When our child is tantruming, pushing back or having a difficult time it can be challenging for us to hold space in that moment because we have so many unshed tears ourselves.    Years and years of suppressed emotions that then get "triggered" when our child is going through something or an experience that we have not yet had the opportunity to work through or release ourselves.    So in the heat of the moment, it can be difficult to untangle which emotions belong to us and which ones belong to our child.   A mentor once offered me a very useful shift in perspective and that's what I want to share with you today.   Much Love, Christina           

It's OK to Let Your Sads Out

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A lot of you've reached out to me with questions around sensory issues, sensory integration, and how to support the development of the senses in our young children. For today's show, I invited a dear friend Lalla Carini who's been an extremely important teacher in my life for the past 14 years to share her wisdom and experience. She holds a tremendous amount of love and compassion around these topics and I'm so excited to share with you today. __ Thank you for taking the time to listen to this show. I hope that you keep up with the content I post, subscribe, and share your learnings with those that need to hear it. Your comments matter deeply to me so make sure you drop in and say 'Hello" __ Follow me online here ► Instagram https://www.instagram.com/littlesprigs/ ► Check out my Alexa Skill https://littlesprigs.com/dailyparentingtips ► Listen to the podcast EVERYWHERE podcasts are available https://littlesprigs.com/where-to-listen ► Website https://littlesprigs.com  

How To Support Development of The Senses w/ Lalla Carini

If your child has some anxiety about separating, it can be super helpful for them to see you connecting with the teacher.  I would invite the parent to hold their child and sit down with me for tea. When the child witnesses the safety and trust that is present between parent and teacher, they can more easily trust themselves.  This can be more important than pressuring the child to open up to the teacher and accept them. Also, if you have rarely left your child, then some practice with family members or good friends is a good idea before school.  Practice your goodbye routine over and over at grandma’s house then when you do it on the first day, it will actually feel supportive. Enjoy The Show <3 -Christina Thank you for listening in. I hope that you keep up with the content I post on the channel, subscribe, and share your learnings with those that need to hear it. Your comments matter deeply to me so make sure you drop in and say 'Hello" __   ► Follow me on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/littlesprigs/   ► Check out my Alexa skill!: https://littlesprigs.com/dailyparentingtips   __   Christina is Little Sprigs Founder and Parent Educator.   With over a decade of experience in #earlychildhoodeducation, Christina has shifted her focus from spending her days running her Waldorf inspired home based #preschool, to supporting parents, creating content and sharing her voice through video, written word and audio content for your enjoyment.    

Preparing For The First Day of School

Our children stand before us with endless “What” and “Why” questions, they push back on our requests, refuse our meals, and challenge us to go back inside and come up with something better than, “Because I said so!” But the truth is, during these formative years, our children take in very little of our verbal communication with them. So many parents worry about crafting the perfect answer, offering the right activity, disciplining the most effectively, etc, when what matters the most is our internal world. They mimic the way we care, our devotion, our sense of purpose, our problem-solving strategies, our rigidity, the way we love… __ ► DM me your questions on Instagram: https://www.instagram.comlittlesprigs/ ► Check out my Alexa skill!: http://littlesprigs.com/dailyparentingtips  __ Christina is Little Sprigs Founder and Parent Educator. With over a decade of experience in #earlychildhoodeducation, Christina has shifted her focus from spending her days running her Waldorf inspired home based #preschool, to supporting parents, creating content and sharing her voice through video, written word and audio content for your enjoyment. __ Subscribe to my Newsletter for exclusive content and parenting inspiration here: http://littlesprigs.com/emailform

How To Get Your Child To Clean Up After Themselves

    Christina is Little Sprigs Founder and Parent Educator. With over a decade of experience in early childhood education, Christina has shifted her focus from spending her days running her Waldorf inspired home-based preschool to supporting parents, creating content and sharing her voice through video, written word and audio content for your enjoyment. ► DM me your questions on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littlesprigs ► Check out my Alexa skill: http://littlesprigs.com/dailyparentingtips ► Subscribe to my Newsletter for exclusive content and parenting inspiration here: https://littlesprigs.com/emailform

What To Do When Your Child Starts Hitting Another Child

Our children stand before us with endless “What” and “Why” questions, they push back on our requests, refuse our meals, and challenge us to go back inside and come up with something better than, “Because I said so!” But the truth is, during these formative years, our children take in very little of our verbal communication with them. So many parents worry about crafting the perfect answer, offering the right activity, disciplining the most effectively, etc, when what matters the most is our internal world. They mimic the way we care, our devotion, our sense of purpose, our problem-solving strategies, our rigidity, the way we love… __   ► DM me your questions on Instagram: https://www.instagram.comlittlesprigs/ ► Check out my Alexa skill!: http://littlesprigs.com/dailyparentin... __ Christina is Little Sprigs Founder and Parent Educator. With over a decade of experience in #earlychildhoodeducation, Christina has shifted her focus from spending her days running her Waldorf inspired home based #preschool, to supporting parents, creating content and sharing her voice through video, written word and audio content for you enjoyment.   __ Subscribe to my Newsletter for exclusive content and parenting inspiration here: http://littlesprigs.com/newsletter

It's OK to Let Your Sads Out

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