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

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

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• 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 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

This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is an interview with Jack Hughes, an 18-year-old Parent Tech Support Expert. We discuss how to set up parental controls, why communication with our kids is key to setting tech limits and teaching kids how to use technology, and how to help kids engage in the real world instead of just interacting on screens.

We talk about:

• 5:00 What parents should know about Parental Controls on technology

• 7:09 Layering in different levels of parental controls

• 11:00 What parents should do in addition to parental controls

• 12:00 How to determine the age kids should get a phone

• 13:00 How to respect your kids’ phone privacy

• 16:25 How parents can teach kids to manage their own devices

• 24:30 How to facilitate children to have lives outside of screens

• 28:00 How to start limiting use of phones and screens

• 33:00 How to shift from online connection to in person connection

• 35:00 The common loopholes kids find to get around parental controls

Download the episode transcript HERE

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17TLxyi4DngJuqOcXGqXObtlW7UOZoLb7/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110018038237477921046&rtpof=true&sd=true

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Jack Hughes’ website https://parenttech.support/

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 a workshop I gave recently about the keys to being a successful peaceful parent. I discuss how this parenting approach is about more than the tools we use to get through the day (which are also super important!). Instead, I focus on how peaceful parenting is a way a of life- a new way of thinking about your relationship with your kids and a new way of thinking about discipline.

We talk about:

• 6:00 Three Big Ideas of Peaceful Parenting

• 9:00 How peaceful parenting going mainstream has led to misconceptions about this approach

• 12:00 Key 1- The mindset that kids want to be good and are doing the best they can

• 13:54 Key 2- Have self-compassion when you make a mistake

• 18:10 Key 3- Combating our own adult centrism

• 22:00 Key 4- Watch out for “sugar coated control”

• 24:20 Key 5- Your needs count

• 27:30 Key 6- Manage your own needs because it is a long game

• 30:21 Key 7- Co-regulate focus on calming yourself

• 31:35 Key 8- The goodwill bank

• 36:19 Key 9- Find a mentor

• 39:28 Key 10- Find a community

• 40:46 The Peaceful Parenting Membership

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• YouTube version with slides

• Peaceful Parenting Membership

• Podcast about changing our language around “limits”

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 a conversation with Jaime Caponetta from the Paws and Pacifiers Podcast. Jaime is a Behavioral Dog Trainer/Consultant, Dog & Baby Expert, and author of the book "Stop Training Your Dog". We discuss how Jaime’s approach to dogs is the same as the peaceful parenting philosophy, how to teach children to engage with dogs, and what to do when you are bringing a new dog home to your kids or a new baby home to your dog!

We talk about:

• 3:12 What is force free, emotion-based dog training?

• 6:00 Identifying the emotions driving dog’s behaviours

• 10:00 Why won’t Sarah’s dog listen to her?

• 15:20 What parents should teach their kids about how to behave around dogs

• 21:50 How to read dog body language

• 28:00 Why we shouldn’t reprimand our dogs

• 30:35 What to do when bringing a new dog home when you have kids

• 35:27 How to get kids involved with taking care of the dog

• 39:00 How to handle if you are having a baby and already have a dog

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Dog and Baby Bliss Course https://www.jaimecaponetta.com/

• Book: Stop Training Your Dog

• IG: @jamiethedogtrainer

• YouTube: Dog and Baby Bliss

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 a conversation with Mia Wisinski from the popular social media account, Playful Heart Parenting. We discuss why being playful needs to be woven into your daily life with your kids and not as a tactic to get their cooperation, what makes it hard to be playful, and lots of tips and tricks to start being more silly today!

We talk about:

• 4:00 Why does play sometimes backfire when you use it to try to get through the schedule?

• 7:00 How to be more intentional about play and fun

• 10:00 Changing your way of being with your children

• 13:00 How sexism shows up in our attitudes and ability to access our playful sides

• 17:00 How we are “weaned off” of play in our society

• 23:00 How to start getting playful and silly again

• 33:00 How games can help with specific challenges with your kids

• 41:00 How to not use play in a manipulative way

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Playful Parenting with Lawrence Cohen: Episode 103 https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode103/

• Mia Wisinski @playfulheartparenting on IG

• https://playfulheartparenting.com/

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

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