Parenting Chats with Laura

Join parenting coach Laura Morley as she talks about how to know that your child is ready for the toilet learning journey. Take the quiz to see how many signs of readiness your child is showing.

Parenting coach, Jenny Hale shares her favourite strategies to help with communicating with your partner and your kid(s). If you are feeling that your partner parents in a different way to you this podcast chat is a goodie.

Parenting on the same page with your partner can be a challenge but is so worth working on. You aren't going to agree with every action or decision. But working on your parenting together is an investment that will pay off.

It can be very easy to fall into roles of "good cop/bad cop" and to parent out of a place of our own childhood experiences. We need to be willing to have an ongoing discussion to talk through these things with our partner when our kids are not listening. It's about forming an alliance to strengthen our parenting by facing our own issues or challenges and talking through things honestly with our partner.

Children need and respond to boundaries to feel safe and secure. In a family with boundaries in place, kids have permission to get on with the job of being a child. The limits provided don't have to be introduced in a harsh way. There will be big feelings when we set boundaries, don't take it personally if they resist you. It's normal for a child to push boundaries to grow and develop. Here's another episode you may find useful

You can be firm and still be kind. Use a voice where we show them that we are with them. Use a tone that communicates "we are doing this because I am with you, let's do this job together"

I'm a say it, do it mean it, parent. I'm not going to ask them to do something and hope they do it. Or ask them repeatedly then blow my cool.

Calm breeds calm. My child doesn't have to go into fight or flight or freeze. There won't be fear and threats to get them to do something.

How can I say this in a way that is KFC - Kind, Firm, Calm?

You can grab a copy of Jenny's book here: https://looloo.co.nz/products/kind-firm-calm-parenting-book

You can work with Jenny to get some help and support with your parenting journey here: https://parentingplace.nz/coaching

If you enjoyed this episode head to this previous parenting chat for a talk about boundaries: https://looloo.co.nz/blogs/news/creating-healthy-boundaries-without-saying-no-all-day

Manners, we all want our kids to have them. But how do we get our kids to eat their dinner without it ending in tears?

In this parenting chat, we discuss practical ways to tackle the issues of grazing, refusing to sit at the table, throwing food from the high chair and more.

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Join the chat with Cara Popping talking about moving from a cot to a big kid bed. We discuss the signs to know your child is ready to transition, how to do this smoothly so they don't have their sleep distrupted.

Cara is the director of Good Night Sleep Tight Sleep Solutions and certified infant sleep consultant. She has an online store called Shop Snooze which she started in 2020. She is a trained primary school teacher and Mum to 2 preschoolers.

You can find Cara here: https://www.shopsnooze.co.nz/pages/contact-us In this episode we discuss the Ooly sleep clock: https://www.shopsnooze.co.nz/collections/all/products/ooly

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How many times have you said NO to your baby or toddler today? This episode is dedicated to the parents who live with an exploring baby or toddler that could be affectionately nicknamed “destructo baby”

They can be found busting their siblings' towers, pulling the leaves off the pot plants or eating biscuits out of the pantry when you’re not looking.

Join Laura as she chats with Tammy Morris, early childhood teacher & Mum of 3. In this fascinating episode they explain alternatives to saying no constantly and how to introduce boundaries and set a positive tone in your family. It’s a game changer!

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Join child psychologist, Gabrielle Petrie as she shares her journey with getting her baby to do wees and poos in the potty. In this parenting chat, she explains how she was inspired to start elimination communication with her 2-week old baby and gives ideas for those wanting to give it a go with their baby. 

We are so grateful if you could share this episode with your friends who have babies.

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Follow Gabrielle's journey showing how she uses EC at home: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18083174413286077/

Being stuck at home with a busy toddler does not have to feel overwhelming. In this parenting chat with early childhood teacher and Mum of 3 Tammy Morris, we share 10 toddler-friendly play ideas using everyday materials that you have at home.

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Mindfulness is changing the way we interact with our kids. In this episode with Shirley Pastiroff, we explore how to get started with using mindfulness to help us be calmer and more connected with our kids. Shirley shares her journey with parenting 5 kids and how she transformed the tone, culture and relationships with her children through using mindfulness techniques on the daily. Going from being a shouty, tearful parent and putting on a mask of "having it together" when out in public - to being a calm, joyful, connected one. She draws on the latest scientific research about the brain to develop strategies that we can all apply to our daily lives.

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Find Shirley's resources and services here: https://renewyourmind.co.nz/mindful-parenting/

Get a copy of her book sent to your door: https://renewyourmind.co.nz/themindfulparent/

If you're the parent of a baby, toddler or preschooler, then get ready for awesome! This podcast series is bursting full of practical ideas to help you to be the parent you want to be. 

In this episode, we take a step back and look at the big picture. What is the vision you have for yourself, your family, your children? 

Fast forward 20 years from now:

1. What would life look like for you?

2. What/Who will your child/ren be?

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