Parenting Chats with Laura

In today’s parenting chat, Laura talks with Aussie Mum, Karly. She’s a naturopath, clinical nutritionist and self confessed microbiome nerd.

We find out how microbiomes help your body. We talk about how pregnant Mums can encourage optimum health for their baby before they are born.

We discuss the top 3 tips for nourishing our child's gut through infancy and toddlerhood as well as how to tell if our baby or toddler has an unhealthy gut.

Karly shares nourishing foods that we can feed our babies right from when they start solids.

This is a fascinating conversation! Find the show notes for this episode at: https://looloo.co.nz/blogs/news/top-tips-for-nourishing-your-childs-gut-with-karly-raven

You can find Karly here:

Website: https://karlyraven.com/

Membership: https://www.karlyravenlearn.com/nourished-gut-kids-home

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karlyravennaturopath/

My Ideal Week

If you have goals for 2022 that’s great - but how can you actually see the dream become reality?

In this podcast, Laura challenges you to ring-fence time each week to do things that fill your cup, and take you a step closer to living the life you want.

If in 2022 you want to spend more quality time with your partner. Nourish your body with healthy food and exercise. Create a wonderful childhood for your child….Then these things don’t just happen. It’s about being intentional each day and week to carve out time to build this.

Pop your earbuds in and have a listen to this podcast to challenge and inspire you to be the parent you want to be.

Feel free to share this podcast episode with a friend so we can help more parents to live the life they want.

For more great parenting tips follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/looloo_solutions/

Child psychologist Gabrielle Petrie is back to chat about having realistic expectations for our 2-3 year olds and practical ways to shape ‘their behaviour. She shares ways to practice compliance when we ask/tell our kids to do something.

Get an alert when our next episode goes live by signing up on the show notes: https://looloo.co.nz/blogs/news/getting-2-3-year-olds-to-do-as-they-are-told

Ok confession time. I haven't done Elf on the Shelf with my kids…. I know I probably should but I also know that December is a blur and I don't want to set up a tradition that adds another layer of stress that I don't need.

In this podcast, Tammy and I discuss how to make Christmas memorable for your family without it feeling overwhelming.

Here's our top tips for setting up kids for success so they don't lose the plot on Christmas day:

+ Do the thinking ahead of time: Christmas outfit, plan menu, how to get bubs to sleep

+ Cook ahead of time

+ Try not to host Christmas with large groups of extended family coming over if you know it's going to be overwhelming

+ Make sure your child(ren) have a good sleep on Christmas eve

+ If you are traveling to different family parties on Christmas day plan ahead of time to travel during your child's sleep time

+ Shop now and wrap later. So it's less stressful in the few weeks before Christmas.

Here's our top pics for Christmas 2021: Looloo Christmas guide

Need - nappy, wet bag, towel

Want - Toys or theme puzzles

Wear - Beau Hudson Undies, swim vest and swim nappy

Read - Potty books

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Shop here and check out the show notes

https://looloo.co.nz/blogs/news/making-christmas-special-for-your-kids

I'm excited to welcome Gina onto the podcast today to talk to us about how to introduce solids to our babies and how to set them up with a healthy start to life, fueling them with wholesome food.

Today we chat about:

+ Choosing the right time to start introducing solids

+ Baby-led weaning and is it better to start than spoon-feeding

+ How to set them up for the first solids feed and the types of foods to introduce

+ Common mistakes to avoid when starting solids with your baby

Click here to get the show notes for this podcast and to listen to the other parenting chats on our website: https://looloo.co.nz/blogs/news/starting-solids-with-your-baby

Gina's ebook Tiny Human: What do I feed you?

Contact Gina through her website

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When your child starts to drop their afternoon sleep it’s a great time to introduce quiet time. In this podcast, we discuss how to set it up for success so your toddler gets the down time that they need to recharge and calm down. We discuss signs to know that they are ready to drop their afternoon sleep.

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My guest today is Trish Martin who is a newborn consultant and baby coach. Trish works with families in the 4th trimester. She's the author of the book 'Simple Steps to Better Sleep'.

Her superpower is to help Mums to lean into their parenting intuition and stop second-guessing themselves. She shows Mums how they can be more relaxed, get more sleep and have a settled baby.

In this parenting chat we discuss:

1. What to expect for the first few weeks of having a newborn.

2. How to know if bubs is hungry or tired.

3. What to do if bubs sleeps really well during the day but is up all night.

4. How to help a baby who does 30-minute cat naps.

5. Is it ok to introduce a dummy with a super grizzly baby

See the show notes from this episode & catch up on our other podcast episodes on our website: https://looloo.co.nz/

Follow Trish on Facebook or Instagram

Download her ebook Simple Steps to Better Sleep

Find Trish here: https://babycoach.co.nz/

Do you dread messy play because it's a lot to clean up? In this episode we are bringing you some great ideas to do messy play at your place. BUT all these ideas are easy to clean up. Your child is going to love these awesome play ideas.

Grab the play guide including recipes in here: https://looloo.co.nz/blogs/news/messy-play-ideas-without-the-clean-up

Come join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/looloo_solutions/

Ok confession time. I'm feeling tired right now, and it's all self-inflicted. I worked in the evening, watching a movie. After my head hit the pillow, 5 minutes later one of my kids woke. up.

If you are feeling tired because your child is teething, waking up at night. Or because you are trying to juggle all the things.

I'm so excited for you to meet Michelle because she seems to have this effervescent energy. She's always got some kind of fun thing that she's looking forward to - mountain running, hiking, planting trees, exploring new tracks/new places. Michelle is a gatherer of people and her warmth and passion for getting outdoors that it's just infectious.

In this Parenting Chats with Laura episode, we talk about what the research says about the benefits for getting out into the outdoors. Michelle shares her tips for Mums to help with getting more energy and feeling less busy.

Find Michelle's Facebook group The Outdoorsy Mama.

Michelle's website: https://www.outdoorsy.co.nz/

Here's a useful blog: https://www.outdoorsy.co.nz/how-to-find-more-time-to-get-outdoors/of

Join parenting coach Laura Morley as she talks about how to know that your child is ready for the toilet learning journey. Take the quiz to see how many signs of readiness your child is showing.