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Collecting our children : Reducing frustration and increasing connection every day

by Hayleyon October 12, 2020October 12, 20204 Comments on 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 …

Parenting

Two Thousand Kisses a Day by L.R. Knost. A book review

by Hayleyon August 18, 2020August 18, 20202 Comments 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 …

Learning

Unschooling : a voyage of discovery

by Hayleyon July 25, 2020November 23, 20204 Comments on Unschooling : a voyage of discovery

No fixed destination, no time to be back. A trip of a lifetime. Unschooling, a voyage of discovery. Full speed ahead in a definite direction, or meandering and drifting where the wind blows. The deck can be busy and bustling, …

Parenting

22 super simple ways to help our children feel loved

by Hayleyon July 18, 2020July 15, 20202 Comments on 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 …

Parenting

What to do when you feel like a rubbish parent : 13 steps to dealing with parenting doubt

by Hayleyon July 11, 2020July 9, 20204 Comments on 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 …

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Respectful parenting : Healing the hurts from our own childhood

by Hayleyon February 3, 2020July 8, 20204 Comments on Respectful parenting : Healing the hurts from our own childhood

Healing the hurts from our childhood can be a messy business. So many feelings. But it’s okay to feel what we feel. It’s what we do with those feelings that matters. It’s okay to feel sad. To wonder why, why …

Living

12 Martin Luther King quotes on taking a kinder path

by Hayleyon January 22, 2020June 29, 20201 Comment on 12 Martin Luther King quotes on taking a kinder path

In celebration of Martin Luther King day, 12 quotes on taking a kinder path for freedom, for peace and for love, from the man himself… As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I …

Parenting

What to do if you’re worried about ‘screentime’

by Hayleyon January 4, 2020July 8, 2020Leave a Comment on What to do if you’re worried about ‘screentime’

Fears about ‘screentime’ and how it might be affecting our children now and in the long term, are everywhere. From concerns about whether they’re getting enough fresh air, exercise and physical contact with others, to the damage it might be …

Parenting

What worries me about Fortnite (and 9 reasons not to limit children’s ‘screentime’)

by Hayleyon November 12, 2019July 8, 20202 Comments on What worries me about Fortnite (and 9 reasons not to limit children’s ‘screentime’)

My children play Fortnite. Or at least, they’ve all tried it. They mostly take it or leave it, except for one. My 14 year old son, he’s definitely a Fortnite fan.   Fortnite has been hugely popular over the last …

Parenting

The funny ideas people have about parenting…

by Hayleyon August 3, 2019August 3, 2019Leave a Comment on The funny ideas people have about parenting…

“She’s so polite, I bet her parents are super strict” – my daughters boss when he discovered she was home-educated. And he wasn’t the first to think so. On at least one other occasion and maybe more, people have assumed …

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9 Sandra Dodd quotes on parenting that rocked my world

by Hayleyon June 7, 2019June 30, 2020Leave a Comment on 9 Sandra Dodd quotes on parenting that rocked my world

A collection of quotes by Sandra Dodd on parenting peacefully and living respectfully with our children. If you want to measure, measure generously. If you want to give, give generously. If you want to unschool, or be a mindful parent, …

Living

Who left the dog poo? Who, who, who..?

by Hayleyon May 27, 2019May 27, 20192 Comments on Who left the dog poo? Who, who, who..?

In which I ponder the modern obsession with dog poo. Who left the dog poo and why? And what this has this to do with taking a kinder path. Firstly I hope you’re all singing your hearts out just like …

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