The Nurturing Parent: Respectful Parenting, Gentle Parenting, Toddler Behavior, Big Feelings, Regulate Emotions

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The Singing Amma is super excited to bring you this weeks episode on Why Music!
 
 As an early childhood educator, Amma Lisa, is going to share with us the vital roles that music, reading, and art play in a Childs world. We as parents can easily overlook these subjects as we ate wrapped up in a million other things. Music, reading, and art are jobs for teachers to introduce to our kids.... wrong! 
 
 If you want your kid to be successful Amma will share with you how these 3 categories can support our kids development if we parents are proactive about incorporating these 3 into our kids daily lives!
 
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Ready to dive into this year and maximize productivity, hit that beach body, start eating healthy.... all the things?! 

Well, before you get too crazy we want you to try this one exercise that will help put things into perspective for your parenting goals this 2024!

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Have you ever thought.... if punishment worked why do we have to do it all the time?

But if punishment doesn't work what can we do instead so our kids aren't walking on us... Amma dives right into that in todays episode.

Join us to learn the tools that will foster your connection and stay away from using punishment, threats, and rewards. 

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Is it uncomfortable when your little one doesn't want to say hi, goodbye or thank you!

Does your family like to bribe a kiss or hug in exchange for a gift?

Well, we want to empower you parents to teach your kids that their body signals are more important than them forcing themselves o be uncomfortable! We know it could be awkward that's why we wanted to have this conversation.

A good reminder is that we want to set the example and empower our kids to feel safe and confident. So we must speak up for them while they are little so they could learn!

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Ready to cross your kids off that holiday shopping list?

This week Amma will dive into the 8 categories you should consider when doing your holiday shopping this year. Take the stress out of it and make it simple. Ask yourself... what is my kid loving and what are somethings they can use to do this... This is where it can get fun and creative!

The 8 categories you should consider when shopping are
1. Nurturing/caregiving- babies, strollers, bottles, diapers, clothes, blankets
2. Imaginitve play - dress up, hats, jewelry, capes
3. Building/Construction- legos, duplos, magnetiles, 
4. Interactive Problem-Solving Play- puzzles, busy boards, marble run
5. Playdough/Waterplay
6. Baby-Indoor swing/hammock
7. Winter Gear/Muddy Buddy-mittens, boots, snowsuit
8. Music/Art/Literature-books, instruments, painting easel 

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Do your kids not let you get anything done? Or do you feel like you have to cater to them when they are home all day? Or are you like me and feel guilty if you aren't giving them your full attention 24/7 but you need an hour to cross some things off your to-do list?

Well, This week Amma Lisa shares why independent play is so beneficial to our little ones and how to set it up for success in our own homes so that we could get an hour or two to finish up our holiday planning/shopping.

Amma teaches us how to set up water play, sensory bins, and homemade playdough! So much fun!

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Waterplay
-Water in a bin/or at the sink
-Sponge
-Soap
-Different size cups/plates
-Car wash
-Eye dropper
-Water toys

Sensory Bins
-Sand/Beans/Flour/Corn Starch/Cotton Balls/Snow
-Hide toys in it
-Magnet

Amma’s Favourite Play-dough Recipe

•2 Cups all-purpose flour

•3/4 Cups salt

•4 teaspoons Cream of Tartar

•2 Cups water

•2 Tablespoons vegetable oil 

•Food colouring

•Quart-sized bags

In a large pot, stir together the flour, salt and cream of tartar. 

Add oil to water in a measuring cup. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and add the oil and water mixture to it, stirring it in. 

Cook over medium heat - 

** stirring constantly!** 

Continue stirring with your wooden spoon until the dough thickens and begins to form into a ball. 

Remove from the heat and spoon it out onto parchment paper on the countertop. 

Allow it to cool slightly and then knead it until it’s smooth. 

Divide the dough into as many balls as you’d like in different colours. 

Add just a few (5-7) drops of food colouring to start and knead it into the still-warm dough. Add more drops to deepen the colour as desired, but knead between each addition as the colour will deepen as it merges into the dough with kneading. 

Alternatively, if you are concerned about staining, you can put the dough balls into separate quart-sized freezer bags to add the colouring to each one in the bags. Then knead the dough IN the bag until the colour is fully merged. 

There are also amazing colours you can make using natural ingredients like coffee, purple cabbage, matcha green tea powder and turmeric! But I recommend looking up recipes for these as there are some cautionary (potential mess!) details! But they’re fun and super cool, too, so I strongly recommend them. Just do a lit

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Is your toddler starting to bite, kick, yell, or smack you? Mine is!

In this week's episode, we had a listener ask us what to do about her 18-month-old biting. At first, this mom was modeling how to be gentle and it was helping but after some time her little one was not responding to it and she didn't know what to try next.

Amma will educate us on why these behaviors are coming out and how we can respond to them instead of reacting to them!

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Welcome to The Nurturing Parent, the podcast that explores the journey of parenthood and celebrates this unique season that shapes our lives and out littles. This week we have 2 big celebrations! We celebrate our 2 year anniversary at the nurturing parent podcast and amma's daughters birthday!

Today's episode is a special one as our host, Amma Lisa, takes us on a heartfelt journey through time to share the birth story of her daughter, who turns 38 years old today!

This episode is a celebration of love, resilience, and the timeless journey of parenthood. Join us in sending warm birthday wishes to Amma's baby and reflecting on the universal magic that comes with bringing a new life into the world. Subscribe, share, and connect with us as we continue to explore the diverse and beautiful stories that shape the experience of being a parent.

Birthing Series
23. BIRTHING SERIES PT. 1 - WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR BODY DURING LABOUR
24. BIRTHING SERIES PT. 2 - WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR BABY DURING LABOUR?
25. BIRTHING SERIES PT. 3 - GET READY FOR HOW TO COPE WITH LABOUR
26. BIRTHING SERIES PT. 4 - KNOW ABOUT THE INTERVENTIONS AHEAD OF TIME
27. BIRTHING SERIES PT. 5 - CREATE A BIRTH PLAN 

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The average American now spends just four to seven minutes outside each day, while we spend four to seven hours using devices with screens. Our physical, mental, emotional, and relational health has suffered--and so has that of our children.

But there is a solution: get outside!

A homeschooling mother of five and the founder of the global 1000 Hours Outside movement, Ginny Yurich explains how we got to this point--and how to get back to a healthier, more engaging relationship with the world outside. With a mom's heart and an educator's eye, Ginny shows you
· The importance of unstructured play for children
· What boredom actually contributes to our brains
· the value of sunlight and social play
· the role of play in lifelong learning
· How to make time outside more attractive than screen time to your child
· and much more

If you want your kids to grow up curious, resilient, and with a sense of adventure and community, it's essential to make outside play a priority. This book shows you why and how.

Get your Book Today
http://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/until-the-streetlights-come-on/416111

Follow Ginny
Website: www.1000hoursoutside.com
Instagram: 1000hoursoutside
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Listen to her podcast: https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/podcast

Boundaries Workshop
November 20th 2023
12:30 pm E.T. On Zoom
Email us at [email protected] and put Boundaries in the subject

Referenced in this episode
Charlotte Mason
"Playborhood: Turn Your Neighborhood Into A Place For Play" By Mike Lanza
"Free-Range Kids" By Lenore Skenazy

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The average American now spends just four to seven minutes outside each day, while we spend four to seven hours using devices with screens. Our physical, mental, emotional, and relational health has suffered--and so has that of our children.

But there is a solution: get outside!

A homeschooling mother of five and the founder of the global 1000 Hours Outside movement, Ginny Yurich explains how we got to this point--and how to get back to a healthier, more engaging relationship with the world outside. With a mom's heart and an educator's eye, Ginny shows you
· The importance of unstructured play for children
· What boredom actually contributes to our brains
· the value of sunlight and social play
· the role of play in lifelong learning
· How to make time outside more attractive than screen time to your child
· and much more

If you want your kids to grow up curious, resilient, and with a sense of adventure and community, it's essential to make outside play a priority. This book shows you why and how.

Get your Book Today
http://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/until-the-streetlights-come-on/416111

Follow Ginny
Website: www.1000hoursoutside.com
Instagram: 1000hoursoutside
Facebook: 1000 Hours Outside
Listen to her podcast: https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/podcast

Boundaries Workshop
November 20th 2023
12:30 pm E.T. On Zoom
Email us at [email protected] and put Boundaries in the subject

Referenced in this episode
Charlotte Mason
"Playborhood: Turn Your Neighborhood Into A Place For Play" By Mike Lanza
"Free-Range Kids" By Lenore Skenazy

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Original music ©Lisa K Sigurgeirson 1986