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 🙂 …
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 …
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… …
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, …
22 super simple ways to help our children feel loved
We all want our children to feel loved. And while there’s a place for grand declarations and glitzy celebrations, it’s the ordinary, everyday ways we show our love that matter most. Children need at least one person in their life …
What to do when you feel like a rubbish parent : 13 steps to dealing with parenting doubt
In a recent post I shared a list of 9 things to remember when we feel like a rubbish parent. And at the end of that post I promised to be back soon with a follow up – what to …
The trouble with worrying (and what to do instead)
The trouble with worrying… Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do but it gets you nowhere. Erma Bombeck Worry’s been worming it’s way into my life of late. And maybe yours too? From personal health …
Soothing quotes for scary times
You know what would be helpful? A little light. – Anakin Skywalker. The Clone Wars. Today I’m sharing some soothing quotes for scary times. For those moments when fear starts taking over. Worry worming into our hearts and panic pulling …