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Lisa & Sareena
Welcome to the We Are The Village Parenting Podcast. Hosted by the singing Amma (grandma) Lisa Sigurgeirson and fairly new and also newly pregnant Mama Sareena Merino! We are here to discuss a variety of topics that you may encounter on a daily basis as a parent. We see the evidence that trying to be a parent without a village is negatively impacting our family dynamics, the partnership between parents, and relationships with the grandparents, and even our children’s development and wellbeing. We welcome you to come and join our virtual extended family and grow this village community with us!
In this episode, we dive deep into the science and strategies behind managing intense emotions and stress. Discover what it means to "flip your lid," why it happens, and how you can regain control when emotions run high. This episode provides valuable insights and tools to help you stay calm and composed. Tune in to transform your emotional responses and improve your mental well-being.
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Join us on this episode of The Nurturing Parent Podcast as we delve into effective strategies for managing spoiled brat behavior in kids. Learn practical tips for setting boundaries, fostering respect, and nurturing well-rounded children. Perfect for parents seeking to cultivate discipline and empathy in their homes. Tune in for expert advice and real-life solutions!
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In this empowering episode, we dive into the world of gentle parenting as we explore effective strategies for nurturing strong-willed children with love and respect.
Discover how to harness their spirited nature while fostering a harmonious parent-child relationship. Join us as we unpack practical tips and insights to navigate the unique challenges of raising these remarkable young souls.
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Space Vacation, The Musical
The sci-fi musical comedy for the whole family
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Our 2nd live coaching session is here! We are excited to do more coaching and have had lots of interest! So we wanted to put together a mothers day sale with a special 20% off.
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Let's celebrate my, Mama Sareena, birthday together! Join us as I get a little deeper than usual and learn what made me the woman and mother I am today.
We show up every week for the passed two years... and maybe you have been joining us the whole time or you are new but we wanted to bring our relationship to the next step by getting to know each other a little more intimately.
I think many of us have some sort of childhood trauma and when we can relate to ones experience, there grows a trust or understanding of each other. That's my hope with this episode and if you have any questions I'd love to hear from you!
Love,
Sareena
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Missed the first two of this 3 part series? Part 1
SPRING FEVER; SIGNS, SYMPTOMS AND HOME REMEDIES TO FIGHT THE SIDE EFFECTS | EP. 124
Part 2
PLAYFUL WAYS TO SPEND OUTSIDE DAYS | EP. 125
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Bouncy bubbles recipe:
4 tbsp water
2 tbsp of sugar
1 tbsp dish soap
bubble wand
sock/gloves
Directions:
1)Mix together your sugar and water until the sugar is dissolved.
2) Next, mix in your dish soap and pour mixture into an old bubble container
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Join us for this week's special surprise... our first live coaching client episode!We are excited to have you join us for a new thing! Today's amazing guest will be getting some live coaching from Amma Lisa on her toddler who is demonstrating some aggressive behaviors.
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If you missed the last two episodes in this series tune in below
PHRASES TO AVOID USING WITH OUR KIDS PT. 1 | EP. 120QUESTIONS TO AVOID WITH OUR KIDS PT. 2 | EP. 121Support the show
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Welcome nurturing parents,
Today we are diving into the common questions I, Mama Sareena, ask pretty often. These questions typically do not help the situation or my connection with my little, so why am I asking them!
Today we will dive into that!
So in todays episode you will get
-common questions we ask our kids that DON'T HELP
-why they don't help
-what we can say instead
This is part 2 so if you missed last week's make sure you tune in below! Next week is the 3rd part to our series so stay tuned! We release episodes every Tuesday so stay tuned families ❤️
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Welcome nurturing parents,
Today we are diving into the common phrases I, Mama Sareena, say pretty often. These common phrases are things that we say as a reaction and typically do not help our situation!
So in todays episode you will get
-common phrases we say to our kids that DON'T HELP
-why they don't help
-what we can put inlace of those reactionary words
This is part 1 so look out for part 2 next week! We release episodes every Tuesday so stay tuned families ❤️
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Do you easily get triggered by your children's behaviors?
You are not alone parents! But there is a key thing to note here, and that is that maybe our kids aren't the ones triggering us.
In this weeks episode we will learn about
-whats really triggering us
-how to shift from anger to responsiveness
-and a daily practice that will help us become more in tune with our feelings to be able to respond and not react
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Want to know what the secret is to improving your relation and bond with your littles?
Tune into this weeks episode to learn more. In this episode we will cover
-What connection isn't
-What connection is
-How to lay the foundation now!
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To celebrate this Valentines Day we invited the most romantic couple that will definitely boost the connection in your romantic relationships!
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Would you love for your kids to say please & thank you?
Do you feel embarrassed when your children ignore guests or lack the social skills when you go to a friends house?
Well we can help! In this week’s episode we are going to cover
-why are kids seem rude
-2 tools that will help your kids be more polite
-and how to encourage and inspire our kids to be remain polite when we aren’t around them
You ready to raise little cherubs… tune in to this episode to learn more!
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Join us on this empowering journey as we equip you with the tools and knowledge needed to navigate the complexities of parenting when faced with adversity. Together, we'll create a nurturing environment for our children to thrive. Tune in and be part of the conversation that can make a difference in your family's life!
Amma will share with you the 5-steps we should take when our children face adversity.... because we all know it will happen one day!
This happens almost everyday with my toddler and her cousin, sometimes with her little sister and I am sure it happens in school. This week's episode taught me that a lot of what I was doing was wasn't helping, somethings were helping, and how I can do somethings better!
Reminder if you find this show helpful share it with a mama or dada friend ❤️
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Welcome to The Nurturing Parent Podcast, where we dive into the fascinating world of nurturing young minds. In this episode, titled "Unleashing Creativity: The Transformative Power of Open-Ended Art for Growing Minds," we explore the incredible benefits that open-ended art offers to children's development.
Join us as we discuss how artistic expression goes beyond mere coloring and drawing, becoming a powerful tool for cognitive, emotional, and social growth. We'll uncover the magic of open-ended art, allowing kids to explore their imagination freely and develop crucial skills for their future.
But that's not all – we'll also delve into the art of praising your little one's creations. Discover effective ways to encourage confidence and self-expression through positive reinforcement. Learn how your words can play a pivotal role in fostering a lifelong love for creativity in your child.
Tune in for a journey into the colorful world of children's art, where every stroke is a step towards self-discovery and confidence-building. Let's nurture the next generation of creative minds together!
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Embark on a captivating journey with our latest episode, "Nurturing Minds Through Reading." 🎙️ Dive deep into the magical world of literature and discover why reading is the cornerstone of your child's development.
Join us as we unravel the secrets behind the transformative power of books, exploring how every page turns into a stepping stone for their future success. 🚀 From fostering creativity and building empathy to enhancing cognitive skills, this episode is your passport to understanding the myriad benefits that reading bestows upon your little ones.
As parents, you hold the key to unlocking the doors of imagination, knowledge, and emotional intelligence. 🗝️ Learn actionable tips that will empower you to become the literary architects of your child's bright future.
Tune in, turn the pages, and embark on a literary adventure that transcends generations. 📖✨ Because every book is not just a story—it's a chapter in the epic tale of your child's growth. 🌈 Don't miss out on this enlightening episode that celebrates the profound impact of reading on your children's development.
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The Singing Amma is super excited to bring you this weeks episode on Why Music!
As an early childhood educator, Amma Lisa, is going to share with us the vital roles that music, reading, and art play in a Childs world. We as parents can easily overlook these subjects as we ate wrapped up in a million other things. Music, reading, and art are jobs for teachers to introduce to our kids.... wrong!
If you want your kid to be successful Amma will share with you how these 3 categories can support our kids development if we parents are proactive about incorporating these 3 into our kids daily lives!
Ready? Tune in to learn more!
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Ready to dive into this year and maximize productivity, hit that beach body, start eating healthy.... all the things?!
Well, before you get too crazy we want you to try this one exercise that will help put things into perspective for your parenting goals this 2024!
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Have you ever thought.... if punishment worked why do we have to do it all the time?
But if punishment doesn't work what can we do instead so our kids aren't walking on us... Amma dives right into that in todays episode.
Join us to learn the tools that will foster your connection and stay away from using punishment, threats, and rewards.
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Is it uncomfortable when your little one doesn't want to say hi, goodbye or thank you!
Does your family like to bribe a kiss or hug in exchange for a gift?
Well, we want to empower you parents to teach your kids that their body signals are more important than them forcing themselves o be uncomfortable! We know it could be awkward that's why we wanted to have this conversation.
A good reminder is that we want to set the example and empower our kids to feel safe and confident. So we must speak up for them while they are little so they could learn!
Get your gift today of 5 days worth of activities!
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5 Days Worth of ActivitiesE-mail us and put GIFT in the subject so we can send you our free downloadable PDF of Activity Cards
Ready to cross your kids off that holiday shopping list?
This week Amma will dive into the 8 categories you should consider when doing your holiday shopping this year. Take the stress out of it and make it simple. Ask yourself... what is my kid loving and what are somethings they can use to do this... This is where it can get fun and creative!
The 8 categories you should consider when shopping are
1. Nurturing/caregiving- babies, strollers, bottles, diapers, clothes, blankets
2. Imaginitve play - dress up, hats, jewelry, capes
3. Building/Construction- legos, duplos, magnetiles,
4. Interactive Problem-Solving Play- puzzles, busy boards, marble run
5. Playdough/Waterplay
6. Baby-Indoor swing/hammock
7. Winter Gear/Muddy Buddy-mittens, boots, snowsuit
8. Music/Art/Literature-books, instruments, painting easel
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Do your kids not let you get anything done? Or do you feel like you have to cater to them when they are home all day? Or are you like me and feel guilty if you aren't giving them your full attention 24/7 but you need an hour to cross some things off your to-do list?
Well, This week Amma Lisa shares why independent play is so beneficial to our little ones and how to set it up for success in our own homes so that we could get an hour or two to finish up our holiday planning/shopping.
Amma teaches us how to set up water play, sensory bins, and homemade playdough! So much fun!
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Waterplay
-Water in a bin/or at the sink
-Sponge
-Soap
-Different size cups/plates
-Car wash
-Eye dropper
-Water toys
Sensory Bins-Sand/Beans/Flour/Corn Starch/Cotton Balls/Snow
-Hide toys in it
-Magnet
Amma’s Favourite Play-dough Recipe
•2 Cups all-purpose flour
•3/4 Cups salt
•4 teaspoons Cream of Tartar
•2 Cups water
•2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
•Food colouring
•Quart-sized bags
In a large pot, stir together the flour, salt and cream of tartar.
Add oil to water in a measuring cup. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and add the oil and water mixture to it, stirring it in.
Cook over medium heat -
stirring constantly!
Continue stirring with your wooden spoon until the dough thickens and begins to form into a ball.
Remove from the heat and spoon it out onto parchment paper on the countertop.
Allow it to cool slightly and then knead it until it’s smooth.
Divide the dough into as many balls as you’d like in different colours.
Add just a few (5-7) drops of food colouring to start and knead it into the still-warm dough. Add more drops to deepen the colour as desired, but knead between each addition as the colour will deepen as it merges into the dough with kneading.
Alternatively, if you are concerned about staining, you can put the dough balls into separate quart-sized freezer bags to add the colouring to each one in the bags. Then knead the dough IN the bag until the colour is fully merged.
There are also amazing colours you can make using natural ingredients like coffee, purple cabbage, matcha green tea powder and turmeric! But I recommend looking up recipes for these as there are some cautionary (potential mess!) details! But they’re fun and super cool, too, so I strongly recommend them. Just do a lit
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Is your toddler starting to bite, kick, yell, or smack you? Mine is!
In this week's episode, we had a listener ask us what to do about her 18-month-old biting. At first, this mom was modeling how to be gentle and it was helping but after some time her little one was not responding to it and she didn't know what to try next.
Amma will educate us on why these behaviors are coming out and how we can respond to them instead of reacting to them!
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Welcome to The Nurturing Parent, the podcast that explores the journey of parenthood and celebrates this unique season that shapes our lives and out littles. This week we have 2 big celebrations! We celebrate our 2 year anniversary at the nurturing parent podcast and amma's daughters birthday!
Today's episode is a special one as our host, Amma Lisa, takes us on a heartfelt journey through time to share the birth story of her daughter, who turns 38 years old today!
This episode is a celebration of love, resilience, and the timeless journey of parenthood. Join us in sending warm birthday wishes to Amma's baby and reflecting on the universal magic that comes with bringing a new life into the world. Subscribe, share, and connect with us as we continue to explore the diverse and beautiful stories that shape the experience of being a parent.
Birthing Series23. BIRTHING SERIES PT. 1 - WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR BODY DURING LABOUR24. BIRTHING SERIES PT. 2 - WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR BABY DURING LABOUR?25. BIRTHING SERIES PT. 3 - GET READY FOR HOW TO COPE WITH LABOUR26. BIRTHING SERIES PT. 4 - KNOW ABOUT THE INTERVENTIONS AHEAD OF TIME27. BIRTHING SERIES PT. 5 - CREATE A BIRTH PLAN
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The average American now spends just four to seven minutes outside each day, while we spend four to seven hours using devices with screens. Our physical, mental, emotional, and relational health has suffered--and so has that of our children.
But there is a solution: get outside!
A homeschooling mother of five and the founder of the global 1000 Hours Outside movement, Ginny Yurich explains how we got to this point--and how to get back to a healthier, more engaging relationship with the world outside. With a mom's heart and an educator's eye, Ginny shows you
· The importance of unstructured play for children
· What boredom actually contributes to our brains
· the value of sunlight and social play
· the role of play in lifelong learning
· How to make time outside more attractive than screen time to your child
· and much more
If you want your kids to grow up curious, resilient, and with a sense of adventure and community, it's essential to make outside play a priority. This book shows you why and how.
Get your Book Todayhttp://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/until-the-streetlights-come-on/416111
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Boundaries WorkshopNovember 20th 2023
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The average American now spends just four to seven minutes outside each day, while we spend four to seven hours using devices with screens. Our physical, mental, emotional, and relational health has suffered--and so has that of our children.
But there is a solution: get outside!
A homeschooling mother of five and the founder of the global 1000 Hours Outside movement, Ginny Yurich explains how we got to this point--and how to get back to a healthier, more engaging relationship with the world outside. With a mom's heart and an educator's eye, Ginny shows you
· The importance of unstructured play for children
· What boredom actually contributes to our brains
· the value of sunlight and social play
· the role of play in lifelong learning
· How to make time outside more attractive than screen time to your child
· and much more
If you want your kids to grow up curious, resilient, and with a sense of adventure and community, it's essential to make outside play a priority. This book shows you why and how.
Get your Book Todayhttp://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/until-the-streetlights-come-on/416111
Follow Ginny
Website: www.1000hoursoutside.com
Instagram: 1000hoursoutside
Facebook: 1000 Hours Outside
Listen to her podcast: https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/podcast
Boundaries WorkshopNovember 20th 2023
12:30 pm E.T. On ZoomEmail us at thenurturingparent.pod@gmail.com and put **Boundaries in the subject
Referenced in this episode**Charlotte Mason
"Playborhood: Turn Your Neighborhood Into A Place For Play" By Mike Lanza
"Free-Range Kids" By Lenore Skenazy
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We do not want to scare our kids, we want them to make smart decisions. We do want to scare us, parents, a little so we can understand the harm in feeding our kids this "poison"!
This begins with us being transparent, modeling, and also understanding that giving our kids "freedom" to decide and allow natural consequences like a tummy ache might not be most helpful with our toddlers as these foods have been made to be addictive.
Learn how we can help guide our littles through this Halloween. Last year's episode will be useful to you as well.
- HEALTHIER HALLOWEEN - ALTERNATIVES TO SAVE YOUR LITTLES FROM TOO MUCH CANDY!
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So, to spank or not to spank?
This might seem like a redundant question to some. If you want to deter a behavior and they are not listening, you can make them listen... right?
Many of us were brought up on spankings. But let's call it what it is, hitting. Does hitting our kids really work? That's what we are discussing in this week's topic.
Sure it might seem like a quick fix but what are the consequences? If we are setting the example, the example we are setting is that hitting is ok. And it's not, so what can we do... tune in to learn more.
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Join us in celebrating 100 episodes! We wanted to hear from our listeners and they showed up! Tune in to hear how this podcast has changed families.
We are so grateful for this podcast and for everyone who joins us each week! This podcast has helped me, Mama Sareena, grow so much as a mother. Everything i thought i would do as a parent changed because of the knowledge ive gained here in this podcast.
If you have learned just one thing leave a review and something that has helped you as a mom or dad! We love hearing from you and reviews help us reach more parents out there. Thanks again and cheers to 100 episodes!
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In this week’s conversation, we are talking tantrums. What are they, why do they happen, and how can we minimize them?
One thing we want you to take away is that a tantrum is a communication and not a behavioral problem! This might be hard to digest as we might think a tantrum or meltdown is because they just aren’t getting what they want, when in fact this is just their response to stressors.
Do you ever joke with your kids and say “awwww, your life is soooo hard.” Although it seems that they have it so easy… our littles have stressors as well. We think they have it made but it’s not as easy as we think. These little ones are learning and absorbing so much. It can be/feel overwhelming to them and when our needs/wants differ from theirs, this can cause stress leading to “tantrums.”
We will discuss what that looks like in their bodies and how we as parents can support our kids during these times!
Next week is our 100th episode, we hope to see you at our meet & greet! Email us at thenurturingparent.pod@gmail.com for the zoom link ❤️
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Have you heard of not using the word no with your littles?
Did that sound crazy to you?
Because it did to me…… until this episode!
I learned the brain work behind it and how it actually helps gain our littles cooperation. I used to think we would be raising brats by not saying no do them or using these “negative” words. But it is not only with our littles that we can improve cooperation and listening, even in our other relationships this will help.
I know it may seem difficult but the first step is NOTICING. So we want you to atleast start noticing and paying attention to the times you do say “no” or “don’t do this.”
Then to learn how to change it we give you the tool of giving information so you know what to say next.
Instead of “DON’T LEAVE YOUR SHOES HERE, PICK THEM UPAND PUT THEM AWAY!”
You can try “I see some shoes in the entrance.” This will work when your child knows what is expected so those boundaries should be set first so when you say this they can, with more willingness, go put their shoes away.
It is pretty magical and will help connect you as well when you can learn how to speak to each other in this way.
Goodluck and go try it out!
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Is your little hitting? Mine does and it makes me want to yell “how dare you hit your mother” or “who do you think you are, want me to show you how it feels!”Then I have to remember that this is what I was told growing up and those reactions DO NOT HELP!
What does help is reminding myself that “my child is acting her age.” What does that mean…. Well, our little ones still lack the ability to control their impulses and also lack the ability to verbally communicate what they need or feel. This is usually what leads to aggressive behaviors.
So here are some things to consider when your child is showing aggressive behaviors
-are you being too strict?
Ep. #45 Connection Before Correction
-are you not setting enough boundaries and staying consistent?
Ep. #69 Stick to your no
Ep. #71 Nurturing Parent 101
-do they need more quality time?
Ep. #95 Separation Anxiety
-are they under-stimulated?
Ep. #58 3 Screen Free activities to keep your littles entertained
Ep. #85 EXPERIENCE AWE WITH HEATHER TAYLOR; THE BENEFITS OF INCREASED TIME IN NATURE
Ep. #89 #1 READINESS TOOL TO PREPARE YOUR LITTLE FOR SCHOOL; OPEN-ENDED PLAY WITH MELISSA OHLMAN-ROBERGE
Ep. #91 BENEFITS OF ALLOWING YOUR KIDS TO BE MESSY & GET DIRTY A.K.A. LETTING THEM BE KIDS!
-overstimulated?
Ep. #83 Busy Busy Busy
Ep. #90 "MOM, I'M BORED!" Giving our kids the gift of boredom
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I'll let you in on a secret.... the reason they aren't sharing is because they don't know how! You can expect your child to understand the concept of sharing around ages 4-5.
If you are worried that your kid doesn't know how to share, tune into this week's episode to learn how we can encourage them and work through this uncomfortable phase, I say uncomfortable because I notice how quick we are as parents to jump in and "fix it."
It might be relieving to know that we can take a step back and allow our littles to learn from experience.
**P.S. We need your help to celebrate our 100th episode! Please send us a voice memo with your name, how old your little is, and we'd love to know what tools you have learned and how they've helped in your parenting journey!
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In this week's episode, we dive into why your child really doesn't want to go to school/daycare. The truth is, it's separation anxiety!
Yes, they want to be with us it's natural. It is normal and so we should not be fighting our kids to "just deal with it" but instead be there to understand that it is a transition phase and all we can do is support them and their feelings.
Amma will share things we can do to ease the transition and build connections during this time. We want to remind you that this transition is really about connection and familiarity. This might mean other things are put to the side while you make your priority connecting with your little one!
We wish your littles a happy year 🤎
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Tina Hamilton is a mom of 2, educator of 15+ years, and parent coach for mothers ready to radically transform their experience of parenting to one of joy, ease, and loving connection. As a certified trauma-informed mentor, Tina helps stretched-thin moms with frazzled nervous systems to learn healthy, simple, and wildly effective ways to emotionally regulate themselves to create harmonious, trusting, and connected relationships with their children. For real-world parenting healing tools and resources, follow Tina on Instagram @healingparentcoach or on her website, www.healingparent.com.
Join us for todays amazing discussion with Tina. She will help us realize how our past could be showing up for us now in our parenting journeys. If it is in ways that you would like to change, Tina will give you some helpful tools to make a change and be more intentional.
We love Tinas compassion for us moms who are tired and frustrated. Sometimes we can only react in ways we know. That is why Tina does the work she does, to help us learn how to do better and so on for our kids. Through learning about emotional awareness we increase our ability to be different by being more intentional.
Episodes Referenced:Ep. #90. "MOM, I'M BORED!" GIVING OVERSTIMULATED KIDS THE GIFT OF BOREDOM
Ep. #91. BENEFITS OF ALLOWING YOUR KIDS TO BE MESSY & GET DIRTY A.K.A. LETTING THEM BE KIDS!
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Hi,
I have a 2 1/2 year old and a 4 month old baby. Both are girls. My oldest daughter is going through the tantrum phase and at times it’s literally for anything - she wants to pour her own water even though the cup is filled to the rim, her father went to walk the dog, she wants to eat on my lap, she wants something else to eat, doesn’t want the car seat belt, etc - and they just spiral.
I try to connect with her, we do breathing exercises and I reinforce feelings and “using our words.”
I won’t lie, when the tantrums continue to spiral - meaning it’s 30 mins of tantruming - I have to walk away at times. I feel like my chest is tightening and I’m overwhelmed.
Also, my 4 month old has been very jumpy especially every time her big sister has a tantrum. The baby will start crying, wake up crying, or be easily startled. At times I feel like she’s scared by her older sister. Is my younger child becoming overwhelmed or traumatised by all the yelling? I don’t know what to do. I don’t want them to resent each other or have a bad relationship.
Thank you,
Edmary (a mama who just trying)
Episodes ReferencedEpisode #15 - BABY # 2 ON THE WAY! HOW TO HELP THE TRANSITION FOR OUR LITTLE ONESEpisode #17 - SIBLING STRUGGLES Episode #31 - TERRIBLE OR TERRIFIC TWOS?Episode #63 - STRUGGLING TO GET MY LITTLE IN THE CAR SEAT! WHAT CAN I DO? Episode #67 A Holistic Approach to Healthy Eating Habits for our Littles
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Do you know what the #1 predictor of young success is?It is helping with chores by the age of 2-3. **In this week's episode, we talk about all the benefits of getting our littles more involved with chores and how we can do it successfully!
Some benefits of chores that we discuss are :**-more bonding time
-teaches family values
-life skills
-inspires a desire to offer contribution
-builds competency
-builds confidence/self-reliance
Some chores our little can help with are:- setting the table
-make their bed
-pick out their clothes
-chop some soft foods
-sorting laundry
-sweeping
Episode ReferencedEp. #7 Kids Cupboards
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Does letting your kids get bored bring up some anxieties for you? Maybe you suffer from mom guilt because you wish you could give them your attention 24/7. We are here to relieve you from this and let you know how amazing boredom can be for our kids!
We are living in an on-demand society where we have little to no patience and are constantly looking for a hit of dopamine.
Who wants to leave space for boredom when we have TikTok, Instagram reels, youtube shorts, kid's youtube, ipads, iPhones. Well, hopefully after tuning in to today's episode you will find the advantages of boredom are crucial to our kid's brain health and development.
Some of my favorite benefits of "boredom" are:
- Chance to daydream a.k.a. wool-gathering (love that word)
- time for reflection and instilling altruism
- builds tolerance for discomfort (learning to step out of their comfort zone increases their growth and success)
- fosters independent play and thinking
Boredom is crucial for brain health and development so we hope this serves as a reminder to take a deep breathe, leave time for nothing, and try doing less as a family.
I cannot imagine being bored... I wish I could feel boredom. Let our kids enjoy that gift while they can! 😩
Other episodes you might enjoy:
70. FEELING BURNT OUT FROM TRYING TO ENTERTAIN THE KIDS ALL DAY? LIFE HACK:GET OUTSIDE!
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KIDS CONSTANTLY NAGGING YOU TO PLAY? HOW TO FOSTER CREATIVE INDEPENDENT PLAY
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BUSY, BUSY, BUSY? THE BENEFITS OF SLOWING IT DOWN; WHY HAVE A SLOW LIVING LIFESTYLE
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EXPERIENCE AWE WITH HEATHER TAYLOR; THE BENEFITS OF INCREASED TIME IN NATURE
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1 READINESS TOOL TO PREPARE YOUR LITTLE FOR SCHOOL; OPEN-ENDED PLAY WITH MELISSA OHLMAN-ROBERGE
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Before creativity, there has to be curiosity. Open-ended play fosters curiosity in kids.
For it to be open-ended play these must apply
- no specific goal in mind
-allow your kids to lead the way
Some ways we can do this as mentioned in the episode are just to fill some bins with paper, glue, and scissors.
Tip: to help them get into it first show that you are into it and that it is important remembering to let them take the lead and if they ask you what you are doing just talk about the experience of it.
Open-ended play are ing words i.e. building, digging, drawing, painting, sorting, investigating, gluing, pasting.
Some fun episodes we have coming out in the next two weeks are about being bored and the BENEFITS as well as the benefits of getting down and dirty!
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Is your child going through any big changes?
i.e. separation/divorce, death in the family, new sibling, starting daycare/school
These changes can cause big upsets in our littles world and will come out in bursts of unwanted behaviors. How do we best combat this?
Well, if we look at the whole picture amma will give us some preventative measures to assist with the de-escalation of some behaviors.
- Regression is normal
- Stick to your normal routines-provides safety & security
- Read books about similar big changes in their world and sing them songs
- Speak to them about the changes and acknowledge their feelings
- Move their bodies- dance parties, get outside
Playfulness is a kid's language, so when trying to connect FIND WAYS TO LAUGH TOGETHER!
Episodes Referenced52. OLDER SIBLING STARTING TO GET ROUGH WITH NEW BABY? WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO PREVENT IT61. SETTING YOUR LITTLES UP FOR SUCCESS AT HOME STARTING WITH SAFETY62. HOW DO WE GET OUR LITTLES TO DO WHAT WE ASK OF THEM?80. HOW TO MINIMIZE MELTDOWNS WHEN CHANGING ROUTINES - LISTENER Q&A84. FACING RESISTANCE FROM YOUR LITTLES IN COMPLETING DAILY ROUTINES? - LISTENER Q&A #2
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Welcome to the Nurturing Parent, in today's episode, we examine the negative effects of overparenting or rushing in to fix everything on our kids. One of the most important things to look at is how we can be robbing them of opportunities to learn and grow.
Overparenting, also known as helicopter parenting, refers to excessive involvement and control by parents in every aspect of their child's life. You might not think this is you but let's be open to accepting that there are some things we can change to enhance these opportunities for our kids.
Amma Lisa gives us 5 ways we can start encouraging our kid's independence today!
Reminder "Anything that a child is able to do for themselves or is learning to do for themselves needs to be ENCOURAGED & SUPPORTED"
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Did you know that 3 children a day die in the U.S. from drowning?
In this week's episode, we wanted to spread some information about water safety in hopes to help parents be more aware of how easily accidents can happen around water.
We want to remind you
- Bring everything to the bathroom when its bath time
- If you have to leave the room, take your baby
- Always be in arm's reach around water; even when using "safety jackets"
- Do NOT depend on floaties/water wings
- Make sure another adult is watching if you need to step away for a minute and use a signal so you know that they know they are in charge
- At the beach or pool, use headcounts to keep track of multiple kids and continuously check
Always better to be SAFE than SORRYThe highest cause of death in children is accidents around the house. Drowning included. It can take as little as 2 inches of water to drown a baby.
Episode ReferencedEp. #61 SETTING YOUR LITTLES UP FOR SUCCESS AT HOME STARTING WITH SAFETY
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This week we want you to ask yourself, has your kid seen a worm?
If the answer is no, we are SO EXCITED to have you join us for this conversation!
You might start to question our way of learning at the end of this week's episode.
Heather will teach us the amazing benefits and possibilities for learning that nature provides for us. Some of these benefits include:
- feeling calm
- sensorial experience
- helps you learn about the world
- release energy
- more empathy and compassion
- better sleep
- increased muscle
- problem-solving skills
- experience awe
Love of nature comes from EXPOSURE!
Heather provides an outdoor experience school for children located in the bay area of san francisco. If you would like to check out what a day in the outdoor school is like you can check it out here.
You can find more of Heather through the links below
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDHGkinQRTgRWM9ZUB_0xOw
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Let's send a shout-out to Danette for this week's listener Q&A!
Danette wanted to know how to create appropriate boundaries for specific situations in the moment. Her little was struggling with teeth brushing time and wanted some help on how to approach this. We also know that it is hard to think of how to respong when our patience are at an end.
Tune into this weeks episode to learn some ways to deal with these situations.
The 2 things you get out of this episode:
- Tools to minimize/prevent resistance
- How to respond to resistance
I promise this episode is filled with some great parenting tools that you can use everyday! We want to make these years as enjoyable as we can becuase they are so precious and it really goes by so fast.
Here are some of the tools that we love:
- Change a mood not a mind
- Prepaving
- Sandwhiching
- Give your kids control
We want to remind you that playfulness is a child language! THAT is what they UNDERSTAND and respond to. So lighten up mamas, get silly with your littles, love them, be patient, and be gentle with yourself because we are only human.
Episodes Referenced:Ep. #62 HOW DO WE GET OUR LITTLES TO DO WHAT WE ASK OF THEMEp. #69 STICK TO YOUR NO!
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This week lets look at:
- Are you too busy?
- Symptoms of an over scheduled kid
- What rest does for us
"Without rest, music would just be a bunch of noise."
We want you to think about
- Are you a human doing or a human being?
- Look at what are you doing when you are not being a mom?
- Go for a walk
- Read a book
- Allow your kids to just play
If your child is in pre-school they do not need another scheduled activity.Referenced Ep. #5 HOW TO HAVE FUN DAY DATES WITH YOUR KIDS!
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The Golden Rule: Treat others as you'd like to be treated
Mutual respect is a core value. But how do we teach our little core values?
Mutual respect is treating people in a way that makes them feel cared for and important.It is the glue that holds a relationship together. Fostering connection!
The 6 ways you can be respectful with your children
- Avoid baby talking
- Be kind with words & gentle with touch
- Allow ample time to go at a Childs pace
- Respect their choices
- Practice active listening
- Maintain boundaries with gentle firmness
Most importantly....
A child being respected teaches a child how to be respectful towards others & nurtures self respect!
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Let's all welcome Jen Rogers from Bold & Blended Step Moms podcast to our show today!
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Feeling tired and like you constantly have to entertain your child?
How do you get any rest when you have a toddler and are pregnant with your second..... or can you even imagine chasing after two while expecting your third?!
This weeks episode is about how to give mama a break!
And the secret sauce is encouraging their creativity so you don't have to entertain them when their thousand toys are all over the floor, yet they are still so bored!
This week Amma Lisa will teach us
1. How to set our littles up for successful independent creative play
2. How we can encourage them to play independently
3. All the benefits our kids can reap from independent creative play
This is a replay from over a year ago, while Mama Sareena was still pregnant while chasing a new toddler!
Today Mama Sareena celebrates her first turning 3 years old! Seeing how much we have learned and grown over the years has been a blessing.
Thanks for tuning in, we love you!
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Today we have a special guest, Lauren Pilger, join us to chat about breastfeeding!
Her passion as an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) is giving up-to-date, accurate information about infant feeding. She focuses on offering practical and emotional support to women in her practice. It is HARD WORK to care for an infant while managing to take care of yourself. Given the isolated nature of motherhood in our current day culture, it is no wonder that women struggle to breastfeed past the first few weeks.
In this week's episode, we get to chat about all the benefits of breastfeeding as well as debunk some myths!
We will also learn that "most" women want to breastfeed. However, lack the support to continue.
Before resorting to formula, Lauren can help support you in being able to enjoy breastfeeding! Allowing you and your child to reap the many benefits it has immunologically, mentally, and physically.
You can find Lauren through the links below! Follow her!
Website- www.wildflowerbreastfeeding.comFacebook-Wildflower BreastfeedingInstagram-wildflowerbreastfeeding
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"If you don't clean up your toys, I am turning off the tv!"
Or "When we get everything cleaned up we will have more time to read your favorite story!"
These are some examples of consequences and punishments.
You can see a difference in
- tone
- how it can create separation
- and they don't relate.
What does the toys have to do with the t.v? (remember is it age and stage appropriate)
The second example shows how to use "when" to allow for opportunity. Your child will be allowed to make amends which will be so empowering for them!
Tune in and learn how allowing for natural consequences will allow you to support your kids better than enforcing punishments.
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Is everything you find on the internet involve some kind of sleep training?
That is how I felt until we found Aileen Dunbar from connected slumber! I didn't know there were gentler forms of achieving bedtime goals that best support kids and their parents.
Sleep brought up a lot of shame and guilt because I felt like the only one co-sleeping and creating "bad sleeping habits" for my littles.
Thankfully Aileen joins us to inform us on how beneficial supporting our little's sleep can be in the long run.
Website: www.connectedslumber.com
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Facebook: Connected Slumber Baby/Toddler Sleep Support | Facebook
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Are you addicted to your phone?
or are you reluctant to admit that you are addicted?
Because it's okay! That's their goal and as we can tell they are good at it! This addiction is so strong that it is putting our children's development at risk.
Child development is relational and when we are distracted most of the time we are robbing our kids of their growth.
This has also led to continuous partial attention which is really robbing us and our littles of enjoying their childhood and forming a strong bond and connection.
If you haven't tried a social media cleanse i'd like to encourage you to try, if not please consider one of amma lisas other tricks such as
- using an alarm clock
- using a wristwatch
- signing onto social media only at the computer
- no phones in bed
- screen-free mealtimes
We know it's hard but please consider. We'd also love to hear what you think about this topic! thanks for tuning in!
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In honor of Earth Day, we present you the "EARTHY GIRLS" a mother-and-daughter dynamic duo that joined us to share their knowledge about detoxing our homes!
Our helath is our priority and when we take a deeper look into all the things that go into everything that we consume or fill our homes with we will realize quickly that it is filled with toxins and pollutants!
The earthy girls share with us 10 tools you can do today to help detox your domain!
Some effects that these toxins will have on us are headaches, disruption of body systems, polute our air, cause reactions, and they are harmful to our planet!
You can find the Earthy Girls
instagram : earthygirl.co
podcast : The Earthy Girls
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In todays episode, Mama Sareena brings to the table the next 2 things she noticed that have been causing anxiety and stress in her motherhood journey.
These two "mistakes" are
- Losing my cool with my littles
- Not prepping my days
Amma Lisa will shed some more knowledge on how these "mistakes" are effecting our littles.
If we notice we are "losing our cool " with our little and we want to change that, we can start with aiming to catch ourself BEFORE we lost it!
Remember less reactive parents, have less reactive kids!
Then always being prepared! You should always have snacks and water on hand. Keeping our kids well nourished and rested is TOP PRIORITY & working our schedule around that...
Children THRIVE with regularity and patterns .
Keeping a consistent schedule or "flow" to the day will help children and parents know what to expect. This will allow for smoother transitions and although It takes work, it is well worth the work!
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In todays episode Mama Sareena brings to the table 3 things she noticed that have been causing anxiety and stress in her motherhood journey.
These three "mistakes" are
- Wanting to control everything
- Losing my cool with my littles
- Not prepping my days
They say the first step is noticing! So what's next?
Well, Amma Lisa will shed some light on how these "mistakes" are effecting our littles. It has been divided into two parts!
So in this week's episode we will dig into why we might be so controlling, the effects it has on our littles in their future, and what we can do instead.
We can only do as good as we know, learning from mama's mistakes and mamas wisdom will allow us to see the bigger picture and help us improve our parenting skills!
Also, they aren't really mistakes, just lessons we can all learn from. Parenting is not easy and it is a good reminder to stop the mom guilt. We will mess up but along as we try the best we can we can be confident that our kids will be fine if not great!
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Let's bring it back to the basics.
We are always talking about being a nurturing parent but we wanted to make sure that you really understand what that means and why it is so important for us to practice as parents.
There are 4 types of parenting styles and this week we are sharing with you which one is going to be the best style to raise successful little people!
In this episode, we will discuss
- AUTHORITATIVE (NURTURING) PARENTING DEFINED
- WHY IS THIS STYLE THE BEST CHOICE - what do our children get from being raised with authoritative parenting
- Some REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES of authoritative parenting in action
We also want to remind you that if you are struggling with anything specific, we would love for you to reach out so we can shed some light on what is really happening.
Parenting is one of the hardest jobs. It is OKAY to ask for help! I promise you, we all need it! Don't do it alone, that is why we are here! We are a resource for you mamas, so please use us. ❤️
The best way to get in contact with us is if you send us a dm to our Instagram!
Episodes to listen to nextEp. 51 5 WAYS TO SELF REGULATE YOURSELF IN THE MIDST OF CHAOSEp. 54 WORRIED YOUR PARENTING WILL “MESS UP YOUR KIDS”? HOW ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CAN HELP REPAIR THE DAMAGEEp. 60 NO SUCH THING AS "BAD KIDS"
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Happy Spring Mamas!
Do you love springtime as much as us? Maybe you don't or maybe you haven't even noticed how beautiful it could be.
We get so busy maintaining our homes, feeding our kids, and doing all the chores. Maybe you are working and rushing home to get dinner ready and start bedtime. If that's the case we want to remind you about the beauty that is waiting for us outside!
In this week's episode, we are giving you
- Some motivation to get outdoors!
- The benefits that we as parents and our kids reap when we do get outside
- Some tips and what it looks like to follow our kid's lead and get excited about nature
It is as easy as making a 20-minute walk a priority. If you could do this you will notice a change in your mood and health. You will become happier, build your immune system, and form a closer bond with your kids. Get excited over the small things and build an admiration for the beauty our earth has to offer us!
This is great to model for our kids who are the future stewards of this earth!
You don't have to stress about entertaining your kids all day, just get into nature. If your kids are bouncing off the walls, take the walls down!
There is so much learning that could be done outside and we hope that you take a step towards getting outdoors more and away from screens.
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Do you give in sometimes just to avoid a tantrum?
We've all been there. It can be exhausting and sometimes we don't have the energy to get into a battlefield with our littles. But we want to remind you of the importance and all the benefits of keeping consistent boundaries.
In this week's episode we will discuss:
- WHY HAVE CONSISTENT BOUNDARIES?
- WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN WE DO NOT STICK TO OUR “NO”
- HOW TO STAY STRONG IN OUR NO, TO CREATE BOUNDARIES THAT SUPPORT OUR CHILD’S BEST INTERESTS AND DEVELOPMENT
It can make our job as parents easier and allow our littles to flourish. Creating clear and consistent boundaries improves our kid's self-esteem and decreases their anxiety.
We may have been raised with parents who said "because I said no" and that was the end of that conversation....
The problem with not having clear boundaries is that our kids will give us more pushback, they will be confused and constantly question what they should be doing because of a lack of consistency which induces anxiety that will come out in crying, yelling, and full-blown tantrums.
Boundaries are as simple as sitting at the table during dinner time, drawing on paper, not walls, or no sweets before dinner. These small things set our littles up for success if we remain consistent with them.
BUT you do not have to be too rigid. Allow for wiggle space as sometimes you can enjoy a sweet on a hot summer day. This makes it extra fun for you and your littles!
The goal is to make this journey more enjoyable so we want to remind you that with some extra work, it is possible!
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Tomorrow is international women's day so in honor of you mamas, we chose 8 quotes that resonated with us and wanted to have a light conversation around how we can relate as women and mothers.
The strength we have as women is so beautiful and unique. It is too easy to be dismissed in a patriarchal society so here are some reminders of how strong we really are.
The color for Womens month is purple, so if you want to represent dig out all your purple clothes for this month!
We want to remind you also that as women we need to support one another. Let's get rid of looking at each other as competition when we can be so much stronger once we start supporting and loving other women as if they were our own.
Becoming a mother brings out another level of strength that we must instill in our daughters as well to break the old ways of looking at females. We get labeled as sensitive and emotional as if it is our weakness. In reality that is our strength so let's use it and stand up!
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Following last week's episode, we wanted to discuss in depth the negative effects sweets have on our kids. This is coming from our conversation on bribes and how we tend to bribe with sweets.
So, in today's-conversation, we will cover
- Why not to bribe with sweets
- Why it is important not to force meals
- How to have a positive food association
It is important to remember when we use sweets as a bribe it overshadows the importance of instilling positive behaviors and/or their meal depending on what you are using the brbibe for.
The reward becomes the most important part and for our children, they don't even acknowledge why they are being bribed. All they see is the reward. This may have the opposite effect of why we are even bribing from the beginning.
Using sweets as bribes can also cause an unhealthy association/relationship with food. Can you think of an unhealthy habit you might have with food? It can look like not wanting to eat, emotional eating, for mama sareena it was being forced to "finish your plate." This in the long run has made her not pay attention to her own body telling her she is full and forcefully trying to eat.
Today you will hopefully find some tools how to create healthy eating habits for your littles!
**Some other great episodes to listen to are:
Ep. #66 10 REASONS WHY BRIBING OUR LITTLES IS PROBLEMATIC & HOW TO DO BETTER! Ep. #49 HAVE A HEALTHIER HALLOWEEN - ALTERNATIVES TO SAVE YOUR LITTLES FROM CONSUMING TOO MUCH CANDY! Ep. #7 KIDS CUPBOARDS & BOOK BASKETS**
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We didn't want to do this but we are putting a temporary pause on our family fun Fridays. We decided to do this so that we can put our focus on a better way to serve you, mamas.
We want to create a thicker knit community where we can help one another. That will look like live zoom meetings, courses, Q&A's, and getting to know you better to know what your struggles are.
So we are sad to say goodbye for now but excited for what it will bring!
If you are not on our e-mail list you can e-mail us here at thenurturingparent.pod@gmail.com or message us on FB or insta and we can add you to our e-mail list to get notified for upcoming events.
Thanks for being here with us, we love you so much!
SONGS:
I YA! By Lisa Sigurgeirson Maxx
BOOK:
THE INVISIBLE STRING By Patrice Karst Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vrietthoff
Here are some popular previous Family Fun Friday episodes:
FAMILY FUN FRIDAYS: INTERACTIVE SONGS FOR PARENTS WITH THEIR LITTLES & IMAGINARY PLAYFAMILY FUN FRIDAYS: GET THE WIGGLES OUT OF YOUR LITTLES WITH "IT'S A SMOOTH RODE TO LONDON TOWN" SONGFAMILY FUN FRIDAYS: A FAMILY GRATITUDE PRACTICE, A CLASSIC STORY TO ENCOURAGE ALTRUISM, AND A LOVELY SONG
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When you are struggling with getting your kid to do what you want, are you quick to say "do it and you'll get a treat tonight?"
It seems so easy but we have learned that it is just a temporary behavior bandaid.
In today's episode we discuss
- DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BRIBERY & REWARDS
- 10 REASONS THEY DON'T WORK
- HOW TO DO IT DIFFERENTLY
After learning the negative effects that bribes have on our kids we hope you are tempted to sway away from using this. It will only do a disservice to your little ones in their future.
Rewards should be natural or be planned ahead. Not used in the heat of them moment, that is when they become bribes.
Things such as basic human hygiene and health are vital and do not need to be rewarded. Please remember once the reward is removed the behavior usually is as well.
Bribes decrease our littles motivation and enthusiasm. It also robs them of the good feelings we get just from doing good deeds. Which will also lead to bratty behaviors. Nobody wants a bratty child!
Hopefully, your #1 takeaway is before that bribe slips out, just ZIP IT!
Some other great episodes to listen to are:
Ep. #62 HOW DO WE GET OUR LITTLES TO DO WHAT WE ASK OF THEM?
Ep. #56 “YOU BETTER BE GOOD, SANTA IS WATCHING!” WHY THREATS DON’T WORK AND WHAT YOU CAN SAY INSTEAD
Ep. #54 WORRIED YOUR PARENTING WILL “MESS UP YOUR KIDS”? HOW ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CAN HELP REPAIR THE DAMAGE
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**SPRING IS SPRINGING!
GO OUTSIDE AND SEE WHAT SIGNS YOU CAN SEE!
DO PUSSY WILLOWS GROW NEAR YOU?**
Pussy Willows are the true harbinger of spring!
POEMSI Know a Little Pussy ~ Traditional Nursery Rhyme
Pussy Willow ~ by Aileen Fisher
BOOKSPussy Willows ~ by Margaret Wise BrownMother Goose Nursery Rhymes
ACTIVITY
FAMILY NATURE WALK - look for signs of spring in your area! How many different kinds of buds can you find? (If possible, if it’s not a nature reserve or someone’s yard lol) bring samples home. Feel the different buds - some might be sticky, some might be soft! Look with a magnifying glass! Do they have different scents?
PUSSY WILLOW COTTON BALLSYou will need:
- construction paper
- cotton balls (small pieces rolled into little balls)
- brown crayon or felt pen
- glue.
Instructions: After finding some pussy willows in nature children can draw some bare branches on their paper. Then simply glue the small cotton balls up and down the branch.
Episode referencedEp. #50 A MILLION REASONS TO TALK TO YOUR BABY
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Happy Valentine's day, or as we say, Happy Heart Day!
In today's episode, we will discuss **14 ways we can express love in our family!
Have you heard about the different love languages?**#1: Words of affirmation
2: Acts of service
3: Gifts
4: Quality time
5: Physical touch
The ways you express your love may be an indication of the love language you like to receive.
We should also try to learn and understand the love languages of our partners and our children to be sure to fill their love buckets!
TUNE INTO TODAY'S EPISODE TO HEAR SOME FUN AND IMPORTANT WAYS WE CAN CONNECT AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER!
1.Spend time together having fun!
2.Eat meals together.
3.Smile and say it’s good to see you upon your return or theirs!
4.Say I love you. Often.
5.Leave little love notes.
6.Be generous with your hugs and gentle touch.
7.Listen attentively, practice being curious and interested
8.Have special day dates (episode number five “Funday dates“)
9.Surprise your loved ones with small gifts or cards – just because!
10.Limit your use of phones or devices. Practice being fully present.
11.Play board games together – once a week family nights!
12.Being an authoritative, nurturing, parent means having clarity of expectations and consistency, which allows family members to feel safe and love. In a an environment of that is safe and secure. Love is possible because love requires vulnerability. And vulnerability requires feeling safe.
13.Pitch in! Share household and family tasks together.
14.Create and practice, family traditions, something you can rely on, and enjoy every year, or every month, or every week even. They can be cultural, religious, or spiritual, or heritage-based traditions, or family traditions, that you create (like your family games night, for example)
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**VALENTINE’S DAY IS COMING!
Get ready for valentines day, or heart day, with these activities. Can be given as a gift to mommy, daddy, sibling, or friend.**This weekend we have a love song, cute heart crafts, and a lovely book to share with you!
SONGSINNAMARINK
ACTIVITYHEART-SHAPED LOVE COLOURS COLLAGE For this art activity you will need:-Heart shaped doilies - OR cut out large hearts our of coloured construction paper OR both!
-Glue stick/glitter glue
-Kids scissors
Suggestions for a Selection of fun bits to glue in REDS, PINKS, PURPLES & WHITE:
- Coloured pencils, crayons, felt pens
- various types of paper in these colours cut into tiny bits, random shapes are fine
- Various sizes of hearts cut out of different coloured paper
- Scraps of yarn, coloured string, ribbons
- Confetti <3. Sparkles - can create hole punch confetti!
BOOKA TOUCH, A KISS AND A HOLD Written By Linda K Leavitt
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Hey Mama!
Parents fighting in front or even “behind closed doors” is so normal. It is hard adjusting to the parent life and figuring out how to work as a team to balance out all the tasks. Or maybe there are some other issues you are dealing with but we want you to know you are not alone.
We also want to remind you that our little ones are sponges and are absorbing everything so if we can learn how to manage our emotions and effectively communicate we will be modeling important tools for our kids to learn.
In this episode we will discuss
1. How fighting in front or behind close doors is harmful to our littles
2. The two different kinds of conflicts( constructive vs. destructive)
3. What can we do to aim for constructive conflict
You’d be surprised to know that we WANT to model conflict because it is normal but we will show you the healthy ways to do this.
Here are some of the many effects destructive conflict has on our kids
-decreased self-esteem
-increased anxiety/anger
-behavioral problems
-emotionally reactive in all relationships
-increase in cortisol which causes inflammation and increased illnesses
-decrease in focus/learning difficulties
We didn’t realize parenting starts with healing ourselves. But now that we know better we can do better. So we encourage you to put these constructive forms of conflict into practice at home so that our kids don’t have to heal like we do.
Book mentionedA Touch, A Kiss And A Hold Written By Linda K. Leavitt
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If you can bring upbeat energy and make a game out of it, hopefully these things will help make car rides be a little more enjoyable!
We know it can be frustrating. Remember to make sure you give your children enough time to mentally prepare, pack some snacks, bring toys/books.
SONGTAKE YOU RIDING IN THE CAR (CAR SONG) BY WOODY GUTHRIE
BOOKALL BUCKLED UP by Andrea Zimmerman, Illustrated by David Clemesha
ACTIVITY
MAKE A BOX CAR!
Things you’ll need:
- A box large enough for your toddler/preschooler to sit in
- scissors/serrated knife
- Paper fasteners
- Imagination! Create a steering wheel and gas, oil, and temperature gauges and attach the dials on the gauges with paper fasteners and the steering wheel to the body of the car with fasteners, too. SO fun!
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Let me start by saying you are not alone mama! Also, it is entirely normal.
Imagine someone stuffing you into a little seat and then restraining you with these straps! It can be pretty frustrating for our little ones. So we wanted to share some ways to help our little ones adjust to this transition a little more smoothly.
Here is a reminder, our toddlers are learning that they are separate from us so they will fight and say no and want more control over their own autonomy. We can help them by giving them choices and feeling like they have more control over their own situation.
They are also not living a busy hectic life like we are so it is not fair to rush them. We can ease some of this tension just by merely preparing them with time. That means we need to be conscious of the time and allow them to transition.
Some things they can do on their own are:
1. grab a snack and drink they'd like to take on the ride (as long as it is safe)
2. decide what jacket or what they want to put on first
3. bring a toy or book (better yet have them in there already so that they know they can always play in the car)
4. allow them to strap themselves in or climb into their seat
REMEMBER RUSHING WILL NOT HELP (ALLOW TIME FOR A SMOOTH TRANSITION)
And our favorite change a mood, not a mind! We have some fun ways you can do that in this Family Fun Fridays episode that's coming up!
STAY TUNED!
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When you need to get things done, bring in the music! Especially an interactive song like the one we share today!
This will encourage cooperation, bring up the mood, and allow both sides to be playful.
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SONGThe More We Get Together
BOOK The Run Away Bunny Written By Margaret Wise Brown
ActivityMake a fort!
-My Favorite Fort Building Kit
Have fun families!
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If you think of your relationship with your child (and every other relationship in your life!) as a co-created Dance - the dance of communication - the exciting news is that if you want things to go a different way you can change your steps and create a new dance!
Listening & Cooperation are interlinked.
LISTENING:
- Listen quietly and attentively. Give your undivided attention.
“Mama, I want you to listen with the eyes in front of your head!”
- Gain attention with a gentle touch before attempting communication.
Teach your children this technique to get someone’s attention, too!
- The fewer words the better!
“Whenever possible, use a sentence instead of a paragraph, a word instead of a sentence…” ~ Dr Haim Ginott, Between Parent and Child
- Observe your tone of voice. Our children respond to the emotions first, the words we say seep in later.
- Say it once! Repeating ourselves is one of our parts of the not-working-so-well dance of communication with our littles. Listen in to see what to do instead! (Clue: it’s all right here ^^)
COOPERATION:
- Creating daily routines can encourage your child’s cooperation. Children feel safe when their world is predictable. Some examples of how to create routines and charts to follow.
- Use a timer! The timer is then “the boss,” not you, the (getting frustrated and nagging) parent!
- An interesting convo about asking our children to say please and thank you.
How do they get their chores done when the kids are in front of screens?
- Set parameters for screen /device time.
- Chores first!
- Some ideas of how to intervene into screen time with positive outcomes:
Move in and get involved in their world for a few moments before shifting into finishing screen time. It only takes a few minutes and can buy you time in the long run!
If they’re resistant, look at the basics - tired, hungry, overstimulated?
Be realistic about expectations.
Sometimes life is SO fast, with so much to do, patience is our friend!
- Pre-paving, setting the stage for what comes next, can result in much less resistance.
- Engage our children in age and stage-appropriate family-friendly jobs - hanging their own coats and towels up; putting their boots where boots go; helping clean up their spills…
- Life happens TO our children. Our lives are SO busy.
Giving our littles some choices in what happens next in their world can help them feel empowered and like a worthy part of the family.
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Do you ever want to interact with your littles but don't really know how?
This happens to me sometimes as a mother, I see my daughter there playing but I want to interact and play with her while also having her attention on me so we can bond now that she is getting older. This is why I love it when we learn new interactive songs like the one amma teaches us today. I can do it with my infant and toddler!
We get to sing and laugh together. It fills my cup as well as theirs.
We also have a fun inclusive book, Amma loves it because it depicts a character in a wheelchair just like amma! Just like amma, our littles like to see characters like them!
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SONGThe Elevator Song
BOOKGoing Up! Written By Sherry J. Lee, Illustrated By Charlene Chua
ActivityImaginary play with an elevator
What you Need:
Cardboard Box
Rectangular piece of cardboard (to create elevator button pad)
Markers (draw buttons and floor numbers)
Scissors (if you want to cut out and glue "buttons" on the elevator)
Other Interactive Song Episodes
-FAMILY FUN FRIDAYS: GET THE WIGGLES OUT OF YOUR LITTLES WITH THESE ACTIVITIES THIS WEEKEND | A Smooth Rode to London Town -FAMILY FUN FRIDAYS: GET READY FOR THIS WINTER SEASON WITH FUN FINGER SONGS, PULLING STRING ART, AND STORYTIME | Where is Thumbkin
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Following last week's episode "NO SUCH THING AS 'BAD KIDS'" we wanted to have a discussion about how we can set our littles up for success and allow them to be curious and explore safely!
What you will get out of today's episode1. Why do you need to baby-proof your home?
2. The 3 reasons your child will benefit
3. How to baby-proof your home
We want to encourage our kids to explore without knocking their confidence and that starts by setting up their environment to allow them to explore freely. By doing this we help boost their confidence, expand their knowledge and understanding of cause and effect, allow them to crawl/walk/run freely encouraging movement, and give ourselves some peace of mind knowing our kids are safe!
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Do you feel that during these colder months your child is constantly bouncing off the walls?
This may be due to the fact that they are stuck inside the house more often and aren't getting as much movement in during the day.
We can encourage to get those wiggles out with the activities we share with you this week!
This song is a fun way to get in some bonding time and connect emotionally and physically. This will encourage some laughs between you and will give your child some memories with you singing to them.
**Song
-**A Smooth Rode to London Town
-Some similar interactive songs: This Is The Way The Ladies Ride & Trot Trot to Boston
ActivityDriving cars through paint and making tracks
-cars
-washable paint
-cookie tray
-roll of paper
You can also use clean up time to keep your kids entertained a while longer with taking the cars to the car wash! Let them have some soapy fun while they clean up the paint and their toys.
These activities can be very therapeutic for your kids as well which will help them maanage their emotions.
ReminderWe want to remind you about the importance of our kids getting in some motor activities. They need to move and get the energy out so if you can't get outside, amma shares an exciting out of the box activity. Make race car tracks around the house with painters tape! Let your kids drive up along the couches and on the side of the walls around the living room and into the kitchen! Get creativity and most importantly have fun!
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Do you feel like your kid can be so bad? Do you get frustrated and tell them what a bad little boy they are for not listening?
You will easily learn through parenting that you cannot control everything! And sometimes that will make us look at our kids like they are bad people because they can be so difficult but we want to let you know that it is normal. You did not just get a bad apple, but it is in the process of learning and developing.
In this weeks conversation we want to help you understand
1. Why toddlers act out
2. Misbehvaior can be a form of communication
3. Misbehavior is normal and leanring how to support them through their development
4. How to use nurturing parent ways to curb their behavior
Defiance, agression, and impulsivity come from immaturity in the pre-frontal cortex. This is why our littles are driven by emotion. The lack of development creates a lack of control and understanding.
This part of the brain begins to develop around the age of 3-4 years old when you will begin to see abilty to reason, more impulse control, understadning of good vs. bad, and reason to consequences.
Acting out is also sometimes a form of communication for toddlers. They do not have the ability to understand or express to us their feelings of hunger, tiredness, uncomfort and this will come out in unwanted behaviors.
We can support our littles through this stage by providing them with firm and consistent boundaries. If we treat them like this is normal and provide them with boundaries we will allow for healthy growth and development.
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Hopefully, you tuned into Tuesday's episode where we spoke about gratitude journaling and the benefits we can reap from putting this practice into our routines. So this weekend we want to share how you can encourage your kids to participate.
Gratitude should be practiced at a consistent time of day depending on your family schedule and can be done in different ways.
Here are some examples:
- Gratitude walks
- Speaking gratitude (i.e. go around the table at breakfast or dinner time, calling someone when you receive a gift in the mail)
- Writing gratitude (i.e. gratitude journal, gratitude jar, gratitude tree, writing thank you cards and sending them in the mail)
Amma has 10 advantages of practicing gratitude on a regular basis
- Fosters positive relationships and connection
- Decreases stress
- Increases sense of emotional well being
- Builds self-esteem
- Improves physical well being
- Lessens anxiety and depression
- Lowers aggressive tendencies
- Enhances empathy
- Improves sleep
- Increases ability to overcome adversity- builds resilience
SONG
-Thank You Song -Grateful For My Day by © Lisa K Sigurgeirson
BOOKS
-The Giving Tree By Shel Silverstein
-We Are Grateful Otsaliheliga By Traci Sorell
ACTIVITY- **Creating a Gratitude Journal or a Gratitude Jar
-Blank Journal Books
-Tissue paper
-Cardstock
-Coloured paper
-Modge podge
-Mason jars
-Twine**
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Happy New Year!
Are you ready to bring in 2023 with open arms? We are, and we are excited to share this week's episode about practicing gratitude consistently this year and all the benefits you can reap from incorporating this into your family routine!
Amma has 10 advantages of practicing gratitude on a regular basis
- Fosters positive relationships and connection
- Decreases stress
- Increases sense of emotional well being
- Builds self-esteem
- Improves physical well being
- Lessens anxiety and depression
- Lowers aggressive tendencies
- Enhances empathy
- Improves sleep
- Increases ability to overcome adversity- builds resilience
Amma would journal 5 things every night when she was really struggling and noticed that maintaining this practice truly turned her emotional and physical health around! Mama Sareena writes down her top 3 every morning and is a much nicer wife when she is constantly journaling as well.
But do not forget you need to “feel it to heal it” as amma says. This is not to encourage toxic positivity but to build the ability to overcome adversity once it is acknowledged and felt.
Gratitude should be practiced at a consistent time of day depending on your family schedule and can be done in different ways.
Here are some examples:
- Gratitude walks
- Speaking gratitude (i.e. go around the table at breakfast or dinner time, calling someone when you receive a gift in the mail)
- Writing gratitude (i.e. gratitude journal, gratitude jar, gratitude tree, writing thank you cards and sending them in the mail)
This family fun Friday we will share some creative ways you can practice as a family!
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Well, 2022 flew by. As we get older I think we start saying this at the end of every year!
Time flies, our babies grow up too fast, and we just keep getting older and older!
But each year brings us so many beautiful new memories! So before this year ends, we encourage you to reminisce through 2022 with your kids. Go through your pictures, print them out and create a photo album with your little ones and show them how they started the year off. Show them how tiny they were and how much they have grown, reminisce through all the trips you've taken or all their 'firsts.' Enjoy and let's bring in the new year with our arms open wide to welcome all the new memories and laughs that it will bring us!
SONG
-Wallaby Wollaby Woo
BOOKS
-My Family, Your Family by Lisa Bullard Illustrated by Renée Kurilla
ACTIVITY
-Create a Photo album for this past year
-Grandparents - write little stories or captions for time spent together with your grandkids
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How were your holidays?
If they were anything like mine, they were exhausting! Beautiful but exhausting so we want to give you mamas sometime to cooperate while your kids entertain themselves for a little. This too is helpful for our work-from-home moms just trying to get a little work in while their little ones can stay busy.
This week Amma Lisa shares why independent play is so beneficial to our little ones and how to set it up for success in our own homes!
Join this week's conversation and learn all the benefits our kids reap from practicing independent play and the different ways we can set it up for our kids.
Amma teaches us how to set up water play, sensory bins, and homemade playdough! So much fun!
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Waterplay
-Water in a bin/or at the sink
-Sponge
-Soap
-Different size cups/plates
-Car wash
-Eye dropper
-Water toys
Sensory Bins-Sand/Beans/Flour/Corn Starch/Cotton Balls/Snow
-Hide toys in it
-Magnet
Amma’s Favourite Play-dough Recipe
•2 Cups all-purpose flour
•3/4 Cups salt
•4 teaspoons Cream of Tartar
•2 Cups water
•2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
•Food colouring
•Quart-sized bags
In a large pot, stir together the flour, salt and cream of tartar.
Add oil to water in a measuring cup. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and add the oil and water mixture to it, stirring it in.
Cook over medium heat -
stirring constantly!
Continue stirring with your wooden spoon until the dough thickens and begins to form into a ball.
Remove from the heat and spoon it out onto parchment paper on the countertop.
Allow it to cool slightly and then knead it until it’s smooth.
Divide the dough into as many balls as you’d like in different colours.
Add just a few (5-7) drops of food colouring to start and knead it into the still-warm dough. Add more drops to deepen the colour as desired, but knead between each addition as the colour will deepen as it merges into the dough with kneading.
Alternatively, if you are concerned about staining, you can put the dough balls into separate quart-sized freezer bags to add the colouring to each one in the bags. Then knead the dough IN the bag until the colour is fully merged.
There are also amazing colours you can make using natural ingredients like coffee, purple cabbage, matcha green tea powder and turmeric! But I recommend looking up recipes for these as there are some cautionary (potential mess!) details! But they’re fun and super cool, too, so I strongly recommend them. Just do a little research first for “natural play dough dyes.”
Store your awesome play-dough in the zip lock bags (or a container with a tight-fitting lid) in the fridge for up to 3 months.
Enjoy!
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Did you tune into this Tuesday's episode where we talk about bedtime routines for your littles?
If so, here we have a classic lullaby, book, and some fun art your littles can do this weekend to keep them entertained!
Song
Hush little baby
Book
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Dark time drawings
-Black construction paper
-chalk
LyricsHush, little baby don't you
Hush, little baby don't say a word
Mama's gonna buy you a mocking bird
And if that mocking bird don't sing
Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring is brass
Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass
And if that looking glass gets broke
Mama's gonna buy you a billy goat
And if that billy goat don't pull
Mama's gonna buy you a cart and bull
And if that cart and bull turn over
Mama's gonna buy you a dog called Rover
And if that dog called Rover don't bark
Mama's gonna buy you a horse and cart
And if that horse and cart turn round
You'll still be the sweetest little babe in town (be the sweetest litte babe)
Still be the sweetest little babe in town
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Need some consistency in this time of chaos or maybe we are on break so we are letting loose a little. This week we discuss
- Why bedtime routines are important
- What a bedtime routine looks like
- How to implement it
Mama Sareena shares what bedtime looks like in her home and the lack of a routine. Now that her littles are growing and she is seeing how the lack of routines affects her ability to get things done at night or even spend quality time with her partner, it's time to put something in place!
Amma Lisa shares how long this should take, what's included in a bedtime routine, and some tips and tricks to make it go a little smoother. We wish you luck and send you a lot of patience mamas!
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This Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 marks winter solstice. We celebrate the "rebirth of the sun" on this day!
So we want to share with you some ways to enjoy this family fun Friday! We have a classic song, two book recommendations, and an activity your kids will love!
You can sing this song to encourage play, just sit and sing or sing as you do your activity! It's a fun song and I have also just actually understood it now that I've learned why we celebrate.
You will also find two book recommendations. Taking a trip to your local library with your littles is a fun adventure for them, and you can also save a few bucks! Cuddle up on the couch or in bed and get in some bonding time with a story!
Then, we have a fun craft that your littles will definitely enjoy. We have some links below if you wanted to order the supplies. Your kids can use this craft and place it wherever they would like in the house and I am sure it will leave them feeling proud of themselves!
So tune in and we hope you enjoy it!
We love what she is doing and encourage you to sign up for her subscription or create an open space for diversity at home with these activities!
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Song
"This Little Light of Mine"
BooksThis Little Light Of Mine Written By E.B. Lewis
This Little Light Of Mine: A Lift the Flap Children's Book Written By Darcy Pattison
Craft
-Mason Jars
-String Lights
-Evergreen bows
-Wrapping paper
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It can be so tempting to fall into this trap of threatening our kids to get them to behave or do something. We all say "Santa is watching or else you will be put on the nauhgty list."
I saw myself falling into this but knew I wanted to be a better parent. I knew threatening her is not what I want for our relationship, I didn't know why but I knew it couldn't healthy.
This week we share some more tools to add to your toolbelt to encourage our kid's cooperation and stop ourselves from reacting with an "empty threat."
This holiday season, with grace, let's practice teaching our kids what Christmas, Hanukkah, Solstice, Kwanzaa, or whatever you celebrate is about and not that the gifts they receive are based on their behavior.
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Did you tune in to this Tuesday's episode?
We interviewed the creator of Travel Outside the Box. Param believes "that cultural diversity is something to be celebrated and that the best way to achieve this, is by educating our children about different cultures and teaching them to be sensitive and inclusive."
We love what she is doing and encourage you to sign up for her subscription or create an open space for diversity at home with these activities!
Song"Hello to all the children of the world" (Click for the link to the lyrics)
Book RecommendationLights of Winter: Winter Celebrations around the World by Heather Conrad
Activity
Cook a traditional dish or explore another culture's traditional dish, and have fun in the kitchen as a family! You can drop your creation off as a gift to someone or just enjoy it at the family table together!
We hope you have fun this holiday season!
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Today we are excited to introduce you to our next guest on the podcast!
Param Kaur-Kingston is coming to us today from the United Kingdom. Born and raised in Ipswich, England, Param is the daughter of Indian parents.
Growing up in a Sihk family in Britain had its many challenges. Param, as a girl, had to beg to go on to get a higher education. Which she did and in university she studied and became a police officer. Working as a detective she saw that change comes in a society that is educated about differences.
As a young woman, Param married a man who is British caucasian and, although it took a while, her family eventually accepted her husband and welcomed him in.
Since becoming a mum, Param wants her children to feel proud of their dual heritage, to know that we are all different, and that diversity is something to be treasured.
Because of her varied experiences, and her own mixed heritage marriage and children, a beautiful creation has emerged: a multicultural subscription box program - Travel Outside the Box.
Website
HOME | TRAVEL OUTSIDE (traveloutsidethebox.co.uk)
With Travel Outside the Box, you’ll get everything you need to create an immersive cultural experience for your family, with facts sheets, Role models from India, props such a bands customary for festivals and traditions, Bhindis for dress up and Mehendi tattoos and much more.
Instagram
Traveoutsidethebox_uk (@traveloutsidethebox_uk) • Instagram photos and videos
Facebook
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Tik Tok-
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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Tis' the season of giving!
**So, this week we share a fun way to teach your kids the importance of giving while also making way for the new toys coming into the home during the holidays (be proactive before you add to the clutter mamas).
You can also model generosity and how beautiful random acts of kindness are by making some goodie bags for people as a family and paying it forward. You can hand them out on the street or place them in hiding spots a stranger might come across them like at the coffee shop. So many times we think we can only give when we have an abundance but it makes the world.
Drop some toys off at the shelter, or pack some healthy snack bags for those that are stuck outside this cold season, or hot depending on where you live. Get rid of jackets/coats/boots that no longer fit to keep someone else warm during this winter season. Let's teach our kids how good it feels to give even when we don't feel we have an abundance to give from. It's usually the people with the least that give the most.
Happy holidays families, we hope you enjoy this activity with your littles, and please do not let it stress you out. It should be joyful. Remember to be patient parents!**
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Hey Mama!
Are you constantly overthinking every parenting decision or the way you reacted with your child out of frustration? Do you feel like you are messing up your child and failing as a parent?
Don't we all... but I can tell you that I know you are here because you want to change that, congratulations on taking the first step to change. Noticing there is something you want to change. We don't want to react to our kids throughout the day, we want to feel connected and have smooth fun days and enjoy our kids. So here is a tool we want to share with you to help us, mamas, practice patience with our littles. We need to remember we are the calm in their storm.
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Hey families!
Hoping you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family making lasting memories! Or maybe you were stuck in the kitchen cooking all day like me!
This week we have a super fun art project for your little ones that can get messy but is lots of fun! Don't forget to join us on our Facebook page to teach you the sing-a-long when we go live! Have a fun safe weekend families.
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SONG“Where is thumbkin”
ART/ACTIVITYPulling String Art
- Yarn/String (pre-cut 12”-18” length)
- Blank paper/card stock
- Tempera paint, watered down
- Popsicle sticks/Craft sticks
- Kleenex box/old book
- Smock (or just turn your kid's clothes inside out)
BOOK SUGGESTIONSThe Mitten Tree - By Candace Christiansen
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR BABY, THE NURTURING PARENT!
We did it, for one whole year. We are so grateful for our listeners and to see how far we have come. This week Amma Lisa and Mama Sareena share an intimate conversation about what the journey has looked like.
Episodes mentionedEp. #23-27 : 5-part series
Ep. #28-29 : My birth experience
Ep. #32 Sorry, But Time Out Does Not Work
Ep. #45 Connection Before Correction
Ep. #21 Encourage Our Kids Cooperation
Ep. #10 How To Get Our Kids to Mind Us
Ep. #22 Hold Your Babies
Ep #41 Stop the Glorification of Busy
Ep. #33 Quiet Time
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Are you having a rainy season like us?
Last two weeks we shared with you fall/autumn songs!
This weekend we want to share with you and your family some fun rain songs, arts and crafts for toddlers and preschoolers as well as some easy fun stories to read with your littles!
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SONGS
The Raining Song © Lisa K Sigurgeirson
ART/ACTIVITY
Rain & Wind Art!
- Blue tempera liquid paint
- Eye droppers
- Straws
- Blank paper
BOOK SUGGESTIONS
Rain by Carol Thompson
Rain Feet by Angela Johnson Illustrated by Rhonda Mitchell
Raindrop Plop Wendy Cheyette Lewison
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Do you have a toddler and an infant? Worried about jealousy, hitting, and regressions when welcoming a new one to the family?
Is your toddler starting to exhibit aggressive behaviours towards baby, even months after becoming a big sister or brother?
It’s normal mama! This week we are giving you a few more tools to deal with sibling rivalry.
If you haven’t listened to these episodes yet, we think these might be helpful, too!
Ep. 15 // Baby #2 on the way! How to help the transition for our little ones
Ep. 17 // Sibling struggles
Ep. 21 // Encouraging our kid’s cooperation
Especially when they are so close in ages and stages this can be a big obstacle for many mothers.
You might think they are entering their terrible twos (we call them the terrific twos!) because they start hitting, biting, and scratching. These are all normal behaviours during the toddler years when they don’t have emotional control or much language yet.
As gentle, connected, positive parents that want to break the cycle we know there is a better way than just punishing or yelling.
In this episode, you will get
- How to minimize conflict with an older child and a new baby
- What to do if a toddler gets rough with baby
- The importance of pouring love into the older sibling
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This week Amma Lisa shares some more fun songs and autumn art we can do with our littles this weekend! Practice along with us or join our Lives on Friday to learn what activities share for you to do and sing along with us.
Our goal is to help you connect with your kids, learn some fun new kid songs and get into nature with your family!
1st Song By Lisa Sigurgeirson :“Autumn leaves fall, fall to the ground” sung to the Westminster chimes melody
2nd Song by Miss Nina :
“The Leaves are Falling Down” Farmer in the Dell Melody
Craft Activity
- Go outside and collect little 4-5 inches long branches to paint
- Sponge painting on leaves
- Clip leaf to paper
- Sponge paint on the leaf and edges
- Remove to see the print of the leaf on the paper
What you need :
- Twigs
- Sponges
- Paper
- Scissors
- 6-cup cupcake pan or Paint Tray
- Children's liquid paints-Use autumn colors red/orange/yellow
Write their name and year!
Starts letter/name recognition
Join us in our FB Group Here to watch Amma Lisa go live and sing.
Once you are in, let us know if your kids are listening so we can shout them out!
They will love it!
We go live 2 pm Pacific/5 pm Eastern.
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Do you want to respond to your kid's verse reacting to them? Or do you just feel like everything has to be a fight, like getting into the shower or cleaning up toys?
Sometimes we have to look at ourselves first to be able to understand our kids' reactions and behaviors.
At such a young age, they rely on us to help them manage their emotions, they co-regulate. They regulate themselves based on us. So we must set an example and teach and model ways to calm and self-regulate before reacting with outbursts of yelling or anger.
Self-regulation is a life skill that highly successful people have. We teach this to our kids by modeling it ourselves. Here are 5 ways that we can learn to self-regulate and show our kids to take a step back.
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In the midst of autumn, we want to share with you some ways to enjoy this time of season. The holidays are coming and we are about to be busy! Lets take a moment to step into nature and ground ourselves before the chaos comes!
This week Amma Lisa shares some fun songs and activities we can do with our littles.
You can also join us in our FB Group Here to watch Amma Lisa go live and sing. Once your in, let us know if your kids are listening so we can shout them out! They will love it! We go live 2pm Pacific/5pm Eastern.
Songs - “Autumn Leaves Fall”, “Autumn Leaves Are Falling”
Dancing Part- Be dancing/falling leaves with leaves or silk scarves
Activity -
- Gather leaves - size sorting! Shapes sorting! Learn tree names!
- Gather nuts and seeds - science table! Magnifying glass and scales. Big and Small. Small, bigger, biggest. Sort types and sizes
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Do you wonder if you should be talking to your baby?
Or worry that you may look a little crazy when you do?
Well, mama, we are here to tell you there is a method to your madness! Your baby is soaking it all in like a sponge even if you think they do not understand what you are saying, they are constantly learning from us. Should you speak in a high pitch or a normal voice? Depending on their age, Amma Lisa will get into all of it.
You will learn how and when to use baby talk and the importance of talking and narrating to your toddlers. Even if you think "But my baby doesn't understand anything yet," they are still learning! Narrating is constantly helping their brain development so keep it up! You do not look crazy, you are simply being a nurturing parent and it is ok!
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Do you have your Halloween costumes ready?
Are your pumpkins all painted and carved sitting on the front steps?
Halloween is just around the corner and we wanted to share two more songs with you parents to sing with your kids. You can make any activity with your kids a little more fun when you add these tunes! So go for a little walk and sing with them, they will love these funny Halloween songs!
Warning they might get stuck in your head
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Happy Halloween Families!
Do you hate the thought of halloween coming and having a house full of candy? Do you wish there was a healthy way to celebrate this time of year with your littles?
Well this week Amma will share her tricks for healthier treats this halloween!
Too many sweets at such a young age will set them up for unhealthy habits and diet as they get older. Lets teach them while they are young that there are healthy alternatives to all this halloween candy!
You will learn how to celebrate this holiday by immersing in the spooky and creative costumes, the time of year, decorations and get into the spirit!
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Welcome to the first of our FAMILY FUN FRIDAY series!
We are so excited to add this to our podcast to help you mama bring something fun and fresh into the weekend for your family. It may be a fun new song to sing to your littles like you learned today, a fun craft idea, or a helpful parenting tip that we will help you put into practice!
We hope these tactical things will help you bond and strengthen your relationship with your littles! Our mission is to help you start enjoying your kids without the stress and feeling exhausted.
In this episode, we want to help you and the kids get in the spirit of Halloween by singing "Pumpkin, pumpkin, round and fat" and "5 little pumpkins."
Click here to join our group and look out for our live sing-a-long with Amma Lisa featuring Mama Sareenas littles!
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This week we welcome a special guest!
Colleen Adrian, MN, (Masters in Nursing) is a coach for parents of sensitive, spirited kids. She is a professional writer, speaker, and mentor who specializes in helping parents learn practices to transform their children’s self-criticism into self-confidence. If you are a parent who is at their wit's end regarding how to deal with your kids' challenging behaviors, Colleen is here to help you learn connected parenting skills so you can build a strong, connected relationship with your child, leaving behind authoritarian methods that break the bond.
Colleen is a mom and a stepmom, as well as the author of Freeing Your Child from Self-Criticism and Perfectionism.
Her perspective is informed by her experiences and by current research in neuroscience, psychology, spirituality, and the 8 shields model.
Tune in for this week's conversation on sensitive-spirited kids. How do you know if your child is sensitive-spirited? What does this mean? And how to best approach them!
Details of the upcoming course are below:
5-week online course: How to Help Your Child Calm and Regulate: Practical Strategies to Help Your Child Learn to Manage Emotions. It’s designed to help parents who are running out of strategies for dealing with their sensitive-spirited kids’ intense emotions (e.g., tantrums, anger, rebellion), and who want to use a connected parenting approach to build a strong connected relationship with their kids. Parents will learn skills to help their kids (and themselves) calm in challenging situations so that they can parent more peacefully.
Start date: October 24 through November 24, 2022
For The Nurturing Parenting Podcast listeners: $120 until midnight October 21, 2022 ($40 discount). Use this code at the shopping cart: Nurturingparent
More info: https://colleenadrian.com/calm-self-regulate-course/
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This week we wanted to share why we chose "The Nurturing Parent" and what that means for us. We believe that a nurturing parent allows for the healthy growth and development of their little ones.
Here are 4 basics of how to be a nurturing parent to your babies.
Just a reminder to cherish your little ones, show them love, accept them and all their feelings, and encourage them. By doing this we will be raising good human beings, it will make our parenting journey easier, and you will enjoy your little ones more when you embrace your nurturing side without the business and distractions that we encounter every day.
Being a nurturing parent builds trust and respect, emphasizes connection, and requires you to be present. This all builds the confidence and self-esteem of our young ones which allows them to develop into strong independent individuals.
We get into the basics but a nurturing parent has many other qualities as well. This may look different for each individual parent as well.
What does a nurturing parent look like for you?
Your homework is to embrace those nurturing instincts and hug and love your kids all you can this weekend, make it your intention with undivided attention! 🥰
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Does life feel like it is always moving too fast? Are you worried you can't just sit and enjoy your little ones? We are always rushing around as busy mamas which can suck the joy out of being present and really enjoying our babies!
We want to encourage you to do these 3 things that will help you start enjoying your little ones and having more fun with them rather than constantly struggling to go about your day. We want to provide you with the tools and techniques to have a strong bond filled with love and happiness for you and your infants and toddlers.
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Your homework is to TAKE A STEP BACK, give them more time and celebrate their wins with them! What did your kid accomplish this week?!
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Since we are under construction and coming to you with new changes next week, we brought it back to one of our beginning episodes. Ep. 4 "Connection Before Correction" is all about why it is important and more helpful to try and connect before your correct your child's behaviors.
When raising our toddlers we should strive for a relationship based off of mutual trust and respect. This can be attained when we model how that looks with them. Gentle/Respectful parenting acknowledges that your kids may have big feelings and we can give them the words and space to express them. We do not have to correct but we can set boundaries and do not have to accept certain behaviors.
It is important to pay attention to our tone and best to try and redirect instead of trying to take control. When we connect we calm their brain which will help avoid bigger outbursts.
Your homework is to try not to say "no" to your little one today, keep a cool tone, and redirect! Let us know how it goes!
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Have you lost yourself in motherhood?
Are you so busy caring for the kids all day that you forget to feed yourself?
When is the last time you got a haircut?
What is one thing that you have been dying to do but could never find the time to get done?
Well, it is time to make time because it is now or never mama. Stop the mom guilt, stop the excuses, and schedule that time for yourself. Maintain your self-care routines and make sure that you are recharged and rejuvenated to give your kids the best version of yourself.
Reminder... we have the most important job that there is. We do so much and it goes unrecognized. There is no need for mom guilt when we have a never-ending to-do list on a day-to-day basis. We give you permission to make it a priority to take care of yourself as well. Let that soak in and think about what really makes you happy, switch it up but at least30 minutes a day do something for you. That can look like walking, running, cooking, praying, meditating, reading, dancing, taking a bath, or just sitting outside.
Your homework is to do something that absolutely fills you up today, even if it is just for 30 minutes!
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Get ready some changes are coming to your village!
We are giving our podcast an upgrade. New cover art. New Name and we are here to listen to you!
You can expect to see our cover art changing, from our blue theme we will now adopt a warmer brown tone to match our new name which will be "The Nurturing Parent" which we have come to realize is more what we would like to focus on.
With. our strong beliefs in mutual respect, trust, and love we wanted to revamp our podcast to portray this message better. We also hope to reach more families by doing this.
Our goal is to provide you with the tools you need to make parenting a much more enjoyable experience for those that are trying to navigate this confusing and difficult parenting journey.
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Grandma's recipes, life skills, history, a village...
The older generation has so much to offer to our toddlers when we nourish those relationships
Hanging out with grandma and grandpa can teach your kids many skills as well as benefit their grandparent with the bonding time.
Hey busy mom, did you forget we need rest days?
The importance of rest is vital to our health and so necessary that we make it a priority to have guilt free rest days with our families.
Don't stress that your child does not have their schedule mapped out perfectly.
We give you the okay to stop overscheduling and make room for free play. I know we are all searching for kid's activities hoping to enhance your child's development but please trust that they learn as much just playing and exploring on their own.
Mom guilt is serious when you feel like your little ones are always bored but it's ok to be bored. Take advantage and rest or do something that is energizing for the body like getting into nature, or going for walks.
We hope you enjoy and please share this podcast with anyone you think will benefit from it!
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Are you worried about your kids depending too much on you?
Well, we are their parents, aren't we?
They should be able to depend on us, which makes for a healthy relationship. Gentle parenting or attachment parenting is about building that foundation of trust so our kids feel comfortable becoming independent.
Independence is a normal and natural process for our kids. They want to learn how to do things on their own. It gives them a sense of pride.
In this episode you will learn why it is ok not to rush potty training, learning to read, walk, brush teeth, and get dressed on their own. And when they do learn these things know that there will be regression.
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What may seem like little feelings to us can be big feelings for our kids. These feelings can build up inside and lead to many behaviors that we may not like, which is why it is so important to let your kids know that we are here for them.
This is the foundation of gentle parenting. It is about mutual respect, teaching kids to manage their emotions, and modeling the behavior you want to see.
This style of parenting is recommended by most child development experts because:
It’s better for kids’ AND parents’ mental health
It fosters a stronger parent-child relationship
It’s more effective for managing behavior in the long run
In this episode, we talk about how this looks and why it is so important.
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How do we explain death to our kids?
We may see it in our families, with pets, or even with family friends. But are our kids too young to know and understand death?
It seems like a heavy discussion for someone so little but we should know how to approach the conversation. Amma Lisa shares some great advice about how we can make them feel more comfortable with their grief.
Everyone has a different grieving process but it is important to allow our kids to have and share their big feelings.
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This week we are talking about "Gentle Alternatives To Cry It Out Sleep Training."
In our last episode "say no to cry it out" we spoke about why you should say no but did not touch on what we can do to help calm our babies cries when it comes to getting some sleep!
We hope you enjoy and please share this podcast with any other mothers or fathers!
Referenced Ep. 7 Kids Cupboards & Book Baskets!
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Potty training or toileting time?
It is such a huge milestone getting your toddlers out of diapers! But after much research, we see that they will be ready when they are ready but in this week's episode, we discuss some ways to support our toddler's journey to figuring it out. You can find many hacks, tips, and tricks to potty training online but we discuss ways we think you could help encourage them!
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Are you constantly getting unsolicited advice about parenting and what you can do 'better'?
In this weeks episode Amma Lisa gives us some ways to parent with confidence and feel proud of the parenting decisions you decide to make, how to set boundaries to help you uphold your parenting style, and the importance of standing up for our kids!
This episodes is filled with information to help get rid of the mom guilt and learn how to parent proudly!
We hope you enjoy and please share this podcast with any other expecting mothers or fathers as our mission is to help as many families as we can reach!
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Are you sleep training? Have you heard of the cry it out method?
Well we are here to tell you it might not work. There are better ways and we hope you get something out of this episode like not using the cry it out method.
It is ok to hold your baby.
Our babies need us and you cannot ‘spoil’ a baby. If they need to be held and feel their mothers body close to theirs, that is normal. We are here to give you permission to hold those babies, sleep with them, rock them, soothe them.
This stage won’t last for long and before we know it they won’t want anything to do with us! Hold those babies mamas!
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Quiet time is so beneficial for our children and us but is drowned out by cocomelon and all the hits on youtube.
This week Amma Lisa teaches us how to set up quiet time for success and how it benefits our kids and their growing brains!
We hope you enjoy and please share this podcast with any other expecting mothers or fathers as our mission is to help as many families as we can reach!
You can find Terrible or Terrific Twos as mentioned in the episode under episode 31!
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I was put in time-outs and always thought I would give my kids time out just like I experienced growing up. I was going to 'discipline' my kids the way I was... except this week Amma Lisa teaches Mama Sareena how it actually doesn't work to get our desired results .
Our kid's misbehavior is usually a sign of a different issue. May it be attention, hunger, or tiredness and it is our jobs as parents to recognize these cues before we get the unwanted behavior.
It is important to set boundaries and let our children know what they are. This week we talk about what that looks like!
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This week's discussion consists of Amma Lisa trying to convince us that there is no such thing as terrible twos... Maybe we need to look at it in another way to see they are really terrific twos!
Toddlers are just experiencing normal developmental stages. It is how we deal with these changes that guide it down a bumpy road or a not-as bumpy road. The better we understand what our kids are experiencing the better we can manage their "big feelings" with more compassion.
Depending on your parenting style during this stage it will greatly impact how our kids learn to interact with others. We want to support them and always make them feel secure and loved but also let them know when something is unacceptable because they are constantly in a process of learning.
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Growing gardens are a lot like raising children. They both need love and attention, they thrive when they are in the sun, and they come with different needs that need to be individually tended to in order to help them grow best!
In this week's episode, we chat about gardening with our kids and the similarities between both of them.
In our part of the world, it's getting warmer and plants are blossoming and blooming. Here is a reminder to get outside with your kids and grandkids, play with some dirt, have fun and learn some lessons on patience and the beauty in nature.
Distracted Parenting Episode
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The Grand Finale!
Mama Sareena finishes up her birth story with Amma Lisa and Midwife Sharon! While also getting into the topic of mastitis and clogged ducts because postpartum is a whole other journey that has its ups and downs.
Our mission was to educate and empower mothers walking into labor and delivery. We are all entitled to have the birth experience we want and it is possible when we come prepared. Remember that it is our body and our baby.
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After these 5 weeks we get to hear Mama Sareena's birth story! Thanks to Midwife Sharon, she had an empowered birth experience with no epidural. Using the tools she learned throughout the interviews Sareena was more knowledgeable and was able to speak up to get what she wanted for her and her daughter.
Even her husband walked into this birth with more knowledge and power to stand up for his partner. You will hear part 1 of her birth story this week and finish up with the postpartum and transition next week.
Hospital births can be very intimidating especially if you don't know what to expect so we hope that sharing this experience can give you more experience to know what could happen when the big day comes. Every experience will be different though and that does not make it less beautiful.
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The last episode in our 5-part series preparing mothers for labor. This week we discuss how to create a birth plan to help our mamas get the best birth experience and feel empowered.
It is essential to take charge of your birth experience because you may not know if you will get another chance to go through it again. It is one of the most challenging but beautiful experiences you will ever have so make sure it is the experience you want!
You are in charge as it is your body, your baby and you run the show and not the doctors. They are there solely to catch the baby or make sure it is delivered safely.
After this 5-part series, we hope you mamas feel more confident and knowledgeable about your body and all the parts of getting your baby out in the most blissful way.
Delivering a baby has so many parts to it and in the midst of all the pain it is easy to throw everything out the window but if you come into it prepared with your support person on the same page we are sure you can make it a beautiful experience instead of a scary one if you are walking into the unknown!
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Sometimes, the reason we need these riskier birth interventions is because we have chosen a small intervention, which has led to a bigger intervention, which has then led to a riskier intervention. This is known as the cascade of interventions.
Knowledge is empowerment and this week, midwife Sharon, shares an abundance of knowledge on interventions.
What are some interventions? What may happen if you choose to accept the intervention and how to decide if you want the intervention.
Mama Sareena gave birth last week and welcomed Baby Aniston into our village! Thanks to this series she was able to have the birth experience she always wanted and felt much more confident advocating for her birth plan!
We can't wait to hear about her experience the 2nd time around after learning everything from speaking with the super loving and supportive midwife Sharon ❤️
Are you ready for the big day... or days?
This week our guest and very knowledgeable midwife will teach us how to cope with labour! How to prepare for it, build our endurance, breathe through the contractions, what our bodies do to help us, and also how to check in with ourselves and stay nourished to get through it!
If you are hoping for a natural birth, this episode will definitely help you try to get over that mountain. Sharon helps us get a better perspective of what our body needs, how to maintain our mental state and concentration to focus and have the birth we want!
Please share this episode with any pregnant mamas you may know. It is filled with a wealth of knowledge and we hope to help educate and empower all those that are soon to be mothers or even if it is not your first child!
Book referenced: "A Child Is Born"
Written By Lennart Nilsson
Ted Talk referenced Conception to Birth
By Alexander Tsiaras
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Sometimes we get so caught up in preparing for birth and the pain that we are about to experience that we forget what the baby goes through during delivery!
When we are pregnant our babies only know the womb and are protected from bright lights, cold temperatures, loud noises, and are constantly being nourished. The journey out of their comfort zone is not an easy one either. They don't understand that they are separate from their mothers and what's waiting for them on the outside.
Our guest, Sharon Tolagson joins us again for the second part, what happens to our baby during labour. Learning what the baby goes through can help us plan and prepare for their experience after birth and how to best advocate for them!
Please share this episode with any pregnant mamas you may know. It is filled with a wealth of knowledge and we hope to help educate and empower all those that are soon to be mothers or even if it is not your first child!
Book referenced: "Childbirth Without Fear"
Written By Grantly Dick-Read
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Do you actually know what is going on inside your body during labor?
Simply knowing and understanding how our bodies work when we are getting ready to give birth can make us feel more empowered going into it!
This week we have our first guest, Sharon Tolagson. Sharon is a very experienced midwife and registered nurse who is joining us for a five-part series to get our pregnant mamas ready for the most important day of our lives!
Please share this episode with any pregnant mamas you may know. It is filled with a wealth of knowledge and we have the discussions that most new mamas don't really have or hear about until we are going through it ourselves. And sometimes not even then!
Education is empowerment and giving birth is also one of the most empowering things we can experience as women. Some mamas give birth not even understanding all that their bodies go through and learning these things can give us so much pride in ourselves!
Book referenced: "The Thinking Woman's Guide To A Better Birth"
Written By Henci Goer
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What do you need for your newborn?
One thing you will definitely need is a baby wrap! This is a baby registry must have and if you are not having a baby shower then get one yourself. Even a used one since baby gear can be very pricey.
But in this weeks episode we discuss the importance of baby wearing. It is great for bonding, soothing and building your babies security.
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When you ask something of your kids does it feel like a battle you will never win?
We understand how hard it could be to get our kids to do the things we ask of them. This week we have some ways to help prevent starting those battles. Getting our kids cooperation is not easy but with some knowledge and techniques we can minimize the struggle and strengthen the relationship by encouraging healthy communication. This is a prequel to our last episode "back talk" so if you haven't listened to that one yet this is a good one to start with because when this goes wrong that's how we end up with our kids talking back.
Let us know what you think and if you have any questions!
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Did you know talking back is a normal stage of development?
I know it's hard to accept but it is and that just means they are going through the motions of growing up! It shows they are voicing their opinions which is important. We want to encourage that in a positive way and in this week's episode Amma Lisa teaches us how to deal with our kids when they are going through this phase.
This episode has some very helpful tips on how to keep the situation from escalating and how to react or not.
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Do you feel like you are always yelling at your kids?
Are you tired of reacting and want to learn how you can better address a difficult situation with your children?
Well, this week we get into an amazing conversation about managing our angry outbursts. Amma Lisa gives us some tools to navigate frustrating times with our littles and how to build our relationship instead of making it worse.
We hope you enjoy it and take away a few lessons like Mama Sareena does!
Share with us what you think is causing your angry outburst and which technique was useful!
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Springtime is here!
Are you looking for activities to do with your kids?
Well, one of the easiest is just getting outside with them! You don't have to make it complicated. Get outside and go for a walk, sometimes you don't even need a destination in mind. Just see where your kids take you!
This week Amma Lisa and Mama Sareena have a little too much fun talking about all the benefits that come with just spending some time outside. Springtime is the most fun because we get to see everything coming back to life after winter.
We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed talking about this exciting time of the year!
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One of the most important relationships that we must maintain throughout life is those with our siblings. It is such a fragile relationship that must be protected from the day it starts and in this week's episode, we discuss how to handle the struggles between siblings as parents.
Sometimes we just need to get to the root of the feelings behind the arguments/fights. Amma Lisa gives us some reminders about how to address and resolve the feelings with each child.
If you grew up with siblings you know what we are talking about.
If you have more than one child we are interested to hear how your kids get along. What are some things that help? What are some things they most commonly fight about?
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Happy International Women's Month and Day (May 8th)
This week's episode is not our usual format but we wanted to acknowledge and celebrate us, women!
We are strong, beautiful, and contribute so much to our world. Sometimes most of it goes unseen. This month is here to remind us of what we are capable of and to stand up and support one another.
Women, mothers, aunts, daughters, sisters... we are all together and we must stay united. We have come a long way in the last 100 years and we have more to go. Let this be a time of remembrance, representation, and strive to continue to gain the recognition and equality we so very much deserve.
Who was your strong women role model growing up?
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Bringing another child into the family is such a blessing but also a huge transition for the ! Especially for the first child who is not used to this new dynamic.
So how to do we make it a smoother transition for them?
This week Amma Lisa shares her tips and tricks for helping the older sibling welcome the new addition to the family. We discuss some obstacles that Mama Sareena might have to face and the best ways to handle them.
We'd love to hear what your experience bringing a new baby into the home was like and what worked best for you!
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This weeks episode is about how to give mama a break!
And the secret sauce is encouraging their creativity so you don't have to entertain them when their thousand toys are all over the floor, yet they are still so bored!
Here are some tips on how to encourage their creativity as well as how they can benefit from it!
We hope you enjoy and let your kids get creative this week! Try one new art project and assign them to it, then if you can share it on our Facebook group we would love to see how creative your kids are! You might be surprised.
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Happy Heart Day to Our Virtual Village ❤️
We love you and hope you enjoy this episode that has some ways to celebrate with your babies and loved ones, or just yourself! Our love for ourselves should come before anything else. So here are some rituals to make it more fun!
What are some things you do to celebrate this day? Share with us on our platforms below!
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With all the excitement of a new baby coming into the world sometimes we forget about the mother that is actually growing this whole new human being!
As a mother it is physically tiring, we are going through a lot of changes, and it is hard on our bodies, feet, and mind. So don't forget to show the mamas a little extra love too, not just their bellies! Here are some ways to love and support a pregnant mama and action steps you can take to make her feel a little better!
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Is there such a thing?
Well, there can be. It may just take some mind work. Although we are creating something so beautiful it may be hard to look at our bodies the same. Some mamas really embrace their bumps while others find it difficult to cope with their new stretch marks, puffy face and growing feet!
Sometimes we just need to take a step back and learn that this is temporary and all for a much bigger purpose and that's where the beauty is! We are creating the next generation, beautiful souls, growing and feeding a whole human being inside of us and not everyone is granted that blessing. This week you will hear Mama Sareena and Amma Lisas thoughts on this beautiful phase of life!
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One parenting struggle we all come across in every stage of their development... getting our kids to mind us. Sometimes it may feel impossible. But it all starts at the foundation of your relationship which we dive into in this episode.
Getting our kids to mind us is not easy and takes a lot of work for us as parents but once you get the basics of it, hopefully it will help in all other aspects of raising your kids.
We hope you enjoy this and if there are some things you are still struggling with we encourage you to reach out to us on our platforms below! We'd love to hear your questions!
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This episode is in honor of Aunt Rae! Sareena's landlady that everyone would call Aunt who recently passed at the age of 97!
We hope that this is a reminder to you all to cherish your elders and soak them up while they are here with us. Whether it may be your grandparents, great grandparents, great aunts, and uncles, or just an elderly neighbor!
They have so much knowledge and wisdom to share with us and our kids it would be a shame to miss out on that exchange! They can teach us so much and vice versa.
So please reach out and show some love, we wouldn't be here without them. Send a text, make a call, or write a letter! They would LOVE getting a letter in the mail!
We would love to hear about a beautiful memory you have with a loved one! You can connect with us through our social media below!
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“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift––that is why it is called the present.” Sorry, we are giving it to you real and raw this week as we dive into the conversation of distracted parenting.
Here is a reminder of why it is important to be present. Our kids grow up before we know it and we want to cherish the little time we have with them although it might feel like it's forever. It is a new time and our phones have really started changing the way we interact. Sometimes for the good but within personal relationships, it can become destructive. Let's not give a little electronic box that power.
Let's take control and live in the moment with our loved ones!
Are you up to the challenge of sharing your screen time? Join this week's challenge of sharing your screen time and let's work on bringing it down by the end of this week! Please share with us on our platforms below!
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Early in the new year, we are sometimes inspired to organize and declutter our homes. The singing amma has a couple of good ideas that both encourage independence for our littles ones and also help with keeping our kid's spaces tidy.
How do you feel about letting your kids decide when and what (healthy options ofcourse) to munch on throughout the day. Listen in to hear about how this can be a very helpful practice to implement for the new year. Also to give yourself a break from constantly preparing them something to eat. Sometimes more small meals are better than three big ones especially when they have tiny bellies that get filled quicker than ours!
We'd love to hear what your little ones enjoy snacking on. Please share with us on our platforms below!
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Happy New Year Village! We hope you have all had a lovely year and are ready for the next chapter. Here are some ideas on goal setting and how to stick to those resolutions! This was a fun episode and we hope everyone has a blessed year! Out with the old in with the new. Please share your new year's resolutions with us on our page. We can't wait to bring in the new year with you and get to know each other more! Don't forget to connect with us on our pages and let us know how your parenting journey is going, we'd love to hear from you!
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Are your kids home for the holidays? Is the thought stressing you out?
In this episode, we chat about how to make the best of it! Ever think of taking your kids on a date... getting some good one-on-one time. One parent, one child spending good quality time together! Here are some ideas as well as tips on how to keep them happy even when the day comes to an end even if they aren't ready for it. This week we will most likely be home with family, getting ready for the holidays but please remember that it is the best time to be with your loved ones. Bond, enjoy each other, make the best of it while you can. Be present and embrace one another!
We'd love to see how you bond with your kids.
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Happy Holidays and thanks for tuning in!
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Ever try not saying 'no' to your child... Sounds crazy, right?
Well in this week's conversation Amma Lisa teaches Sareena how this technique could help without creating a "spoiled kid". It is a great discussion and Mama Sareena unlearns the tough love approach and learns how to pay attention to why the behavior is happening before trying to silence it. A great listen now that kids will be home for the holidays. Hopefully, while families are together this season, this will help it be a little more enjoyable!
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In this weeks conversation, we discuss how to prevent crushing your kids' dreams with the sad truth about Santa. Even though it is hard for us to believe even as adults, there is still magic in the air during this lovely season of giving and cheer. Be sure to listen to this one while the kids are busy! This episode isnt only for those who celebrate christmas either. We mention other holidays and would love to hear what you celebrate over on our facebook group "The Village Parenting Community." We also know there are many diverse families as we are one of them and get into the convo of split holidays with parents and what that looks like. So we hope you enjoy our episode as well as this beautiful time of the year! Happy Holidays everyone!
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In this week's episode, we will be discussing "Christmas Consumerism." We will discuss how to eliminate the stress of holiday spending, what we believe the holiday season is actually about, and how getting wrapped up (no pun intended) in all the spending can affect us and our families. The episode begins with Amma Lisa reading a column she wrote in a magazine then we will dive into the conversation while Sareena shares some statistics. We mention Christmas a lot because where we are from Christmas is the main holiday although consumerism has changed the whole point of why we come together. Please feel free to share your comments in our Facebook group "The Village Parenting Community." We would also love to hear what other topics you would like to hear discussed. Thanks for joining us here in our virtual village!
Hello everyone and thank you so much for joining us here!
This episode is a short intro to who we are and how we met. You will briefly get to know me, Mama Sareena, a new mother trying to get the hang of this parenting thing. You will also meet Amma Lisa, mother, grandmother, and parenting coach that has many years of experience and education on parenting. Throughout this podcast, we will have many discussions on a wide range of topics. Sometimes we may share ideas and sometimes we will share our experiences. We would love to get to know you more as well so be sure to join us on Facebook (The Village Parenting Community) and Instagram (The Village Parenting Pod.)
Thanks again, please review our podcast and share with any other parents you think may benefit from this. We know parenting could get hard and we are here to do it with you!
Welcome to the We Are The Village Parenting Podcast. Hosted by the singing Amma Lisa Sigurgeirson and fairly new and also newly pregnant Mama Sareena Merino! We are here to discuss a variety of topics that you may encounter on a daily basis as a parent. We see the evidence that trying to be a parent without a village is negatively impacting our family dynamics, the partnership between parents, and relationships with the grandparents, and even our children’s development and wellbeing. We welcome you to come and join our virtual extended family and grow this community with us!