Welcome to today’s episode where we’re diving into a topic many parents wrestle with: setting limits the gentle parenting way.

It’s a balancing act, finding that sweet spot of setting appropriate limits - am I being too strict and controlling or am I being too permissive?

Today I explore how to navigate walking the tightrope of limits with intention and connection.

I talk about:

1. Understanding Your Own Relationship with Limits
2. Balancing Personal Needs and Your Child’s Needs
3. The Role of Limits in Child Development
4. Flexibility and Authenticity in Setting Limits
5. Playful Approaches to Setting Limits
6. Accepting Imperfection and Learning from Mistakes

Parenting and setting limits is a continuous work in progress.

Stay flexible, experiment, and most importantly, stay true to yourself.

Thank you for joining me today! If you found this episode helpful, don’t forget to subscribe and share it with fellow parents. I appreciate your ongoing support!

If you are ready to put these ideas into practice in your own parenting, come and work with me over in the Peaceful Parent School. ⁠⁠Click here to find out more and book your place.⁠⁠

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Attunement is a super important concept in parenting, where your brain's limbic system tunes in and syncs up with the emotional energy of your child.

Of course, we deeply love our children and attunement is how children know they are loved.

Children’s brains develop through relationships with caring, attuned adults. By being present, noticing their emotions, and responding thoughtfully, we help children feel seen and valued, fostering empathy and emotional growth.

Some things to think about when it comes to attunement:

• Tuning into yourself first: Be aware of your own emotions before attuning to your child.

• Being vs. doing: Focus on slowing down and being with your child.

• Mirroring emotions: Validate their feelings without getting stuck in their emotional state.

• Providing a calm presence: Anchor yourself emotionally to help your child regulate their feelings.

In this episode I dive into attunement and share some practical tips to help you slow down and tune in to your child.

If you are ready to put these ideas into practice in your own parenting, come and work with me over in the Peaceful Parent School. ⁠Click here to find out more and book your place.⁠

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend and consider leaving an iTunes review. It will help this conversation reach even more parents.

I would love to stay in touch! You can follow me on⁠ Facebook⁠ and⁠ Instagram⁠ @PamParentCoach. I always love to hear from my listeners.

You haven't seen your child all day, you are excited to reconnect with them and find out all about their day - but you are met with one word answers at best or even a full on meltdown.

Why do other people's kids seem to be chatty and full of zest at school pickup and your kid is taking a huff and refusing to get in the car!

Or maybe your children fight relentlessly all the way home and you're at your wits end!

If any of these ring true, or if you just need some fresh ideas to reconnect after being away from your child, then this is the episode for you.

I talk about why your child might resist connection after school and how you can find your way in.

This episode is full of ideas to reconnect that work with your child's neurobiology and speaks their language of play.

If this episode was helpful, you might also like to check out the following episodes relating to school challenges:

Episode #085 Back to School Boost: 4 Big Ideas to Tackle the Toughest Challenges

Episode #071 After-School Restraint Collapse: Why is my child falling apart after school and how can I help them?

Episode #079 When your child doesn’t want to go to school

If you are ready to put these ideas into practice in your own parenting, come and work with me over in the Peaceful Parent School. Click here to find out more and book your place.

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend and consider leaving an iTunes review. It will help this conversation reach even more parents.
I would love to stay in touch! You can follow me on Facebook and Instagram @PamParentCoach. I always love to hear from my listeners.