In this episode of The Aware Parenting Podcast, I talk with Sarah Mason, an Aware Parenting instructor and mother of an almost three year old. She shares the journey of Aware Parenting that she's been on and all the intricacies of Aware Parenting and sleep that she's learnt along the way. She talks about all the things she tried with sleep before learning about Aware Parenting, including a dummy and a sleep consultant, and all the differences she observed with each approach, including Aware Parenting. She also shares about what happened when they went camping, and the shifts that happened in sleep over time with each step in the practice.

You can find out more about Sarah's work at https://awaremum.com.au/ and https://www.instagram.com/awaremum/

Episode 132: Baby sleep with Sarah Mason

The Aware Parenting Podcast is based on Aware Parenting which was created by Aletha Solter, PhD. Marion Rose, PhD is a level two Aware Parenting instructor and the regional coordinator for Australia and New Zealand. The podcast explores all aspects of parenting and reparenting from an Aware Parenting perspective.

Kids & Family

This little mini episode continues on from the last episode on cultural beliefs in relation to sleep.
I talk about how looking at sleep practices all around the world helps us understand biological needs and cultural practices.
Babies and children vitally need sleep, so it's adaptive for there to be many ways to support them to be able to go to sleep in whatever climate and culture, but these different ways have consequences in other areas.

There are three reasons I find it helpful to look at the wider cultural context with sleep:
To see how sleep practices are related to climate, culture, etc.
To get free from shame and guilt about what others might think if you choose your own way.
To see clearly what you might hvae been told is from a cultural belief rather than what's most helpful for babies and children.

I also talk about the three main ways for sleep to happen:
With closeness - eg movement, feeding, etc. -> frequent night waking.
Without closeness - eg. swaddling, stillness, etc -> baby wakes up but doesn't call out.
Aware Parenting: Closeness and natural relaxation through release -> more relaxation and more restful sleep and longer sleep.

If you'd like my free PDF to learn more about sleep, secure attachment, emotional release and Aware Parenting, you can sign up for it here:
https://marion-rose.myflodesk.com/ssgsvngo66 

You can find out more about my work at www.marionrose.net

You can also find me here:
https://www.instagram.com/theawareparentingpodcast/
https://www.instagram.com/_marion_rose_/
https://www.instagram.com/awareparenting/
www.facebook.com/MarionRosePhD

Episode 181: Sleep, cultural contexts, and Aware Parenting

I love looking at how cultural beliefs and practices affect parenting, and in this episode I explore this in relation to sleep for babies and children.
I talk about The Continuum Concept book about the Yequana people, by Jean Liedloff, and how reading it affected me back in 1992.
I explore how Classical Attachment Parenting was deeply influenced by Indigenous cultures in hot climates, and how parenting beliefs and practices were often quite different in cold climates.
I share about how Aware Parenting aims to differentiate between parenting practices that are based on cultural beliefs around and practices that are based on innate needs and body wisdom.
If you'd like my free PDF to learn more about sleep, secure attachment, emotional release and Aware Parenting, you can sign up for it here:
https://marion-rose.myflodesk.com/ssgsvngo66 

You can find out more about my work at www.marionrose.net

You can also find me here:
https://www.instagram.com/theawareparentingpodcast/
https://www.instagram.com/_marion_rose_/
https://www.instagram.com/awareparenting/
www.facebook.com/MarionRosePhD

Episode 180: Sleep, cultural beliefs, innate needs, and body wisdom

Hello again!
This is a very different episode, and it's for mothers, to mark Mothers Day in some parts of the world.
Please note, that this is based on The Marion Method, rather than Aware Parenting.
In the episode, I share three things:
~ An invitation to see what shows up for you on Mothers Day.
~ Me appreciating you as a mother.
~ Me standing in for Divine Mother / your Inner Loving Mother / the Soul version of your mother, and offering you loving phrases.
I'm sending you love this Mothers Day and every day!

If you want to learn more about my Inner Loving Presence Process Course, you can find it here:
https://innerlovingpresenceprocess.com/

My Transformation Through Mothering Course is here: https://marionrose.samcart.com/products/transformation-through-mothering-twenty-twenty-one/

You can find out more about my work at www.marionrose.net

You can also find me here:
https://www.instagram.com/theawareparentingpodcast/
https://www.instagram.com/_marion_rose_/
https://www.instagram.com/awareparenting/
www.facebook.com/MarionRosePhD

Episode 179: To mothers on Mothers Day

I'm so delighted to be starting this second sleep series, in tandem with editing my book, Sound Sleep and Secure Attachment with Aware Parenting, as well as offering a live round of the course of the same name, and my first Aware Parenting children's book, on rambunctious play before bed.

This episode is an introduction to what me and my guests will be talking about in this series.

I include: 
The innate release and relaxation response all babies and children have.
Differentiating cultural beliefs about sleep from innate biological wisdom.
How sleep challenges are a reflection of needs and feelings.
The three things babies, children and teens need to sleep peacefully.
Why they're not fighting sleep but we're often fighting their release and relaxation response.
How the relaxation response is the same as the intrinsic ability to heal from daily stresses and larger traumas. 
How we can have sound sleep and secure attachment with Aware Parenting.

If you'd like me free PDF on sleep, you can access it by signing up for my newsletter here:  http://eepurl.com/8ifhn
The Sound Sleep and Secure Attachment with Aware Parenting Course is here: https://marionrose.samcart.com/products/sound-sleep-and-secure-attachment-with-aware-parenting-course/

You can find out more about my work at www.marionrose.net

You can also find me here:
https://www.instagram.com/theawareparentingpodcast/
https://www.instagram.com/_marion_rose_/
https://www.instagram.com/awareparenting/
www.facebook.com/MarionRosePhD

Episode 178: Introducing the second sleep series

I'm grateful to one of my lovely mentees, who requested this episode, where I talk about some of the differences between Aware Parenting and Classical Attachment Parenting (a term created by me and adopted by Aletha Solter, the founder of Aware Parenting).

Classical attachment parenting (CAP) refers to the original attachment parenting paradigm, which was first described by William and Martha Sears. The Aware Parenting (AwP) version of attachment parenting has several key differences from this original version. 

In this episode I talk about:

Why people commonly make the change from CAP to AwP (frequent night waking being one of them).

The three main differences between CAP and AwP.

What people often notice the effects are of moving from CAP to AwP.

These effects can include:

Babies, toddlers and children sleep more restfully and calmly. 

If there are two parents, everyone can get their needs more.

Clarity about understanding when to offer loving limits and why they're so important.

They return to natural gentleness because of expressing healing-feelings.

If you want to find out more, I recommend Aletha Solter's books including The Aware Baby and Tears and Tantrums. You can find information about her books at www.awareparenting.com

My books, 'The Emotional Life of Babies' and 'I'm Here and I'm Listening" are also available on Amazon.

I invite you to sign up for early bird information and my next book about Aware Parenting and sleep here: http://eepurl.com/8ifhn

You can find out more about my work at www.marionrose.net

You can also find me here:
https://www.instagram.com/_marion_rose_/
https://www.instagram.com/awareparenting/
www.facebook.com/MarionRosePhD

Episode 132: Baby sleep with Sarah Mason

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