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- Ep 32: Positive Discipline Through "Storyteaching" with Sarah R. Moore
Parent coach, author, public speaker, and mom, Sarah R. Moore talks with Heather Boyd, Occupational Therapist and sleep coach about positive discipline, story teaching, and brain-based parenting.
Sit in on this interview to learn:
What is discipline?! And how has it been misrepresented?
What is story teaching, and how does it support human development?
Brain-based approaches to parenting and discipline
How to use story teaching to help our children manage challenges
Is there such a thing as “too late” for story teaching to help our children through challenges?
How rewriting the script during tricky times can rewire the brain
Are there ways to connect with our kids without slipping into reward/punishment-based parenting?
Parenting from a place of fear and what actually motivates children and helps them thrive
The ways taking time to connect makes parenting EASIER
Where does the tendency to be a “controlling” parent come from? And how do we move away from control as a “default setting”?
Giving yourself grace and compassion as a parent
Boundaries
Why is this kind of parenting so hard?!
Your history does not need to be your destiny
Sarah R. Moore is the author of "Peaceful Discipline: Story Teaching, Brain Science & Better Behavior" and founder of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting. As a certified Master Trainer in conscious parenting and Chairperson of the Board for the American Society for the Positive Care of Children, she’s also a public speaker, accredited parent coach, armchair neuroscientist, and most importantly, a Mama. Her work has been featured on NBC, CBS, and SiriusXM, and in countless international parenting magazines. With training in child development, trauma recovery, interpersonal neurobiology, improv comedy and play, her work supports parents and caregivers around the globe. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest & Threads.
Mentioned in this Episode:
The American Society for the Positive Care of Children
americanspcc.orgSarah R Moore’s book, Peaceful Discipline: Story Teaching, Brain Science, and Better Behavior, https://dandelion-seeds.com/book/
Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Life https://www.cnvc.org/store/nonviolent-communication-a-language-of-life
Where to find Sarah R. Moore:
Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting https://dandelion-seeds.com/
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/DandelionSeedsPositiveParenting/ https://www.instagram.com/dandelionseedspositiveliving/ https://www.threads.net/@dandelionseedspositiveliving https://www.youtube.com/c/DandelionSeedsPositiveParenting/featured https://www.tiktok.com/@sarah_r_moore
55 min - Ep 31: Parenting When Sick
Heather has been under the weather this past week, which has her reflecting on how she managed parenting responsibilities when she was sick when her kids were very young.
Listen in as we move into cold and flu season for ways to manage acute illness when sick. Have you been sick and navigating parenting? What helped you through?
In this episode Heather talks about:
Getting comfortable with not controlling “all the things”.
How perfection and planning can get in the way.
Being sick forces us (helps us?) get priorities sorted pretty fast
What worrying about how we’ll manage is really about
Outsourcing support
Conserving your energy
What happened when Heather had the stomach flu while pregnant and caring for her toddler
Prioritizing Safety, Sustenance, and Self-care
Looking for more? What you can do next:
Explore my Black Friday sale at www.familysleep.ca/black-friday
Work with me in the Confident & Connected Baby Sleep group program or one-on-one.
Explore past episodes at www.infantsleep.ca/podcast
Credit:
🎵 Music: Jordan Wood
25 min - Ep 30: Six Questions to Ask Yourself When Your Baby's Sleep Is Tricky
Heather Boyd, occupational therapist and mom of three, runs through 6 questions she recommends you ask yourself when your baby's sleep is going through a sticky stage. So often, there's an easier way within reach, and these 6 questions can help you find it.
If sleep is tricky, ask yourself the following 4 questions:
What works best for helping my baby fall asleep?
Am I resisting what works best because I’m trying to follow someone else’s “rules” about how to help my baby sleep?
What cues are my baby giving that let me know they are tired?
What happens if I start helping them to sleep a little bit earlier? A little bit later?
What is my state of mind as I am helping my baby to sleep?
How hard am I working to get sleep for my baby?
Listen in on how to use these six questions to move things forward WITHOUT compromising your wellness and your connection with your baby.
Looking for more? What you can do next:
Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend!
Sign up for weekly baby sleep emails. (https://heatherboyd.activehosted.com/f/1)
Book a call to talk about working together. (familysleep.ca/contact)
Credit:
🎵 Music: Jordan Wood
17 min - Ep 29: Mindful Approaches to Lactation with Victoria Beninger, IBCLC
Heather Boyd, occupational therapist and sleep coach, talks to Niagara IBCLC, Victoria Beninger, about the ways she supports new parents with feeding plans, goals, and the doubt and stress that new moms often carry. We also talk about stress as a hidden impact on milk supply. When there are so many products and lactation cookie recipes on line to increase milk supply, it’s a refreshing idea that we’ve got tools already inside us to support breastfeeding.
Listen in as we talk about:
A trend Victoria sees in who reaches out to her overnight for support
The barriers parents have in reaching out even when they are experiencing high stress and struggles with breastfeeding
The role your nervous system plays in what Victoria calls the “relaxation and lactation” state
How stress impacts breastfeeding
Using your breath and mindfulness as key tools for increasing milk supply
Cortisol, oxytocin, and the parasympathetic nervous system –what’s the connection when it comes to breastfeeding?
Victoria’s perspectives on doom scrolling while breastfeeding
Where does mindfulness come from? (And why it’s not simply a trend)
Strategies for moving away from being hyperfocused on how much milk you can pump and towards an approach that supports your efforts and goals
A story that highlights just how valuable support, encouragement, and a regulated nervous system is to successful breastfeeding experiences
To find out more:
You can find Victoria at tenderlovinglatch.com
Sign up for her emails at http://eepurl.com/iK9zlA for news and opportunities (including when she releases her online courses, Holistic Approaches to Maximizing Your Milk Supply
Victoria is also doing a period product drive right now until December 22nd with Birchway Niagara Women’s shelter. Donations can be brought to Our Village Parent Group in Port Colborne, Niagara, Ontario on Wednesdays or reach out to Victoria for other arrangements to donate.
Looking for more? What you can do next:
Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend!
Sign up for weekly baby sleep emails. (https://heatherboyd.activehosted.com/f/1)
Work with me in the Confident & Connected Baby Sleep group program or one-on-one. (https://familysleep.ca/contact)
Credits:
🎵 Music: Jordan Wood
🎙️Podcast coach: Min Sukree
42 min - Ep 28: Busting 5 Baby Sleep Myths
Heather Boyd, mom of 3, Occupational Therapist, and certified Infant & Family Sleep Specialist shares 5 common sleep myths (and why they aren’t true).
Listen in to hear about:
“Junk sleep”: what’s the deal with sleeping in arms or falling asleep in the car? Does it “count” as sleep?
Humans as carry mammals: how does this impact how we can help our babies sleep?
Why looking to your baby for “signs” that what you’re doing is working is the best way to avoid the trap of baby sleep myths
Putting your baby down “drowsy but asleep”: does it work? Is it necessary?
How crucial is “teaching” your baby to sleep?
Ways parents can influence healthy sleep without sleep training
“Sleep begets sleep”: is it true?
Keeping your baby up later to get them to sleep in: what happens when we do this, and what is really impacting your baby’s wake up time?
Scared about the time change? Get your hands on my free resource for handling the shift in time between standard time and daylight savings time
Mentioned in this Episode:
Free Resource! Debunking Baby Sleep Myths (https://heatherboyd.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1030616)
Free Resource! Managing the time change: Get my resource on Fall Back, Spring Forward sleep support strategies inside the “How To Not Sleep Train (And Other Free Resources) (https://heatherboyd.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1080398)
Credits:
🎵 Music: Jordan Wood
17 min - Ep 27: Sleep, Rest, & Support: Are You Cheating Yourself Out of Wellness?
Heather Boyd, mom of 3, Occupational Therapist, and certified Infant & Family Sleep Specialist shares 3 ways parents tend to cheat themselves out of wellness when their baby isn't sleeping long stretches and needs lots of support to sleep.
Listen in to hear:
Where Heather sees most parents cheating themselves out of much needed sleep
How to balance getting more sleep AND connecting with your partner or doing the things on your “to do” list
When, generally, the most effective time is to sleep in order to reduce your sleep debt
How rest is different than sleep (and where to find more opportunities for rest)
What are micro moments of rest?
What self-imposed barriers to support you might be coming up against
Why boundaries are an important part of seeking support
The value in understanding that “Clear is Kind” (Brene Brown)
Mentioned in this episode:
Episode #22: Mindfulness, The Nervous System, and Sleep with Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan https://open.spotify.com/episode/1dHIcMQzdJikrwIZBtv6vO
Confident & Connected Baby Slep Program www.familysleep.ca/confident-connected-baby-sleep-program
22 min - Ep 26: The 2 Keys to Supporting Your Baby's Sleep
Heather Boyd, Occupational Therapist and sleep coach shares two key perspectives in making your baby’s sleep make sense.
Listen in to learn:
The two key perspectives that support sleep: sleep development, and understanding your baby’s needs
Why sleep milestones should be approached more like the milestone of walking
What important brain function allows adults to manage upset more easily than babies (and why knowing this matters
The role that parents play in supporting brain maturation
What sensory input has to do with sleep
Why temperament plays a key role in figuring out what strategies will support your baby’s sleep
How to understand total sleep needs for your baby in order to struggle less with getting them to sleep
Today’s episode is a recap of a recent talk Heather gave to Life With A Baby Niagara. It is short, sweet, and to the point.
Mentioned in this episode:
Life With A Baby (lifewithababy.com)
What to do next:
✔️ Sign up for the free guide, How Not to Sleep Train Your Baby (and Other Free Resources) (vipmembervault.com) https://heatherboyd.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1080398/?action=signup
✔️ Book a call or email Heather at www.familysleep.ca/contact to talk with Heather about working together19 min - Ep 25: The Feeding Journey with Karla Masse, IBCLC
Heather Boyd, Occupational Therapist and sleep coach, talks with Karla Masse, IBCLC and mom of 6 about her role as a home visiting lactation consultant in Niagara, Ontario
In this episode you’ll hear about:
Karla’s journey that led her to become an IBCLC
Perspectives on integrative approaches to lactation support
Feeding “goals” versus “expectations”
Karla’s passion for helping parents rediscover the foundations of caring for their baby, including trusting their bodies
The tongue as an amazing, dynamic muscle
Finding what works for you
Getting to the root of feeding challenges
Where you can find Karla:
Instagram: @bewithbaby.ca
Website: www.bewithbaby.ca
Facebook: Be with baby
Email: [email protected]
Mentioned in this episode:
Niagara’s premiere Prenatal Retreat, Beyond Birth: www.familysleep.ca/retreat
What to do next:
✔️ Sign up for the free guide, How Not to Sleep Train Your Baby (and Other Free Resources) (vipmembervault.com) https://heatherboyd.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1080398/?action=signup
✔️ Book a call or email Heather at www.familysleep.ca/contact to talk with Heather about working together
Credits:
🎵 Music: Jordan Wood
🎙️Podcast coach: Min Sukree
1 hr 2 min - Ep 24: You Don't Need to Leave Your Baby to Cry
If you’ve felt the pressure to leave your baby in their bedroom, alone, to fall asleep (despite it going against your instincts), or you’re just discovering that maybe there’s an alternative to leaving your baby to cry, listen in on this episode as Heather Boyd, occupational therapist, sleep coach, and mom of 3, explores why not crying-it-out is so important.
In this episode you’ll hear Heather talk about:
Four reasons why it’s worth shifting from cry-it-out to responsive parenting
Four perspectives to help responsive parents have reasonable expectations around responsive sleep parenting
One easy strategy for helping support your parenting approach despite the pressure to conform to the sleep training culture
Mentioned in this episode:
Sign up for the free resource, How to Not Sleep Train: A Responsive Parent’s Guide to Supporting Your Baby’s Sleep at familysleep.ca/links
Next Steps:
✔️ Sign up for Heather’s weekly baby sleep newsletter. https://heatherboyd.activehosted.com/f/1
✔️ Explore the Baby Sleep Mini Course and Baby Sleep Roadmap, both 50% off till September 30th at www.familysleep.ca/links
✔️ Book a call or email Heather at www.familysleep.ca/contact to talk with Heather about the Confident & Connected Baby Sleep Program.
Credits:
🎵 Music: Jordan Wood
🎙️Podcast coach: Min Sukree
27 min - Ep 23: Resistance is Futile: Why Meeting Your Baby's Need is the Best Place to Start Supporting Sleep
If you’ve been trying to fit a square peg baby into a round hole based on what you’ve been told about sleep, listen to this week’s episode as Heather Boyd, O.T. and Certified Infant & Family Sleep Specialist delves into ways to reduce some of the friction between what you’re trying to shape and how you can lean into the need instead, to get easier sleep.
In this episode, Heather covers:
The 3 questions to ask yourself that immediately drops some of the resistance you might have around helping your baby sleep holistically
Why meeting the need for secure attachment supports sleep
How attachment needs that are met naturally lead to independence
3 thoughts you may have about meeting the need (and why they get in the way of sleep)
3 key messages around meeting your baby’s needs
Wondering what you can do next?
✔️ Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend!
✔️ Sign up for Heather’s weekly baby sleep newsletter. https://heatherboyd.activehosted.com/f/1
✔️ Book a call or email Heather at www.familysleep.ca/contact to find out if the Confident & Connected Baby Sleep Program is the right fit for supporting you.15 min
About The Baby Sleep Connection: Holistic help for tired, responsive parents who don't want to sleep train
From the publisher's feed
Hello tired parents! If you feel exhausted and overwhelmed about your baby’s sleep and are trying to be gentle and responsive but aren’t clear how, welcome!
In this podcast, we go beyond wake windows and bedtimes to help you understand your baby’s sleep so that you can find responsive ways to support it…without sleep training!
The Baby Sleep Connection also explores all the layers connected to baby sleep --maternal mental health, nutrition, temperament, sensory processing, gentle/responsive parenting, and infant development so that sleep (and life!) feels easier. I'm so glad you're here.
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