Mindful Parenting in a Modern World with Sarah Allan | The Souls Podcast

✨ In this episode, we interview Sarah Allan, founder of Mindful Parent Club, about supporting children’s mental health by focusing first on the parent’s emotional regulation, self-awareness, stress response, and attachment story. Sarah explains that there is no single “right” way to parent, warns against information overload and stigma around parenting support, and shares that the strongest protective factor for lifelong wellbeing is the quality of the early parent-child relationship; she notes UK stats that 1 in 6 children are diagnosed with a mental health difficulty.🌙 We discuss co-sleeping as co-regulation, developmental differences (including bedwetting), behavior as communication and lagging skills rather than “naughtiness,” why children aren’t truly manipulative due to brain development, teen behaviour and “connect before correct,” boundaries versus permissiveness, “spoiled” labels, screens and online safety, and Sarah’s three tips: start with regulating yourself, lead with connection, and prioritise regulation for both parent and child.🎧 About The Souls PodcastThe Souls Podcast is a space for deep conversations on spirituality, healing, consciousness, manifestation, and personal growth — hosted by Claire and Nic.Chapters:00:00 Meet Sarah Allan00:37 Mindful Parent Club Approach02:48 Mental Health Info Overload03:40 Attachment Protects Kids05:42 Normalizing Parent Support06:45 Co-Sleeping And Regulation08:54 Developmental Milestones Myths10:03 Behavior As Communication12:30 Stop Crying And Triggers13:47 Manipulation And Brain Development16:36 Early Attachment Ruptures20:19 Teens School Behavior22:50 Connect Before Correct27:30 Kids Mirror Our Trauma29:28 Safe Not Always Happy29:53 Holding Firm Boundaries31:04 Gentle Parenting Myths32:33 What Creates Spoiled Kids33:48 Guilt And Buying Love35:22 Values Based Boundaries37:27 Screen Time Reality Check42:05 Online Safety And Grooming42:48 Finding Joy In Parenting46:14 Staying Strong With Limits47:15 Parenting Coaching Foundations49:14 Good Cop Bad Cop Dynamics51:06 Three Takeaway Tips53:26 Where To Find Sarah