Sarah Rosensweet Peaceful Parenting

🏳️‍🌈 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.

Head to the link in bio to read the full Substack article :)

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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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👉 PSST- Are you currently parenting teens? My Peaceful Parenting in the Teen Years Group Coaching Course starts TODAY! DM me if you would like to join, it is not too late!

In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, Corey and I discuss peaceful parenting teens and tweens, including mindset shifts, connection strategies, sideways listening, and why the teen years can be joyful instead of scary.

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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