I was talking to a friend the other day about gentle parenting and whether it ‘works’. By the word ‘work’ many people mean ‘getting our kids to behave’. Its very easy for us to fall into that perception of our kids, its what mainstream parenting tells us we must do. However, thats not the goal [...]
Are you a couch potato parent? You know, one of those parents that like to parent from the side lines, shouting orders across the room, dictating what needs to be done, seeing squabbles and intervening with words instead of actions? We’ve all done it. It’s easier….. isn’t it? And we’re tired….. right? We can just [...]
So in this post I’ll be giving you some examples of how to say Yes to your kids and why it is so important! Did you know that according to statistics most toddlers hear the word ‘no’ over 400 times a day. That must be pretty frustrating. I wonder how we would feel if we [...]
By the end of this post you’ll understand more gentle ways to deal with toddler tantrums, maintaining connection with your kids yet still being able to keep boundaries…. When your babies become toddlers they start to have really big scary emotions. On top of this they have very limited resources as to how to deal [...]
