The Parent Thing
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The Parent Thing
🎙 Welcome to The Parent Thing 🎙 Hi, I’m Tarryn, your host, and I’m so excited you’re here! This is the space where we uncover the incredible potential of childhood, parenting, and the power of Neuro-Somatic Intelligence. Whether you’re a parent, teacher, caregiver, or someone who deeply impacts a...
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Teaching Kids Emotional Intelligence – Tools for Self-Awareness and Empathy
Children are not born knowing how to understand or regulate their emotions. Emotional intelligence is a skill that develops through guidance, modeling...
Why Self-Care Isn’t Selfish: The Key to Emotionally Healthy Parenting
In this episode, we discuss:
If you’ve ever yelled at your child and immediately felt regret, you’re not alone.
In this free webinar, Tarr...
Breaking Generational Parenting Patterns
Many of us enter parenthood with the best intentions, only to find ourselves repeating patterns we experienced growing up. In this episode, Tarryn exp...
The Power of Breathwork for Kids – Simple Techniques to Reduce Stress & Anxiety
What happens in a child’s brain during anxiety (fight, flight, freeze explained)
Why the prefrontal cortex “goes offline” during stress
Ho...
The Science of Sleep & Kids
Why does bedtime feel so hard for so many families?
In this episode of The Parent Thing, we’re breaking down the science of sleep and what’s rea...
Regulating Parental Stress – Because Your Nervous System Impacts Your Child’s
In this episode of The Parent Thing, we dive into the powerful connection between parental stress, nervous system regulation, and child behavior. If y...
Calming the Anxious Child
Parenting an anxious child can feel exhausting, confusing, and emotionally draining, especially when traditional advice tells you to “just reassure th...
The Role of Movement in Brain Development
Why movement is essential for healthy brain development in children
How sensory and motor input shape emotional regulation and behavior
Th...
Screen Time & the Developing Brain – Balancing Technology and Real-World Interaction
✔️ How the developing brain learns best in early childhood
✔️ What screen time does and does not impact
✔️ The difference between regulate...
A New Year, A New Nervous System: Resetting Ourselves So Our Children Can Thrive
The New Year often comes with pressure to change—be a calmer parent, a more patient partner, or a better version of yourself. But real, lasting change...
The Power of Co-Regulation – Supporting Kids Through Emotional Ups and Downs
In this episode of The Parent Thing, Tarryn Bovia dives deep into one of the most transformative tools in parenting — co-regulation.
Discover ho...
How to Foster a Growth Mindset in Kids – Encouraging Confidence and Resilience
Episode Title: How to Foster a Growth Mindset in Kids – Encouraging Confidence and Resilience
Host: Tarryn Bovia | Parent Coach & Neuro-Somatic...
The Parent-Child Nervous System Connection – How Your Stress Affects Your Child’s Behavior
In this powerful episode of The Parent Thing, Tarryn dives deep into the parent-child nervous system connection — uncovering how your stress, emotions...
Sensory Processing 101 – Helping Kids Thrive in a World of Sensory Input
Ever wondered why your child melts down in noisy places, chews on everything, or refuses to wear certain clothes? The answer might be hidden in their...
The Science of Tantrums – Understanding and Managing Meltdowns with Neuroscience
Tantrums can feel overwhelming—for both children and parents. But what if meltdowns weren’t just misbehavior, but a window into your child’s brain dev...
Attachment Styles & Parenting – How your attachment style affects your child’s development
Have you ever wondered why your child reacts the way they do in moments of stress, separation, or connection? The answer often lies in something calle...
Raising Resilient Kids – Building Strength from the Inside Out
Episode Summary:
Every parent wants their child to grow up confident, adaptable, and able to handle life’s challenges. In this episode of The Pa...
Postpartum Recovery 101: Healing, Strength, and Wellness After Birth
Recovering from childbirth is a journey, and every mom deserves the right tools and knowledge to heal properly. In this episode of The Parent Thing, w...
Breaking Free from Conditioned Parenting & Reclaiming Your Identity
In this episode of The Parent Thing, we dive into the powerful process of deconditioning as a parent and how to avoid losing yourself in the parenting...
The Power of play
In this episode of The Parent Thing, we dive into the incredible power of play and how it shapes your child’s brain development, emotional intelligenc...
Welcome Back! A fresh Chapter for The Parent Thing
Welcome Back to The Parent Thing!
Welcome to the new and improved "The Parent Thing", your ultimate resource for early childhood develop...
Co-Parenting and Divorce: How to work together to give your children the support and safety they need
Hello again friend!
One of my students broke my heart a few weeks ago. He told me that he was sad because Mom and Dad fight a lot and don't get...
Boredom- Why keeping kiddos entertained is not always the best idea
This week I chat to Amber Cimiotti about how boredom is beneficial for kiddos.
Some things we talk about include:
• Boredom and instant gr...
Money Mindset- Rethinking how we teach our children to relate to money
Have you ever heard the phrases "Money is the route of all evil", Money doesn't grow on trees", Keeping up with the Jones'", I can't afford it" (and s...
Oh, POOP!
Are you potty training or preparing for potty training?
In this week's episode. I chat to Occupational Therapist, Amanda Mathers and we discuss...
Neuro-Somatic Intelligence
This week I speak to CJ Smith from cjsmith.ca
We talk about neuro-somatic intelligence and ways to keep our nervous systems regulated, and in tu...
What is OT?
In this episode, we discuss Occupational Therapy with Occupational Therapist Basheera Surty from myonlinetherapist.co.za
The End of the Road to the Inner Child
We have come to the end of the road with Marion Makepeace.
Tune in to the final episode of this incredible journey we took to discover more abo...
The road to the Inner Child Pt 7
Week 7 in our chats with Marion Makepeace as we discuss and discover what creates people's factory settings and how the inner child comes to be.
The Road to the Inner Child Pt 6
We continue our journey with Marion Makepeace as we discover some of the things children go through that lays the foundation for who the are, and what...
The Road to the Inner Child Pt 5
Part 5 in our Mini Series. Another power-packed episode with Marion Makepace. Enjoy!
The Road to the Inner Child Pt 4
Part 4 in our series with Marion Makepeace. If you have not yet listened to the first three episodes, please listen to those before jumping into this...
The Road to the Inner Child Pt 3
The 3rd week into our series with mental health and wellness coach, Marion Makepeace as we discuss the ways parenting creates an inner child in their...
The Road to the Inner Child Pt 2
Part 2 in our series with health and wellness coach Marion Makepeace. Theis week we get into how the role of the nurturing parent can go wrong and the...
The Road to the Inner Child Pt 1
I asked health and wellness coach Marion Makepeace if we could have a talk about the inner child, and what was supposed to be one episode has turned i...
Reading and reading Readiness
The Parent Thing is back!!!
We chat with Korbalagae from Teach my Kinder about teaching children to read and how important reading actually is...
Resident Dates
In this week's episode, I introduce my new resident guest Claire Thompson. Tune in to find out more about what we will be discussing every month.
Edusense
In this week's episode, we talk to Petri Geldart, the owner of Edusense, about why sensory play is beneficial for children.
The overworked, underpa(I)d babysitter
In this week's episode, we discuss the touchy topic of screentime.
They See Me Rolling
In this week's episode, we talk about my nemesis: The baby walker/ Walking ring. Tune in to find out why it is an absolute no-no in my books.