My child, I want to say this to you: It's alright that you need me. Needing is good. Needing is natural. When you cry for me, when you wrap your arms around me, when you sigh because you feel happy in my arms...you're behaving just as you should. Read more
Respond with Sensitivity
Build the foundation of trust and empathy beginning in infancy. Tune in to what your child is communicating to you, then respond consistently and appropriately. Babies cannot be expected to self-soothe, they need calm, loving, empathetic parents to help them learn to regulate their emotions. Respond sensitively to a child who is hurting or expressing strong emotion, and share in their joy.
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I am humbled by the love I see in my children's eyes, by their desire to show me who they are again and again. "Look, Mom, look at me!" they say with their words and with their bright faces turned to catch my eyes. |
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Last week, my husband and I went out to dinner and a movie, while my mom put our toddler to bed. To many families, this might not be a big deal, but no one other than me had ever put her to bed before. |
It wasn't until I became a parent that I truly understood the deep connection between early childhood experiences and how they affect our relationship to the earth and all living things. |
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Today is Earth Day, which means that many of us are thinking about our environmental footprint. My 2-year-old Jacob is totally oblivious to all of the talk about saving the planet, but my 6-year-old Hannah is very interested. |
This is the true essence of mindfulness work with children and teenagers and adults alike, no matter in which setting. The basic and most important prerequisite is us being mindful ourselves, within our own lives. |
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Narcissistic individuals feel superior to others, fantasize about personal successes, and believe they deserve special treatment. When they feel humiliated, they often lash out aggressively or even violently. |
The seeds for my organization, Parenting for a Caring World, were sown back in 1981 when I learned from La Leche League International about the parenting approach that many now refer to as Attachment Parenting (AP), though there was no name for it Read more |
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As men are now being called upon to spend more time and participate in the direct care of their kids, they often find themselves emotionally overwhelmed trying to balance work, relationship and family demands. In a recent U.S. |
As a society, we don't talk much about emotions. Conversations tend to focus more on what we're doing or what we're thinking. |
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