Connection First

Connection First

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  • #4 Navigating christmas emotions: tips for families

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    An episode full of feelings. Dedicated to those dealing with big emotions around Christmas time, especially immigrant parents wanting to create a magical Christmas while missing what Christmas used to mean for them.

    I hope you enjoy it - I can't believe I manage to rerecord it without crying.

    Have a happy Christmas, wherever you are, and whoever you are with.

    We are in this together. 


    ps, I will be away enjoying time with the kids, see you in the new year!

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    11 min
  • #4 Navidad y mezcla de emociones: tips para familias imigrantes

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    Un episodio cargado de sentimientos. Dedicado a esos que les toca lidiar en navidad con sentimientos grandes - y con mucha nostalgia! Especialmente padres inmigrantes que queremos crear esa navidad mágica para nuestros hijos, mientras a la vez extrañamos lo que para nosotros solía representar la navidad.

    Espero lo disfruten - no sé cómo logré grabarlo sin que se me saliera alguna lágrima. 

    Que disfruten de una linda navidad, donde sea y con quién sea que estén. 

    pd, nos vemos en el 2023! me tomaré unas semanas para pasar tiempo en familia. 

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    14 min
  • #3 Screen time & kids: how to create healthy boundaries

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    This is a fascinating topic to me, and not mainly because I like it, but because of the impact that it has on our kids. Screen time is a battle that I have decided to fight. When I say fight, I mean I've decided not to be passive about it but to try and establish clear boundaries and small things at home, with the hope of creating a "healthy" relationship between my kids and screens.
    Here I share my learning and experiences along the way, with practical things that have worked for us.
    But hey, this is a log road; this is just the beginning.


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    Here are some of the articles mentioned in the episode:
    - Screen time and children
    https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-Watching-TV-054.aspx

    - Children uniquely vulnerable to sleep disruption from electronic screens
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171101130549.htm

    - Don't Text While Parenting — It Will Make You Cranky
    https://time.com/14953/parents-who-use-smartphones-in-front-of-their-kids-are-crankier/

    - The Electronic Pacifier: No TV under two!
    https://shapingyouth.org/the-electronic-pacifier-no-tv-under-two/

    - Too Much Screen Time Can Have Lasting Consequences for Young Children’s Brains
    https://time.com/5514539/screen-time-children-brain/

    - Raising Self-Reliant Kids in the Digital Age - Webinar
    https://susanstiffelman.com/screen-time-webinar-january-2018/

    - Background TV: Children Exposed to Four Hours a Day
    https://healthland.time.com/2012/10/02/background-tv-children-exposed-to-four-hours-a-day/

    - There’s Worrying New Research About Kids’ Screen Time and Their Mental Health
    https://time.com/5437607/smartphones-teens-mental-health/

    - Background TV can be bad for kids
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140724104113.htm

    - Too Much Screen Time for the Kids? Grandparents May Also Be Complicit
    https://www.rutgers.edu/news/too-much-screen-time-kids-grandparents-may-also-be-complicit

    - I tried not to blame myself for my son's screen habit
    https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/family/article/2021/03/30/i-tried-not-blame-myself-my-sons-screen-habit?fbclid=IwAR3znyECjazXqRMFMt4hawOuouaR6G_7ipUthThA2vu655JFQ-DbI8fS8jQ

    - Toddlers’ screen time linked to slower speech development, study finds

    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/toddlers-screen-time-linked-slower-speech-development-study-finds

    - Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: Evidence from a population-based study
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335518301827



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    18 min
  • #3 Pantallas y cómo crear límites claros

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    La tecnología es y será parte importante en la vida de nuestros hijos, no podemos eliminarla de sus vidas,  pero si podemos establecer límites muy claros y poner ciertos parámetros  en casa, desde el comienzo. En este episodio les cuento nuestra experiencia, con todos los aprendizajes y herramientas que hemos usado, en una búsqueda constante porque las pantallas no sean la primera opción y en crear una buena relación entre ellas y nuestros hijos.

    Les dejo el artículo en español que escribí hace un tiempo:
    https://www.mamalejosdecasa.com/2021/06/elretomasgrande.html

    Y algunos de los artículos relacionados donde pueden conseguir más información sobre el tema:

    - Screen time and children
    https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-Watching-TV-054.aspx

    - Children uniquely vulnerable to sleep disruption from electronic screens
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171101130549.htm

    - Don't Text While Parenting — It Will Make You Cranky
    https://time.com/14953/parents-who-use-smartphones-in-front-of-their-kids-are-crankier/

    - The Electronic Pacifier: No TV under two!
    https://shapingyouth.org/the-electronic-pacifier-no-tv-under-two/

    - Too Much Screen Time Can Have Lasting Consequences for Young Children’s Brains
    https://time.com/5514539/screen-time-children-brain/

    - Raising Self-Reliant Kids in the Digital Age - Webinar
    https://susanstiffelman.com/screen-time-webinar-january-2018/

    - Background TV: Children Exposed to Four Hours a Day
    https://healthland.time.com/2012/10/02/background-tv-children-exposed-to-four-hours-a-day/

    - There’s Worrying New Research About Kids’ Screen Time and Their Mental Health
    https://time.com/5437607/smartphones-teens-mental-health/

    - Background TV can be bad for kids
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140724104113.htm

    - Too Much Screen Time for the Kids? Grandparents May Also Be Complicit
    https://www.rutgers.edu/news/too-much-screen-time-kids-grandparents-may-also-be-complicit

    - I tried not to blame myself for my son's screen habit
    https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/family/article/2021/03/30/i-tried-not-blame-myself-my-sons-screen-habit?fbclid=IwAR3znyECjazXqRMFMt4hawOuouaR6G_7ipUthThA2vu655JFQ-DbI8fS8jQ

    - Toddlers’ screen time linked to slower speech development, study finds

    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/toddlers-screen-time-linked-slower-speech-development-study-finds

    - Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: Evidence from a population-based study
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/scien

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    20 min
  • #2 Trabajando en aceptación: ser padres desde la compasión

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    Hoy comparto 3 maneras para trabajar la aceptación como papás. No podemos conectar con nuestros hijos de verdad (ni con nadie realmente) hasta no aceptarlos completamente. Practicar aceptación no solo nos ayuda a conectar más y mejor con nuestros hijos, nos ayuda también a disfrutar en plenitud nuestro rol de padres. 


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    15 min
  • #2 Working on acceptance: parenting with compassion

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    Today I share three things to work towards acceptance as parents. 
    To connect with our kids (and with anyone, really) we need to fully accept them. Practising acceptance will not only help us connect better and more with our kids, it will also allow us to enjoy more our parenting journey. 

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    14 min
  • #1 Crianza Consciente: Cómo conectar con tu hijo primero

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    Aquí comparto una anécdota personal para explicarles mi visión de crianza consciente, mucha más allá de la teoría. Nuestra primera conversación para abrir este tema desde mi perspectiva personal y la forma en que la intento poner en práctica en mi día a día como mamá.

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    13 min
  • INTRO: Who Am I and Why I Started Connection First

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    Woohoo! I am here. I just couldn't wait any longer to share with you my motherhood learnings and experiences. Things I have lived, seen, read, researched and learnt over the last 8 years.
    This is a project that has been in my head for way too long and I am really excited to start this journey today. 

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    11 min

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A bilingual parenting podcast helping you raise connected, resilient kids, starting with you.
Connection First is the parenting podcast for mums and dads who want to raise emotionally…