Hosted by Sarah Findlay, founder of Conscious Early Learning, this podcast is a transformative space for parents and early childhood educators. Combining indige...
Emotional Intelligence & Mindful Parenting with Danica Joy
In this episode of the Conscious Early Learning Podcast, we sit down with Danica Joy, a mindfulness and emotional intelligence parenting coach. Danica shares her expertise on how parents and educators can nurture emotional intelligence in children while also developing their own self-regulation skills. We explore the role of energetics in adult-child dynamics, highlighting the importance of noticing and understanding your own emotions as the first step in emotional intelligence. Danica provides practical mindfulness tools to integrate into daily routines, helping both parents and children navigate big emotions with greater ease. We also discuss effective strategies for co-regulation and supporting children through challenging emotional experiences while maintaining a sense of calm and connection. Danica introduces her 6-week course, Tuning into Kids – Emotionally Intelligent Parenting, based on research from Melbourne University, which offers powerful tools for understanding and managing emotions.
Connect with Danica:
Website: www.joyfulcollective.co.nz
Instagram: www.instagram.com/joyful.collective
Tuning into Kids – Emotionally Intelligent Parenting Course:
https://tinyurl.com/3nsdcpbr
How Do I Feel? A Dictionary of Emotions for Children:
https://tinyurl.com/42vws3ua
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Empowering Those Raising Our Future Generations: Teaching Body Safety with Victoria Barendsen
Join us in this powerful episode with registered psychologist Victoria Barendsen, a specialist in childhood trauma and sexual abuse prevention.
Victoria shares her wealth of knowledge on teaching body safety to children, empowering parents, and protecting futures. Learn how to seamlessly integrate body safety practices into your daily routines, build open communication with your child, and navigate sensitive topics like consent, private parts, and safe spaces with confidence.
This episode will leave you equipped with practical tools to foster trust, teach healthy boundaries, and empower the children in your care. Whether you’re a parent or an early childhood educator, this conversation will guide you in raising children who are self-aware, confident, and safe.
Connect with Victoria on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/thesafekidsproject/
Or visit her website to learn more about her services and her upcoming course “Body Safety Education for Parents”:
https://thesafekidsproject.com
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Empowering Connections: Mindful Birth, Attachment, and Self-Care with Morgan Glover
Learn how to create calm, connected relationships with children through mindful practices and self-awareness with insights from Morgan Glover - a birth worker, reiki practitioner, and breastfeeding expert. In this episode of Conscious Early Learning, Morgan shares unique strategies for fostering secure attachments starting before birth, the impact of empowering birth experiences, and how self-care supports both parents and educators. Whether you’re an ECE teacher or a parent, this episode offers actionable tools and transformative perspectives you can start using today.
Connect with Morgan on her Instagram page:
www.instagram.com/bewithbirth
or her website:
www.bewithbirth.ca
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Transforming Motherhood and Teaching Through Nervous System Regulation and Mindful Belief Shifts with Avril Brown
In this wisdom-driven conversation, I’m joined by the incredible Avril, a Transformational Leadership Mentor helping soul-led mumpreneurs become unstoppable in both motherhood and business.
We dive into the real work of juggling life’s many hats, exploring how nervous system regulation can be the anchor for success, calm, and connection. Avril shares her personal practices for staying grounded through the challenges of motherhood and leadership, as well as her go-to tools for navigating big emotions and reframing limiting beliefs that hold us back.
The power of coregulation is also discussed - how being present and calm yourself can transform your relationships with the children in your life. Avril offers simple, actionable strategies to support yourself and others, making this a must-listen for anyone looking to create change from the inside out.
Find Avril here Where she shares more wisdom, insights and practical tools:
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avril1brown
Or join her free private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/tX4v4EbsXM7eVfFy/
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Breaking Free: Limiting Beliefs and Reparenting Your Inner Child (Part 3/3)
In the final part of our series with Mel from SomaTherapeia, we explore how deeply ingrained limiting beliefs shape the way we parent or teach, often without us even realising it. Mel explains how these beliefs manifest in our caregiving styles, impacting both us and the children we guide. We also delve into the powerful practice of reparenting our inner child - a unique foundation of Mel’s work - unpacking what it means, how it supports healing, and why it’s essential for breaking generational patterns. Join us to discover tools that can empower you to become the most authentic, compassionate version of yourself.
Connect with Mel on Instagram at:
https://www.instagram.com/somatherapeia_ https://www.instagram.com/healingwithmelz
Or visit her Website at:
https://www.mindfulheadquarters.com
Hosted by Sarah Findlay, founder of Conscious Early Learning, this podcast is a transformative space for parents and early childhood educators. Combining indigenous wisdom, holistic practices, and years of experience in early childhood education, Sarah brings you insightful conversations that challenge traditional methods of teaching and parenting. Each episode is designed to equip you with practical tools to cultivate emotional resilience, self-regulation, and secure attachments with children. From deep dives into emotional intelligence to tangible strategies for creating calm, connected environments, this podcast helps you foster a peaceful, mindful approach to parenting and teaching, one that nurtures both you and the next generation.
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