My Teacher Tulshi Sen once said that when a potter fashions a clay pot, She sculpts the clay walls with great artistry, but it is the void within that is […]
Read moreRe-Connecting to the Disrespectful Teen
Instead of being concerned with our own need for respect,
we should be focussing on healing the pain that has caused the situation in the first place.
Once we have this shift of focus the issue is no longer one of getting respect (which is an effect),
but of healing, of relating, love, connection,
of seeing, listening – deep listening and accepting (dealing with the cause!).
Be Cool, Skip School
Uncommon Trust From the time my daughter started school I’ve always told her that anytime she wants to stay home for any reason, all she has to do is tell […]
Read moreTake the Risk and Trust Your Kids
Break the Cycle of Mistrust Parenting philosopher and author John Holt has said; “Trust Children. Nothing could be more simple, or more difficult. Difficult because to trust children we must […]
Read moreWe Must be Their Defenders
We must tell our children over and over that they are
strong, smart, talented, beautiful and resilient!
Tell them every day.
Believe it as you say it.
Say it to every child!
See the Sea
Science tells us that matter does not exist as we see it. All things are made of atoms. Atoms are made of electrons, protons and neutrons and these particles are made of numerous and even smaller particles – energy.
When you look around, try and realize there are no things.
All you see is in fact a continuous sea of energy.
Believing that separate things exist is like seeing the waves, but ignoring the Ocean.
See the Sea beneath the waves!
Parents Should Be the Guide, Not the Obstacle
When I talk about peaceful parenting, saying YES more than NO, creating a happy and peaceful atmosphere in the home and using communication and collaboration instead of control when raising […]
Read moreYou are Unconditionally Worthy – Mistakes, Flaws and All
Unconditionally Worthy – Mistakes, Flaws and All It’s so important for our kids to know that they are accepted and loved by us just for being who they are. If […]
Read moreInnocence with Wisdom
Struggling to Find My Way Many years before my daughter was born I knew I wanted to parent differently, but I had no information, no models to follow. I was […]
Read more“I was spanked as a child and I turned out fine.” – Ya, Right!
A Case Against Spanking (or I should say “yet another case, in a long line of cases, against spanking!) One of the most common arguments we hear for spanking is […]
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