When my daughter was a toddler, an acquaintance asked me, "What would you like your daughter to be when she grows up?" Assistant Editor of APtly Said and mother of 2, Effie Morchi shares her response on API's blog.
When my daughter was a toddler, an acquaintance asked me, "What would you like your daughter to be when she grows up?" Assistant Editor of APtly Said and mother of 2, Effie Morchi shares her response on API's blog. |
The practice of mindfulness can be tremendously helpful under all kinds of life circumnstances, including chronic illness. |
I conducted a multi-generational survey of mothers about how motherhood has changed. Today I want to share what these women said about the dangers of childhood from each generation. |
"Cruelty flows from anger and frustration, and confers a feeling of power over others that can be pleasurable. Children aren’t born with effective techniques for emotional self-regulation. |
"Just one more hug goodnight." |
It was an ordinary, uneventful week, yet it was profound -- we were reaping the fruits of Attachment Parenting. Mother of 2 and API's Assistant Editor, Effie Morchi reflects on the last 10 years of Attachment Parenting in her home. |
British child pyschologist and psychotherapist Dr. Margot Sunderland's "Best Relationship with Your Child" DVD series explores parenting strategies to strengthen the parent-child relationship. |
"Toddlers may be ever so adorable but they can also be frustratingly poor at listening and respecting other people's feelings. |
Our young children -- still -- master the natural, simple and intuitive connection between body, mind and emotion. Let’s support and inspire each other to live with more ease and calm, every single day. |
We often refer to kids as "sponges" due to their astonishing ability to absorb so much of the information around them. |