Your Calm Parenting Path
Welcome to Your Calm Parenting Path—guiding you toward a more peaceful, connected, and confident approach to parenting.
Motherhood wasn’t supposed to feel this hard. If you’re tired of yelling, overwhelmed by the mental load, and wondering why you can’t just enjoy time with your kids like other mums seem to, you’re not alone. You love your children fiercely, but somewhere between school drop-offs, tantrums, and endless to-do lists, you’ve lost a piece of yourself.
I’m Nina, a mindful parenting coach and mum who gets it. I’ve been where you are—stuck, frustrated, and exhausted by constant feelings of inadequacy and overwhelm.
This podcast is for mums like you—women who want to parent with more patience, less stress, and a whole lot more joy. It’s about making small shifts that create a big impact, helping you build the parenting life you’ve always wanted.
In short, practical episodes, you'll discover actionable tips for calmer parenting, expert insights from those who work with children, real stories from parents who've made meaningful changes, and inspiration to reconnect with yourself while showing up as the mum you want to be.
Whether you're feeling overwhelmed by daily struggles or simply looking for a more mindful approach, each episode offers practical tools and insights to help you feel calmer, more confident, and more connected with your children.
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Your Calm Parenting Path
54. Teaching Kids Mindfulness Before They Need It, with Alia Sallam
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If you want your kids to grow up knowing how to calm themselves, this one is for you. Alia Sallam shares why teaching mindfulness for kids works best as a natural part of family life.
Alia is the creator of Little Seeds of Mindfulness, a book series for children ages 2-9 that makes mindfulness a shared family experience rather than just a lesson. She also walks us through a simple 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise that you can try with your family right now.
You'll Learn
- Why so many adults lack even the simplest stress regulation tools
- The 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise to try with your family today
- Why children absorb what parents do, not just what they say
- How to make mindfulness a natural part of everyday family life
Why This Episode Matters
When we grew up without these tools, we found them the hard way as adults. This episode is about making sure our kids don't have to.
So much of what we work on as adults - learning to pause, regulate our emotions, notice what we're feeling - is really just unlearning.
Alia talks about what changes for children who grow up with these tools already in place, and how even the smallest everyday moments can start to shift that for your family.
Small Shift for Big Impact
Alia's small shift: just notice. When you're overwhelmed, pause and notice what's happening - what you feel, what's around you. No fixing needed. That one shift takes you from being inside the stress to observing it.
Take the Next Step
Try the 5-4-3-2-1 exercise together today: 5 things you see, 4 you touch, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, 1 you taste. Grounding for everyone - and doing it together is half the benefit.
Links and Resources
- Follow Alia on Instagram or Facebook
- Visit Alia's website - littleseedsofmindfulness.com
- Book a free chat with Nina here
- Listen to related episodes:
- Episode 3 - Is This the Most Underrated Parenting Tool?
- Episode 44 - Awareness in Parenting (Part 1: Understanding Your Reactions)
Let's Connect
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Have a question or parenting challenge you'd like addressed on the podcast? Send a DM or an email.
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About the Host/s
Nina Visic is a mindful parenting coach and Head and Heart Mindfulness instructor, helping overwhelmed parents move from reactive to calm, confident and connected.
She is the host of Your Calm Parenting Path, a weekly podcast for parents who want to raise their children with more patience, less stress and a whole lot more joy. Nina works with parents one-on-one and through group programs, online courses and free resources.
Alia Sallam is a meditation guide and mindfulness coach, and the creator of Little Seeds of Mindfulness - a book series helping children ages 2-9 build emotional awareness and calm from the ground up.
Her first volume in the Feelings and Emotions collection is available now, with 22 collections planned across two age groups. She believes mindfulness works best when children grow up living it, not just learning it.