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Parenting is often lived in the extremes. It's either Great Joy or chaotic overwhelmed. In one moment you’re nailing it and the next you're losing your cool I want to help you find your way to the messy middle, to a place of balance. You see, balance is a verb not a state of being. it is a thing you do not a thing you are. it is an action a process a series of micro-corrections each and every day to keep ourselves feeling centered. We are never truly balanced. We are engaged in the process of balancing.

Hello, I’m Dr. Laura Froyen and this is the Balanced Parent podcast, where overwhelmed stressed out and disconnected parents go to find tools, mindset shifts and practices to help them stop yelling at the people they love and start connecting on a deeper level, all delivered with heaping doses of grace and compassion. Join me in conversations that will help you get clear on your goals and values and start showing up in your parenting, your relationships, YOUR LIFE, with open-hearted authenticity and balance. Let’s go!

For the past few weeks, we have been slowing things down, observing our own reactions to play, and reflecting on how we feel about it. Now, we are getting ready to move into the ACTION phase! I know this episode will be packed with helpful mindset shifts and actionable tips to get deeper, more immersive independent play from your children

And so, I am happy to have my new friend join me for today's podcast. Haley from Sweet Home Montessori is a beautiful mom of a 2-year-old with a degree in Early Care Education and a certificate in Early Childhood Development. She has also a Diploma in Montessori Early Childhood (3-6 years) working on helping families get the tools and guidance for their child's development.

Haley will give us tips on how to:

Prepare the best environment for children (and why that's so important!)
Have a thoughtful and intentional environment that supports their play
Maximize small spaces for deeper, better quality play

Follow her on Instagram and visit her website www.sweethomemontessori.com to get more tools and resources. It's also a place to find workshops and consultations on Positive Discipline and Respectful Parenting.

And if you are looking to find more balance in your lives and in your parenting, join my Balanced Parenting Facebook Community and follow me on Instagram.

Laura Froyen, PhD

Laura Froyen, PhD

Balanced Parent Podcast

Laura Froyen, PhD

Welcome to the home of The Balanced Parent Podcast!

Episode 42: Preparing the Environment for Independent Play with Haley of Sweet Home Montessori