Does it infuriate you when people talk about self-care and it feels totally out of your reach?You are stressed, your kids are fighting and some expert is telling you to take a bath??Before we can even think about self-care, we need to do this

#082 - Ask me Anything: gentle parenting in preschools, smartphones, nail-biting and potty training

Mar 2nd, 2024 51m 25s

This week's episode is an Ask Me Anything episode, where parents in my community submit their questions and I answer them on the pod. I have some wonderful questions to answer this week which I think will be relevant to so many of you.A teacher

#081 How to say “no” in a gentle way without punishments, arguments or harshness

Feb 23rd, 2024 18m 52s

Today on the podcast I talk about the small interactions with your child that happen many times a day but often don’t go so smoothly. A simple request from you turns into a standoff or an argument - and you just want your child to listen withou

#080 Why we get angry with our children and the secret to staying calm in the moment

Feb 10th, 2024 21m 33s

Today I talk about why parents get angry in the heat of the moment with their children and what you can do in the moment when you feel the anger rising in you.This is a re-record of the very first episode of the podcast. The sound quality is

#079 When your child doesn’t want to go to school

Jan 31st, 2024 28m 22s

In today's episode I talk about that dreaded scenario when you have your day planned out with work or other commitments and your child says (directly or indirectly) "I don't want to go to school today". Your heart sinks. You might panic or try

#078 A quick way to connect after you’ve all had a busy day apart

Jan 20th, 2024 13m 51s

In this week’s episode I talk about a super quick, super effective way to connect with your little ones after you’ve all had a busy day apart. Often asking them about their day leads to one word answers or can make your child irritable with y

#077 The only new year’s resolution parents / caregivers need this year

Jan 13th, 2024 23m 16s

Happy new year!Today I want to talk about the only new year’s resolution you need to make to get your parenting back on track. It is one of my favourite practices and it is probably the most effective and most important parenting strategy t

#076 How to slow down, manage the inevitable meltdowns and enjoy Christmas with young children

Dec 20th, 2023 21m 28s

Oh no, Christmas is almost upon us! We all know that Christmas with small children doesn't always go smoothly. The mix of excitement, lack of routine and excessive amounts of sugar doesn't always make for a peaceful holiday.But fear not, I a

#075 Do you wrestle with your kids? Why rough and tumble play is beneficial and everything you need to know to get started!

Nov 27th, 2023 43m 35s

The last thing exhausted parents want to hear is that they should be playing with their kids more - right?Perhaps the thought of rough and tumble play fills you with dread, perhaps you have tried it and it all ended in tears, or perhaps you ar

#074 Why parenting in the modern world is so hard - and what can we do?

Nov 4th, 2023 36m 23s

When parenting is hard, when we lose patience with our kids or we don’t have the motivation to give them the attention they need, we almost always blame ourselves. Parent’s ask me all the time what they can do in these tricky situations. They

#073 AMA - Ask Me Anything: impulse control, power reversal play, emotional regulation, sibling rivalry

Oct 28th, 2023 56m 2s

Today is an Ask Me Anything episode. I have lots of juicy questions about a whole range of topics including children running away in carparks, responding to a child who always wants a new toy in the shops, helping a child who doesn’t like to s

#072 How to forgive yourself when you mess up in parenting

Oct 20th, 2023 28m 12s

Today I am talking about self-forgiveness in parenting and why it is so very, very important as we all strive to be more gentle parents. In fact, I will go as far to say that it is difficult to be a gentle parent without extending that same emp

#071 After-School Restraint Collapse: Why is my child falling apart after school and how can I help them?

Oct 14th, 2023 44m 30s

It is great to be back with season 3 of the podcast!And today I’m talking about After-school Restraint Collapse.You may not have heard this term - if you haven’t, it simply refers to the phenomenon of kids holding it together all day and then

#070 Boundaries are about being true to yourself, not a way to control your kids

May 31st, 2023 17m 9s

This week on the podcast I am talking about boundaries and limits. Boundaries in parenting are about understanding our own comfort levels and needs in a given moment with our children. They are internal and help us establish limits with our

#069 How to help children with frustration

May 20th, 2023 26m 47s

This week on the podcast I am talking about how to help our children with frustration. I think frustration is one of the most difficult emotions to be with - because so often we end up frustrated ourselves. We quickly get frustrated with our

#068 Parenting from afar - how to stay connected when you are away from your child

May 13th, 2023 26m 24s

This week’s topic is prompted from a question in my Facebook group about parenting from afar. This parent is working away for 3 weeks and wants to know how to help her child with the separation. Separations do affect children, but there is so

#067 When is a consequence actually a threat? And how to swap consequences for connection

May 3rd, 2023 12m 27s

The podcast is back!Today I’m asking when is a consequence actually a punishment? And how can I swap consequences for connection and still get my kids to bed on time??!This episode was inspired by a parent who asked me about her child who was r

#066 Your parent questions answered Part 2: sibling rivalry, consent, chores and more

Mar 18th, 2023 43m 41s

Welcome back to Part 2 of my parent q&a. In this episode I answer even more of your parenting questions from sibling rivalry, to teaching consent to helping children with aggression and much more.The first question is about sibling rivalry and

#065 Your parent questions answered: sleepovers, school conflict, children and death

Mar 17th, 2023 25m 46s

Welcome to Episode 65 of the podcast where I answer questions from parents in my free Facebook Group: Peacefully Parenting Under 8s.First up we have a question about how to navigate sleepovers safely and with confidence. Then I answer a quest

#064 Calm the Chaos in Six Simple Steps

Feb 25th, 2023 59m 59s

This week I share with you my six simple steps to help you stay calm in the chaos. This is a recording of a live workshop I delivered online last week. I share my six step RETURN process and lots of practical strategies you can put into pla

#063 How to find your calm again with my two minute nervous system hack

Feb 18th, 2023 18m 25s

Today I want to share with you my favourite practice for finding my calm again when I’m feeling triggered.In those moments my children need me to be the responsible adult who can regulate my system - who can bring my emotions back into balance

#062 The three things I ask myself when I lose it with my kids

Feb 11th, 2023 24m 34s

I remember a parent asking me a while back how he could take responsibility for the times he lost his temper with his kid. He felt apologising wasn’t enough if he was going to keep going back and making the same mistake again and again. That fe

#061 Three big reasons you get angry - and none of them are your fault

Feb 4th, 2023 30m 35s

In this week’s episode I talk about why parenting is so hard in this modern world we live in and the three biggest reasons why I believe we get angry and lose it with our kids.When we are feeling calm, patient and well-resourced, when all our

#060 How to respond to family and friends who don’t agree with your parenting choices

Jan 28th, 2023 26m 33s

We've all had those comments from well-meaning (or not so well-meaning) family members, friends and even strangers:"If you lift them up every time they cry you'll spoil them","I would never have dared answer back like that","Your child is

#059 If I don't scold my child will they grow up to be entitled?

Jan 21st, 2023 27m 19s

We want to raise children who are considerate and kind towards others and who are grateful for everything we do for them, right?A lot of parents worry that parenting in a gentle way without punishments or rewards will encourage children to be