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Episode 54: Creating Safe Spaces for Children at Home & School with Nichole Hamilton

In this episode, I'm joined by Nichole Hamilton, founder of The Kidz Coach, Entrepreneur, Speaker and Holistic Healer. Nic's passion is to create safe havens for children, whether that be at home or at school.
Nic vulnerably shares her journey, including her personal healing journey that led her to doing this incredible work in the world.
We also discuss:

  • The importance of connection and attachment

  • How societal constructs impact parenting

  • Why it's crucial to repair any disconnections we have created with our children; both as parents and educators/teachers

  • Accepting everyone for the unique individual that they are

  • Plus so much more


Where to Find Nic:
Website: The Kidz Coach
Instagram: @thekidzcoach_nichole_hamilton
Facebook: Nichole Hamilton

Resources Mentioned:
Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill
Nichole's Free Program

ABOUT NIC:
With over 8 years of experience working with children, Nichole possesses a deep understanding of their emotional well-being and behavioral challenges. Her passion lies in creating a safe and nurturing space for children to express themselves fully, helping them navigate through difficult times and empowering them to reach their full potential.

Nichole’s expertise extends beyond traditional therapy methods. She is a certified play therapist, master hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner, and Reiki energy healer. Through her comprehensive skill set, she merges therapeutic modalities with play, connection, and empowerment to support children in healing and transforming their lives.What sets Nichole apart is her genuine love and dedication to helping children thrive. She believes in the power of unconditional love, providing children with a safe haven where they can feel seen, heard, and valued. By incorporating play and engaging activities, Nichole creates an environment that fosters emotional growth, resilience, and improved communication.

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Episode 40: Aware Parenting Children with Special Needs with Aletha Solter PhD

In this week's episode, the founder of The Aware Parenting Institute, developmental psychologist, Aletha Solter PhD provides answers to questions from the community. Aletha briefly shares how Aware Parenting came to be, before we dive into this episodes topic discussing insights, experience, research and our personal stories.
In this episode you will discover:
- can we differentiate between accumulated feelings/trauma and genetic factors
- defining neurodiversity
- why Aware Parenting can support all children
- observing our children is a key component in Aware Parenting
- tantrums and meltdowns
- when children are "stuck" with their feelings - Aletha shares 4 reasons
- the balance of attention and its role in healing
- how a diagnosis can be helpful
- plus so much more

Where to Find Aletha:
Website -  Aware Parenting Institute
Facebook - Aware Parenting Institute

Books by Aletha Solter PhD:
The Aware Baby
Cooperative & Connected
Tears & Tantrums
Raising Drug Free Kids
Attachment Play
Healing Your Traumatized Child

ABOUT ALETHA:
Aletha Solter is a Swiss/American developmental psychologist who is recognized internationally as an expert on attachment, trauma, and non-punitive discipline. She studied with the Swiss psychologist, Jean Piaget, at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, where she obtained a Master's degree in human biology. She then earned a PhD in psychology from the University of California . She has 2 adult children and 2 grandchildren.

When her first child was born in 1977 (following a traumatic birth) she did not find any parenting books that advocated attachment-style parenting and non-punitive discipline while taking into account the impact of stress and trauma on children's development.  Her 6 books have been translated into many languages, and she has also written numerous articles for parents and professionals.

 In 1990 she founded The Aware Parenting Institute, which now has certified instructors in over 20 countries. Her goal is to help create a nonviolent world in which all children are allowed to attain their full potential. With the tools of Aware Parenting, she is confident that parents can raise their children to be competent, compassionate, nonviolent, and drug free. She also knows that parenting is a difficult job and that parents deserve recognition, information, and support.

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Episode 25: The Importance of Play & Nature During Childhood with Angela Hanscom

I absolutely loved this beautiful conversation with Angela Hanscom. Angela is a Paediatric Occupational Therapist and the founder of TimberNook a developmental and nature-based program that has gained international popularity including one here in Australia. Angela also has a highly viewed TEDx Talk and is the author of one of my all-time favourite books, Balanced and Barefoot.
Angela shares her story as an Occupational Therapist and the creation of TimberNook.
We then discuss:
- The harm children are experiencing from reduced unstructured outdoor time
- Adults as a barrier to children’s neurological development and why adults need to step back when children play
- Why staging children’s learning is detrimental to their development
- Nature being superior to man-made playgrounds and organised sports
- Play is where children learn and work through traumas
- How play can help children who experience sensory issues
- Plus so much more

Where to Find Angela
TimberNook Website
TimberNook on Facebook

Resources
Balanced & Barefoot by Angela J. Hanscom
Angela’s TEDx Talk
Free to Learn by Peter Gray

ABOUT ANGELA
Angela J. Hanscom is a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of TimberNook—an award-winning developmental and nature-based program that has gained international popularity. She is the author of Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children. Hanscom is also a frequent contributor to The Washington Post and in 2019 won a Small Business of the year award for the State of New Hampshire.

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Episode 24: Family-Centered Natural Learning with Joss Goulden

In this week’s episode I welcome back fellow Aware Parenting Instructor, Joss Goulden. We have a beautiful conversation about natural learning, something we are both passionate about.

Joss shares her journey into homeschooling her now 2 teenage children following a family-centered natural learning approach.

We also discuss:

- The history of the education system

- How children can have more freedom to be themselves at home

- School traumas and how that has impacted us as adults

- Different types of learning

- Natural learning when your child does go to school

- Intrinsic motivation

- Meeting the learning needs of each individual child

- Plus so much more.

Where to Find Joss:

Website: Aware Parenting with Joss

Instagram: @awareparentingwithjoss

Facebook: Aware Parenting with Joss

Podcasts: Aware Parenting Stories Podcast and Aware Parenting and Natural Learning Podcast

Resources Mentioned:

Raising Resilient and Compassionate Children by Lael Stone and Marion Rose Ph.D

Free to Learn by Peter Gray

How Children Learn by John Holt

ABOUT JOSS:

Joss is a parenting coach and mentor. She supports families to create more connection, awareness and joy in parenting. She is an Aware Parenting Instructor certified with the Aware Parenting Institute and has been practising Aware Parenting for 16 years. Joss is also a mother of 2 children, aged 18 and 16. Joss is passionate about sharing this beautiful approach with parents. “I love Aware Parenting because it creates strong, connected relationships in our families and gives parents the tools, based on scientific research, to support our children to be cooperative, connected to their authentic selves and loving. I believe that Aware Parenting is THE solution for so many of the challenges facing the world. I am also really passionate about Homeschooling and Natural Learning.”

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