MOMENT | The quickest way to calm your child, is to calm yourself first: here's how - with Dr Kristin Neff

The Motherkind Podcast

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 837 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. Dr. Kristin Neff joins us to encourage our capacity for self-compassion. She explains why self-compassion enhances resilience, motivation and emotional regulation and how being kind to ourselves benefits our children too. For more powerful insights from Dr. Kristin Neff listen to the full episode here: How being kind to ourselves transforms our parenting Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’ Motherkind is sponsored by Wild Nutrition, the brand raising the bar for women’s supplements. Want to feel the Food-Grown difference yourself? Get 50% off for three months at wildnutrition.com/motherkind. Ts and Cs apply. For a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ Motherkind This show is sponsored by Usborne books. If you want to add a little extra joy to storytime, 'Don’t Tickle' touchy-feely sound books are available now from all good booksellers. This show is sponsored by Yeo Valley. Find Your Daily Groove: visit the Yeo Valley website to find out more. Yeo Got This! This show is sponsored by FreePrints. Download the Free Prints app for iPhone and Android from the App store or Google Play or visit freeprints.co.uk. Continue the Conversation: Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskey Join our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast is sponsored by Free Prints. We all know how easy is to take endless photos of your little ones.
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1:16.4	This show is sponsored by Osborne. You know those moments with your little one that just
1:20.7	make your heart melt? The uncontrollable giggles, the wide-eyed wonder. Well, I found something
1:25.4	that guarantees more of those moments.
1:28.5	Osbournes don't tickle touchy-feely soundbooks. These bucks are such a joy. They combine
1:34.2	touchy-feely patches with fun sounds, so every page is a little surprise. And just when you think
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1:51.1	called Don't Tickle the Puppy. It's out now and it's just gorgeous. Not only are these books
1:55.7	full of giggles, but they also support sensory development and make reading with babies
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