In this week's episode, we talk about Behaviour and Feelings and the three different reasons that draw people to Aware Parenting. One of those three reasons is due to behaviour. Aware Parenting looks at what a child's behaviour is telling us. When we respond with compassion, listening and understanding, we can observe very clear differences in their behaviour. [1.45] What drew us to Aware Parenting [8:45] The third reason families are drawn to Aware Parenting [11.30] How helping our children all...
Oct 07, 2019•56 min
In this week's episode, we talk about Fear and Trust. We discuss how we relate to the world and the impact of that on our children. We invite you to explore whether we choose trust and love or whether default to negativity and fear. [1.20] Why trust is the theme of parenting [5:15] How fear can drive parenting and its imprint on children [7.50] Our own imprints around the world and safety [9.00] Marion's experience of terror and fear [10.25] How we can heal from imprints of negativity or pain [1...
Sep 25, 2019•50 min
In this week's episode, we talk about Children and Sexuality. We share about how to create healthy imprints in our children and discuss age-appropriate conversations to have with our children to set up a positive relationship with sex and sexuality. [2.40] Why this topic is important to talk about. [5:15] Aware Parenting and respect for bodily autonomy and intimacy. [6.05] Our own imprints around sexuality. [8.27] Conscious touch . [10.25] What did your Sex Education consist of and the impact on...
Sep 11, 2019•55 min
In this week's episode we talk about Raising Men; including the importance of raising boys with emotional awareness and sensitivity, and the difference that can make to families and the planet. [1.30] Why addressing this now is so important for our future. [3:00] Lloyd DeMause and Robin Grille and their perspectives on raising children. [5.15] What is aggression? [6.45] How do we channel strength and aggression in young men? [11.24] The difference between outrage and frustration and anger. [15.5...
Sep 03, 2019•1 hr 4 min
In this week's episode we talk about Highly Sensitive People and Aware Parenting. What if your child is Highly Sensitive? How can you support them in their sensitivity? [2:30] Understanding and discovering the term Highly Sensitive Person [4:20] The messages around being Highly Sensitive and how it was viewed as being something wrong [6.50] The 4 general aspects of being Highly Sensitive [9.48] The gifts of being Highly Sensitive [14.10] Aware Parenting and being Highly Sensitive [17.20] Trustin...
Aug 25, 2019•54 min
In this week's episode we talk about what Aware Parenting can look like in the future years. If you raise your kids with Aware Parenting, what may they be like as teens? Show Notes : [1:50] The doubts around raising our kids with Aware Parenting [3:15] The difference with kids who may have been raised with punishments and rewards [6:08] What are your experiences of kids who do have punishments [7.55] Being able to express feelings and emotions with safety [10.15] Owning our place as a parent and...
Aug 14, 2019•33 min
In this episode, we talk about Separation Anxiety and how you can assist your children through an Aware Parenting lens. [2.01] Global separation anxiety and development [2.57] Maps and Models around behaviour and Separation - 3 main reasons [4.45] Lack of information for children [9.15] Childrens needs with Separation [13.00] Trusting yourself on the right care for your child [15.40] Built up feelings that affect separation [21.03] Practical example of how separation issues from the past can sur...
Aug 06, 2019•54 min
In this episode, we talk about the importance of our own ReParenting whilst practicing Aware Parenting. [1:35] Why it is so important and how our kids show us what we need [6:25] Marion’s processes around healing our own painful stories and how they came about [9:10] How this process helps us bring a deeper quality to our parenting [11.15] How you can identify when your own story is present [13.48] How our children can present our own hurts to heal - mirror projection [16.20] Seeing our stories ...
Jul 30, 2019•49 min
Episode 16: Hitting and Biting by Marion Rose, PhD.
Jul 18, 2019•45 min
In this episode, we talk all about powerlessness, power-over and power-with in parenting, politics and partnering. We discuss the differences between authoritarian, permissive and democratic parenting, and how much we've been affected by the domination paradigm. We also share our own experiences around powerlessness and power-with in parenting and partnering. Resources: Cooperative and Connected by Aletha Solter. Lael's webinar on Aware Parenting for Teens and Tweens: https://laelstone.webinarni...
Jul 11, 2019•1 hr
In this episode, we talk about attachment play, which is a term coined by Aletha Solter, Ph.D. to describe the 9 types of play that can be used to help children cooperate, feel connected, heal from painful past experiences, release fear and powerlessness, and express feelings that otherwise lead to hitting, not sleeping and repressing feelings. We explain how attachment play works, why it’s the opposite of behaviourism, how we can use it to help children cooperate, and we give examples of how it...
Jun 30, 2019•38 min
In this episode, we talk about the importance of us having emotional support as parents in order to increase our capacity to parent in this way. We include: Presence; The power of listening; Empathy buddies; and Professional support. Listening Partnerships - Carolina Valenica Coleman https://www.facebook.com/groups/2562318203992646/
Jun 23, 2019•24 min
In this episode, we talk about repression mechanisms - what they are, how our children acquire them, how they're passed down in families, and how we can help our children have fewer of them! Books: Raising Drug-Free Kids by Aletha Solter
Jun 16, 2019•33 min
In this episode, we talk about relationships within the context of Aware Parenting, including: co-parenting, divorce, intimacy, and long term relationships. We talk about one parent practicing Aware Parenting when the other parent isn't on board and navigating Aware Parenting with a wider family who don't understand or don't resonate. We also talk about the importance of our inner relationships and doing our own Inner parenting work.
Jun 10, 2019•34 min
In this episode, we talk about our very different experiences of learning and education as parents. Lael's three children have all been to school, and she has been developing a new school in Victoria, Australia, which is based on Aware Parenting philosophies. Marion's two children have never been to school. What we both love about Aware Parenting is that we can apply it to whatever our choices are around eduction, to support our children in their unique learning journeys. Resources: Cooperative ...
May 27, 2019•39 min
In this episode, we talk about how different life can be, practicing Aware Parenting with tweens and teens. Further resources: Lael’s webinars - Aware Parenting with tweens and teens & How to Talk to your Kids about Sex, both at: https://www.facebook.com/laelstone/ Brainstorm - Dan Seigel Sex ed rescue - https://sexedrescue.com/. Raising Drug-Free Kids by Aletha Solter
May 18, 2019•39 min
In this episode, we talk about: saying no, choice, cooperation, wilfulness and consent. We also share how this is relevant to tantrums and the expression of rage and powerlessness. We invite you to connect with your yeses and no’s and to support your children in expressing these too. More information: The Wonder of Willingness Course https://www.thewonderofwillingness.com Are you Willing? ebook: www.bit.ly/are-you-willing Lael’s webcast on How to talk to your kids about sex on Lael’s FB page: ht...
May 08, 2019•45 min
In this episode, we talk empathic and effective alternatives to punishments and rewards. We discuss the cultural background of punishments and rewards. We share about compliance and the impact on children of punishments and shaming, and the ‘good girl and good boy’ syndrome. We offer how we can help our children want to cooperate, contribute, apologise and repair because they feel those things from the inside. We also explore the long term effects of punishments, and how punishment in childhood ...
Apr 21, 2019•43 min
In this episode, we talk about toddlers and tantrums, but what we share is also relevant to children of all ages. We discuss the importance of listening to a child's feelings, and what can be required from us as parents to be able to do that. Resources: Power and Powerlessness in Parenting Course: http://www.powerandpowerlessnessinparenting.com/invitation/ Intro to Aware Parenting Webinar with Lael https://laelstone.webinarninja.com/webinars/51777/register Tears and Tantrums by Aletha Solter Coo...
Apr 14, 2019•56 min
In this episode, we talk about sleep from an Aware Parenting perspective. Aware Parenting offers a third way with sleep - a way for babies and children to be securely attached AND to sleep restfully. We explain what gets in the way of sleep, the three things needed for restful sleep, and how as parents we can often be fighting our children's natural relaxation mechanisms. Books: The Aware Baby, Tears and Tantrums and Attachment Play - all by Aletha Solter, Ph.D. Free intro: https://www.soundasle...
Apr 07, 2019•43 min
In this episode, we talk all about guilt in motherhood. We look at why guilt is so common, the cultural cause of guilt, and what we can do to get free from guilt without spending all day on the sofa watching Netflix! https://www.cnvc.org/ https://marionrose.samcart.com/products/get-free-from-guilt-for-good/
Mar 31, 2019•46 min
In this episode, we talk about the short term and long term effects of listening to a baby’s feelings. Books: The Aware Baby by Aletha Solter. Tears and Tantrums by Aletha Solter. Cooperative and Connected by Aletha Solter. Babies have real feelings ebook: http://www.awareparentingbabies.com/babies-have-real-feelings/
Mar 24, 2019•47 min
In this episode, we discuss why birth matters and its impact on our lives. We explore how birthing mothers birthing can feel as well as what babies may feel. We look at prenatal psychology and the awareness that babies are born with. We discuss why birth can often play out the way it needs for the baby for healing and learning from a bigger perspective. We also talk about honouring the mother's journey and feeling fear in pregnancy. We talk about birth trauma and healing for mother and baby as w...
Mar 10, 2019•46 min
In this episode, we introduce ourselves and our journey with Aware Parenting. You can find out more about Lael at: www.laelstone.com.au and Marion at: www.marionrose.net For more info on Aware Parenting and Aletha Solter take a look at : http://www.awareparenting.com/
Mar 09, 2019•11 min
