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Finding Peace In ParentingRaising Girls with Steve Biddulph - Pt 2Here is the second half of our amazing chat with parenting specialist Steve Biddulph on Raising Girls.On today’s episode, we discuss:- Raising girls with a healthy self-esteem- Tips for parents to trust their innate instincts- and how to raise girls to stand up to peer pressure- and much much more.Steve Biddulph AM is one of the world’s best-known parenting educators. He has been a psychologist for over 30 years and has written a number of best-selling books, including Raising Girls in the 2...2022-02-0927 minFinding Peace In ParentingRaising Girls with Steve Biddulph - Pt 1We’re delighted to be joined by parenting specialist Steve Biddulph to talk with us about Raising Girls- We discuss why girls struggle so much with their friendship groups- Advice for parents whose tween is on the verge of puberty- How to help girls combat the pressures of social media- and much much more.Steve Biddulph AM is one of the world’s best-known parenting educators. He has been a psychologist for over 30 years and has written a number of best-selling books, including Raising Gi...2021-11-2237 minFinding Peace In ParentingRaising Boys with Maggie Dent - Pt 2We’re excited to share with you the second half of our amazing chat with parenting guru Maggie Dent on Raising Boys.- We discuss how to talk to our boys about consent and standing up to toxic peer pressure- why they’re programmed to take risks - how to motivate boys that have lost interest in school?- how do we let go, knowing their brains won’t mature for years and years to come - and much much more.Maggie Dent is an author, edu...2021-06-1531 minFinding Peace In ParentingRaising Boys with Maggie Dent - Pt 1We’re thrilled to be joined by parenting guru Maggie Dent to talk with us about Raising Boys.- We discuss, how to manage our boy’s screen-time- how to help boys build their self-esteem - the neural pruning that happens to the teenage brain- how to raise boys in this new world of girl-power and gender fluidity?- and much much more.Maggie Dent is an author, educator and parenting specialist, commonly known as the “queen of common sense”, she is also an undisp...2021-05-1832 minFinding Peace In ParentingLet's talk about Sex baby with Sex Ed expert Cath HakansonLets talk about Sex baby!-What age are kids ready to have ‘the talk’?-how do we discourage our teenagers from behaving too sexually, without making sex shameful?- What do we do if our children catch us in the act?-And how do we talk to our kids about porn? To help us with we are joined by a sex education expert Cath Hakanson. Cath is a qualified sexual health nurse, author, speaker and the founder of Sex Ed Rescue. She has over 25 years of experience and loves...2021-02-231h 00Finding Peace In ParentingFostering KindnessHow do we raise our children to be kind, compassionate and understand the emotions and experiences of other?How do we build empathy and teach self-love?Why do some children struggle to be kind?And what we can do if we find out our child is the one being the bully?Rany Moran and Tracey-Anne Oxley are mothers trying to raise happy-little-humans.They deep-dive into common parenting concerns and answer your questions as they look to overcome challenges and share in the highs and lows of this incredible...2021-02-0232 minFinding Peace In ParentingDigital Dependence with Dr Kristy GoodwinToday we’re talking about Digital Dependence and how we can help our children navigate this new technology-filled world we’re living in. Joining us is Dr Kristy Goodwin, she is one of Australia’s leading Digital wellbeing experts, researcher, speaker, consultant and author of the book Raising our child in a digital world. Dr Kristy is on a mission to help parents tame toxic tech habits and stop our kids being a slave to the screen.Dr Kristy worked as an educator for fourteen years at Abbotsleigh, Mosman Prep and several public s...2021-01-1050 min
Finding Peace In ParentingNavigating Tricky FriendshipsToday we talk Tricky Friendships.Should we try and influence the friendships our children make?What happens when we don’t like our children’s friends or their parents?And how to help if your child has trouble making friends?If you would like to get in touch with a question or issue for us to discuss, send us an email or a voice memo to hello@findingpeaceinparenting.comAdditional resources for parents:https://www.newportacademy.com/teen-friendships2020-12-3128 min
Finding Peace In ParentingPushing our Kids - the line between guiding and pushing too hardOur topic today: Pushing our children. We mean well but are we doing the right thing?Are we projecting our needs when we want what is best for our children? How does how we were parented, relate to our parenting style?And how to avoid some common parenting pitfalls when it comes to pushing our kids too hard? If you would like to get in touch with a question for us to discuss, send us an email or a voice memo to hello@findingpeaceinparenting.comAdditional resources...2020-12-2630 min