In this episode, Ashleigh shares ideas on ways we can support our kids through the joy of reading stories. She explores how this can help children release emotional energy in their system, which will inevitably reduce challenging behaviour.

Through personal stories of supporting her own kids, Ashleigh shares ways she has used books to support them to feel their vulnerable feelings and release their tears, moving around any walls of protection they had built and getting to the deeper feelings they were holding.

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Today I am chatting with Bridget Wood, a thought leader on human behaviour and a mother to three young children. When it comes to raising cooperative and mature children, one of the key pieces of the puzzle is us, the parents, doing our own inner work. In this episode we chat about how children express the very things we find difficult to accept in ourselves, why creating a healthy relationship with difficult emotions is essential and what impact unconditional love has on behaviour. This is one of those episodes you'll want to listen to again and again!

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Today Lael Stone joins me to talk about playful parenting. She is an author, speaker, parenting educator and consultant that specialises in helping adults process their childhood trauma. She says, If you were to ask me what it is that I do, I could sum it up in a sentence; “I speak for the heart of the child.” Today we talk all about playful parenting. We discuss why it's so important, how it helps gain cooperation and we give practical examples of what playful parenting looks like for transitions, bed time, getting dressed, brushing teeth, when there is a new baby and so much more.

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Kristin Mariella, a worldwide parenting educator, author and mum of three, joins me this week to discuss boundaries. She shares her most transformative mindset shift in boundary setting. We talk about the biggest mistake parents make, which almost always leads to frustration and how you can prevent this and we dive into what boundaries sound like and how to follow through on them. This is an essential piece of the puzzle in conscious discipline and you won’t want to miss this!

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This week I chat with Psychologist and mum of twins, Dr Tamara Soles. She shares with us why emotional regulation is key in understanding and addressing challenging behaviour and what this might look like around examples like bedtime and transitions. This is another piece of the puzzle in letting go of rewards and consequences and addressing discipline in a more holistic manner.

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This podcast episode is all about what to reflect on when we have acted outdside of our value system. Often our unconscious fears and deeper desires are what are driving those reactions and becoming aware of those is such a powerful way to be able to address the issue at the core.

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In this week's episode, I share 4 important things to focus on when your child won't move from mad to sad. Instead of trying to make it happen when it's just not, try these 4 things instead.

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In this episode, I share 3 important ways that we can reduce the feelings of separation between a child and the out of home working parent. These simple practices can have such a huge impact on a child's level of alarm and their challenging behaviour.

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How long should my kid play?

What if I have an under 3 year old?

Why do 3-5 year olds struggle with play with other kids?

What do I do about all the mess?

I cover these four questions inside today's episodes to outline 4 new developmentally ways of thinking about self directed play.