The Peaceful Parenting Podcast Sarah Rosensweet

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
 
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Podcast- Bedtime Best Practises with Corey Everrett https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode86/ 
 
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
 
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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/ 
 
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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
 
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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/ 
 
Connect with Sarah Rosensweet  
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