Parenting Unpacked

This week we tackle your burning questions which include why toddlers are assholes (hint: it’s not just your kid & it’s not your fault).
This is our second last episode for season 2!

To find out what your little one’s temperament is, check out this link:

scienceminded.org/temperament

Re-live the trauma of the baby days with Siobhan and Kristyn as they recount just how many baby “must-haves” turned out to be “must-have-NOTs”, from carseats, prams to mamaroos and owlets. Get the full low down as we dive in to all things baby.

In this episode, Siobhan and Kristyn discuss their planning for their respective postpartum periods, the second time around! In particular, Siobhan shares her experience of working with Kathryn Millhouse from @‌_motherup to prepare a postpartum plan and she shares some of the great ideas and prompts that she's included. This is an episode packed full of practical and flexible ideas for postpartum support.

Siobhan’s Postpartum Planning resources on Canva:

Draft/pared down version of my Postpartum Planning Canvas:
https://www.canva.com/design/DAFfNavl5vg/U_VyDy0RqJK4Wz0GSH4V9A/edit?utm_content=DAFfNavl5vg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

Postpartum Planning Lists (including shopping list/toddler list/jobs for people to do list):

https://www.canva.com/design/DAFfNRLxdwk/2UY2CTLL3PZJhWr9GxEyxg/edit?utm_content=DAFfNRLxdwk&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

Things I’m doing differently/same:

https://www.canva.com/design/DAFbvXEiaqY/0gV0c0abHjmtIV0-pKl2Dg/edit?utm_content=DAFbvXEiaqY&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

Description: In this episode Kristyn and Siobhan talk all things toilet training - pee, poo and potty!

Kristyn also shares about a research project she has going on all about making therapy better for autistic people. Find out more here - https://www151.griffith.edu.au/redcap/surveys/?s=YY8LXD3XT9ATPJCE

Resources discussed in this episode:

The Incredible Poo Party by Zoe Panto: https://www.amazon.com.au/Incredible-Poo-Party-Zoe-Panto/dp/0987644041

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Kristyn and Siobhan catch up and talk about Social Media, maternal mental health, and influencers - do social media influencers have a responsibility to account for how their content affects their followers' mental wellbeing?

This episode is all about birth, birth trauma and physiological vs natural vs vaginal births. B from @‌coreandfloorrestore (who has a background in midwifery and personal training) joined us to talk all things birth, pelvic floor health and everything in between.

In the episode Kristyn and Siobhan talk about jumping to the outro - if you want to do this, jump to around 1hr 25 minutes in (it's a long episode!)

Other accounts mentioned:

Sarah Elrami @‌sarah_elrami

In this episode Kristyn and Siobhan chat with Dr Bec Thornton, the National Health Promotion Manager for Red Nose. Red Nose is Australia’s leading authority on safe sleep and Siobhan and Kristyn ask Dr Bec lots of curly questions about the application of safe sleep practices in real life.  Red Nose have a great range of resources to support parents available on their website - https://rednose.org.au/section/education

In today’s episode, Siobhan has a chat with Tiffany from @simplifyingchildhood. They talk about all things play-based and child-led learning and discuss the problems associated with the current push for formalised education in the early years, including the focus on attainment and success over relationship.  They also have an interesting discussion about the place of ‘self-care’ in motherhood.  You can find Tiffany at https://simplifyingchildhood.com.au/ or on Instagram at @simplifyingchildhood.

In this episode, we talk about Australia's stolen generation and the impact this has had on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' attachment to community and country. The following link is to a testimony from a woman who was stolen - https://www.stolengenerationstestimonies.com/donna-meehan.html 

We also discuss Jacinta Ardern's decision to step aside as the New Zealand Prime Minister, daycare drop-off challenges, and being “too proud” (or not) to ask for help (particularly in early parenthood).