We Nurture: Waldorf Inspired Parenting

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How to Create Boundaries May 18, 2022

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For this episode of Inspirational Wednesday, we are unpacking the important concept of setting boundaries with your child. You can expect to hear all about how to create and hold healthy boundaries, with a focus on kindness, connecting, and love. It should come as no surprise that boundaries are absolutely necessary, as they help to build trust and put your child on the path towards a manageable adulthood. In this episode we look at boundaries from two different angles; firstly giving three points of consideration before setting up a boundary, and then the three steps that you can implement when holding and reinforcing the limitation you have put in place. Listeners will come away with some great practical tips for certain scenarios, as well as a few reminders about what it means to model healthy behavior, so make sure to join us to hear it all!

Key Points From This Episode:

Implementing a proactive approach to creating boundaries instead of a reactive one.
Using a loving and kind approach to setting boundaries with a child.
The importance of a child's age, development, and personality when setting boundaries.
Why consistency is so vital in determining the efficacy of a boundary.

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Ways to Nurture Your Child's Speech Development May 17, 2022

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While it is true that all children develop at their own pace when it comes to speech, there are ways you can nurture their development. Today on Blossoming Tuesday I talk about how you can support your child’s speech development to help them blossom. I discuss how language develops from birth to preschool age and I break down the first five years of speech development. I also explain how important it is to understand that your child’s communication abilities may not parallel their emotional age until age seven and I give tips to help with speech development and explain the connection between language and movement. I discuss games and activities that can support speech. Finally, I explain the importance of solo play to assist in language development. Tune in to We Nurture Podcast to help your child’s speech blossom!

Key Points From This Episode:

Introducing today’s topic: Speech Development.
A brief overview of how speech develops from birth to preschool age.
Year one: crying and the dangers of letting them cry.
Three to six months: laughing.
Six to nine months: two-syllable words and understanding meaning.
12 to 18 months: imitating sound and pitch.
18 to 24 months: two-word sentences.
Year two: naming things and the dangers of correcting your child.
Year three: multiple words, even sentences with lots of words, asking why and the use of “I”.
Year four: complex sentences.
Year five: good vocabulary and complex sentence structure.
The importance of understanding your child’s emotional age.
Tips to help with your child’s speech development.
The connection between movement and speech development.
How reading, songs, and nursery rhymes help with language.
How rapid movement games and household chores support speech development.
The importance of allowing your child alone time to digest what they’ve learned.

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Parenting with Loving Kindness Instead of Fear May 16, 2022

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Join me in the first episode of season 6 as I talk about how you can resolve conflict of needs (your's and your child's) through understanding and connection. The focus of this episode will be on parenting with loving kindness instead of fear, fear that is communicated through threats.

When you parent with loving kindness, your relationship with your child strengthens. Although, it will take time, in fact years of consistently meeting your child’s needs in loving kind ways, there are steps you can take that will guide you. I'll mention these steps in the episode.

Key Points From This Episode:

The focus of Mindful Mondays.
Introducing today’s topic: parenting through love instead of fear.
The opposite of parenting with loving-kindness: threats.
The negative effect of fear on a child.
An example of a scenario where you can choose to parent with kindness.
The importance of understanding why your child has a negative response to an instruction.
Some helpful steps to parent mindfully.
Step one: pause to reflect and gather yourself.
Step two: connect then connect with touch.
Step three: validate your child’s feelings.
Step four: hold a boundary if needed.
Step five: connect and comfort.
Step six: restate the boundary if needed.
Step seven: follow through with loving words and actions.

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We Nuture on Spotify

We Nuture on Apple Podcasts

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Choosing your Parenting Battles Dec 03, 2021

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You’ve probably heard this said before - Choose your battles and save your energy for bigger behavior instead of battling over every minor issue and to let the minor issues go and focus on what’s most important to you. In today's episode, I'll be talking about how to work with your child during difficult moments. I'll suggest different scenarios and give step-by-step guidance on how to respond!

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Bringing Light Into Your Home This Winter Dec 02, 2021

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Welcome to Seasonal Thursday! Today I'll be talking about how to bring more light into your home this winter season. I'll share some inspiration and ideas for how to bring more light into your home and deepen your child's experience of the season.

Head to our Instagram @we_nurture to see the winter craft idea mentioned in today's episode!

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Creating a Holistic Home Dec 01, 2021

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Being in a calm space makes it easier to calm yourself, and the same applies to children. Today on this Inspirational Wednesday, Chinyelu addresses holistic home ideas that nurture the body and soul, and how you can bring these into your home. We hear how a busy home can make us and our children feel overwhelmed, and how you can identify these problem areas. Find out the 12 senses that are at the foundation of the Waldorf school ideals, and how they are influenced by our environment. We dive into the four foundational senses (touch, life, self-movement, and balance) and discover tips and tools to soothe each of them by adapting the home environment. Tune in to find out why a home is not merely the objects in it, and remember to always be kind and nurturing to our family and ourselves!

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The 12 Senses Article

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Changes in Your 6 Year Old Nov 30, 2021

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Today on Blossoming Tuesday, I will be focusing on some changes and the transformation that takes place in the 6th year. In your child’s sixth year you’ll begin to notice some changes that might surprise and even challenge your parenting in different ways. You’ll need to be understanding of and sensitive to the transformation that’s happening in your six year old. And Just as they are experiencing an inner transformation that happens as they approach the end of the 7 year childhood development phase, you’ll find that a transformation in the way you parent might also need to happen.

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Nurturing Gratitude in Your Home Nov 29, 2021

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Welcome back to mindful Monday! Today I'll be talking about mindful ways to Nurture the practice of Gratitude in your home. Tune in to learn about different ways that you can authentically create gratitude in your home with your children, as well as the power of creating a gratitude practice.

There's a printable of Mealtime Blessings that goes along with this episode. You'll find it on our website - wenurturecollective.com. Here's the link; https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f3acf17ad525662863d2190/t/61a4d496ef4c07476c036562/1638192312074/Mealtime+Blessings

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Why to Stop Saying Good Job and What to Say Instead Nov 19, 2021

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Thanks for joining us on Q & A Friday! Today’s question is - “I’ve heard that saying Good Job isn’t helpful so what can I say instead? In today's episode, I'll answer this question as well as explain why not to say "good job." I'll also give examples of scenarios and offer tips on what to say instead!

If you have a parenting question for one of our Q & A Fridays, you can ask it on Mondays on Instagram or anytime on our website. I then select one question a week to answer on the podcast.

Article by Alfie Kohn

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Late Autumn Crafting With Your Child Nov 18, 2021

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Making simple crafts with your child is the perfect way to brighten your home as the transition from Autumn to Winter begins. In this episode, I’m excited to share 4 crafts that you can make with your child during this transition time. These crafts are also developmentally wonderful because they help to strengthen eye-hand coordination as well as fine motor skills!

You can download the crafting guide here

The guide contains a list of all the supplies, instructions, and photos.

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