
Childhood Rising
For parents, educators and wider community members who are ready for the collective raising of childhood wellbeing. We talk all things parenting, education and child development while not being afraid to have difficult but deeply reflective conversations. We believe in the inherent wholeness, competence and contribution children have to offer to this world, and believe the same to be true about the adults we work with too.
Episodes
27 episodes
Do we even need to play with our kids? What the research says
What does the research say about playing with our kids?We start to explore exactly this in today's podcast episode. The results might not be what you were expecting..Learn mo...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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20:06

The Play Archetypes: A MUST Listen If You Are A Parent Who Finds Play With Your Child Challenging
Childhood Rising has created 'The 5 Play Archetypes' for better understanding and reflecting on your unique challenges and strengths when playing with your child. Have a listen to the podcast episode to decipher which Archetype feels re...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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11:34

Using Attachment Play to Prepare Children for Difficult Events: A Personal Story of Preparing My Daughter for a Medical Event
We all want our children to navigate stress and change with confidence, right? The reality is that all children will face their fair share of stressful life events, from moving to starting school, welcoming a new sibling, or even dealing with m...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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16:15

The things that actually make a difference when playing with our kids
What if I told you it doesn't actually matter what you play with your children? Or even how long you played with them? In today's podcast episode I share the things that do matter - what aspects of play make the greatest impact our child's emot...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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11:57

Do you find it hard to play with your child?
Do you too find it hard to play with your child sometimes? This is an experience likely shared by ALL parents. The reasons for which as multi-layered and something I explore alongside you in this reflective podcast episode?Do you want t...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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14:41

The Birth of a New Sibling and Therapeutic, Attachment Play
The birth of a new sibling can be a challenging time. Perhaps your child is showing aggressive behaviours towards the baby (or you!) and you are feeling uncertain about how to support them in this season of transition. Tune into this episode to...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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10:26

Why is my Toddler Screaming?!
You know the screams, the ones that sound like a loud "NO" or seem to come out of no where?!Join me in this solo episode where I explore some of the reasons your little one might be screaming as well as the two fold approach to screamin...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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13:23

Supporting the Highly Sensitive Child who Stutters with Lauren from Stutter Free Kids
Lauren is a paediatric Speech Pathologist and owner of an telehealth private practice, Stutter Free Kids. From her 14 years experience supporting children who stutter, Lauren has developed a unique integrative approach to stuttering thera...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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25:45

Risky Play or Aggressive Behaviours? Exploring the Benefits and Boundaries in a School Setting with Danica from Little Bloom Consultancy
Risky taking is an inherent part of children's play and it is crucial to their development. Parents and Educators alike can have difficulty in truly understanding the benefits and what their role is to support this play while also keeping child...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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29:36

Understanding the Vagus Nerve and its Impact on Behaviour and Wellbeing with Dr Carrie Rigoni
Dr Carrie Rigoni is a chiropractor who works with mums and babies, to optimise their baby’s brain development, and set them up for lifelong health. She loves talking about all things vagus nerve, and all the factors that can influence brain dev...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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23:23

De-Pathologising and Celebrating Neurodiverse Play with Renee from Grow Therapeutic Play
Tune in to this important conversation about Ableism, unpacking our play bias and celebrating PLAY. You can find out more about Renee and her work at Grow Therapeutic Play here:https://www.growtherapeuticplay.com.au/www.ins...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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18:58

Exploring our Relationship with Anger
Do you too find your child's tantrums especially challenging? Or maybe you find yourself snapping out of anger despite your best attempts to remain calm?I invite you to tune into this reflective episode where we are starting a new conve...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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13:08

Therapeutic Play and Perspectives on 'School Readiness'
For the parents and carers who have little ones returning to school or starting for the first time, this episode is for you. Hear our perspectives on popular school readiness expectations and learn some therapeutic play ideas that you c...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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16:41

Exploring childism and challenging the traditional ways we view children
This podcast is a big topic! We are discussing childism and how this manifests in day to day life with children. Tune in to be challenged to examine your (often unconscious) views of children.
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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7:21

What is Attachment Play? Brining the power of therapeutic play into parenting + raising children
Attachment play is a part of Aware Parenting as founded by Aletha Solter. Attachment play brings the healing and connective elements of play into our relationships with children. Listen to learn more about this approach and how you coul...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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14:37

Play Schemas can Transform the Way we View Play and Behaviour
Today I am joined by Shelby from Homegrown Learning Studio FDC. Shelby is an experienced Early Childhood Educator who is sharing the wisdom of play schemas. Understanding these innate urges in our children can transform the way we view our chil...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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16:11

What is Aware Parenting?
Today I fully explain what is means to be aware in your approach to raising children. Whether you are a parent, educator or other professional, Aware Parenting has the power to transform your relationships with children.Learn more about...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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11:30

Bringing meditation into life alongside children: How and why with Alysse from Meditate with Friends
You might believe in the benefits of meditation already or maybe you are completely knew to this practice. Either way, this episode will help to shed some light on the benefits of meditation for you and your children, as well as some simple way...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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24:12

Follow these 3 steps to overcome tricky transitions
You need to leave the park but your toddler refuses. This is a common scene from the tales of motherhood. This conflict of need with our autonomy-seeking toddler can be tough.Today I share how you can navigate scenarios like this throug...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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7:25

Using PLAY to Support Children's Emotions
Play alongside our children can be deeply powerful - it is a pathway for emotional healing that can happen in the day to day. In this episode I share a personal story about how I have used play to support my child to overcome a traumatic event....
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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10:53

What does trauma have to do with parenting?
You're already on board with the attachment-style parenting practices, you use non-punitive approaches to discipline and practice accepting your child's emotions. What I love about Aware Parenting as it supports us to go a layer deeper. Aware P...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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11:33

Transforming the Play Experience: Inside Raising Play with Alex from Kids Flourish
Alex joined Raising Play to encourage independent play and explore how she could support her little one to learn through play. What she took from the course was so much more - including some unexpected, but gratefully received, learnings too.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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22:08

"IM BORREDD!"
You believe in the benefits of play but for some reason your children just seem to be bored, all the time?! Maybe you have tried buying new toys, the Pinterest activities and resorting to screen but you're at a loss.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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9:00

Play Reflections: Do you find it hard to play with your children?
In this reflective episode, I encourage and guide you through some reflections of your own experiences of play and how this can shape your perspectives and experiences of play now. For more information about our course Raising Play, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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8:46
