Sarah Rosensweet Peaceful Parenting

Want to bring more joy and fun back into your life? Michaeleen Doucleff explains how screens and ultraprocessed foods are making us miserable by trapping us in a cycle of wanting without ever feeling rewarded.

You can listen to The Peaceful Parenting Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. We’ve included a fully edited transcript of our interview in our Substack post- link in bio :)

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“Children need to know that they matter, that someone in this big, scary, beautiful world thinks that they are the sun, moon, and stars all rolled into one lovable little human.” - LR Knost

Sometimes our jobs as parents can feel so overwhelming.

Make sure they eat healthy food, get enough sleep, and brush their teeth.

Find a daycare we feel good about, research the schools that might be the best fit.

Expose them to sports and creative pursuits.
Provide opportunities for social interaction.
Read every day.

The list goes on…

The good news is that the most important thing we do is simple.

The most important thing is that our child FEELS loved. That we are always in their corner. That we think they’re amazing.

Head to the link in bio to read the rest :)

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🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride! I wrote about my very unusual family and also why it’s so important to be an ally before you know the sexual orientation of your child.

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Content note: Death of a child. Take care while reading.

Monday would have been her 19th birthday.

In mid-December 2023, my girlfriend, Amanda, phoned me and asked me to sit down.

She had just found out the day before that her beloved daughter, Ula, age 16, had died of an accidental overdose.

Ula was not only the daughter of my close friend, but the childhood best friend of my daughter, Maxine. For a long time, she and Maxine were more like sisters than friends. I tucked her in bed next to Maxine, kissed her goodnight and told her I loved her countless times over the course of a decade.

We knew Ula had been having a hard time, but we never dreamed that we wouldn’t get to see the beautiful and amazing adult we were confident she would be one day.

In the weeks after Ula died, I found it hard to go on as usual…

Head to the link in bio or my substack to read the rest.

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The word regulation is thrown around a lot these days, but you probably haven’t heard the phrase "Regulation is connection to self." Tune in to my conversation with Hayden Ahlbrandt and learn how we can use connection to self and many other strategies to help our kids through meltdowns.

You can listen to The Peaceful Parenting Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. We’ve included a fully edited transcript of our interview in our Substack post- link in bio :)

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“Leading with empathy helps your child build positive self-esteem. Even as they are corrected, they know they are still a good person.” - Sarah Rosensweet

Our children learn to see themselves as they are metaphorically reflected in our eyes, for better or worse. When we correct them, especially if they are sensitive, sometimes what they hear is, “You are bad.”

This can contribute to low self-esteem. How we correct them can make a huge difference. If we lead with empathy and acknowledge their point of view, they can separate their fundamental worthiness from what we are trying to teach them.

For example, if your child is eating dinner and accidentally spills their milk, it makes sense to help them learn not to spill it again by pointing out that they had set it down close to the edge.

Leading with empathy and acknowledging their point might sound like: “Oh my goodness- I don’t think you realized how close to the edge that was! Let’s make sure we’ve got the glass closer to the middle next time.”

Head to the link in bio to read the rest or my Substack- https://sarahrosensweet.substack.com/

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Being kind to our kids not only feels better, but it works better! Listen in to my discussion with Dr. Justin as he explains the psychology behind peaceful parenting and how to put theory in practice.

You can listen to The Peaceful Parenting Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. We’ve included a fully edited transcript of our interview in our Substack post- link in bio :)

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