It's normal to worry about how our children will turn out in the future. Will they accept the values and ideals that we want to pass on to them? Will they follow the path we hope they will take?
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We catch children hiding the truth from the time they are quite young. Lying or keeping secrets is a defensive instinct that protects the child from too much vulnerability. |
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For many people, "creativity" is a term synonymous with artistic expression. |
Today, I want to share with you a beautiful, mindful way to ring in the New Year as a family. It is a way to check in and connect with your loved ones and mindfully, playfully, agree on some core values. |
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We spend our lives wanting and needing to be heard and understood. From the moment we first lay eyes upon our mother's face, we feel we belong. We feel safe. We are home. |
I don't know about you, but every year as the winter holidays begin to creep closer, I start to have a moment of panic. Well, maybe it is not so much panic as much as dissociation about how many gifts to purchase and what it all really means. |
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This post was originally published on October 6, 2008, but it's a great reminder that one way to connect with our children is to let them into our grownup world. |
Following up from the Spring 2014 ‘Taking Stock With Teens’ study created by Piper Jaffray, the Fall 2014... read more |
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Spanking works for nobody, no matter how you slice it. It's just a quick fix and, truly, not even that. It's cheating at not only parenting, but being a human being toward other humans. |
My kids are not babies. They sleep in their own rooms. They don't breastfeed. If I wore them in a carrier, the sling would rip and my spine would snap. They have homework. Does Attachment Parenting still pertain to me? |
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