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The Art of Parenting

The Art of Parenting provides parents and caregivers support and encouragement as we nurture and guide the next generation.

Do you struggle with your child’s demanding or frustrating behaviors? Do you find yourself spread way too thin trying to figure out this whole “parenting puzzle” (such as tantrums, hitting or biting, wanting a better relationship with your child, sibling rivalry, potty training, co-sleeping, etc.)?

The Art of Parenting podcast, with your host Jeanne-Marie Paynel, is intended to help you decipher children’s needs and learn how to better provide for them. I’ll be sharing simple tips and tricks that will make a huge difference in your home while giving you the support and encouragement you deserve to enhance and enrich your parenting experience.

Each week I’ll be helping you find clarity and solutions to your toughest parenting problems through Q&A sessions and inspirational conversations with world-renowned experts in a variety of fields. Topics range from Montessori and RIE parenting methods to positive discipline, respectful and conscious parenting, minimalism and more!

Parenting was never meant to be done alone and The Art of Parenting is here to debunk the general consensus that it has to be hard.

Latest Episodes:

131: Raising Good Humans Every Day. With Hunter Clarke-Fields Jan 04, 2024

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How do you embrace mindfulness in everyday parenting? Listen in to Mindful Mama Hunter Clarke-Fields as she leads the way to raising good humans every day.

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What a wonderful way to start the new year mindfully! I'm thrilled to have Hunter back on the podcast to share her mindfulness approach to raising good humans every day.

What We Talked About:

Her definition of Mindfulness
Learning to be in a 'being mode'
Hunter's C.L.E.A.R Method
How to be more present with our children
Nurturing Mindfulness with Our Children
The Raising Good Humans Guided Journal
Understanding what 'unskilled words' are in Parenting

Things to Remember

"Mindfulness is an incredible tool to help us be less reactive."

"Blaming and shaming doesn't work."

"We do not have to fix and solve all our children's problems."

"What our children ultimately want from us is to be seen, heard and accepted."

"You wouldn't be a great parent if you didn't mess up sometimes."

- Hunter Clarke-Fields

"When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there." - Thich Nhat Hanh

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130: Moving Smart. With Gill Connell Dec 21, 2023

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Have you ever wondered why movement is crucial for your child's learning? Listen in to find the answers with our special guest, Gill Connell.

Click here for more from Jeanne-Marie, your parenting mentor. An essential conversation with child development expert Gill Connell on the importance of movement. Listen in to learn how to help your child learn through movement.

What We Talked About:

The importance of understanding our children's movement pattern
The evolution of movement
What do children need in a well-balanced physical diet?
The primitive reflexes of the newborn
The necessity of letting our children walk barefoot

Things to Remember

"You need to think like a child when engaging with children."

"There's a natural way for children to develop their balance system."

"Children need experiences that involve stamina, resilience, agility, and being able to use their bodies in different ways, move in different ways."

"Out of frustration comes determination and resilience."

"Play is the key to children learning about their world."

"Play and outside spaces help children develop their readiness for learning in many different ways."

"Movement is the starting point for wiring the brain for learning."

- Gill Connell

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129: Minimalist Moms. With Diane Boden Dec 18, 2023

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How do Minimalist Moms embrace the 'less is more' philosophy in parenting? Listen in as my guest spills the beans on minimalist living for moms.

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It is the season of giving, yet we want to be intentional about not cluttering our homes and creating more waste. My guest today has chosen to be a minimalist and shares how you can, too.

What We Talked About:

What is Minimalism?
Involving kids in our minimalist lifestyle
Why we don't need to buy so many things for our kids
Navigating Minimalism in the Holiday Gift-Giving Season
How to deal with Birthday parties when you are a Minimalist Mom

Things to Remember

"Live life with intention."

"People are more important than things."

"There are so many things in our life that we can't control, but we can control the amount of things we bring in. We are the gatekeepers of our homes."

"The stuff doesn't matter. It's the relationship."

"Our job is to be a guide. It's not to direct their every move."

"People can live with a lot less than they think they can."

- Diane Boden

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127: Reclaiming Parenthood. With Tracy Gillett Dec 11, 2023

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Do you want to regain confidence in your parenting decisions? Listen in to find out how to let go of outdated myths. Click here for show notes and more from Jeanne-Marie, your parenting mentor. I am so grateful to have had this conversation; I've wanted to talk to Tracy here about the idea of reclaiming parenthood for a long time, and I'm thrilled to share it with you today. Her views, backed by science, are a breath of fresh air.

What We Talked About:

Reconnecting with our instincts and the natural flow of Motherhood
How does Tracy's approach to parenting differ from her upbringing?
The Psychological impact of excessive praise on children
Debunking myths about infant sleep and learning to parent through the night
The importance of breastfeeding and what it means to do so full-term

Things to Remember:

"Nobody knows your child like you do. You are the decision maker."

"We've lost the village, and we can recreate it in other ways."

"It's an incredible burden on a child if they're trying to make their parents happy all the time. "

"The more we over praise, the more children start to think that they are valued for what they do not for who they are."

"Praise the process rather than the outcome."

"What we need to foster as mothers is that we don't need to be the same all the time."

"A bad day doesn't mean bad parenting."

- Tracy Gillett

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126: Advanced Parenting. With Kelly Fradin Dec 07, 2023

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Struggling to navigate your child's unique diagnosis? Listen in as my guest shares insights on finding parental support during difficult moments. Click here for show notes and more from Jeanne-Marie, your parenting mentor. Learning to deal with your child's unique set of diagnosis or disability can be very isolating. Today, my guest, a pediatrician and author of Advanced Parenting, shares how we can find support as parents during these challenging situations.

What We Talked About:

How to get support when navigating complex health or learning diagnosis
Helping parents cultivate healthy mindsets despite traumatic situations
Empowering whole family dynamics amidst challenging diagnosis
The importance of opening up and sharing your situation with others
Why parents face denial with difficult situations
How the medical system is flawed when it comes to supporting parents

Things to Remember

"Parenting is about incorporating our understanding of children's development and their needs."

"It's one size fits one when it comes to parenting."

"It's not always predictable how hard it is to go through a challenge based on a diagnosis alone."

"Challenges of all shapes and sizes can have a bigger impact on us as parents."

"The first step is deciding to take a step."

"If you take care of yourself first and think about where you are, you can get to a healthier place to make decisions and prioritize what your family needs next."

"The parent is the expert on the Child." - Kelly Fradin

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125: Parenting the First 3 Years. With Ann McKitrick Dec 04, 2023

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Are you finding yourself perplexed when it comes to understating your little one? Listen in to find out how to make the early years manageable. Click here for show notes and more from Jeanne-Marie, your parenting mentor. Early parenthood is a huge learning curve and one of the biggest transitions you go through as an adult. Today, my guest sheds some light on how to better prepare for the parenting experience.

What We Talked About:

Debunking Early Childhood Development Myths
How Today's Technology Impacts Our Relationships with Children
Advice for Building Deep Connections with Your Children
Essential Traits of Professionals Caring for Young Children
Deeper Understanding and Managing Our Children's Meltdowns

Things to Remember

"Parenting is a developmental process."

"Your foundational relationship with your child is the main one."

"Your baby always loves you best."

"Having boundaries while providing respect and dignity for who your child is as a person is fundamental."

"Consider your own development alongside your child to understand yourself and let that inform how you respond to your child."

- Ann McKitrick

"Some researchers sensibly suggest that rather than worrying which programs our children are watching, we should concentrate on trying to reduce the total amount of time they spend in front of the screen." - Hugh Mackay

"The most important period of life is not the age of university studies but the first one, the period from birth to the age of six." - Dr. Maria Montessori

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124: Vulnerability as a Strength. With Todd Adams Nov 30, 2023

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Do you worry about your child being too vulnerable? Listen in to find out why it is important to be vulnerable, especially for men. Click here for show notes and more from Jeanne-Marie, your parenting mentor. It was a delight being able to have a rich conversation with a father working with men. I don't often get the opportunity to ask men how they feel about being fathers or how fathers can change the outdated paradigm of masculinity.

What We Talked About:

Breaking barriers and embracing vulnerability in men
How he helps men retrain themselves and become self-aware
How to help Fathers raise their sons to be mature masculine men
The importance of being self-aware of the baggage we carry from our own childhood
The quality of relationships and the loneliness epidemic among men in the US

Things to Remember

"The best way to parent is to model the behavior you want to see."

"It's hard to give somebody love if you can't love yourself. It's hard to give somebody patience if you don't have patience yourself."

"We're not attracted to what's best for us. We're attracted to what's most familiar."

"The quality of our life is dependent upon the quality of our relationships."

"Vulnerability is one of the biggest strengths that I see in men."

"Do whatever you need to do to maintain that electricity between you and your partner."

"Stay curious around your children. They're here to teach you as much as we're here to teach them."

"Every obstacle is there to help you become a better version of yourself." - Todd Adams

"Masculine and feminine roles are not biologically fixed but socially constructed." - Judith Butler

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123: Dysregulation and Neurofeedback. With Dianne Kosto Nov 27, 2023

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Would you be willing to try anything to help your child? Listen in to learn how my guest discovered neurofeedback to help hers. Click here for show notes and more from Jeanne-Marie, your parenting mentor. I believe it is ingrained in us that when we discover something that can help others, we want to share it. And that is exactly what my guest today is: "a mom on a mission' to share her discovery of how neurofeedback helps her child regain his confidence and the spark in his eyes. What We Talked About:

What exactly is Neurofeedback
Dianne's long journey to discovering Neurofeedback
How we can integrate neurofeedback into our homes
The importance of re-training the brain instead of medicating it
When and who can utilize Neurofeedback

Things to Remember:

"Expect the unexpected. The only constant is change."

"Every brain does have nuances, and it's very complex. It's one of the most complicated things in the universe."

"Never force the brain to do anything it's not ready for."

"You're gonna enjoy the journey a lot more if you're not expecting."

- Dianne Kosto

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122: A Mother's Memoir. With Jeannie Ewing Nov 23, 2023

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Do you wonder how other people do this whole parenting thing? Listen in to find out how my guest navigates. Click here for show notes and more from Jeanne-Marie, your parenting mentor. Sometimes, life and motherhood can throw you some curveballs. Today, my guest had a few of her own challenges and shared how she has managed them all.

What We Talked About:

The grief she feels raising her neurodivergent children
How to guide our children through the grief process
Her daughter's journey of navigating life with a sibling with Apert Syndrome
How to foster support raising a Neurodivergent child
How she manages parenting and sibling dynamics while caring for a special needs child
The need for maternal support from the community

Things to Remember

"There really is no way to teach or mentor someone to parent." "How you love your child and how you learn to love yourself is the essence of giving birth to anything creative." "Grief isn't just about bereaving the loss of a living thing that has died, it's about grieving any devastating loss. "Once grief enters your life, it doesn't leave." "Allowing your child to feel safe enough with you to be able to cry, to be angry, and to be just validated." "Motherhood is part of your identity but not the totality of who you are." - Jeannie Ewing Click here for show notes and more from Jeanne-Marie, your parenting mentor.

121: The Quiet Rebel. With Tracie Jae Nov 20, 2023

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Are you at a loss on how to have critical conversations with loved ones? Listen in as my guest shares her strategies. Click here for show notes and more from Jeanne-Marie, your parenting mentor. "What can I do?" is a question I often ask myself and how I came across Tracie's work. The notion of a quiet rebel intrigued me. I hope this conversation sparks curiosity and initiates authentic conversations. They are critical to have.

What We Talked About:

Why authentic conversations are critical to have.
The importance of leaning into our children's curiosity
Do not be afraid to answer all why questions
How can we educate our children about the beauty of differences
Tracie's 'What Can I Do' challenge
Her LOVE model for creating honest and respectful exchanges

Things to Remember:

"Parenting is making it to the other side with everybody happy, healthy, and whole."

"If you think you can handle it, you also need to be ready to discuss it."

"Parents have a lot of ability to restrict what comes and goes in their house."

"We stop learning, we stop growing when we stop asking questions."

― Tracie Jae

"Most important, whenever our children respond with feelings of guilt, or even shame, we can respond with, 'I love you anyway.' The way you respond to your children in the tough times will become their inner voice later in life." ― Britt Hawthorne

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