Creating a different relationship with our children demands a personal paradigm shift. It is bigger than any Ten Step Process, and so important that we must override our fear, uncertainty and ignorance. Rather than thinking of children as beings who need to be punished and experience dispproval, shame, and ridicule, we must think of them...
Aren’t our children great at giving us instant feedback?! “I don’t like you” or “Stop talking to me” are messages that have been said by my 4 year old to me in the last week. So what is he communicating? “I’m feeling disconnected from...
www.smallfortunes.co.nz The Imperfect Perfectionist Let’s face it, if you were having brain surgery, you’d want your doctor to be a perfectionist… But perfectionism has a time and a place… Too much pressure to be perfect is detrimental to a child’s emotional well-being and self-confidence...
Your sweet little four-year-old has suddenly started throwing his food at the table every. single. night. You’ve tried giving him smaller portions of food, letting him help plan the...
Famous last words…”It can’t be done.” You’ve heard these words before, I’m sure. Equal parts aggravating and motivating. I’m guessing Sir Ed heard them a few times pre-1953. ...
I have been asking myself the following question these last couple of days: “Am I a control freak?!” What’s caused the asking? I see my oldest boy in front...
Attitude is everything We hear that all the time but it’s so true. Our attitude is the foundation of our failure or our success. The power of attitude is...
When I was nineteen I had my gall bladder removed. It wasn’t a serious operation but at the time I was scared and it hurt a lot. Since then,...
Why do you still have your Mummy Tummy, Preggie Belly or Baby Pooch and why can’t you get rid of it?! Have you heard of the term Diastasis...
What a sad state of health we are creating for our children. There are as many poor attitudes towards sugar (lollies, sweets, treats) and childhood as what there are...
I am on a journey. I mostly travel alone and I’ve found that solitude’s rewards are the ability to think critically and to process clearly. I failed to realize...
Babies have not altered but our lifestyle has. A babys position in a car seat has been deemed unhealthy for extended periods of time due to concern over spine...
It all started in 2009 when my daughter, Kitty, was 6. We found an old wine barrel on the side of the road. I crammed it into the trunk...
So few parents today were raised peacefully and respectfully by their own parents that it’s no surprise that a recurrent question encountered in the gentle parenting community is how to overcome...
With economies struggling all over the world, more and more moms are trying to juggle work and children. Working from home is one way to earn a living or...
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