Parenting with PLAY!

When your children are aggressive, it can quickly lead you to react & do anything to stop them from behaving in that way. It's easy to believe that you need to be increasingly harsh in order to stop the behaviour or to teach them to not hit or lash out so that they understand that their behaviour is not acceptable. But actually, what your children really need is your connection, and play is a...

Another gem of an episode with the insightful Marion Rose Ph. D. - talking about the sources of separation anxiety, how normal children's responses are, additional needs of Highly Sensitive Children and how separation after birth can affect children later on. We also discuss ways to help your child if they are feeling anxious about being away from you at day care, school or on a sleep over. (this...

Bedtimes can be super challenging can’t they? It’s late, you’re tired, your kids are wired and everything is a struggle. So instead of focusing on the routine, making everything calm & quiet, it could be time for something else! Something that's fun, reconnects you with your children, helps your children with their emotions and ultimately makes bedtime much, much easier. Find out why ditching...

Rewards charts are seen to be helpful ways to motivate our children to do things we want them to do and to stop doing things we don't want them to do. But are they ultimately helpful for your children? In today's episode we look at the reasoning behind rewards charts the 2 seemingly conflicting reasons why they're not helpful the difference between external, internal & intrinsic motivation wha...

We can easily overcomplicate parenting. Play strips back the rules and enables us to enjoy our children and give them what they really need - which is primarily connection & the opportunity to release stress and upset feelings. The games can be super simple, easy, quick & fun - you're probably playing them already, but now you know that it's great parenting! Enjoy! If you'd like Better Bed...

How do you feel when your child cries? Panic? Irritation? A desire to make them stop? Do you allow yourself to cry - ideally with a friend? Or do you view it as a weakness? This episode will help you to reframe crying to see its powerful benefits for you, your baby & your children. Marion Rose is Australia’s leading Aware Parenting Instructor and has been my mentor for 10 years. This episode i...

Play is so powerful in helping your children with aggressive behaviour, sibling rivalry, toilet training, whining, etc, as well as feelings of anxiety and fears. It's also incredibly helpful for you too - to help you re-connect with your child so you can better support them with whatever is going on. In this episode I talk about: how play helps your children when you can use it an overview of the...

Learn what happens in your child's brain (& yours!) that leads them to lash out, be rude, uncooperative, anxious, etc, etc. Discover how to help your child think well again and offload their stress so they are able to reduce their challenging behaviour and behave well again. And find out a simple way to remind yourself of what's really happening for your children when they're being really diff...

Introducing Helena Mooney, Aware Parenting & Parenting by Connection. How you view your child impacts how you respond to them. Discover a paradigm that will change how you see your child's challenging behaviour & learn one of the keys to transform it. Plus find out how this approach has changed how I parent my own children and the benefits it has had on myself & my family. Are you want...