Anyone else got the guilts around playing with our kids? - with Nicole, paediatric physiotherapist
6/15/202657 min
We’ll admit it. We don’t love playing with the kids. So we asked Nicole, a paediatric physiotherapist from @nicole_kidsphysio to come and give us the insight on play and making it work for your family. We discuss…
- When you don’t love playing with your kids
- Guilt, screens and connection
- Engagement vs imaginative play
- Finding the ‘play’ style that works for you
- Bossy play and how to navigate it
- Behind every behaviour is a communication
- How long do you need to play for?
- Does independent play even exist!?
- Tips for scaffolding independent play
- Sensory play tips and tricks
- Navigating risky play, safety and consequence
- Building confidence in risk averse kids
- The importance of play for YOU
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First 90 secondsJayde Couldwell· Host0:00
This episode is proudly sponsored by Baby B. Discover the brand new Alto pram, and explore the full Baby B range at babybonline.com. We would like to acknowledge the Bundjalung people, traditional custodians of this land where we record this podcast, and we pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. [upbeat music] Hello, yummy mummies. Hello, yummy mummies. Welcome to Beyond the Bump, a podcast brought to you by Jade Caldwell and Sophie Pearce. This podcast is targeted at moms, moms-to-be, and women in general. And gents, feel free to have a listen too. It's a place to have real discussions and ask real questions, no matter how hard, with honest and authentic people. The aim is to have you feeling lighter, more supported, and more understood after every listen. Now, we can't promise that it will always be kept PG, so please be mindful around little ears. Here we go. Here we go. Hello, Nicole, and welcome back to Beyond the Bump podcast. It's been a while. For our beautiful bumpies who don't know who you are, can you please tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do?
Nicole Bates· Guest1:09
Yes. I'm Nicole Bates. I'm a pediatric physiotherapist and a mom of two.
Jayde Couldwell· Host1:15
Amazing. Now, today, we are talking all about play, and this isn't an area that we have really discussed before- No ... but I do think it's an area of motherhood and parenthood that a lot of people hold