When a little child becomes acutely aware of the fact that the word “no” carries a very high energy at times something mysterious happens. “No” can turn into a battle.
The most important thing to remind one’s self of when “no” erupts from either the child or the parent is that “no” carries a great potential [...]
As a parent it can be easy to feel angry. The responsibilities that a parent has are many and handling a child’s behavior might feel far from easy.
Tracing anger to its source is a little bit of a winding path at times, but well worth the while.
Emotion is always felt within in the person experiencing [...]
You know how you reach into your cupboard for something in a can, package, or cook book? It has a label attached. You begin to identify the item based on what the label says and your experience proves it to be true - that what you read on the outside is actually what is on [...]
A large part of transformation is delving into those areas that don’t feel so good and finding a way to provide space for them to transform. As a parent is caught in the midst, it may feel impossible.
Little games & tricks help. :o)
When you find yourself getting frustrated, try a really old trick with a [...]
Or your foe.
Your choice.
Now it might not seem that easy and it is definitely behavior modification at its best, but transforming your thinking is the most powerful thing you can do for your parenting and for your life. The freedom within your own mind is a precious gift and you have it within you to [...]
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Very commonly parents are encouraged to separate the child from the behavior.
It goes kind of like this: If you do not like the way your child is “behaving” talk to the child about the behavior and let them know that you love them, but you do not like the behavior.
To some degree, this technique can [...]
At the root of all conflict is some sort of conflict within the person experiencing it.
What I mean by this is some sort of resistance to the situation at hand. Parenting is one great experiment for testing out this idea.
Consider that any interruption in the harmony in your parent-child relationship is strongly influenced by conflict [...]
Many parents feel a little bit at a loss for guidance when faced with a newborn. Even parents who tended little siblings and others’ children throughout their life can, in an instant, feel somehow incompetent.
There is a really easy way to know you’re on track though. It’s so easy that at first it might seem [...]
When you feel like you want to make a change, your life situation often feels anything but simple.
Tensions are present and love and joy are most likely not the dominant experience or if they are, the times when they are absent can be very painful.
Allow us to simplify…
Through all of the strife and discomfort there [...]
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