Love is at the core of our existence and the thread that binds us. It is a primary human emotional need to feel loved. Life is the flower for which love is the honey. –Victor Hugo Nothing in the world is quite as heart opening as holding your child in your arms and enveloping them… Continue Reading
How often do you use the word ‘don’t’ to stop unwanted behaviour in your children? Does it actually work? Most parents say it does not. When I first became aware of the little impact this word has, it threw me. I had no idea how often I was using it, and how often it left… Continue Reading
Use these 4 practices to bring you peace and calm in your daily interactions with your child and yourself. Use them to help you to feel more balanced, connected and grounded. Use them to go from functioning to flourishing in all that you do. Continue Reading
In parenting, We can’t be peaceful 100% of the time. We can’t be patient 100% of the time. When we accept this, we can begin to be gentler with ourselves as parents. We can see ourselves as human and give ourselves the same level of forgiveness as we give our child. One of the most common… Continue Reading
Positive Parenting means all things to all parents. It is not one size fits all. Sometimes it is referred to as gentle guidance or positive discipline. The commonalities, however, in most people’s approach to positive parenting is that it actively avoids punishment and control. Instead it leans more towards connection to cultivate cooperation, empathy and… Continue Reading
How to Mindfully Recharge your Parental Empathy Bank Parenting has the potential to deplete us of all energy and form, leaving us feeling fatigued, confused, frustrated and overwhelmed. There are days when parenting can deplete us so profoundly that it becomes exceedingly difficult to see past our immediate day to day needs. During times like… Continue Reading
Being an encouraging presence and supporter to children is one of the most rewarding roles we play in life! Encouragement plays an important role in raising children. It gives our children wings as well as helping us as parents to model the many character strengths of trust, patience, persistence, optimism and so many more…… Continue Reading
Patience can’t be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it. ~ Eknath Easwaran *This is part two of the Nurturing Patience series by Kerry Spina* Patience is a character strength that helps us to slow down and practice mindfulness. It helps us work at… Continue Reading
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience ~ Rolph Waldo Emmerson Patience is a character strength that helps us to slow down and practice mindfulness. It helps us work at our own natural pace. It allows us to respond to life’s challenges rather than react to them. Patience brings more love, calm, peace… Continue Reading
The Power of a Meaningful Thank You Encouraging your child to say thank you and to feel gratitude is a process. Nurturing gratitude comes with practice, modelling, acknowledging and experiencing. Regardless of whether or not children appear thankful, they can learn to express their gratitude in meaningful ways. So how do we do it? How… Continue Reading
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