There is a difference between respect for authority and fear of authority. This difference is very important to understand both as an individual and as a parent. Fear as a […]
Read moreThere Is Divinity In The Young
There Is Divinity In The Young They haven’t made the transition completely from where we came from to this crazy place we call normal. So they still have residue of […]
Read moreSugar is meant to be played with – part 2 – I forgot the picture!
Hello friends, Yesterday I wrote about making sugar art on the table at the pizza place. It was a way for me to express the play that another child was […]
Read moreSugar Is Meant To Be Played With, Not Eaten – or – We Teach More By Who We Are Than What We Say
Where did we get the idea that it is our responsibility as parents to program the minds of our children through lectures, punishment, guilt and other coercive techniques? Collaborative Learning […]
Read moreBeing Open to New Ideas Means Letting Go of the Old
I was having a chat with a new teacher recently who has been having trouble with some kids in his class. He was telling me that in every group that […]
Read morePlanting the Seeds of Change
Attempting To Change Patterns And Habits Can Be Very Challenging Very often when we embark upon a new way of thinking, feeling and behaving the results are not immediately obvious. […]
Read moreTeach Our Kids to Honour Themselves
Teach Our Kids to Honour Themselves I was at an event with my daughter the other day. There were other parents with younger children there as well. My 18 yr. […]
Read moreA Conscious Parenting Priority Moment
An Opportunity for Connection Today I want to share with you a very personal parenting moment I had with my daughter this afternoon. This weekend I was volunteering for Future […]
Read moreBe the defender of your child’s light and joy
Last Saturday I went to Toronto Island and spent the day on the beach dancing with friends. It was a lovely day of movement and connection. When evening came, a […]
Read moreLet Us Teach Our Kids To Seek The Highest Good For Its Own Sake
Don’t look at your phone while you’re driving, Vivek I was talking to my dear friend Zahra and we were making plans to have tea together next week. I was […]
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