Sarah Rosensweet Peaceful Parenting

💔🐾🌈 Missing this sweet girl today. We had our Emmy for 14.5 years. She was well loved and I think she had a great life. 💔🐾🌈

Want straightforward advice on how to feed kids and protect them from diet culture? Jennifer Anderson, founder of Kids Eat in Color, will explain how to be “head chef” in your home!

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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What happens when the people who raised us weren't emotionally mature? Morgan Pommells explains how this can shape our relationships, our sense of self, and the way we parent our own children.

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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Want to bring more joy and fun back into your life? Michaeleen Doucleff explains how screens and ultraprocessed foods are making us miserable by trapping us in a cycle of wanting without ever feeling rewarded.

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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“Children need to know that they matter, that someone in this big, scary, beautiful world thinks that they are the sun, moon, and stars all rolled into one lovable little human.” - LR Knost

Sometimes our jobs as parents can feel so overwhelming.

Make sure they eat healthy food, get enough sleep, and brush their teeth.

Find a daycare we feel good about, research the schools that might be the best fit.

Expose them to sports and creative pursuits.
Provide opportunities for social interaction.
Read every day.

The list goes on…

The good news is that the most important thing we do is simple.

The most important thing is that our child FEELS loved. That we are always in their corner. That we think they’re amazing.

Head to the link in bio to read the rest :)

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🏳️‍🌈 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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