the Empowered Parent Within by Destini Ann Davis https://amzn.to/3QN4ri3

    Destini Ann on IG and TikTok

    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/

    Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

    Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/

    Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting

    Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter

    Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php