The Aware Parenting Podcast

In this episode, we talk about sleep from an Aware Parenting perspective, which is the third way with sleep, where we can have secure attachment AND restful sleep! We answered questions on: the three things needed for sound sleep, co-sleeping, children moving to their own bed, closeness before bed, talking lots before bed, thumb sucking to sleep, waking up after one sleep cycle, waking up lots in...

In this episode, we respond to listeners’ questions about their relationships with partners and exes around Aware Parenting. We offer a wider cultural perspective as well as a psychological context about why this can be so hard, and we offer both lots of compassion as well as practical suggestions. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can fin...

Episode 85: Tantrums Q and A by Marion Rose, PhD.

In this episode, we talk about siblings from an Aware Parenting perspective. We offer ways to prepare a child for a new sibling, how to support the relationships between siblings, and the cause of sibling aggression. We offer ways to help siblings be naturally gentle with each other without ever asking them to "be gentle!". We also share why having our own feelings listened to is so vital if were...

Food and Feelings Part 2 In this episode, we talk about food and feelings for kids. We explain how babies and children learn to interpret when they are hungry and when they are upset, and how it’s never too late to help them reconnect with their natural wisdom around food. We share our own experiences with our teenagers when they were babies and children. We talk about the power of attachment play...

In this episode, we talk about the relationships between food and feelings for adults. We discuss how food can be both a source of nourishment and a control pattern (way to suppress feelings) and how compassion for ourselves when we're eating for suppression makes such a difference. We share about the power of presence and pleasure with food, as well as receiving. We also include the importance of...

Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be like to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? 
 We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, we talk about the causes of children's big feelings, ways we can respond helpfully and responses that aren't so helpful for children. We include the balance of attention and why it is central to Aware Parenting. We share why children expressing big feelings can be different to adults expressing big feelings, and why our own inner work is vital if we are to be able to welcome our c...

In this episode, we talk about series three of Sex Education on Netflix. Please note, there are spoilers! We discuss how many of the characters express what they want and don't want, and about Adam, Michael and Ruby's evolution away from their childhood hurts and conditioning. We talk about the shame scene and how shame is used for power-over. We share our disappointment in how Jean's pregnancy an...

In this episode, we talk about how Aware Parenting isn't about supporting children to fit into this paradigm, but supporting them to change the paradigm. We share how Aware Parenting supports children to stay deeply connected with themselves and to be able to meet differences with compassion. We talk about the importance of our vision for our children and for the future world, and how our parentin...

In our most recent episode on harsh self-talk, we discuss the disconnected domination culture and how it is based upon shame, guilt and self-judgment. We explain how children come to have harsh self-talk, and what we can do as parents to respond in helpful ways. We share the two ways that children can learn harsh self-talk from us, and what our children are inviting us to do when they are judging...

In this episode, we talk all about extended family, focussing mostly on grandparents. We share lots of different ideas about how to navigate the journey of parenting in ways that are different from our parents. This includes caring for the younger parts of ourselves, being advocates for our children, and differentiating our children's experience with our parents from what we experienced growing up...

In this episode, we talk all about powerlessness, such an apt topic for these times! We discuss the sources of powerlessness in the wider culture and in mothering itself, as well as specific ways to heal old powerlessness feelings and feel more truly powerful in the present. We share about how we can tell when the feelings of powerlessness that we are feeling are from the past, and how we can supp...

In this episode, there are two sections. In the first part, we talk to Sally Prinn and Sean Dixon, who share their experience of the birth trauma that they and their son Cedar experienced.  They talk about how they helped their son  heal from the birth trauma with Aware Parenting, and their own parallel journey. And they share about the song and video Sean created to bring awareness to birth traum...

In this episode of The Aware Parenting Podcast, we discuss setting limits with teens and how we can create opportunities for healing and growth.   We explored our reactions and responses and what teens might be needing when they are upset. We looked at the different reasons teens may be looking for limits and how looking behind the behaviour can be helpful. We also discussed the power of connectio...

In this episode, we talk about how attachment play can help children heal from trauma as well as daily stresses. We include ways that play can help healing from: Birth trauma; Separations; Fears and phobias; Dentist and doctor experiences. We also share about how play can help prevent trauma from happening in the first place. Relevant offerings: Lael’s Aware Parenting Immersion: https://laelstone....

Our latest podcast is on 'bullying'. We talk about: The cause of these behaviours. How we can respond most helpfully both to the child who is being harsh, as well as to the child on the receiving end. Why we value looking at the cultural and systemic bigger picture. What this can bring up in parents. How parents can navigate this with their children. Policies that Lael's school have put into place...

In this episode, we talk about: How trauma can show up in the body and how we can listen to it; Listening to symptoms; The relationship between supported crying and illness; Stanislav Grof’s work on the impact of birth on babies; How babies can show their birth experience to us and how we can listen; How trauma gets released from the body; The power of attachment play to help children heal from bi...

In this most recent episode, we talk about The Wisdom of Trauma Talk Series that followed The Wisdom of Trauma Documentary with Dr. Gabor Maté. We discussed: How a quote by Gabor about peace in the world relates exactly to the causes of a child hitting, biting or being harsh to others; How Thomas Hūbl's discussion on individual, collective and intergenerational trauma helps us be more compassionat...

In the latest episode of The Aware Parenting Podcast, we discuss Dr. Gabor Maté’s documentary, The Wisdom of Trauma. You can find out more about the documentary here: https://thewisdomoftrauma.com/ We discussed: How Aware Parenting is in alignment with the documentary; Painful experiences and trauma as a spectrum; What Aware Parenting can add to the conversation; How babies and children come to su...

In this Q and A, we talked about: Helping children with feelings when they’re not yet able to do something; Supporting boys in a competitive world; Understanding children’s play with toy weapons; What we can do when with other parents who want an immediate apology; Supporting children around sharing; How Aware Parenting differs from other parenting styles; What the term ‘holding space’ means; and...

Our first hitting and biting podcast was cut short at the end, so we decided to come back and create this one! In it, we talk about: Why and how Aware Parenting is so different to behaviourism; How our core beliefs about human beings affects our response to hitting; The cause of hitting and biting; How we can offer Loving Limits in response to hitting; How we can move in with attachment play in re...

In this episode, we talked about the three key ways we can support ourselves to be able to stay calm as parents more of the time. We hope you find it helpful! You can find out more about Lael’s couple’s course here: https://laelstone.com.au/courses/aware-parenting-for-couples/ You can find out about Marion’s Helping Ourselves Respond Helpfully to Our Child’s Behaviour offering here: https://marion...

Wow! This was a powerful episode, all about mother power. We talk about why we believe it is time on a planetary level for mothers to relaxin our power. We share our own stories of reconnecting with our power. We explain why having deep compassion for our experiences of powerlessness is so vital. We invite you to connect with your power in service of your love for your child/ren and what you want...

In this episode, we talk about the teenage parts of us, when they can show up (eg. with our teenagers, friends and colleagues), and how we can listen lovingly to them in ways that support healing to happen. If you'd like to dive deeper into this work, Marion has an Inner Loving Presence Process Course at: http://www.innerlovingpresenceprocess.com/ And if you've already done Lael's Level One Immers...