This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a conversation with Alfie Kohn, the author of 14 books including Unconditional Parenting and The Myth of the Spoiled Child. The work of Alfie Kohn has been one of the biggest influences on how I parent and why I have dedicated my career to being a Peaceful Parenting Coach. We discuss why people have always thought parents are too permissive, the nuance involved in “working with” our kids, and why we need to raise reflective rebels who question what they are told.

We talk about:

• 7:00 Why people think we are “too soft” and permissive with kids

• 12:00 How black and white thinking gets in the way of peaceful parenting

• 15:37 “Working with” parenting vs. intensive or helicopter parenting

• 22:00 Why some kids need more parental support

• 24:00 Why we need to be realistic and raise “reflective rebels”

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• The Myth of the Spoiled Child

• Unconditional Parenting

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This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a coaching call with Victoria and Alex who have an 8-year-old daughter. Listen in as I coach them through how to end power struggles by implementing the worry brain method. You won’t want to miss the check with the family, after they had been practicing the worry brain method for six weeks!

We talk about:

• 6:00 Child who is too anxious to go to the bathroom or fall asleep alone

• 11:30 How anxiety works in our brains

• 13:20 How anxiety is a combination of nature and nurture

• 19:25 The problem with reassurance when people are anxious

• 22:00 How to teach kids how our brain works

• 34:00 How to know if your child is being independent enough

• 46:00 Check in about how the Worry Brain Method worked for Francis

• 54:00 Anxiety vs. Power struggles

• 1:00:00 What to share with kids about the hard things going on in the world

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Lynn Lyon’s podcast Flusterclux

• Sarah’s podcast interviewing her daughter about being raised with peaceful parenting

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/

• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

• YouTube: Peaceful Parenting with Sarah Rosensweet @peacefulparentingwithsarah4194

• Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com

• Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting

• Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter

• Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php

This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is an interview with Sara Sherman and Mort Sherman about their new book Resonant Minds. We discuss the different ways to listen to and engage with music, how to take it “one note at a time” and make the choice to use music in our lives, and how to handle music lessons with our kids.

We talk about:

• 5:12 Summary of the book Resonant Minds

• 7:45 The difference between active and passive listening to music

• 14:20 Collective Effervescence- taking in an experience together

• 15:55 Groove- when our brainwaves synchronize to build community

• 17:00 How to help parents bring more music into their kids’ lives

• 21:40 Why music lessons aren’t the only way to bring music mindfully in

• 25:30 Connecting music with emotions

• 29:00 Creating musical habits in our homes

• 34:00 How to take it “one note at a time”

• 36:00 How to handle Music Lessons with kids (to make them practise or not!)

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Parenting Playlists to shake off stress or to soothe the nervous system

• Mozart for munchkins

• Resonant Minds

Connect with Sarah Rosensweet:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrosensweet/

• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacefulparentingfreegroup

• YouTube: Peaceful Parenting with Sarah Rosensweet @peacefulparentingwithsarah4194

• Website: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com

• Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/peacefulparenting

• Newsletter: https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/newsletter

• Book a short consult or coaching session call: https://book-with-sarah-rosensweet.as.me/schedule.php