The Parenting Podcast: Growing and Learning Together
Parenting is tough, I get it, but I don't think it needs to be so hard! I'm sure you would agree that it is by far one of the most challenging jobs as a human being you will ever encounter while at the same time being the most exhilarating, heart warming and rewarding time too. Our children don't come with an instruction manual but with the right mindset, knowledge and understanding of your developing child and a good set of positive strategies to support, communicate and connect, life becomes a beautiful collaboration of positive and empowered parenting between you and your child.
Episodes
45 episodes
Leadership: How to have that tricky conversation as a manager
I see very good practitioners, in any field, not just education being promoted to management positions and then quickly falling flat on their face!The all singing, all dancing management position you've wanted for so long is all very we...
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15:57
Leadership: The Know, Like and Trust Factor
I love this topic! If you are someone who has just started in a leadership role, leading and managing people is absolutely key to the success of your nursery. When your team know you, when they like you, and when they ...
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20:10
Leadership: Leading your team as if you are The Captain of Your Ship
In this episode I share with you 3 of my top skills you can learn to be a great leader. Being Captain of your Ship is a game changer with no need for authoritarian, top down management (I can't even call that leadership!). It just ...
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21:20
Leadership: The Gift of Time
In this episode, I hope I can give you some inspiration to understand that giving yourself the gift of TIME is so essential, whether you're a Nursery Manager, Nursery Owner (any leader in fact) or a parent. You cannot give 100% of ...
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19:20
Helping your child deal with disappointment and rejection
These big emotions and feelings are horrendous to deal with don't you think? They come to all of us through out our lives and being emotional intelligent is absolute key when it comes to navigate, manage and move through them, w...
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10:49
Talking to your child about death
I had a chat with a mummy recently and she wasn't sure how to talk to her son about her mum who had passed away.It's interesting because we expect children to react in the same way about death as we do, but more often the not and...
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17:08
I give you permission to spend some time on YOU!
Following a lovely conversation with one of my mummies, she had an epiphany and realised that by allowing herself to take time to fill her own emotional bucket and spending time on herself, meant that she was emotionally available for her child...
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11:28
I give you permission to spend some time on YOU!
Following a lovely conversation with one of my mummies, she had an epiphany and realised that by allowing herself to take time to fill her own emotional bucket and spending time on herself, meant that she was emotionally available for her child...
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11:28
How to become emotionally intelligent when your child's behaviour triggers you
I was triggered recently. I saw a dad lose it with his child who was having a disagreement with their sibling, pushed them out of the door of the shop in front of everyone...by the ear! It was unpleasant to watch. I try so hard not to j...
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19:51
Sleep Training, the emotionally intelligent way!
I've got my own version of sleep training and it all has to start with you. In this episode, I share with you how with the right mindset, the right environment and tuning into your child when they are ready for sleep, creates a mu...
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15:44
Routines that feel easy: Your guide to a Peaceful Happy Home!
Are you running around chasing your tail most days wishing that getting out of the door could be so much easier? Do you start your day on the back foot and trying to get the children out of the door on time ends up being a complete miss...
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Parenting is tough, but it doesn't need to be so hard: How I can help make family life easier
Welcome to my world of Parenting, made easier. I thought I'd give a little Intro as to why I'm in this space and how I can help you. I think children deserve the very best child hood and to achieve that, they must have pa...
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26:59
E31 Am I Molly Coddling or Emotionally Available?
In this episode, I share my recent experience on being told I was molly coddling when my grandson fell over. I have reframed my thoughts on this one. To helpChildren become emotionally intelligent, we have to be emotionally ava...
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12:57
*Christmas Special* Help! I don't want to go anywhere near Santa!
In this Christmas Special episode, I help you see that it's not always a good idea to encourage, force, help and assume that our children will want to sit on Santa's lap, or go anywhere near him for that matter!It's important that we li...
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9:03
*Christmas Special* Don't forget your children this Christmas!
In the first of 'Christmas Specials', I help you not to forget about your children at Christmas!I know, I know, isn't it all about them?Of course, but there is a very important message that we must tune into to ensure they...
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15:45
E30 Yuk! I feel so guilty!
It's a horrible emotion and quite frankly feeling guilty comes as a standard download when you become a mum! In this episode I reframe feeling guilty into something more manageable and offer some ways in which you can turn it into ...
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12:26
E29 Why don't we need a degree to have a child?!
You need a degree to be a brain surgeon, so why don't we need a degree to learn how to interact with our child's brain? In this episode, I walk you through why children do what they do pre 7 years old and you'll see that they can't...
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29:38
E28 Let's STOP labelling them and take responsibility to teach, guide and show our children!
I'm all for Early intervention. It is imperative to make sure children have the right support at the right time and I am the first to champion that child and get that support for them. However, I do think we are labelling our child...
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19:42
E27 They're not listening! Really? Let's look at it another way
It's a phrase that I get a tad frustrated by as you'll hear in this episode!Children are born to hear but we need to teach them to listen, it's not something they do automatically, unless they are super engaged. As their te...
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16:45
E26 Listen up! Put Your Own Mask on First!
Ok, I'm serious! I say it to my parents so many times but no-one takes me seriously. It's time to listen up and make sure you take time for yourself. It's not selfish, it's not neglectful, it's not going to harm them, ...
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19:41
E25 Parent Leader or Parent Boss?
We all want a manager who is a leader, not a boss, they are two different people with two different management styles. One employee will leave on the back of one style and one will stick around. It's not hard to figure which one is which....
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31:40
E24 6 Things I would tell my younger mummy-self to help me be the best parent
Sometimes I think if I knew then what I know now, I would do some things differently as my younger mummy-self. The good thing is that I can share these points with all you mums with littluns and offer you all these tips and tricks ...
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30:41
E23 Potty Training: Patience is a Virtue
Patience is a virtue when it comes to Potty Training. I urge you to take time and really be patient when your child is learning this very new essential life skill. It's not going to happen over night, it's not for you to decide whe...
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