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In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, we are giving you a sneak peak inside my Peaceful Parenting Membership. We have virtual office hours twice a week, and during this particular Office Hours we cover a lot of ground including limit setting, anxiety, sibling conflicts, parenting peacefully even when triggered, and using play to give children power. 

We talk about:

• 5:00 A member working through conflicts with siblings

• 11:07 A member having conflicts with their child’s school being too punitive

• 12:41 Working through when you can accommodate your child’s preferences vs. when you are accommodating your child’s anxiety

• 21:00 What we take into consideration when setting a limit

• 28:45 Working through sibling sharing rules

• 33:00 When siblings are saying mean things to one another

• 35:00 A member sharing a big win about sticking to being peaceful even when things get hard with her kids

• 43:00 Setting limits around play dates during the week

• 49:00 Giving children intentional “boss us around time”

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/yoto 

• The Peaceful Parenting Membership https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/membership 

• Be Your Child’s Play Therapist! The Way of Play with Georgie Wisen-Vincent: Episode 178 

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ 

• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

• YouTube: Peaceful Parenting with Sarah Rosensweet @peacefulparentingwithsarah4194

• Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com  

• Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting 

• Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter 

• Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php 

In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, is a conversation with Ned Johnson who is the co-author of three books including his most recent The Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven Child: A Workbook. This is Ned’s fourth time coming on the podcast and this time we discuss letting kids learn from controlling their own lives and making mistakes, being kids “technology consultants”, and motivating teens to make changes when they are engaging in unhealthy behaviours.

We talk about:

• 6:30 What is a self driven child? 

• 11:50 How parental anxiety leads to not giving kids control over their own lives

• 15:52 Why we need to stop forcing our kids to do things

• 18:00 Why kids should be in charge of their own college/university applications

• 26:00 Letting kids learn from their own mistakes/natural consequences

• 32:00 How do we handle our kids’ tech use without controlling them?

• 45:00 How to handling fighting over a teen’s phone use

• 50:00 Case study about an autistic teen who is smoking a lot of weed

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/yoto 

• The Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven Child: A Workbook

• Unmasking Autism by Devon Price 

• What Really Works for Children with Autism by Peter Vermeulen 

• Is This Autism by Donna Henderson

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ 

• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

• YouTube: Peaceful Parenting with Sarah Rosensweet @peacefulparentingwithsarah4194

• Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com  

• Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting 

• Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter 

• Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php 

In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, is a conversation with parenting coach and author Lori Sugarman-Li. We discuss how to teach the next generation to care for the home by focusing on making care work visible, discussing shared family values, and respectfully getting children involved in care tasks.

We talk about:

• 5:00 What is Fair Play?

• 1:00 Getting kids involved in caring for the home

• 14:32 Elevating the work of giving care and having men participating in that

• 18:22 How what is visible is valued

• 19:22 The Peaceful Parenting approach to raising helpful kids

• 24:000 Starting from a place of being a Family Team with shared values

• 29:43 What happens when family members have different values

• 32:30 Explaining the “why” behind chores

• 39:00 When kids say “no” to chores

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/yoto 

• Our Home: The Love, Work, and Heart if Family 

• Lori’s website 

• IG @ourhomeourpride

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ 

• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

• YouTube: Peaceful Parenting with Sarah Rosensweet @peacefulparentingwithsarah4194

• Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com  

• Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting 

• Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter 

• Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php 

In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, is a conversation with Scott Novis, a 25 year veteran in the video game industry. We discuss how to choose quality video games, how to manage ending video game time, the problems with free games and games connected to the internet, how too much screen time disrupts children’s development, and how to apply lessons learned in video games to the real world!

We talk about:

• 9:30 Why you should pay for games and get ones that don’t require an internet connection 

• 13:27 Make sure your kids only play with people they know

• 15:00 Know how games end and when they can pause

• 18:00 Flick lights to get kids attention when gaming

• 19:00 Being intentional about social interaction and applying this to gaming

• 20:00 Why Scott doesn’t like tablets

• 26:24 What makes a quality game?

• 27:45 The problems with the Hook Algorithm

• 34:00 Why we shouldn’t call video games a waste of time

• 36:51 Applying what kids learn in good video games to the real world

• 40:00 Brain science behind why screens are disruptive to kids’ development 

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/yoto 

• Scott’s blog that includes his favourite games 

• Contact Scott  

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ 

• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

• YouTube: Peaceful Parenting with Sarah Rosensweet @peacefulparentingwithsarah4194

• Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com  

• Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting 

• Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter 

• Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php 

In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, is a conversation with Jackie Silver, a registered dietician who works with neurodivergent kids, teens, and adults. We cover when you should seek help with your child’s selective eating, why eating is so complex and the steps to feeding, helping kids understand their hunger cues, and routines that help make mealtimes fun, low pressure, and increase exposure to new foods. 

We talk about:

• 7:30 Why we need to let go of shame around feeding our kids

• 13:00 How does a parent know when their child’s selective eating is a “problem”

• 15:00 Why eating is complex and the “steps to feeding”

• 18:14 How do you get a child engaged in the process of expanding their diet?

• 21:00 Managing the anxiety as parent when your child is having challenges

• 25:00 Helping children who have trouble understanding their hunger cues

• 33:00 Why some Dieticians are shifting away from the Divisions of Responsibility

• 34:00 Routines families can set at mealtimes to make it low pressure, fun, and conducive to trying new foods

• 37:56 Food chaining to help with new food exposure

• 40:56 Why we shouldn’t hide or sneak things into foods for kids

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/yoto 

• Work with Jackie Silver Nutrition https://jackiesilvernutrition.com/ 

• IG @accessiblewellness

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ 

• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

• YouTube: Peaceful Parenting with Sarah Rosensweet @peacefulparentingwithsarah4194

• Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com  

• Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting 

• Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter 

• Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php 

In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, is a conversation with Dr. Sheryl Gonzalez Ziegler, a psychologist and the author of the new book The Crucial Years, the Essential Guide to Mental Health and Modern Puberty In Middle Childhood. We cover how to normalize and celebrate puberty, how to teach moderation with screens, and red/yellow flags of disordered eating in middle childhood. 

We talk about:

• 10:45 Why we need to talk to children about puberty in middle childhood

• 12:00 Historical context- how the timing of puberty has changed 

• 16:00 Red parties and celebrating/normalizing puberty

• 29:00 Normalizing having conversations about tough topics in age-appropriate ways before kids ask questions

• 35:00 What you can do to teach your kids moderation with screens and technology

• 43:00 Making a small pod with other families who are delaying smartphones

• 46:33 Signs that kids are engaging in disordered eating in middle childhood

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Yoto Player- non-screen audiobook player 

• Dr. Sheryl Ziegler’s book The Crucial Years, the Essential Guide to Mental Health and Modern Puberty In Middle Childhood 

• Erin Loechner’s book The Opt-Out Family, how to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't 

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ 

• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

• YouTube: Peaceful Parenting with Sarah Rosensweet @peacefulparentingwithsarah4194

• Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com  

• Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting 

• Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter 

• Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php 

In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, is a conversation with Rebecca Minor, a gender specialist who works with queer and trans youth and their families. We discuss the cost of not affirming kids’ identities, how we can raise our kids in an affirming environment, and how we can support and advocate for LGBTQ+ kids out in the world!

We talk about:

• 4:40 Statistics for kids who don’t have loved ones affirming their identities

• 8:45 How can we raise kids in an affirming environment, before we know their identity?

• 13:07 How to advocate for your LGBTQ+ child

• 17:40 How to handle unsupportive people in your life (family, friends, etc.)

• 21:38 How to handle the hostile environment against LGBTQ+ people and families 

• 25:30 Take your kids to family friendly PRYDE events!

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Dealing with Non-Affirming Family Members:

• PFLAG’s guide for families: https://pflag.org/resource/guide-to-being-a-supportive-parent/ 

• Gender Spectrum’s resources for caregivers: https://genderspectrum.org/articles/family-resources 

• Rebecca’s blog: www.genderspecialist.com/blog  

• Who to Call, Write, or Donate To:

• Trans Youth Emergency Fund: https://southernequality.org/tyep/ 

• Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org

• ACLU Action: https://www.aclu.org/action or https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives

• Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org

• Raising Trans Kids: What to Expect When you Weren’t Expecting This https://amzn.to/4e0XWT1 

• Organizations for people of faith who are supporting LGBTQ+ kids: 

• The Real Mama Bears https://www.realmamabears.org/  

• Free Mom Hugs https://freemomhugscanada.ca/

• Mama Dragons https://www.mamadragons.org/

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ 

• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

• YouTube: Peaceful Parenting with Sarah Rosensweet @peacefulparentingwithsarah4194

• Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com  

• Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting 

• Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter 

• Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php 

In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, Corey and I cover eight different times when parents tend to talk too much to their kids! We discuss times when you can make minor tweaks such as when kids are engrossed in play or when we are giving kids directions. As well as major changes we can make such as not talking at all when kids are completely dysregulated or upset. 1, 2, 3, STOP TALKING!

We talk about:

·         2:20 Stop talking when kids are engrossed in play

·         4:17 We don’t have to make it a teachable moment

·         7:52 Giving unnecessary directions to our kids

·         10:33 Problems with praise

·         13:00 The Zone of Regulation as a guide for when and when not to talk

·         24:00 Over explaining ourselves when setting limits

·         28:00 Avoiding safety chatter

·         30:45 Stop talking when kids have a problem

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

·         Coaching with Sarah or Corey 

·         Our Peaceful Parenting Membership 

·         Podcast about not making it a teachable moment 

·         https://www.alfiekohn.org/article/five-reasons-stop-saying-good-job/

·         Podcast about cultivating nonchalance 

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ 
• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup
• YouTube: Peaceful Parenting with Sarah Rosensweet @peacefulparentingwithsarah4194
• Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com 
• Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting 
• Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter
• Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php 

This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a conversation with journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer about her new book Hello, cruel World Science-Based Strategies for Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Times. This is Melinda’s second time on the podcast, and this time we cover what the research says about teaching kids self-compassion, managing tech use, preventing addiction, achievement culture, and more! 

We talk about:

• 5:00 Helping kids learn self-compassion

• 9:30 The simple themes that keep coming up to help our kids in multiple domains

• 11:45 How the research about tech use surprised Melinda

• 15:00 Communication is the most important part of managing screens

• 19:39 What the research says about preventing addiction and substance use

• 29:30 Sneaky ways we pressure our kids to achieve

• 36:20 Teaching Kids media literacy

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Hello, cruel World Science-Based Strategies for Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Times 

• How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes 

• https://www.melindawennermoyer.com/ 

• https://melindawmoyer.substack.com/ 

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/ 

• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

• YouTube: Peaceful Parenting with Sarah Rosensweet @peacefulparentingwithsarah4194

• Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com  

• Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting 

• Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter 

• Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php