When we’re living with pain, it’s hard to be the nicest, kindest versions of ourselves. But what if we could live with pain better? A question I’ve been asking myself a lot recently. Pain has been my constant companion for …
What is unschooling? Part 1 : A framework of ideas
Having recently answered the question what is respectful parenting, now it’s the turn of unschooling. This post is the first in a 3 part series devoted to the question, what is unschooling? In Part 1, here you are, welcome 🙂 …
13 fun challenges to start the new year strong
13 new year challenges to bring joy, peace and strength in 2021, for our body and mind, our home and family 🙂 January has arrived. And with it the promise of new beginnings and fresh starts. The perfect time to …
What is respectful parenting?
One day your child will make a mistake or a bad choice and run to you instead of away from you and in that moment you will know the immense value of peaceful, positive, respectful parenting. L. R. Knost Peaceful, …
20 Reassuring resources for respectful parenting at Christmas (and the whole year round)
A selection of my favourite resources for respectful parenting at Christmas. A reassuring round up of the best blogposts, videos and podcasts to support respectful relationships. Keeping it calm, kind and respectful right through the festive season. And not just …
Festive joy lists :)
A step by step guide to making a festive joy list and tons of suggestions for festive fun. Enjoy 🙂 You might be wondering, what is a joy list? And why do we need one? I wrote a post all …
Reframing No : 12 powerful reasons to be glad when our children say No.
Do we feel glad when our children say No? Maybe when someone offers them a cookie or a coke right 🙂 But when they say No to us… That can hurt. Leave us feeling angry, embarrassed, resentful. Exhausted, anyone? But… …
10 Home ed and Unschooling podcasts I love :)
Podcasts have played a pivotal role in our home education journey. Not only do they form the soundtrack to our home and car most days, but they introduced us to the very idea of home education, and unschooling in particular. …
Collecting our children : Reducing frustration and increasing connection every day
I mentioned the idea of collecting our children in a recent post, 22 super simple ways to help our children feel loved. And it’s been on my mind a lot. Collecting our children is a chapter title from Hold On …
Two Thousand Kisses a Day by L.R. Knost. A book review
Sharing my thoughts on Two Thousand Kisses a Day : Gentle Parenting through the Ages and Stages by L.R. Knost. …family relationships are the steady and sure bedrock of secure connection and belonging that ground us and assure us that …
The power of words and the stories we tell ourselves
Words can be beautiful. Words can lift us up, brighten our day and inspire our lives. But words can also be cruel. Words can limit and torment us, degrade and destroy. Words can help and they can harm, but they …
Self-soothing checklists : the secret to raising our mood and energy levels fast
Self-soothing checklists – A list of soothing activities to cycle through in times of stress to shift our moods, encourage the natural flow of emotions and raise energy levels. When panic sets in, we feel our good mood slipping away, …