What Does it Mean to be a Strong Parent? Many people think being a strong parent means to be in control. Or it means that your kids listen and obey […]
Read moreYou are the Power Source
Our Present is a Reflection of Our Past What we have done, what we have thought, what we have been. Our inner nature, our continuous thought world, our vision of […]
Read moreRespect Yo!
Respect Yo! I don’t believe children need to earn our respect. We brought them into this world without asking them. They come in open, pure and full of love. I […]
Read moreLove Affects the Core
The Less They Deserve It, the More They Need It One of the hardest and most important things to do for children is to offer them an experience of love […]
Read moreThrow Out Yesterday’s Flowers, Make Room for Today’s
This morning brings new opportunities like a bouquet of fresh flowers presented to you at your door. But yesterday’s flowers are still around. They are everywhere, on the counter, on […]
Read moreSaying “No” (or even “No, because”) vs “Yes, and…”
As you may know if you’ve been reading my parenting posts,I’m not a big fan of saying No to kids.I think it inhibits independenceand creates a separation(an unnecessary separation) between […]
Read moreI Accept You In Every Moment
It’s a miracle how powerful saying YES with acceptance and love to a child can be In moments of chaos In times of stress When pain and fear are at […]
Read moreTeach Skills Rather Than Modify Behaviours
Conscious Parenting Requires Conscious Goal Setting It’s important to remember that one of the primary goals in parenting is not to control behaviours, but to teach skills, to inspire deep […]
Read more“It takes great effort to achieve effortlessness.”
“It takes great effort to achieve effortlessness.” -Vivek We Have Been Lied To The idea that Spirituality is effortless is a total lie! Life is hard and long and often […]
Read moreFriendship Based Parenting
Friendship Based Parenting Or (more contentiously) Be a Friend Always, a Parent Never Sometimes the criticism of the idea of friendship based parenting is that kids and their parents aren’t […]
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