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Calming the Chaos with SarahManaging Meltdowns with Aisha Nayyar from Trusting ChildrenHey hey mama! We all know meltdowns are so hard but today's guest has taken all that she has learned over the past decade and is using it to help parents better understand their child and how to hold healthy boundaries while supporting your child through a meltdown. Aisha Nayyar is a mum of 3, certified early years educator and a parent coach & mentor. She's been working with young children and their parents for over a decade, but truly understood how un-supported parents are when she became a parent herself. Her mission is to provide gentle guidance and...2023-04-2156 min
Trusting Children Podcast16 - Potty Learning the Montessori Way with Neus CarmonaTHE SECRET to making potty learning an enjoyable experience for both you and your child.All children go through potty learning and it’s something every single parent has to face at some point.It can sometimes be a struggle and cause a lot of stress but the secret is it doesn’t have to be that way! It can be a wonderful journey that you and your child share (with a few clean ups here and there )In this interview I speak with Neus Carmona , who has helped hundreds of parents love potty learning...2022-11-161h 05
Trusting Children Podcast15 - Gentle Discipline - How the power of connection can transform the way you discipline your childDiscipline doesn't have to be a conflict! You want your child to listen, you want your child to be caring and kind to others, you want your child to look after their belongings, you want them to be a good human...AND you also want to be a gentle & respectful parent.You might hear people criticising gentle discipline, you might feel like you're being judged if you're not giving your child any punishments or consequences, you might worry that they will never learn the things you want them to...Explore with me what gentle discipline is all...2022-11-0233 min
The Embodied Mommy PodcastConscious Parenting in The Fourth Trimester with Coach Aisha NayyarIn the ninth episode of The Embodied Mommy Podcast, Alyssa Knapp and season one guest host, Jayme Rose Gray, are joined by Aisha Nayyar to discuss conscious parenting. Aisha is a parent mentor and educator, the founder of Trusting Children and host of Trusting Children Podcast. The women talk about mindful parenting, including the RIE Method, and how to connect with your baby right from birth. This episode will teach you how to trust your instincts as well as your baby, and how to respond to your child as they develop naturally.
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Trusting Children Podcast14 - Understanding our children's brain development with Blanca Velasquez-MartinWhen talking about respectful parenting/ mindful parenting/ gentle parenting, we look at the whole child, we encourage parents to look at the big picture, beyond the moment, beyond the behaviour in that moment. I feel like we cannot talk about a holistic approach to parenting without having some understanding of how our children’s brain works. In this episode I speak with Blanca Velasquez-Martin about brain development of young children, why it’s relevant to us as parents and what we can do to help this important part of our children’s bodies grow and develop. Knowing how ou...2021-07-0754 minTrusting Children Podcast13 - Responding to your child's meltdowns and tantrumsFloods of tears over the green cup, the broken in half banana or the milk that was supposed to be warm not cold and now it’s too warm. Our children can sometimes have the biggest emotions over the smallest things. If you are wondering how as a parent you can respond to these emotional outbursts, often called meltdowns or tantrums, then this episode is for you.There is quite a lot of conflicting advice: ignore the child, don’t give into their desires, stay strong or they’ll have you wrapped around their little finger. On the oth...2021-06-3041 min
Trusting Children Podcast12 - Finding self-love and self-compassion as a parent with Nathalie AlvaradoAs parents we often put unimaginable pressure on ourselves. We feel like we have to do it all and then when we can't we feel like we are failing. We get so caught up in looking after our children and often forget that we also need to look after ourselves. In this episode I speak to Nathalie Alvarado about re-connecting with our inner wisdom and really tuning into our own emotions and thoughts so that we can be fully aware when responding to our children. If you want to know how to start this journey of inner-work...2021-06-0924 minTrusting Children Podcast11 - Young children are NOT ready to share We all want our children to be polite, generous and kind. We want to teach them how to share their possessions with others and we want them to act genuinely. When our child doesn’t want to give up an object we worry that they might be seen as being mean, greedy, nasty or selfish. In this episode I am going to explore what it really means to share, why there is so much pressure on sharing and how to deal with arguments over toys in social situations. When we are in a playground and our child is holding ont...2021-06-0334 min
Trusting Children Podcast10 - What is Montessori and how do we start? with Carine Robin Montessori has become very popular amongst parents in the last few years. But what is it that has attracted so many of us to this philosophy? What are some of the most important, fundamental principles of this approach and how can they relate to parenting? What are some of the most common misunderstandings and myths about the method? What can we as parents do to implement some aspects of this philosophy into our homes? In today’s episode I am speaking to Carine Robin, who is going to answer these questions for us.If you want to fin...2021-05-2646 minTrusting Children Podcast09 - Setting and holding boundaries and limits with our childrenSetting boundaries is an incredibly hard thing, it can often cause parents quite a bit of stress. Is this limit appropriate? Am I too harsh? Am I too lenient? Should I give in? They seem so upset, is it worth it? These are just some of the questions that come to mind. If you struggle with knowing how to respectfully set and hold a boundary then this episode is for you. We want our children to listen to what we are saying, at the same time we worry they won’t like us if we’re too strict. Sometimes we f...2021-05-1932 minTrusting Children Podcast08 - Twin mamas: double kisses, double love, double joy! with Ana-Kay & AmoretteJoin Aisha, Ana-Kay and Amorette for an inspiring, heart-warming and friendly conversation about raising twins in a respectful / Montessori way.How do we respond to two children having intense emotions at the same time? How do we model something to two toddlers at the same time? Do we have double the amount of resources? What are our twins’ personalities like, how special is the bond between them? These are just some of the questions we answer.Whether you are a parent to multiples or not, this episode is full of great advice, useful information and in...2021-05-121h 00Trusting Children Podcast07 - How to choose the best resources for your childWhat actually is a Montessori resource? What the heck are open ended toys or loose parts? What does RIE recommend for babies? What is a passive toy? We are bombarded with adverts and beautiful images of all the resources that our children should have and often it’s really difficult to know what are the best toys to get for our little ones and what is really necessary. If you find your head is spinning from all the options and possibilities and you want to have a better idea about which resources are truly valuable, this episode is for yo...2021-05-0544 minTrusting Children Podcast06 - Ouch! How to support our hurt child without 'spoiling' themDo you sometimes feel uncertain about how to respond when your children hurt themselves? Sometimes it can be quite stressful for parents, and other times we don’t really think it’s that big of a deal. If you’re wondering what the best way to respond when our kids inevitably hurt themselves this episode is for you. I will talk about why I think certain responses aren't helpful and what to say and do instead. By the end of this episode you’ll hopefully have a slightly calmer approach towards minor injuries and also start building a collection of phras...2021-04-2832 minTrusting Children Podcast05 - Empowering our children to make mistakes and be ok with itDo you sometimes feel confused about whether to help your child with a task or step back? Sometimes our children want us to do things for them and other times when we offer our help they get mad at us for even suggesting it! If you are wondering what is the best way to support our children through frustrations and struggles and when to step in or step back this episode is for you. I talk about why it's important to allow our children to sometimes make mistakes, learn from frustrations and also experience joy and success. I will g...2021-04-1428 minTrusting Children Podcast04 - Spending quality time with our children is way easier than you thinkAre you worried you aren't spending enough quality time with your children? Do you feel like it's another thing to add to your long list of things to do? What does quality time actually mean and why is it so important? If you’re looking for some easy and meaningful ways of connecting with your kids then this episode is for you. I will talk about the different ways we can spend quality time with our children and how to build it into our busy lives. I will give you a few ideas on how to do this so yo...2021-04-0733 minTrusting Children Podcast03 - The most powerful parenting tool: acknowledging emotionsDo your child's intense emotions make you feel uncomfortable, do you find it difficult to know how to respond or what to do during emotional outbursts ? In this episode we will look at how acknowledging our children's challenging emotions can help them process what they are feeling and how important it is to allow them to feel what they need to feel. I will give you plenty of examples on how you can do this and guide you through why we should.In the Everyday Heroes segment, I speak to Lindsey a first time mum of a 5...2021-03-3136 minTrusting Children Podcast02 - Tell your kids what's going onIf you’re not sure what to say to your baby or how to prepare your toddler for transitions, this episode is for you. It’s all about communication and specifically telling our children what is going on. I talk about how you can build this into your routine and make this a lifelong habit that can save you from many moments of frustration. I will give you plenty of examples of how to do this with your newborn, older baby, toddler and preschooler. Show notes and transcript for this episode are available here.Find me o...2021-03-2514 minTrusting Children Podcast01 - Observations - everything you need to know about themAre you unsure about how to observe your child and why you should do it? In this episode I de-mystify observations and I promise that by the end of it the idea of observing your children won't seem scary or strange to you at all. I talk about why observing our children is so important and how it can benefit us parents. I tell you how you can easily start and give you plenty of examples how to do this with children of different ages. Show notes and transcript for this episode can be found here.2021-03-2122 minTrusting Children Podcast00 - Intro: About Aisha & the showThis episode is a short introduction to me, Aisha and Trusting Children Podcast. I talk about why I started this podcast and how I hope it will help you on your parenting journey. I talk about how respectful parenting changed my life, what it did for me and what it can do for you. Want to know more about me, head over to my website.You can find the show notes and transcript to this episode here.You can find me on Instagram and Facebook, come and say hello :]2021-03-1907 min
Sound ContoursEp. 6 – Wild GemsThe first in our percussion-heavy Wild Gems series, this episode is an exotic time travel odyssey taking place between 1959 to 2012, visiting tons of great moments in hard funk, psych rock and groovy Latin music along its journey. Selections hail from the international psychedelic continuum, and the exploitative proto-“world music” LPs of orchestrators like Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman, among other sources like Peruvian chicha and French soundtracks.
Tracklist: Martin Denny – Temptation, John Hill – Amalthea, Ersen – Kozan Daği, Alessandro Alessandroni feat. I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni – Spiagge Azzure, Sam Spence Orchestra – Wie Ein Blitz, The Wrecking Crew...2016-02-101h 34