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

Send a text

Do you know what the #1 predictor of young success is?
It is helping with chores by the age of 2-3.

In this week's episode, we talk about all the benefits of getting our littles more involved with chores and how we can do it successfully!

Some benefits of chores that we discuss are :
-more bonding time
-teaches family values
-life skills
-inspires a desire to offer contribution
-builds competency
-builds confidence/self-reliance

Some chores our little can help with are:
- setting the table
-make their bed
-pick out their clothes
-chop some soft foods
-sorting laundry
-sweeping

Episode Referenced
Ep. #7 Kids Cupboards

Support the show

Interested in Coaching
E-mail us at: [email protected]
or dm us on instagram at: The Nurturing Parent

If you are listening on apple podcasts please DROP A REVIEW & JOIN US us through the links below!!

Instagram: The Nurturing Parent

Facebook Page: The Nurturing Parent

Original music ©Lisa K Sigurgeirson 1986

Send a text

Do you ever catch yourself cringing when you see your little one making a mess or getting dirty?

I do... Messy and sensory play is so beneficial for our littles but if I'm honest setting up sensory play seems overwhelming and I hate cleaning up! 

But after this week's conversation with Amma, I was actually very excited to set up messy play opportunities and let my kids go out and get dirty.

Some simple and easy messy play ideas are

-water play

-sensory bins (with dirt)

-painting

Ways I implemented our conversation into my weekend

Saturday I let them dig in the dirt! I just gave them 2 little shovels and a space where they can dig to look for worms as I did some work in the backyard picking weeds. I invited them to help but they weren't interested... then we all showered after because they REALLY got dirty!

And Sunday while I folded laundry I set up a sensory bin with rice and hid little figurines inside. Both my girls age 3 &1 had so much fun discovering what was inside and then transferring the rice from container to container. 

I had to take a deep breath when by the end of it, it was literally EVERYWHERE. But we cleaned it up together and everything was fine! 

We had lots of fun, they were busy for about an hour with both activities, and I was able to get some things done! 

Below are some photos of how it turned out. Ellie's face with actual dirt is just priceless and this rice which spread very far was cleaned up within 7-8 minutes as a team!

We hope you enjoy this week's episode mamas ❤️

Support the show

Interested in Coaching
E-mail us at: [email protected]
or dm us on instagram at: The Nurturing Parent

If you are listening on apple podcasts please DROP A REVIEW & JOIN US us through the links below!!

Instagram: The Nurturing Parent

Facebook Page: The Nurturing Parent

Original music ©Lisa K Sigurgeirson 1986

Send a text

Does letting your kids get bored bring up some anxieties for you? Maybe you suffer from mom guilt because you wish you could give them your attention 24/7. We are here to relieve you from this and let you know how amazing boredom can be for our kids!

We are living in an on-demand society where we have little to no patience and are constantly looking for a hit of dopamine.

Who wants to leave space for boredom when we have TikTok, Instagram reels, youtube shorts, kid's youtube, ipads, iPhones. Well, hopefully after tuning in to today's episode you will find the advantages of boredom are crucial to our kid's brain health and development. 

Some of my favorite benefits of "boredom" are:

• Chance to daydream a.k.a. wool-gathering (love that word)
• time for reflection and instilling altruism 
• builds tolerance for discomfort (learning to step out of their comfort zone increases their growth and success)
• fosters independent play and thinking

Boredom is crucial for brain health and development so we hope this serves as a reminder to take a deep breathe, leave time for nothing, and try doing less as a family. 

I cannot imagine being bored... I wish I could feel boredom. Let our kids enjoy that gift while they can! 😩

Other episodes you might enjoy:

70. FEELING BURNT OUT FROM TRYING TO ENTERTAIN THE KIDS ALL DAY? LIFE HACK:GET OUTSIDE!

79. KIDS CONSTANTLY NAGGING YOU TO PLAY? HOW TO FOSTER CREATIVE INDEPENDENT PLAY

83. BUSY, BUSY, BUSY? THE BENEFITS OF SLOWING IT DOWN; WHY HAVE A SLOW LIVING LIFESTYLE

85. EXPERIENCE AWE WITH HEATHER TAYLOR; THE BENEFITS OF INCREASED TIME IN NATURE

89. #1 READINESS TOOL TO PREPARE YOUR LITTLE FOR SCHOOL; OPEN-ENDED PLAY WITH MELISSA OHLMAN-ROBERGE

Support the show

Interested in Coaching
E-mail us at: [email protected]
or dm us on instagram at: The Nurturing Parent

If you are listening on apple podcasts please DROP A REVIEW & JOIN US us through the links below!!

Instagram: The Nurturing Parent

Facebook Page: The Nurturing Parent

Original music ©Lisa K Sigurgeirson 1986

Send a text

Before creativity, there has to be curiosity. Open-ended play fosters curiosity in kids.

For it to be open-ended play these must apply
- no specific goal in mind
-allow your kids to lead the way

Some ways we can do this as mentioned in the episode are just to fill some bins with paper, glue, and scissors.

Tip: to help them get into it first show that you are into it and that it is important remembering to let them take the lead and if they ask you what you are doing just talk about the experience of it. 

Open-ended play are ing words i.e. building, digging, drawing, painting, sorting, investigating, gluing, pasting. 

Some fun episodes we have coming out in the next two weeks are about being bored and the BENEFITS as well as the benefits of getting down and dirty! 

Support the show

Interested in Coaching
E-mail us at: [email protected]
or dm us on instagram at: The Nurturing Parent

If you are listening on apple podcasts please DROP A REVIEW & JOIN US us through the links below!!

Instagram: The Nurturing Parent

Facebook Page: The Nurturing Parent

Original music ©Lisa K Sigurgeirson 1986

Send a text

Is your child going through any big changes?
i.e. separation/divorce, death in the family, new sibling, starting daycare/school

These changes can cause big upsets in our littles world and will come out in bursts of unwanted behaviors. How do we best combat this?

Well, if we look at the whole picture amma will give us some preventative measures to assist with the de-escalation of some behaviors.

1. Regression is normal
2. Stick to your normal routines-provides safety & security
3.  Read books about similar big changes in their world and sing them songs
4. Speak to them about the changes and acknowledge their feelings
5. Move their bodies- dance parties, get outside

Playfulness is a kid's language, so when trying to connect FIND WAYS TO LAUGH TOGETHER!

Episodes Referenced
52. OLDER SIBLING STARTING TO GET ROUGH WITH NEW BABY? WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO PREVENT IT
61. SETTING YOUR LITTLES UP FOR SUCCESS AT HOME STARTING WITH SAFETY
62. HOW DO WE GET OUR LITTLES TO DO WHAT WE ASK OF THEM?
80. HOW TO MINIMIZE MELTDOWNS WHEN CHANGING ROUTINES - LISTENER Q&A
84. FACING RESISTANCE FROM YOUR LITTLES IN COMPLETING DAILY ROUTINES? - LISTENER Q&A #2

Support the show

Interested in Coaching
E-mail us at: [email protected]
or dm us on instagram at: The Nurturing Parent

If you are listening on apple podcasts please DROP A REVIEW & JOIN US us through the links below!!

Instagram: The Nurturing Parent

Facebook Page: The Nurturing Parent

Original music ©Lisa K Sigurgeirson 1986

Send a text

Welcome to the Nurturing Parent, in today's episode, we examine the negative effects of overparenting or rushing in to fix everything on our kids. One of the most important things to look at is how we can be robbing them of opportunities to learn and grow.

Overparenting, also known as helicopter parenting, refers to excessive involvement and control by parents in every aspect of their child's life. You might not think this is you but let's be open to accepting that there are some things we can change to enhance these opportunities for our kids.

Amma Lisa gives us 5 ways we can start encouraging our kid's independence today!

Reminder "Anything that a child is able to do for themselves or is learning to do for themselves needs to be ENCOURAGED & SUPPORTED"

Support the show

Interested in Coaching
E-mail us at: [email protected]
or dm us on instagram at: The Nurturing Parent

If you are listening on apple podcasts please DROP A REVIEW & JOIN US us through the links below!!

Instagram: The Nurturing Parent

Facebook Page: The Nurturing Parent

Original music ©Lisa K Sigurgeirson 1986

Send a text

Did you know that 3 children a day die in the U.S. from drowning?

In this week's episode, we wanted to spread some information about water safety in hopes to help parents be more aware of how easily accidents can happen around water.

We want to remind you 

1. Bring everything to the bathroom when its bath time
2. If you have to leave the room, take your baby
3. Always be in arm's reach around water; even when using "safety jackets" 
4. Do NOT depend on floaties/water wings
5. Make sure another adult is watching if you need to step away for a minute and use a signal so you know that they know they are in charge
6. At the beach or pool,  use headcounts to keep track of multiple kids and continuously check

Always better to be SAFE than SORRY

The highest cause of death in children is accidents around the house. Drowning included. It can take as little as 2 inches of water to drown a baby.

Episode Referenced
Ep. #61 SETTING YOUR LITTLES UP FOR SUCCESS AT HOME STARTING WITH SAFETY

Support the show

Interested in Coaching
E-mail us at: [email protected]
or dm us on instagram at: The Nurturing Parent

If you are listening on apple podcasts please DROP A REVIEW & JOIN US us through the links below!!

Instagram: The Nurturing Parent

Facebook Page: The Nurturing Parent

Original music ©Lisa K Sigurgeirson 1986

Send a text

This week we want you to ask yourself, has your kid seen a worm? 
If the answer is no, we are SO EXCITED to have you join us for this conversation!

You might start to question our way of learning at the end of this week's episode. 

Heather will teach us the amazing benefits and possibilities for learning that nature provides for us. Some of these benefits include:

• feeling calm
• sensorial experience
• helps you learn about the world
• release energy
• more empathy and compassion
• better sleep
• increased muscle
• problem-solving skills
• experience awe

Love of nature comes from EXPOSURE!

Heather provides an outdoor experience school for children located in the bay area of san francisco. If you would like to check out what a day in the outdoor school is like you can check it out here.

You can find more of Heather through the links below
www.outside.school

www.teachoutside.org

https://www.facebook.com/outsideschool1/

https://www.instagram.com/outside_school/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDHGkinQRTgRWM9ZUB_0xOw

If you would like to receive a bud vase for your mindfulness walk

1. Leave us a review
2. Take a screenshot
3. DM to us on Instagram or e-mail it to us at [email protected]

Support the show

Interested in Coaching
E-mail us at: [email protected]
or dm us on instagram at: The Nurturing Parent

If you are listening on apple podcasts please DROP A REVIEW & JOIN US us through the links below!!

Instagram: The Nurturing Parent

Facebook Page: The Nurturing Parent

Original music ©Lisa K Sigurgeirson 1986

Send a text

Let's send a shout-out to Danette for this week's listener Q&A!

Danette wanted to know how to create appropriate boundaries for specific situations in the moment. Her little was struggling with teeth brushing time and wanted some help on how to approach this. We also know that it is hard to think of how to respong when our patience are at an end.

Tune into this weeks episode to learn some ways to deal with these situations.

The 2 things you get out of this episode:

1. Tools to minimize/prevent resistance
2. How to respond to resistance 

I promise this episode is filled with some great parenting tools that you can use everyday! We want to make these years as enjoyable as we can becuase they are so precious and it really goes by so fast.

Here are some of the tools that we love:

1. Change a mood not a mind
2. Prepaving
3. Sandwhiching
4. Give your kids control

We want to remind you that playfulness is a child language! THAT is what they UNDERSTAND and respond to. So lighten up mamas, get silly with your littles, love them, be patient, and be gentle with yourself because we are only human.

Episodes Referenced:
Ep. #62  HOW DO WE GET OUR LITTLES TO DO WHAT WE ASK OF THEM
Ep. #69 STICK TO YOUR NO!

If you have a question you can reach us at:
DM us on instagram :  The_Nurturing_Parent
E-mail us : [email protected]

Support the show

Interested in Coaching
E-mail us at: [email protected]
or dm us on instagram at: The Nurturing Parent

If you are listening on apple podcasts please DROP A REVIEW & JOIN US us through the links below!!

Instagram: The Nurturing Parent

Facebook Page: The Nurturing Parent

Original music ©Lisa K Sigurgeirson 1986

Send a text

This week lets look at:

1.  Are you too busy?
2. Symptoms of an over scheduled kid
3. What rest does for us

"Without rest, music would just be a bunch of noise."

We want you to think about

• Are you a human doing or a human being?
• Look at what are you doing when you are not being a mom?
• Go for a walk
• Read a book
• Allow your kids to just play

If your child is in pre-school they do not need another scheduled activity.

Referenced Ep. #5 HOW TO HAVE FUN DAY DATES WITH YOUR KIDS!

Support the show

Interested in Coaching
E-mail us at: [email protected]
or dm us on instagram at: The Nurturing Parent

If you are listening on apple podcasts please DROP A REVIEW & JOIN US us through the links below!!

Instagram: The Nurturing Parent

Facebook Page: The Nurturing Parent

Original music ©Lisa K Sigurgeirson 1986