Today's episode is inspired by something I heard this week:

"How can I renegotiate my definition of success by how many times did I laugh today?"

This was shared by Blu (@blueofearth) and inspired me to share about how playful parenting runs much deeper than just gaining cooperation. It is our way of sending a message to our children that play is important, even in a society that doesn't value it.

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In this episode, I share 8 important things to understand around violent play and young children. This is part two and the previous episode can be listened to here:

Further Reading:

Lisa Dion : Aggression in the Playroom

Lawrence Cohen: Playful Parenting

Peter Gray: https://www.self-directed.org/contact/media-and-interviews/peter-gray/

Dr Gordon Nuefeld: https://neufeldinstitute.org/

This is the first part of two episodes on 8 important things to know about violent play in young children.

In today's episode, I share why I actually don't think all Mums need a hobby. For some people, they are deeply fulfilled in their family life and find a way to get their needs met within that space.

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If you've followed my work for a while you'll know I'm big on releasing the expectation of being the entertainer of your child's life. In today's episode, I share about one Mum's insight into WHY she unconsciously felt that she needed to do this for her child. So many of you will relate to her "why" and understanding this deeper unconscious desire can be the thing that allows you to work towards integrating it and updating it to something that works for the whole family.

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It can be really important to have children witness conflict because it is an inevitable part of life however, they TYPE of conflict they witness is essential to consider.

]In this episode, I share the 5 things that my husband and I try and do if we are having a challenging conversation in front of our children.

In this episode, I guide you through a short inquiry practice to help you see how jealousy is simply feedback. The emotion of jealousy can be used to help you understand yourself and your desires more deeply.

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This is a story of an incredible client of mine and the analogy she used to explain to her daughter who was feeling nervous.

This mother tapped into a deeper knowing of emotions because she had been doing her own inner work and it is THAT inner work that allows parents to just know what to say. We don't need scripts, we need to walk the path ourselves.

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In this episode I dive into why disappointment is so important and how it helps reduce aggression.

I share 3 ways that you can help your child stay in their feeling of disappointment without defending against it.

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In this episode I dive into why guilt is so important for children to feel.

I talk about what it looks like for them to defend against it and 3 ways that we can help them really stay in the moment to allow the natural consequence to play out.

Last week's episode on vulnerability is here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/5-reasons-children-need-to-feel-their-vulnerability/id1607415212?i=1000612761789

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