In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, is a conversation with Dr. Sheryl Gonzalez Ziegler, a psychologist and the author of the new book The Crucial Years, the Essential Guide to Mental Health and Modern Puberty In Middle Childhood. We cover how to normalize and celebrate puberty, how to teach moderation with screens, and red/yellow flags of disordered eating in middle childhood.

We talk about:

• 10:45 Why we need to talk to children about puberty in middle childhood

• 12:00 Historical context- how the timing of puberty has changed

• 16:00 Red parties and celebrating/normalizing puberty

• 29:00 Normalizing having conversations about tough topics in age-appropriate ways before kids ask questions

• 35:00 What you can do to teach your kids moderation with screens and technology

• 43:00 Making a small pod with other families who are delaying smartphones

• 46:33 Signs that kids are engaging in disordered eating in middle childhood

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Yoto Player- non-screen audiobook player

• Dr. Sheryl Ziegler’s book The Crucial Years, the Essential Guide to Mental Health and Modern Puberty In Middle Childhood

• Erin Loechner’s book The Opt-Out Family, how to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't

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

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In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, is a conversation with Rebecca Minor, a gender specialist who works with queer and trans youth and their families. We discuss the cost of not affirming kids’ identities, how we can raise our kids in an affirming environment, and how we can support and advocate for LGBTQ+ kids out in the world!

We talk about:

• 4:40 Statistics for kids who don’t have loved ones affirming their identities

• 8:45 How can we raise kids in an affirming environment, before we know their identity?

• 13:07 How to advocate for your LGBTQ+ child

• 17:40 How to handle unsupportive people in your life (family, friends, etc.)

• 21:38 How to handle the hostile environment against LGBTQ+ people and families

• 25:30 Take your kids to family friendly PRYDE events!

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Dealing with Non-Affirming Family Members:

• • PFLAG’s guide for families: https://pflag.org/resource/guide-to-being-a-supportive-parent/

  • Gender Spectrum’s resources for caregivers: https://genderspectrum.org/articles/family-resources

  • Rebecca’s blog: www.genderspecialist.com/blog

• Who to Call, Write, or Donate To:

• • Trans Youth Emergency Fund: https://southernequality.org/tyep/

  • Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org

  • ACLU Action: https://www.aclu.org/action or https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives

  • Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org

• Raising Trans Kids: What to Expect When you Weren’t Expecting This https://amzn.to/4e0XWT1

• Organizations for people of faith who are supporting LGBTQ+ kids:

• • The Real Mama Bears https://www.realmamabears.org/

  • Free Mom Hugs https://freemomhugscanada.ca/

  • Mama Dragons https://www.mamadragons.org/

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

In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, Corey and I cover eight different times when parents tend to talk too much to their kids! We discuss times when you can make minor tweaks such as when kids are engrossed in play or when we are giving kids directions. As well as major changes we can make such as not talking at all when kids are completely dysregulated or upset. 1, 2, 3, STOP TALKING!

We talk about:

· 2:20 Stop talking when kids are engrossed in play

· 4:17 We don’t have to make it a teachable moment

· 7:52 Giving unnecessary directions to our kids

· 10:33 Problems with praise

· 13:00 The Zone of Regulation as a guide for when and when not to talk

· 24:00 Over explaining ourselves when setting limits

· 28:00 Avoiding safety chatter

· 30:45 Stop talking when kids have a problem

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

· Coaching with Sarah or Corey

· Our Peaceful Parenting Membership

· Podcast about not making it a teachable moment

· https://www.alfiekohn.org/article/five-reasons-stop-saying-good-job/

· Podcast about cultivating nonchalance

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 journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer about her new book Hello, cruel World Science-Based Strategies for Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Times. This is Melinda’s second time on the podcast, and this time we cover what the research says about teaching kids self-compassion, managing tech use, preventing addiction, achievement culture, and more!

We talk about:

• 5:00 Helping kids learn self-compassion

• 9:30 The simple themes that keep coming up to help our kids in multiple domains

• 11:45 How the research about tech use surprised Melinda

• 15:00 Communication is the most important part of managing screens

• 19:39 What the research says about preventing addiction and substance use

• 29:30 Sneaky ways we pressure our kids to achieve

• 36:20 Teaching Kids media literacy

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Hello, cruel World Science-Based Strategies for Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Times

• How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes

• https://www.melindawennermoyer.com/

• https://melindawmoyer.substack.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

This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a coaching call with Charlotte who has a 7-year-old, 4-year-old, and 3-year-old. We had an interesting conversation about when we are giving too much empathy to sensitive kids and all the nuance around having a more nonchalant attitude to big feelings. We also discussed self regulation challenges and how to set limits with little kids.

We talk about:

• 8:30 When deep breathing isn’t enough to calm you down

• 13:30 Why you have to be there to enforce a limit with little kids

• 16:20 What is “discipline”?

• 19:00 Managing Aggressive Tantrums

• 23:00 Having a nonchalant attitude to big feelings

• 36:00 Getting playful when a child is being aggressive

• 41:00 Getting kids thinking brain back online

• 46:00 Checking back in after Charlotte tries Sarah’s suggestions

• 47:00 When you are all out of patience

• 56:30 Finding time for one-on-one time

• 58:00 No one has to be a perfect parent

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Coaching with Sarah or Corey

• Our Peaceful Parenting Membership

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 Dr. Gila who is a psychologist, neuropsychologist, and peaceful parenting coach that specializes in supporting single parents. We discuss the unique challenges and blessings of being a single parent, as well as how being a single parent amplifies many aspects of the parental experience. We also cover encouraging research about attachment and how to let go of perfectionism.

We talk about:

• 6:00 What does the research say about being a single parent?

• 9:00 Why we should not chase being “perfect”

• 13:00 Fears, anxieties, and grief single parents experience

• 14:35 Logistical challenges of being a single parent

• 16:55 Strategies to manage stress as a single parent

• 18:23 “Sink metaphor” for self regulation strategies

• 24:00 The importance and challenge of finding community

• 32:47 The special relationship you can have with your kids as a single parent

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.drgilaparenting.com/

• Facebook Group: Single-Parenting with Connection, NOT Perfection, with Dr. Gila

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 Erin Loechner, author of the book The Opt-Out Family, How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't. We discuss how to go about limiting technology in your homes, how to deal with pushback from your kids, and all of the benefits.

We talk about:

• 3:25 What is an Opt-Out Family with Technology?

• 7:35 Erin’s journey from being an influencer to opting out of technology

• 10:50 Pushback from kids when opting out

• 14:26 When parent’s want kids to have phones for safety reasons

• 17:40 How to deal when kids are pressuring them for technology

• 21:00 Helping kids feel socially connected when you opt out

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Erin Loechner’s book The Opt-Out Family, how to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't

• https://www.optoutfamily.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

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

• 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