The Peaceful Parenting Podcast

This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a conversation with Jennifer Wallace, author of the book Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic- and What We Can Do About It. We cover how putting less pressure on our kids will actually lead to better outcomes in the long run, and how to actually go about implementing this approach in our homes.

We talk about:

• 4:45 Separating self worth from achievements

• 9:35 How to minimize criticism and prioritize affection

• 12:00 Why “good schools” don’t matter as much as people think

• 14:00 Why feeling like you “matter” is most important

• 17:37 How to not put pressure on little kids

• 24:00 How to help parents redefine success

• 36:00 How to make kids feel worthy no matter what

• 38:33 How to notice the signals you are sending your kids

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic- and What We Can Do About It https://amzn.to/48ZSDk7 

• https://www.jenniferbwallace.com/

• IG @jenniferbreheneywallace

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This is a replay of an important episode. Celeste and Jen join me on the podcast to talk about supporting LGBTQ kids, specifically if you’re part of a religion or way of living that does not affirm them.

Celeste is the executive director of Mama Dragons, which was created by Gina Crivello. Gina gathered a small group of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) mothers together as they navigated supporting their LGBTQ children in a culture that was not affirming. 

Since then, Mama Dragons has grown to become a leader in affirming parent education and offers support to more than 9,000 members worldwide.

We cover:

• [6:50] What is Mama Dragons
• [11:50] How Jen found out her son was gay, and what she did to navigate it
• [15:20] The physical effects of coming out of ‘fight, flight of freeze’ mode
• [19:10] The difference affirming parents make, and how you can affirm a child
• [22:10] Parenting practices to adopt 
• [24:30] What Jen wishes she knew about raising a gay son
• [26:30] What Jen has learned working with Mama Dragons 
• [29:10] The impact of growing up in a religious setting
• [31:50] The importance of doing your own research and not getting caught up in misinformation
• [33:10] Why people so threatened by the idea of LGBTQ people
• [38:35] Advice both Celeste and Jen would give to their younger parent self

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free ‘How to Stop Yelling’ Course: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/resources
• Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting 
• Learning program Parachute – https://parachute.mamadragons.org/ 
• Get free Parachute courses using the code PEACEFULPARENTING

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/
• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup
• 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 Kim Hawley, a holistic sleep coach. We cover what developmentally appropriate sleep is and Kim shares some great tips and tricks to work with our little ones so everyone stays safe and gets more sleep. Be sure to listen to the end when we discuss my own experiences and sleep regrets from 20 years ago, when I was a young mother with children who didn’t sleep well. 

We talk about:

• 4:18 Developmentally appropriate sleep expectations kids 0-1 years-old

• 8:27 Problematic sleep practices that started in the 1950s

• 9:30 Developmentally appropriate sleep for toddlers

• 11:40 Why do toddlers wake at night?

• 17:00 How to get everyone more sleep safely

• 18:50 How to make babies/toddlers more comfortable with a separate room

• 22:00 Is there a place for tears?

• 27:55 The problems with rigid sleep schedules

• 32:00 Good sleep hygiene practices

• 38:18 How to use noise machines

• 39:00 Sarah’s story with night weaning as a case study

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Developmentally Appropriate Sleep Expectations: Birth to Age 5 (2024 Update) https://intuitiveparentingdc.com/blog/2018/7/6/developmentally-appropriate-sleep-expectations-birth-to-age-5 

• The Responsive Family Sleep Podcast https://intuitiveparentingdc.com/podcast 

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

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

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

• 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 coaching call with Hayley and James who have a 2-year-old and 3-year-old. We cover what to do when kids behave in embarrassing ways in public and how understanding brain development can go a long way in helping parents become more confident. 

We talk about:

• 5:20 What causes sibling rivalry

• 7:00 Lack of impulse control with little kids

• 16:00 Understanding developmentally appropriate behaviour

• 20:50 Self Compassion when feeling judged

• 35:00 Can you nurture or “coddle” kids too much?

• 47:00 How understanding child development can increase our confidence as parents

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Dr. Dan Siegel’s Hand Model of the Brain https://drdansiegel.com/hand-model-of-the-brain/ 

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

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

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

• 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 an important conversation with Luciana Rosu-Sieza and Alexis Sauls Ramos from Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association (BANA). We have an in depth discussion about disordered eating, including causes, red flags, and what we can do as parents to prevent our kids from developing eating disorders and foster a healthy relationship with food and their bodies.

We talk about:

• 6:00 What is disordered eating?

• 11:00 Risk factors for disordered eating

• 12:57 Boys and disordered eating

• 18:39 Red flags for eating disorders

• 24:00 Why you shouldn’t “Wait and see”

• 26:00 What can we do as parents to prevent this?

• 38: 55 Be Your Selfie Campaign

• 48:15 How to handle children saying “I’m fat”

• 59:00 Food neutrality

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• National Eating Disorder Centre  www.nedic.ca 

• The Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association www.bana.ca

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

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

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

• 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 Corey and me about our upcoming Flourish with your Complex Child Summit. We cover why we decided to do this summit and all the important themes, information, and support it will give parents of complex kids. 

We talk about:

• 5:30 How seeing behaviour through a sensory lens changed parenting for Corey

• 9:00 Parental concerns about getting a diagnosis 

• 10:22 Why parents don’t need to be afraid of a diagnosis

• 13:00 Support for parents who are complex or having a hard time 

• 15:15 Challenges when working with professionals when you have a complex kid

• 18:15 The different layers of skill building and mindset shifts as a peaceful parent

• 21:00 Confusion about what “gentle parenting” is

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Flourish with Your Complex Child Summit 2024 https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/summit

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

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

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

• 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 week on The Peaceful Parenting Podcast you get a sneak peek inside my Peaceful Parenting Membership. Listen in to our Q &A with Vivek Patel about non-coercive parenting and strong-willed kids. Vivek is a true champion of children and is one of the speakers this year in the upcoming  Flourish with Your Complex Child Summit. If you would like to hear more from Vivek as well as 25+ additional speakers, register for FREE today!

We talk about:

• 7:30 What is coercion?

• 10:50 Rewiring our own patterns

• 12:14 Non coercive collaborative parenting- what we don’t do and what we do 

• 15:20 Problems with “transitional parenting philosophies”

• 28:08 Member Question- how to apply these ideas to feeding challenges

• 38:00 Member Question- how to help a kid respect their brother’s boundaries

• 47:00 A radical humanity approach to children hitting

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Flourish with Your Complex Child Summit 2024 https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/summit

• Vivek Patel https://www.meaningfulideas.com/ 

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

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

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

• 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 replay of my conversation with Dr. Devon Price from last year’s Flourish with Your Complex Child Summit. We have an in-depth discussion on why neurodivergent people mask and what it is, the “fine at school” phenomena, and the long term effects of heavily masking. Registration opens today for this year’s summit where you will get access to over 25 conversations just like this one!

We talk about:

• 6:50 What is masking?

• 10:50 Masking for survival

• 16:56 The “fine at school” phenomena

• 20:00 Self Compassion for Parents

• 25:31 What is harmful about masking?

• 34:00 Changes needed in the school system

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Flourish with Your Complex Child Summit 2024 https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/summit

• Unmasking Autism by Dr. Devon Price  https://amzn.to/47GZRsF 

• Secret Life of the Black Aspie by Anand Prahlad  https://amzn.to/4eGU2xV 

• Uncomfortable Labels, My Life as a Gay Autistic Trans Woman by Laura Kate Dale  https://amzn.to/47GZRsF 

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

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

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

• 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 my fourth interview with anxiety expert Lynn Lyons! We discuss how to handle school avoidance, including: how to figure out the root cause of school avoidance, how anxiety works including physical symptoms, and how to teach parents and children how to handle anxiety when it inevitably shows up.

We talk about:

• 4:31 Finding the root cause to school avoidance

• 7:00 Using “home days” when kids need a break

• 9:00 Normalizing needing breaks, rather than pathologizing 

• 11:40 Emotionally based school avoidance- includes anxiety and depression

• 16:00 How anxiety can cause physical symptoms like stomach aches and headaches

• 23:03 Teaching kids and parents to tolerate uncertainty

• 30:00 Why techniques to “get rid” of worry don’t work

• 32:00 How to talk back to worry

• 48:13 How to handle “The Moment of Goodbye” when dropping kids off

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Three Skills to Protect Our Kids’ Mental Health with Lynn Lyons https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode35/ 

• Membership Q&A – How to Help Anxious Kids in Real Life Scenarios with Lynn Lyons https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode45/ 

• How Anxiety Shows Up in Our Parenting and What to Do About It with Lynn Lyons https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode-99-how-anxiety-shows-up-in-our-parenting-and-what-to-do-about-it-with-lynn-lyons/ 

• Lynn Lyon’s podcast Flusterclux https://www.flusterclux.com/episodes/ 

• Lynn’s website https://www.lynnlyons.com/ 

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet  

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

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

• 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 coaching call with Celine, Mom of a 2.5- year-old and a 4.5-year-old. Listen in as we discuss strategies for supporting sleep and eating, as well as the big ideas and mindset shifts that happen when you are transitioning to Peaceful Parenting.

We talk about:

• 2:47 Why Celine decided to try peaceful parenting

• 4:30 Strategies/Mindset shifts around trying to get the kids to bed

• 23:28 Strategies/Mindset shifts around getting kids to eat/stay at the table

• 27:30 The Division of Responsibility of Feeding

• 49:00 How to process our feelings without making our kids responsible for them

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Podcast- Bedtime Best Practises with Corey Everrett https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode86/ 

• Podcast- How to Overcome Picky Eating with Jennifer House https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode49/ 

• Podcast- ADHD and Feeding/Eating Challenges with Dr. Roberto Olivardia https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/adhd-and-feeding-eating-challenges-with-dr-roberto-olivardia-episode-149/ 

• Yoto Audiobook Player https://ca.yotoplay.com/ 

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:  

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

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

• 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