Join Helena Mooney and guests in this down-to-earth, practical and fun podcast so that you can help your child with everyday challenges such as aggression, anxiety, bedtimes, tantrums, screens and more. Helena is a Certified Aware Parenting Instructor, Certified Hand in Hand Parenting Instructor, Doula and Mum to a 17 & 11 year old. She brings a practical, respectful and effective approach to help you enjoy parenting more and strengthen your connection with your child. To find out more, join a…
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Ever done something you KNOW not to do. And yet you can't help yourself?! You know not to shout, and yet you still do. You know your child wants your attention, and yet you just can't give it. These are not signs that you're a bad parent. Instead, they're indications that you need something. And it's not more information or What To Do videos. Listen in to what you really need instead.…
If you ever panic when your child is upset because they've hurt themselves and you don't know how to help them overcome anxiety as a result of their injury, then this episode is going to help. I recently dislocated my shoulder (again) and what I did in one hour the following week transformed my recovery. Even though this was a more painful and traumatic event than when I dislocated it 3 years…
Struggling with picky eaters? Worried about your child’s obsession with sweets, constant snack requests, or battles at the dinner table? Helena chats with Maru Rojas, an Aware Parenting instructor and Mum of 2 who specialises in Intuitive Eating. In this super helpful, down-to-earth conversation you'll learn how to foster a healthy, trusting relationship with food for your whole family. This…
How are holidays with your children? Relaxing, wonderful and Instagramable? Or stressful and exhausting?! Sometimes it can feel like it would be easier to just stay at home because then the kids wouldn't have as many tantrums, you wouldn't feel so frazzled and frustrated, and it would be cheaper too. But holidays can be fun! So listen to this week's episode to have the best time with your…
Do you trust yourself? Are you gentle with yourself? Can you calm that urgent voice in your head, and bring a strong sense of peace into your mind and your body? Because that is what I want for you. To deeply trust yourself as a Mum, to release trauma, and to feel confident in who you are. Vicki Plomer is an Aware Parenting Instructor, a Somatic Therapist and a Trauma-Informed Energy Practitioner.…
If toilet training has become a battle and your child is refusing to do wees or poos in the potty or toilet, then this episode is going to help. Especially if you're feeling pressure from those around you and you've tried all the things - bribes, threats and listening to lots of upset feelings. Yasmine's lovely, strong-willed son was refusing to do a poo on the potty or toilet. It had turned into…
One of parenting’s most misunderstood topics—Tantrums! in this episode I chat with Eva Szorad, a Hungarian Aware Parenting instructor, about what tantrums really are, and more importantly, what they are not . I wish I knew this when I first became a mum because I used to think I had failed when my daughter had tantrums. I had been led to believe that if I was calm and gentle, she would be calm and…
Do you ever struggle to know what to do when your child runs to their room, slams the door and shouts at you to “Go Away!”? If you're like many of my clients, you might feel confused about what to do. On the one hand, you want to respect your child's boundaries and not force yourself in when they've told you go away. But on the other hand, your child is clearly upset and you don't want to leave…
Have you ever argued with your partner about parenting? Most parents have and it's one of the big topics that clients usually want to talk or vent about. This is especially an issue when you're following a different approach to the norm, and maybe you've even questioned whether it's worth implementing it if your partner is not 100% on board. In this episode I talk with fellow Aware Parenting…
If you've ever tried to give your child the ideal day by throwing a birthday party or taking them on an exciting trip, only for them to have a meltdown or complain, then this episode is for you. In it, Devon Harris shares about how about a day spent doing mundane things with her son led him to declare it was "the best day ever" So what was it about that day that had such a profound impact? And how…
