This is a group giveaway with Hobo Mama, Living Peacefully With Children, Authentic Parenting, Up, Down & Natural, Code Name: Mama, Positive Parenting Connection, and I Thought I Knew Mama. Please enter at one site only. Find the section marked “Win it!” for the mandatory entry and optional bonus entries. In honor of April’s National… Continue Reading
Cooperation Begins with Trust
Category Archives: Parenting
Sharing Sunday
It’s Sunday again! If I needed any more reasons to believe that positive and gentle discipline works, flying with three children this past week was it. We traveled to see the grandparents and I was so grateful that all three children did wonderfully on the flights. It’s a bit nerve wracking to juggle three kids and all… Continue Reading
Weekend Challenge: Making Mistakes
For parents and children alike mistakes are wonderful opportunities for reflection and learning. Sometimes as parents we make a mistake, like yelling because we lose patience or speak faster than we really should and say the wrong thing, perhaps we react negatively before thinking through to alternatives. What are these mistakes telling us about where… Continue Reading
Help! My Tot Will Not Let Me Brush Her Teeth!
Welcome to the April 2012 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Kids and Personal Care Does your toddler like or dislike brushing teeth? This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared stories, tips, and struggles relating to their… Continue Reading
Sharing Sunday
Happy Sunday! We celebrated Easter today by displaying all of our recent projects in the dinning room, doing an egg hunt at the local playground and by packing for our trip to visit grandparents tomorrow. We love the no-cook playdough recipe from the Nurturestore. The site also has wonderful play ideas and links to other awesome sites!… Continue Reading
Weekend Challenge: What do you need?
What do you need? When asked with kind intent this powerful question demonstrates empathy, care and a desire to understand and connect. Ask yourself what YOU need for yourself: when you care for your needs you can meet the needs of others with an open heart and centered mind. Ask your children what THEY need.… Continue Reading
Review & Giveaway: The Other Baby Book
Full of encouragement, humor and how to’s and evidence based information: This ain’t your mama’s baby book. It’s The Other Baby Book. Today, I am sharing some thoughts on The Other Baby Book written by Megan McGrory Massaro and Miriam J. Katz. The authors are both first time moms who together, embarked on a mission to empower other… Continue Reading
The Positive Parenting Promise: Because Change Begins at Home.
To my child: I wish for you to live in a world in which peace prevails over violence. Because change begins at home, this is my promise to you: “ I promise to be a kind and loving parent. I will hug you, cherish you, listen to and respect you. “ I promise to encourage you, include… Continue Reading
Roughhousing & Preschoolers: Why it’s Great and How To Keep it Safe.
I walked into the pre-school yard the other day and saw a pile of boys rolling in the muddy grass. I recognized some shoes that belonged to my four year old and the bright red t-shirt of my five year old. This ball of boys just kept on rolling and tumbling and then all the… Continue Reading
Sharing Sunday
It’s Sunday! This week I’m sharing on Bilingualism, Circumcision and Acting Out. This is a very powerful story here from a young man and not having been give the choice over his circumcision. Beyond the Bris: Me But Not My Son: A Young Jewish Man Breaks Rank on Circumcision “No matter what, I can’t cut my kids.… Continue Reading