The Aware Parenting Podcast

In this episode, I talk to Nic Wilson of Peaceful Parenting, an Aware Parenting instructor who shares about her journey of Aware Parenting, going from her daughter waking up every 45 minutes at night for three years, and that changing radically once she found out about Aware Parenting. She shares about all the other methods she tried, including white noise and controlled crying, and also about all the things she was told to do and not do in relation to sleep.

If you want to find out more about Nic and her work, you can do that at: https://peacefulparenting.com.au/

You can find out more about me and my work at: https://marionrose.net/

In this episode of The Aware Parenting Podcast, I answer 12 questions from parents, starting with a 9 year old, going back through decreasing ages to a 6 month old. The questions include nightmares, wriggling, frequent night waking, not wanting dad to put them to bed, pulling hair whilst breastfeeding to sleep, healing from birth trauma, and waking up crying. I also talk about general things you can do to support your child or baby to be more relaxed and sleep more restoratively.

I'm going to be making a new course on sleep, writing a book and creating a workshop, so keep an eye out on my social media and email list if you want to find out more about those.

If you enjoy this episode, please share it with parents who are looking for a different approach with sleep and whom you think might resonate.

You can find out more about my work at www.marionrose.net, https://www.instagram.com/_marion_rose_/ and https://www.facebook.com/MarionRosePhD

In this episode of The Aware Parenting Podcast, I talk about sleep from an Aware Parenting perspective. This incudes why Aware Parenting is the third way with sleep, the three things needed for sound sleep, and why it's important to understand the difference between true relaxation and dissociation when looking at sleep. I also explain why concepts such as 'overtired', 'fighting sleep', 'sleep windows' and 'sleep regression' don't exist in Aware Parenting. I share about my own experience of sleep in my family and about the myth that early parenthood always not getting much sleep for years!

I'm going to be making a new course on sleep, writing a book and creating a workshop, so keep an eye out on my social media and email list if you want to find out more about those. The existing course is very glitchy at the moment!

You can find out more about my work at www.marionrose.net, https://www.instagram.com/_marion_rose_/ and https://www.facebook.com/MarionRosePhD

In this first episode of the new-format Aware Parenting Podcast, I talk about stress for parents. Most of all, I normalise the experience stress in The Disconnected Domination Culture and offer compassion and empathy as well ideas for how both to reduce stress and heal from stress.

Are you experiencing stress at the moment? If so, is there anything you can do to reduce your stress levels? Anything you can say no to? Things that you can do less of? And most of all, do you have empathy buddies to whom you can express your feelings and opportunities for some peaceful pauses in your life, even if that's just 10 minutes in the bath or leaving messages on Voxer?

So much love to you! xoxox

You can find our more about my work at: www.marionrose.net

In this very special episode, we interview Gabor Maté about his most recent book, 'The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture.'

We so loved talking with Gabor and hearing him share his wisdom about his willingness to be vulnerable, the four needs of children, and how people are desperate for information about trauma and healing.

He also shared about attachment and authenticity, and the effects of needing to make a choice between these two as a child on later physical and emotional health.

He talked about mothers, and how so often girls are given the responsibility to take care of others and how mothers are then often given the task of mothering both their children and their partner.

He explained why virtually all trauma is intergenerational, and makes a key suggestion for healing intergenerational trauma. He also spoke of the effects of the trauma of colonisation in Australia, Canada and other countries.

He talked about tantrums and what he invites parents to do if their child is having tantrums.

He also spoke about the schooling system and its intentions. He explained that it is unnatural for children to be away from their parents for the whole day, and what schools need to do if children being at school is necessary, so that children have emotional safety and therefore stay connected with their natural curiosity to learn.

He shared the reason for the subtitle of his book, and also talked about his stance on children and screens.

We are so willing for you to enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it!

We so highly recommend 'The Myth of Normal' to anyone who hasn't read it yet.

You can find out more about Gabor Maté at https://drgabormate.com/

Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast

You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au

And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed?

We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey.

Marion and Lael

xoxo

For our holiday episode, we have a very special guest, Aletha Solter's son, Nick.

Nick describes himself as the very first guinea pig for Aware Parenting! In this episode, he talks all about what he remembers of his experiences growing up with Aware Parenting, as well as his experiences of parenting his own two children with Aware Parenting.

Nick and his wife have recently started their own podcast and YouTube channel called Dyslexia Journey: Support Your Kid, about the journey they have taken as a family with their daughter being diagnosed with Dyslexia.

Their YouTube channel is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjHFn9mWKDFtKfO13SkgBdA

And the podcast is: https://dyslexiajourney.buzzsprout.com/

Here is the episode with Aletha that Nick talks about, which is called Daily Stress and Your Kid featuring Aletha Solter, PhD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiDONOkByAY

We are SO excited to talk about our book in this episode! We share behind the scenes, right from the beginning, with all the twists and turns, all the inner work and outer work, up to today, where our book is number one in several categories. We invite you to listen to our journey and we so appreciate you for listening and supporting us.

Much love from us both. xoxox

Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast

You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au

And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed?

We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey.

Marion and Lael

xoxo

In this episode, we ask invite you to connect in with what you don't want and what you do want this festive season. Topics include: Children's big feelings and adults' big feelings, disappointment, families, the big Santa question, and the vital importance of receiving plenty of empathy at this time of year.

We share some of our own Christmas experiences with you, and talk about what we've learnt from more than two decades each of parenting.

Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast

You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au

And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed?

We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey.

Marion and Lael

xoxo

In this special episode, we have a very important guest, Aletha Solter. PhD, founder of Aware Parenting and The Aware Parenting Institute.

As a developmental psychologist, Aletha includes the effect of stages of development in Aware Parenting.

In this episode, Aletha talks about two things:

1. Myths about typical behaviours at different ages that Aware Parenting helps to dispel, including the following myths:

- sleep regressions during infancy

- it's 'normal' for toddlers to hit and bite

- it's 'normal' for teenagers to rebel

2. She also offers accurate information about developmental stages that helps parents who are implementing the Aware Parenting approach in each of the three aspects - attachment-style parenting, non-punitive discipline and the prevention of, and healing from, stress and trauma.

Aletha includes information about the normal stages of separation anxiety, the normal stage of autonomy during the second year, and differentiating between normal developmental fears and traumatic fears.

You can find out more about Aletha's work and her books at www.awareparenting.com

If you want a quick snapshot of Aware Parenting, or you want a family member to learn more about it it, this is the episode for you to listen to or to pass on. In it, we talk about the origins of Aware Parenting and about Aletha Solter, the founder of Aware Parenting. We share about the three core principles and how each of them look in practice. We talk about why deep self-compassion is vital in Aware Parenting, as is community and support. We also share about how Aware Parenting invites us on our own journey of inner reparenting.

Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast

You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au

And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed?

We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey.

Marion and Lael

xoxo