In this episode, Ashleigh discusses the growing trend of early academic learning and the implications it has on child development. She argues against the push for earlier schooling, emphasising the importance of play, attachment, and emotional readiness. Ashleigh highlights the economic motivations behind these educational policies and questions whether they truly serve the best interests of children. The conversation explores the challenges children face in early schooling environments and advo...
Oct 14, 2024•39 min
Ashleigh chats with Michaeleen Doucleff, science journalist and author of 'Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans' .
Oct 04, 2024•39 min
In this episode, Deena (@deenabarselah) emphasises the importance of creating a personalised and joyful relationship with food for both adults and children. She shares her perspective on how food can be a gateway to learning about our bodies and developing language around our preferences. Ashleigh and Deena chat about the importance of involving children in the kitchen and the benefits it brings, like fostering connection, building confidence, and teaching valuable life skills. Deena's Podcast :...
Sep 20, 2024•45 min
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 the...
Sep 13, 2024•19 min
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 ...
Sep 08, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 7
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 transitio...
Sep 08, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 4
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! Find the full show...
Sep 08, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week I chat with Rachel Rainbolt, the Sage Parenting Coach, about collaboration. This is the form of communication that helps our children know how to make decisions and problem solve when we're not around, which is, after all, the ultimate goal. Head to https://holisticfamilypsychologist.com/episode/4 for the full show notes. Follow me on instagram @raisinghumanskind
Sep 08, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 4
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. Head to holisticfamilypsychologist.com/episode/3 for the full show notes. Follow me on instagram @raisinghumanskind...
Sep 08, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode, I share a conversation with Tracy who is the founder of Raised Good, a natural parenting blog with millions of readers world wide. We talk about how attachment is key in gaining cooperation. We dive into what attachment actually is, how exactly it helps with cooperation and how it helps our children mature. This is one piece of the conscious discipline puzzle that I will share with you in this series, so tune in and let's get clear on what we can do INSTEAD of using rewards and ...
Feb 03, 2022•46 min
Bryana Kappadakunnel, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, joins me today to share her thoughts on the issues of rewards and consequences in parenting. We dive into the damage they do to connection, how they fail to deal with the cause of the challenging behaviour and why they discourage children to come to us with their mistakes, which in the long run is the very thing we need most! This is the first episode in the series, so tune into to get clear on why we want to get rid of these tools ...
Feb 02, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome! Finally I am sharing what really matters in parenting in podcast format and I'm so excited! This episode is a little about who I am and what you can expect from the podcast. For more information about the services Ashleigh offers, please visit her website holisticfamilypsychologist.com.
Jan 28, 2022•4 min
