In this very timely episode of Your Parent Coach, I’m joined by Melbourne-based conscious parenting mentor and mindfulness practitioner Kavita Patidar. As a mother of two, Kavita brings a deeply intuitive, grounded, and compassionate lens to raising children in a world filled with screens, social media, and constant digital noise.

Together, we explore how to protect childhood, nurture emotional resilience, and build a stronger inner world in our kids, one that isn’t shaped by algorithms but by connection, presence, and creativity.

With school holidays approaching, this conversation couldn’t come at a better time. Kavita shares practical tools, rituals, screen strategies, and creative alternatives that help families slow down, reconnect, and reclaim the magic of childhood.

Listen before December 10th! The Social Media Delay is coming - be prepared on how to support your tween/teen.

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In this powerful episode, I sit down with Dr. Veronique Elefant-Yanni, a clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience supporting children, parents, and families worldwide. Dr. Veronique introduces her transformative 3D Human Therapy™ framework, a holistic model that helps parents understand the emotional dynamics driving their child’s behaviour, without over-pathologising.

She explains why anger in teens is often misunderstood, how early-life circumstances shape emotional development, and why reconnecting with our internal world is key to resilience — for both parents and their kids.

• The two-brain model: your thinking brain vs. your gut-feeling brain
• What “affects” are and how they shape your daily experience every 250 milliseconds
• Why teens experience such big emotional waves, especially anger
• How birth experiences, early attachment, and environmental stressors contribute to emotional patterns
• Why changing your perception (not the past) is the real work of healing
• How meditation, presence, and simple daily practices rebuild internal safety and emotional regulation
• The four tools of Dr Veronique’s Program: Free Breathing (1-minute reset), Daily Small Pleasure, Green Walks in nature, 20 minute daily meditation as hygiene for the mind
• Why naming your emotions aloud helps diffuse anger
• How parents can model emotional awareness to help their teens feel more grounded and safe
• What it means to become psychologically independent — and why this is the foundation of freedom

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Start with one tool today — a 1-minute breathing reset, a mindful coffee, a short walk in nature, or a few minutes of meditation. Change doesn’t happen all at once, but it does happen when you return to yourself, again and again.

You have the power to shift your emotional world and in doing so, you shift your family’s. Awareness, presence, and compassion create the foundation for deeper connection with your teen.

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In today’s powerful conversation, I sit down with Mark Yeowell from Digital Tweens, a leading expert on children’s early smartphone use, to unpack the real impacts of giving tweens their first phone. Drawing on his UNSW doctoral research and 30+ years in education, Mark shares what actually changes for kids when they step into the digital world and why he calls this stage Digital Puberty.

We explore the unexpected challenges parents face (spoiler: it’s not the “big scary” online harms), the rise of the scroll hole, feelings of overload, and the self-described “addiction” tweens experience as they navigate online spaces for the first time.

Mark also introduces his incredibly helpful DRIVER framework — a practical, parent-friendly guide to delaying, restricting, staying involved, keeping visibility, educating, and role-modelling when it comes to your child’s digital life. Whether your child is asking for their first smartphone, already has one, or you're trying to wind things back, this episode will empower you with strategies, insights, and the confidence to be the digital parent your child needs.

• The surprising wellbeing and developmental impacts of a child’s first smartphone
• Why Digital Puberty is just as significant as physical puberty
• How the “scroll hole” develops — and what parents can do
• The overwhelm of group chats and constant notifications
• Practical ways to reduce conflict during the transition to smartphone ownership
• The DRIVER framework for setting up healthy digital habits
• Why it’s never too late to reset boundaries
• What schools and communities should be doing to support digital wellbeing

Delay – Wait until you are confident your child is ready for a device, they actually need it, and you can actively support and guide them.

Restrict – Set and maintain clear boundaries. As your child consistently demonstrates responsibility and capability, gradually relax them.

Involved – Stay engaged and show genuine curiosity about your child’s digital world. Ask questions and use technology together to really understand what they’re doing online.

Visibility – Keep devices in shared spaces (not bedrooms) and ensure online activity is open and transparent, allowing you to monitor, guide, and support them.

Educate – Explicitly teach your child digital literacy and digital citizenship skills, along with strategies to manage technology’s impact on their wellbeing.

Role model – Demonstrate the digital behaviours you want your child to adopt. They’re watching and learning more from what you do than what you say.

• Digital Tweens: www.digitaltweens.com.au
• Digital Tweens on Facebook, LinkedIn & Instagram
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