Transitioning from Nap time.

Do you need some help with managing nap time? If so please enjoy this interview with Katherine Feeney ABC Radio Brisbane

You'll learn about:

  • When do daytime naps start coming to an end? Is there a hard and fast rule about the right age?

  • What signs should we look out for that our toddlers are ready to stop napping?

  • Just how much sleep DO toddlers and preschool children need?

  • Best ways to “drop” a nap and easing the transition: shorter naps or stop them all together?  The idea of resting as opposed to napping?

  • Does ending daytime naps mean more grumpy time?

  • Earlier to bed at night once daytime naps come to an end?

  • What about parents?  Their daytime nap was also our daytime break ... What can we do for ourselves during the transition to ending the little ones' daytime nap? What is the most important thing for parents struggling to remember?

Hope you enjoy the interview!

Dr Rosina McAlpine

Avoiding parental burnout: Tips for thriving with work and family

Avoiding parental burnout: Tips for thriving with work and family

We all know that maintaining employee’s physical and mental wellbeing are keys to creating happy and productive workplaces. Many organisations today offer general wellbeing programs for their employees – however, these programs don’t help working parents who have the added stress of raising children. The global pandemic has highlighted the need for workplaces to support their working parents who continually struggle to manage the many responsibilities of work, to overcome the day-to-day demands of parenting as well as navigate the never-ending stresses that life can bring.

This podcast explores the important topic of how to avoid parental fatigue and parental burnout. Dr Rosina McAlpine, CEO and creator of the Win Win Parenting workplace parenting education programs interviews Professor Moira Mikolajak – a leading researcher in this area.

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10 practical tips for getting kids to pay attention

10 practical tips for getting kids to pay attention

If it’s happened once, it’s happened a thousand times. You call out to your child for dinner, ask her to get undressed for the bath or tell him to come inside from the back yard, and it’s as if your requests evaporate into thin air. Or you check in to see how homework is coming along, only to see that he hasn’t even gotten started. Frustrating? Incredibly. Uncommon? Certainly not.

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The many long-term benefits of being a mummy's boy and a daddy's girl!

Interview audio courtesy of 2GB

We've all heard of the terms "mummy's boy" and "daddy's girl" and usually it comes with negative connotations. Well not anymore!

A new UK study by the Marriage Foundation (August 2018) reveals that children who are close to their parents have better mental health outcomes and stronger social skills.

In this short audio clip Ben Fordham, radio host on 2GB interviews parenting expert, Dr Rosina McAlpine, CEO of Win Win Parenting. 

You'll learn why having a close relationship with your kids is important and tips for how to achieve it!

Are you raising a gifted child?

Are you raising a gifted child?

Parents and teachers often wonder if they have a ‘gifted child’. That’s understandable as every parent sees their child as special, teachers want the best for their students and all children are amazing in their own way … right?

Did you know that there are many different areas of giftedness and it’s not just academic – giftedness can be across many fields including art, music and dance. And to make things even more complex, there are various ‘levels of giftedness’ from mildly or moderately gifted right up to exceptionally and profoundly gifted.

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Inspiring Teens to Set and Achieve Goals the Win Win Parenting Way

Navigating the teen years can be wonderful and it can also be challenging at times.  As a parent you want your teen to succeed in life and one way to do that is to help them set clear goals, work out the action steps then support them to complete the tasks until success is achieved.

In this interview with the lovely Jennifer Matthews from Parenting Ambitious Teens,  Dr Rosina, parenting expert,  talks about the Win Win Parenting way to raising children and helping them to become happy, healthy and capable adults. 

http://parentingambitiousteens.com/rosinamcalpine/

BONUS

Jen has summarised the key points from the interview and provided you with some links to resources too - so have a look at the page!

You can also enjoy interviews with other teen experts on Jen's podcast series at  http://parentingambitiousteens.com/

Talking about self esteem and self confidence

In this video Dr Rosina talks about her personal experiences growing up and the effect on self esteem and confidence parents can have in their child's lives.

Dr. Rosina thought Leader for the international consciousness movement Parenting 2.0 and author of Inspired Children, presenting at the  P2.0 Talks.  P2.0 Talks was the first conference in history to gather educators from multiple professional fields and continents and recognize Life Skills as distinct, critical skill sets teachable by third party educators.

Screen time audit tool for your family

Screen time audit tool for your family

Are you concerned about how much time your children spend on their devices including gaming consoles, phone, laptop, tablet and TV?

You're right to be worried as research shows that excessive screen time can harm our mental and physical wellbeing.

Do you know exactly how many hours per day or hours per week your children spend on screens? How many hours you spend on screens?

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Reducing anxiety and depression in teens in just one session. Learn how!

Reducing anxiety and depression in teens in just one session. Learn how!

Mental health issues with our teens is on the rise. The World Health Organisation estimates that 10-20% of children and adolescents experience mental disorders worldwide. Anxiety and depression are mental health disorders that can have a detrimental effect on the quality of young people’s lives, and left unchecked, they can in some cases even lead to suicide. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among young people.

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Can parents really have it all? Me time, family time, work time and time for …

Can parents really have it all? Me time, family time, work time and time for …

Can parents really have it all? Me time, family time, work time and time for …

More and more parents want to pursue a great career and enjoy a loving a fun family life. BUT for many mums and dads this is challenging and they feel like they have to sacrifice something to make it all work. Often it is “me” time that goes first, then the career and time with the kids so that work and day-to-day family activities like cooking, after school activities, homework just gets done!

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Creativity and Learning: How Parents can Help their Pre-schooler thrive Physically, Mentally and Emotionally through Creative Play at Home

Creativity and Learning: How Parents can Help their Pre-schooler thrive Physically, Mentally and Emotionally through Creative Play at Home

Have you delighted in how eager your pre-schooler is to embrace every aspect of life? Have you experienced their never ending chatter, asking questions, getting messy, tasting, squishing, touching and enjoying everything that crosses their path?

You might be aware that young children can develop their thinking, their language, imagination, speaking and listening skills through creative play. Have you marveled at how skilfully your child’s preschool teachers involve the children in their care in creative play? We know preschool can be a wonderful experience which helps our little ones for communicate and interact with others and of course enhances their learning.

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Talking to Pre-schoolers about Bodies, Boundaries and Baby-Making

Talking to Pre-schoolers about Bodies, Boundaries and Baby-Making

Has your pre-schooler started asking questions like “Where did I come from”? “How did I get in your tummy?” “How did I get out of your tummy mummy”? Or “Why do girls have a vagina and boys have a penis”?

And perhaps you’ve you found your children touching their private parts or even showing them to their friends and you’ve been unsure of how to handle it.

Each of these situations can cause a great deal of stress for parents who don’t feel confident or even know where to begin to answer their young child’s questions about sex and sexuality. Now you know that saying “that’s a good question, ask your father”, or “I don’t know, ask you mother” is just going to get you into trouble!

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Understanding the Teenage Brain: Why your Teenager seems erratic.

Understanding the Teenage Brain: Why your Teenager seems erratic.

Why your Teenager seems erratic, emotionally Unstable, Unresponsive, Disrespectful or even Reckless.

Are you raising one or more teenagers, and are they argumentative, volatile and even down right disrespectful? Are you wondering who took your sweet child away and delivered a teenager who’s mood can go from ambivalence to rage in a split second over the simplest of comments or questions?

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Raising more than one child: making it work for everyone

Raising more than one child: making it work for everyone

Do you have more than one child? Do you have two, three or more children?

Do you find that you simply don’t have enough time for each child, for your partner and especially no time to yourself?

Raising a family of with children of different ages, personalities, needs and then add to the mix, taking care of the home and maybe even working in or on a business can make it a huge challenge.

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Protecting Your Children Online

Protecting Your Children Online

Do you struggle to get your children off the internet? Is there a daily fight?

Accessing the world through the internet is common for most families today. Even very young children enjoy games and you tube videos and can get VERY upset when asked to stop! Older children also enjoy games as well as connecting with others through social media. BUT…are you worried that your children are accessing harmful and inappropriate content or meeting up with predators online? Are you worried they are spending too much time on the internet?

With most children on the internet and so much harmful content out there that they shouldn’t be exposed like pornography and graphic violence it’s crucial to protect them. BUT you can’t be watching your kids 24/7 so what can you do?

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Myths, Benefits & Challenges of Raising a Multi-Lingual Child

Myths, Benefits & Challenges of Raising a Multi-Lingual Child

Do you or your partner speak more than one language at home? Would you like to raise your child to be multilingual but you’re worried that they might:

  • Fall behind in language development?
  • Not do as well at school?
  • Get confused between the languages?
  • Not want to learn one or more languages?
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Talking to your Children about Sex and Sexuality

Talking to your Children about Sex and Sexuality

Do you find it hard to talk to your children about sex? Are you embarrassed, confused not really knowing what or how to even start the discussion? As parents we all realise our children need to know about sex and understand their sexuality, but it isn’t an easy conversation – so we often deflect it or avoid it all together. BUT, if you don’t talk to your children about sex, they’ll get their information from someone or somewhere else – and that’s a highly risky strategy because you don’t know what they learn about sex and how it will shape their beliefs and attitudes towards sex –and of course ultimately their sexual experiences in the world.

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