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Nurture Parenting has created a world class online Nurture Sleep Program from newborn to five years o She has recently relocated back to the North of England.

Nurture Parenting is an infant sleep, toddler behaviour, parent support education service. It was established in February 2011 by Karen Faulkner, a Registered Midwife and Community Specialist Practitioner/Child & Family Health Nurse. Karen emigrated from the UK in 2002 and gathered a heap of experience, skills and qualifications working in Community Health in Melbourne and Sydney. Our Mission
We want to help parents everywhere get more sleep and spread the love. Our Vision
Nurture Parenting wants to challenge and change the current parenting paradigm and treatment models of sleep training and introduce parents to baby sleep learning. And to inspire and provide confidence in all parents to become the best they can be. We help with children from newborn to 5 years old (0-5 years). Our sleep training methods are kind and based in attachment psychology. We believe in conscious parenting.

30/01/2026

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1. At 13, Swedish girls aren’t lectured about morality or “being modest.” They’re taught boundaries — clearly, directly, without shame. “Your body isn’t a thank-you.” “You don’t owe anyone for their attention.” They learn to say “no” without excuses. Meanwhile, in many other countries, “I just don’t want to” is still seen as rude. By adulthood, Swedish women live in their bodies — ours often live despite them.
2. Schools give them tools for self-protection: role-plays, open talks, and support when they choose not to be “nice.” A girl who says “don’t touch me” isn’t scolded — she’s praised. That rewires something deep: self-preservation stops being defiance and becomes instinct. Confidence isn’t learned later — it’s built into the nervous system.
3. A psychologist once told a story about a Swedish exchange student who refused to hug everyone at a party. She calmly said, “I’m not comfortable with that.” The room froze. She didn’t flinch. For her, comfort isn’t a privilege — it’s a baseline. That’s the difference: she grew up knowing that respecting her limits isn’t rebellion — it’s normal. And that kind of permission is priceless.
4. The biggest shift is shame. In many places, “no” means coldness or arrogance. In Sweden, it means honesty. That single difference shapes everything — relationships, careers, friendships. A woman practicing self-consent since 14 doesn’t build from fear or duty. She builds from choice.
5. The real divide isn’t geography — it’s body memory. Their bodies remember: you have a right. Ours remember: don’t upset anyone. That fracture ripples into adulthood — how we love, speak up, and protect ourselves. A woman’s future isn’t defined by success, but by whether she still feels safe in her own skin.

Did anyone ever tell you — you have the right to boundaries, not just silence?

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28/01/2026

It’s not really Montessori unless every toddler milks their own cow every morning.

Just kidding 😇🐮🐄 🤣🤣🤣

But it is only Montessori if every toddler is allowed to make their own snack, button their own coat, clean up their own spills, use real glass, and is treated like they’re capable.

23/01/2026

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1. The expert explained that boys today grow up in a world with fewer hands-on tasks. Years ago, boys fixed bikes, helped with tools, climbed trees, and solved problems with their hands. Now many boys spend more time indoors, in school, or on screens. One dad said his son asked for help blowing up a bike tire — something he learned at age 7. The expert said this is normal: today’s boys simply don’t get the same chances to practice physical skills early.

2. Many parents worry when boys ask for help immediately instead of trying first. But the expert said this is not laziness — it’s lack of experience. A boy who never had to figure things out physically won’t feel confident doing it alone. One mom said her son panicked when a toy broke; he didn’t even try to fix it by himself!

3. Schools have also changed how boys grow. More sitting, less movement, more rules, more “be quiet.” In the past, boys could release energy outside most of the day. Now they spend many hours needing to control that energy. The expert said this makes some boys look “less capable,” when really they are just overloaded with tasks that don’t match their natural way of learning. Boys often learn best through movement, not long instructions.

4. The expert said technology quietly removes daily problem-solving. Need to know something? Google. Need to fix something? Watch a tutorial. Need a new part? Order online. Boys don’t get frustrated long enough to learn. Parents sometimes try to help too quickly too! But boys build confidence by struggling a bit. Not by getting the perfect answer right away.

5. The good news: boys CAN develop all these skills — they just need practice. The expert recommends giving them small real tasks: pumping bike tires, carrying groceries, helping with simple tools, fixing small items, building something with their hands. Every small success builds the voice inside them that says, “I can figure it out.” Boys don’t need to be “tougher” — they need opportunities.

Do you notice your son asks for help first — or prefers trying on his own?

21/01/2026

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i used to do the same weak modern parent routine everyone pushes on instagram. overexplaining every rule, negotiating every boundary, apologizing for saying no, pretending my kid was my equal so i wouldn’t feel like the bad guy. and every time i tried to hold a boundary, guilt punched me in the throat. i felt like a cruel parent for literally doing my job. the result was predictable: my kid pushed harder, tantrums got louder, and i kept losing control.

the moment that shattered the myth was a thursday at 8:32 pm. i tracked the week and realized i had said no 19 times but followed through only 6. my kid wasn’t confused because kids are emotional. my kid was confused because i was inconsistent. i compared that with the data from my own childhood and the patterns were identical. inconsistency creates chaos. not boundaries.

so i flipped the script completely. no more 10 minute explanations. no more anxious guilt speeches. i built a simple 3 step system: one short rule under 7 words, one calm warning under 5 seconds, one action applied every single time. i stopped trying to sound gentle and started being grounded. i didn’t raise my voice. i raised my predictability.

the numbers were insane. boundary battles dropped by 45 percent in 9 days. morning resistance fell from 27 minutes to 11. my kid’s emotional outbursts decreased within 2 weeks because i finally stopped wobbling. the wild part is this: my kid actually got sweeter, more affectionate, and more cooperative the moment i stopped parenting from guilt and started parenting from stability.

you made it to the end, which already puts you in the top 1 percent of parents who actually want to lead instead of collapse under pressure. follow if you’re ready to raise stronger kids by becoming the most consistent version of yourself. we’re building a new generation of unshakable parents.

20/01/2026

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Attachment theory sits at the heart of many Danish policies — from childcare to healthcare — because science shows that secure, responsive relationships are the foundation of lifelong mental health, learning, and resilience. We evolved to raise children through closeness and respect — and every modern study confirms it still works.

Across ministries, Denmark’s policies are written with this secure attachment at their core. The system protects the bond between child and caregiver as something sacred — not sentimental, but scientific.

🧡 Every new family receives free home visits from a public health nurse (sundhedsplejerske) for the first year. Their official handbook tells parents to “feed responsively and follow the baby’s signals to build trust and calm — this is the start of all learning.”
📚 In early childhood education, the national framework (Den styrkede pædagogiske læreplan) lists well-being, social development, and play as its first goals — long before literacy or numeracy.
👶 When a child starts nursery, there’s an indkøringsperiode, a two-to-four-week gentle transition where parents stay until the child feels safe. Independence isn’t rushed; it’s built through security.
👩‍🏫 The Danish Education Act literally names well-being and democratic participation as the top aims of schooling — emotional security and respect are seen as civic skills.
👨‍👩‍👧 And national projects like SECURE (University of Copenhagen) train childcare teachers in sensitive responsiveness, drawn directly from attachment theory, to strengthen every child’s emotional foundation.

It’s all connected — healthcare, education, childcare, even dental care — built on the same principle: when children feel safe, they thrive 🧡

18/01/2026

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A neuroscientist once told me a story that changed how I see healing forever.

It was about a man who spent 30 days in silence after years of anxiety and burnout. But what shocked researchers wasn’t his calmness - it was what his nervous system remembered once the noise stopped.

On day 18, he dropped into what Dan Siegel calls “deep presence” - the original human state before constant threat and distraction hijacked the brain.

He said it felt like:�“meeting the version of me I abandoned years ago.”

Carl Jung wrote,

“What you resist not only persists - it grows.”�And this man realised he wasn’t resisting life… he was resisting himself.

The overthinking, shutting down when things got good, shrinking when he needed to expand - none of it was weakness.�It was what Gabor Maté calls “the tragic loyalty of the body.”
Your nervous system protects your past, even when your mind wants your future.

But when the body finally believes the future is safe?�Everything changes.�Your decisions, your identity, your relationships - all of it shifts from the inside out.

Not because you think differently…�but because you finally feel safe becoming who you’re meant to be.

🫶 Comment “RESET” if this story resonated. I’ll send you a FREE nervous system reset - a short, body-based breathwork practice that helps your nervous system release survival patterns and feel safe stepping into the future you want.

Your future is waiting.�Your nervous system just needs to remember it’s safe to walk into it.

16/01/2026

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1. A speech therapist said she could guess a child’s home routine without even talking to the parents. She just listened to how the child spoke. Many kids had broken sentences, rushed speech, or unclear words — not because of genetics, but because every evening their parents talked for them. She said the most dangerous habit is finishing the child’s sentences to “help.” Kids stop practicing speech the moment adults start doing the talking.

2. She told a story about a boy who could explain everything in class but froze at home. His mom admitted she always answered for him because “it’s faster.” The therapist said, “Children speak only where they feel they have time.” When parents jump in too quickly, the child’s brain learns: why should I talk? Someone else will do it. This slows language development more than any TV or tablet.

3. She explained another silent problem: evening chaos. When the house gets loud — TV on, parents scrolling, everyone talking over each other — the child’s speech center becomes overloaded. Kids need slow, predictable back-and-forth conversation to develop clear language. One girl stopped stuttering simply because her family made a rule: no interrupting her after 7 PM. Her speech improved in two weeks.

4. The therapist said late-evening commands like “Hurry up,” “Brush your teeth,” “Stop that” also damage language confidence. Kids hear only pressure, not dialogue. One boy barely spoke full sentences because every night was a sprint. When his dad started asking simple open questions — “What was your favorite part of today?” — the boy’s vocabulary doubled within a month.

5. She ended with one rule every parent should memorize: “If you want a child who speaks well, give them space, not speed.” Kids need pauses longer than adults think. They need to finish their own thoughts. And most of all, they need adults who listen without rushing. That’s how speech grows — inside quiet moments, not perfect homes.

Which evening habit do you think affects your child’s speech the most?

*we don’t blame anyone, this post is for awareness 🤍

12/01/2026

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You know the kids I see struggle the most?

The ones raised on constant micro-comforts. Parents who jump in at the first sign of frustration, who say s**t like “It’s okay, you don’t have to finish it” or “If it’s too hard, we can do something else.”

I’ve watched 7-year-olds melt down because their iPad froze for 10 seconds. I’ve watched 12-year-olds quit a task after 3 minutes because “it’s not fun.” This isn’t sensitivity. This is learned helplessness disguised as “gentle parenting.”

My wake-up call came during a 2022 study I ran with 118 millennial parents. The data slapped me: kids who heard 4 specific comfort phrases at least 3 times a week had 42% lower frustration tolerance and gave up twice as fast on problem-solving tasks. That was the moment I realized: it’s not screens, school, or society breaking these kids. It’s parents accidentally telling them, every damn day, “You can’t handle life without me.”

So I flipped my entire approach. Instead of “It’s okay, you don’t have to,” I switched to “Try for 2 more minutes” and “What’s one thing you can figure out on your own?” Instead of solving things myself, I waited — 90 seconds minimum. Instead of praising talent, I praised strategy: “You stuck with it,” “You found a new way.” This is not being cold. This is training their nervous system to tolerate reality.

The results? Insane. Within 6 weeks, problem-solving time doubled. Tantrums dropped by 40%. One kid who used to quit math homework after 5 minutes now pushes through 20. Another started initiating chores — unprompted. When you remove the safety net, they grow the damn wings.

If you’re still reading this, you’re already in the top 1% of parents who actually want to raise resilient humans, not fragile ones. Most won’t do this work. If you will, follow along — this is the place for the few who want the truth, not the sugar. Let’s build stronger kids, not softer ones.

09/01/2026

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When a kid can’t concentrate for even a minute it’s not bad behavior. Their brain is overloaded with outside noise: sounds, screens, flashing lights, toys that blink and beep. Each one pulls their attention like a tug of war. The way back to focus isn’t more stimulation, it’s less. Playing without toys is the best brain training. Because now, attention is on the person, not the object.

A simple game like “Who can hear quieter?” You close your eyes and take turns naming sounds around you: a clock, the wind, the fridge. After a week of this, your kid’s focus starts growing. And with it, their vocabulary. Because attention and speech are a package deal. Without the first, the second won’t grow.

“Finish the sentence” One starts a phrase, the other completes it. The child’s brain learns to predict, build sentences, and find the right words. This boosts speech flexibility, the power to express themselves clearly without freezing up. You can play anywhere: in the car, at the table, in line. The point isn’t the place, it’s keeping the brain in play mode.

“Spies” You watch people passing by and make up where they’re going and what they’re carrying. This builds more than speech, it builds an inner world. Your child learns to spot details, describe emotions, and form stories. It’s not just imagination, it’s real thought training. And they’ll need that skill just as much as the alphabet.

“Remember and repeat” Say three words, and your child repeats them in order. Then add a fourth. This tiny game builds short term memory, which is directly tied to focus and language. The stronger the memory, the stronger the concentration.

Ever notice how kids start speaking with more confidence when you stop distracting them with toys and start playing with words?

08/01/2026

This is my son, Gavin.

He’s never been one to sit still.
Constant movement, low frustration tolerance, hard time focusing...especially with schoolwork or tasks that take structure and planning.

The usual answer? ADHD meds.

But instead of reaching for a prescription, we looked at his neurology.

Here’s what we found:

✅ His left hemisphere - not his right - was underdeveloped
✅ His primitive reflexes were still firing
✅ His brain wasn’t dysregulated because of behavior… but because it was trying to compensate

This is what we worked on:
🔁 Left brain activation
🔁 Sensory-motor integration
🔁 Nervous system reset

And things started to change.

ADHD isn’t always what it seems.
Sometimes, the symptoms are real…

But the root is deeper than anyone’s looked.

↗️ If you’ve got a kid who’s been labeled or misunderstood - share this!

07/01/2026

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Discover why Japanese kids are so sharp! Learn the games that improve memory, coordination, and focus. 🏆👶

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Are you looking for support with your baby or toddler sleep and behaviour issues? Our approach is unique, focused on baby sleep learning® rather than sleep training. My methods are cue-based and gentle with no controlled crying or cry it out. Most of all, they proven to work. Everything we do combines evidence-based research, formal medical training and Karen’s 30 years of practice.

You can access my baby sleep expertise via my the online Nurture Sleep Program https://nurtureparenting.com.au/nurture-sleep-program/

Nurture Parenting was founded in 2011 by Karen Faulkner, a Registered Midwife, Child & Family Health Nurse, Registered Baby Sleep Consultant and hold a degree in Psychology. In 2002 she emigrated from the UK to Australia and gained extensive experience and skills working in Community Health in Melbourne and Sydney.

Our passion is helping families through what we know can be a very challenging and emotional time.