Simplifying: Why children benefit

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Kate Garlinge

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4.7 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The first years of a baby’s life can feel anything but simple. While their needs are few, namely love, food, sleep, and play, parents often feel pressure to provide the absolute best on these fronts. The best food. The best sleep. The best play.

We are told that to accomplish this by doing more: more playdates, more lessons, more outings, and more variety on the table. Jessica Rolph is joined by Kim John Payne on today’s episode to help us question this approach. He is the author of the best-seller Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids and he has also written: The Soul of Discipline: The Simplicity Parenting Approach to Warm, Firm, and Calm Guidance — From Toddlers to Teens and Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst: Practical Compassion in Parenting.

Highlights::

[2:07] What does Simplicity Parenting mean?

[3:15] Kim lists the four main areas to start simplifying your child’s life.

[5:20] How do parents know if a toy is purposeful before they decide to bring it home?

[7:25] The power of predictability: Why do children benefit from knowing what to expect?

[12:24] What does a Waldorf-informed mealtime look like?

[15:10] How can parents simplify their lives more proactively and less reactively?

[17:12] A child’s brain processes a fraction slower than adults; Kim explains how to match their timing.

[20:17] Kim shares tips for parents who are struggling with the transition from a busy day to reentering the family unit at a slower pace.

[24:18] Jessica offers three takeaways from her conversation with Kim John Payne.

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0:00.0	Parenthood is a time of so much change for you and your baby.
0:13.9	A little reliable information can go a long way towards making this new life a good life.
0:20.0	I'm Jessica Rolfe, and this is my new life,
0:24.1	a love every podcast. While the science aligns on what's healthy for a baby's brain development,
0:30.1	when it comes to how to care for our babies, there's a seemingly endless supply of competing
0:34.9	perspectives. Parents are swimming in advice on sleep, feeding,
0:39.8	parenting philosophies. In this season of the podcast, we aim to provide a variety of curated
0:46.1	perspectives so you can make informed choices for your family.
0:54.9	Simplicity.
0:56.0	The first years of a baby's life can feel like anything but simple.
1:00.2	While their needs are few, namely love, food, sleep, and play, parents often feel pressure
1:06.5	to provide the absolute best on these fronts, the best food, the best sleep, the best play.
1:12.6	And we are told to accomplish this by doing more, more playdates, more lessons, more outings,
1:19.4	more variety in the table. Here to help us question this approach is the author of the bestseller
1:25.9	simplicity parenting, Kim John Payne. He has also written
1:30.3	The Soul of Discipline and Being at Your Best when your kids are at their worst. Welcome, Kim.
1:36.6	Oh gosh, what a treat to be with you, Jess. It's lovely to have a chance to chat with you.
1:42.6	Oh, thank you. Well, this is such an exciting thing for me, too.
1:46.3	I will tell all of our listeners that I read your book years ago and it really impacted my parenting.
1:52.2	I've really, I've thought of it many times since. So I'm excited to share your wisdom with our community.
1:58.3	Great. So let's just get started. What does simplicity parenting mean?
2:03.8	Yeah, simplicity and having a balance within a child's life is, I guess at its core,
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