<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sarah Thunell Parent Consulting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Body Positive Parent Coach and Seattle Nanny with a practice of relating to children with equality, mutual respect, and love.]]></description><link>https://www.sarahthunell.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:41:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sarahthunell.wixsite.com/website/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[If You Focus on These 3 Tips, You’ll Be Off to a Great Start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Body-liberation-oriented parenting offers a refreshing approach in a world where body ideals and diet culture often overshadow actual...]]></description><link>https://sarahthunell.wixsite.com/website/post/if-you-focus-on-these-3-tips-you-ll-be-off-to-a-great-start</link><guid isPermaLink="false">669b205b137850cacb4cd293</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2024 23:30:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/713287_baa574b1e59c4db6a13f1ac397375f6e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Thunell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Are These 5 Criteria for Positive Discipline Right for Your Family?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Positive Discipline emphasizes five key criteria that redefine discipline as a means of fostering positive development and empowering...]]></description><link>https://sarahthunell.wixsite.com/website/post/are-these-5-criteria-for-positive-discipline-right-for-your-family</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65d72cba2a031a61c7b49863</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog Posts]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/713287_a5403c981c334c698c44d4a9ff55cf0a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Thunell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Do These Leggings Make My Butt Look Flat?”: How Parental Body Talk Effects a Child's Self-Image]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it possible for parents to give their children a healthy or poor body image? How can we improve kids' body image? Here's a look.]]></description><link>https://sarahthunell.wixsite.com/website/post/how-parental-body-talk-effects-a-childs-self-image</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60d3d53a805f82001597f313</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog Posts]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 03:20:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/713287_6c97ca4a4afc412aa4b8059d389386f3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Thunell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body-Positive Nanny Shares How She Feeds Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children are more in touch with their body cues and emotions around food than adults are with all of our bias. I encourage kids to explore.]]></description><link>https://sarahthunell.wixsite.com/website/post/body-positive-nanny-shares-how-she-feeds-kids</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fc5bc9c72d92200187df1e9</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog Posts]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 03:47:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/713287_02a5c9e044f4434db8e469f423c60b3d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Thunell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[[BOOK REVIEW] Sign with Your Baby: How to Communicate with Infants Before They Can Speak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Choosing to sign with your baby necessarily comes with a commitment to supporting Deaf culture and honoring its history.]]></description><link>https://sarahthunell.wixsite.com/website/post/book-review-sign-with-your-baby</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb86cae05903a0017b7f2f0</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2020 03:36:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/713287_c31a0b6290274a0eab3261342c9d4f20~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_315,h_474,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Thunell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Positive Discipline Body Positive?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I appreciate that PD treats children with respect regardless of body size to the extent that body size is never mentioned. ]]></description><link>https://sarahthunell.wixsite.com/website/post/is-positive-discipline-body-positive</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5faaf8c214eae400174228f1</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog Posts]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:05:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/713287_7b2f631e7864498fb7706e4d4266796a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Thunell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaccinate Your Kids Against P.E.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A child asked me, "Why did my P.E. teacher send a workout video for the day we don't have class and say if we don't do it we have to walk?"]]></description><link>https://sarahthunell.wixsite.com/website/post/vaccinate-your-kids-against-p-e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f74fff57b06a200171c9205</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog Posts]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 03:29:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/713287_343cea448714415688829caddbb4153f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Thunell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loving Eye Gazes]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if I'm not the first person to look away when our eyes meet? How long will the gaze hold?]]></description><link>https://sarahthunell.wixsite.com/website/post/loving-eye-gazes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f48b92e9e92610017c7dc6c</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog Posts]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 00:44:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/713287_aeb8765ca59c4a38bba21b3ac7354218~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_817,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Thunell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[[BOOK REVIEW] Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings]]></title><description><![CDATA[I trusted the children in my care had the ability to resolve their conflict and wanted more tools to help them feel secure and connected.]]></description><link>https://sarahthunell.wixsite.com/website/post/peaceful-parent-happy-siblings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f35516d1f895a00171596d4</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 14:55:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/713287_f33b0acb6e9f430eb43abae5df8ed05c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_296,h_445,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Thunell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[[BOOK REVIEW] Oh Crap Potty Training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is the Oh Crap approach worth a try if it’s worked for so many families? Sure. Was I inspired to use it personally? Not so far.]]></description><link>https://sarahthunell.wixsite.com/website/post/oh-crap-potty-training</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f2f225ac82f8400176c6525</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2020 22:12:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be8216_646ea3fe45304622b0ef1502f8a44486~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Thunell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[[BOOK REVIEW] It's Not the Stork! (Children's Book Series)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sharing this book with the children in your care sets you up to be someone they can talk to about sex, relationships, families, and gender.]]></description><link>https://sarahthunell.wixsite.com/website/post/book-review-it-s-not-the-stork-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f2f20f4ef79be001714d171</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2020 22:07:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/713287_049652440b154a909f9a871a8820be82~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Thunell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[[BOOK REVIEW] Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Book Author: Janet Lansbury Page Count: 150 Summary: Elevating Child Care is a book made from a compilation of blog articles by educator...]]></description><link>https://sarahthunell.wixsite.com/website/post/10-ways-to-start-loving-yourself-the-way-you-deserve-to-be-loved</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5de3185007a916001719f065</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2019 01:33:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/713287_5b1962e0e8b34822b208b0548124bfbf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Thunell</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>