The Parenting Podcast: Growing and Learning Together

I see very good practitioners, in any field, not just education being promoted to management positions and then quickly falling flat on their face! The all singing, all dancing management position you've wanted for so long is all very well, but what training have you had to actually deal with the people? Especially when the going gets tough?!  In this episode, I share with you how to navigate...

I love this topic!  If you are someone who has just started in a leadership role, leading and managing people is absolutely key to the success of your nursery.  When your team know you, when they like you, and when they trust you....you're in!  This takes time and when it happens, it is utterly beautiful, the team are in flow, parents are happy and children thrive.  In this episode I love get...

In this episode I share with you 3 of my top skills you can learn to be a great leader.  Being Captain of your Ship is a game changer with no need for authoritarian, top down management (I can't even call that leadership!). It just doesn't work, people don't want that in the way they work any more.  Being with your team, knowing your role, knowing that you are there as their safe ha...

In this episode, I hope I can give you some inspiration to understand that giving yourself the gift of TIME is so essential, whether you're a Nursery Manager, Nursery Owner (any leader in fact) or a parent.  You cannot give 100% of your energy, focus and give it your full attention, if you don't make time for yourself first. You cannot lead a team or a family on 40% for very long that&ap...

These big emotions  and feelings are horrendous to deal with don't you think?   They come to all of us through out our lives and being emotional intelligent is absolute key when it comes to navigate, manage and move through them, without allowing them to take over.  It's such a good idea to teach our children about these big emotions from an early age. In this episode, I share how I supp...

I had a chat with a mummy recently and she wasn't sure how to talk to her son about her mum who had passed away. It's interesting because we expect children to react in the same way about death as we do, but more often the not and the younger they are, they see it as an event with little emotion, but they will have plenty of questions. In this episode I explore how children respond and h...

Following a lovely conversation with one of my mummies, she had an epiphany and realised that by allowing herself to take time to fill her own emotional bucket and spending time on herself, meant that she was emotionally available for her child more of the time.  It's a must! So, I allow you permission to take some time out and focus on you.  You are so worth it.  If you find this episode hel...

Following a lovely conversation with one of my mummies, she had an epiphany and realised that by allowing herself to take time to fill her own emotional bucket and spending time on herself, meant that she was emotionally available for her child more of the time.  It's a must! So, I allow you permission to take some time out and focus on you.  You are so worth it.  If you find this episode hel...

I was triggered recently. I saw a dad lose it with his child who was having a disagreement with their sibling, pushed them out of the door of the shop in front of everyone...by the ear! It was unpleasant to watch. I try so hard not to judge anyone because you never know what's going on for parents and children but this was a tough one I must say. However, I do believe that whatever is going o...

I've got my own version of sleep training and it all has to start with you. In this episode, I share with you how with the right mindset, the right environment and tuning into your child when they are ready for sleep,  creates a much calmer way of supporting your child to naturally develop sleep routines. Click here to download your FREE guide, so you can build easy routines into your family...

Are you running around chasing your tail most days wishing that getting out of the door could be so much easier? Do you start your day on the back foot and trying to get the children out of the door on time ends up being a complete mission and you dread it every day? Do you all end up in a complete meltdown before breakfast? Life can be so much easier when you have a good solid routine in place to...

Welcome to my world of Parenting, made easier . I thought I'd give a little Intro as to why I'm in this space and how I can help you. I think children deserve the very best child hood and to achieve that, they must have parents, carers and teachers around them who know and understand how to interact in a way that suits their developing needs, helps them learn and helps them feel good abo...

In this episode, I share my recent experience on being told I was molly coddling when my grandson fell over.  I have reframed my thoughts on this one. To help Children become emotionally intelligent, we have to be emotionally available when they need us. Each moment can be seen as a learning opportunity which is what happened here.  I hope it helps to look at things a little differently.  If you f...

In this Christmas Special episode, I help you see that it's not always a good idea to encourage, force, help and assume that our children will want to sit on Santa's lap, or go anywhere near him for that matter! It's important that we listen to our children and not assume that they'll be ok with it. They have feelings and emotions in the same way that we do and when we don&apos...

In the first of  'Christmas Specials', I help you not to forget about your children at Christmas! I know, I know, isn't it all about them? Of course, but there is a very important message that we must tune into to ensure they not only have a great time, but they thrive emotionally this Christmas. I hope you enjoy this one.  Merry Christmas If you find this episode helpful, please ki...

It's a horrible emotion and quite frankly feeling guilty comes as a standard download when you become a mum!  In this episode I reframe feeling guilty into something more manageable and offer some ways in which you can turn it into something useful and learn from it.  Being emotionally intelligent is a huge part of the journey and we learn so much about ourselves when we become a parent. It&a...

You need a degree to be a brain surgeon, so why don't we need a degree to learn how to interact with our child's brain?  In this episode, I walk you through why children do what they do pre 7 years old and you'll see that they can't help but have a meltdown when things don't go their way.  It is imperative that you learn how to respond when they express huge emotions, that...

I'm all for Early intervention. It is imperative to make sure children have the right support at the right time and I am the first to champion that child and get that support for them.  However, I do think we are labelling our children too quickly. I believe that children who express challenging behaviour need something else from us before we start going down the road and labelling and fixing...

It's a phrase that I get a tad frustrated by as you'll hear in this episode! Children are born to hear but we need to teach them to listen, it's not something they do automatically, unless they are super engaged.  As their teacher, role model, guide and superhero, it would be wise for us to take a step back and evaluate what we expect from our children when we want them to listen an...

Ok, I'm serious!  I say it to my parents so many times but no-one takes me seriously.  It's time to listen up and make sure you take time for yourself. It's not selfish, it's not neglectful, it's not going to harm them, it's a vital non-negotiable ingredient to parenting that simply must be taken seriously.  I'll share why in this episode.  By the end of it, I ho...

We all want a manager who is a leader, not a boss, they are two different people with two different management styles. One employee will leave on the back of one style and one will stick around.  It's not hard to figure which one is which.  In this episode, I talk about how the skills we expect from a leader should be present as a parent. If we are to change generational negative parenting st...

Sometimes I think if I knew then what I know now, I would do some things differently as my younger mummy-self.  The good thing is that I can share these points with all you mums with littluns and offer you all these tips and tricks to help look after yourself as a parent first and foremost.  Grab a pen and pad and makes notes and implement them into your day to day parenting.  Im talking about set...

Patience is a virtue when it comes to Potty Training.  I urge you to take time and really be patient when your child is learning this very new essential life skill. It's not going to happen over night, it's not for you to decide when to potty train, they are going to go back and forth and it is going to be frustrating....very frustrating! Potty Training ends up being more about you than...

In this episode I look at Discipline and Consequence with a very positive approach. Historical parenting styles are out of the window here! I share with you how you should be using discipline and consequence from a very difference perspective and how imperative it is for children to learn these valuable life skills and how we can interact to support, guide and teach them.  Share with me your thoug...

Emotions run high when our children make their transition to starting big school, for you and for them.  In this episode, I share with you what to expect over the next few months in the lead up to starting school, what you can do to support your child and to support yourself.  It's a big one and so valuable to see what's going on for them at this very important event in their life and ho...