The Aware Parenting Podcast

In this episode, I talk about mild dissociation, how to differentiate it from relaxation, and why that makes a difference to sleep. I describe what mild dissociation is, why it happens, what the experience of it is, how we can tell if a baby or child is mildly dissociated, and how it affects sleep. I also share about the innate relaxation response and how supporting babies and children with this helps them feel more relaxed, and how their sleep is then different as a result. If you want to find out more about Aware Parenting, I invite you to come to my website at www.marionrose.net. If you want to understand more about the fight/flight/freeze response in relation to Aware Parenting, I recommend reading Aletha Solter's book Healing Your Traumatised Child.

In this episode I was so delighted to talk with Erin Dee and Kim Cousins, who are registered nurses who specialise in perinatal mental health. I LOVED the conversation so much and was in tears several times. They both share about their journey with Aware Parenting, and the difference it made in their own parenting, including with sleep, and how they then introduced it to mothers in the unit they work in. They talk about supporting the mothers with expressing their own feelings, and then having the emotional spaciousness to be able to listen to their babies' feelings, and then seeing the difference in their relaxation, connection, feeding and sleep. I loved the description one mother gave of their 'melty' baby after crying in arms! They share about the beautiful shifts they often see in breastfeeding when mothers are supported to listen to their baby's feelings and are supported to put themselves in their baby's shoes and connect with what they might be feeling. They talk about the changes - from mothers feeling stressed in relation to sleep, having their babies 'catnapping' - and then seeing the differences once they understand sleep and Aware Parenting and listening to feelings. We also talked about the bigger picture, about this culture and the normal needs for support and listening for mothers, and what a huge difference this makes to both mother and baby. You can find out more about Kim and Erin's work on Instagram @when.held. They have various group and 1-1 offerings available which can be found on their Instagram account.

I so enjoyed this episode, in which I talked with Clare Louise Brumley, an Aware Parenting instructor who has a background in nutrition and integrative medicine, whose PhD was on Evolutionary Medicine and Optimal Human Health. Clare Louise share about why an evolutionary perspective is important, sleep through an evolutionary lens, and the physiology of sleep and how the modern culture gets in the way. Interwoven through all of this, she talks about the stress response and Aware Parenting and the innate healing response. Our conversation covered a wide range of topics, from the sense of safety acquired from living and sleeping amongst a community of 30 or 40 people, the effect of electricity and other modern conveniences, and cots. We emphasised how this evolutionary context can bring deep understanding and compassion to parents, particularly in relation to sleep. Clare Louise has occasional 1-1 Aware Parenting spaces. You can find her information here: https://marionrose.net/aware-parenting-instructors-in-australia-and-new-zealand/

In this episode, I talk with Steph Fleeton, Aware Parenting instructor and early childhood educator, owner of Spirited Hearts Natural Learning Day Care with her husband Lucas. She shares about her own experience of practicing Aware Parenting with her children, and the ins and outs of sleep with different children who have different life experiences, including how their sleeping arrangement evolved as her children got older. She talks in depth about her own experiences in her Natural Learning Haven daycare, supporting children to sleep with an Aware Parenting approach, through deep connection, understanding their cues, play and listening to their feelings. She also shares about the process she observes when children have come from other daycare centres where they didn't get to choose when to rest or sleep and weren't supported with play and listening to their feelings, and the difference that she observes in them. She talks about parents' surprise when they see how easily their child sleeps whilst in the daycare. Please note that Steph shares about her experience of having a spinal tap after giving birth. You can find out more about Steph's work at https://spiritedhearts.net/, including about her Spirited Hearts Approach to Early Learning Certification Program. You can find her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/spirited_hearts/ You can find The Spirited Hearts podcast here: https://spiritedhearts.buzzsprout.com/

In this episode, I share about how parents can be the researchers with Aware Parenting. I invite a process where you first listen in to whether something resonates with you, and if it does, then to experiment and to observe your baby or child. I share about all the things you can observe to see if what you are doing is helpful for them or not. And if something is happening that is different, then there's an invitation to pause, to find out new information about what might be going on, to listen in again to yourself about whether this resonates and to see if you want to continue experimenting and observing. If you want to sign up for my newsletter, you can do that at: http://eepurl.com/8ifhn or you can find out how to on my website at: www.marionrose.net

In this episode of The Aware Parenting Podcast, I talk with Sarah Mason, an Aware Parenting instructor and mother of an almost three year old. She shares the journey of Aware Parenting that she's been on and all the intricacies of Aware Parenting and sleep that she's learnt along the way. She talks about all the things she tried with sleep before learning about Aware Parenting, including a dummy and a sleep consultant, and all the differences she observed with each approach, including Aware Parenting. She also shares about what happened when they went camping, and the shifts that happened in sleep over time with each step in the practice. You can find out more about Sarah's work at https://awaremum.com.au/ and https://www.instagram.com/awaremum/

In this episode, I talk about how Aware Parenting's overall approach to trusting babies and children in relation to everything also applies to sleep. That instead of them fighting sleep, we are often fighting their natural relaxation processes. And hat these natural processes are the same as those innate ways that they heal from stress and trauma. And the most important thing in supporting sleep is freeing ourselves from our cultural conditioning around sleep, our adultism, and doing our own healing in relation to sleep, including in our own infancy and childhood. If you want more information about my upcoming course, workshop and book on sleep, I invite you to follow me on social media or sign up for my newsletter, which you can do at www.marionrose.net

In this episode, I talk with my dear friend and colleague, Helena Mooney, who is an Aware Parenting instructor and Hand in Hand instructor. She shares about her experience of starting off with Classical Attachment Parenting with her daughter, and how little sleep she had, and how exhausted she was. She shares about how weird she found Aware Parenting at first, and her unsureness in practicing it at the beginning, and how different it was from Classical Attachment Parenting. Then she talks about how that perception changed as she saw what a difference it made to her daughter's sleep. The change took a bit of a while because her daughter had a backlog of feelings, and she explains this process. Along with getting more sleep again, her daughter also stopped hitting once she started Aware Parenting. She then goes on to share about what a huge difference she experienced with her second child and sleep, starting practicing Aware Parenting at the beginning; she expresses the difference in sleep between the two of them being "night and day." You can find out about Helena's work at www.parentingwithplay.com.au and mine at www.marionrose.net

In this episode, I talk with Maru Rojas, an Aware Parenting instructor in the UK who shares about her very different experience with sleep with her first child and second child. The first time around, her baby was very restless all night long or was feeding for most of the night and she had very little sleep. She learnt about Aware Parenting and gradually, sleep changed. The second time around, she started with Aware Parenting from the beginning and her son slept peacefully and for much longer periods. She talked about the time it took to support her daughter to 'catch up' with expressing feelings that had been repressed, the trauma she experienced of having so little sleep, and how she called for help from her mum to support her with listening to feelings with her second child. She also offers parents the invitation to listen in deeply to themselves and to create a sleep set-up that works for their unique family. We also talk about the relief of not needing to try to get babies to sleep quickly, why there's no such thing as 'overtired' in Aware Parenting, and the ease of babies sleeping peacefully when there's noise around or we need to move them whilst they're sleeping. Maru also specialises in Elimination Communication and potty learning. She offers 1-1 consultations, an online mothers' circle and online courses. You can find out more about her and her work at: https://parenttogether.co.uk/ and on social media at https://www.instagram.com/_maru.rojas_/

In this episode, I talked with Joss Goulden, an Aware Parenting instructor who hosts The Aware Parenting Stories Podcast and who co-hosts The Aware Parenting and Natural Learning Podcast with me. Joss shared about her own journey with sleep as a mother, including her son's frequent waking until she found out about Aware Parenting. We also talked about cultural and historical perspectives to sleep, and why that can be so helpful as parents, particularly in terms of co-sleeping, which we also talked a lot about. Joss also offered lots of information about teens and sleep, and how to support teens with the three things needed for sound sleep. You can find out more about Joss and her work at: www.awareparenting.com.au and on social media at Aware Parenting with Joss. You can find out more about my work at www.marionrose.net and https://www.instagram.com/_marion_rose_/ and https://www.facebook.com/MarionRosePhD

In this episode, I talk to Nic Wilson of Peaceful Parenting, an Aware Parenting instructor who shares about her journey of Aware Parenting, going from her daughter waking up every 45 minutes at night for three years, and that changing radically once she found out about Aware Parenting. She shares about all the other methods she tried, including white noise and controlled crying, and also about all the things she was told to do and not do in relation to sleep. If you want to find out more about Nic and her work, you can do that at: https://peacefulparenting.com.au/ You can find out more about me and my work at: https://marionrose.net/

In this episode of The Aware Parenting Podcast, I answer 12 questions from parents, starting with a 9 year old, going back through decreasing ages to a 6 month old. The questions include nightmares, wriggling, frequent night waking, not wanting dad to put them to bed, pulling hair whilst breastfeeding to sleep, healing from birth trauma, and waking up crying. I also talk about general things you can do to support your child or baby to be more relaxed and sleep more restoratively. I'm going to be making a new course on sleep, writing a book and creating a workshop, so keep an eye out on my social media and email list if you want to find out more about those. If you enjoy this episode, please share it with parents who are looking for a different approach with sleep and whom you think might resonate. You can find out more about my work at www.marionrose.net, https://www.instagram.com/_marion_rose_/ and https://www.facebook.com/MarionRosePhD

In this episode of The Aware Parenting Podcast, I talk about sleep from an Aware Parenting perspective. This incudes why Aware Parenting is the third way with sleep, the three things needed for sound sleep, and why it's important to understand the difference between true relaxation and dissociation when looking at sleep. I also explain why concepts such as 'overtired', 'fighting sleep', 'sleep windows' and 'sleep regression' don't exist in Aware Parenting. I share about my own experience of sleep in my family and about the myth that early parenthood always not getting much sleep for years! I'm going to be making a new course on sleep, writing a book and creating a workshop, so keep an eye out on my social media and email list if you want to find out more about those. The existing course is very glitchy at the moment! You can find out more about my work at www.marionrose.net, https://www.instagram.com/_marion_rose_/ and https://www.facebook.com/MarionRosePhD

In this first episode of the new-format Aware Parenting Podcast, I talk about stress for parents. Most of all, I normalise the experience stress in The Disconnected Domination Culture and offer compassion and empathy as well ideas for how both to reduce stress and heal from stress. Are you experiencing stress at the moment? If so, is there anything you can do to reduce your stress levels? Anything you can say no to? Things that you can do less of? And most of all, do you have empathy buddies to whom you can express your feelings and opportunities for some peaceful pauses in your life, even if that's just 10 minutes in the bath or leaving messages on Voxer? So much love to you! xoxox You can find our more about my work at: www.marionrose.net

In this very special episode, we interview Gabor Maté about his most recent book, 'The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture.' We so loved talking with Gabor and hearing him share his wisdom about his willingness to be vulnerable, the four needs of children, and how people are desperate for information about trauma and healing. He also shared about attachment and authenticity, and the effects of needing to make a choice between these two as a child on later physical and emotional health. He talked about mothers, and how so often girls are given the responsibility to take care of others and how mothers are then often given the task of mothering both their children and their partner. He explained why virtually all trauma is intergenerational, and makes a key suggestion for healing intergenerational trauma. He also spoke of the effects of the trauma of colonisation in Australia, Canada and other countries. He talked about tantrums and what he invites parents to do if their child is having tantrums. He also spoke about the schooling system and its intentions. He explained that it is unnatural for children to be away from their parents for the whole day, and what schools need to do if children being at school is necessary, so that children have emotional safety and therefore stay connected with their natural curiosity to learn. He shared the reason for the subtitle of his book, and also talked about his stance on children and screens. We are so willing for you to enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it! We so highly recommend 'The Myth of Normal' to anyone who hasn't read it yet. You can find out more about Gabor Maté at https://drgabormate.com/ Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

For our holiday episode, we have a very special guest, Aletha Solter's son, Nick. Nick describes himself as the very first guinea pig for Aware Parenting! In this episode, he talks all about what he remembers of his experiences growing up with Aware Parenting, as well as his experiences of parenting his own two children with Aware Parenting. Nick and his wife have recently started their own podcast and YouTube channel called Dyslexia Journey: Support Your Kid, about the journey they have taken as a family with their daughter being diagnosed with Dyslexia. Their YouTube channel is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjHFn9mWKDFtKfO13SkgBdA And the podcast is: https://dyslexiajourney.buzzsprout.com/ Here is the episode with Aletha that Nick talks about, which is called Daily Stress and Your Kid featuring Aletha Solter, PhD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiDONOkByAY

We are SO excited to talk about our book in this episode! We share behind the scenes, right from the beginning, with all the twists and turns, all the inner work and outer work, up to today, where our book is number one in several categories. We invite you to listen to our journey and we so appreciate you for listening and supporting us. Much love from us both. xoxox Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, we ask invite you to connect in with what you don't want and what you do want this festive season. Topics include: Children's big feelings and adults' big feelings, disappointment, families, the big Santa question, and the vital importance of receiving plenty of empathy at this time of year. We share some of our own Christmas experiences with you, and talk about what we've learnt from more than two decades each of parenting. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this special episode, we have a very important guest, Aletha Solter. PhD, founder of Aware Parenting and The Aware Parenting Institute. As a developmental psychologist, Aletha includes the effect of stages of development in Aware Parenting. In this episode, Aletha talks about two things: 1. Myths about typical behaviours at different ages that Aware Parenting helps to dispel, including the following myths: - sleep regressions during infancy - it's 'normal' for toddlers to hit and bite - it's 'normal' for teenagers to rebel 2. She also offers accurate information about developmental stages that helps parents who are implementing the Aware Parenting approach in each of the three aspects - attachment-style parenting, non-punitive discipline and the prevention of, and healing from, stress and trauma. Aletha includes information about the normal stages of separation anxiety, the normal stage of autonomy during the second year, and differentiating between normal developmental fears and traumatic fears. You can find out more about Aletha's work and her books at www.awareparenting.com

If you want a quick snapshot of Aware Parenting, or you want a family member to learn more about it it, this is the episode for you to listen to or to pass on. In it, we talk about the origins of Aware Parenting and about Aletha Solter, the founder of Aware Parenting. We share about the three core principles and how each of them look in practice. We talk about why deep self-compassion is vital in Aware Parenting, as is community and support. We also share about how Aware Parenting invites us on our own journey of inner reparenting. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, we talk about what we've learnt from studying, practicing and teaching Aware Parenting. We'd love to hear if you resonated with any of these from your experiences with Aware Parenting! Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, Marion talks to Nic Wilson, an Aware Parenting instructor and certified Marion Method Mentor, from Peaceful Parenting. Nic shares many practical things she does to support her daughter in relation to school, including a lot of attachment play - she shares in chronological order, right from preparing the night before, to playing games to help her get out of bed, to games in the playground before school. She shares how other children also join in with these games in the playground too. Then Nic talks about how she helps her daughter to feel connected with her during the school day, and how she connects again after school. She offers parents ways of being powerful advocates at school, including with notes and responses in parent-teacher meetings and responses to homework. You can find out more about Nic's new online Aware Parenting Course, the Parent Alchemy Journey, at https://nicwilson.samcart.com/products/parent-alchemy-journey-course/ You can find her on Instagram at @peacefulparenting and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PeacefulParenting.com.au Her website is at: www.peacefulparenting.com.au

In this mini episode, Marion shares about her experiences of not being heard in her younger years, and how that has been showing up in her outer life again recently. She shares about the core beliefs that we can acquire as children when our parents, with the most loving of reasons, distract us from our painful feelings. She invites us to have compassion for ourselves as parents when we see the ways that we might have done that to our children, knowing that it is never too late to start listening more, whether that's to our children or ourselves. You can find it on all the usual podcast channels. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode of The Aware Parenting Podcast, Lael has a solo chat about what we can do when our children say ‘I hate you!’ She talks about what we can do at that moment, why we have reactions to these words and how we can find our centre to be present. Lael also discusses the reason behind these words and outbursts and how we can support our children in these moments with calm and compassion. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, we share deeply about how we both came to Aware Parenting via birth trauma - Lael, through wanting to help her baby heal from birth trauma, and Marion, through experiencing birth trauma as a baby herself and how that took her on a journey through developmental psychology and psychotherapy to Aware Parenting. Lael shares about the profound ways in which she supported her daughter to heal from her powerful birth experience with Aware Parenting, and Marion shares about her understanding of what babies can experience through her own birth healing journey. We also talk about specific ways you can help your baby heal from birth trauma and the importance of our own healing if we are to help our baby. We also offer reminders for deep self-compassion and deep trust in the timing and journey of healing. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, Marion talks to Joss, another Aware Parenting instructor, about the combination of Aware Parenting and Natural Learning. The conversation includes a description of Natural Learning and how these two philosophies complement each others, such as having a deep trust in a child's learning and development, honouring each child's differences, and following a child's interests. Also discussed is the history of schooling and the bigger cultural picture. You can find out about Joss' courses, offerings and sessions at www.awareparenting.com.au

In this episode of The Aware Parenting Podcast, Lael sits down with her adult son Ky and interviews him about what it was like growing up with Aware Parenting. Ky shares all about his relationship to expressing feelings, how it was as a teen when he made mistakes, navigating authoritarian influences and his relationships to anger. He also speaks about working with children and his understanding of emotions, and how his relationship to his girlfriend, friends and family feel. Lael and Ky also discuss respect, discipline and connection to self and what is possible in the world. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

We've had quite a few requests recently about how to help children express their feelings if they're not expressing them, so we decided to record this episode, called Resisting Feelings. In it, we talk about why attending to our own feelings is vital if we are to support our children in expressing theirs. We also offer specific practices for how you can help your child be more willing to express their feelings. As always, we offer you lots of compassion in this process! Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, we talk about Aletha Solter, Ph.D. the founder of The Aware Parenting Institute, and her books: The Aware Baby, Tears and Tantrums, Cooperative and Connected, Attachment Play, Raising Drug-Free Kids and Healing Your Traumatised Child. We share information about what's in them and who they are helpful for. We also express our gratitude for Aletha and her work, which has had such a powerful effect on our lives. We also share exciting news about our book, including its title! Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, we talk all about inner authority in parenting and the rest of life. We invite you to connect with your own inner authority in relation to Aware Parenting and we share some ways that you could do that. We offer examples of ourselves and our children listening to our inner authority and we explain how Aware Parenting helps children stay connected with their inner compass. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, we talked about the ongoing inner work we're invited to do as parents, whether that's invited by our children, by our outer world, or by physical symptoms. We shared about the importance of ongoing loving support from others and we emphasised the normality of having lots of feelings and the importance of presence. We're sending love to you if you're feeling feelings right now! Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode of The Aware Parenting Podcast, Lael has a solo chat about the topic of school refusal. She talks about our current system and why it doesn't suit many children, the key elements that children need to feel safe and learn, and how our system could look different. Lael also discusses some tools to use with your child, some steps to take with your kindergarten or school, and how we can advocate for change. There is also discussion about what may surface for us as parents and how we can support our children to be the best version of themselves.

In this episode, we talk about why we invite a moving beyond the word forgiveness itself. Lael shares about what she learnt about this concept from her Mum whilst growing up. We talk about the natural process of coming to compassion for others through welcoming all of our feelings. We explain how we can understand why someone did something yet still be unwilling to put up with being treated in harsh ways again. We share about having compassion for our parents and others who hurt us and seeing how much they were affected by the time and culture they grew up in whilst also unconditionally loving our younger parts and all of their feelings. Apologies for the difference in volume between us in this episode! Marion has a new mic and it was turned down! Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, we talked about the process of moving from rupture to repair with our children. We emphasise the difference that happens when are are not willing to judge ourselves or pick up the guilt sticks, and not being willing to say things like, “I shouldn’t have done that” or “I’m a naughty mummy” or “what I did was wrong.” We offer ways to take responsibility and apologise without judging ourselves. We share how this helps children when they are needing to repair. We also suggest attachment play that we can use to support the repair process, such as the doing over game and power-reversal games. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode of The Aware Parenting Podcast, Marion talks to Helena Mooney, an Aware Parenting instructor, about travelling with children. Both Marion and Helena have travelled frequently between Australia and the UK with babies and young children. We include information about: how to prepare children for travelling, what we can do on a plane or airport terminal to help things go more smoothly, how we can respond if our child cries on the plane, and how we can listen to feelings when staying with friends or family. We share information relevant to travelling in other ways, such as in the car or on a train, and what you can do if your baby always cries in the car. We also talk about the one thing that we found most helpful for ourselves so that we could play with our children more and listen to more feelings whilst travelling. Helena also has a podcast and also a recent episode on travel; her podcast is called Parenting with PLAY and you can find it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/parenting-with-play/id1470033587 Helena has a course called Annoying to Amazing, which you can find here: https://parentingwithplay.com.au/amazing/ She has a free playful discipline masterclass here: https://parentingwithplay.com.au/playful-discipline-masterclass/ Helena and Marion also have the Aware Parenting Babies Course. Helena also offers 1-1 sessions. You can find out more about her and her work here: https://parentingwithplay.com.au/ Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, we talked about how illness can arrive for children when they have more accumulated feelings. We shared about the different choices parents have about to respond to feelings when children are sick. We emphasised how hard sickness can be in nuclear families and how much extra support is essential during times of illness. We offered ideas for what parents can do after their children have been ill in regard to painful feelings. We talked about the power of attachment play if visits to health professionals are required. We also shared our experiences of learning we've experienced from times of illness. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this podcast, we shared about parents' own feelings in relation to child’s lack of cooperation; explained all the reasons why children don’t cooperate; and offered practical actions you can take when your child isn’t cooperating. We talked about the difference between compliance and cooperation, and gave a the list of three things you can remember to go through to support your child to be willing to cooperate with you. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

This is our 100th episode! In it, we talked all about birthdays - both our own birthdays as adults, and our children’s birthdays. We shared about how birthdays are opportunities for birth-related feelings and other feelings for the past to bubble up, and the journey of listening lovingly to those feelings. We also talked about the joy of being deeply seen and celebrated on our birthday, whether we are an adult or a child. We also have exciting news! To celebrate our 100th episode, we are going to have The Aware Parenting Podcast Party and we are inviting you to join in with us! Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

This week's episode of The Aware Parenting podcast is with Curt Storring from @dadwork.curt This week's episode of The Aware Parenting podcast is with Curt Storring from @dadwork.curt Curt shares all about his journey of fatherhood, including how powerless and painful he found early years of parenting and how he did his inner work to become the father he had always hoped to be. Lael and Curt share a candid conversation about healing past wounds and changing family dynamics. There are many excellent tips for fathers in this episode including where to start, how to access support, and how to repair any ruptures that may occur, whether that is with your children or your partner. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode of The Aware Parenting Podcast, Lael has a wonderful conversation with Matt, a father who is practicing Aware Parenting. Matt shares all about his experience of coming to Aware Parenting, what he has found challenging and the wonderful insights he has discovered for himself and his daughter. Matt and Lael discuss how powerful it is to have listening time, the fears and concerns he had becoming a father and the deeper healing work he has done to change his belief systems and responses in relation to parenting his daughter. We invite fathers who are new to Aware Parenting or wanting to hear other men's experiences to listen to this. Or perhaps you'd like to share it with a dad whom you think might be interested? Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, which we recorded just after Mother’s Day here in Australia, we talk about: how it’s so normal and natural to feel big feelings on Mother’s Day, and how those are a reflection of living in the Disconnected Domination Culture (in Marion’s words). We share about how we moved from feeling disappointed, sad and frustrated on Mother’s Day to deeply fulfilled and valued, and some invitations for other mothers to make that shift. We also talked about moving from valuing mothers one day a year, to the centrality of valuing mothers for a healthy culture. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, we talk with a guest, Steph Fleeton, who is an Aware Parenting Instructor. We asked Steph to join us after receiving messages recently asking about practicing Aware Parenting when a child has a diagnosis such as ADHD or Autism. Steph has a long background in early childhood education and daycare and also has two sons, the eldest of whom has a diagnosis of ADHD and Generalised Anxiety Disorder. In the podcast, Steph shared about her experience of practicing Aware Parenting with her son as well as with the children that come into her care. We felt so touched listening to Steph share about deeply connecting with each child and their uniqueness. Steph also shared about her journey of her son getting diagnosed and the impact the diagnosis has on how other adults are towards him. You can connect with Steph at https://www.instagram.com/spirited_hearts/ and https://spiritedhearts.net/

Episode 95: Starting Aware Parenting later by Marion Rose, PhD.

In this episode, we share about what overwhelm is, how we might behave when we’re overwhelmed, and how we can help ourselves move out of overwhelm. We talk about how our experiences of overwhelm can help us have more compassion for our children when they’re overwhelmed, and the two key things we might need when we’re overwhelmed. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, we share about our own experiences of creating Aware Parenting communities, and offer suggestions for ways that you can go about creating your own communities, both online and in person! Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

Are they fighting sleep, or are we fighting their natural relaxation processes? In this podcast, we share the Aware Parenting perspective on playing before sleep and as parents we can work with our child or teen’s innate wisdom to sleep restfully. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

This episode was inspired by a listener’s question about returning home to visit family and returning to younger states. In the episode, we talk about why family conditioning is so strong and why it can be so hard to free ourselves from it. We also share ways that we have found helpful to get untangled from the conditioning. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this episode, we talk about what happens when we as adults or our children experience big events, and how we can cooperate with and trust our natural and inbuilt healing processes that come into play afterwards. Marion shares about her recent experiences during the floods in her community, and Lael offers suggestions about how we can help ourselves and our children during times like these. We are both sending you so much love if you’re going through big events right now, when there is so much going on in the world. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

Ahh, we loved this episode! We talked about how this culture creates beliefs in people that there is something wrong with us and how we can support ourselves to change those beliefs and stories. We also offered ideas for what we can do as parents so that our children are less likely to believe that there is something wrong with them. There is nothing wrong with you! Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo

In this conversation, we talk about why and how Aware Parenting can help change the systems that we live within. We focus on Aware Parenting and the education system. Lael explains this in the context of her school, and Marion shares about Natural Learning. Most of all, we offer a big picture lens which explains why practicing Aware Parenting can be so hard within this culture. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be willing to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo