Growing Happy Families

By Kim Lee-Own

Raising children isn't easy. When things get challenging it can leave parents feeling like they are failing at the most important job in the world. This podcast aims to help calm the chaos, respond to... more

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The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.

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January 20, 2023 Have you got a plan for your family?
We hear loads about resolutions, goals and outcomes around New Year. We set them for our personal life - like a fitness goal or a for business, - a certain sales turnover for example. It got me wondering if feeling aligned as a family and as a parent, could be helped by having a plan?When you began thinking of life with a family, probably even before babies came along, you may have had a vision, a dream of what family life would look like. Then, when babies come along, life g...
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28min
September 05, 2022 Change & Transitions: Back to School and Beyond!
September brings so many changes and transitions for the family to get used to - and not just the little ones! For them, though, it can be quite a big adjustment from the relative freedom of summer to routine in autumn. Perhaps it's Big School for the first time, maybe a change of classroom, teacher or expectations. Perhaps there is a move to a different school and the loss of friendship groups. Even for older children or teens, this can be a challenging adjustment - huge, for thei...
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32min
August 08, 2022 Listening - A superpower for Parents!
A very important component of communication, (Secret No. 1 of the Five Secrets to Happy Children), is listening actively. After all, communication is a two-way process and we sometimes focus on getting our message across first and foremost - and forget the other half of the process. Listening actively is SOOOOO important if we are going to have successful communications with our kiddos (and other people in general, to be honest!).In his amazing book, Seven Habits of Highly Effective Parents, ...
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38min
July 01, 2022 Parents Have Needs Too (Yes You DO!)
Parenting isn't easy at the best of times. There's always something to do! If you have additional responsibilities on your to-do list as well, is it any wonder sometimes things gets missed? Trouble is, what often gets missed is looking after your own needs. They get put aside while you see to the needs of every other person that you care for. And someone always needs something! So what can you do? Because if you continue neglecting your needs, you could find yourself with nothing left in...
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22min
June 30, 2022 #5 Parents Have Needs Too! (Yes, really!)
Parenting isn't easy at the best of times. There's always something to do! If you have additional responsibilities on your to-do list as well, is it any wonder sometimes things gets missed?

Trouble is, what often gets missed is looking after your own needs. They get put aside while you see to the needs of every other person that you care for. And someone always needs something! So what can you do? Because if you continue neglecting your needs, you could find yourself with nothing left in the tank - and that's not going to end well for anyone!

In this episode, Kim has a couple of simple shares that might help you to meet your needs as well as keeping everyone else happy. Tweaks which don't add a huge load to your busy life, but might just keep things on an even keel.

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22min
April 18, 2022 Episode 4: Helicopter or Ninja Parenting?
In this episode, Kim plays around with a creative idea, comparing 'Helicopter' parenting with 'Ninja' Parenting. Maybe you've heard the expression 'Helicopter Parenting' which describes hovering around, taking a lot of interest in the children's activities, swooping in to make sure everything is managed and fixing any glitches in plans or processes to ensure that nothing upsets the day. In comparison, Kim & Mairi discuss how 'Ninja Parenting' can take a less attention-heav...
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27min
February 06, 2022 What Would You Do? - Four little words with heart!
Many times, raising children, you will find yourself faced with things that go wrong! It might be accidents - major or minor, or a fight between siblings, homework that hasn't been done or a sports kit that hasn't been washed ready for lessons. Whatever is happening, often we parents like to spin round fast, put on our superhero cloak and swoosh in, to rescue and fix. Now, sometimes that is definitely the right thing to do, especially if there's injury and danger. But there are occasions...
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44min
January 22, 2022 Helping Children Manage Change
Change is a constant in our lives. Whether it is going from holiday time to school time, from one school to another, moving from house to house between parents, or studying and preparing for exams, there is always some transition from one 'place' to another. For children and young people, this can be a challenge at the best of times, and during the pandemic, there has been an added layer of uncertainty to spice things up!This episode is a conversation between Kim and Mairi, looking at th...
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34min
December 07, 2021 Pushing Buttons & Fighting Battles
In this episode, Kim & Mairi talk about how sometimes our 'parent' buttons get pushed and we jump into protective mode, and come out all ready for a fight! Often this button is more related to something that was a sensitive spot for ourselves as children and is not necessarily in our child's best interests. If we look at the bigger picture, we can see that our job as a parent is to prepare children for being grown-up. Therefore, it might serve them better if we allow (wher...
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30min
October 08, 2021 Episode 8. Encouragement: How to help grow happy children - and grown ups!
This episode was originally recorded during lockdown 3 in February 2021 but didn't get used immediately.The ideas around encouragement are still useful though, as we continue to adjust to post-lockdown life and getting back to doing all the things we have to do in the everyday.Challenging times need lots of encouragement to deal with. But how do we do it? Firstly, understanding what encouragement actually is. Describing the difference between praise and encouragement and why knowing the...
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28min

FAQs about Growing Happy Families:

How many episodes does Growing Happy Families have?

The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.